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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1922)
TITE SUNDAY OREGONTAN. PORTLAND, JANUARY 22, 1922 IBM. AUTO SHOW TO OPEN T Mew OW6F6 Galaxy of Handsome Cars to Hold Sway at Auditorium. OIOHW Prices . on all 55 and 75 AYNES CARS Effective January 1, 1922 . ) """" ' "x? ill. ' ' "' " t tVDf ALL NOW IN READINESS Programme for Week Makes Every I Day of Big Show Crammed Full of Interest. in siJs si. I BT II. W. LYMAN. Portland's 13th annual automobile show will open tomorrow, and for six I days a brilliant galaay of motor oars, latest models from ths factories In man eases rushed to Portland espe cially for this occasion, will hold war at the munlolpal auditorium. The publio building, which will Be occupied, main floor, basement floor and baloony, has already been aeco- rated for ths occasion ana wm pre sent, perhaps, ths most handsome ap- Hers are ths salient features of the big show: ' The dates Monday, January 18, to Saturday, January 28-, inoluslve; place, ths municipal auditorium, Third street between Clay and aiarnoL, aum h nf .xhlhltora of automobiles, 22; nmt... ni axhlbltors of aocessoriss, 28; number of different makes) of .,inTthiia ahairn. 11. lnoludlnir sev eral models of sach; total number of cars on display, between 126 and ISO, Including; the latest and handsomest models turnsd out by ths automobile factories of America; admission lee, 60 cents; how to get there, take any North and South Portland strset ear, or by automobile south on Third street (note parking Is allowed in the vicinity of the auditorium snd a group of watchmen 'will be on hand under direotion or me -.ui.uun.u.j. how management to keep watch on narked cars at all times;; auspioe., n.niiriimtnt nf the Portland Automo- l.t rt..i..' ...nilillmi and dlreotlV In charge of the board of dlreotvs of that association. Programme Is Given. Six ble- days of automobile display. with entertainment features of all kinds are promised for the oomlng week, according to the programme which has been arranged. This pro gramma may bs Informally given as follows: Monday This will be the opening day of the show, and as such will command more than usual lateresu Rules have been announced which make It compulsory on all dealers to have their displays completed befors the show opens Monday morning and it is declared that the big event will be just as finished and as ready for visitors when It opens tomorrow as when It closes Saturday. Monday eve ning the automobile dealers of me city will be the hosts at an Informal reception to which the public 's In vited and to which a largs number of Invitations accompanied by compli-. mentary admission tickets havs been sent out by the dealers. Monday will also be trade day, and members of the automobile industry in all lines In ths eltv will be on hand in force. A spe cial feature -for the school children has been announced for Monday after noon In the way of a reduced admis sion. Throughout the afternoon and until 6 P. M. admission for ths young sters will be but 10 cents. . Tuesday The old-timers will hold sway on Tuesday, and a number of features, including a parade of old- time f utomobiles at noon ana a Ban quet for old-timers at night, are an nounced. The old-timers' club Is a . national organization of automobile men,- composed of those who have been in the business five years or more and have held dealer contracts. Wednesday will be State day, and particular weloome will be given vis itors from throughout the state. Au tomobile men from practically every section will be here on that day and special plans for them, including a banquet at o clock that evening ai the Benson hotel, at which the Port land dealers will be hosts, are being made. In the morning a state-wide, session of automobile men will be held at the Portland Press club room at which It Is proposed to form a nsw stale assooiatlon, embracing all chases of the automotive industry. Thursday The feature of Thursday will be society night In the evening. Society night at the Portland show has always been a popular event, and this year's programme is expected to be the equal of past events. Special entertainment and music la planned. Friday This will be Music day at I the show and throughout the after noon and evening a continuous pro gramme or muslo will be rendered. To this end a number of musical organ izations have been secured to give concerts and local musicians secured for solos, both instrumental and vocal. These musical numbers will be in ad dition to the regular programme of the Stoudennveyer band, which has been designated as official show band, and will glvs musical number every afternoon and evening of show week. Saturday This day will see the show draw to a close. While definite arrangements have not been concluded for additional features on tms cay, the dealers plan to make It one of the big- days of the week, and will "let go" Saturday night for a Dig time, possi bly rolling ths cars aside In the ve iling ror a aance. Entertainment Is Feature. From the above, which at best tells I cnly a part of the story and tells that part briefly, It may be seen that ths how this year will be the most en tertaining and Instructive In the his tory of the automobile business in Portland. Kvery hour of the after noon and evening something will be doing at ths auditorium, and It Is ex pected that motor fans will not be satisfied with one visit to the show, but will come back everj? day of the week to enjoy the additional attrac tions. The board of directors of ths auto mobile dealers' association. In charge! of the snow, is composed of ths fol lowing: A. H. Brown, manager of the Portland branch of the Northwest Oakland company, president: A. C. Stevens, of A. C. Stevens company, vice-president; directors, C. L. Boss, C. I Boss Automobile company; H. M. Covey, Corey Motor Car company; W. K. DeLay, DeLay Motor company; C. W. Dunning. Dunning Motor com pany; H. C. Hays, manager Portland branch Willys-Overland Pacific com pany) H. W. Roberts, Roberts Motor Car company; u. u. irwin, went worth &. Irwin. Additional details of Portland's 13th annual automobile show will be found elsewhere tn this section. FORD BRANCH AT IOS AXGELES New Plant Will Make Springs, Scats and Sedan Bodies. L03 ANOELES, Cat, Jan. 21. The Ford Motor company has established a 61,000.000 manufacturing plant izi Lo Angelea The work was done so quietly that few outside those direct- fin - - i i- ft rerWrw .ir-y mmiwmimmmAmmmjnJmmLj I . WW m-ii 'If . n :.i -A! ..N 4.'WA l M S'T- SSSI' 1 M ' ' " ' i.r -. - 1- I UMtinil : --p- ' vf bfr- . m - V ; 's - . b IB ' it. 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The capacity will be H sedan will use California products largely. Haynes 55 Six -Cylinder Models 121-inch wheel base 55 five -passenger Touring 55 wo- passenger Roadster 55 five -passenger Sedan 55 three - passenger Coupelet $1595 1645 2595 2295 Haynes 75 Six-Cylinder Models 132-inch wheel bate 75 seven -passenger Touring $2395 75 four-passenger, four-door Tourister 2395 75 two-passenger Special Speedster 2595 75 five-passenger Brougham 3095 75 seven -passenger Sedan 1... .....i 3395 75 seven - passenger Suburban 3395 Standard Haynes 75 Six-Cylinder Models 132-inch wheel bate 75 seven-passenger Touring... $2295 75 four-passenger, four-door Tourister 2295 75 two-passenger Special Speedster 2495 75 five-passenger Brougham 2995 75 seven-passenger Sedan 3295 75 seven-passenger Suburban 3295 All prices quoted are o. b. factory A. C. STEVENS Distributer 529-531 Washington Street. MOTORIST BUSINESS BIG Denver Tonrist Bureau Tells of Ac tivity"" in Colorado. , DENVER, Jam. 21. Retail shopping in Colorado by tourists formerly oem- tored In Indian curios; in 1921. when (5 par cent of th travel to national parks and forests and resort plaoes was by private automobile, aaLea In cluded staples and auto accessories on a large scale. The result is that August, formerly the dullest tn the business man's calendar, la next to December, the heavleet month, In point ' of sales, according to mer chant and automobile dealers Tourists In 116 left perhaps 15.000,- 600 In Colorado; last year, with an estimated 600,000 tourists by auto and rail, camp and hotel accommodations and retail salea in general amounted to $36 000.000, according to the tour ist bureau of the Denver Civ to and Commercial association. Activities of the bureau during the first seven yeeu-e of Its existence en tailed the distribution of free litera ture, which, If stacked In a plla would be IS times as high as the Eiffel tower in Paris and 23 times as high as the Wool worth building In New York city. . 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