Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1914 — ONE MILLION DOLLAR INDIANA AUTO SHOW—GREAT EXPOSITION OF 1915 MODELS WILL BE SEEN AT INDIANA STATE FAIR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ONE MILLION DOLLAR INDIANA AUTO SHOW —GREAT EXPOSITION OF 1915 MODELS WILL BE SEEN AT INDIANA STATE FAIR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7.

The greatest automobile show to be seen on an American fair ground this year will be one of the dominating • features of the Indiana State Fair the week of Sept 7. The show is being organized by the Indianapolis Automo- i bile Trade Association, and it will be a very elaborate exhibit of 1915 cars by the leading factories of the country, the models at the Indiana fair to be shown later in the big winter,, shows. The auto show will occupy a tent 150 feet wide and 325 feet long, giving an exhibition space, exclusive of the broad aisles, of 20,300 square feet. The big tent will be lavishly decorated and there will be strong competition among the exhibitors to make the beat individual displays. The tent will be immediately south of the brick horse barn and will be the largest canvas ever set up on the Indiana fair grounds. „ , The auto exposition, because of the great demand for space, will be confined to motor cars and accessories, but they will be the “last word” in automobiles, -giving the newest refinements and improvements that manufacturers have to offer for 1915. There will be no extra admission fee to the autb show. Musical programs and many entertaining features will be given daily, but the chief worth of the show will be its educational value to present and prospective owners of cars. \ 7