Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-05
AUTOMOBILE SHOW IS OPEN
More Than One Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth Of Vehicles on Display.
ONE OMAHA MACHINE IS BEINe SHOWN
Exhibition 60 he open In Afternoon
and EveninR with MoViBE
Pictures nj the Later
Sessions.

With a large aud attractive array OF au-
tomobiles OF many shapes and sizes, aggre-
eating In value more than 100000, Omaha's
first automobile show opened at the Audi
torium Wednesday afternoon. 1t required
hard work I'm the morning to set the eN-
hibit in shape, but by noon everything was
in readiness, ana when the people began
70 come in at 1 o'clock for their first peep
at the show it was a beautiful sight that
greeted them. The machines were ranged
In artistic groups on either side Of the
great central aisle and wood and brass
had been polished until they shone bril-
liantly.
In the evening crowd estimated at 1890
to 2OOO attended the show. Experienced
ones gathered about the machines and dis
cussed their points Of merit; the unlnitiated
tried to inform themselves by asking ques-
tions of the dealers. Dinlicks orchestra
played through the evening. Two moving
picture exhibitions We're given, showing
races at Ormond Daytona and other
places and funny incidents Of automobile
experience.
buyers Are Getting Busy.
People who had never seriously con-
sidered buying an automobile decided last
night to have a car of their own. One Of
these was II. A. Thompson. The Thomas
Flyer and the Stanley seemed favorites
with the men, while tho women admired
the lighter electrics The Deright COM
pany made two sales In the course of the
evening, both Stoddard- Daytons, one to
II. e. Hartman and the other to F. II.
Davis.
Percy Megargel is expected to reach
Omaha today with his REQ. with which
he has made 11,OOO miles through the west
in the last few months. having passed
through Omaha on his way TO the coast
last fall He was at Harvard Neb.. yes
terday at noon and expected to reach Lin
coin last night The machine will be
placed on exhibition for the rest OF the
show. N. p. Updikes Model II Franklin
Is coming by express and will reach Omaha
today.
A feature Of the afternoon will be the
trips Of the Baby REQ up and down the
central aisle OF the Auditorium.
Company Representatives at show.
Among the representatives of tire and
automobile companies who are at the show
are: Albert Ingersol, REQ company. Lans-
ing. Mich. X. /. Brewer, e-Waverley
Indianapolis; G. F. Cox, Rambler. Keno
sha. Wis. A. L. Hodletts. Cadillac: f. r.
Tate. Goodrich company Akron, o.; d. r.
ShattuclS Hartford Rubber Works, Hart
ford, Conn: r. p. Dowse, G. & 1. Tire
company, indianapolis; Dick Belt Fiske
Rubber company, Chicopee Falls, Mass
Z. f. Jackson, Morgan e. Wright, Chicago;
Bert Macraeg Diamond Rubber company,
Akron o.. F., s. Hicks, National Motor
company, Indianapolis,
Coming in at the entrance one views nrst,
on the left side; the exhibit of the Powell
Bacon company, consisting of ten machines.
among which are the beautiful cars of
Emil Brandeis and Louis Nash In the
next space is II. E. PREDECESSORS display,
containing the first Haynes car ever used
in Omaha and the Peerless ana Thomas
cars reputed to be the fastest gasoline
cars eXtant.
Delight of Children.
In the east end, below the stage, Derlght's
Baby REQ is the delight of childish eyes.
In this group also is A. 4. Austin's Stod-
dard-Dayton. On the south side Of the
arena is found the exhibit of the Rambler
company. Here is seen the machine of
George Rogers, which has been run five
ears and has covered 10000 miles, also the
lew IS and 4O-horse power four-cylinder
Ramblers and the standard models. Next
is the Kimball company, which takes much
pride in displaying the engine from the
Stanley Rocket" the machine with which
Marriott reduced the worlds record to 2s1E
seconds at Ormond last January. The
Stanley Model H." which made two rec
ords at Ormond, also is shown, and c. W.
Hulls limousine IL an attractive feature
Perhaps this exhibit OF most interest to
Omaha people. 81 least to those of CONNER
cial instincts is that of the Karbaeh Auto
mobile company. i'm the southwest corner
of the arena. 1t consists Of but one ma
chine. huge gasoline truck. II was made
in Omaha, at the Karbach shops, where the