The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-19
AUTO SHOW HAS A GREAT OPENING Music Hall a Delightful Bower as Mecca for New Ha-
 ven's Automobile
 Lovers.
NOBLE CARS DISPLAYED
Side by Side Stand Representatives of the Best Makers of Horseless Cars in the Country Ready
 for Work.

The New Haven automobile show in Music hall opened under suspicious clrcumstancesl last night, there being but one drawback, slim attendance. The weather was anything but propi- uous, and the management expressed great surprise that so many persons praved the elements. to be at the operi- ing.
 Mayor James B. Martin formally opened the show, In his address. which was brief, he said that when he had been invited to open the show he had no idea that it would be the fine affair that he discovered it to be on hls entrance to the hall President Fuller of the Automobile Association or Connecticut followed Mayor Mar tng. His address, like the mayors. was congratulatory one
 There was another visitor. too. whose name is very familiar one. Montague Roberts. who drove inc Thomas car the first leg of the New York-Paris race. The Yale Automn- pie club also attended in body and carried off Roberts to the University club where he graced the banouet board as the honored guest
 The decorations, which were hv fease & Co., of Providence, were very tasteful The decorating was treatod in an entirely different manner than 1t has ever before been in Music halI lne color scheme was a combination of red and green and green and white. The galleries were trimmed with red and green, underneath which were white and green The dome was festooned with greenery, with many red incandescent bulbs throwing D red sheen over everything American flags were draped at intervals about the walls. The automobiles lent themselves to the colof scheme, tod. Most of them were red.
 Holcomb C0mpany's Fine Display.
 The Holcomb company's show oc- cuped very prominent location on the stage at the lower end of the hall. There were six cars in the Holcomb exhibit, no two of the same make. { The cars occupying the dais were the l Stevens Duryea six, the Studebaker l the Babcock Electric the Franklin, 1 the Buick. and the Cadillac Mir Tol- rman of the Holcomb company was in charge of the exhibit and Charles ] Lee assisted him. Their exhibit was the. mecca of many of the sightseers. To-day, if the weather improves, those interested will be given rides in 1 the various cars for which they are the agent. The company also has an exhibit in the basement where auto supplies and sundries are displayed
 White Steamers Interest.
 Another exhibit that attracted a great deal of attention was that of the White Steamer company. Steam cars are evidently goinlng in favor, If the
 interest taken In the White exhibit last night Is any augury. There are three cars on exhibition, a 20-horses- power, one 30-horsepower and one 2o- horsepower runabout To-day these cars will be demonstrated should the day he pleasant one.
 What the Thomas Displays.
 The Thomas company has three cars and a chassis. They are SO. 70 run about and 40 touring car. To-day a 20-horsepower town car will be in : stalled MT, Maynard is in charge O the exhibit.
 Many Other Makes.
 Directly across the aisle N. B. Whit field has three Oldsmobiles on exhibi tion. Next to him James McLay has 1 Continued on Second Page.)