The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-03-12
SWELL AUTO SHOW
MINNEAPOLIS ASSOCIATION is TO
GIVE SECOND EXHIBITION.
One Million Dollars Worth of the
Latest Things in Motor Cars Will
Be Placed on Display; Dates Are
March I3 to 20; Entertainment
Program Prepared.

From Fridays Daily.
With the definite assurance that over
81 100000 worth of the very latest
things in motor cars and accessories
will be on exhibition, and with $4,000
invested in most elaborate enter
trainmcnt program and scheme OF deco
rations, the members of the AInnea-
polls Automobile show association are
now arranging the final details for the
| second Minneapolis Automobile show,
announced for the new armory March
l3 to 20
Although the completion, since the
last automobile show, of the basement
and all three floors of the immense
concrete armory on kenwood parkway,
has given the management 1000 add
tional feet of exhibition space, the
supply has been oil too short for the
demand this year. Minneapolis lays
claim to being the greatest motor
market i'll America, and the activity
of local, eastern and foreign automo
bile interests in preparing for the
Minneapolis show emphasizes the i'm
portance of the Minneapolis event in
the eyes of the motor world.
Great Demand for Space.
So great. has been the demand for
exhibition space upon the part of motor
car manufacturers and distributors
that many of the agents for accessories
have been to double up in the bal
cony booths, all the space in the base
has been taken and Il portion of the
big ballroom has been set aside for
Il sort of overflow meeting for such
exhibitors as can get no space else
where.
The absolute certainty that in point
of quantity and quality, the 1909 Min
neapolis Automobile show will be the
greatest ever held west of Chicago
and will compare favorably with the
New York and Chicago shows, has slim
ulted the association to extra efforts
i'll the departments of decorations and
entertainment.
The Formal Opening.
On Saturday night, the formal open
ing of the show will see as special
features of the entertainment program,
X. A. Kaynor, the Chicago baritone
who made such success of his solos
at the Chicago show. 1t will also see
the famous Masonic quartet of Mime
apolis on the special program, and
Will find the First Field Artillery band,
the crack military musical organiza
tion of the northwest, under the direc-
ton of Ii. +. Parks. furnishing u
brilliant program of classical and popu
lar music from the bandstand in the
south balcony. 1t will also find the
vaudeville show in continuous opera
ton in the ball room in the third
floor.
Afternoon Program.
During each afternoon and even
ing of the show the artillery band will
give two hours concert, while dur
ing the week L. S. Kerr, the Minnea
polls baritone; Miss Frances Vincent,
the Minneapolis soprano; Harry Phil
Ups, the St Paul tenor, and many vo-
aclists OF unusual attainments will be
heard in special numbers. The vaude
vile show, after the Saturday night
opining, will be given from 2:3O to
$50 each afternoon and from $40 to
l0:3D each evening, and there will be
various changes of program during the
week. A special feature of the vaude-
vile program, calculated to interest
automobiles, will be moving pictures
reproductions of the sensational Savan
nah races, and other films on similar
subjects will also be shown during the