Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
ALBANIA SHOW is A BEAUTY
Flowers and Colors in PrOfuSion Will
Decorate Big Building.
TAFT HALL FOR THE AUTOS
National HiEhwur New York
= atlanta is Definitely Sc
Iected for Publie Tear 90
show Next Month.


ATLANTA Ga Oct z2-Raissd plaques
Of Flying Mercury al the Wheel. smilsx. and
artificial flow ers in profusion, flags, eagles.
and shields in great number, and scores
OF twenty-foot oil paintings Illustrating
motoring incidents and scenes VII be used
in the decorative scheme for the Atlanta
Automohne show. which opens here On
November 6
The main floor center viii have q row
Of posts supporting raised letter signs
the whole surmounted by artificial flowers
On the sides and end vii be q platform
about fifteen feet high with q ran above
Tie background Of these spaces viii be
covered with green burlEp 10 the height
Of the signs, this to be backed up by double
rail fences. Half posts viii be used 10
support sigma being covered 10 match those
In the center. There viii be the Esuaj
raised letter signs as in the center, the
letters being individually cut and Of q
uniform size There viii be q profuslon
OF flowers along this platform, and above
the signs partly hidden by the flowers will
be q border Of oil paintings, eight feet high
by twenty feet long, that viii show some
Of the notable incidents OF recent motor
car races ana tours. Above these pictures
viii be a strip Of red burlAp TO the top Of
the balcony roof Flags, eagles, anc
shields VIII be used to relieve the toy
strip. The balcony viii be covered on th1
inside by pillars drsped with flags Ano
bunting. The ceiling Of the main hall VII
be profuseiy decorated with flags anu
bunting.
Taft hall, which is one Of the hand
soonest halls OF its size In the country.
and is al the right Of the main entrano,
10 the building. viii be treated in the sam
manner as the main floor. The ceiling O.
Taft hall, will be decorated the same as tn
main building. with q greatly Increase
amount Of lighting over what is normal.
used there. In the basement the sam
effect viii be carried out as in the MAJ
part Of the building, paintings, bununS
flags, eagles, shields, and small picture
being used in profusiOn, some Of rhe1
partially hidden by artificial flowers. Tn
signs Will be on the same order Of IL
dividual raised letters. white on red.
Artistic Lighting
As the visitors enter the main entrance,
they viii see an artistic lighting effect,
with flags and shields and artificial flowers
arranged differently from what has been
seen at motor car shows in the past The
same plan viii be followed In the accessory
divisions on the mezzanine and second
noor and in the Taft hill and basement
The floor covering win be OF green denim
with a red border. these floor coverings
now being in the process Of making. They
viii be laid. one piece in each exhibit.
like q carpet. Even the denim for the big
Taft han Will be made in one piece,
fastened only on the edges. while the Aisles
in Taft hall win be covered by olclOth.
The basement covering viii be Of green
mating, while the accessory spaces viii
have green denim with the red border.
Gnded rails viii be used 10 divide the varl-
Gus spaces. Smfiax VIII be used plsntfuly
throughout the building. adding TO the gen
eral color scheme.
A great deal Of consideration has been
given 10 the matter Of lighting, Of which
there must be a large amount to insure a
proper lighting for the brightly polished
and highly vanished cars, There Will be
thousands Of ineandesoent lights strung
from the various parts Of the building, 10
say nothing Of the flaming arc lights both
inside and outside Of the Armorg EKhib-
itors viii be provided with desks and
chairs in their exhibits,
National Highway.
After a thorough inspection Of the vsri-
Gus routes between New York and Atlanta,
the route Of the National Highway be-
tween the two cities has been definitely Sc
lected. Starting on October rs, the FIRST
public tour between north and south viii
be held over this route TO the Atlanta show.
More than twenty entries have already
been received and the event viii be one OF
the most important OF the season. During
the summer a thirty-hOrse-power White
steamer made three trips between New
York and Atlanta, over as many different
routes, and with the aid Of the data thus
obtained the official route hEs been marked
out by the two White pathfinding cars
The steam car started from New York OF
September E, and mace q record trip south
ward. reaching Atlanta on September 80.
The gasoline car started n~orthEard from
Atlanta, and the two machines met Al
MRrtinEvils. Va. and from that point pro
9esaed southwark together.
The route Of the highway leads across
Staten Island, then 10 TrsAton. across tn
Delaware river al that point, ana themes
proceeds TO Philadeiphia. From Phfadei
phia the route leads almost due westward
TO Gettysburg. via Lancaster and York A
Gettysburg the route turns southwark =,
HREerstoWn, thence 10 Sheperdst0Wn. "
Va. and from there to Winchester. From
this point the route follows the famous
Shenandoah Valley pike TO StEunton. From
S~taunt0n the route proceeds southwark, via
Natural Bridge, 10 Roanoke South Of 10
anoke is a stretch Of about fifty miles
across the mountains, where the worst
roads o. the entire route are encountered.
AS soon as the hiVhwEy enters NoTth Caro-
tina better conditions are found and there
are good roads almost al the way across
the state via Winston, salem Greens
bore and Charlotte GreenFille and Ander-
con are the principal towns in South Caro-
tina through which the route passes. and
entering GeerriB the route proceeds. vie
Royston Winder and LawrsnceVile, 70 At
lEntA, the total distance from New York
being L@e miles