Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-31
AUTO BOOSTERS TO CHICAGO
Prominent Omaha Machine Owners to
Pave Way for Local Show.
STRONG DELEGATION MADE Ur
Eighth National Exposition Promises
to Excel All Previous shows of
Automobiles and Their
Accessories.

A score of Omaha automobile dealers
will visit the Automobile show at Chicago
this week and pave the way for the big
show to be given at the Omaha Auditorium
the week of February %. Among those
who have signified their intention of at
tending the Chicago show are Clarke
Powell, J. j. Deright, Edward Estelle,
George Van Brunt, J. S. Davis, w. ID.
Hosford, II. Il. Fredcrickson, Brick p.
Kuhn, J. 4. Stewart, j. N. Bergers, Guy
J.. Smith, J. D. Sandman, c. F. Louk,
member OF the Huffman Automobile COM
pany, FreSlsnd and Ashley, Charles Corkyll
and Denise Barkalow.
Dealers are receiving their models which
will be exhibited at the Omaha show,
which will far surpass any show ever
given in the west. Manufacturers in the
east are alive to the fact that the corn belt
is one of the greatest markets on earth
for automobiles and for that reason will
make every possible effort to make the
Omaha show a hummer
The Chicago automobile show, which will
be held from February 6 to 10 in the Coli
scum and First Regiment armory. is the
eighth national exposition, and Manager
Samuel A. Miles has been the leading
spirit in all of them. But Chicago had
ONllcl AulOhIiObll0 SHONS-COuIl tSy % COih-
pels the distinction of Automobile al
though the early efforts were but sorry
events compared to the big shows of later
years.
Seven OF the eight shows have been run
under the auspices of the n. A. A. NJ,
which in reality is the national organiza-
tion OF the trade-the one body that is able
to get the licensed and unlicensed manu-
facturers in one big happy family in the
same show building. The first glance the
public had CT in a show in
Chicago was during the fall festival of
1895, when a promoter of an indoor bicycle
meet at Tattersall's obtained half a dozen
electric vehicles and paraded them around
in the infield while the cyclists were not on
the track.
The first real automobile show OF con-
siderable proportions was the one that
! Samuel A. Miles opened in the Coliseum
! March q, 1901.
In 1902 the Chicago show was held from
March l to s, and the n. A. A. NJ, the Chi
cage Automobile club and Mr.. Miles were
the joint promoters. There were thirty-six
makes OF automobiles and l1S vehicles
shown. Twenty-Five makers Of gasoline
seven manufacturer OF e~lectrics were In
cluded in the list.
Real ~BeEinRiRE of Success.
BY 1904 the National Association OF Auto
mobile Manufacturers was powerful enough
to take charge of the national show, Man
ager Miles being the exclusive manager.
In, this show there were 1856 exhibitors, and
despite wintry and Indictment weather the
show was a huge success. The 1905 show
was tho hummer having III exhibitors,
- -NEE-
automobiles. Snow blockaded all the
streets, but the throngs were large and
the effect upon trade was wonderful. In
1905 there were 200 exhibitors.
So great had been the demand for space
and so insistent had been the makers of
commercial vehicles for show room that
the next year the National Association of
A~utoPhobile Manufacturers added the Sew
enth Regiment armory 10 its available
floor space and gave the commercial vehi-
oles a big display for the December show.
The February u9oO show had 800 exhibits,
while the big three building exposition had
$40, including the commercial vehicles.
There are 323 exhibitors in the 1909 show,
about 100 Of them showing an average
Of three automobiles each. The remainder
are exhibitors displaying the most COM
plete line OF accessories ever displayed in
Chicago. One of the features OF the 1909
show-motorcycles-is expected 10 make a
favorable impression on the public. no less
than twenty-one makers having obtained
space for their exhibits, many of them
being twin cylinder motorcycles. with seven
horsepower ratings. The annual cost of
DECORATIONS and appointments for the last
thDee or four shows has averaged more
than t6opOo for each. staff work was the
chief feature OF the decorative scheme