Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-16
FIESTA PARK IS
SYLVAN BOWER
DECORATIONS IN PLACE FOR
BIG AUTO SHOW
Races Between Harroun and Endecott
at Ascot Park Postponed to
Further Interest in
Exhibit

Yesterday was a busy one in Los
Angeles new redwood forest. The
decorating of the trees was finished
and a small army of scene painters
was at Fiesta park finishing up their
work and hanging the monster paint
ing which is to constitute the four
walls. The canvas scene on the entire
west side was put in place and the Ell
feet was even beyond the expectations
of the committee. The entire scene
was proclaimed by the many who saw
it as the most elaborate and most spec
tacular thing of the kind ever seen IN
Los Angeles. 1t is being arranged
on such a spectacular scale that not
only will the show be motor and a
social event, but it will be such show
that the attendance for the week IS
estimated at $4,000, or an average OF
almost 10000 a day. The enclosure IS
of such size that this many people will
be accommodated without crowding.
The railroads informed the show
committee that special rate OF one
and a third had been allowed, tlckets
to be on sale Saturday, February 10,
and the week following, good to re-
turn up to and including February %.
This rate will be in effect on the Santa
Fe, Salt Lake and Southern Pacific.
These excursions from all points Will
mean thousands of out of town visitors
every day of the show.
1t was announced last night that eV-
cry foot of exhibition space had been
sold and not one more foot remained
There have been reserved two pooths
which will be used as rest rooms. FIVE
hundred seats will be placed about the
arena to provide resting places, as the
1No
hours will be required to view it. The
motorist who wants to make any kind
of study of the cars will be forced
to go several times.
Manager Conwell received q tele-
gram from the east that the SpeedWell
and American Simplex had received
licenses and would be exhibited at the
shown. Manager +. w. Flint of the
standardization company received
word that the Courier had also been
licensed and this car will become a
part of the Stoddard-Dayton exhibit.
Work of installing the accessory ex-
hibits will begin at noon today. A
force of men worked all night laying
the carpet around the outside of the
arena, so everything would be in shape
for receiving the accessory exhibits to-
day. When these are all in place the
motor cars will begin their march into
the redwood forest. Most of the au-
tomobiles will be moved in Thursday
and Friday and Friday night there
will be a private view of the exhibits
for members of the press. Pictures will
be taken of the booths, but not until
Saturday night will the public be given
a chance to see the greatest of all au-
tomobile shows.
Mayor to Open Show
Mayor Alexander will formally open
the show with speech from the stand
in the center of the building.
When the heaviest wind of the sea-
son visited Los Angeles yesterday
morning there was almost panic
among the motor car dealers who are
to exhibit their 1910 models under the
monster canvas at Fiesta park. Mana
ger j. S. Conwell was on his way to
the park soon after daylight and Chair
man F. w. Flint, Jr, of the show
committee raced the early milkman
getting to the scene of the big show
"What would this wind do to the
largest tent ever erected in this coun-
try?" was the one question. The wind
grew worse and worse. 1t was blowing
a terrific gale when the automobile
men arrived at the park. They were
soon Joined by the canvas men. The
large signs on the outside which ad-
vertised the show were ripped off and
a large American flag on nearby
apartment house was ribbons in a few