Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
STE Di STREAM OF BUYERS
Auto Dealers Arc Well Pleased with
Results Of Show.
ONE MAE SAYS EIGHTY SALES
Trucks Growing In Popularity Among
Businesa Men and Large Num-
Der win GO This
Season.


Friday night saw a continuation Of tire
crowds at the automobile show, for a
steady stream Of people filed through the
Auditorium doors and up and down the
aisles inspecting the cars. Dealers have
found that the daytime is the time to sell
the cars, as the night crowd has more OF
a sightseeing character.
Dealers tell OF large number OF sales
made, and. while some Of the tales must
be taken with a grain Of salt, IL Is certain
that the present show had a big selling
value and that many cars have been dis
posed OF.
The Electric Garage company has sold
all Its e~lectrlcs on hand and some for fu-
ture delivery, as well as several Of It's
higher-priced gasoline cars. J. J. Deright
sold two OF his Mercer cars the first day
the car was on the floor Of the show. He
had also sold two Of these before arrival.
Murphy q Son have sold two Of their
large trucks to Omaha concerns since the
show opened and Friday sold one OF 4he
large Frayer-Millsr trucks to a Lincoln
concern.
One Of the most interesting exhibits at
the show is the chassis Of the Mason car.
This shows a friction gear which does
away with the complicated gear system.
It also does away with the jerky motion
in starting gasoline cars.
Demand for Trucks,
Murphy is most enthusiastic over his new
truck and says ne would not trade the
agency with any dealer in the show. He
says he believes the experimental stage for
trucks has passed and that big concerns
will be in the market strong this spring
and that the demand will be large. He
has large trucks and small trucks.
]. J.rDertght has had to return several
checks received for Stoddard-Dayton cars
as he has sold his entire allotment n
buyer from Grand Island sent in his
check. Mr.. Deright was forced to return
1t, because he could not deliver the
goods. The prospective buyer Immediately
amt from Grand Island to pick out an
other car before all the higher grade
cars were gone.
The well founded Impression seems to
have gained groun that there will be a
scarcity of cars this spring and that the
demand will far surpass the supply.
While no autoing weather has been
sighted several of the popular lines Of
cars are exhausted.
w. L. Huffman claims the distinction
Of selling the largest number Of cars to
date at the show, His record is eighty
cars for the Hupmobile and he claims
the other dealers will have to move
some II they expect to equal that record.
Country buyers Here.
George A. Yule OF Racine, wis, presi-
dent Of the Racine-Sattley company was
a visitor at the show Friday and said he
was surprised at the magnitude OF the
enterprise. His company has this year
added the Flrestone Columbus cars to it's
stock and has a late exhibit at the show
In charge of Roy Coffeen. local manager.
Mr.. Yule said he was also surprised at
the large number of prospective buyers
from the country.
H. c. Bostwick, president of the South
Omaha National bank, has bought the big
Pqerless limousine, which is exhibited
ad the show by Guy Smith. Mr.. Smith
has also sold a duplicate of the ear to an
Omaha buyer.
Dealers expect to close a large number
Of deals today which have been hanging
fire for several days. There is not a
dealer who says he has not a number Of
good prospects in addition to the cars
sold.