Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-14
FIESTA PARK IS
A BUSY SPOT
PREPARATIONS FOR BIG SHOW
NEARLY COMPLETE
Licensed Dealers Association COM
mittee Works Hard to Have
Everything in Readiness
for the Opening

The largest and most unique auto
mobile show ever held in the west VIII
open at Fiesta park next Saturday
night. The public has a great surprise
in store, one that will be second only to
the wonderful exhibition of the aero
nauts at the aviation meet.
The man who never owned an auto
mobile nor desires to own one will be
as much interested in this spectacular
| exhibit as the man who considers him
| self an expert. No exposition or event
of any kind held in California has re-
| ceived such elaborate preparation, and
the scenic beauty and grandeur of over
$50 of Americas leading automobiles,
| placed in the midst of a gigantic forest
of redwoods with brilliantly lighted
effect overhead, will be one to create
wonder.
This will be busy week among the
motorists. Many will receive their
show cars, others have their cars and
will be putting on the show attire for
| the week of receiving.
| The automobile man with his Wor-
ries is the man who is getting his cars
| by express from the Chicago show
There are a number in this condition.
and there will be no rest in these
camps until the express car has been
reported in the local depot.
| Among the cars which are coming
| by express are two of the hits of the
show-the Franklin torpedo and the
Standardization torpedo. Neither of
these will arrive before Thursday.
Manager ]. S. Conwell stated yester-
day that if all arrangements go along
| as smoothly as they have thus far
every car will be in place by Friday
| evening and the show will be open
for private inspection. This will be
exclusively for exhibitors and members
1l,a xxyiJ1 nt
be admitted
Work is progressing rapidly. There
was no stop for the Sabbath yesterday,
and throughout the day the rap of
hammers was heard in the big Fiesta
arena. Men on monster ladders were
busy Transforming ugly tent supports
| into beautiful redWoods and the decep-
ton is complete. The artificial could
not be distinguished from the original
at a distance of a dozen feet.
| The large poles in the center have
been painted a dark brown and the
| largest branches which were received
| from the Santa Cruz mountains were
| placed treelilke around the top of the
| poles. Fully half of the poles had been
decorated by yesterday evening and
the remainder will be completed today
| This will prove fine decorative
scheme, as it will result in the apparent
elimination of every post in the big
| inclosure.
Electric Lights Installed
| The crew of electrical workers has
almost completed its work, and an in
spection yesterday afternoon showed
| the ceiling of lights complete. The
bandstand Is under a canopy of colored
| globes A number of arc lights will
also be employed to add to the bril-
| liancy.
Thousands of persons visited the
park yesterday and the immensity of
| the project caused much comment.
Every one who views the place is
struck by the size. The floor which has
been laid covers $4,000 square feet of
space, and of this $4,000 square feet
will be used for exhibiting. The aisles
will be large, so the crowds can move
easily from booth to booth.
The big band stand In the center of
the arena, In addition to a large or
| chestra there will be special musical
| features.
| One of the features will be the exhibit
of accessory firms. This will be the
largest ever held, with the exception
of the national shows. Fifty dealers in
supplies and novelties have already
signed for space.
Among these is the Standard Oil COM
pany. A contract has just been closed
with the representative of that COM