Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-22
CONTEST FOR SALE HOEORs
Several Dealers Claim Prize for First
Contract.
wATCHTNe VILE eO ROUND
Crowds Interested in Operation Of
the Models.
MANY COUNTRY FOLK ATTEEI
south Dakota Particularly Well Rep
resented, Despite Competins Dis-
plays soon 70 COue--COn-
eerts Popular.


No waning Of the interest in the auto
mobile show was seen Tuesday. The
crowds noured into the big building IN a
steady stream from the moment the doors
opened until nesr the hourNof closing The
number Of paid admissions up to 5:2a Tue--
dsy afternoon was greater than that OF
any previous show
Success ls apparent. not only IN thB
greater amount Of visitors who attead the
auto exhibition. but IN larger percentage
of actual buyers. Not a dealer but has
reported that he has az least one car sold
and several nr0snective buyers interested,
There Is a little more than hot contest
on as to who scid the first rar CT the show
Tlis honor IL always closely contested. but
It seems hard to place Il this season. w.
J.. Huffman claims his sale OF a Hupp-
Yeats wins the honor. G. F. REIN cCclares
he sold Cadillac seven minutes alter the
show started. CIaig OF the r. NJ r. Insists
that an e. NJ. r. car was sold to the fivst
man who entered the doors. and Silver Of
tho Velie company asserts that he receivsd
a check for one Of his cars before he hafly
hsd got himself prepared for the influx
OF visitors.
we have practically no trouble with
visitors. IN fact. we consider the Omaha
crowds the most careful and consderats
we have ever seen remarked factory
expert who has visited all the big city
shows this year.
Interested in workings.
Chassis are popular with the majority cf
the visitors There is something about
intricate machinery THAI attracts attention.
Around each of the several chassis dis
played At the show there is always a
crowd.
The farmer and the outside dealer we're
present in large numbers Tuesday afternoon
and night and they were more eagerly
sought after BY the enterprfsing statesmen
than the city people.
The presence OF outside visitors was not
only aeen In the show but In the hotels
snd atoros South Dakota was well repre-
scented on the hotel registers. and this was
rather a surprise as Sioux city and Des
Moines are TO hold shows soon.
One Of the popular features OF the auto
mobile show IS the concert in the afternoon
and evening by the orchestra The concert
begins at 4:sO O'Clock in the afternoon and
in the evening at $50.
VIII Form Association.
The State Association OF Automobile clubs
win be formed Wednesday morning at the
Rome. Representatives from Beatrice. Ne
brsska City, stanton, York. Aurora and
Fremont. are In Omaha with orders to join
1.-the association in the names OF their clubs
and others are expected. Grand Island. Lin
coin. Hastings and others OF the automobile
towns Of Nebraska win probably join the
association. Questions Of state interest. such
a. good roads and legislative points. Will
be taken np in the session.
A. @. Ratchelder. chairman OF the execu-
tive board Of the American Automobile
association was entertained Tuesday night
at dinner at the Henshaw hotel, by the
officers and directors OF the Omaha Motor
club. lie Will be present al the meeting for
the formation OF a state association this
morning
In talk to the Omaha Motor club men
assembled with him AZ the dinner Mr.
Batchelder declared that a state association
was certainly needed In Nebraska where
there we're more than 1850 automobiles H.
censed last year and where there were
probably fSOoO or more put in use this sea-
son.
Two OF the exhibits attracting attention
are the chassis OF the Cadillac company
and ot the Ford company. Each OF the
chassis show all OF the running parts.
ignition system. cylinders. Transmission.
wheel and brake systems aud have been
arranged 80 that tho observer can see them
Norking Glass has heen inserted In the
place Of the steel Jackets The running
parsa are turned by electric motors showing
the complete action OF the automobns en-
Ena
The Rambler Motor Car company IL put
ting forth something which will strongly
appeal TO the motorist who has had a taste
Of what crank can do when II flies back.
IL Il q safety cranizing device which shuts
off the spark when the automobile does
not crank and prevents the crank from
flying back.