Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-21
IAttle Ceremony Attends Formal Open
ing in the Evening
VISITORS INSPECT CARS CLOSELY
Peculiar Fact That Public Knows
Auto Principles Seen.
PATRONS ASK MANY QUESTIONS
Gorgeous cars Are Hivsted by Greea
Color scheme--AccessorIcs Form At
tractive Exhibit--MechRnicsG GIVE
Interesting DemonstrntionH.
BUILDING FILLED TO OVERFLOW


Automobile show MONDAY night the doors
Of the Auditorium being thrown open on
maze OF color and light which the Omaha
Automobile Dealers association invited the
public to enter Little ceremony sttensed
the event. q quick messenger bringing word
from the head OF the association. sitting In
the secretary's office, that all was ready
and to open the doors
In spite Of the slight furry OF snow in
the afternoon the patronage Of the evening
filled the big building to overlooking
Omahans have evidently stin an interest
IN the automobile, for the crowd in
spected all the cars shown and many made
the rounds two or three times
The number OF out-of-town visitors was
not as large Monday night as it is ex-
pected to be ON the five following nights
Reports from automobile agencies over ali
OF eastern Nebraska and western Iowa in
dicate that agents and dealers from these
places Will universally attend the Omaha
show.
With q continuance Of the fine weather
the farmers. now the class Of people own
ing large percentage OF the automobiles
Of the country, WIN also visit the show
The latter class come with an idea o. pur-
chasing and Will in a multitude Of cases
return home driving a newly bought car.
Hivalllng the appearance OF the finely
appointed pleasure cars, the decorations OF
the show drew the admiration Of the vis-
itor. The color scheme OF green and white
combined with the many brilliant lights
brought the lines OF the Auditorium build
ing into q new trend. The roof and sides
Of the building were completely hidden by
a colofed canopy except for a few balcony
seats left 30 that visitors could go above
the show and view the entire main flooi.
exhibition from above. The rallines d.
vidtng the booths we're built on the old
colonial style OF interior decoration. and
each Of the booths boasted a green carpet
Ing TO its floor. The main posts OF the
lighting effects were constructed on the
iuissien gtyis Bisndink we'll with me CO.
louial effect otherwise obtained
Cars Hanasomer rhan Ever.
The artistic display produced by the dec
oTatlons does not, however overshadow
tbs exhibitions Of the cars The lines Of
this ears models being shown are con
sdcred universally handsomer than the
machines OF former years and the color
ins schemes OF the cars is undeniably
more vivid than the 1910 models. The gen
erai build OF the majority OF the touring
cars is a sittle larger keeping up with the
general ptrcentase OF Increase in size that
N>the automobile industry has kept up In
producing cars
Il took some herculean efforts on, the
part OF the Omaha dealers TO prepare the
biz Auditorium building end line up their
displays for the event. The preparations
took more time than was at first thought
necessary, aud Monday some lively
hustllng was done 70 have all prepared
To their credit It must be said that not a
thing was found wanting In the show
when the doors opened at 7.90 D. m.
The different garages In the city were
also busy scenes with the exhibition cars
being prepared to be taken down TO the
show. As there were no cars allowed n
the show with gasoline IN the Tanks. each
az the autos we're hauled down BY another
car ana then man power-sometimes sew
ernl hus,sy humans-employed to push th'
exhibits into the building,
ComtaerciaI Cars Attract.
one OF the interesting parts Of the show
"a the business man visitor was the com
merc,al car section in the basement Hers
the decorations were lacking; u was .
busipeau proposition TO show the value OF
h,,.,,ess car 20 a buyer The big base
nent room vas filled with various styles
es ths cornmeretai cars OF today, from the
r.bt pacl<aEe. delivery car TO the big truck
Ths sxhibiting dealers stood ready e
rroys that as q business proposition ms
sommsrciai automobile truck or delivery
ear was far cheaper and better than th'
horss ana wagon oid-styie delivery ay stem
In disoussins the opening nisht OF la''
rhoW and comparing it with the snow
~ snirhts Of former years AT % 'ne eNh'o.'or'
declare that the one most no''eeeo'e 'n,hs
sa,t 81. automobile show visitor of today
WAS hls desire for knowledge ao'u' Ni'
- t,ss looking over And enc and al
.., -, MI. h an innovation they have
honea would come TO pass sinoe the starr
- !, 49, automobile shows "a Omaha.
Tns nrlsont day visitor mas genera
,,,rttne Rnowlsdee OF the inner parts OF
~ .otomobiis. something which none ou
etsuffenrs we're expected TO know but d
gsw short wears back, And the visitors
,,p, ssk questions about the car, lts work
,,y parts such a. shaft drive coolne
,,,st,m and perhaps the electric spark and
v,.sneto rian that viii need some exp2r'
snoviedre of the car In question 20 answer
AccessorIes have share.
Tha display Of the ak accessory hrmi
an me stage part of me building held .
continuous crowd % inierested spectator
during the evening Wind shields, lights
batteries. cleaners polishers ga cans sn'
hundred other smsn parss Of the auto
mobile Nere aH displayed % view. Tire
and Oh are barred Az automobile SNOW
exhibits. but pragucallp every other aeees
cory o. small convenience used az all b!
sntomoblhsts were 10 be seen here. on
81 the most ilteresting OF these was Al
exhibit ~ tire repairing. she Omaha Tir
Repair compsny eiVins practical lessons h
the easiest and best way 70 repair pune
tured buFsted tire on he valves
Another exhibition attracting attention
vas the speedometer showine stewart
ozark and the loncs compRny each hS'
intsrusuaH spsedometsr sxhihitions IN vieN