Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-24
V0lEEN PLEAsED VEL ELECTRICs
During Afternoon Hours Many 0ut-of-
q. Town Visitors Come.
Many DEMONsTRATIONs MADE
Sixth Annual Show EOlipseS All
Former Attempts Of Omaha Men.
VANDERBILT CUP WINNER SHOWN
Ht f. the Alec, the Track Of which
wsa the Cousraot fer me
CarrythG Of the
Mail.

Society attended the Omaha Automobile
show Thursday evening. Grand balls, re-
BeDtions, cotillions and even bridge whist
partiesf were cast aside. II was an In
spring sight 20 the spectator seated in the
balcony 20 see the many well dressed peo-
pie among the exhibits on the floor.
Floral decorations were seen in many OF
abe booths, Special ynusic was provided
Suring the evening. The floor COMMITTEES
consisted OF ]. J. Deright John T. Stewart
Clarke @. Powell, willard Hosford and
Guy l.. Smith.
Selling cars at the auto show Of Thurs.
say night was an entirely different affair
from selling cars hitherto. Instead OF con.
centrating his flow Of mesmerizing words
upon the actual value received from each
car, the lasting power over rough roads
the uses OF car I'm the country. its ad.
vantages over the horse and wagon, and
other reasons why the farmer, who has
been the principal customer up to date
should buy, the dealer had a new line Il
work on. He was obliged to enlarge on the
number of cars OF his brand sold in New
York this year. how Mr.. Umpty-mllliou
Dollars bought one this year and with a
bowl. how much his wife declares she likes
e. II was the real thing for style and
class, he would declare, although. Of
course, he had cheaper models, he didn't
think this gentleman wished for them
Several Of the dealers sold high-priced
cars and others declare they win soon dc
20 to Omaha society people.
EIectrica Captivate women.
The women were greatly taken by the
electric runabout Dainty little electrics,
in all the popular models Of runabout.
coupe, broughams and victorias, held many
spallbound. The IDEA OF owning her own
car, so that she can attend the matinee
without spelling a new dress, and in which
It is even prNper Cor her to make evening
calls and come home rather late from card
parties, appeal 10 milady. The big
limousine put In the show by J. j. Deright
attracted considerable attention as a so
ciety car
In spite OF the fact that Thursday night
was the dress occasion the farmer and the
out-of-town visitor was seen In crowds all
day Thursday. Many Of the dealers have
their cars in front OF the Auditorium,
where they can take the prospective buyer
directly out and show him the car in use.
In front Of this row Of cars crowd OF
statesmen and buyers can be seen from 10
clock In the morning until late at night,
being written on the hoods OF the cars.
Demonstrations OF cars can be seen any
where on Omaha streets. but to see the
real demonstrating speedway OF the show
the interested persons should so TO West
Dodge street and to the omaha speedway
track. Here the merry buzz Of the many
machines Is kept up continually and some
lively races between rival dealers are held.
With society night finished the next big
event Of the show win be closing day.
Expressions OF regret for the early clos
ing are ,many, and impromptu meetings
OF ways and means committees 10 get
the show TO stay another week have been
held. but It Is necessary to close. declare
the directors.
At the present outlook the Omaha auto
mobile dealers win close their most sue
Oessful show Saturday night Both in point
OF attendance. interest aroused in auto
mobiles. the show itself and the large
number OF cars sold. the sixth annual
show has eclipsed everything ever held
In Omaha, and places this city high in the
list OF cities holding automobile exhibitions
Jack sharp h. showing a car tnat Is new
To Omaha people. but old 60 the eastern
automobile world, the Alec. This Is the cav
that won the Vanderbilt cup in 1910 and
1911, and Is counted as ono OF the speediest
Of the stock cars. The Aico truck obtained
the government contract for all cars 10
handle the United states mail ia the Large
oities in a test held February in Chicago.
The Alec car In the test, tnree-to, truck
carried over three tons Of matter and when
sne Of its opponents. car broke down and
stuck in the heavy snow on the ground. II
carried the additional three tons OF the
sfhQr car Zine a. the Alec frtfoi-e NO. 49,
IN years by the American Express com
, pany. twenty-five hours day. and ate
eehauling seemed as good as new. FRAN
Hubbard Of Chicago has made 10000 miles
IN Europe with an Alec. az a total cost OF
C50 for repairs IN the four years ne has
used g..