Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-19

a MILLION cubic feet Of gas will
u be used in Illuminating the Allan
ia Auditorium Armory for the au-
tomobile show
Nearly quarter of million candle
power Of light will be running full
blast every night of the day, and al
most that much through the day.
Enough gas win be burned each day
in the Auditorium and about It to
light a city the size Of Macon, Au-
gusta or Savannah.
Enough gas viii be used during the
show period to supply every gas con-
sumer in Atlanta-for lighting, cook
ing and heating more than five
days.
Verify, this auto show Is illuminated
and illuminated RIGHT.
Ordinarily, when an automobile show
is considered. no thought Is given to
the matter Of illumination. What is
good enough for the building is good
enough FOR Jne snow.
At the present Atlanta show more
money has been spent in shutting out
the daylight, in order that the illumi-
nations and decorations may show to
their best AZ all times, than the usual
show spends on all it's Examinations
Fixtures Cost Fortune.
The Atlanta show is especially ia
vored. Because it is using the illumi-
nation Of the National Gas show, it has
the use of fixtures and piping that cost
$1,000 real cash at wholesale prices.
They are burning each day $3.50 worth
Of gas-or 1920 worth during the
course Of the show
To pipe the building required 340O
feet Of pipe, at an average cost of 7
cents q foot
1t took 90 men six weeks TO put this
pipe in place-or the equivalent Of two
years work for one man.
Never before for an automobile ex-
hbition WIS the matter OF lighting so
carefully considered. In order to get
the best possible lighting effect, not
only the best Illuminating engineers in
Americas gas business were consult
ed, but also the Keith Light Company
of England the most famous experts of
Europe.
The fixtures used eft the show were
made especially for It, None has ever
been shown before anywhere, and none
are for sale.
The main chandeliers are the largest
and most beautiful ever seen in Dixie
In each one is 500 pounds of copper,
and the cost OF each was $500. In
each of these enormous chandeliers are
Is Humphrey arcs. which give 10000
candlepower OF light. In addition, in
the main Auditorium are 30 lamps
which give 1900 candlepower each, or
a total of $1,000 from these fixtures.
Much Llght-No Shadows.
In Taft hall the indirect lighting sys-
tenn is used, and ali the lights are hid
den, throwing their illumination to the
wall, from where 1t is reflected back
Though this room Is as light as day,
there is not a shadow.
The lighting in Tart han and the en-
trance is being done by the Welsbach
Light Company, and the new welsbach
Reflex light is shown for the first
time. These lights are designed to take
the place OK the Tungsten electric light
which they much resemble in the char
acter of the light given. In the en-
trance there are 80 lights, giving sc
candIepower each In Taft hall are ter
lights. giving 2400 candlepower each
The lights in TAFT hall are OF the semi
direct style and each light is set on q
concrete post The globes are 40 inches
in diameter-the largest ever made fol
such a purpose. These lights are con-
trolled by a switchboard, and are turn
ed Off and on, just as are electric
lights,