Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-28
AUTO SHOW A REAL BEAUTY
Decorations to Be Unique and e Sur
prise to All Visitors.
MANY INNOVATIONS PLANNED
New Exhibitors TO Be Taken Care OF
Local Dealers Go 40 Chicago
10 Secure Latest Models
: of Machines.

The Omaha Automobile association Is
Manning for a big surprise for the peo-
pie attending the Omaha Automobile
ehov at the Auditorium next month. Al
though the association does not intend
70 give away runsbouts as souvenirs or
barge touring calls as prizes, 1t does IN
tend to show the visitors at the show
building decorated as has never before
been seen In Omaha
4 During the last six years the Audi
ltorIum has been decorated In nearly the
fsame style for all the shows. This year
N is guing 10 be different. better and
more beautiful than ever before. Just
what the decorations are going TO be is
being kept a secret by the members OF
the association. II would. however, be
useless TO try to tell what they would
sconsist OF because they are going TO be
sso magnificent aud unique that worus
Eould not describe their elegance.
Mr.. Powell OF the Powell supply COM
many leaves this evening for Chicago 10
iattend the auto show there and also TO
Iconfer with the designers who are fur
inishiug the decorations for the Omaha
1show. Although the decorations viii be
here several weeks before the show they
lxiil not be put up in the Auditorium
t.untl three days before the opening.
( Many Go to Chicago show.
Z An the motor companies who will be
fsahihitors at the Omaha show viii leave
ffhis week TO attend the Chicago show
and make arrangements with their fac
fsories for the exhibits to be shown here.
afauy Of the exhibitions at the Chicago
bhov VIII be brought direct TO Omaha.
z A new feature Of the show -this year
win bs large refreshment stand at one
end Of the Auditorium. where light
lunches and soft drinks win be served
in previous years the visitors at the
SHOW had TO leave the Auditorium az
moan hour when they would rather stay
IN the building. 80 a. to have more time
90 examine the different cars Another
accommodation which viii be afforded
tho visitors will be telephone service from
The Auditorium direct to the city wires.
There VIII also be several rest rooms
The Omaha shows In the past did not
! nfford these recommendation for the
visitors. The large eastern shows have
In the past always afforded these privii-
eyes to the public, which has been one
of the pleasant features OF the shows.
A iarEs orchestra will give concerts both
IN the afternoon and evening.
Outside Attendance LarKr.
/ Guy l. Smith sent letters to all his
;Rgents throughout the territory last week
asking them how many OF their custom
err were going TO attend the show here.
The response received from them was
10 the effect that three times as many
were making preparations to attend than
there were last year. All tho other
dealers along the row ara resolving In
quIries every day from their customers
pertaining TO the show and letters say
Ing that they viii attend. Twenty-Five
hundred Invitations were sent out By
the association this year TO the dealers
In the different territories This Is dou-
Bile the Invitations sent out ~ previous
years
That this years show win be q big
success Ia an assured fact. People from
not only Nebraska and Iowa have an
nounced their intentions of coming, but
also dealers and customers from Kansas,
Missouri. South Dakota and Wyoming.
Charles Knight. the inventor OF the
Knisht motor. will be one OF the promi-
nsnt visitcra at the show. He viii ex-
plain all the details OF the Knight motor
and WIN have working model on ex.
hihifion.
The Omaha branch Of the J. !. Case
Threshing Machine company was given
permission last week to exhibit at the
show. This brings the total number OF
exhibitors up 20 forty-soven.