Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-02
GASMENHEREFOR
COVE N TON
AND SHOW
Fxposition in Auditorium Is
Ready for the Inspection of
Delegates Tonight.

hundred skilled worlmen labored
M beavers in the Auditorium today
s,octing temporary gas pipes with
-, t,,sand appliances, stringing lines
81 Two from place to place, unpacking
T,oarfiful fixtures, wiping the dust on
,,~,o+ onalescent globes-doing a thou
End things to prepare the hall Tor the
-,-,,i,,e, tonight of the exposition which
IN he an important part of the ma
Invention of commercial gas
companies.
,,, ,iehts-all gas and no electricity
IN, he turned on tonight at 9:3O
,,clock and delegates to the convention
iii he given private view The ex-
nosttion will be thrown open to the
General public tomorrow morning at III
o'clock.
An admission fee of % cents will be
,barqed and the show will be open
,,,or,, dav from 10 a. m. until midnight,
.scort from 8 to . o'clock on Wednes-
7av and Thursday, when special exhibit
lions will be given to the convention
delegates alone.
$4,000 Spent.
The National Commercial Gas asso-
ciation and the demonstrators have
snen+ more than $4,000 getting the Au-
6itoriurn- Armory ready.
Already more than 200 delegates have
arrived and tonight three special trains
hearing 700 more will come In from chi
eago.. New York and Phlladelphla. 70
morrow morning 1000 delegates Will pe
present when President Charles l.. Hol-
mans gavel falls.
T.oufs Stotz, secretary and assist
ant treasurer of the national associa-
lion was so busy today receiving APP
njications, registering members and
letting checks that newspaper man
Rad little chance to speak to him long
In spite Of that, Secretary Stotz stop
ned long enough to Say that TINS was
The first and greatest gas convention
over held in the South, and that 1t was
about a. big a convention as uau ever
heen seen in these parts. Then he turn
Cd to take in a few hundred dollars in
dues. IT,
The gas men are going to have big
huffet supper at the Piedmont Driving
club tonight. About 400 will attend ana
ITO. the supper is over and the dele
Gates have talked they will come to the
&uditorium-A rmory and privately IN
spect eyerything-if it is not too late.
Books cohlainlhS an tne &c .a'ris
features can De oo!alheC, o. NV
uation ueSh by pay ms ou' Iii
The session Ioiiloilo" lIiol Us Al
mark the opening OF 'He ~
the thousanG ueies"le9 az ng Iii he
m Iait nan anu ne" IN go ~ +5G
elected 1t IS Pioptple 10 us aIon+a6
present monuments e. e, ne An no
Othet sessions uiltII o'I't. u"S -, ,l,'n
held IN the alleyhooii nv tii 3i,ot ar,d
WIFI discaSs 21s III - ~ ~ ~ "'r,
posslolA'is5 tReS ale et's.l , 80 -
in believing ti!dt tue Sa2 lt4l,,, -
only IN us infancy 3hu tu'' ~ = :,
snort Tune II WI uoiiille'IS ~ .
Aghting anu hedtlns. .,,.a,,,,,, to,.o
Inc eNhipllS AT ile Auultol lulll 10 az :
been put IN az an enormous coSI, LIZ
building Melted win huhuieUS u so'
pines, ana pig JWeiNe-ilicn, manu- sge-
clalIy punt lof TINS coiiVenIlon supplA
ing the Whole pulIulhS WIN Ihe pl0u-
net OF the Atlanta Gas Company ne
main is nali mile long, and lhs ms,
tine building are several mics Oh Su'aiie'
pipes,
Colorfui scene
Inside also are great strednletS OF
pink and waite, The eomlhatlhS col2r Oh
the decorations, covering every pare