Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-19
CROWDS TURN OUT
TO THE AUTO SHOW
Prospective Car Buyers Present in
GoOdly Number, Evinoing Great
Interest in Machines.
SOCIETY TURNS OUT TONIGHT

There are pleasure and profit a.
plenty at the Automobile show at the /
Auditorium for those who get into |
the spirit of the occasion. There is
not much sentiment in an eight
cylinder automobile engine. but after /
hearing Phil Merrill expatiate and !
expound upon the merits and posi-
bilities OF his company's machine,
one is led to believe that there are
not only sermons in stones, but that
there are interesting facts relating
to automobile engines.
Engine Expert Here.
Mr. Merrill is here from Detroit he Is
a practical gasoline engine man ana
knows automobile engines from Alpha to
Omega. He holds a crowd all through tho
show, and the way he tells of tho work
ings of his engine is such as TO make an
ordinary prosaic subject sound like poetry
The rain last night did not deter
another large crowd from filling the
Auditorium The aisles were congested
and the interest shown in the exhibits
presages an unprecedented season for the
automobile industry.
Present car owners and prospective
buyers are taking keen interest I'm the
lectures, as they tell OF connecting-rods.
bearings, crank-shsfts, I-beams, factors
OF safety, pistons, lost compression.
carbonization, cam shafts, maximum
revolutions. economy of operation, high
speed motor and other features.
If the motor is high-speed, will 1t wear
out sooner than II 1t was a low-speed
motor?' was a question asked @. b.
Muma at the Jeffrey booth. He replied
by saying that when a high-speed motor
Is going forty miles an hour It is only
playing with its work. The young woman
who asked the question appeared quite
satisfied with the answer Mr.. Muma
refers to the stripped chassis as the
naked truth of the automobile"
Auto Trucks Attract Many.
The large auto trucks in the basement
continue to be objects of general interest.
The armored car gives a military touch
to the basement exhibit
Ed Simpson Of the fire department sits
IN the bright red car which will be
turned over to Chief Charles Salter for
service next week. young woman
asked Chauffeur Simpson If she might
have a ride in this car some day. A miss
of about 10 years asked her father il he
would have his new car painted a bright
red, like this new fire department gaso-
line vehicle.
Chats with the exhibitors brought forth
expressions of general satisfaction with
the Tenth Omaha Automobile show. They
say that the interest being manifested is
beyond their most sanguine expectations.
Manager Clarke Powell of the show is
also wearing broad smile on account OF
tho large attendance. The visitors are
not wandering aimlessly about as was
their wont during the first few annual
shows, but are taking a real interest in
automobile designs and construction.
Many give evidence of having studied
automobile engines and are quick to
grasp q good point in any car being
demonstrated at the show.
Billy Leet's Car Tagged.
Friends of Billy Leet, bridegroom of a
few weeks posted this sign on his new
touring Cadillac at the show:
THE sweetest little wife in the world
The sweetest running car in the world.
Why shouldn't l be happy?"
The Leet car is equipped with con-
veniences for a tour. Mr.. and Mrs Leet
will make to San Francisco within few
weeks. The seats in the rear may be
arranged for sleeping purposes and the
head lights are unusually powerful.
This evening will be society night, when
exhibitors and visitors win don their best
clothes and the Auditorium will he
specially decorated for the occasion. The
admission charge will be advanced for
this one evening. Society night at the
Omaha Automobile show takes on some
thing Of the spirit of society night at the
horse shows which were held here for a
period of years. Society folk of the city
are planning to make the most of this
event Special music will be furnished
for the occasion.
z. j. Seward of Kenosha, western sales
agent for the Jeffrey company, arrived
yesterday. /. B. Meers commercial man
ager for the Empire Automobile company.
is here from indianapolis.
Manager T. ]. Boland of the jackson
Automobile company reports that business
is good with him and he says that the
other automobile men at the show have
given optimistic reports
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