Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-23
REALESTATE men
SPRING BRIGHT IDEA
Patterson Points Out to Exchange
that Omaha Should Have
Big Auto Factory
HARRISON MAKES SUGGESTIONS


n was bright idea day At the last
meeting Of the Real Estate exchange.
n. c. Pattcrson's bright idea was that
the exchange should use rs eff rta md
influence In getting an automobile fnc-
tory established IN Omaha ~ p,in'od
out chat siAooOOO worth ~ automobiles
and 100000 Of automobile accessories
were sold out OF Omaha last year, and
that still the demand was not SUPP led,
lie felt there WINS only one solution
that autos should be manufactured here.
IN walked down with a big automobile
dealer IN Omaha this mornlnR sai1
an Patterson, and he told me Of me
many orders for cars no was unable 10
fill lie said that the firm lost so, 900
by not being able 10 get the cars from
tho factory fast enough % sV.fig tho
demand"
Mr.. Patterson then pointed 70 the fact
that tho Ford people have bulit m as-
sembling plant IN Omaha, md said OH
ere should be urged to 1uil1 similar
plants here n not factories, The iden
was taken up by other numbers ~ the
exchange. and Il was pointed ont that
there IL no reason why a noa car, The
omaha." or THE Nebraska could not
be built right here, finee engines and
other vital parts Of tho cars nowadays
are mostly Of standard make, Anyway.
Anyone could buy these vital parts and
then build tho rest Of the car in any In
dlvidnai design desired the automobile
man argued
Harry chnatlo'a bright idea was on
intArurban trails He wants thu exchange
10 look into the matter Of getting more
interurbana. Someone nuRgcAte1 that thu
automobile has solved the inferurban
problem. ana that the intsrurbans are u
be thing Of the pas. III Just the pro.
portion that the automobile sales IN.
crease throughout the country.
e. n. Harrisons bright idea" was the
same one--better stresr signs urged
that he has harped on for some time
that Omaha should get busy ana mans
and number IT'S streets by means oi
street signs. 70 that strangers toult
know where they are when fney get intt
inc CITY Alb0 ne WhUthu uNefhfhu Aiknl
taken down. Colonel Black NJ Los An
geIes, who was n guest al the exchange
meeting. said they had taken down IN,
overhead signs In Los Angeles and tina
nothing could now induce them TO 81
back 10 the old sign system.
Colonel Black. as guest. volunteered
bright idea" He pointed out tina
Omaha IN much greater city than an,
one. who had not seen y. realizes. n
has been AN eye-opener 70 me-" he said
and / have Travelled across the con
tlnent many times. | never lnew omahI
was such n great city. never stoppe,
here before. Now, / should think yol
would carry on n publicity campaign o
some kind TO induce people to stop OF a
Omaha when travelling through tho ooun
Try. I should think you could maintain
some kind Of permanent exhibit here
for the travellers 70 Bee, II would have /
he something distinctive. something whic
Omaha or Nebraska stands for con
npicuousiy. or something IN which oman
or Nebraska have taken the lead.
don't know what II would be, but per
hnpa a sanitary exhibit. pure food ex
hlblt, or anything that would be al
tractive and that would stand for some
thing in which Omaha has been tn
pioneer"