Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-22
ELEVENTH ANNUAL
MOTOR EXPOSITION
Is IN FULL SWING
Million-Dollar Show is Unanimously
Declared Greatest Ever Held
in Omaha by First.
Nighters.
FINEST CARS OF ALL DESIGNS
Pleasure Cars Hold Sway on Main
Floor, Trucks in Basement and
Motorcycles Occupy Corridor
MANY BUYERS IN THE CROWDS

With city folk, farmers and the
dealers, all bubbling over with en-
thusiasm, surging up and down the
aisles in crowds, the eleventh an
nual Omaha motor exposition opened
yesterday under the most auspicious
circumstances ever attending the
opening of an Omaha auto show.
Even those who have visited the
wonderful automobile exhibitions at
New York and Chicago were COM
PEELED to admit that you've got to
give Omaha credit"
While it wasn't necessary to call
out the police reserves to thwart a
Won Hindenberg attack on the doors
as was the case last year. the crowd
last night was one of the biggest
ever to attend a show. Last year
hundreds upon hundreds of compli-
mentary tickets were issued for
opening night and dealers distrib-
uted them lavishly among their
friends and acquaintances. This
year nary a complimentary ticket
was issued. Even the dead-head
fiends couldn't brace" their way
|past the door. That is the reason
1t wasn't necessary to call out the
police. II similar number of
gratis admissions had been issued
this year, with the immense paid at
tendance that was on hand last night,
it would have been necessary to call
out the militia.
Is n Buying Crowd.
One of the most enjoyable features last
night, from the dealers standpoint, was
that the crowd was buying crowd. While
there was. of course. the usual number
of the curious, which always flock In on
opening night. the greater part of the
crowd consisted OF persons vitality inter-
ested in motor cars. The buying kind.
Every single dealer and salesman in the
place added from a dozen to score of
names TO his Immediate prospect list.
Every man, woman and child who at
tended the big exposition last night re
turned home relating the virtues OF the
show. Never before has such a wonder
ful display OF machines been made. It is
truly a million-dollar show.
The finest work of the expert crafts
man, be he designer. engineer or me-
chanic, is represented Luxurious liYnou-
sines, dainty coupes, solid-looking tour
ing cars, smart roadsters and saucy run
abouts are included in every exhibit of
pleasure cars, while down in the base
ment the great, massive trucks and the
serviceable-looking light delivery cars
are displayed. In the north corridor the
motorcycle holds sway and the newest in
gas bikes seemed to be as popular as the
newest in the four-wheeled species.
\ Decorations Appeal.
The decorations attracted much atten-
ton and were acknowledged as the best
ever. The oriental effect produces the
two-fold effect of coziness and magnifi-
cence. The big Auditorium truly has the
appearance of the most superb motor pail
ace, and at the same time radiates that
comfortable feeling OF coziness which
makes one seem perfectly at home and
among friends.
Neble's symphony orchestra, assisted
by the La Sale quartet OF Chicago, pro-
vided the musical entertainment The ef-
forts OF the quartet were especially en-
joyable and several times the crowd
stopped to applaud the artists.
1t was Omaha night last night and
Omaha turned out nobly The auto show
opens again this morning at $50 and will
remain open continuously until 1890 to-
night.