Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-09

The dream of Tulsa's automobile
dealers and the automobile fanciers
OF this city and the surrounding
tomobile show in the history of the
state threw open its doors yesterday
afternoon and Immediately the aisles
of the auditorium of Convention hall
were filled with those eager to see the
advanced models of automobiles as
presented for the first time in this city
by the dealers who had secured space
on the floor of the auditorium.
Twenty-three models of the latest
designs from the realm of automobile
engineering sparkled in the building,
not { blcmish o. mar being left after
the corps of negro huskies had raised
their polishing rags from the coats of
paint which are sure to attract thou
sands to each booth during the re-
mainder Of the show.
Something On the East.
Automobiles which were not even
seen at the larger shows of the east
were on display Yesterday. and shared
hOnOrs during the afternoon and
evening with the more familiar de-
signs which have become so well
known thru their popularity.
Nor was all of the attention Of the
crowd given to close inspection Of
each and every new automobile which
was polished to its brightest luster.
A vaudeville program was one of the
features of both sessions of the show,
and the music of Jack Robinsons or
sa1. To-. III i l..
one of real pleasure, and to take it out
from its anticipated surroundings of
o machine shop.
Hall Not Large Enough.
There is but one fault which even
the most eXacting show room man
ager can find with the arrangement
of the cars which are on display.
Tulsa's pride. Convention hall. is not
large enough for the shows which the
Tulsa automobile dealers are capable
Of staging, and already there is a
well defined movement among the
members of the Tulsa Automobile
Dealers association to secure for the
next AUTO show larger building even
IL one has to be erected for the pur-
pose Not that the automobiles in
Convention hall are crowded. The
manaG ement of the exposition fore
SOW that space would be limited, and
rather than crowd the cars together. |
large aisles were reserved, and the
number of display spaces were re-
duccd, with the result that but % dis |
tinct types or makes Of cars are on
the floor aside from the several ex-
hibits of accessory shops and service |
stations
Show Opened on Time.
Working under the handicap of not
4 1 Il
installation of the cars until yester ]
DAY morning, because of some slight
confusion in securing oates which !
conflictcd with an opera company APP |
pearinG in Convention hall Wednes-
day night the show opened on sched- |
ue, and even the vaudeville acts were
presented IN accordance with the |
programs which had been prepared
for the event,
Not n hitch marrcd the events of
the show from the time the doors
were thrown open on the afternoon
session until the night watchman had
turned the key of the doors last night. |
The boulevards OF any of the east |
trn cities could not display a more
varied or higher type of automobiles
than are on display at the show, and
the larger factories nave given hber-
ally of their cooperation to the man
agement by sending special represen- !
tatives to Tulsa to assist In taking
charge of the booths during the show. |
While no doubt there are other cars
ms popular as those being shown by
the dealers of olectrics, the fact that
they were especially adapted for the
women caused crowds OF the gentler |
sex to gather about the exhibits made
by the Guarantee Battery company |
and Electric Vehicle Il Battery Co.
The Guarantee Battery company Is |
featuring Its Rauch & Lang electric, |
J-7. beautiful coach which combines
all the attractive features of design |
and workmanship in the building or
electric vehicles. This beauty as the
centerpiece for the booth arrange
,nent of the stage Is being shown by |
W. NJ. Halsey, who is in charge of
the display for the Guarantee firm |
and many n woman yesterday accept
cd his invitation to closet themselves
within the richly upholstered finish
ings IF the vehicle.
The car being shown by the Electric |
Vehicle & Battery Co, the Detroit, Is
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