Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-08
TO OPEN TULSA'S
AUTO SHOW TODAY
Greatest Array of Gasoline
Vehicles Ever Seen in This
State on Exhibition.
ELABORATE ENTERTAINMENT
Crowds Will Attend From
Other Cities; Many Drive
Overland to Tulsa.

The desire OF Tulsa and tine sur
rounding country to see the latest
creations If the automobile world
without attending the e>positions Of
New York. CHICAGO and Kansas city
is to be realized.
Shortly after noon today the doors
OF Convention han win be thrown
open on what Is expected to he The
IGost complete automobile show in the
history Of the state ard which will
represent the latest des' ens IN tho
leading makes of American-m1do au-
tomopiles and their accessories
Arrangements Complete.
Working day and night, the auto
mobile show committee Of the Tulsa
Automobile Dealers association had
made arrangements which will give
to Tulsa an exposition expected 10 at
tract automobile dealers and auto
fanciers from the entire state. aud it
was announced yesterday afternoon
tiat a special train would arrive IL
Tulsa Saturday morning bearing sew
eral hundred who are expecting to see
the greatest array Of automobiles ever
gathered into an auditorium in Okla
homa
Decoration Of Convention hall was
somewhat DELAYED ny tho presentation
there Of The Bohemian Girl' TUES
day and Wcdnes lay nights. but as soon
as the curtain went down last night on
the last act of the show a crew of
decorators. armed with mile upon
mile of bunting flags ami decorative
material scaled their ladders and be-
can their Transformation of the hall
into Il structure Of brilliant lights and
a blaze Of color
Big Ticket Demand
The demand for tickets TO the show
within the past few days has been
very gratifying to the managers of tho
show. and II was declared yesterday
that nc attraction staged in CouVon.
ton hall since the grand opera sea-
son had created such interest, espe-
ci1lly among the pcople of other
cities who expect to attend. The rail
roads entering the city have CO.
operated with the MANAGEMENT Of tho
show. and have assisted materially ia
distributing Information as to the
dates magnitude and general char
acter of the enterprise.
I'VE are expecting the greatest au-
tomODile show in the history Of this
section" declared j. r. Forster presi-
dent of the dealers organization. 'and
we are making arrangements for a
display Of cars such as never before
seen on the streets OF Tulsa or out
side of the larger cities
From Turnout state.
1--WE anticipate large number Of Wis
itors from Okl lhoma City Okmulseo,
Muskogec, Sapulpa, BartlcGville, Clare
more, Kieier, CollmsVllle, Guthrie
and other cities of the state. In .
number of instances these cities will
be represented 10y delegations who are
taking adyantaGe Of the good road
conditions to journey to this city by
automobile"
The show, which will continue thru
! the remainder of the week, will not
| he attractive to tre thousands who
attend solely thru its display of latest
model automobiles, but the manage
ment has secured an orchestra, which
will play continually from o'clock il
the afternoon until the close of the
show each evening, and a high-class
vaudeville act also will pe an attrac-
ton of each afternoon and evening.