Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-02-29
Omaha Auto Show Is
Ready for Opening

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p. m. Monday until 1880 p. m. next
Saturday. The hours following
Monday opening will be from $50
a. IN. to 1890 p. m.
The big show arenas at the Audi
forum and the Annex, south of the
Auditorium building, are expected
to be crowded daily during those
hours by Omaha throngs and visl-
tors focking here from over all
, of the Nebraska and the western
Iowa territory served by the big
Omaha distributors.
For these visitors the Auditorium,
under supervision of the best OF in
terror decorative talent, has been
converted into a representation OF
the Italian renaissance period, as
interpreted by Vittore Carpaccio.
The color scheme will be green,
orange and black, on white back
ground.
Japanese Wistaria Garden.
Over at the annex, Olaf Gett-
schalk, master painter, has arranged
decorative effect representing
japanese summer time, with cherry
blossoms and wistaria Frightening
and frightening Japanese tapestry
effects.
Contrasting with these Europea,
and Oriental effects will be the 100
per cent American idea carried on.
in the Auditorium basement where
flags and red, white and blue bunt-
ing will wave over cars that also VIII
represent the studiest Americanism.
ism.
Decorative effects throughout the
show will be enhanced by an cleo
trical display which will throw a
brilliant flood OF light over the
polished surfaces of Americas finest
cars.
"Music All the Time"
Show plans include concerts each
afternoon and evening by the Rang
val Oleson orchestra, which will OF.
fer the most pretentious musical
program ever attempted at an
Omaha motor car show. Tuesday
night will be Musical Night" at the
show and the big society event OF
the week.
In harmony with auto show festiv-
tiles il will be a gala week along
automobile row." with continuous
round OF entertainment for car
owners. prospects and visiting deal
ers. Heads of Omaha distributing
agencies have arranged a series Of
dances and other entertainment
features that will keep visitors from
ennui at any period OF the day.
To Smash Sales Records.
They expect, however, to combine
business with pleasure and are look
ing forward to smashing previous
sales records for show week,
"For," they say" we're offering
better cars and trucks this year than
the public ever before has been
asked to buy. Early orders indicate
the supply Of cars this year, just as
in 1919, is going to fall far behind
the enormous demand. The people
of this rich section have the money
to buy and they want cars"
Show spectators this year will be
particularly impressed with numer-
Gus improvements in design and me-
chanical construction in all OF the
new models shown.
Engineers and designers during
the last year, content with the
proven worth of cars OF previous
wears, have made no radical de-
partures in basic principles of con-
struction, but have conferred their at
tention on providing increased COM
fort for the motorist, improving the
general appearance of cars and per-
fecting details of mechanical con-
struction.
All-the-Year Cars.
There will be noticeable steadily
growing tendency toward standard
ization of parts and simplihcation of
construction and additional steps to-
ward lighter building, as an economy
measure for cutting the cost of
car operation.
The rapidly growing popularity of
the all-the-year closed car will be
evidenced by a more complete dis
play than ever before offered of
coupe, ScQdu anu llillousiAS iiouSiS.
In these models particular attention
has been paid to upholstering, in
terror finish and details affording
additional comfort for the motorist.
New Ideas in Trucks.
There will be noticeable absence
OF new makes of cars. The only
exhibit approximating an entirely
new offering is the R. & ", which
is the Moline-Knight of last year
with numerous changes. Some rad
ieal shifting OF body designs, how
ever, will give show visitors plenty
of surprises as they look for their
favorite makes of cars.
There are . number OF new ideas
represented, too, for those interested
in progress Of motor truck and trac-
tor building, among them the Parke
tractor now being turned out from
In Omaha factory.
Passenger cars on exhibition will
vary in price from Sl1, 900 to S5S3.70.
Trucks will range in price from 5000
to $500