Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
BIG AUTO SHOW
NEXT WEEK TO
BESTATEPRIDE
Most Beautiful and Compre-
hensive Yet, Say Officials
of Event.
ENTERTAINMENT ON TAP

Indiana's most beautiful and compre-
hensive automobile show.
That's what officials of the Indiana po-
lis Automobile Trade association claim
for their twentieth exposition, which
will open in the Manufacturers build
ing at the state fair grounds Monday
evening at O'Clock. Certainly. the as
sociation men say, 1t will eclipse any
thing indianapolis ever has seen.
Considerably more than 81 100000
worth Of motor cars, motor trucks. trac-
tors, airplanes and accessories are ar
ranged in orderly fashion in artistic
setting.
ALL SET FOR
EXHIBITORS.
Manager Orman announced that the
doors will be locked at 3 o'clock tomor-
row afternoon and will not be opened
again until time for the public opening.
He said exhibitors should make haste to
put the finishing touches upon their dis
plays.
The Manufacturers building is the
largest structure of its kind in Indiana
There are g, 900 square feet OF space
upon one level. This makes It possible
for a show to be given complete In one
building and on one floor. In many cities
1t Is necessary to travel across town to
shows. In others it is necessary to show
the different classes of vehicles on diff
ferent floors Of a small building.
EXPOSITION RESULT OF
YEARS OF EFFORT.
The twentieth show is the logical out
growth OF the earnest, persistent efforts
which the Indianapolis Automobile Trade
association has exerted year after year
In reality it is a monument to the daunt-
less spirit of the men In the automotive
industry OF Indianapolis. The first auto.
mobile show was held In the old Cyclic
rama building, which stood at Illinois
aud Market streets, where the Traction
Terminal building is now located. That
was In 1902. 1t was given by the Flat
Tire club, out OF which the Hoosler
Motor club and the Indianapolis Auto
mobile Trade association grew. There
were not enough automobiles ia Indi-
ana polls to fill UT the show space small
though ii was In comparison with the
huge building of today, and the motor
men had to call upon the bicycle dealers
to ill up the empty spots.
The principal attraction of that drst
show was a stunt designed to demon
strate that automobiles actually could
climb hills. Prophetic incident that. as
prophetic, perhaps. rs ore of the big fea-
lures Of the twentieth show. II Is
common prediction that sirplancs will be
as numerous as automobiles twenty years
from now. For the first time at any
motor exposition an airplHne viii be made
a part OF the indianapolis show.
BICYCLES HELP
OUT IN 1909
ln 1902 II was necessary to add bicycles
to the exhibits 70 make the show com
plete IN 1870 u Is necessary % tarp
d9ssn many dealers wnd rot their re
quests for space in after ell the space
had been taken. There will be lS5 ex-
hiblts In all.
There Is no comparison between the
cost OF the twentieth show and any OF
Its predecessors. Year after year the as.
ISOLATION has struggled upward. each
year spending more money on its e1-
hioitions. Many times there were serious
setbacks. One year n food interfered
Another year 1t was windstorm which
swept away the tents housing the ex-
hibits. Time after time it rained all
show. week. In spite of this the daunt-
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