The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-10

Thursday Is oklahoma city. Mus
kogco and Okmulgec day at the au-
tomOhilc show now in prOgross IN the
Evans Howard building at Fourth
aud Elgin Tho visitors are 10 bc
given the keys to the show ana lit
orally allowed to conduct II ~ They
desire At y o'clock Thursday morn
ing 1875 dealers from oklahoma city
viii arrive In five special pullman
cars An hour later they viii as
scmble and bo greeted formally by
the Tulsa Automobile Dealers asso-
citation IN the lobby of Hotel Tulsa,
following which they, with dealers
from other cities over the state win
participate in n parade through the
downtown district.
Wednesday night was the banner
period 80 fai during the annual
show. The management and dealers
In charge OF exhibits. after making
an unofficial check OF tickets we'd
nesday night, reported that more
than 1900 pcraons had passed
through the doors. Tuesday nights
crowd was estimated between 1000
and 5000. From to 10 o'clock.
when dancing started, the show
building was actually packed until
spectators found their way about
with difficulty
Comment heard on every Eido In
dicato this years show IN pleasing
everyone that attends Not only are
exhibits good To look upon, but the
vaudeville. music by prothero'S or
chcstra, and dancing are proving ex.
ceptionally attractive. Sol Dan, In
active charge OF the show, said Wed
ncsday' night there will be three new
vaudeville acts on Thursday nights
program In addition to the ones al
ready playing
Virtually all dealers report splcn.
did business resulting from the
show; nearly all OF them haze made
sales since II opened.
Friday night is society night. and
on that occasion all dealers Will be
attired In full drcss. There will be
a special vaudeville program. IL IL
also Sapulpa night. and. according to
Dan, arrangements have been made
with the oklahoma Union Hallway
TO operate an "owr' car from Tulsa
to Sapuipa at 1890 o'clock Saturday
moynlng. Tho car will leave from
thes show building. Saturday night
will conclude the show with "a Mardi
Gras or festival with added attrac-
tions suitable for the closing nights
program.
Facts and figures brought to the
motor car dealers by Edward >.
Jordan, president OF the Jordan
Motor Car company, coupled with
information secured In "A personal
canvass OF all leading dealers con
Quoted by Mr., Jordan at tho auto
mobile show on Wednesday. revca'
"a striking situation In the business
in Tulsa.
These facts indicate that there
will be positive shortage In all
the best makes OF cars shortly aftei
tho first warm day Of spring.
II came to Tulsa looking for In
formation as to the situation In TINS
territory" said Jordan. II have.
during the day, talked TO the lead
ing dealers OF the city. They have
sbeen frank with me and | am SUR
prised to find that tho stocks OF
cars on hand are much less than
many people have thought and the
sales at the show have been numer-
Gus enough to indicate that those on
hand will not last long.
There are many reasons TO be-
lieve that unless factory produc-
tions are increased Immediately
there will be many buyers disap-
pointed especially II they are think
ing OF buying certain OF the most
popular makes OF cars.
"ln the first place the factory
stocks are very low. The production
during the winter has been greatly
curtallcd. The distributors who are
the strongest financially are the only
ones who have any cars on hand.
The smaller dealers In the smaller
towns throughout the territory have
practically none at all because they
found II difficult to finance stocks
this winter.
THE associate dealers, coming
into the show, all realize that uh'
loss they order out at least few
cars now the distributors will be in
clined TO sell them all at retail
when the time comes that the fac
tories find Il impossible with cur.