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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 1917)
Railroad Notes All western railroads are begin ning to feel the pinch of equipment hortRB.e with the probability that this shortage will continue to urow la the ratio tliHt business increases. General business in so good that It la liftVult to get cara and motive pow- r to move it and general huaineaa must be delayed to move army re quirements and the army Itself. Th coming movement of men to France and the movement of drafted men to the big camps will require a lot of equipment. The Burlington railroad ll looking for a big cattle movement from the sand hills and surrounding country during the next two months with the probability that next week will aee the beginning of the bin rush. The long dry spell hurt the range and a great many cattle own fra will get their stock on the mar ket at an early date. It used to be that shippers would hold cars to load and unload any length of time to fuit their convenience but now cars :tre traced from their starting point 10 their- destination. The shippers have helped conditions along the car shortage line a great deal in the last year. The saving on equipment where every car and engine ran be made to give the greatest service will amount to a big sum taking the country aa a whole. Operator L. J. Toohey of Heming ford came to Alliance Tuesday to be examined on account of being draft ed. Switchman C. C. Kelley has re "gned and left fot Denver last Wed nesday. Miss Margaret Davis of Crawford left for Paoli, Colo., the latter part of this week for a short vlBlt. Mrs. W. Kaene and son of Uirard . ame to Alliance Saturday for medi cal treatment for her son. John Beach of the freight office went to Lakeside Thursday on busi ness. Mrs. J. W. Gaddis and daughter Naomi went to Hot Springs Friday for a short pleasure trip. Clifford Robinson went to Sterling for a visit. James I'onath, son of Conductor Ponath, went to Deadwood Saturday morning for a visit. Safety committee meeting for the main line of the Alliance division will be held at Alliance Tuesday af ternoon, August 28. Supt. of Safety K. M. Switzer of Chicago will arrange for George Law, his traveling repre sentative, to attend this meeting. Grading is now in progress for dwav naasine track between Dun ning and Halsey, Nebr., which will be known as "Edbell." This siding a named after Master Carpenter K W. Bell, who has been in the service many years. District Attorney K. T. Clarke and wife of Billings stopped in Alliance between trains Friday on their way home after spending their vacation in Denver and other western points. H. W. Johnson of St. James, Minn., will arrive in Alliance Sun day. Mr. Johnson has accepted a ..outturn as stenographer in Supt. Weidenhatuer's office. R. M. Tinkcom, who has been ex press agent at Alliance for many years, has' resigned. J. E. Walker of O. S. and D. de partment left Friday night on 42 for a, few days' vacation. Mr. Walker visited in Chicago. St. Paul and Min neapolis, returning on 43 Wednes day. Mrs. Walker visited Mrs. F. D. 'ampbell at Antioch during the ab sence or Mr. waiKer. Mrs. W. E. Hawley and Mrs. G. C. Hobson of Ardmore came to Alliance Wednesday night to take the operat or's examination. They will go to work on the Alliance division, owing to the scarcity of men operators. Claim Agent J. E. Tunnell went to Kansas City Sunday on 4 4 on busi ness, returning on 43 Tuesday. Miss Margaret Carmichael went to Sidney Saturday where she met her lister and accompanied her to Alli ance. Brakeman A. E. Bennett departed for Mystic, S. D., Sunday morning for ten days' vacation. Brakeman Ralph Weidenhamer left on 44 Tuesday for Galesburg ind Chicago for two weeks' vacation. Ruth Reed and mother returned on 43 Monday after spending a few lays at Elm Creek. R. H. Johnson and E. B. Kronvall vent to Scottsbluff on 31 Sunday, returning on 32 Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Evans left Wednesday morning on 42 for Chi cago, Lincoln and Sterling, Nebr., for weeks' vacation. Brakeman T. E. Weidenhamer re signed and returned to his home at Burlington the latter part of this week. Brakeman H. E. Strade and fam ly left Tuesday on 42 for Galesburg on a vacation. Wayne McDonald went to Harney v'anyon. S. D.. the latter part of last week for a pleasure trip. Misses Veronica and Margaret Kennedy of Ellsworth, formerly of Alliance, went to Spearnsh and other Black Hills points the latter part of the week. Agent J. B. Kennedy and son of Ellsworth and Helper D. D. Marcy .if Lakeside came to Alliance Friday -,o attend the circus. Mrs. J. F. Elliot of Hemingford aine to Alliance over Saturday. A B. Johnson was employed on -.his division as operator. He left for Edgemont Saturday where he will be employed permanently. R. H. Arrlson, yardmaster at Sher .dan. formerly chief clerk to the uperlntendent at Alliance, has left ihe service and accepted a position 4th Kooi Coal Co. of Sheridan. Jonas Clark went to Scottsbluff the first part of the week for a visit with his daughter Mrs. M. J. Anjal. Brakeman M. U. Porter who has oeen on his homestead at Ashby for the last couple of months returned to work. J. W. Davis, H. Mills. J. McAnes pie and S. Shaffner are new brake men on the Alliance division, em ployed this week. Brakeman F. L. Root returned to work Tuesday after having been off work ten day. Mrs. F. L. Given went to Omaha Saturday on 44, returning on 43 Tuesday. Brakeman R Richey who has he.-u spending a few days on his home stead near Newcastle returned u work Monday. L Jackson who was formerly call bOJ on this division returned to AMI MM Wednesday. Switchman P. H Dlttemotv went to Bridgeport Sunday for the day. H. P. Wolfe, agent at Antioch. went to Rushville Monday to be ex amined on account of being drafted. Ho returned to Antioch on 43 today. I, R. Hi en nan. operator at Provo, went to Antioch to relieve Mr. Wolfe in his absence. Mrs. C. F. McDonald of Crawford lert this week for Casper. Billings and other western points. Switchman J. T. Kaylor went to lakeside Tuesday on business. Miss Mabel Ormsby left on 43 Wednesday for Broken Bow for a visit. Mrs. W. W. Johnson left Wednes day morning for Deadwood for a visit. Mrs. H. V. Dedmore left on 43 Wednesday for Crawford. Mrs. E. L. Knapp went to Broken Bow on 44 Wednesday. Brakeman G. S. Vogel has resign ed and left on 301 Wednesday night ror Denver. Fireman C. J. Clarke and wife went to Morrill Wednesday. Mrs. R. P. Monfort went to Craw ford on 43 Wednesday for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Naylor went to Ansley Wednesday where Mr. Naylor will be employed as operator per manently, relieving C. T. Anderson, who has resigned. Misses Thelma, Esther and Mild red Dedmore left on 43 today for Catper for a visit. Elmer B. Kronvall and P. I. Beach who were among the first drafted were examined this week passing the examination. The railroad company has tiled industrial claims for ex emption for both. Vice president's special will leave Lincoln S o'clock Monday evening for Inspection trip over lines west They will make the trip Lincoln to Edgemont the first day. and make trip over Sheridan and Casper divis ion Hillings. Sterling and Denver Division Superintendent Weidenliani er and General Superintendent iuii will accompany them. L. L. Smith and wife returned Inst nil hi on 42 from a two weeks' trip In sterling. 111., at Ihe home of hU folks They also visited Chicago lt)ri othei eastern points. Stockyards foreman and wife re turned today after spending twelve dtvs in Portland. Madison He graduated In Juno and then entered the training camp. Last week William Davidson (hrnaliml fin i uoro ir , t( t I , . i I, n I WMKW II I I ti - i a p,r M nil I I UUOII' I els of winter wheat from a fifty-acre tract Twenty-one and a half bushels of winter wheat to the acre is the rec ord of the threshing at the R. L. Har ris place east of Alliance last week. Thos I St uarf o"f""Councll Hlurfs. Iowa, engineer, arrived In Alliance this week to start the preliminary work on the potash plant to be built at Antioch by the Alliance Potash Company. The work of construc tion will start as soon as plans for Hie plnnt are completed. Work on the side track will start immediately. The company has purchased addi tional land and no whave fifty rods for trackage east of the site. writes to the Herald editor from New York City, enclosing a picture of the Hotel Pennsylvania, yet to be con structed, which will be twvnty stor ies in height and contain 2,200 bed rooms. Mr. Uogue says. "This is a picture of what will be not what is or has been Even the future has no terrors for the photographer." Horace Rogue, Alliance merchant, now on an eastern business trip. YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO GET AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR YOUR SINGER SEW ING MACHINE WITHOUT COST TO YOU The first fifteen purchasers of a Bulger Sewing Machine are going to be provided with the opportunity of getting in on the Free Electric Motor proposition. If you are In the market for a sewing machine, your oppor tunity is at hand to get the old reliable Singer, and in addition there is the electric motor proposition. "Write to me today. I'll call and explain. CHAS. D. ROY, Agent. SINGER SEWING MACHINES BOX 974 ALLIANCE, NEBR. 1 How it looks when illustrated "It was a very embarrassing situation, and made me feel like a fool." The Bread We Bake travels but a short distance from our ovens before it comes into your posses sion. No strenuous handling due to long distance shipping, but FRESH FROM OUR OVENS F. F. STEPHENS B 4 K PRY PHONE 649 307 BOX BUTTE AVE. X 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 X t t X X ? T t X t X t i 1 1 1 1 1 x x x x x y x X X X X x x x x x t x i i x x x x X The Economy of Buying A Hudson Super-Six Now Market Conditions Make Present Supply and Prices Uncertain This is not an announcement of an increase in price. We do not even know that a price increase is intended or will be necessary. But we do know that there never was a time when it was so difficult to forcast either the price that must be paid for raw materials or to know how to plan for the future market requirements. The accompanying table shows how the rising prices of raw mater ials have affected the Hudson Super-Six. The prices of all automo biles and manufactured goods of practically every kind have been similarly affected. Everything has, increased in price during the past two years. There is no indication that top prices of raw materials have yet been reach ed. Serious as that situation is, however, it is not as bad as are the newer conditions, vhich daily become more confusing. 'When costs of all materials increase correspondingly prices adjust themselves. During the past two years we have seen prices mount higher and higher. The increases are approximately at the same ra tio with all articles of merchandise. Therefore, the list price of an automobile is today relatively no higher than it was when it sold at from $200 to $300 less. If these conditions continue it would not be difficult to meet them. The prices that must be paid in the future for materials out of which automobiles are built, and which thus affect the price at which those cars must be sold, are, however, the least of our present obstacles. An all powerful and selfish buyer is in the market. He demands what he wants and no one has the power to oppose him. He is War. He takes the products of the world and at his will deprives all others of the rse of the materials they may need. Today he threatens to stop certain industries for his need is not to be denied. Even War does not know from one day to another what he shall want next. So no one can definitely plan for the future. He may want automobiles and if he does his wants must be sup plied. He will require thousands of ambulances. This would affect the supply of pleasure cars. War does not stop to make repairs. He. throws men, materials and money into the scrap heap with an extrav agance impossible of imagination. The average life of a war ambul ance on the battle front is 11 hours. So the difficulty now is in know ing how to plan for future requirements. Materials for automobiles must be contracted for from twelve to eighteen months in advance of production. As things are now, the matter of price is of secondary importance. Will we have enough automobiles to meet requirements? We seriously doubt it. Surely people will continue to want cars. With the greal prosperity that exists in this country, with the tremendous expenditures of the bil lions of dollars that are being put into circulation for war supplies, thousands of new buyers will want cars. Phaeton, 7 -passenger 91 054) But the Government may want all our pleasure cars. If it does where are the cars to come from except out of the stocks that were in tended to meet an expected normal demand. Assurance has already been given that privately owned automobiles are not to be command eered. There is a distinct advantage in buying your Hudson Super-Six today. It is not alone the advantage of a price that is based on a last year's material market. It is the advantage of obtaining deliv ery. Who knows how long that supply can be mett We don't know how many cars we will be able to get. We know v hat has been promised, but the factory can give us no definite assur ances as to the future. Our Hudson contracts are cancellable so far as deliveries are concerned, when cars may be needed for war pur poses. We have no assurances as to what price will have to be charged for the cars after we have had our present allotment and we do not know that we can even rely upon getting that allotment. "It is an ill wind that blows no one good." War has always brought prosperity even to the countries most sorely afflicted. It can not fail to have a similar effect on America. You can readily imagine what this will do in creating a greater demand for such a car as the Hudson Super-Six. Isn't it natural to suppose now that power, speed, and particularly, endurance, are required as never before that the Hudson Super-Six will be the wanted car? We cannot imagine how then- can be enough Super-Sixi s to meet the condition, so you sec the advantage in getting your Hudson Super-Six now. Today you can get it at a price not influenced by present material costs. You are assured of delivery. Neither the prnti nor the de livery, we are sure, can be guaranteed aa to the future. la Earn 7-Pae.enger Hudson Super-Six the Following Amount of Materiala Are Used: Our leather increase, which is one of the most important items, Is 40 per cent. Other upholstery items have advanced 100 per cent. Our wheels have advanced 80 per cent in price; our front and rear axles 30 per cent; the components of our tires, rubber and cotton, have advanced 75 and 150 per tent respectively. We use 0 pounds of copper in each Super-Six; it costs 100 per cent more than a year ago. The Cost in 1916. -50 lbs. frame steel 1.35 per cwt. 355 lbs. sheet metal 2.75 per cwt. 110 lbs. aluminum castings . .28 per lb. 210 lbs. cast iron 13.25 per ton The Cost Now. $5.25 per cwt. 8.15 per cwt. .50 per lb. 43.00 per ton Increase in Pet. 289 297 179 325 f J X X X X i x x f x PRICKS: Town Car Iaindaulet $80il Speedster. 4-paaaenirer 1750 Touring Sedan $2175 limousine SH'2? Cabriolet. :.Muufer lOSO Town Car SNKB5 IJmouliie lAiidaulet (All Prices f. o. b. Detroit) KING AND SMITH GARAGE 'J 10 W. THIRD The One Completely Modern Oarage in Western Nebraska PHONIC &4 K:Xe aaaa ft ft ff A ft ft j A A A A A rVW