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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1923)
12,281,445 Cars Rgisteral in U. S. Last Year Gain of 1,757,050, or 16 Per Cent, Over 1921—New York State Leads in Number. Statistics on motor vehicles compiled by the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company give a total of 12.2X1.445 cars and trucks registered in this country in 1922. A gain of 1,757,050, or 16.7 per cent, is registered over 1921, with a total of 10,524,395. The year 1922 was the biggest the automobile Industry has known. Ev ery state in the union shows an in crease in the number of cars operated. Manufacturers enjoyed the biggest year since the inception of the motor car. with 2,576.219 cars and truck produced. Today there is one car for every 8.6 persons in the country. In the past two years, more car3 have been produced than were regis tered in 1916. New York is again the leader with 1,002.293 cars and trucks. This is an increase of 386.283 over 1921, the largest numerical gain made in any Ftate. Ohio continues in second place with 839.000 vehicles. California ad vanred to third place with S42.663, passing Pennsylvania and Illinois, re spectively fourth and fifth. Nevada clings to the cellar position with 12.847. This, however, is a gain of 2,047, or 19 per cent, over 1921. Nevada's registration is greater than the combined total of 27 foreign coun tries. Biggest Per Cent in D. f. The District of Columbia registered the largest percentage gain, with 27.6 per cent more vehicles than in 1921 The smallest gain recorded was la Maryland where there are only 2.1 per cent more cars than in 1921. Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri and North Dakota show increases ranging from 7 per cent to 15 per cent. Six states have nearly 40 per cent , of all the motor vehicles registered in | the country. New York, Ohio, Cali ■ fomla, Pennsylvania, Illinois- and Michigan accomplish this with a com bined total of 4.898.S63. The gain in these states during 1922, S59.326, is greater than 1 lie total registration of Great Britain and France combined. California has tho greatest number of cars per capita, w itli one for every 4.1 inhabitants. Alabama has the lowest showing in this respect, having only one car for every 26.1 persons. New York, the numerical loader, has on* for every 10.3 persons. Comparative Table. In the value of its finished products tha automobile industry ranks first, ex ceeding even the steel and textile In dustrie*. Today there are close to 400,000 mile* of Improved national and ■tate highways in the country. State registrations for 1921 and 1922, as compiled by the B. F. Good rich Rubber company are given be low, together with the rank of each state last year, and its percentage of gain over 1921. Per Cent State Bank 1921 1923 Increase Alabama. 35 82.34;! nn,0f>2 t> t Arizona .45 35.049 39.034 8.5 Vrkanaaa ... — .36 68,009 86,61 4 27.3 California . 3 658,030 842,663 28.1 Colorado .20 145,030 175,000 20.1 Connecticut ....24 137.526 149,659 8.8 Delaware .48 21.413 24,560 1 4.7 Dial, of ColUm.,57 6.'."96 85,425 37.6 Florida .29 97,967 120,000 22.5 Oeorgla .25 130,901 144,604 10.4 Idaho .41 61,294 53,807 4.9 Illlnole . 5 670,434 766,190 17.5 Indians . 9 400.342 470,530 17.5 towa . 8 460,528 499.448 8.5 Kansas .15 289,540 327.194 13.0 Kentucky .23 126,371 163,500 21.4 Louisiana .31 80,000 102,284 27.9 Maine .34 77.527 91.710 IS.4 Maryland ......22 159,304 162,570 2.1 Massachusetts ..12 362,580 385,840 6.4 Michigan . 6 478.744 578.980 70,9 Minnesota .13 332,000 383.000 16.3 Mississippi .38 65.491 75.470 16.2 Missouri .10 346.4.37 3S8.699 12.2 Montana ..40 68,785 62,648 6 6 Nebraska .16 238,704 256.6. I 7 r. Nevada .49 10,800 12,847 19.0 New Hampshire.43 42.039 4S.576 15.:< New Jersey ....14 272.994 341.626 25.1 New Mexico ....47 24.633 25.473 6 New York . 1 816.010 1,002,293 22.8 North Carolina..19 152.990 182.067 19.0 North Dakota ..32 92.644 99.100 7." Ohio . 2 726.700 639.OO0 18.2 Oklahoma .17 212.000 250,444 if.I Oregon ..27 1 18,615 134,566 13.6 Pennsylvania ... 4 689,589 829,737 20 3 Rhode Island ...39 54.957 66.son 21 n South Carolina...33 90.546 95,9;s 6.0 South Dakota ...28 1 19,274 125,238 5.0 Tennessee ......26 1 17,503 135,745 15.8 Texas . 7 467,616 626.569 32.6 \;tsh .43 47.485 49,156 7.5 Vermont . 44 37,265 43,8el 1..8 Virginia .2t 140.000 169.000 20.7 Washington ....*.8 191.070 2i7,iii i';.6 West Virginia. . .30 93.910 112,752 2O.0 Wisconsin ......11 oxl.741 358,044 13." Wyoming .46 26,619 30,709 15.4 Total .10,624.395 12,281,415 16.7 More Cars Used in Winter Now Indication They Are Past Luxury Stage, Motor President Says. No better Indication of the fact that motor cars are past the luxury stage and are becoming an indispensable factor in modern life can be found than the statistics which show that motorists are finding their cars more necessary and harder to dispense with in the winter than ever before. Once accustomed to the use of a car and its convenience for getting about town, motorists are becoming more reluc tant each year to put their cars up in winter. Undoubtedly, the automobile has be come a year round necessity, al though the Increasing number of cars in use in winter docs not indicate an increase in the ratio of closed cars as compared to open or touring models as the produtclon of open cars has always outnumbered the produc tion of closed cars 3 to 1. ‘‘It is not necessary for the owner of a Barley Six touring car to put it away for the winter,” says Mr. Vayo of the Vayo Motor Car com pany. “In fact, the owner of a Bar ley Six touring car can use It very comfortably throughout the entire year, owing to the fact that tiie top and curtains are individually tailored to fit each particular car." Taxi Driver Foils Thugs. Hartford City. Ind., Jan. 27.—Roes Smoots, taxi driver, was driving down a dark street when an armed man, evidently with the Intention of hold ing him up, rushed toward the mn i hine. S^ioots knocked him down with a fendef and ran over hint. 4 Unable to Supply Demand for Autos A. A. Megfried. A. A. Siegfried, distributor for Chev rolet ears, recently received word from the Chevrolet factory that 2,158 cars were shipped on January 19 front various assembling plants. This is tho record shipping day and repre sents unprecedented winter orders. According to Mr. Siegfried the de mand for cars is so great that even with this present high production he is far behind on orders. Buick Has Honor Position at Auto Show in Chicago Revolting Chassis, Revealing Much of Mechanism, At tracts Much Attentiton at Exhibit. Chicago, III.. Jan. 27.—The second of the two big national automobile shows opened here today in the his toric Coliseum and Seventh Regiment armory. Buick again occupied the position of honor, on the strength of leading all others in business done, and the other manufacturers’ exhibits were in the same relatively advantageous space as at New York. An exhibit that attracted attention was tho Buick revolving chassis. This cutout chassis, which is constantly in action whether revolving or not, seems to fascinate spectators, some of whom stand for hours watching its operation. Never before has so much of an automobile chassis been revealed to the eye at one time. So Important is it regarded as a sales aid that the Ruick people have had a moving picture taken of it for the use of dealers in communities where the chassis itself cannot be seen. New York Show Best Ever, Avers Veteran Auto Man Local Dealers Hold High Hopes for 18th Annual Exposition to Open in Omaha Feb. 26. "From the standpoint of the motor ist who is interested in the high qual ity of the offerings and the values in general, this is the finest show I have ever visited," declared the vet eran. Charles F. Duryea, at the New York show. The same will hold true of the ISth annual Omaha show, the "Back-to Prospetity" exposition of ears, trucks and accessories to be held at the Au ditorium, the week of February 26. Mr. Duryea is well known as a pioneer of the industry, although not 1 connected with a factory now. But he has never lost his enthusiasm and travels from his home in Philadelphia to visit the show every year. He went on to point out why this year’s shows present so much of Interest. (iood Cars Offered. "There have never been such won derful ears offered for so little money. They are marvelous in their complete ness and their practicability. 1 dreamed of such cars years ago, but I never expected to see them. "The show bears out my conten tion of many years that the American designer of motor cars has no equal In the world. Not only Is the American car today more complete, than the product of any other country, but it is hetter adapted to all-around work. It stands alone in its ability to perform without trouble, over long periods, and under any condition of roads. Repairs Simplified. "We used to think of car repairs as a highly specialized task, requiring the service of men trained for partic ular makes. What have we? An en tire industry producing cars that of fer not the slightest problem to the ordinary mechanic. Clean, simple chassis—every part easily reached, parts available in every part of the country. Sometimes I am Inclined to rub my eyes in wonder at the marvel of it all.” "It is these facts, combined with the unusually strong buying Interest, this year, which are drawing such tre mendous crowds to the shows, ’ says A. B. Waugh, manager of the Omaha show. "We are glad of the opportunity the show affords us to present the 1323 car to the dealers and tlie mo torists of the middlewest.” Cigar Ashes Foil Trick. Berlin. ' Jan. 27.—A traveling man on a Berlin passenger train was ac cused by a woman of having attempt ed to attack her. With her blouse torn and her hair streaming, the woman pulled the bell cord and hysterically recounted her experiences to the train officials. The accused man pointed to an tin disturbed ash on his cigar. It was nearly an' inch long. It developed that the woman had entered the man’s apartment unso licited and had attempted to extort money from him on the threat that she would make some charge if he did not comply. Confident that the cigar ash would exonerate him, he calmly waited. Special Cadillacs for Omaha Auto Show "As far as tho Cadillac display Is concerned, Omaha's auto show will l>e second to rone this year—not even the New York show," says J. H. Hansen, who has just returned from the east where he placed specifica tions for a number of special Cadillac cars for the exhibit. "In selecting special colors for our Cadillac cars, I visited ull the displays at the New York show, as well as the plants of several custom body build ers, and selected combinations most dignified and yet unusual. One car is being especially built in an eastern custom body plant. It is the only one of its kind built and is entirely dif ferent from anything yet displayed at an Omaha show. "If business for the year of 1923 Is to be gauged by the number of auto mobiles sold in the month of January, this will be tho biggest year Cadillac has ever known. So far this month wo have delivered more new ears than in any previous January." Chevrolet Jumps to Second^Place in Production New Plants Being Built to Fill Demand Sinrc Reorganiza tion of Company in 1921. “Many persons have asked me why the Chevrolet has made such astound ing advances in manUfccturo and sale of cars, having jumped front seventy place to second place In production and in sales in a period of less than a half year,” said A. A. Siegfried, Omaha Chevrolet distributor. “Chevrolet marketed only 153,646 cars in 1920, which, up to that time, was the best year in the motor car in dustry. And in 1921 sales foil down to 71,991 cars. In the fall of 1921, de spite the depression in the automobile industry, Chevrolet made some big changes in organization, bringing about the great change in the little car. “Sales have been increasing ma terially since the fall of 1921 and dur ing 1922 tlie factory sold 243,000 cars and the production schedules for 1923 are said to be about double those of 1922. "In spite of the doubling of shifts, and enlargements of Chevrolet's eight large plants, they have been unable to care for the demand and new large plants are under construction. Most of them are nearly ready for business at Buffalo, Cincinnati and Janesville, AVis. Also new Fisher body plants adjoin the automobile manufacturing plants at Buffalo, Cincinnati, Flint, f?t. Louis, Janesville and Oakland, Cal. “Production of Chevrolet* will be about 2,200 cars per days, beginning about 2,200 cars per day, beginning advised it is quite likely that the va rious Chevrolet factories will bo In a position to supply the demand, or quite nearly so, after March 1.” Allen to Chicago. Tom Allen, sales manager for the AVestern Motor Car company, will leave today for Chicago to attend the automobile show. State Retailers’ Body Will Hear a*' Noted Speakers Business Experts to Address Convention of Nebraska F ed er a lion Here February 19*21. There will be a number of noted speakers at the annual convention of the Federation, of Nebraska Retailers in Hotel Fontenelle, February 19 to 21. J. J. llasley, merchandising manager of the Burgess-Nash company of Omaha, a member of the board of di rectors of the federation, will address the convention Tuesday, February 20. Mr. llasley started his business career in Kaufman Brothers department store at Pittsburgh. He spent two years with Marshall Field & Co. of Chicago, then took a position as gen eral manager of a store at Rock Island, 111. From there he went to Davenport, la., where he served four years as merchandising manager of the largest department store there. He then came to Omaha, to assume his present duties. Professor to Speak. Dr. F. E. Wolfe, professor of busi ness research at the University of Nebraska, will address the convention Wednesday morning, February 21. After receiving his bachelor's degree from an eastern university. Dr. Wolfe did graduate work at John Hopkins university, receiving the degree of doctor of philosophy in 1912. For II years Dr. Wolfe was a teacher and rescrnch professor In eastern universities. In 1918 and 1919 he was research investigator In industrial relations for tho United States shipping board, emergency fleet corporation, and during 1920 and 1921 ho was research investigator with the United Topothea of America of Chicago, 111. lie has had charge of the business research bureau it University of Nebraska for two years. Thomas E. Kelly, Minneapolis, Minn., is another speaker on Ihe pro gram. He is noted for the forceful and rapid tire method In which he ex presses himself. He started his busi ness career as a retail merchant in a small country town. Today ho is president of three large banks In tho Twin Cities and of the Kelly Invest ment company. Ilo edits and pub lishes a magazine and is president of tDo Kelly’s Sales system. East Sep temper .Mr. Kelly personally financed and conducted the Progressive Busi ness congress which met in Minne apolis. Balmy Nights Dir! It, Honolulu, Jan. 27.—Miss Margaret E. Cobb and Elvin A. Hurlburt had known each other for six or seven years back in Whittier, Cal., but it took the impetus furnished by Hono lulu's wonderful moonlight nights and the soft lapping of tlie oeean waves on the sands of Waikiki to bring their romance to the matri monial bureau climax. They told the marriage license clerk this story when they recently stepped up to the window for the legal papers, and fol lowed this action Immediately with a marriage ceremony at the Catholic mission. Story of the Legion The American Legion has a two-fold purpose—to serve its country and service to its comrades. SERVICE to its country by preaching a true doctrine of Americanism. SERVICE to its comrades by aiding the disabled and the sick; by furnishing food, clothing and shelter to destitute families of ex-service men who need it; by fur nishing employment to ex-service men out of jobs; by aiding ex-service men in their dealings with the government. * / What Douglas County Post No. 1, American Legion, Has Done □ Three thousand jobs, temporary and permanent, were furnished ex service men in 1922 by the Douglas County Post. Tons of coal, quantities of clothing, groceries and necessary medicines were furnished unfortunate families of our buddies. Hundreds of disabled veterans were aided in many cases financially and in their dealings with the government. Scores of claims for travel pay were settled. Hundreds of cases of unpaid allot ments adjusted. Scores of men assisted with claims for compensation, insurance and voca tional training. Some of these claims require months of correspondence. Hundreds of transient ex-service men furnished lodging. More than 200 baskets provided for ex-service men’s families at Christmas and Thanksgiving. Several unknown ex-service men who died in Omaha buried. Hospital bills paid for nervous men and medical expenses paid in scores of cases. Scores of families helped by Auxiliary and Legion doctors at childbirth. Many visits made by Legion nurses. Legion lawyers furnish legal aid free to needy ex-service men. Help given by Post in several cases in getting relatives of Legion men to America. Hundreds of “Respect the Flag” posters given to newly naturalized citizens. The dates of the Membership Drive of Douglas County Post No. 1 are January 31 and February 1 and 2. Your membership will help make the Legion more powerful for doing good for all ex-service men. “Help Carry a Buddy’s Pack” We Wish the Legion Success in the Membership Campaign mr , r D .. Charles E. Black Nelson C. Pratt * Nour.e Oil Co. Vaughn Construction Co. A Friend Tom Kelley, ihe Insurance Man J. E. Davidson Chandler Is New Except Its Axle “Pike's Peak" Motor Sensa tion at Exhibits—Rear Axle Unchanged From 1922. The 1923 Chandler line, with its new Pike’s Peak motor, new chassis, new bodies and new prices, might be adjudged entirely new. There is just one exception—the rear axle. The Pike's Peak motor already has proved to be the sensation of 1923. At the shows, the most effective Chan dler exhibit was in the demonstra tions staged outside the big buildings. The chassis is an inch lower, though the road clearance has not been de creased. and the lower center of grav ity aiids materially to tho Tiding com fort and to tho rase of handling, be sides greatly enhancing the general appearance of the ear. The steering has been made remarkably easy by the use of taper roller hearings in the front axle spindles. The turning ra dius has been reduced. Anti-rattle devices are provided wherever neces sary. New "springs are more effec tive. Yet, with all these changes and im provements, the Chandler uses the identical rear axle that it brought out at tlie beginning of 1922. The reason is that the engineers deemed that it not only was quite up to tho stand ards set by the new motor and chassis, but that it could not be made any better. This 100 per cent perfect unit is manufactured in the Chandler's own plant, as indeed is the car almost in its entirety. Besides meeting the test of a full year without a single fail ure, it has passed just as success fully men more severe trials to which it was subjected in the long period of testing of tbe l’ike's Peak motor, first on the hills around Cleveland, then on the famous climb at 1'nlon town, Pa., and then for the extended series of tests on Pike's Peak, whole the motor won its name. Opper Acquires More Territory Reo Dealer (Jets District at Hastings Formerly Held !>v A. H. Jones. J. M. Opper, who recently pur chased the Interests of A. II. Jones in the Jones-Upper company, advises he has acquired from the Heo Motor Car company additional territory which will make his company one of the largest distributing points of the Keo, ns well as one of (he largest distribu tors with one of the largest territories controlled In the city. The territory obtained is a consid erable part of that formerly controlled by the A. 11. Jones company of Hast ings. Mr. Opper says that his com pany will confine its efforts to the sale of Keo cars exclusively. The Keo Motor Car company has added to its line several new models. Including a new four-passenger brougham shown for the first time at the New York show. It has also added to its line a new model sedan and coupe. These new additions will enable his company to supply higlt grade closed cars at a lower price than ever before. Mr. Opper has just returned front a trip over the territory and reports that the outlook for business for the coining year is exceptionally good. Auto Electric Repair Branches ^ Using Flat Rale Car Owners Arc Assured of Uniform Price on Same Job at Any Station in U. S. or Canada. United Motors Service, with gen eral offices in Detroit, has put into effect the fiat rate repair service In its 21 branches in tl*1 United Btati* and Canada for maintenance repair operation on the electrical equipment it serves—Delco and Re my starting, lighting and ignition systems and Klaxon horns. The maintenance repair at the rates established is available st those branches to any car owner or the trade. The schedules of this company are designed to give tlie customer: 1. A flat rate of this job. which In cludes both repair charge and mate rial. 2. A uniform price on the same Job at any branch. 3. A price based exactly on the con dition of his job and the work to bo done—nat a ''general average'' of sim ilar jobs done In the past. Before a price on any job is given, an examination of tile electrical equip ment of the motor vehicle is made, and only after tills diagnosis, is the price given. If tliis examination can not be made In a short time, the price is later conveyed to the person d^^_> siring the repair. The repair charge given on a com plete unit in the schedule always in cludes minor operations needed. Trade Headquarters for Economical Transportation flaffifar a” Hotel Blackstone, Chicago English Room Telephone Harrison 4300 January 27 to February 3 inclusive A general invitation is extended to the automo bile trade to call at our headquarters during the week of the National Automobile Show, where representatives of this Company are in attendance. Chassis with the new copper cooled motor is also on display at these headquarters Chevrolet Motor Co., Detroit, Mich. Division of General Motors Corporation THE 1923 Series Stude baker Light-SixTouring Car was shown for the first time at the New York Auto mobile Show. Many pronounced this car the most striking feature of the show. It was certain ly the center of the crowd. The Light-Six Touring Car is beautiful, roomy and comfortable. In design, me chanical excellence and equip ment it is a worthy member of the world's greatest line of quality motor cars. The new body is all-steel, with wide, deep and com fortable seats, upholstered, as usual, in genuine leather. The rear scat is 43 V2 inches wide, which provides ease and comfort for three adults. Cushions are ten inches deep. The Light-Six Tour ing Car is as comfortable a3 that favorite chair in your living room. The one-piece, rain-proof windshield, with cowl lights in base, and the cojvl venti lator are improvements for moderate priced cars origi nated by Studebaker. The Light-Six chassis, the dependability of which has been established in the hands of 100,000 owners, remains practically unchanged. The body, windshield, radiator, cowl and fittings are the new features. The name STUDEBAKER on an automobile is assur ance of satisfaction. 1923 MODELS AND PRICES—o. b. factorial LIGHT-SIX SPECIAL-SIX BIGSIX S-Pam., 113' W. B , 40 B. P. S-PamnUV W B..50H. P 7-Pgv , 126' W B., «0 H P t-t-t $ 073 Touring-$1275 Touring.-$1750 Roadster (3-Pass.)-»7S Roadster (2-Paas.)-1250 Speeds! w (5-Pass.)-183S Coupe-Roadster _ ,, _ . .... Coupe (4-Pass.)-2400 lip_> tow Coupe (4-Pass.)-1*75 Coupe (5-Pass.)_2550 g-j— ' _1550 Sedan_MSP Sedan_2750 Terms to Meet Your Convenience O. N. BONNEY MOTOR CO. 2550-4 Farnam HA rney 0676 THIS IS A STUDEBAKER YEAR