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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (April 6, 1924)
“DRIVEWAYS” AT BUICK TOTAL 38,000 While the total li'.2S production of Buick cars reachml the unprecedented total of approximately 218,000 auto AIM KRTISEMFNT. Automobile Makes 27 Miles On Air An .'.utomoblle goes 27 miles on air by using an automatic device which was installed in less than five minutes. The automobile was only making 20 miles on a gallon of gasoline, lint nfr<n this remarkable Invention was in stalled it tunde better than 57. The In ventor, Mr. J. A. Strnnsky, 875 ldlev enlh street, Pukwana, South Dakota, wants agents and is willing to send a sample at his own risk. Write him today.—Advertisement. mobiles, certain Incidental figures are ' scarcely less Interesting. For instance, there la the matter of so-called "driveways.” meaning ars driven from the factories under tlie.r own power, cither by dealers or ultimate buyers. Of the Buick output there was in these an excess of 25.000 in 1022, and in excess of 28,000 in 1023. During 1022, the total number of freight car loads of automobiles leav ing the Buick plants was more than .10.000 and In 1923 more than 84,000 carloads. The total given for 1923 does not, It is explained. Include 4,430 frefght cars shipped with less than capacity load. During the last calendar year the Buick Motor company paid charges for inbound shipments amounting to over 3184,000. While the company does not prepay charges on outbound business, it is estimated that such charges on completed automobiles, parts and material, amounted to more than 311,000,000. Though low in price, yet it is dis tinctive in appearance. The design and workmanship you would ex pect to f im d only on higher priced cars. Built by DURANT eMzJuQp Andrew Murphy & Son 14th and Jackson Here 54 Years Students Learn Construction at Nash Car Plant Undergraduates at Iowa State Include Inspection of Factory in Course of Study. #_ Senior student* in electrical and mechanical engineering of Iowa State college In an Inspection of the Kenosha factory of the Nash Motors company on* day recently familiariz ed themselves with th* various ele ments that enter Into the construc tion of an automobile that is built 9? per cent complete within the walls of one factory. The students visited the Nash plant under the supervision of Paul W. Eells, professor of mechani cal engineering, and F. H. McLain, professor of electrical engineering. The inspection trip is a regular part of th# college curriculum. ' The delegation was greeted by E. II. McCarty, general sales manager of the Nash Motors company, and the college men were shown through the plant by factory guides who explain ed as they went along the Nash straight line production method wherein each operation follows an other in logical sequence from the time raw materials are received un til the car Is given its final road test. The students were shown the Nash roller bearing plant and were told that so far as is known Nash Motors is th# only motor car manufacturer that makes its hearings; they saw the battery of crankshaft testing ma chines with mechanism so accurate that they will register the weight of a human hair. The students were In terested in th# factory laboratory where they saw the Brinell testing apparatus and learned that Nash conducts a test for hardness of steel used In Its product every day, where in the general practice Is to test for hardness once or twice a month. Th# Nash open car body plant, sup plementing the closed body plants at Milwaukee also offered an interesting feature in th# program laid out for (he college men. There they saw the Nash dry kilns, the cutting and saw ing of choice lumber, the cutting of leather for the upholstery and body trim, and finally the care that is ex ercised In the painting of Nash bodies,'including the drying of each cost of pstnt in electric ovens. Iowa State college Is one of many universities In the mlddlewest that sends students through the Nash fac tories each year. Other colleger who make a first-hand study of Nash production methods Include the Uni versity of Wisconsin. University sf Illinois, Armour Institute of Technol ogy, Northwestern university and DePauw university. $5 for Just one laf. Then there's H other prizes each week. Send your laf to tlto LooM Eat Editor, The Omaha Bee. . A SIX-Built by Hudson * ii Note How Experts Praise It “Hudson has produced a super Essex . ... It looks like the proverbial knockout.' From Automobile Topic*. “The New Essex it a revelation of performance, ease of riding and of smoothness." —From Motor Ago. “Steers easily, even on loose gravel at SO miles per hour."— From Motor World “A wonderful value—a car of which Hudson engineers have a right to be proud. * '—From Motor Lit*. “Possesses Qualities / didn't believe could b« incorporated in a closed car at *975."- '/ A Tmrnntnue, in Motor (US A ) Thm COACH *975 Tauring Model •850 Fnlghl mmJ Turn Entrm / Aak About Our Easy Payment Plan 2500 New ESSEX Buyers Every Week Throughout the Country Open Evenings Some Territory Open (or Responsible Dealer* __ OMAHA-HUDSON-ESSEX _ - Harney at 26th Street Tel. AT Untie 8065 KILLY MOTOR CO., Associate Dealer POXSON IS NEW DORT SALES HEAD J. P. Port, president of the Pori Motor Car company, has announced the appointment of E. G. Poxson as sales manager, succeeding John P. Mansfield, who has resigned to take a position as factory executive with the Max well-Chrysler organization. Mr. Poxson lins been an important factor in the Port organization for the past six years In the position of as sistant sales manager. "I am very glad to announce the appointment of Mr. Poxson ns our sales manager" says Mr. Port, "as he is thoroughly qualified both in ability and in experience for the post he now occupies. Mr. l’oxson knows the Port organization intimately nnd Port dealers know- him and have con fidence that he will continue to carry out Port policies in a manner satis factory to both trade and public." Mail Carriers Favor Overland One U. S. Employe Removes Upholstery for Mail—Puts It Bark on Sundays. Overland and WIHyS-Knlght cars have been winning high favor with Unci* Sam's rural mail carriers In all parta of the country. Judging from the number of sales which have been reported to this class of buyers In recent month*. Harry Brown, rural mail carrier at Seaford, Del., uses an Overland Champion for hla work. He removes all upholstery, places a single seat back of the wheel, which leaves him room on three sides for his mail. On Sigidays he puts back the upholstery and converts it into a family car. Mr. Brown estimates that on his mall route lie makes 160 stops In 31 miles. Despite this handicap he is able to cover the distance with one and one half gallons of gasoline. Charles David, who covers a rural mall route near Bismarck, N. D., en tered his mall car in a fuel economy contest held at the Dickinson fair and won the event with a mark of 35 miles per gallon. The car had been driven 20,000 miles and the valves hail not-been ground for more than 7,000 miles preceding the day of the event. The car took part In the con test just as it had come off 11s daily mall route. C. B. Mahan, mall carrier neat Miles City, Mont., uses a AVillys Knight touring for his work. He covers a route of 63 miles and gen erally carries three and a half tons of mall, half of it being loaded on a trailer. Despite the load and the fre quency of hla stops he makes the trip in little more than two hours' time. SAFETY SLOGAN OF HUPP CHIEF Safety to those In tha esr, and long car life, ahould be prime considers tlona In the design and construction of every automobile. "In view of the congested traffic our larger elflee, and even on many of our main state hlghwaj-s, the flrat duty of ever motor car manufacturer la to build hla product so staunchly that It will perform perfectly In any reasonable emergency." declares Charles D. Hastings, president and general manager of the Hupp Motor Car corporation. "Considerable criticism haa been di reefed against the entire Industry re oently because aome manufacturers, in an tndaavor to get as much estes appearance Into their cars as possible and still soli them with a certain prio* limit, have overlooked what It a cardinal duty—that of building their cars to provide ths utmost in safe transportation," h* said. "Building an automobile that la safe generally presupposes that an unusual margin of strength in pro portion to known strain has been provided at Ha vital parts; that drop forgings, for Instance, are used In stead of castings or stampings; that staerlng knuckles are oversize; that wheels are tough, genuine hickory and gupported on staunchly built azlea; that sven the fenders are heav ier and more sturdy than aeems nec essary; that brakes ara adequate In size and will work the instant tha! pressure Is applied to them." NEWMARK STARTS HIS OWN AGENCY J. M. Newmark. for mora than lfi years associated with Durant and General Motors Interests, has estab llahed hla own business under the name of J. H. Newmark, Ino., and will eondnot a general advertlselng agency. Mr. Newmark will continue te di rect Durant sales promotion activi ties and te creele and ptare the ad vertlslng of Durant enferprlees through hla Independent organization Newark haa a consistent record In the automotive Induatry end was tho dean of General Motors advertising executive* wh»n he left th*t corpora tlon in Msv, 19".2, to return to the Durnnt Interest*. The new agency will he located In the Fisk building, Broadway and FlfM seventh street, New Tork city, and will begin Ha operations with the following accounts; Dtlrant Motora Inc , Durnnt Motor company of Midi igan. Durant Motor company of New .Jersey. I,orolijnhtle Company of Am»l lea, Flint Motor company. New* Process Gear company, Warner rur position, Adams Ail# company, American Plate Ginas corporation. Mason Motor Truck company, Tim Durnnt corporation, llnyrs limit cor poration. Hayes Hunt corporation nnd Precision t'hnln company, J. 17. Hansen Looks Forward to Haulier Ladillne Year With tho expectation of nn enor mous npilnjr buainena in tho Sioux «*ity territory, .1. IT. Hannon is gpend mi neveral day* there in nn effort to get Oadlllae at acted off -with a hit rip. On leaving- Omaha lie Mated that ha was turn t.lmt the bout year Cadillac baa ever enjoyed would ba the current year. With tlie* con tlnuanca of the preaent grunt w«Hitht*r it mighty good Mart nliould Tie mad* In 174!) Benjamin Franklin elec trocuted a turkc) for bin dinner, Greenlease Motors Corporation to Distribute Oldsmobile Autos K. C. lirccnlease. E. M. I,led. Greenlease Motor* corporation hat. been appointed distributor for Olds mobile* In Nebraska and western Iowa, with sale* room* and head quarter* at J048 1050 Earnam street, this city. It has taken over th* busi ness of th# Nebraska Oldsmoblle coni pany. Th# Greenlease Motor# corporation Is one of th* oldest and largest of the automobile distributor* in the Mis sourl valley. For 17 years It has been selling CadlUao cars exclusively and continuously, with places of business In Kansas City, Tulsa and Oklahoma City. R. C. Greenlease, president of the corporation, who has made a careful survey of conditions throughout Ne braska and western Iowa, speaks of the future for all lines of commercial and industrial pursuit with a great derfl of optimism and enthusiasm, lie plans rapid expansion of his com pany's local interests snd has ex pressed a desire to assist and co op erate In every way possible In promot ing the commercial activities of Oma ha and contiguous trade territory. E. M. Lied, vice president and gen eral manager of the corporation, will have direction of the local organiza tion, and has placed In charge, J. R. O'Neal, known In local automobile trade circles through having been en gaged th# last eight year* in selling Oldsmoblle* throughout thl* territory. 4. n. O'Neal. FORD BREAKS SALES RECORD Retail delivarlea of Ford car* and trucks In th* United State* during the month of March reached the rec ord-breaking total of JOS,735 it was announced by the Ford Motor com pany here today. Nothing in the history of th* auto mobile industry compares with this remarkable record. A significant feature developed dur in* the last 10 day* of the month when sales averaged 10.804 car* and truck* a day Indicating that the spring buying ruah haa begun and that under thi* enormous demand pro duction of th* company will be taxed to the limit in an endeavor to meet the heavy flood of orders. AUTO INSURANCE L. J. Goodall HAMILTON & CO. 803-4 Nevillo Block JA ckson 0687 I * V FOR. WARD SPEEDS OVERDRIVE AND UNDER. DRIVE COMBINED DOUBLES POWER FOR HEAVY PULLS AND GIVES ONE-THIRD MORE SPEED WITH REDUCED MOTOR SPEED THINK WHAT THIS MEANS! A Gear for EVERY Road and Load Ws Carry Stock !a Omaha Your Ford Dealer Has Them Or Writs on Postcard "Send Details" MOTOR SPECIALTIES CO., Distributors 17 W. 13th Arenas Denser, Colorado Announcement The Olds Motor Works Are Pleased to Announce the Appointment of GREENLEASE MOTORS 2048-2050 Farnam Street Omaha, Nebraska «, . a x Distributors of Its Products for Nebraska and Western Iowa Whether you are an Oldsmobile owner at present or are consider ing buying a car some time in the future you are cordially invited to visit Greenlease Motors salesroom and inspect the open and closed body types of the new Oldsmobile Six. A ride in this remarkable new Oldsmobile will quickly convince you that it is one of General Motors? greatest achievements. You are offered the unusual opportunity of buying a SIX at The World’s Lowest Priced Six-Cylinder Car Factory ■ ■ ' The World** Lowest Priced Six-Cylinder Car - OLDS MOTOR WORKS • LANSING, MICHIGAN Division of General Motors Corporation