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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1912)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 6, 1912. 7 i mm JL-ZouL U LJ . f, mi ,1, iii.i ii mi.,, n n.,1, ,-ii i J Model 99, 5 passenger touring car, 117 inch wheeibase Rtttenber 40 H P Motor, 34 inch wheels with demountable rims, a beautifully finished straight line body , fine upholstering. 1250 JF Jit' gf 4 - 7 JT ' jf gX 4 f r m m m m timer M Gars this ; 1. A cone , ; or multiple disg clutch. ? i j2,u A univer sal joint. ? 3, : A trbuble- Vsbme! and expen sive series of gears for speed changes. 4. Another uni versal joint. 8. Still another universal joint. 6. A noisy, power con suming set of .bevel gears. X J g 1 -The Compare these six conv plicated units with the y ents of the Lambert System in the opposite col umn$i ' The Lambert may now be seen in Omaha. ' Arrange for your demonstration by wire, mail or telephone at once. It is the Pioneer Friction Driven The Lambert EM or 6ar 6o. ' J III Connection with The Independent Auto and Repair Go. '." 2416-18 Famam St. , .. A Money .Maker for Sealers, Write or Wire for Territory. . GARAGE EXHIBIT A SUCCESS Thousands of Carnival Visitors Find Their Way to Auto Bow. NEW MODELS ARE ATTRACTIVE Wbtle the Decoration Are Being ' Taken Down, the Show Will Con tinue Vntll the New Cnra Lone Their Novelty. Although the Ak-S&r-Ben festivities closed last night, the automobile exhibit In one sense of the word will go on growing bigger and better for uome weeks to come. True, deooratlona will be taken down, but the show will continue to flour lsh until the 1913 cars lose their novelty. Not a few of the handsomest and most popular models of the different makes have still to make their appearance, and it Is doubtful whether all the cars will be In before another week has passed. Still with the number of cars on hand last week, a very creditable estimate of the 1913 line was obtainable, and Judging from the amount of business reported from all points on the row, the new mod els were sufficient to secure an excellent start on what Is predicted as the biggest auto year In the history of the state. Wants Anticipated. As the manufacturers become better ac quainted with what the public demands In their motors' progress In construction and equipment is bound to be made. But when the wise heads of the different facj tories anticipate the public's wants by several years, as is the case this season, then the business Is bound to boom, and boom biff. This the 1913 models shot to a degree that is astounding. Construction probably has reached a position where it will remain dormant for some seasons to come, as there is little left but Eternal youth to be desired in the running of a, modern automobile. Equipment and Im provements that tend to th comfort of motorists know no bounds, and it is seem ingly with this idea In mind that the 1913 car has come to life. Close to 75,000 people were visitors of the different automobile companies and branch houses last week, the majority of which took a great deal of interest in this phase of advancement. , Dealers atlfled. All dealers are . thoroughly satisfied with the impression their cars made on the public, and naught but . praise has been heard for the fall show. The visitors were accorded more attention as individ uals than is possible in a central exhibit Their minds were concentrated on one make of machine at a time, with the re- suit that they left the row after the show with real knowledge instead of O Jumble of mixed ideas and phrases fired at them from a mob of rival salesmen, each bent on out talking the other. Cer tainly the garage exhibits have been a success. Black Hills Train is a Shorter Route to Yellowstone Park "The primary idea of the Black Hills trail was a shorter route to the Black Hills front, Omaha and extreme eastern Nebraska points, than the route now In general use by the way of the transcon tinental lines to Sidney, and ' thence northward by . way of Alliance," said Mr. O. C. Turner, secretary of the Ne braska State . Automobile . association. "The Black Hills trail leaves the trans continental route at Fremont, runnlne in a northwesterly direction by way of Hooper, West Point and Norfolk, to O'Neill, thence westward, following the general route of the Northwestern, to Chadron, thence northwest by way of the best traveled roads to the Black Hills country. "The official sign adopted for this was a band of blue, eighteen Inches wide, and a strip of white, three Inches wide above and below. This sign to be painted upon telephone and other poles at all intersecting? roads. "Later developments, however, partic ularly the opening of the Yellowstone National park to automobile tourists, has given to this route a greater importance than was at first anticipated. In addi tion to the route as above indicated, there is now a projected road connecting with th transcontinental lines of Iowa at Sioux City, and following, nearly an air line westward to O Neil, where it Joins the southern branch of the Black Hills trail, and continues westward. At Chadron this line Joins the JTellowstone trail and continues westward through the state of Wyoming to the Yellow stone National park. This line from Sioux City westward through , the state of Nebraska forms the connecting link for the shortest route between Chicago and other eastern points and the Yel lowstone National park, causing an esti mated saving of 216 miles in distance over any other recognized route of travel and being on an almost exact parallel with Chicago and the entrance to the park." , r : -. ; 1 - . AMERICAN CARS SELL FAST ON BRITISH ISLES DETROIT, Mich.,' Oct 6. Nowhere are theTe better roads than on the British Isles, according to P. L. D. Perry, man ager of the Manchester factory of the Ford Motor company, who has been spending a few weeks at the Detroit factory. Mr. Perry believes that prospects for the sale of American cars in the British Isles and also on the continent are very bright for the coming year. He says the Ford Motor company's fac tory In Manchester manufactured and sold 8,200 cars on the British Isles this season, which was more cars than were built and sold by the next three largest English automobile factories. - Believing the demand will, be much greater next year, Mr. Perry says the Manchester fac tory will build 6.600 cars for sale in' the British Isles alone, and approximately 3,500 more for the European market ; Gossip ; , Along the Automobile Row TIRE COMPANY DONATES TO OCEAN TO OCEAN ROAD INDIANAPOLIS, Oct 6.-Impetus, to the tune of 1300.000. has been given the proposed ocean-to-ocean national high way by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company, of Akron, O. Over $1,000,000 has already been pledged, and some of the largest makers of .automobiles and accessories have yet to be heard from. Baker Electric DraUn Meet. A convention of the Baker Electric deal ers and salesmen will be held In Cleve land, where the Baker Motor Vehicle company Is located, October 18, 17 and 11 AbOut 150 Baker dealers and salesmen will convene. They will be shown for the first time the new Coupe model, which has just been announced, ' The floral parade last week, which was the admiration of over 200,000 Omahans and their friends, was, for the most part born in the capacious rooms of the Drum mond Motor company. Here a large pro portion of the automobiles and auto trucks received their decoration, among which were several of the prise winners. The Drummond house, which Is situated at Twenty-sixth and Fsxnam streets, was selected for its general available lo cation as a good point to decorate the machines and for the generous amount of floor space In which to carry on the work. . C. J. Corkhlll of the Cole Motor com pany returned late last week from a business trip to Kansas City, where he reports a considerable amoount of busi ness for the Cole car. Mr, CorkhiU leaves this evening for Indianapolis, where he goes to attend the annual meet ing of Cole dealers, which is to be held there October 8 and 9. The local house closed a contract with Barr & Morgan of Sioux City during the last week for the 1913 line. : F. O. Salisbury, traveling representative of the Mollne Auto company, spent the past week with the local branch. Mr. H. ' O. Tubbs drove home a new Mollne Drednought Thursday. He lives near Nebraska City. Clarke O. Powell, who managed the 1913 model exhibit Is receiving, congratula tions all along "Automobile Row." The Ak"Sar-Ben governors appreciated the substantial boosting given the fall fes tivities by the automobile trade. The W. I Huffman Auto company claims the pennant on sales during carni val week. They made the following de liveries: Monroe Auto company, Monroe, Neb., Hupmoblle; Mr. M. Choale, Albion, Neb., Hupmoblle touring car; H. S. White, Lyons, Neb., Hupmoblle roadster; A. H. Harmon, Loretto, Neb., Hupmoblle touring car; W. E. Montgomery, Orleans. Neb., Hupmoblle touring car, Clyde Mc Neill, Atlantic, la., Abbott-Detroit "It" seven-passenger. All -the Cartercar men reported last week from their territories throughout the state. It Is the general opinion among them that a good fall business will be enjoyed, barring the interferance of bad weather. The local Cartercar house is carrying the largest stock in the history of the branch in anticipation of a big fall business. During the Ak-Sar-Ben parades, the local Cartercar company took care of thirty different machines from out of town, all of whioh were Carter , ears. Mr. Bromwell of the Cartercar com pany, states that he has never seen a collection of machines since he has, been in the business that was in such uni formly good condition as these same thirty cars, many of which Were several seasons old. W. W. Hel!en, sales manager of the W, I. Huffman Automobile comD&ny. claims the auto show week during the Ak-Sar-Ben was one of the moBt suc cessful in the hlstor of Auto row. "We had more actual Interested buyers In our store than In any previous year, and from the records of stability of the Hupmoblle '32 the publlo are convinced that it. is a 'good buy.' I look for a i-Acord breaker durlne the 1913 season, and we will have the cars to deliver this year. We have been handicapped by nnt rottJnff deliveries, but we are as sured by the factory that we can depend on 2.000 cars, and that sounds gooa to me." : ' ' ' E. V. Abbott of the Michigan Auto company reports the arrival of the ,1913 Mighty Michigan 40 demonstrator, and invites Omaha In general to come and see the best car on the market for j the money. B. East, secretary of the company, has Just returned from a trip through the state, where he says pros pecsB forv the car could not be better. He also secured the contract of Gus Hollander of Schleswig. la., for the 1913 machines, not Xr. Hathaway report the best wk' business In "Little Four" road sters that they have so far enjoyed. Thin cl&ssv little machine is fast becom ing one of the common sights on the streets of Omaha. A. T. Hunt, pushing the Atlas Auto company products; Mllo Cass, represent in "Tirsnew." and E. H. Holmes, look ing after the Stewart Speedometer inter, ests, made their headquarters with the Powell Supply company aunng tne iu model exhibit They were an eninusias tlc over sales, as well as over the beauty of the floral parade and i electrical pageant ' W. 8. Hathaway of Kansas City and C. H. Stapler, representative of the Reo factory, were visitors at the Doty ft TTnrknorAif A lit ft M)lllDsl,XlT last week. Both men were favorably Impressed with .w ,,inmihiu situation in Omaha and exoressed a wish that conditions over the entire country might be as promis ing. Th. tl Wilson Auto company did an i.iiTit business during the festivities last week and closed a large number of contracts with visiting automobile men. Mr. WMson said: "This kind of an exhibit will do more for the trade than any event of the year, for the simple reason that In this way we can devote our ser vices to a small number of people at a time, and explain more fully the merits of our stock. You can count me as a booster for shows of this nature every lima, for I truthfully believe they are the strongest producers of motor enthusi asm. " ' ' At last the Ford prices have come down after, several months of rumored cuts, riuurln from $100 to CIS, Henry Ford has put the quietus on all such wild state ments and has by. the Increased produc tion of his famous car. lowered the price by 150. that is on the touring car. The other models have also come down, the runabout (65 and the town car $100, mak ing the present cost for the touring car, $600, the runabout, (525, and the town car 1800. The United Motor company made four retail sales last week, all of which were to visitors from out in the state. A ship ment of Maxwell "22" roadsters arrived Thursday, one of which is to be used for demonstration purposes. In body lines and designs the Maxwell "22" Is decidedly English, and the general appearance of the little car Is pleasing. Left hand drive and center control are features. C. W. McDonald, of the Marion Auto company, left early last week with Gen eral Granville M. Dodge, for Peoria, 111., where a reunion of the Grand .Army of the Republic is being held. Tlie party made the trip in the general's touring car. The Omaha Cadlllas company sold 1913 touring cars to the following people last week: A J. Blotcky, Jacob Krug. Her bert King of Norfolk and W. E. Schourop ot Grand Island. The United Motor company sold a seventy horse-power Columbia Silent Knight to W. M, Paul of Thurman, la,, last week. The price of the machine is $4,200, and to say that the csr is a beauty would be but stating the case mildly. Mr. Paul left for home Saturday in his new machine. ' ' ; The bull moose car. which attracted so much -. attention in the recent floral parade, and which is a product of the local Cadillac company, has for the last two, days occupied a place of prominence on the show room floor of this company. Wednesday night, previous to and Im mediate following the electrical proces sion a crowd of several hundred people stood before the windows of this firm, admiring the originality of the decora tion. In fact, the people were packed so closely at one stage of the evening that It required the services of several police men to prevent the show windows from being pushed In. , . A G. Selberllng, for several years sec retary and treasurer of . the Apnerson Bros. Auto company, has accepted the position of general manager of the Haynes' Automobile company of Kokomo, Ind. , . y Other old automobile men who are ln new positions are C. J. Corkhlll and George H. Stout, who are now with ths Cole Motor Car company of Indianapolis. AUTOMOBILES SAVE WOMEN FROM MEXICAN BATTLE The continued activities of the Mexican revolution are making exciting days for the American citizens along the border, Whaf is still more interesting, the war In the southern republlo Is demonstrating the possibilities of the automobile as s valuable adjunct to field service. It is quite probable that the present un pleasantness in Mexico is the first real war in which this military service has been put to a practical test Hostilities have recently centered along the Arlson border near the American city of Douglas. There has been a lot ot trouble Just south of that town, keeping the cltlxens in a perpetual state of ex citement The other day the insurrectos had a mining camp surrounded and a lively battle resulted. Automobiles were dispatched at once by Douglas citizens to the scene of activities to bring out the women and children, the twenty ma chines Including twelve Cadillacs. HASTINGS DISCUSSES HUPMOBILE 1913 LINE The policy of : the Hupp Motor Car company of Detroit fs not to make sea sonable changes. Speaking on behalf of the company and commenting on Its new line for . 1913, General Manager C. D, Hasting said: "Practically the only radical changes we ever made came at the time ot last season's shows. Then It was that we made known that great advance In automobile engine construction, the long stroke motor. We wr the .forerunners with this feature; and that we had se cured a valuable Innovation has been proved not only by the suocess of our cars, but also by the general unanimity of other manufacturers in adopting this type for their 1913 line, The reason why the long stroke motor has become stand, ard Is because it Increases the pulling power." LAWRIE STARTS IN HIS AUTOMOBILE FPU CHICAGO Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrie left Omaha Thursday morning in their new five-passenger Dreadnought Mollne for Chioago, where they intend spending a few weeks shopping and having a general good time. Mr. Lawrie stated before leaving Omaha his intention of doing all in his power along the way to promote the interests of Omaha as a possible station along the route of the proposed Cross Continental Highway. Reliability Event Off. The . American Automobile association national tour committee has decided io postpone the annual reliability event until next year. Presidential campaign activi ties are held responsible for a depleted entry list, and suspended Interest in long distance touring competition. Many cities guarantee teams for next year, and sev eral sections of the Detroit-New Orleans route now under improvement will have been finished. Antos In Australia. DETROIT, Oct. 5. The outlook In Au stralia for the sale of American built cars during the coming year is most bright according to R. J. Durance, man ager of the Ford Motor company branch in Melbourne. Mr. Durance, who has Just visited the Ford factory, opened the Ford branch In Melbourne three years ago and found conditions anything but encouraging to American maufacturers. Now it Is different Balance a Penny, A test of a vlbratlonless motor which is often applied in the chassis room of the Peerless Motor Car company is to balance an ordinary copper cent on the cylinder head while the motor Is turning over. When the 1913 Peerless slx-cylin-der have been thoroughly tuned up, this can be accomplished in almost every In stance. mm niui.il iiiuiujii.il umiw niii.iiiiw...pi.ii nn.Liiii .i.i ii. 'mi ii ; wow i r ' vs. . - ki Wherever cars of class congregate you will find the Lambert Model; 99 Roadster well to the front At the Country Club, on the boulevard; on the avenue, it is pointed out and' admired. The same chassis as thd touring car ith a 30 gallon gasoline tank and a 10 gal-;: . Ion oil tank. Price . r m. .: TnW X X Til A iiic Lambert 'atented v Friction Drive P 1. A clutch and speed changing device combined. 2. A Ren olds Silent Chain which transmits 20 more power to the rear axle. Consider which would be the more satisfactory for your service, Real s 1 m Modern Stage Demands. 'I have had twenty offers of marriage In my short career," cooed the fair applicant The theatrical manager looked at her reflectively. . "I don t dispute you." he said. "And I don't object to the phrase short career. But it will be a good deal better for my purpose If you make it twenty divorces and lengthen the career." "very wen," saia tne rair one. Cleve land Plain Dealer. Pointed Paragraphs. A woman's headaches are natural: a man's are usually acquired. A banana peel on the sidewalk la a standing invitation to sit down. Many a girl with the hammock habit has a mother with the washtub habit If you would acquire a reputation quickly set yourself up as a weather prophet Where Ignorance is bliss it is folly to cultivate the acquaintance of a chap that knows It all. Chicago News. . s lime plicity is a vital factor in all mechanisms The Lambert form of trans' mission has proven its worth by 14 years of con tin uous service Lambert The Lambert embodies every modern cuv venience and luxury of the medium priced car and incorporates a mechanism that is famous the world over for its hill climbing ability; fSee it at once. The Lambert Motor In Connection Withf j The Independent Auto and Repair Co. 2416-18 Farnam St. :, A Money Maker for Dealers. Write or Wire for Territory. 6ar6o- j