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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1915)
i I. ( THE OMAHA SUNDAY -BEE: FEBRUARY 14, 1015. AUTO SH0W& BENEFICIAL And Are Worth Expense on Outlays, Declares C. J. CorfchiU of the Haynes. COMPARISON MEANS MUCH "The influence of the annual national ntomobtTe. shows la farther reaching than I commonly believed or even ad mitted throughout the Industry."' stated C. J. Corkhlll of the. Nebraaka-Kaynea Auto Sales company, distributers In thla territory for the Haynes, rn answer to the inquiry of why tha automobile and ac eessory manufacturers go to tha enor mous' expense of exhibiting and support ing tho national shows held In New Tork and Chicago each year. "Tho Individual dealer la affected an much as la tho sin gle designer and manufacturer. In a gen eral way, the two shows are a veritable clearing house for designers. Tha ahows have a very decided tendency to dictate the designs for tha coming season, and they are accepted as authoritative even as are the creations xf tha Parisian de signers of gown a f "The comparison of tha various medals en exhibit means mueh to tha far-alghted engineer.' It takes but little study to grasp tha full Importance of tha pre vailing undercurrent. The tendency of the Industry Is toward standardisation of parts Insofar aa actual measurements are concerned. Even with auch standard ization, there la ample room for Individual designing, as la evidenced la the outward appearance of motors and bodiea. "Since the automobile la no longer re garded as a mere luxury, tha business of veiling aa automobile la being reduced to a logical basis. Time was when all cars were sold more or lea during a man's enthusiasm of desire for a car. "Competition la now playing a more Important part In sales and It Is far letter for everyone concerned that such la the condition. If a car muat sell upon a competitive basis. It Is an assured fact that aomo careful thought hae gone Into the building of that car. Putting the alea of a car upon a strictly competitive basis with other oars means that much real engineering Skill must be Incorpor ated In the car design and construction. "Knowing that competition of the keen est sort muat be encountered at the na tional shows, tha exhibitor Is going to exert himself to tha utmost In placing bis car before the publlo eye with the embodiments of Such features of Intrlnaio Value, that the car may stand the crit ical comparative inspections of .scrutinis ing dealers and Intending purchasers. Knowing that he cannot afford to misa exhibiting at the national shows without losing prestige and much valuable na tional attention, the manufacturer must appear with hla product. "In thla manner the publlo la immeas urably benefited, and the cauae lies en tirely within the friendly competition de veloped by the national ahows." Men as Well as the Women Take to the Electric Car Now There was a time." says It II. Hawke of the Electrlo Garage company, "when the euectrlc car was considered Belonging to the women of the household. The men purchased It with that Idea In mind and followed It by using their gasoline vehicles and allowing the women to enjoy the electric. The women, however, have been responsible for revolutionising th In dustry and impressing the men with the fact that electric care are by no means the women's method of transportation. "Thla has all been brought about by the women who felt they very much pre ferred to drive to the theater In the elec tric than have the trouble of awaiting the chaurfeur and the possibilities of a freez ing radiator and other cold weather dif ficulties. It did not take the men long to realise that there was much merit. In Tact much mora than they had thought In the elertrlo car. The merit lay In the fact that It could be left atandlng without necessitating attention from anyone until the trip home was desired. This led the men to using tha electric car In days when there were many stops to be made and the family desired the) use of the gas car. Soon the men found that fhey could wend their way through congested traffic with less inconvenience and greater rapidity than could the chauffeur with the gas car. This feeling of satisfaction and independence kept growing until to day the man who owns motor cars Is most likely to suggest the use of the elec tric In preference to the gas car, realizing that Its use means lower upkeep cost, less trouble and Incidentally better ser vice with less Inconvenience. Today the electric car comes in for consideration with the male members of tho family totally different than was true two years ago. The men realise that the vehicle they -tabooed is the very car that presents all the transportation service necessary without any of the disagree able , items connected with motor car ownership." Kansas Students Study Economy in Jefferj Factory A washing machine for laundering oily cotton waste was one of many money saving appliances that made a profound ImpreeeJon on a party of engineering students from the University of Kansas when the visited the Jef fery automobl e worka last week. The studenta were in charge of Dean P. F. Walker of the mechanical engineering department, and were visiting places of technical Interest In and around Chicago. The tour Included the Western Electric company's, plant at iHawthome, III.; the generating and sub stations of the Commonwealth Kdlaon company at Chicago, the New Harris Trust building, the waterworks and vari ous railroad Improvements In the same city, the big ateel worka at Oary,' Ind; the automobile factory of the Thomas B. Jeffery company at Kenosha, Wis., and the great dam and power station at Keokuk, la. FORD AS AN ALL-YEAR CAR MEETS ALL THE DEMANDS "SQUEEGEE" MAKES A HIT AS NAME OF DIAMOND TIRE "Squeegee" had hit the popular fancy as a good name for a geod tire, accord ing to H. M. Bacon, sales manager for Dlarnuiid tires, Akron, O. "The squeegee name comes from the construction of the Diamond nonskld tread," says Mr. Bacon. "This tread is made up of three continu ous ribs, together with cross-bars, and its action on a slippery pavement la much like the action of a window-washer's squeegee, which clings to any surface so well that it leavea no moisture behind it if It is moved. That's the squeegee tread- It clings to all road surfaces and opposes any skidding movement of the car, either sideways or forward." U.S. Tires Are Used On Mitchell Cars The fnlted States "Chain Tread" tire ia standard exclusive equipment on the rear wheels of the well known Mitchell car, manufactured by ths Mttchell-Uewla Motor company of Raclno, Wis. The Mitchell company is particularly careful about the equipment selected for the Mitchell. The "Chain Tread" tire was only selected after careful tests whloh satisfied the Mitchell engineers In their belief that the "Chain Tread" Ore gives protection agalnat skidding and represents great value for every dollar invested In It. SAXON COMPANY BUSY FILLING SPRING ORDERS Signs Of activity are to be seen these days In the automobile factories of De troit where sll efforts are being made to fill orders that have poured in for spring delivery of care. Among the manufacturers that are run ning full force is the Baxon Motor com pany. Orders taken for Saxon cars at the automobile shows were unpre cedented,' all of them . specifying earliest possible delivery. . ' The Saxon company has just taken over a new plant that glvea five times the space and manufacturing facilities of the factory formerly occupied. The plant is being pushed to, capacity to keep up with orders. Announcement Is made that ths output of the new two-passenger models will be doubled for this year. Plana call for a total production of 36,000 cars In the roadster and Saxon "six" models. The factory schedule la being maintained with thla number of cars in view. rofl used to think that the moter car was exclusively for use in the warmer months, and regarded sa a fanatic the man whoi persisted In running Ms machine after the flrtt snow had made Ita appear ance, or. vhen the mercury dropped to iiround the aero mark. A few 'hardy Kord owners, who were braver than the rest, or who needed their an. more, were confident that the sturdy Kord. with Its powerful motor, light weight and eaee of control, would perform Just sa well on slippery streets, and In mud or snow, as under more favorable conditions. They, successfully demon strated thla theory, and now the owner who la)s UP his Ford for the winter Is Indeed an. exception. Judging from the number of Fords neen, on the streets this winter, considerably more than half the l.SW or more Kotda owned in Omaha have been used regu larly all winter. "This, too, without count ing the large number of delivery and com mercial cars, which must necessarily be In active service every day of the year, regardless of weather conditions. Now . with the new Ford sedan and coupolet, which maHc winter motoring really luxurious and altogether delightful, a large number will undoubtedly take ad vantage of the all-year-'round adapta bility of tha Ford car. MOLINE-KNIGHT MOTORS HAVE CLEAN EXTERIOR r. ,f th Interesting motors produced is the guaranteed flfty-ho:i-powrr Mollhe- Knight These motors in general are noted for clean exterior appearance, due to the fact that valves and operating mechanism are within the cylinder. In the motor this cleanliness of exterior is carried further than ordinarily, due to the complete enclosure of manifolds and the submergence of the spark piuga i no en gine differs radically in many respects from former sleeve-valve engines, trace able ts the fact that engineers had the benefit of all previous designs and experi ence Of all other engine builders. It Is the only motor with Therm o-syphon cooling, and the first to America with cylinders cast ea bleo, x Te Flats Trails' . Marklasr. Completion of the big task of sign posting the National Old Trails High way from New Tork to Los Angeles will be attempted this year. Through the efforts of the Automobile club of southern , California the western half of tha trail Is marked from Kansas City tto the Pacific Representatives wlH be sent to Washington to urge the finish ing of the trail marking and the build ing of a tttO.000 highway Into the Yose mlte valley. M. F. Buckley, a plumber of Trenton, Mo., uses a motorcycle to carry supplies to his workmen in various parte of the city. 0 J 1 EE Absolutely the best look y)y)i ing car on the market to- t? n daV under $2,000. See its , b . , For This Car c0nstruction and you wiu the Best Value at the Show REALIZE it is also the at the Show r best value. . . ; 1 ! But to appreciate its quality you must ride in it, up steep, icy, slippery hills on high: gear. : A performance no other car can do. We will have 'an Inter-State just outside the Auditorium to prove this to your entire satisfaction.. FRED C. HUFFMAN MOTOR CAR CO. 2204-6 FARNAM STREET . DISTRIBUTORS, NEBRASKA, WESTERN IOWA and SOUTH DAKOTA JUllfc If iiN mmm Mm Woods Electrics At the Automobile Show Be eure and see the exhibit'of Woods Electrics at tho Automobile Show this week. Included will be n dual control five-passenger model? also a smaller rear control four-passenger Woods Electric. This will be a fine opportunity for you to obHervo the extreme roominess of tho 1915 Woods Electrics the large revolving chairs with plenty of room between the unparalleled convenience and simplicity of the controlling device the beauty of the car as a whole, inside and out. Como to the show and compare the Woods Electric with everything else shown there. See the Woods .1915 model side by side with all of tho others. Note that it outclasses them all at every point. Let us explain the construction of the chassis. See the full elliptic springs front and rear. Also the method of mounting the roar springs on the radius rods, which method absorbs over 30 of road shocks. You will then agree with ns that these " oods Electric models ore rightly named "the year ahead" models. a Do not buy any car until you have seen the 1015 Woods Electric. We 6hall be glad to arrange a demonstration at your convenience. Positively no obligation incurred. If you cannot call, phone or write for the new Woods catalogue and now booklet ''Facts' About Electrics." Drummond Motor Co. Telephone Harney 40!). 25G8-70-72 Farnam St. 9 The result of 22 years' successful experience in building motor cars. Economy of Operation Means More Than a Mere Saving of Dollars and Cents Economy means that the car is correct is design, material and workmanship. - Economy is the result of an accurately built and carefully bal anced machine. x Economy means efficiency of all parts because it is impossible to attain economy without efficiency. Economy means satisfactory and reliable service to the owner. ' THE ! America's Greatest "Light Six" TWO MODELS THREE BODY STYLES Modal fO America'.- Greatest "Light Six" 6-paisenger touring car, 111-ln. wheelbast, weight mo pounda 91485 Model 10 Th Prettiest Roadster In America. 81JSi Model SO The Haynes "All-Weather" Cabriolet 81750 Model 13 Ths Kokomo "8U" a "light" 7-paaewnger touring car, 127-ln. wheelbaas, weight U05I) pound 81550 HAYNES AUTO SALES CO, 2032 Farnam St. and Auto Show, Omaha, Neb. i i I i I! . i