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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1915)
10-0 TJIK OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: FKBHUAKY 14, 1JU5. WEIGHT QUESTION . IS OF IMPORTANCE Tonnage of Motor Can at Associated with Upkeep Cost a Burning dilution with Buyer. 60 SAYS CHANDLER OFFICIAL Thst the question of we:gl;t In a motor car as axoclatel with the coat ef upkeep, will uium tnrreaactt Im portance durlnir the 1J18 season, la tha talrme.it of C A. KmlM, vice president and sales manager of the Chandler Motor Car comanpy. Mr. Km ! remarks are well worth hearing, (n view of ttw Inno vation established by hta concern during th last year, of advertising the weight In pound of each model manufactured. "Our salesmen have Informed tia In numerable time, that the averaica buyer la awakenlnar to tha ln-prtance of the welgM situation," any Mr. ftnilse. "It it only few year a sin e the purchaser of a motor car wa perfectly happy If hi car gave him little mechanical trobule. In hi mind, strength waa synonymous with h.ay rsstinc, hup; radlua rod and heavy frame work. Hut today, the man who Iks owned and f ald the upkeep on two or more it cam, hna come to reallxe the foily of carrying from l.O'O to LBC) pound of usctr (tcel wherevtr ha happen tn travel. I.lht Weight Important. "When our enclnneera tirat do lined t'ne Chandler Six to year ago, they fore saw the time, when meiarht would prove th single argument that could make or bieak a sale to a mo;r-wlse p'U chaser. Tha car wa therefore lgnel. with an cy toward, eventually advertising the weight of each mod I, If tlii ahould prova advisable. Tlisc time arrived sooner than any of u imagined It would. In fact, we aeiavJ th ocortunlty to advertise the weigh of our car with n a year after It waa brought out, and we have kept up thla policy to tlnte. "loma talk ha been heard lately from the other aide of the fnco. to the effect that barm woud be wrought In the etrlv tnj afer weight reduction. Thla would prove true only In the rase of designers absolutely Ignorant of motor car can stmrtion. It ha been demonstrated to our satisfaction that a happy medium e Ista between the extreme of "too heavy" and "too light." One of the helpful fac tor In our searc h for the elimination of unnecessary weight ha been the use of aluminum where cast Iron formerly erved the purKe. Aa an Illustration, It takes two mn to I'ft a caet Iron crank case, but any man can put an aluminum crnk-cae urder each arm and not be conscious" of a heavy load. Tha alumi num U, of course, the more expensive metal, but U niyr than cores Its In creased cost? by. Joarerlnjr the weight of th whole car, aO. through that the cost ef upkeep. Anoyier factor In reducing weight I th us of pressed steel and forging In th place of heavy casting. The problem ha to be aludled out while th car ia still on paper-It la worse than foolish to try to remedy th defect of too treat weight by weakening th finished car In any on spot. floe Car Welsh l.rsa. "We have achieved In th last few month a Una of closed bodle that for light weight and compact construction hav seldom been approaohed In th in dustry. Imagine a aeven-peaaengar llm ousln of th latest design and roomy .to a degree, welghlr only 90 pound mor than th standard touring car. Jler again aluminum and- pressej steel hav worked wonders In ellmlnaUng th big unwieldy combination bodle of past New Model Cars to Be Seen at the Automobile Show Hi. h Ji m MEW L10HT SIX i ' a ' 'o : I Jn;:,; , mikm f-fY if , ii iiwnmi i w 1 . ) ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON TRUCK Even Heaviest of Machine Mow Have Electrio Starter and Light ai Equipment IMPR0VEME3IT3 ON PACKARD Scientific management In th ahop or factory Is mainly a matter of cutting out the lost motion. In business transporta tion It consist of maintaining a continu ous nervlce. There should be the same effort made In modern hauling to keep the motor truck busy that la made to keep the Inside machine busy, hirst and laat, the modern motor truck la a busi ness cog a machine in every sense of the word. An Idle machine cannot make money nor save It. Thla truism wa constantly before th denlgner of the new Packard motor trucks. It waa learned In building thou sands of trucks for 183 different line of trade. ' Accordingly, there 1 to be found In the new models every known safeguard against the Interruption of service. The unuaual simplicity and accessibility are contributing qualities to this end. Among many feature tending to Increase the efficiency of the vehicle or to prevent loss of time In making repair or adjustments are. left drive with left aide levers, cen tralized control, three-point suspension of motor and transmission units, an Im proved carburetor fhot water Jacketed), force feed lubrication, fan cooled service brake drum, quick detachable unit, worm drive and removable bushtag from all wearing part. These new truck are said to be th first heavy duty vehicle having provision for electrical lighting and starting as spe cial equipment. Usg Tears Are Kasy. I would not heetltatn a moment to Irare Detroit, with my family and no other assistance, as early a the second week in May, driving a Standard car. with an extra Jack, lire chain, shovel and provision for extra gasoline, oil and water, for a trip to the Pacific ccast." This I the statment of 8. D. Waldon, vice president of the rackard Motor Car company, who knows th Lincoln High way almost aa Intimately aa be know the alphabet. When mclortng across th aontlrjent, 1.hls exrlenoed driver no longer carries a hea'y supply of spare part This will be news to- the lovers of the steering wheel, who hav regarded, a transcontinental tour with misgiving. Waldon dnea not . minimise the hard work and difficulties Inevitably Involved on such a trip, but declares reassur ingly: "The worst sand rtretche on the Lincoln Highway are not over 100 yard long. There are occasional pieces of road more or )ea sandy, and as muoh as forty miles at a time, but th really bad sand that ! to be dreaded on ac count of Its loose, shifting qualities. Is found only only three, or four places. "I have made the Journey many times and am always fascinated by the gran deur of the desert country travercsed by the Lincoln Highway. It la not aa easy as a Pullman ride, but th difficulties along the way are almost directly In proportion to the beauties you will en Joy. The only question the tourist ha to decide Is whether hi capacity for work Is equal to hi capacity for en joyment." SOME FACTS AND FIGURES ON AUTOS There are approximately 1,500,009 car In use In this country. Their cost represents $1,500,000,000. The average value of a new autotnoWU la $90. The 114 output of all factories repre sented 125.000,000. JThere are nearly 50,000 cars In N York City. Chicago has about 27.000 car in we. There are in this country orer tt.OOO dealers. One-half of all automobiles la this country are owned by farmers. FATE OF THE POOR FARMER WITH WHEAT UP SO HIGH Some one asks what ba become cf the farmer that used to sit around tha gro cery store all day growling about his taxes. Well, apparently Just now h Is spending most of his time trying to de cide which make of automobile he Should buy thl spring. Kearney Times." - u i .ri CHAHELE tlGHT SIX SEPAN AND CAniOLT fl03?ELa) years. Our five-passenger Bedan model, fully equipped, weighs only 3,126 pounds, and th three passenger Cabriolet weighs seventy pounds less than tha complete touring car.- Heretofore closed car models have eaten up twice aa many tlrea a th epen car types, but we believe that thl xtra tire expense will end with the cut ting down of we'ght" Sew Smart Sweater. Sweater of silk and wool fi black and gold , woven In geometrical pat terns on the striped ground hav woven sashes, finished - with tassel and th stripes running up. and down. They'ar quit new and very smart r Benton Happy With His New Machine Roy Benton, on of th Mclntyre Auto company sales force, has hard a wide ex perience in both th manufacture and sal of automobllea. H first started in an eastern factory, and for six years conNnel himself entirely to th mechani cal end and building of different ears, and obtained a thorough knowledge of metals and construction. He then went on the road, and for sis yars has been selling automobiles. This gives htm a' wide and varied experience In the busl- Mr. Benton has always had a desire to handle good stuff, where his friends and customers receive full value for their money, and now since he Is selling Stearns Knight product, he Is happy, and no doubt will do a big business In that line. A. T. Letts ef Hoboksn. N. J., has made his motorcycle help him earn quit; a bit ef money this winter. He attaohrt the motor to a skat harpener, with, which he ha kept the skate of the com munity in good condition. Spaces 5 and 10 "Follow the Lead of Your Neighbor" 661 Stadebaker Wilson 99 2429 Farnam Street OMAHA SSEL Every Inch a Car Km 36-Fodr $1450 42-Six $1650 The Year's Two Big Ideas in Automobile Design THE past year haa developed two Important and significant changes in auto mobile designthe One Compartment touring car and the Detachable Sedan Top, Both these ideas originated in the Kissel factories and were first intro duced on the EisselKar. As a result of their enthusiastic reception and approval by motorists everywhere, other manufacturers are already beginning to imitate these clever and useful Kissel innovations. One Compartment Touring Car TilK One-Coinpartnieut KisselFvar lias individual forward scats with an ample aisle U'twocn and is entered through two spacious doors, one at the rear on either side. This beautifies the lines of th-i tar and promotes unity, sociability and convenience. Two Superb Models' .The KisaelKax 36-Kour at 11,450 and the Kissel. Kar 4 2-8! i at ll,60 are the two best values at the show. They are upper class manufactured can of obviously auperlor workmanship. The -roar with the Detachable Sedan Top Is 11.800, and the 2-S!x. likewise) equipped, is $2,000. . Do not fall to see these cars. The Detachable . Sedan Top THE Detachable Sedan Top converts the One Compartment touring KlsselKar Into a smart and snappy Sedan in 30 minutes with but little labor and expense. It is not only the f 1 r a t, but the only re movable top that affords comfort able all-rear uriviug wimoui' a c r 1 nclng- ap pearance. Tka Detachable Badaa Top ivjH m See the New KisselKar Models at the Show The new KUsH touring cars and the Detachable Sedan Top are on exhibit! at Os Automobile Show ijce 24. Voa are eordUllr invited to can. K0YES AUTOMOBILE CO., 20G6-G8 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb. Hudson ! Light Six-40 TWO YEARS AHEAD The Most Widely-Copied Car Ever Built TWO TXA&S tgo the Hudson Mo tor Oar Company prodaewd its U&l 3x40. Th car already had been through two yean of gracilis test by the . Hudson engineer. Srery minutest pert had been tried and proren by ex pert orer teat of thouMade of x&ike of actual road-runsing. Only then wat it pot eat the toarfcetv - . V Tm Mfllion Miles of Teat Todays there are in the hands of prtrate owners OVE& TE9. THOUSAND nUIS0N Eix-40s.- At the low average of 1,000 miles per ear this means, OVEB TEN MILLION MILES 07 ACTUAL ROAD USE. And erery oar has girea uequalled satisfaction. - ' The Hudson Six the Pattern Car There are offered by various makers cars that are mere or less copies of the Hudson Light Six. The motor of almost every "light six" en the ' market is closely patterned after, the Hudson Six-40. The general appear. ' ance of the Hudson etreamline body has been attempted. Even the style of . . ' ' the name of the ear is followed. Bn.t as no copy ever is as good as the gen nine the Hudson Light Six still leads. - ; , . Two xYcars Ahead . The Hudson Light Six is TWO TEARS in advance ef rival ears. The Hudson engineers think Just a little faster than others. Improvements of ' REAL value are apt to be found first on the Hudson. More Hudson Ligh Sixes are now in use than all other cars of its type combined. The favored , recommendation of their car by many rival salesmen is that it is: "Just fir the Hudson." See The Hudson at the Show See the famous Hudson Light Six-40 at the Automobile Chow. Inepeot it carefully. Note its light weight. Its lines of beauty. Its many mechani cal advantage. See also the larger, more impresstve Bix-54, designed for the man who wants a big, powerful, handsome car of highest class. No other high-grade ' ear at any price excels this magnificent model Therei still la some excellent open territory la our distribution, district Wa would like to meet motor-car dealers or proepectlTe dealers who aeek a bichly profitable line such as the Hudso offers. Write, wire, or phone u. Or see u at the Hudson booth. . GUY L. SMITH "SERVICE FIRST' 563-65-67 TARN AM STREET. OMAHA, NEBRASKA. SEE THE HUDSON" SEWPACE 10-AT THE AUTO SHOW. 1