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Gossip
Along the
Automobile Row
I- Ia Ireland of Ireland Bros, bases
h'.r prediction for a tjood 1915 season en
tirely upon the crop condition which h
liart occasion to observe laat weak. .
Tho contractor la now busy with th
Interior woodwork, at tha new Flr.aton.
hulhlfng, whlrh Manager T. C. nudlsell
experts to occupy within tlio nest tow
weeks.
.1. II. MaoAlman, the Boaton Stcams
Knlht dealer, has let a record among;
eastern dealors by wiling a haJf-mUllrn
dollars' worth of Stearna-JCnUtht cam
since January 1.
Tom Bottcrtll of Denver and Ed Bot
inftl of Fait Lake City, cn route to Buf
falo, X. Y, In Fierce-Arrow, stopped
liero with the Ptewart-Toozer company
last Thursday nnd Friday.
Manager O. A. Olson of the Pennayl
vanla Rubber company's local branch
announced last week, .that, beginning
June 1, ills company would extend the
guarantee on tho Vacuum Cup type of
tiro from fjoo miles to ,000 nilles, Thl
is welcome news to motorists.
E. I Doty, the Reo and Chevrolet dis
tributer for this territory, hita Just re
turned from a week's visit to his fac
tories nnd he is able to verify the report
that both factories are working to their
utmost capacity and are still unable to
meet the demands of the dealers.
A recent letter from the Federal Motor
Truck company to E. E. Moser Co. of
this 'City states that the result of an In
vestigation of the type of delivery trucks
used by furniture dealers shows that
there are almost 'twice the number of
Federal trucks used for this purpose than
any other truck of similar capacity.
Lee Huff of the Ncbraska-Bulck com
pany bait been spending the last week
at tho Bulrk factory at Flint, Mich., at
tending a convention of Bulck distribu
ters. Coincident with thia meeting- the
Bulck Motor company announced it a in
tention to build nothing1 but six-cylinder
cars for the 1916 season. There will be
two models, one a light alx and the other
a larger oar. No announcement of price i
has been made aa yet.
The tet evidence that Tom O'Brien and
Bert. Murphy have returned from the
Dodge and Paige factories Is the pres
ence of Mime cars on their salesroom
floor whlrh haa been unoccupied for the
last few week. The shortage of car
ha been so (treat that as aoon a some
were unloaded they were quickly driven
away ty dealers and owners.
d. W. Bruce, the local Lexington dis
tributer, was badly bruised last Satur
day near Conneravllle, Ind., when one of
the factory test cara In which he was
riding with a tester struck a bad hole In
th rond while traveling at a hlirh rate
of speed.-He wea thrown from his seat
and alighted at the side of the rond, but
neither the driver nor the car were In
jured. Thla year, It apems that the manufac
turer have tried to exceed the dealer's
fondest expectations not only in tho con
struction of care, but in the price as
well. Many ran easily recall the day
when It wa Impossible to get a aeeond
fcand car for much less than fl.OrtO. This,
compared with, the present prices on some
of the popular cars, which are 1750 or
very cloee thereto, should convince the
new buyer that they are getting more
for their money than ever before.
Jo Dine, Goodyear branch manager, I
Just back from a trip out through the
tate and bring with him the pleasant
recollection of spendfhg thirty minute
driving jone mile In hi car. Joe eay It
certainly rained outside of Omaha during
the last ten days, but that the farmers
were glad to get It. "We don't doubt it
a bit, fir the more It rains the better
the crops. Tho better the crops the bet
ter the automobile business and Inci
dentally they both make goed Goodyear
bualnea."
Henry Nygaard of the Omaha Tire Re
pair company ,1 justly enthusiastic over
the showing, made by tha Goodrich diver-town
tires used on the racing cars
during the Indianapolis race last Mon
day. The first ten cara to finish, were
o equipped. It Is expected that thla fact
will stimulate the demand for Sllvertown
Cord tires throughout the country aa It
ha In Omaha. Mr. Nygaard Is also for
tunate In handling the new Goodyear
Cord tire and It was Interesting to note
that the Twin-Six Packard which wa
driven through Omaha last week by the
president of the Packard Motor Car cem
pany was equipped with Goodyear" Curd
tires containing Ietrolt air. An exami
nation of the tires showed rrartlcally no
wear In spite of tho f.irt that the entire
trip from IHtrott to Omaha was In a
steady downrour of r:ffl and through
road that would have seemed impassa
ble to the average car.
Oeorge O. McVlcker, manager of the
Jef fery-Omaha company, made an envia
ble record laat week by delivering thir
teen of the lPlfi Empire cars, five six
cylinder and threo four-cylinder models
of the Jeffery car. Most of these deliv
eries have been made In the central part
of Nebraska, as the roads of that vl' lnity
tr of a sanlv nature and have rot ren
affected by the rain as they have adja
cent to Omnha In both Iowa and Ne
braska. This Is an enviable record In
view of the fact that the r?l Empire wa
onlv announced two weeks ago.
Auto Club to Have
New Tourists' Mcap
At the Club Rooms
The Thomas Cusack company Is now
working on one of tho most complete
combination highway-weather maps for
the club room of tho Omaha Automobile
club. Thi man will cover tho entire wall
and show the club member and tourist
at a glance the principal highways be
tween Omaha and Davenport and De
Moinea on the east, Kansas City on the
south, Denver on the west and Mlnno
apolla and ft. Paul on the north, and also
condition of ronds. which will be Indi
cated by colored flags.
Tour slip to all point out of Omaha
are now ready.
An exceptionally fine automobile high
way map Is now being designed, which
will cover most of Nebraska and as far
east In Iowa as Des Moines, showing the
roads and the cities In red outline..
Clarke G. Powell, the new secretary, I
transfusing some of hi famous "pep"
Into club actlvltlea Club members are
going to get this year the biggest $5
worth of benefit they ever dreamed of.
Aladdin's lamp was rubbed pretty briskly
at Wednesday's meeting of the board of
director, and the club has tho coin of
the realm on hand to follow out the
"ervlce first" plan li club members.
Every motorist who reads thla ahould
Immediately "com In and get under"
ana snare me gooa minus u am uuien
out for a paltry ear dues.
Room for Parking
Autos at Krug Park
Has Been Extended
While an amusemont vnlerprle de
pends on publlo favor. Its patronage de
pemla on the many things Intended to
please and be of pleasure, convenience
and comfort to it many patron. Th
popular Krug park' open air garage haa
been found Inadequate on several oo
easlona and It haa now caused th man
agement to demolish fences and take up
beautiful flower beds to provide sufficient
space for the many automobile that
Journey dally to thl popular reeort. No
doubt thl meet with the approbation
with some car owners that have fqund
It necessary to let their ear atand out
side of the grounde when the garage had
been to capacity. The n any riding de-
vice appear to be the extreme pleasure
of the grownup a well a the children.
The large dace pavllllin la aio a very
popular feature.
Tom Mickel Will
Select Motorcycle
Riders for Relay
One of tha big thing to take plac In
the motorcycle field 1 th transconti
nental relay dispatch, carrying meaage
from coast to coast by motorcycle.
Arrangemcnta have been perfected and
the route selected. T. K. Mickel of the
Nebraska Cycle company ha charge of
eelng that th message I handled lrom
Omaha to Columbus.
The election of the threo rldeia to
carry thia message wilt be made this
week and will be handled over this part
of the route on Excelsior motorcycles.
Tho route selected by the committee
starts at Washington, then to New York,
then by way of Chicago, Omaha. Salt
Ijiko City to San Francisco.
Douglas 4401
Ream
Bros.
First Class Auto Repairing and Machine Work
North 1Mb St.
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'TWIN-SIX
A TWELVE-CYLINDER CAR
Which has a remarkable range of ability combined with almost complete
absence of vibration at all speeds. This result is due not only to the
continuous smooth application of power from the twelve cylinders, but
also to the fact that the small bore of the cylinders and the use of a spe
cial Packard aluminum alloy in making the pistons has reduced the
reciprocating weight of the twelve pistons and connecting rods to ap
proximately half the weight of the corresponding parts in the previous
Packard model. .The superior smoothness of operation, which is in
herent in this Packard Twin-Six motor insures longer life to the bear
ings and effects an economy in oil and gasoline.
ORR MOTOR SALES CO., 40th and Farnam. Harney 414
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(t)M.MtlU'K TRUCKS, $073.
Khaft-rtrlve, eliding gear trans
mission. Continental truck motor,
KtHoinan nuigneto. special truck
rear axle, large tire, choice of three
bodies, geared six to on. Built for
a.rvlre. Not a pleassiire riiaaala
converted Into a truck. Papacltv
1.1100 pounds. Talk with us about
trucks.
E. E. MOSKK CO.,
808 rarsam. Souffle 8800.
Positive Experts On All
Self-Starters.
Strahlc & Anderson
Red 4473. 2059 Tamam.
Call Tyler 1000
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WILL you get delivery of a new
Ford this Spring? If so,' here is a
suggestion:
For your first spin bring the car to us. See the
Gray & Davis Starting-Lighting System for Ford
Cars. In a few hours time, if you desire, we can
add to your car the services of electric starting arid
lighting from a battery.
The fine-looking 1915 Ford deserves this equip
ment Gray & Davis equipment
For, since 1908, when Gray & Davis produced
the first successful electric lighting dynamo, their
name has stood for the top-notch of simplicity and
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efficiency.
Owners of Used Fords:
You are not barred from this equipment. The
System is made a part of any Model T with equal
ease and certainty of results. ' '
Drive around and find out full details. .
Installed by. INDUSTRIAL GARAGE
Twentieth and Harney Streets, Omaha
HKURIXG MOTOlt OOMPAXT OP DES MOIYES, Dlatrlbntor fop ThU Territory.
PRICE COMPLETE
'73
System as supplied Includes motor gen
erator, 6-volt battery, enameled steel bat
tery box, starting and lighting switches,
regulator - cutout, all necessary wiring,
chains and sprockets.
F.O. B. BOSTON
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