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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1916)
10 1) rilK OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 20, 191G. Dealers and Buyers Will Be Pleassd with These Autos FRANKLIN KEEPS AT FRONT APFER50N - e T !S AtM.AOe, et Xeeping Pace with Timet in Add ing Improvement One of Pio j neeri of Horeslei Carriages. I TROD TOWARD LIGHT WEIGHT Cars to Be Seen at the Auto Show and the Firms Which Exhibit Them ' MAXWELL J 4 lv CHANDLER. -6 A,'t ;;7X-.....-. 1k : V kW Tha days hn automobile ihowi cratd sensations merely br th novelty nf the horseless csrrisse are not ao far tdlsfant aa to be beyond the recollection of I he crowds attending the big shows this ) ear. The years alnce the first show at Msdl aon iiare Garden have nhown wonder- i ful development, and If the succeeding J and more popular ahowa have done noth ing mote than bring thla development to the attention of the public and to pro mote the further exchange of Ideaa be tween user and manufacturer, they can be aald to be an Institution that have done a great work. All Demands oi Alike. Largely tliromrh the ahowa. the public haa come to'dlrtate what la wanted In an automobile. Naturally all demand are not alma, but a experience with automo-hlh-s Increases and aa the general knowl edge ronrornlng autotfmhllea becomea broader, what the people ultimately re quire in an automobile gradually becomea more defined. One need only hava fol lowed the ahowa each year to see. the ti-end. or to review jear by year the offerings of some of the older mantl fnrturers, notably the Franklin, which haa alwaya aeemed to have been designed with a keen forealght of what automobile requirements would largely reduce to. Aa an example, the demand for greater smoothness of operation led to the adop tion of four and later six-cylinder mo tor, both of which types were flrat put to nee tn America by the Franklin. The trend toward light weight to aecure econ omy haa gnlned from Franklin pioneer work Hlong thla line. In the aninn way aa the rliunand for greater comfort by dis carding rigid construction and eliminat ing much unaprung weight, or In other present day development like efficiency, which require finer wnikmnnshlp. better dealcn and better material tnan ever before. All thee pntnta and many more mark the evolution of the automobile ?5C UNITED STATES IS GREAT MOTOR USER X Leads All Other Countries in the JTumber of Can in Uie for Viri on! Purpoiei at This Time. SHLLI0JT3 TTOOT OUT YEARLY That th people of tha United State are. tha greatest uaara or motor vehicle In. tha world has long; been claimed and generally admitted; how large la tha margin of leadership haa only Just bean proved by actual figures covering tha llatrluutlon of motor veMclea through out tha world. According to theaa sta tistics, titer wera approximately 1.114,000 motor In tia In all tha eountiie of tha rlole, ar,a f theaa J, 400.000 ara In tha lotted mate. Tbla glvea tha Vnlted a j 77 per cant of tha total. T'ofsn figure wera compiled by tha llo.xieea Age after a thorough Investi gation that amountg to a census of tha motor vehicles, of tha world. An Idea of tha position tha United State eocuv pies may be gained when It la known that the "K.nuo cars In service in other aeo tlona of tha world represent laa than the total of car registered la the state New Vork. Ohio, California and Iowa. Sat lea f Motariatm, There la an Important factor In con nection with tha compilation of theaa figure which haa to ba reckoned with, hut which tenda further to advance tha standing a tha United State aa a nation of motorist. Thla I tha war on tha other alda of tha Atlantic. Tha leading nation Involved tn thla struggle Include tha for most of the European automobile build er and users. In Oreat Britain, Franc. Germany, Austria, Russia and Italy prao ttcally all of tha privately owned motor vehicle hava been requisitioned for mili tary service jirt which their period of uaefulnaa I decidedly limited. Tha absent- of official figure on tha number of ara m use in the eountiie make It neeaaaary to estimate tha "motor popu lation." using as tha baala for thla ap proximation tha number of vehlclea offi cially recorded before tha war, adding tha machine ahlpped from tha Vnlted State to tha varloua eountiie sine tha spring of 114, and also Including a moderate al lowance for tha vehlclea that might hav been mada at home during tha war period. In tha latter consideration. It must ba remembered that In vtaw of tha fact that the varloua fartotiea ara In effect government controlled tha number of car produced for private consumption la very mall. In Oreat Britain practically all of the motor car factorlea hav been con varied Into munltlona plant, but in franc aeveral of tha automobll com panies! are permitted to aaaembl puis made before tha war Into car for private ia. Great Britain Hawks ad. Many of the countries recorded In th accompanying table do not officially numeral the motor vehicles within their borders, th figure shown having been obtained from reports from consular of ficers and Un'.ted Rates government ex pott statistics. The United Slates, of tourae, ranka first, having more than three tlmea aa many cars aa all the other countries combine 1. Cleat Britain cornea second with Ita riM cara. which repre sents about on vehicle to every nine In thla country. Franc and Germany, with their network of good raads ani years f adrance over th United States In the general manufacture of motor vehlc es acupy tMrd and fourth places, resp" le', with M.44J snd 71. tW. It Is inter esting to note In connection with tl ee ' t countries that their standing In the -iiolor venlrl manufacturing Una la rela Kiy tve same a that given aboe for 'en m?lion. Canada, on tl other hand, has never tea a quantity manufacturer of arttomo iliea. but haa alwaya been the heaviest ichaaer of car mad in tha country. Wi.hin tl a last few year several Ameri can manufacturers hava established p'ants In the Dominion where cara are rabled. Moat of thoa cars, however, aav been mad for axport purposes, the ."anadlan assembled machine getting a preferential tariff ever the Uni ed fitatet tara whea being ahlpped t th Pritiah toUinlea. keetaj Aaaerla Haa Kew. V:.;'e Canaaa rank fifth In th motor na'Uoca with H. car, ixito, en our TLEASinE CAK.S. t.HIDITt)nS. ll"n Hianilard Motor far Co. Appfraon Appr-on Motor Co. Auburn (nhnrn Antn Vo.. "Omaha." 'ulck Nebraska Hulck Anto Co. Cadillac Cadillac Company of Omaha, .Piincr Anfo Co. Clialmrra. . I.. Hnffmnn Anto Co. Chandler Six It. K. Davla Cm riir-Trolcf I.. K. Iotr, Inc. - Col Iravnor Automohile Co. Ilefrolt KlortHc W. I.. Huffman Anto Co. Ioljrenro Murphr-O'Ilrirn Auto Co. Iort I iwliler Molor Co. Ih-timmnnd Irnnimnl Motor Ct. Kngrr Kovhlrr Motor Co. l ord l ord Motor Company. Franklin I ranklln Motor Car Co. ftrant V. T. WiWon Anto Co. Ilarnpa Nebraska Maynrn Auto Sales Co. Hupmobllc. ...... ,. 1.. Huffman Auto Co. Holllor T. fJ. North wall C. HudNon .fiiiy I j. Smith Infcr-Ntate Traynor Automobile Co. .lackaon .T.n kaon Auto Co., 'Ilram h." Tefforr .Innra-Opper Co. Kiwi Kar Noyc-Kill.T Motor Co. IrfK-omoblle Murpht -O'Rrlrn Auto Co. Mormon Ilvan Motor Car Co. Maxwell Maxwell Motor Sales Cor'n. Mercer . MrNhane Motor Co. Mollne-Knight R. K. Hal A Co. Met j! Met. Co. Oakland I.lntnger Implement Co. Oldnmobilo V. C Huffman Motor Car Co. Orerland Orerlnnd Omaha Co. I'ackard rr Motor Sale Co. ILEA81RE CARS. EXHIBITORS. Hat hf inner Koahler Motor Co. Plerce-Arrow J. T. Stewart Motor Co. Pullman T. O. Xorthwall Co. I alfte Mnrphy-O'Biien Auto Co. Ranch ft Lang Electric Karaite Co. Renal McShane Motor Co. Reo Jonea-Opper Co. Saxon Noyea-Kllly Motor Co. Studehaker E. R. WlWon Antomobile Co, Stilt Marlon Anfo Co. Slears-Knlght Mrlntyre Auto Co. E. E. IVity, Inc. Whte H. IVIton. lliy-Knlfchl Overlnnd Omaha Co. TIU C KS AM) TRACTORS. Aveiy very Contpany Bull Trai tor Nebraska Bull Trarlor Co. tomtnerce Auburn Anto Co., "Omaha." J. M. C. . . Andrew Murphy & Son. Ifelder Rock Island Plow Co. International International Harvester Co. Kelly Andrew Murphy & Son. Met ' Met Co. Packard Orr Motor Salea Co. Republic lohnson-Danforth Co. Sayere Scot III W. E. Weekly. Kervlre Mnlnser Implement Co. Sf udehaker I,. R. ATllaon Automobile Co. White II. Pellon. MOTORCI'I.ES. Harley-Davldaon . . .Victor Rooa. Indian Omaha Bicycle Co. MISCELLANEOUS. Auto Tops Omaha Auto Top Co. ittta niiiTrvrno err HU1U DU1LUM0 ODD A BIG YEAR AHEAD "T C. P. Henderson Sayi Cole Plant Ha: Set s Record Breaking Pace So Far. MOSE INTEREST THAN BEFORE . from a crude machine to the perfection It ha reached today. All manufacturer have not approached comfort, convenience, reliability and economy In the a me manner. !'.! four teen years the Krnnklln h i'-rended on dltoet-air-conni, I. ght.aeV.il. wood frame, full-elliptic aprlnna and larue tires to attoln theae reaulta. The ail vane In the induatry which theae prlnclpleamark are not unlike the adoption of the float feed carburetor reprcented. or the throttle control to the engine, or auto mat'c luhr ration and spark regulation. In these days of automobile perfection it eems Incredible that there were times when such things were unknown, yet they show the development from year to year which the early a 'tomohlle ahowa first revealed In the Franklin. While the Franklin exhibit at the na tional ahowa show no startling Innova tions like theae. yet It la again typical of conditions today because It consists of a standardised product. No special car or "new" moJla are to be exhib ited. . The stripped chnasi offer the best poas'ble opportunity of obaervlng how the various principles of construc tion are worked out. In addition, a aedan. touring rHr and roadater, all of the types mniketed thla year, will be exhibited, together with a collection of parta that In themaelvea are interesting evldencea of the advances being made In automobile design. By C. P. HEXDEIISOX. General e'alca Manager, Cole Motor Car Company. After a year of general uncertalntr throughout the American Industrial field, because of financial and material condi tions brought about by the European war. It ha ben gratifying to the manu facturers of motor cara to find that the promised Improvement In business, pre dicted for the present yesr. haa really come. Everywhere In the Induatry things look most hopeful. The American motor car builder I preparing for a rich harvest. The signs of tho timea point to a full year one thnt will mark a new epoch In production and selling. The national automobile shows, as well the other Important exhibits, held annually In many of th larger cltlea of the country, which, long sine. hae come to be regarded aa barometers of the ensuing year's business, ar regis tering "clear and warmer." Tha Inter eat taken In them la greater than ver before. Though competition Is keener, perhaps, the motor buying public Is more actively concerned, and aa a result, every effort made by the manufacturer to Im prove lila product and place It nearer the reach of the greatest number of pos sible purchasers Is being compensated with an appreciable Increase In sales that I proportionately greater than ever be fore. The fole Motor Car company during the Inst month and a half nas set a record-hreaking pace, lluslness directly traceable to this year's automobile shows 'a fully loo per cent greater than ever before In the history of the company. Our dealera everywhere ar huey. Tn announcement of the Improved Cole " a price nearly lOoft less haa fairly flooded them Willi Inquiries. southern border, Is well down In the list with but 4.IW cars. Australia la a coun try of exclusively Imported cars, a large portion coming from America, and con tains sbout W.3.V) machines. Of the Pouth American countries, w ith their totsl of I over S3.2IV) cars. Argentina holds th lead- j Ing poaltlnn with 12.5M) cars, with Brasll and Uruguay following with 6,400 and 1,110 oar. Russia until thre year ego Imported all of Its automobile. About a year be fore th breaking out of th war two mo tor car manufacturing plants were es tablished, on at RIs and th other at Moscow, but tha llttl progress mad along production llnea was abruptly halted through th war. Among th con cern that distributed tha 15.M0 machine In ua In Russia ara aeveral representa tives of American car manufacturer. Austria's manufacturing activities ar also modest, a majority of the 13.160 cars carrvln Auatrtan Mpmh nUa K.in. mad outside Its borders. Italy, th home or several cars whlcii have gained con siderable prestige In this country, and tha land whera th automobile owner pays, or at least did lay before th war. 60 cant a gallon for Ms gasoline. Is ninth In th list of motoring nations with 13,000 car. Gaaolla Prle mm laHaeaee. Th prle of gasoline, not onlv In Italy. hat In all of Europe, ha had an impor tant Influence on tha development of th automobll. Whll automobll Isu of th United State ar at present in a furore orer gaaolln being retailed at an aver- g of a cents a gallon. It might make thm fe that their lot Is not a ' hard on after considering that befor th war motorist of Oreat Britain wer paying la th neighborhood of M cent a gallon and car owner of continental Europe from M to 60 cent a gallon for their motor fuel. Th great distance from th American and Russian oil fields to th European canter of population and tha government tag plaoed upon gasoline brought about theae high price. A com parison of the centa a gallon levied on thla fuel by th British government and th 1 cent a gallon tax proposed for thla country 1 also Interesting at this Urn. WorlaVa Motor Papalatloa. The following table shows the motor car "population'' of seventy-one countrle: Afghanlatan. Alaeria Arabia Argentina ... Australia .... Austria Helgtum Hoiivia Brasll British North Borneo British South Africa Bulgaria uunna Ml India .! Italy bil Jamaica M.t 0 Japan 30..VO Uberta l.UiH Madagascar.. .M Mexico li" Morocco I, tuft New Zealand. I Nicaragua ... I Norway I Panama I.S40, Paraguay .... ,0 Persia e" Peru Canada ES i Phlllpplnea. Or v Ion Chile China Colombia .... Coeta Utca... Cub Ienmark .... Dutch East Indies Ecuador J-gvp Franc Germany .... t'.reat Britain Orvev ....... Guatemala Haiti Holland Honduras ... Hongkong ... Hungary .... Iceland 7.7.t U.o.11 MD l.ft 4"0 7i 10.IA 11 7 T. 14 if S5, 240I S.juo n.3i .47 I rl t.l.Vrt! Porto Woo. 7i8 Portugal 744' Itoiunanla ... 1.1411 Huaala itr Salvador i 4 Samoa Santo Do- I mlngo 4fi 7,41 Serbia Ui) 171 Riant 7W ' Siln ,0u0 M.4tl btraJta Settle- 7l.6f ments t IM ST6.tSii Sweden (ma 3i ftwltaerland... t.l Trinidad STi 44 Tunis W S.Tio' Turkev o. 1'nlted States :.4OW ' i ruguayr.... 1 !i 7S 4,'io Venesuefa 11 Zanaibar .. 4) Only Champ Spark Plugs in the Ford To make good on a etrlrtly efficiency basis In a manufacturing plant where the terra efficiency has been given a new significance is the enviable achievement of the product of th Champion "park Plug company tn th hum of th Foid automobile. Every component part of the Ford automobile la tested and proven aatl. factory according to the strictest Inter pretation of efficiency and whll not generally known. Champion spark plug at th only accessory whb-h has been purchaaed by the Ford Motor company for four ronsecuUv yeara. Whll It hi purrnasea otner accessories from one concern for four yesrs. It has not beon able to purchase th entire supply from th same concern, aa in the cas of Champiun spark plugs In other wordv became of sdenuste facilities for maklne prompt deliveries and uniformly depn1 able aerWc. Champion aoark plug rut . attained thla unique d etinrtioii Before You Buy Ride in a Regal" V Booth 'J f 34 ' -- - - - --jj ; K. J. M'SIIAiNl Jit. LIGHT FOUR SPECIFICATIONS: MOTOR 17 Jloraepower. Cyllndera cast en bloc Valve of large diameter. CRANK eifAtT Drop forged from 40 point carbon open hearth ateel, heat-treated. Hupported on twi babbitt lined brons shell bearings; frtmt. Hi Inches In diameter, ZH Inches long; rear, 1 -14 Inches In diameter, 3H inches long. LUBRICATION Splaah eyatem. Circulation main tained by plunger pump, operated from cam shaft. I.wer half of crank rase form reservoir, holding sufficient oil for long drlvea without frequent re filling. CLUTCH Cons, leather facing with aprlng Inaerts. operates inald flywheel which 1 completely en closed. TRANSMISSION Selective eliding gear type, three speeds forward and rjverae. Mounted in unit with motor. All gear and ahafta cut from 3 4':; nickel steel. STARTER Dyneto alngle unit motor-generator, mounted on aide of motor and operated direct by crank ahaft through ailent encloaed chain. FRONT AXLE I-beam drop forged from 40 point carbon open hearth steel, heat-treated. REAR AX Li'" Full floating type. Bower roller enl New Derartur? annular ball bearings. Removably cover piute. niakln It possible to take out com plole differential without removing axle. Drive la through bevel geara, and four-pinion type dif ferential. . 8PHINQ SUSPENSION Front, semi-elllptle. Inches wtdj bv 84 inches long; rear, genuine canti lever, swlve'ed at three points, 2 inches wide and 40 Inches long. BRAKES Two sets of two each operating on reae. wheel drums, 1 Vs Inches wide by 10', inches in diameter. rRlCE 150 F. O. B. Detroit. STEERIXO GEAR Worm and gear. Irreversible type. GASOLINE SUPn.Y Gravity feed, from tank In cowl. CONTROL Left-hand steer, center g-ar shift, and emergency brake levers. Spark and throttle levers on steering p. ml. Foot accelerator. VIIEELRASE 108 Inches. TREAD S inches. TIRES 30x3 inches; non-skid on rear. EQUIPMENT Dyneto electric starter-generator, storage battery, eleitric h"adllghts with dimmer at iit litnen t. eitx trie tail-liglit, electric horn, Otto man mohair top. ton slip cover, Stewi.it speed ometer, raln-vinlon ventilating windshield, d; mountab'e rime, one spare rim, apure tire holler at rear, complete set of tools with Jack and tire repair outfit wilh pump. A REGAL FOUR AT $650 This is one of the latest additions to the Regal line aud one that meets every requirement of high standard the Kegal cars have set during the past eight years. A real automobile at $6o0 that you will be jroud to ride in. It is not an experiment, but has proven to be just what we claim it to be, n sturdy, reliable, economical ear. How has it proven this? By ttauding up and accomplishing not only every test we have put it through, but by giving its owners complete satisfaction. Over all kinds of roads, in all conditions, it has stood up and given service. That's what concerns you most. You have firmly fixed in your mind some standards for judging a car. Judge this Uegal by them. The policy of the ltcgal Company has always been to avoid exaggeration and overdrawn statements. One ride in the ear will prove that. You will say that it far surpasses any description we might write of it. REGAL STANDARD FOUR A high quality car front radiator to tall lamp. Powerful motor (3ss5, beautiful streamline design, roomy tonneau and driving compartment, long wneelbase, genuine leather upholstery. 33xt-lnch tires, non-skid on rear. Ptert vacuum feed gasoline system, Dyneto non-stallable electric starting and Urbtlng system a practical car man who must have an automobile to meet all bis need: $985 REGAL DE LUXE EIGHT Its vllirp.lionl.-'fls. flexible motor, it't ability to pick up and get away the Instant you touch your foot to fie accelerator will captivate you. This, like the other two RegalJ. Is a serviceable duality car at a moderate price. Let our representative lake you for a spin, the car will prove by Us performance that it la the oue you should buy. Fully equipped -------- $1200 MCSHANE MOTOR CO., 2054 Farnam, Omaha, Neb. Distributors. Phone Douglas 6486