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TRUCK EXHIBITS
BIG FEATURE OF
MOTOR CAR SHOW
Twice as Many Exhibitors to
Show Models This Year as
Last; Farmers See the
Light.
The truck exhibit will be one of the
mos interesting features of the Thir
teenth Annual Omaha Auto show,
which will be held at the Auditorium
February 25 to March 2. j
Just twice as many exhibitors .have
signed for space in the truck display
this years as last. The exhibit will
be in the downstairs room of the
Auditorium instead of in a specially
built shed this year, too.
Every inch of space has been taken
and everything from a light delivery
car with a capacity of a few hundred
pounds to the huge trucks which carry
several tons will be shown.
Truck exhibitors are making big
ger efforts this year than ever before
td stage attractive exhibits, and not
only will a great variety of truck mo
tors be shown, but especial attention
is being paid to utility bodies, many
of which will appeal especially to the
farm, trade.
Farmers Interested.
Up to this last year comparatively
few farmers have made use of trucks
but during this present year, there
has apparently been a wave of enthus
iasm sweep over this territory in re
gard to trucks, and the number of
trucks in use among the farmers has
increased very rapidly. The sale of
trucks has been very largely in
creased by the recent traffic situation
as farmers have discovered that they
can move their crops and cattle to
nearby towns by motor truck much
better and much more certainly than
by train. One truck dealer who up to
this last year had sold possibly 90
per cent of his trucks here in Omaha,
sold almost that proportion of his
output in the farm districts this year.
Naturally the dealers throughout the
territory have become wise to-the
situation and they will be especially
interested in this feature of the show.
As regards the city, merchandisers
are placed in two classes, those who
are using trucks and those who are.
figuring on doing so. The recent traf
fic conditions have been largely in
strumental in hastening action and
many jobbers are planning to make
at least nearby hauls by truck rather
than trusting to train service.
HONOLULU HIT
HARD BY UNCLE
SAM'S RULINGS
Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway Men
Hold School of Instruction at McCook
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The school of instruction called by
the Omaha-Lincoln-Denver Highway
association met at McCook, Neb., lasi
Monday at the Commercial club
rooms, with 55 delegates present from
the states of Nebraska and Colorado.
Secretary S. E. Smyth of the Omaha
Automobile club and E. E- Summers
of the Denver Tourist bureau were
also in attendance. Most of the dele
gates were county road commission
ers or supervisors.
The meeting was called to order by
C.vH. Roper of Lincoln, president
of the association, who explained that
it had been called primarily to dis
cuss the conditions and needs of the
Ornaha-Lincohi-Denver highway and
its branches or feeders which were to
be built with some aid from the fed
eral government. He then introduced
State Engineer George E. Johnson
of Lincoln, who took up the prob
lems of road building at great length
and responded to many questions
from the delegates who raised points
connected with the various sections of
the highway over which they had
charge.
Mr. Johnson stated that the great
highway was about one-third com
pleted and that its total length was
618 miles as laid out by way of the
new Burlington cut-off from Fort
Morgan, Colo., That there remained
untouched a stretch of about 12 miles
only. He said the most important
thing was to- regulate the grade to a
very small percentage and to properly
set bridges and culverts. It was in
tended to make the road 2-1 feet wide
between shoulders and with federal
aid to establish a uniform grade with
good drainage and surfacing. It was
intended to make it a 365-day dirt
road that would be inexpensive in up
keep. There was no present intention
to oil the road.
He showed a number of stereopti
con views of bridge, concrete and road
work, which he explained in detail.
At the conclusion of his talk he was
warmly thanked by the road men
present, who declared that they had
gained much from it to help them in
their work.
The executive committee of the as
sociation held a short session after
the close of the school of instruction
and set the place and date for the
next convention of the association at
Hastings. Neb., May 14.
AUTO TRUCK IDEAL
FOR WORK OH FARM
Californian Says Day Not Fai
Distant When Motor Will
Be Absolutely Necessary
for Success.
"A farmer without a motor truck
is simply making a fatal mistake."
declares H. E. Cowell, 915 Tenth
street, Modesto, Cal.. after he had
used a Maxwell one-ton truck on his
California ranch.
"From an economical standpoint
the truck upkeep is trilling com
pared to feeding the amount of stock
and maintaining equipment necessary
to duplicate it in actual service and
general farm work. I am provoked
at myself now for having delayed in
recognizing the value of -he motor
truck when that farm vehicle was in
its infanc)."
Mr. Cowell believes the day is not
far distant when all short hauls will
be by auto trucks. He predicts that
rural side tracks will practically be
abandonee. i:i the near future and that
auto trucks will haul the farm prod
ucts to more central points for im
mediate shipment to their destination.
"Such a system," says Cowell. "will
solve the transportation problem al
most over night, for it will release
thousands of cars in every division
for transcontinental hauls. Where
good roads exist the motor trucks can
be operated at a mit.imum cost.
"The wonder is that farmers, most
of whom are shrewd, calculating men,
have not grasped the truck idea long
ago."
Cowell says the truck he purchased
is Riving him far greater satisfaction
than he expected. The industry will
in the very near future have motor
trucks on every farm.
Police Court Adjourns Out of
Respect for Dead Detective
l'olice court was adjourned be
tween the hours of 10 and 11 Satur
day morning out of respect for De
tective 1 rank Kooney.
New Grant Model Makes Hit ;
With Knowing Motor Buyers"'
One of the 1918 models that is
bound to prove widely popular in"
Omaha this year is the new Grant,
Six.
The new Grant is a masterpiece and
is the crowning achievement of a
factory that has been noted for pro
ducing any number of selling models.
The Lininger Implement company, ,
Omaha representatives of the Grant;
believe it will be one of the most
popular selling numbers in Omaha
this year and expects to create noth
ing short of a sensation when it is
displayed at the Omaha show. '
This latest Grant model is distinct .
ly different. Its lines are of new and,,
more attractive design, the equipment
is complete and the furnishings rich.
The motor is said to have an excep
tionally wide range of speed and to
be a great fuel saver despite the poor
grade of gasoline now being sold.
Many striking models have been
manufactured for 1918 distribution by .
the various big motor factories of the
country, but the new Grant runs sec
ond to none.
Honoiuiu s riding public is con
fronted with a serious crisis, report
representatives of the B. F. Good
rich Rubber company, as the result
of a government embargo tabooing,
" for the present, shipments of auto
mobiles to the Hawaiian Itles. The
ukase hit the "Sea Parad'se" at
time when large orders were being
' placed and the stock was low. It is
reported that approximately 1,000
automobiles are now on the wharves
of San Francisco and authorities are
contemplating shipping them back to
factories unless the cloud lifts soon
Even should the government lift the
embargo soon, it is said, Honolulu's
chances of getting automobiles are
as dim as with the edict in force
because of the removal by the govern
ment of the regular steamship service
J and the substitution of two coastwise
steamers whose hatches are too small
to accept automobiles. Meantime,
prices on second hand cars have
soared and dealers fortunate enough
to have on hand a good supply of
used automobiles are reaping a harvest
Goodrich representatives report that
some distributors have beei. waiting
three months tor cars from American
factories and with the rail congestion,
the ship congestion and the embargo
they see no immediate hope of ship
ments for several months to come
Uncle Sam's definition of luxuries
brought automobiles for the Hawaiian
Isles into the barred zone. Pleasure
cars were classed for the time being
as non-essentials in the group con
trolled by Uncle Sam.
Changstrom Looks for
Enormous Truck Business
"The truck manufacturers in and
about Chicago accomplished much
during the recent Chicago automobile
show," asserts Carl Changstrom of
the Standard' Motor Car company.
"It seemed to me that each of the
i dealers from various section of the
T country had a different enthusiastic
tale to tell and one could not help
being impressed with the volume of
business which truck manufacturers
and dealers expect from the west"
"During my visit," asserts Mr.
Changstrom, "I placed orders for 50
, of the new Defiance trucks to be
shipped as soon as equipment can be
secured. This is an initial order and
we, like others, anticipate an enor
mous truck business."
Marmon Show Cars to
Be Duplicated in Omaha
During the Chicago show arrange
ments were made by H. Pelton to se
cure duplicates of the Marmon cars
shown at the Chicago automobile
show.
The-roadster and the touring car
with a Victoria top, both special color
jobs, attracted a great deal of atten
tion and won favor among the most
critical.
STATE RANKS HIGH
IN AUTO OWNERSHIP
Nebraska Has Almost Enough
Cars to Transport Whole Pop
ulation in One Trip;
- . First Among States.
If the entire state of Nebraska
wished to migrate on short notice
there are almost enough autos in the
state to transport the entire popula
tion in one trip. The Bureau of
Publicity of the Omaha Commercial
club issues the following figures
which show the per capita auto
ownership of all states licensing 100,
000 or more autos, also several
states having less autos, but whose
per capita ownership is a car to every
15 or less people:
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State. Population.
Nebraska ...... 1,277,750
Iowa 2,SBS,066
California 2,983.84!
South Dakota... 707,740
Montana 466,314
Kansas 1,840.707
Minnesota ... ,i. . '2,296.024
North Dakota... 752,260
Arizona 259.6iiS
Michigan 3,024,660
dolorado 975.190
Vmlns 182.264
Indiana 2.826.154
Ohio 6,181,220
Wisconsin 2.613,758
Illinois 6,193,626
New Jersey 2,981.106
Massachusetts .. 3,747,564
Oklahoma 2,245,968
Missouri 3,420,143
Texas 4,472,494
New York.; 10,366,778
Pennsylvania ... 8,591,029
No. of Pop.
Autos. Per Car.
148.100
381,81)8
297,898
67,164
42,742 '
160,809
199,099
62,994
19,890
326.880
68,500
12.612
192,195
346.915
164,534
340.291
163,315
174.274
102,563
164.998
194.740
408,613
325,158
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Table of Counties.
The following is a similar table for
the state of Nebraska showing the
counties in which the most autos per
capita are owned:
No. of 'Pop.
Stats. Population. Autos. Per Car.
Deuel 2,447
Cheyenne . . .. 6,848
Polk 10,621
Phelps 10,451
Oosper 4,933
Butler : 15,403
Hamilton 13,654
Kimball 2.806
Perkins 3,203
Seward . 16,044
Hayes 3,232
Saunders 31,179
Washington 12.738
Burt 12.726
Stanton 7,967
Banner 1,684
Cuming 13,783
Wayne 10,786
Douglas county, including Omaha,
has one auto to every 14.6 persons.
614
1,193
1,846
1,791
834
3,567
2,264
468
537
2,639
499
3.222
1,916
1,888
1,185
247
2,015
1.578
Ernest F. Pickering
Receives Ajax Promotion
Announcement is made of Ernest E.
Pickering's promotion to be Pacific
coast sales manager of the Ajax
Rubber company, Inc., with head
quarters in San Francisco.
Mr. Pickering has been supervisor
of Ajax tires sales in Nebraska and
the Dakotas and is one of the oldest
members, in term of service, of the
Ajax Rubber company. Inc., so his
advancement to a position of large
responsibility is a well merited promotion.
Charles B. Kieffer, associated with
Mr. Pickering in the Omaha terri
tory, has been named as supervisor
to succeed Mr. Pickering.
The appointment of Mr. Pickering
as the racihe coast sales manager
and of Mr. Kieffer as the Omaha
supervisor are in line with the com
pany s policy of making promotions i
within the organization.
Cannon to Make Known
His Plans Very Soon
H. H. Cannon returned Saturday
from the Chicago Auto show and is
very much enthused regarding the
truck outlook for the coming1 season.
Cannon promises the automobile
followers a surprise in the way of an
announcement very soon.
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lj7E wish to announce that we have been appointed
distributors of Maxwell cars and Maxwell trucks for
Omaha and surrounding territory. In making this an
nouncement we wish to say that we are thoroughly con
versant with the needs and requirements of the automobile ;
dealer, also the prospective buyer. It is our desire and
intention to serve all Maxwell dealers and owners in the
best possible manner. . ,
Before accepting this agency we made a very thorough
investigation of the Maxwell car and truck, and it is our
judgment that there are no better values to be had.
Every department of this organization will be in charge
of the most competent help available. We know that any
business must depend upon its satisfied customers for
success. 1 .
THE CAR:
The Maxwell car has proven its
value both in economy of opera
tion and in lasting qualities. No
where will you find a better value
at the price. -
PRICE:
Touring Car - - - - $745
Touring Car (with all
weather top) - - - $855
Roadster $745
Roadster (with all weather
top) - - - - - 7 $830
Sedan - $1095
Truck (1 ton) - - - $985
OUR SERVICE
Our service is the best to be had be
cause we have a large, well equipped
service station in charge of a man com
petent to cops' with any automobile sit
uation. Our service manager has been
with the Maxwell organization for more
than five years.
We shall carry a complete stock of
parts for both passenger cars and for
trucks. Dealers and owners alike will
find us excellently equipped to render
all manner of co-operation and service,.
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Mid-City Motor & Supply Go.
2216-18 Farnam St.
Distributors
Omaha, Neb.
Tyler 2462
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