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4 DEALERS BOOST M OTOR SHOW
Automobile Men Enthusiastic Over
Prospects for 1910 Exposition.
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MORE EXHIBITS AND BETTER ONES
(iond Thing, for 1 n 11 la- Dealers and
I'Dri-haser, n- Men Who are
Working Together to Pro
luntea I (a ut-ceaa.
Leading automobile il.aleis of Otnalia
luck no feivor In ilorlat log" that the cum
Ing automohl'e x rxisi tlun will lip better
ami bigger than rvi r before and while thin
Hint of statement Is ;ot a new one with
lospert to Annual "HhowH," they are In
fuinr.st and iiilti rim ere. The ptorneetn
for tlir rliow uip, In fait, altogether
MiHrato.
Interviews with a number of dealer who
will exhihlt 1!'10 models reveal a Hlngle
mlndp' purpose, to forget any Jealousies
If there are any and to pull together
with a long pull and a bard pu'l for the
wurrenN of the expoxltlon.
"It Is conventional to nay 'this year's
fhow Is frolng to be the biggest and best
ever.'" said Denlse Harkalow, "and the
statrtnrnt dops not thprefoie carry much
convlitlon. Trite It may he to say this,
but lii the prespnt Instance It Is unques-
'lonably true and must be averted even
t the risk of seemlriB ommonplaoe. In
njinmon with other Omaha dealers I shall
show a full line, Including the Raurh
latiR, Tackard, Detroit and Baker Electric
cars."
J. J. Iierlftht b!leveg In futures. "I be
y Meve every automobile show that we Khali
T nlve will tie bigger and better than the
one preceding," he nays. "The motor car
business Improves every year and the pul
lie recognizes the value of the automobile
In social and business life. I shall exhibit
,'ive makes of cars, the Stoddard-Dayton,
the Locomobile, the Matheaon, the Mercer
and the Waverly K'ectrlc. I'm boosting"
for the best show that the Omaha deulers
have yet put on."
"Tho autoinobllo show Is a good thing
for Oniaha and, of course, for the dealers,"
says (fiiy lj. Smith, "and I am a booster
for both. The attraction comes at the
ilyht time of the year, during, perhaps,
tho worst part of the winter, when the
auto fever Is likely to be low, but when
people pi ospcctlve piirchuspi, I mean
are looking forward to the summer trips.
1 shall exhibit two makes, the Franklin
and tlie I'eerless. I shall endeavor to
make an attractive exhibit and be leve
every man Interested In the exposition will
do his best to make It a success."
"Wc shall xh!blt but two makes of
cars, the Humbler and the Mitchell," de
dared J. C. Colt of the automobile com
pany bearing his name. We shall have
three cars of each make In four and six
cylinder touring cars. I believe the 1910
show will be the best ever, as every dealer
will make an effort to ellipse past dis
plays. It was a good move on our part
when we decided to make the exhibits uni
form In regard to floor space and dis
plays." "No one Is stronger for the auto show
than I," said t". l' l.ouk. 'because it Is a
good thing for everybody public, dealers
nod thoxo who may buy cars. It benefits
Omaha by bringing people, here. It unques
tionably sells cars for tho dealer, and,
the purchaser Is given a chance to look
around before lie settles on a car. Not, of
course, that there Is any real question as
to which Is the best ear In the mind of
.'he Individual dealer, but this Is beads
4 ic case In point. I shall exhibit models
of five cars, the I lay ties, Marmon, Empire,
Ilalladay and P. A. It."
"Most aasuredly 1 shall make an ex
hibit." answered V. II. Wallace to a ques
tion, "and I would 'r the sake of the
show If for no other reason. It is a good
enterprise, good for everyone the city, the
purchaser and last, but not In our minds,
of course, the least, the dealer. There Is
every reason to believe that there will be
more cara and better ones shown this time
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at the last show and the same Is true
respect to automobile accessories. The
field of the latter la broadening at a won
derful rate and has become almost a sep
arate business from the selling of cara."
Mr. Wallace Is agent for the Stearns car.
tl'l'nlform displays by the dealers and
imllar arrangement of booths and floor
0 space will make the 1910 show better In
every way than prtcedlng expositions,"
says J. T. Stewart of the Colt Automobile
c mpany. "Our Incorporation of the auto
mobile show means a better exposition In
every way. The 1911 show will be an
Improvement, U o, over the ono of 1910,
0 r as the popularity of the motor grows,
inn neater the makers come to perfecting
their models."
"I am very enthusiastic over the auto
mobile business and um boosting for a
bigger and better auto show," stated II. K.
Ftedrlckson of the Kiedtlckson Automobile
company. "Our firm will exhibit five lines
the Hudson. the I'lerce-A i row, the
Frltcble Klectilc, the Chalmers-Detroit and
the Thomas. No plsns have been spared
to make the 1910 show the best yet, and we
believe we thall succeed In pleasing the
public."
"Shall I exhibit anv cars'.' Well, I should
say so, most emphatically," says W. I..
Huffman. "Our company will have ten
models on the floor. Including four makes,
the Interstate, the Anhut Six, the Ilupmo
bile and the De Tatnble. All the dealein
aie taking considerable Inlei ttrl in the expo
sition, and I'm sure lu success id assured
I think we'll ba able to put on Just as good
aliow ai they do in Chicago; anyway,
we're all trying our best to make a big
thing out of the event."
"It certainly does look as If the coming
show will be bigger and better In every
way than that of 1WJ," said W. P. Hosford
of the John Deere company, which handles
f V'elle, Columbus Klectrtc and Wilcox
:ninerclal Truck. "This Is more or less
of an old story, but It is, nevertheless, true
as regtrd the show to come. We shall do
u 11 In our power to promote Its success."
"The automobile exposition." declared A.
S. Avery. "Is not only a good thing for u
ucalerf, but tor Omaha In general, and It
also has real value to the proxpevtue pur
i baser, tie can get a line on all the offer
ings and make some comparisons, perhaps,
l-'or Omaha It Is good because u co.nes at
a tune of year when Uieie is nothing tin.'
in particular lo attract utusuleis m t.., v.iy
and the auto show does bring iiiuiij :...:!.
This yr I shull show time moil. . i
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Mr. li. C. Join s of the H j 1. on Muii: -i
tciiipany of Detroit and Mi. S:iiuii o.
... It. Thomas Motor company of 11.;..
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mobile company this Week. It Is the pom
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Iwilli these lactones to nave an experi
i la territory at Intervals oi rrom rout
weeks to see lo it that users of their
...pecilve machiues are kept thoroughly
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Along Auto Row
O. 7. touk to Baild Kw Oar
age. Council Bluff Concerns to
Establish Branch In Omaha Boon.
Huffman said: "K. W. Swnnbrougli of
Denver Is a Hupmoblle owner who hat
been putting his car through some stiff
places to see what kind of stuff It's
made of, and to find, If lie can, a limit
to Its endurance.
"Mr. Swanbrough'a latest venture
was a 400-mlle trip through the Colo
rado mountains. The major part of
the Journey was made at eleatlons
averaging 9,000 feet, and at this hetg-ht
he says lie experienced no trouble In
negotiating 30 per cent grades. At
this height and on slopes so steep,
he says, he had no trouble averaging
fifteen miles per gallon of gasoline
while on the easier atretches, the average
was thirty miles to the gallon. The last
1U0 miles of the trip was made in
five and one-half hours.
"Down among the Georgia hills. Ty
Cobb Is putting the Hupmoblle
through Its paces. During the Atlanta
show, Cobb drove tils car from Au
gusta, his home, to Atlanta, a distance
of 210 miles, lu ten hours. What makes
the time remarkable Is the fact that the
car was loaded with three men. Including
Cobb, and three suit cases. It also car
ried lis complete equipment of .wind
shield top, too, etc.
"Slgmund F.ckerl, an Austrian who Is
taking a Hupmoblle to Vienna, made a
600-mlIe tour of New fork state before
sailing for Europe, where he and bis
bride will tour In the car. Mr. Eckerl
la an expert on foreign cars, and
frankly admits his surprise at the fact,
which was Impressed upon him, that the
twenty horse power Hupmoblle requires
no more gasoline for efficient road work
than a foreign car which would rate at
six to seven American horse power. Mr.
Eckerl comments favorably upon the
motor's action, the car's riding qualities
and the splendid condition of tires after
his New York trip, most of which was
made through continuous rains and over
roads deep lu mud."
J. T. Stewart of the Colt Automobile com
pany said: "When the Mitchell Ranger. 1910
model, achieved ' fame as the first auto
mobile to carry a transcontinental war
dispatch from Oeneral lronard Wood. I,
fl. A., in New York to General J. F. Wes
ton, I'. H. A., San Francisco, It encoun
tered experiences In the mud of Wyoming
that quite often threatened to put Driver
Frank X. Zlrbles 'up In the air.' But It
remained for an enterprising Atlanta, Oi.,
man to suggest the literal elevation of this
famous machine. During show week In
the Georgia city, the Mitchell Ranger was
the 'highest,' 'best swinging' and 'oft
enest seen' automobile In the city."
"Speaking of selling automobiles," said
H. K. Fredrlrkson to a group of dealers the
other evening, "It's a snap to what It used
to be.
"Notwithstanding the fact that I never
sold anything but the best, I used to feel
ten years ago when 1 sold a machine, that
I was loading both him and myself with a
bunch of trouble, the fact being that sev
eral of our more prominent citizens who
were numbered among the earliest auto
mobile owners could relate many funny
experiences of the troubles they encoun
teied. "In those days, of course, machines had
not reached anything like the perfection
which they now embody, and the operator
went at It in a hit and miss soil of.s
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Here Is tlie Prettiest Car Tiiat You Ever Saw lor J51.700 Isn't 1 17
Have you ver sen a prettier car at any price? It is a 6 cylinder. H is btandard from tires to bteerlng rim. There is no experimental work in
It. Kvery feature Is j.roven. The engine clutch tranamiosions are built in one unit with all moving parts enclosed and runnitig in oil. Power is trans
mitted to the rear wheels through a multiple disc clutch, selective type, three speed and reverse transmission. Two pairs of brakes located on drivers
of the rear wheels The Anhut U is such a good car that we do not base our claim on price It could not be made better at auy price Ituadster,
tl.TOO; Tourabout, $1,H(M).
Deliveries December 10 Distributors for Nebraska and western Iowa.
W. L. Huffman Automobile Co.
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Rambler Mitchell.
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K. FREDRICK SON,
Chalmers-Detroit.
Thomas Flyer.
way that insured either he or the machine,
or both, getting the worst of It.
"It's mighty different now.
"Nine out of ten of my buyers have more
or less technical knowledge of what the
the machine they want must embody and
the more salient merits of construction and
automobile engineering seem to be known
to all of them.
"Where a man used lo buy a machine In
fifteen minutes because it carried an aristo
cratic name and an attractive roal of paint,
he now approaches me with an air of confi
dence and a volley of questions concerning
vital points of construction, which go to
show that he has given the subject deep
study. ,
"The automobile has developed very
rapidly and has now reached a state of
perfection which UiBures the up-to-date
mat ufacturer of high , efficiency product.
and the wide-awake, hustling dealer, all the
bu.-lness they can take care of."
The Chalmers-Detroit Motor company an
nounces the completion of a new four-story
factory building of Immense proportions,
which, they state, will keep them up lo the
minute on 1910 deliveries.
During last week two larne Pierce-Arrow s
and a fi-70 Thomas were delivered to Mr.
E. A. Cudahy, Mr. Hutteifleld and Mr.
Herman Peters, while of the four Thomas
cars remaining two are for the city and
two for Iowa de lvery.
Twelve Chalmers-Detrolts and three
Hudson were widely scattered, a majority
of them going to out-of-town subageuts,
principally for use as demonstrators.
I. S. Doty, manager of the Maxwell
Hrlscoe Omaha company, will move his
garage from Eighteenth street to the new
garage, next to Fredrli kson'a, 2124 Farnam
street.
Max Pembprton, an English critic of au
tomobile affairs, has raised a storm of
protest because of an article by him ap
pearing in the Ixindon Field of recent
date adversely commenting on American
cars. lu quality of steel and soundness
of design, among other things, the Ameri
can machines, he asserts, are Inferior to
those of the Hrlttsh Isles. Mr. Pemberton's
conclusions have been chal'enged by F. 8.
Rennet t, manager of the Anglo-American
Motor Car company, In heated fashion.
Ernest Sweet of the Sw eef-E.i wards An-I
tomobile lompany spent last week in In
dianapolis and St. I.onis hurrying up the
Moons and the Parry cars, which he ex
pects tomorrow. He said that both fac
tories pre working overtime to get out
cars. The Moon people have been working
a large tone of min night and day. They
have inci eased their plant, putting In heavy
imtPhlnery and adding to the already com
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J. T. STEWART,
Mitchell, Rambler.
plete plant In order to meet the Increased
demand for St. Eouls cars.
Mr. Guy 1.. Smith, the Franklin automo
bile dialer has returned from a visit to
the factory of the H. H. Franklin Manu
facturing company In Syracuse, N. Y.,
w here be went to Inspect and become ac
quainted with the 1910 models of the Frank
lin car and to arrange for the coming
siaton. The first of these 1910 cars have
now been In service some time. One of
them recently acquired the distinction of
breaking a world's record as its Intro
duction to the public. That was In an
efficiency contest held by the Automobile
club of Buffalo, in whlcli the Franklin
went 46.1 miles, carrying a combined car
and passenger weight of 2,948 pounds on one
gallon of gasoline,
Mr. Smith was given an opportunity to
rido In and drive cars of the new model
and assure himself that the company was
right In declaring that for 1910 It would
put on its air-cooled motor car in a form
that would mark a distinct development
in automobile construction.
The new cars are being made In fifteen
models, the range of horsepower being
forty-two. twetity- Ight and eighteen. The
J engine shuws a new auDllcatlon of the
current of cooling air, which tests are
showing to be more effective. A feature
Is the abolition of the front fan which
marks the construction of other auto
mobile engines.
Mr. Smith found the factory running to
its capacity. With delivery of 1910 cars
well t rider way, the full factory torce is
being employed to bring forwird the entire
season to meet the growing demand for
motor cars which throughout the country
Is expected In 1910 to exceed the supply.
The factcry Itself lias been enlaiged by
the construction of a fcixth story for the
second largest of the buildings, thus mak
ing an Increase of lii.UOO square feet, or a
total of nearly 300.0UO square feet in floor
space. In addition a neighboring factory
building has been leased for use of the
commiicial car department.
Drummond . lias one of the best show
rooms and garage in Omaha now. He has
renovated and overhauled the former
buggy repository, glass door have been
put In and an approach for cara from
Eighteenth street, making the place, both
from a show room and repair standpoint,
one of the best In the country.
President Delight of the Retail Dealer'
association said lliai there has been no
Intention i to cut the Council Bluffs deal
ers out of the show and the chances are
that they will bo in It If they wish. He
explalmd that the number of Omaha deal
ers had been Increased since the last slnw
and It was not an easy matter to take
care of them with the present accommo
dations. However, he said that the ad-
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The Auburn.
L. HUFFMAN.
The llegal.
J. J. DERIGHT,
Stoddard-Dayton.
C.LY U SMITH,
Franklin.
vlsabllity of allowing the additional room
to be used by l lie corn show, to remain
for the automobile show, would bo con-
sidered by the association this week. The j
Pioneer Implement company of Council I
Illuffs has an Omaha branch and is en- I
titled to exhihlt at the show. It Is under
stood that the Van Hrunt Automobile
company is negotiating for a garage on
Farnam, and It is mote than likely that I
the Atlantic Automobile company will b'
established In Automobile row bof.nn the
show. In case these concerns establish
branches In Omaha, they will be entitled
to enter the show as Omaha concerns.
Representatives of the Atlantic Auto
company of Atlantic and Council Bluffs,
la., distributers of the Premier car, ai'j
very much elated over the magnificent
showing made by that car.ln the Atlanta
New York good roads tour.
"Even though we are becoming quite ac
customed to such results," said C. I.. Hi
ring, president of the company, "we arc
extremely proud of the showing made in
this tour. The car was appointed as offi
cial representative by the city of Charlotte,
N. C, which Is the first Instance we know
of where a motor car has been nominated
official boomer of a town. Notwithstand
ing the fact that the car had previously
been, driven 2.000 miles (more than double
FIRE AT THE
POLICE STATION
Ilowser Gasoline Tank and Pump
Stundtt the Test and Saves
Disastrous Fire Lous.
"The fire department arrived with all dis
patch and thu firemen were bravely runn
ing Into the seething barn when Officer
Morgan warned tlieui of the Immense un
derground gasoline tank which is burled
Just west ot the barn doorway. There was
no mean chance that this tank become
Ignited and, If this had happened, there
would probably have been no buildings
left wltnln half a block."
Contrary to the above statement the
construction of a Bowser equipment for
explosive oils absolutely prevents explo
sions. The greatest test ever given oil
slot age svstems occurred at San Francisco
during the earthquake conflagration when
2J storage tanks and pumps went through
the fire without a single explosion,
'.eiol for catalogue No. 2. which will ex
plain to ai how yoi. can safeguard life
and property as well as prevent evapora
tion, thereby lessening the upkeep ex
pense, Phone or write for prices.
S, F, BOWSER & CO.,
J. M. Pinkeito i, S.ili s Agent,
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The Jackson.
that of any oilier entryl It finished at the
head of its class and with a perfect score.
This Is the fourth gnat reliability run In
which the Premier hns participated this
season, in nil of which it has finished
perfect.
"I certainly am heartily in favor of such
contests as the.-,' and billeve them to be
of Inestimable value to the maker, the
dealer and the Individual buyer. To tho
maker they show the weak points of Hi"
car (unless like the old hoss shay It has
no weakest point), to the dealer It Inspires
confidence in the makers' ability to build
HKRK is the niftiest aggregation of record
breaking machines yet offered the public.
It- is quite possible to select a car from this
line up, no matter who you are or what your
ambition may be.
The Marmon is the classy car for the dis
criminating man of taste. He can find no bet
ter car, while the Empire is low enough priced
to permit the man of moderate means to sail
around as fast as any of them. Look over the
list and let me give you a demonstration of the
car that seems to please you.
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Ilalladay, 28 0. P., $1,250
Hallalay, 39 II. P., $1,500
Ilalladay, 45-D. P., $2,500
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STATE AGENT
1S03 Farnam Street
Don't Have
Eery atonioblle owner hails with delight the new Uwis Puncture
Proof loiupoiind. It is a remarkublo Invenlloii, which ulcan!zos to
the inner tube and absolutely protects automobile tires from all kinds
of punctures. The treatment is a wonderful success, and is fully guar
anteed. Don't worry and stew over another puncture. Investigate the
jprocess at once and you will be pleased and profited.
Nebraska Puncture Proof Co.
Office and Treating Plant. 7 (XI . Ifltli Street.
right and to the buyer It furnishes the be?t
criterion of all-proven perfoi nisncc."
Otto Nestmnn. manager of tin- Seel
K)dwards Automobile company, accom
panied Mr. Sneel to the Missouri and
Indiana factories last week and overlooked
the mechanism of the cars to be handled in
the Omaha market. Nestman pi'onounced
them the best cars In their class and be
lieves be will be able to make them won
derfully popular In Nebraska and Iowa.
"Wells, the racing man for the Moon
people, who wa In the Vanderbllt cup iae
In New York ten days ago. made me open
my eyes when It comes to speed." K;ld
Ernest Sweet yesterday. "Wells said that
he was wbixslng around the track, bis
speedometer showing sixty-four miles en
hour. He thought ho was going about the
limit, when he heard something flit by. It
was Strang In the Flat, lie was clipping
off ninety-four miles an hour. Wells said
that the Moon seemed to bp going back
wards at a little belter than twenty-five
miles an hour."
Frank Sloan lias come out fiom the N
tional factory to manage the mechanical
department of the Standard Automobile
company. He Is an expert machinist and
this company will be In position to carry
on a first class repair department.
C. F. I.ouk slj;ned a let.se last night for
the property Just west of Frederlckson's
garage on Fsmam street and rlos d a
deal with Contractor Partridge for the
erection of a brick garage to hp cunpl(tvl
by January 15. The building will be ?2t
1.12 and the specification calls for one of
the best appointed automobile houses In
the country. I.ouk has been very success
ful In the automobile business since h
came to Omaha four years ago. He has
held the place Just west if Eighteenth
street and from there has curried on a
thriving trade In Nebrnska and Iowa. His
mechanical department Is managed by H.
E. Edgcomb and the office Is managed
by F. C. Johnson. I.ouk now handles the
Marmon, Falcon, Ilalladay and Empire,
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aiarmon, 40 II. P., $2,6 iO
Marmon Suburban, 40-11. P.,
$2,650
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