TTTE OMAHA' SUNDAY BEE: MAY 29, 1910.-
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If the comparison betaeen the rout of the.
horse and the motor car stops here the ma-
It
ws new. Thl represents not the de- tlvely short-lived. At the end of three
prestation In actual value, hut merely the
years It must either be nold or completely
Motors in Military Practice
rumination of the maker's and the Boiler's
profit, the machine selling at about Ha ac
tual com of production.
The low-prired car, which la most apt to
appeal to the average practitioner. In rela-
overhauled. Even then It can usually he
sold for about 15 per cent of Its first cost.
This mean that 2.1 per cent of the original
coat must be written off annually to rep
resent depreciation.
chine has decidedly the worst tff It. But
the moat Important element of contrast yet
remains to be considered, that Is. the econ
omy of time and the Increased efficiency
offered by the motor car
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Ihree Carloads Model 6) Stanley Steamers
lhe Best Runabout on arlh at Any Price
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.UJTOMOBTJ.R AND MOTOrtCTCMC PQt'AD OF T11K NOtTHWKSTERN MILI
TARY ACADKMY WITH ON Si OK TIIK TWO CAPILLAR IH'N I'AHRtAOKH
WHICH W1U, ACCOMPANY THE ULIDDEX TUL'R FOR MILITARY PRAC
TICE AND KXFKHIMHXT.
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PRICE OF RUBBER SOARS
Increased Demand for Ant) Tires
Shoots Cost to Fancy Point
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BRITISH SPECULATORS ABE BUSY
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haastra, Eapert Declares
Otesa Is Bsalsru In
the Tronlea.
The world la standing agaM watching the
Mgh flight of crude rubber prices and won
dering whether the Hmlt has been reached.
Since the day when Charles Goodyear first
ills, o eied the art i f vulcanization, thu tub
nulk of the troplial forest has pluyed
a purt of Increuetng Importance In sup
plying artlclce of necessity to the com
li rt of mankind.
Kor fifty years the price of yrude rub
ber has avnatJ considerably less than
tl per pound, two years ago it atood at
OS ctrit per puund, and today It Is above
Si a levl that takes it out of many a
Held It has heretofore occupied.
Are the caunes artificial or natural that
have produced the present actuation, and In
the wor)d to be deprived of the great boon
of cheap rubber? These are the questions
that the people i.re asking themselves and
that led F. A. Belberllng, pre.ildent of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber comany of
Akron, O., on a tour of investigation
through South America that took two
month's time and more than 2.0UO miles'
or travel In the fever laden district of the
Amaion river. Mr. Belberllng being so far
as known the first American rubber man
ufacturer to make this perilous trip, his
views, which follow, are of great Interest:
"The high prices prevailing for crude
rubber are fairly attributed to two pri
mary causes: First, the abnormal draft
upon the world's supply In providing tlrea
for automobiles! second, the wild specula
tion In rubber and rubber uhares In Eng
land, which has taken on the aspect of a
's'-ouih Sea bubble' In a mad scramble of
people of all claseea to 'get rick quick' on
rubber. London la the financial center of
the world's rubber market, and the erase
r, ,mv riinnlnv 1 1 u nnnrN. t h ere la havlllff a
tramendouM sentimental Influence toward
lifting prices,. This will correct Itself, In
the collapse which. In dun time, la cer
tain to come, and will carry with it its
. tril of disaster and ruin to the rubber
gamblers In the manner always attending
the busting of financial bubbles.
"Stories are belrg circulated to the effect
that the rubber supply la being rapidly
exhausted and that the world Is facing a
famine, but a careful view of the situa
tion Justifies an opposite opinion.
"The last year mora than 70,000 tons sf
crude rubber, having a value approximating
1300,000,000, were produced, of which 40.0W
ions came out of the Amazon river. This
was" wholly wild rubber, gathered almost
entirely from a belt extending along the
Amazon and Us tributaries, and running
less than three miles Into the Interior. The
vast forest beyond these borders Is sub
. manually untouched, but with the building
4 of the railroad around the falls of the
Madeira, which will be completed In 1911,
and with the building of roads through the
forests connecting up rivera, the lntroduc
; tion of the automobile and the gasoline
boat, vaat districts heretofore Inaccessible
vlll be brought within reach of the rubber
, fcatHerer, and while the gain In production
uui year has been approximately but 19
.via over the prev.ous year, there Is
.-B.ioii thut this peicentage will ln
l... largtly from thU time forward.
uiit a very Important factor toward re
l,ial the existing situation is found In the
p.dii.atlun rubber in the East Indies, which
in i.ow coming Into the market In large
quantities, each year's production being
4 kubstantially double that of the preceding
4 j t ar. Whereas we had less than 4.000 tons
In 1U09, we shall receive approximately 8,000
tons In lit 10. and well up to lt.OOO tons In
1D11, and within five yean a quantity larger
than U now furnished by the Amason,
which is a remarkable result, considering
the fact th.tt three years ago the produc
tion oil the inllie East Indian district
it presented but a few hundred tons.
' "That product of nature which exlxtt In
abundance, and which the world needs, it
' w: find a way to obtain. Wild rubber
trees In almost limitless quantities exist In
i Brazil, awaiting the touch of human energy
to yield up their latex, and the world will
undoubtedly find means to obtain Ita re
quired supply, '
"The ruling classes in Brazil are an In
telligent people, and though they have been
. , alow to realize the advantage of planting
I rubber, they are now following the lead of
the East Indians, and within a few years
. the Amaion valley will be furnishing plan
tation rubber far in excess of the wild
rubber now coining down the river.
"As an indication of the Immensity of Its
' opportunities, one island in the mouth of
the Amazon river Isle Marajo. which Is
laitier than the state of Maine la capable
of furntehlng plantation rubber In quantity
more than the entire world Is now Consum
ing. The government is enacting legislation
to stimulate the planting of trees."
development. In all these, however, the
element of time has been a most Impor a it
factor, and th advent of some method of
rapid transit to tha aicV chamber has been
looked forward to eagerly by busy practi
tioners In both town and country. When
the motor car was first introduced Its ad
vent was hailed with Joy, which turned
rapidly Into chagrin w hen it was found that
the owner, who went gaily forth In the
morning on gasoline power, was apt to be
hauled sadly back at night by a truck
horse.
Under the Influence of keen competition
manufacturers have changed all this, and
even w l h the c'.eip or moderate-p:lced cars
which are especially suitable for the doc
tor's use the liability to be put out of use
fulness Is not materially greater than the
morbidity of the horse, so that on the score
of reliability the horse and the motor car
are about on a par. Indeed, It Is asserted
that the risks are all In favor of the ma
chine and against the animal, but as re
liable rtatlstlca are not available this opin
ion may be colored by self-Interest. To the
casual observer It would seem that the
chances of being disabled are about as
great with one method of conveyance as
with the other.
Now that the machine has been put Into
such shape and reduced to such cost as to
make it available for the average doctor,
the comparative fitness of the machine and
the home for the uses of the physician must
be dlacutaed from an economic standpoint.
Here the machine has distinctly the advan
tage. The cost of operating any one of sev
eral reliable low-priced cars, especially
fitted for the doctor's use, runa -only from
S10 to $15 a month, and the repairs for the
first year. Including tires, under ordinary
conditions, would probably not amount to
more than 110 or $12.
This cost, as compared with the main
tenance of a horse and phaeton, is very
small Indeed. But the cost of repairs after
the first year will mount up, and the mat
ter of deterioration must be reckoned with.
The average low-priced car, one coating
from S600 to $1,200, can usually be sold at
the end of the first year at a discount of
40 per cent from the price paid for It when
AUTO HELPS THE PHYSICIAN
It He tan Make Vorty
More t all. jhan vrlth II
PL. - - .a .
Per Cent
arses.
The wonderful "one-hore hv" of Dr.
Oliver Wendell llol men tht-Mlirh tha nmn-
iy vi a arecon anoi used by him, was a
J pe of the conveance most Dooular
among ine doctors of that day. Betora the
chaise came Into use the doctor rode on
horseback, aa he still doei some parts of
ins remote district!, carrying n his saddle
bags hla armamentarium medicamentarlum.
For many the earliest moniory of a physlo
lan Is associated w ith the mysterious smelly
saddle bags and the patient horse tied at
tha gateway awaiting tha return to the
outer air of that wondroua man, the doctor,
Immured with the patient.
From tha saddle and chaise the doctor
Hrtapped Into tha comfortable tn..u .w-
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UR improved shnft drive not only eliminates nil possibility of actual chain trou
bles, but insures constantly increasing, instead of constantly, decreasing, efficiency.
No matter how efficient a chain drive is at the start, it sooner or later becomes less ef
ficient through stretching and. wear. The Baker Bevel Gear Drive is entirely encased
and protected. It runs better the longer it is operated. It cannot become clogged by
dirt nor affected by the weather. It has no lost motion, consequently it reduces wear
and tear on the running gear. The lubrication being constant and automatic, the shaft
drive requires no attention whatever. It makes the entire car cleaner, safer, more
economical and more durable.
Many Oilier Exclusive Baker Electric Features
Important aa tba bevel ge drive is, ita chief value
Ilea In the fact that It has been added to a oar whloh
already had mora exclusive features of real value than
aU other electrics oomblned.
The new models have longer wheel base than moat
other electiioa. They ride and control easier. Tha
bodies are roomier and more comfortable.
They have a oontlnuona torque controller, with me
chanloal lock and safety devioe the only perfectly reli
able controller used In any electric
They have tha moat efficient and reliable motor avar
! Only the Baker Electric has these features; only the Baker can give you the ser
vice and satisfaction that they make possible.
We have just received two Coupes for immediate delivery. Both finished with
blue one finished with blue leather upholstery and the other with gray whipcord.
Demonstration by appointment. Handsome 1910 Catalogue sent Free on Request.
$850.00 F O. B. Factory
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pat into an aleotrio epeolaUy designed for our cars
a motor that operatea continuously withont attention and
that will take tha heaviest overloads withont sparking
or blackening1 the eommntator.
They have wheel bearing! dlreotly under tha spokes
to reduce frlotlon.
They have a patented spring suspension that elimi
nates radlna and torsion rode, with their annoying rattle.
Tbey have a patented steering gear, with cushioned
eonneotlon, whloh reduces tha vibration of tha steering
lever on rougn roaas.
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More Power and More Speed Than You Can Get Anywhere
For Twice the Price.
Call for a Demonstration.
TOE STANIEY STEAMER
2513 Leavenworth St. Omaha, Nebraska
Telephone Douglas 1514.
The American Tire Repair Co.
2129 Farnam Street
Announce the Opening
of a first-class repair plant. All the
latest facilities for expert tire repairing
and the best of material used.
Experienced Hen in Charge
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RECEIVED AT Room 105 Boe Bldg. Omaha.
8 OH oy HO 21 Paid.
Indiahapolie Ind. April 13. 1910,
RECEIVED AT 212 So. 13tli St. Omaha.
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Might-Letter.
Indianapolis,
Ind. Apl. Ik, 'I9i0,
Kid-Vest Auto Co. Omaha, Neb.
Worlds' ten-mile record again lowered to eight minutea
forty three seconds at Lob Angeles April seventeenth.
Won first against five istartera
Bill Endicott
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Wid-Vest Auto Co. Omaha, Neb.
Cole thirty won first prizo Savannah Ga. BinnBwick and
Jacksonville Ela. endurance run against Chalmers-Detroit
Maxwell and others. The Committees most searching eaaraination
failed to reveal a single defect in our car after, the. two
days running over sandy rough roads.
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Cole thirty won first yesterday
race J4QS Angeles against -Buick.
Detroit. Time nine minutes. three
record 46aecond8.
In ten mile stock car
Ford, Firestone, Warren
seconds, lowering worlds
A. M. Lawson.
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Mid-West Auto Co., Omaha, Neb.
Cole thirty won first in. fifty mile class rnoe at Lob
Angeles Saturday, making new worlds rooord in five miles
fouif minutes and 29 seconds, ton mile o in eight minutea
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Collect, Night lettey
Indianapolis, ihtt.
B. W. Brown.
We are making deliveries every
day of the Cole 50 models
May, 5, 1910.
Mid-West Auto Co., Omaha,
Cio won f irst oasily in
E.M.F. second, Firestone
BecondBa Another walk
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60 race Atlanta Speedway- today.
Columbus third. Time one hour
away for Bill Endicott as usual.
Cole thirty lcado thorn all. Always first in its class.
Cole 30 $ CAA Cole 30 Tour- N r A A Cole 30 Pony N CA A
Roadster tfltJUU ing Car. . . . $13 VU Tonneau . . . $131111
The Cole "30" is the car of silent service. Favorite with ladies and all who love a
nifty car that embraces great beauty, yower, grace and endurance.
MIDWEST AUTO CO.
21G South lOtti Street
l? E. B. Hale.
un. and. for the city man. the closed
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