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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1911)
'liii; lihii: OMAHA. IU,MA. I l-l'.Kt Ali 'Jl. ISMI. 'X 1 r f I i I i THE WELL-KEPT CAR AT HOME I rilrtte Oarege i Handy Thing for Auto Owner. IT MAKES MAN INDEPENDENT Wefceed tar on th Hob ft la n () Which I. Treated "eat at Home hr fla Omrr, '"'ther thlnrs 'heing iial. the ear that br the bet behaved on th road I the rsr Ust hat received the best training and treatment at home. If the home of tht car happens to be In a large city wrier It must be stored In a public Karate the nature of thin training and treatment Is more or less a matter of lurk, but the man who can house hl machine In til own private Karaite and who la Inter ested and intelligent enouth to pais for I himself will find the road manners of hl automnhlla far superior to those of It r'tiliHo chink brother urifs llrnr . Ulllt'S A prlvat aaiatfe. with it eii:ipnvnt. ' wl'l r'rtit an initial nutl-n thut fill rv with th iirt. nt lo.inei' of the: building and variety ( the til; and thl Investment may cause many an auto- . 1st to hrsltate before substituting a lump; sum expenditure of from two to ten thou- I sand dollar In place of public i as' j charice of from J0 to VO a. month. If! me nui.imoi.ua owner has a few stpiHic feet of land available rAar hi house, how ever, he will bit foolish to pay garage charge for one week longer than the shortest lime In which he ran erect a properly equipped araK of hi own. and he will find that he will noon be able to save the amount out of hi former month ly expenses for tip-keep, stnraae and re pHlrs. Th primary purpose of a garaae was to provide a suitable covering In which the car might be safely stored In all kind of weather when not In use. It here also that the water, oil and gasoline tank would be filled, the body cleaned and the machine generally groomed, and It ws. consequent ly, but a step from th garage erected a a shelter only to a building In mttlrh the car cou'd be stored and knt In 1 1 tidit !n. Th modern private garavsi. tlerefore. ivfclle h t partaking esperially of tr-v nai.ire of a nischine shop, should he eiiitipperl with snffivli nt too! to en able smnll repair and r irsci n t.ts to be ninile. sfio'ihl be of amt1e slje to prolde storage for extra toil, spare part and accesorl that are not aiwa carried with the car. and should be so arranged a to facilitate washing and cleaning the automobile and to render all parts of the machine eaily accessible. This may sound like too many virtues to attribute to one small building, but modern design, new appliances and present-day methods of construction have all combined to make posHlble the erection of a garage at a moderate cot that will fulfill all these condition. Look far Trouble. The best wrv to avoid trouble Is to an ticipate It. nnd. In like manner, the bnt way to prevent a nut from woiklng loose on the road Is to-make certain that It I tight before the car goes out on the road. And to continue this line of reasoning, the best way to prevent the necessity of crawling under the car In the middle of the road I to do the crawling beforehand Mot r C Hi HOSE who are satisfied only with the best use Columbia cars. Birth, tradition, environ ff merit and character forbid their accepting less. Columbia 'cars have held this regard for sixteen years from the beginning of the motor car, in fact Columbia cars are built in a factory big enough to build 500C car. - Only 1000 Columbia cars are built annually and these with infinite care. Every refinement of detail characterizes tnem. i hey have many exclusive features SenJ for compltlt calalogu. The Columbia Motor Car Company , Hartford. Conn. -lUlf ' JJJIIH . '. Mi . . . ... - I . il u United Motor Omaha Co., uo rarnam st. I , l: III 1 1 I ' ln" i' f P, - mi i " J Do You Realize the Effect of a Split-Base Rim? Kecause water and mst ruin the casing and tube, the Firestone Demountable Him is made with nn unbroken base. Experience shows that rims wiiich separate into halves, or split across the base letvater into the tire. The Firestone rim is designed from the standpoint of the tiro maker It saves tne as well as time and effort in changing them. We avoid show-room display propositions in favor of results in actual service. This explains why America's leading car makers use and recommend b U A Quick Detachable emounfable Pirn G To cany your spare tires inflated, ready for in stant change. Th bane df thi tint i nnt nilil, either aero the rdn or a ouni U. NOTE THIS: Firestone tires like Firestone Demountable Rims are designed and manufactured by exclusive tire makers, men who have studied and weighed every phase of tire service. THAT'S HOW we came to originate the first and best heavy-rubber tire that prevents skidding without ruinous metal studs or wiresthe famous Firestone Non-Skid. THAT'S "WHY each Firestone tire in its own field is the aboluts leader in constructive detail and wearing quality the product of expert specialization. Specify Firestone tires and demount able rims on' your hciv car, OMAHA DIGTniDUTORC: Central Tiro & Rubbsr Ca., 2127 Farnam Sf. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, 0 " America's, Ixrgtsf, exchi- IS ranches Aqencit and t'i tin an I rim maker " dealers evenwhere. mm t when the cr Is In the clean, warm icaraie. '. Thi.- d ). not menu ehut the under Mde of the rnr will re julre more attention ' any oihe'r part, hvt occasion may acme.' tlnifs arle In whh h It Is necesiuirr , te! li vnnie holt. nut. screw, rod. or shaft that i( not acoelt.!e from the top or shl'i of the machine, and for thi reon som . mean of rnislmt the aoton ohlle or of low- . erlnif. the repair man should he furnished In order to- provide enough head room In j which he may worl;. ! A pit In the ftaraae floor over which the ' cr may be rolled furnishes the most con- j eilnt method of renchlnir the under aide j of the machine, and thl should he of auf- j fich nt depth so that th man may stand ere-.t without strlklna hi head. If desired, a movable seat mv be provided which may rest on any pair of a series -f clea'a placed at different helithta along- the aide of the pit. If the floor of the Harare I raised a aufflclent distance above the triotind, the pit may be In the form of a stout boa fitting- the under tide of a hole cut In the floor of the buildlna. It la probable, how ever, that this bo will need to be let Into the around In order to furnish a auf flclent depth to the pit. and If thl la ihe ease care should be taken to render th pit water-tlarht. Thia may be done by cov. erlnar the outside of the box with well soldered rlnc, but the most aatlsfactory form of pit li that eonatrneted of concrete resting on a aultable foundation. A re movable door should be provided for every pit. and thla should always be left In place when there are no repairs to be mad te the under aide of the car. 8ome 1tae Trestle. In lieu of a pit. many enrarea are equipped with a ort of trestle on which tha car may be run In order to raise It a sufficient distance from the ground that ta under aide may be reached. Thla trestle may be In two portions, each In the form of a. large, heavy "sawhorae." with a wide fop and boxed-in aide In orderto prevent the car from running: off. The approach to thla elevation may be made of a couple of atout planks also with boxed-ln ildee, and If these planka are sufficiently long the Inclined plane need not be so very deep. Elretrlrttr la I sef !. Illumination Is not the only use to which the electric current In the private garage may be put. and even though machine tools, lathea, or large drilla are not Installed, small power may be employed to very good advantage. It often becomes neces sary, when removing a nut or cover-plate, to file away some portion of the end of the bolt or other exceaa metal which may be In the way, and to accomplish this with a hand-file la an exceedingly tedious opera tion. It Is, consequently, advisable that every well equipped garage ba provided with a hand emery grinder. This consists of a small, high-speed, electric motor hav ing a long spindle, to the end of which may ba attached any one of a number of emery wheels of various shapes and slues. The motor Is attached to a flexible wire terminating In a plug which may be screwed Into tha electrio light socket, and by holding the Instrument In the hand so that the emery wheel revolves against th piece to be ground, almost any nut can be easily removed from a riveted bolt. Prepare for niovroata. As In all tour! nor nrovlaton Is miil tnr the possible necessity of the use of square tires, ana all manner of precautions are taken against blow-outs and Duncturen. an when the car la at home tire repairs con stitute a large portion of the grooming. Here attain the llrht current mmv he nurf to good advantage, and an electric, vul- cantser win te round to occupy an impor tant niche among the repair tools of the garage. By tha use of this Instrument. cuts, sand-pockets, and In fact, practically any hole that may appear In either-' the Inner tube or the "shoe," may ba repaired easily and made as good as new at a cost ot but a few minutes and fewer oents. Some owners have even gone so far as to retread an old shoe entirely with one of these small Instruments, For the consola tion of the man who covets one of these handy little repair tools and yet whose garage Is not equipped with electric light, it may be stated that portable vulcanizers are made which use an aicnhni limn source of heat instead of the electric cur rent. No Karaite would be cnmnlet withnm some means of storing generaus supplies 01 gaaonne and lubricating oil. and yet Insurance regulation nrtan rr.uk i i advisable or impossible to keep the fuel tana; inside of the building. The safest and most aatisfactnrv methnd of inri fuel is to place the tank underground. wnere no rire can reach it. and connect It by pipes with a gasoline pump placed In some convenient comer of the garage. A two-compartment tank may be used, In one division of which the lubricating oil may be stored and piped to the second half ot a combination fuel and oil pump. There are. of course, many other devices, installations and arrangements whii-v. -.111 add to the efficiency and value f 11,. private garage, but many of these such as a heating apparatuj for operating the car in winter, for Instance must be left to the discretion and ingenuity of the owner him self, who, after all. Is really more responsi ble for the health of his car than is any tool or instrument with which tba garage can be equipped. CLEAN CRANK CHAMBER OFTEN (treats aad Forela tabitasrei Cmm Re Henovcd with lee of Keroaeae. Many motorists do not empty and cleaii out the crank chambers of their cars often enough, but those who give attention to this detail are comparatively numerous compared to those who never think about doing anything more to tha gear box tr back axle than refilling It from time to time with lubricant. The gear box is not like an engine and doea nbt require refill ing so frequently, but at least once a sea son the plug at the bottom of the gear box should be taken out and all grtas and oil remaining washed a m-ay with kerosene. The quickest way to do this Is to take off th gear box cover, fill up with keresone, replace the cover and run the engine, with the rear wheels jacked up; change the gearing so that the kerosene and grease arc thoroughly mixed up and the entire mas reduced to a liquid state. It will then run out freely when the pltij is re moved. When this Is done, the plu should be replaced and the gear box half filled with kerostne. The residue of grease can be eaily removed with an old paint brush. The dirty kerosene can then be run out and fresh lubricant put in. THE MARION FLYER arrived on time and Station 35 was crowded with interested visitors. There is room for all, every caller is as sured of a "look-in" and may be assur ed the time spent will be their gain. Tie Alar ton is on exhibition solely for inspection and comparison. With an added welcomt to all visitors and a cordial in .vitaiion for a return visit of those who have already fav ored us with a call, ws arj Very truty yours, Marion Automobile Go. C. W. McDonald, Manager. 2101-3 FarrtaTi Street Like all O VERLA NDS, this cxr is madz wider the best manufacturing conditions m the Largest Exclusive Automobile Factory in the World. OVERLANDS are good cars This is an OVERLAND. '.ii"Mln.M VJ OVERLAND MODEL 49 Price $1,095 A small family touring car with every good quality or a larger one. It's big enough to be comfortable and the motor is of more than sufficient power. Van Brunt Automobile Co. Omaha, Neb. Council Bluffs, la, Sioux Falls, S. D. IE sterrlasr Gear laaportaat. One of the most Important parts of an automobile Is the mechnntam by which It is guided, and the steering gear of the Premier has ben given much attention by those who consider only the nearest to lerfection. The wheel U of Ciicaanian wal nut, mounted upon a strong spider.' and acting through an inclined shaft enclosed In heavy brass tubing. At the bottom of the shaft Is a regulation Heel worm whl;h meshes with a full spiral gear, and te the transverse ahaft which carries the gear. The ateerlng arm la mounted at the outer end. r'rlhlarat lata Flta by fear of apuj-ndirltis. take I)r. King s N-w Life I lis and away goes bowel trouble. Guaranteed. lie. For sale by Bea ton L'tug Co Investigate Power Hauling With An Avery Commercial Truck 2 or 3 Ton Sizes a. S f,-,-...-i ritA It's ihe Onlv Truck With All Thoen Antnn?. i ---w -wj m m. j.w tanmwj Seat low down where ther are easy to get Into etg at the side of motor (not behind), glvlnar more platform space and balancing load tetter on front and rear axlea easily accessible motor (not covered by aeatg or platform). Only truck with flat steel pifte frame stronger and more flexible- auxllllarr water tank for hard pulla on low gear; engine never heaU; an oillrg gystem. where all you have to do la to "pour In the oil"; larger tires; larger driving sprocket. Power-Hauling is a Proven Success It s only the question of the light kind of truck. Put It up to us to show you that an Avery Truck will cut down your hauling expense and do your work faster and In better shape fcfcK THE AVEKV THICK AT THE AI'TO.MOBILH SHOW, or at our branch house, or write for new XU complete catalog. Investigate power hauling with an Avery Truck. Territory not already taken la open for contracts with live dealers. aireaay lanen is J0HNS0N-DANF0RTH CO., Special Agents Southwest Corner 10th and Jones Streets, Omaha, Neb. '