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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1911)
s 4 A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 3, 1911. Successful Omaha Men Who Own the Best ; ) 1 i H. 8WAXSOX "Motoring in the country in Cadillac car i certainly a pleasure, (or it climbs the steepest Mil wit i perfect ae. X have driven nearly t. 009 mllee without a min ute's delay and up to the present time my car ha coat me not one cent for repalra." That la what E. H Swanton, proprietor of the Women'a Cloth ing Department i of the Nebraska Clothing Company aaya of hla Cadillae car. The 112 model, mlthjta self starting levle and electric lights, Is the ultimate of motor car building. FRANK 6KRUPA Frank Shupka has been running . two eara sine last Sep tember in the Rental service in Omaha i without the invest-. , mem of a dollar fur repairs. That Is the way Cadillac cars have nerved Mr. , Skrupa. . He states thkt he , can do pretty nearly j. .'. ! -i Cadillac cars except to break them; that they are the easiest cars on the market to operate and he Is anxious to secure some additional Cadillac cars of th 1112 model to use In his rapidly growing Rental business ss soon as the deliveries can be made. . L " L ' . Automobile on the M arket 6. L. 6CHANT2 Th general manager of The Bennett Co.. is an enthusiastic Cadillac driver. Mr. Ehants has driven Ms car for several sea- 5 "" I -sons now ana prop. I ' ablyr takes more fre quent long ariTi then most Omsharis pYslssslng machines He" thinks nothing of -making m early morning start and eo'verln g three hun dred miles over coon-. try .roads, before night. ...... . Ml -The OWEN J. McMAXVS In Council Bluffs Mr. O. J. MflManu Is ; In the Real Estate, Loan and Investment business, doing busi ness under the firm name of O. J. Mc Manus & Co. Before ever purchas ing a car Mr. Mc . Menus' business ne cessitated riding in various cars ahd thereby had an ex cellent opportunity . to familiarize himself with the performance of various machines. He deals extensively In Canadian landa. Mr. McManus Is getting good services out of his Cadillac car , It was his ulti mate choice and he is highly pleased with it. WdUSttfeUfiekaftteflA ' '' Ash&MJLf J. H. MORTON James H. Morton, secretary of the James Morton & Son Co.. one Of tb oldest and best known hard ware concerns in Om aha, is a recent pur chaser of a Cadillac car. Mr. Morton ha driven It more than 4,000 miles, but dur ing that time he has not., had a p e n n y's worth of repairs and he Is highly pleased w;th the ear. Mr. Morton is a man fa miliar with the materials that go into the manufacturer of this car and recog nizes their worth. l.-..-..- ... r i . J ' G. W. JOHNSTON largest - electrical1 supply irouse in the west is the Johnston Electric company, and one of the most progressive and hardest working men ': In the west is G. W. Johnston, Its president and general manager. For a man so f sralllar with , the Quality of materials that go to make auto mobiles, their mech anism and their con struction, the fact that Mr. Johnston selected a Cadillac car for his own use is a 'Vnignty strong testimony ss to its worth. C. C. ALLISON, StTVGEON Throughout the entire west, and east, too, for that matter, th skill of Dr. Alli son has made him famous as a surgeon. Operative cases have been brought more than a thousand mles in order that they may benefit by his knowledge and ability. Dr. Allison is on th staff of each of the local hospitals, and It is to thla nun that hundreda owe their re turn to health from certain fatal condi tions.. The doctor's choice of automobile la th Cadillac and he and his f amily take many enjoyable trips, always sure of reaching their destlnstion on time and without trouble with the car. Mr. E. W. ARTHUR Arthur Is perhaps th best known Merchandise Broker and M m u fact u r r's agent In Nebraska, Jo w a and South Dako ta, and is recognized as a very keen busi ness man. He has been possessor of , Cadillac car for vr jfi 'l thre years. "I con- V V. sider th Cadillac car T ' Vs? "ft 1 far superior to any L i..m ri -'&'' 0ner car on the mar - ket, - taking Into con sideration its cost. The engine Is now every bit as good as when I first pur chased h car." said Mr. Arthur. 1 P, A; WELLS - Attorney Walls hss driven his Cadillac car several thous "and mile without the least bit of trouble. His mileage per gal lon of gasoline con sumed, has shown an . 1 -A .... XSfc Mr. Wells, besides b ing one of Omaha's leading attorneys, is prominent for his ef-feetl-v efforts launched against the work of thugs and holdup men early in the spring. 1 4V A" K. O. BARTON Of th families connected with th ad vancement of Omaha, the one of Barton holda a distinctive place. Through rar foresight and wise investment the fam ilies early confi dence in the city Barton is now trus- Jj X l of 01 Brtn es 1 tate. More or lees t J familiar with all nign priced cars, and world's iifferinra of automobiles at hla command, Mr. Barton selected a Cadillac car and it la safe to say he never regretted hi purchase. J. A. DA VIES In Kansas City, in Denver and in Omaha Mr. J. A-'Davles con jat.sv ducts th Western i . Railway Agency, ' i ; which supplies rail- v y th western railroads. I "tsr ' 1 Speaking of his Cadll- Jk s "A.iV lc car Mr. Davles stated: "If I could not 1 ti,iA aha).. r.ii- M lac, car I would not accept - twioe th amount I paid for mine- It runs smoother I d better' vry time I take it out." This Is not an unusuaj comment, but I valuable coming rom one who travels much and rides in many makes of machines ' F. M." SMItH ertary nd treasurer of perhaps the largest-and weaithi est , Wholesale ' Dry 3ods house in any of the western states. Is "Floyd M. Smith, of the M. E. Smith & Co., Wholesal Dry Goods House of Omaha. Mr. Smith lnvti. gated various makes of machine before he finally decided upon Cadillac and f t r driving it for a long whil has this to say: "My Cadillac car ha bees most satisfactory and ita car la th Cadillac Oarage ha been perfect.. Th ej itself ha certainly mads a most excellent record. J ' r- SOME of these men have driven the same car for four years, some just for the past season, while others, not mentioned here! ar6 placing orders for the 1912 model of this interesting automobile. Each is thoroughly satisfied and each has a dif ferent comment or expression of praise for the car he drives. Many of these men are known throughout the entire west, while all are prominent through active association with the welfare and growth of the community. The good , judgment of such men as these is worthy of consideration. So many solid business men would NEVER acquire the same make of machine were it not unquestionably the greatest value to be had. The judgment of all these wise business heads IS of value. It DOES tell a story. It DOES say, "no other automobile in the world equals this machine, price considered, for speed, en durance, comfortable riding, hill climbing and minimum cost of up keep that is the reason we have Selected this car above all others." The manufacturers of this automobile have the greatest factory and are far in the lead of all others producing a mod erately priced car. In the 1912 model the two greatest and most sought after improvements in recent years, known to the automobile in dustry, have been added; an electrical self starting device, mak ing it wholly unnecessary ever to crank the' engine by hand and electric lights throughout. For owners of these cars there will be no broken wrists and arms from the treacherous "kick back." The tunrof a switch and the engine starts. The self starter is never affected by heat or cold, is automatically oper ated and it is,yrtually impossible for it to fail or get out of order. ine name oi tnis remarkable car is tne Cadillac. So long have these improvements been waited for that the Cadillac car is an object of curiosity wherever it stops. Crowds marvel at its simplicity and beauty of design and its mechan ism is the talk of the automobile world. The car is really worth seeing and any one who can pos sibly spare the time should go to the Cadillac agency at twen ty fifty Farnam street and see this exponent of the longest stride in automobile improvement. H. Bl'CHOLZ W. H. H. farrlsh. PARRISH w th big building con tractor, has driven a Cadillac car for over a year new and this is 5 'K' H the way he speaks of If . '5) It at this time: "I hav run the Cadillac about .000 miles and still have thre of th original tire on th wheels. Repair Mils have been nothing. The car always has plenty of power and as a hill climber it Mr. Parrlsh drives in all sorts of weather and aometlmes under trying conditions, but the car has yet to fall to carry Mr. Parrish where he desires to go. cannot be beaten.' i chas. b. Mcdonald Th city of Omaha has for its deputy comptroller one 61 th most promising of th young men In public life. Mr. Mc Donald is th man and he ha been suc cessful in all his ef- V --...- - ... j rorts. sine secur I ing his Cadtllaa car. ft 4 1 for. Indeed, it wa a Cadillac, after he had seen th others, Mr. McDonald has had much pleasure out 4rivs with strong, sturdy fit i-ir handsom car and posltlv knowledge no matter waar n any, tn car wm al ways bring Mm Back. N. P. DODCE Of th younger business ansa but few te bettr known than N. P. Dodg. Jr. Suc I , . I cesaful as real ea- It m t operator, inter ested in all civic moves and ex-member of the Nebraska legis lature, th opinion of Mr. Dodg carries weight wherever heard. Speaking with t friend Mr. Dodge said: "Were J to pur chase snother car it would be none other than a newer.- model Cadillac W have operand our old Cad illac car for business purposes and hav been particularly well pleased with th low cost of up-keep." ( gilbert e. carpexxir Th abov nan sounds misleading to most people who call this popular young business man by the shorter ntm of "Bert." It I a "Bert" Carpenter that he is known throughout th city. Mr. Carpenter la interested In the Carpenter Paper Co., th largest house ef thst character In th ' entire west, and it is in connection with salesman that he gets servloe from -hi -Cadillao V' TP a sU .-. his work as city such- valuabl ear. F. S. KNAPP , At th head of one of Omaha's promi nent Industrie in th capacity 'of secretary and manager ia T. 6. Knapp of the Omaha Box company. Mr. Knapp says: "The Cadillac car, on of which, I own. I think is th most reliable oar and th greatest automobile value of fered to the public since autom o b 1 1 hav been made." S. B. Dsyle 6. R. DOILE , the wealthy railroad eon- tractor, who ha th magnificent home at T h 1 r t y-eighth nd California streets, ts the owner of a Cad illac car and for th five thousand miles he has' driven it the cost was only fifty cents and that for tire puncture, the only one encountered. W. The vice president of the Omaha Na tional bank and a man looked up to in th west is W. H. Bucholz. He is in everything that helps Omaha and always fills a leading role. To hav such a man th owner ef a Cadil lac, is not only a compliment paid the car, but a valuable estimate of ita merits. Mr. C. F. Shepard is 6HEPARD a wealthy and retired monument dealer. Here is ths way Mr. Shepard speaks of his Cadillac car: "I wouldn't trade it for any other car no mat ter what make. After months of investiga tion before buying I was convinced that the Csdlllac had the good pointa of them all and th weak spot of none. Now I know I wa right." H. A. WA6GEVER, M. D. "My Cadillac car ha never failed me and i consider it most excellent car for a p h y s 1 c I a n's use," said Doctor Waggoner, house physician for both the Hotel Rome and Millard Hotel, mem ber of the Field Club and various other or. ganization. Jill L. W. 6CHEIBEL At the present time Mr. Schelbel, Asst Cashier of the Ne braeka National Bank, is on a trip to Canada. He sent word that al though his party has two other makes of cars the Cadillac is the only one giving perfect service in spite of rain and heavy mud. Interesting Features of the Electric Self- v Starting, Lighting and Ignition System The Delco electric plant in the new Cadillac consists of a compact and powerful dynamo oper ated by the engine of the car. The dynamo charges the storage battery. Starting the engine, the dynamo is tempor arily and automatically transformed into a motor, th current to operate is as a, motor being furnished by the storage battery. To start the engine, th operator attar taking hla teat in the car, simply retards th spark lever and pushes forward on th clutch pedsl. This automatic ally engages a gear of th electrie motor with gear teeth In th fly wheel of the engine, causing th latter to "turn over," thereby producing the same effect aa by the old method of cranking. As soon as th ngln takea in charges of gas from th carburetor and com. mences to run on Its own power, th operator releases the pressure on the clutch pedal, the electric motor gear disengages its connection with th fly-wheel and th car Is ready to be driven. The electric motor then again becomes a dynamo or generator and its energy is devoted to ignition and to charging the storage battery. The storage battery haa a capacity of 80 ampere houra and as soon as that capacity Is reached, the charging automatically ceases. Practical tests have shown that the storage battery is or sufficient capacity to operate the starting device and "turn over" the engine about twenty minutes, al though it seldom require more than a second or two. In fact, th Cadallic engine so frequently starts on th spark that the use of the electric starter is not al ways required. The storage battery aUo supplies the current for lighting. The car Is equipped with two especially de signed Gray & Davis electric head-lights with sdjust able focus, two front side lights, tail light and speedo meter light. The dynamo glso supplies current for ignition. For Ignition purposes the dynamo performs not only sll the functions of the most highly developed magneto, but posesses even greater efficiency, having more flexibility and greater range of action. With th Cadillac system, If it becomes necessary to driv so slowly that sufficient current is not generated the bat tery automatically cuts la and the engine never chokes and stalls. When the speed is Increased the dynamo again automatically takes held. It wholly obviates the necessity ot the driver's keeping constantly on the alert to prevent stalling the motor. In addition to tk ignition before dertd. th Cadil lac is provided with the auxiliary Delco iiystem, with dry cell current which haa proves so satisfaoiory in the past. The estra system ia separste and distinct, with its own set of spark plugs and in itself ie thoroughly efficient for running th csr .entirely independent of the main system. The entire electrical plant has been designed with a view to compactness and efficiency It la designed with the Idea ef simplicity and posltlveriees. It is designed to obvlet to the greatest possible degree, the necessity pf attention. Abov all, it doe what It is designed to do. 1L 3. TATS fuecessful and extensive operator In western lands is th Tsts-Khrhsrdt com psny with offices in the City National nk building Mr. ft. J. Tate, senior member of the firnv has been the posses sor of a Cadillac car long enough to know hat It will do. "It the most satisfac tory purchase I ever made and has ful filled all my requirements," said Mr. Tate. ROME MILLER Proprietor of th Hotel Rom ,th Mil lard Hotel, th Aom Summer Garden, president of th Park board, on ot th fathers of th Omaha Publicity bureau and member of its govern ing board. A backer of the National Corn Expoaitlon and a man foremost In any In terest that benefit Omaha to Rome Mil ler. H owns a Cad illac and says he is getting sixteen miles from each gallon of gasoline, hss had no repairs and "naturally feels satisfied with his csr. nmmn ...r4 W. L. BtTMiEfcS X, Surges, president ot th Burgess- Qranden co.. nas not always owned a Csd lllac. He prevlouely had experience with other ears but at the present time. lust after completing an automobile trip to "Denver and return with his family, he Is louder la his prslse than ever and It Is a 1909 model he Is driving. H says; "George Pelm gives intelligent advice about th car ne sell and you can depend upon his word and on always receives courteius attention and good service at his place. h. 3. ROBRBOrQH when. L. J lyi J J Rohrbeugh made up his mind to own a ear, the Cadillac waa not the only one he In vestlgsted; not the only one he exam ined Into thoroughly. Thst It we, how ever, th final eholce of Mr. Rohrbough Is worth noting for h wss earnestly seek ing th very best car that his money would buy. And he bought a Cadillac. JOSEPH M. RiLDsurxse Think of the insurance business and on thinks of Joe Baldrldge as .he 1 so familiarly knew. Mr. Baldrldge and his family all tak a turn at driving his Cadillac car and each on says "th Cadillac has always lived up to its guarantee," and inasmuch a their guarantee mean per fection, these words of praise are indeed strong ones. B. D. SHERWOOD ,6ae ef the largest and strongest lum ber concern in the city is the Wei rath & Sherwood Lumber company. The scope of their business ex tend throughout th, west B- D. Sherwood, president of the concern, ha driven a Cadillac car since January, 1911. without even so much trouble ss a punc ture. He says: "I consider the Cadillac exceptional value and am satisfied beyond expectations." Mr. Walrath, the other member of the firm is a satisfied Cadillac owner. r v C. M. GARVRY "Charli" Oarvey. That nam sounds fa miliar It certainly should for only a few people don't kno' 'Charlie" Garvey. pro prietor of the Puritan Laundry. He knows what he is about at all times and It has teen ssld he is the hardest man in Om aha to make sale to because he so thor oughly Investigates whatever he thinks of buying Perhaps that is why he bought a Cadillac and hss never regretted It. Ask Garvey what he thinks of his car HARRY THOMPSON Harry Thompson, one ot the most popu lar and widely known men of Co u n e 1 1 Bluff and western lew, say: . 'The Cadillac is a perfect car. 1 have driven it fourteen month with a cost only for gasoline and lubricat ing ell." ill L. M. OOHTN "I do 40t care to own any other machine. no matter at what price, so long a I may hav a Cadil lac," is the way L. M. Cohn. of the it Cpelsberger & . Son Wholesale Millinery Co. talks of the ea he haa possessed' since September, 191. L. S. CLARK Fifteen thousand miles Has "Louis" Clark driven his Cadillac car, and ha yet to fee laid up on th read.. Mr. Clark 1 well known In. th brokerage business, and has given hi ear uome vigorous usage. As a popular club man as well as a successful, business man, one can usually find Clark's machine loaded to capacity with his friends and striking a pretty fair rste of speed. GEN. J. C. OOWtX Speaking of the two foremost attorneys in Omaha, one is compelled to men tion General J. C. Cowm, and tt would be a most difficult j tssk Imaginable to name the other of the two If on wanted to place him ahead of the general. A resident of Omaha from the tim it wa a frontier town, Mr. Cowin'a Influence ha helped to make it what it Is. When th general first earn to Omaha th city had no paved streets whatever. Today th general secures much pleasure through riding in his Cadillac car ovr th city excellent pavements. H. . PATTERSON Th Peoples Ice and Cold Storage, with a capital of 1200.000. is managed by its treasurer, H. Z. Pat terson. It Is only since May first that Mr. Patterson ha driven a Cadillac, but during that time he ha traveled 6,000 miles and used six gallons of lubrlcsting oil, and run fifteen miles on each gallon of gasoline. tdflL.- r a CHARLES E. SMITH, D. X. S. Dr. imith ha beautiful 1911 Cad illac car with which h and hi family se cur immense pleas ure motoring to near by towns and explor ing country road After a summer spent in the mountains mo toring, will again be the pastime. "Th Csdlllac car has wore than fulfilled every promise of the Csdll lac agent in Omaha and is thoroughly satisfactory In every manner," said the doctor In referring to his motor car. W. H. HARPER Mr. Harper 1 an engineer by profes sion. It Is bis lit work and success has met hip efforts Th ordinary individual my purehas as automobile and hi eholce will have be) entirely Influenced by th publicity gvn th ear Kowvr. a ma with th teeanl eal engineering skill possessed by Mr Har per I swayed tirly by th mechanical fitaees t th saaebln he 1 about to buy. It must meaur up to th standard h think necessary. Now that Mr. Harper haa driven a Cadil lac ear for mora than a year and I doing better work todsy than be expected of It when new no further comment is seeded. 6. A. HOUSER Of course every one knows that in th Auto livery business csr receive th most severe treatment, operated aa they are by drlvera who are none too anxious to minimize cost of up keep and driven to sll sorts of places under every conceivable dis advantage It is S'lr- prising that Cadillac cars have seen ser vice with th Omaha Taxicab and Auto Livery Co. two year and four of th Cadillac thsy own hav never cost a penny to operate except for oil, gasoline and tires. Sam Houser owns th concern and this is what he will .tall any on who Inquire E. R. NEEDHAM I hav run my 1909 Cadillac ear is, 000 miles snd It-1 todg as powerful and a perfect in vry part a th day I .- pur- . chased it. I run th. car th year around, whether December or June, snow or torrid het, and It cost me only $250 per year, which Includes- oil and gasoline", say Mr Needham, who 1 a real estate man. and in onneetlon with his business covers all sorts of roads and every trying con dition and at this Mm his engine runs as noiselessly as perfectly new on. Mr er dV N. A. SriESBERGE Splesperger t general msnsger the M. Ipiasbergi tea Wholesale MiUln. ry Ce, the largest concern' ef its kind wt of Chicago This geatlemga s happily -possessed of besuti- . ful twi daughter -a4 they constantly -. drive hi Cadillae car. ... having covered thou- sands ef mile sine K its purchase with a - total absence of v eoet for repairs or ear trouble of any " description. . I 1 4 JJgaCJ- 1