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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1912)
B THE OMAHA SUNDAY RKE: FEBRUARY K l!r. Gossip Along the Automobile Row The Murphy "Did Its" t n shaking of ihe auto show, Guy .-.nith said: "I know it will be the hig M and best show we have ever held, ;.r.l from all indications 1 a:u sure tile I ianklin ' Little Six"' will make a big hit at the show, as it did in New York and 'the HunMiiini.ro that will be ex- h.bited at the automobile show, and the craraeid chassis, showing the working 1-i.Tts of ihe rvi.n;, are the same car and motor that wore exhibited at the New Y(-ik and rhi.viau siiows. T'.ie Hupp mo tor peole iissrt thu ovet- lo..-; orders lave been nwivotl fo: tVese sis sinve th(.v have lv..'i. m tin marke. Y. I Huffman will haw cne of these cars at t!v siuUsmun s tlmiuK the show and will a d m mMration to al! w ho desire. Two carhmdj of the famous Abbott Do tioit cars have arrived and will be inhibited at the s..w by the ". L, Huff nan comjany. On? of Uiese cars. which was exhibttd at the Chicago k!:oiv, has Uivady been Fuld. 1 111 nh ml W The ruitcd Motor Omaha company re ceived a large Columbia Knight limous ine last -week, which will be on exhibition et the show. "our dealers in Nebraska and Iowa all write that they will upend a part, it not all, of next week at the Automobile t-hotv," said Guy L. Smith. "In nearly every vase the dealers will bring a num ber uf prospective buyers with them, and 1 Icok for a Nk volume of business tu be done light at the show." Mr. U a. McKay, general sales man ager for the Franklin Automobile com pany, has written Guy. I.. Smith that he will spend next week In Omaha, ta assist In the Franklin work at the show. When Mr. Clarke G. Powell ot the Powell Supply company was In Youngstown, O., arranging for the agency for Republic tires, he was much Impressed with the size and efficiency uf the factories. The new Calendar building, now under proc ess ot construction, will be the finest and most thoroughly up-to-date building of Its kind In the world. Starting from a very smalt plant a few short years ago, this company has grown Into a com manding position In tlie manufacture of rubber goods. Republic Staggard tread tires and Republic solid truck tires are two of the world famous products ot the ltepubllo Rubber company. It ts surprising to see how much In terest the public has ben taking the last two seasons In endurance, economy and reliability runs. The results of these con tests seem to be watched more closely than any of the great annual speed events. People are looking for every day reliability and dependability over dif ficult roads and not for death defying records or smooth tracks. The tendency to study the road record of different cars l as greatly added to the popularity of the lreadnought Mollne "35." This car was the first In America to adopt the Hi tit fitoro ANHJREW HOEPBZ rt r photo long stroke motor now bo popular, and the remarkable victories won the last three seasons attract attention to this splendid machine wherever it goes, in the last l.tW-mile Chicago reliability run, four Mollne stock cars were entered. All finished with perfect road scores and won three out ot the possible four trophies awarded to all contestants. Thisj feat has never been duplicated by any other car In the world. A working model of the famous Moiine long stroke motor will be shown this week at the company's ex hibit' at the Omaha- show. This la the motor that attracted bo much attention at the Chicatju and New York shows. A full display of the new models is also carried at the company's Omaha branch, Twentieth and Harney streets. through their local representatives, Powell Supply company, will exhibit their line of gasoline and oil tanks and pumps. Much Interest Is manifested in this lino as the storage tanks are practically a necessity. Guy Smith Is having his garage dressed up for. show week. The Interior is ro ceivlnjf a coat of white naint ami ih cars are being arranged for attractive display. bmlth says his space at the show will not accommodate all models and he will have a complete exhibit ef the Franklin. Peerless and Hudson '"S3" at the garage. This arrangement will give the public an opportunity vf in sitecling his cars both at the luw and at t!ie garage. tiny I. Stuit'i mnMim en 1 1 , .it lltchaid tCipuii raon wil' Ik tht Hudson fac tory representative at the Automobile show. rick Bacon ha been at the Omaha shows for several seasons and is perhaps the best known of the factory men who ls!t us on these occasions. "One thing the Omaha Automobile show will denionxtrHte thoroughly Is the fact that Omar;. is the market town for 1 automobile tires. nuppMes and'aceesoms We believe." said M. I O'Connor t the Powell Su:;! (vmpany. "thai not evn tho two big national snows surpass tV Omaha show In these reflects. The dis play of the now things in accessor feu makes the show doublv interesting to the man hu owns a ear." "The nam street automobile row. which nw has a matt r of fa-1 existence, was merely a liit-am a few years a no. when I oiteiud up the first garage in that district." say Clarke S. Powell, who is now managing the Automobile show. "Few eople thought then the ir. istry would so rapidly assume such large pro portions In Omaha. I always had faith In its future, however, and that Is what prompted me to take up the supply end of the business. The growth of the busi ness has compelled us to change quar ters four times In the last fix years and finally to erect our present new specially designed supply house." oners ami i!nting. which take a'.t the ! w.tv from si to sixteen coats of paint and varii!ii. h s.les all kind of machine fc wc-ffc W huh may be Jotie at the same tune and 1:1 oie hop bv competent me tl.aiitts i:i .ten department. Orutnmond 5.is "ge: .ur cats ii now, for there Mill n t e enough sood intvhatiio ,n Omaha to do all the work required this sarins." Because of th grrat interest in starting . devices, one of the most attractive fe-i- turea of the Chalmers exhibit are Model "Thirty-Six' motors cnuipped with start- l ng devices and operatme Just as they do tn regular service. This exhibit has been the object of a Rreat deal of careful I study, both by the buing public and by i motor ear exjierts. The exhibit shows in detail evety operation of the- Chalmers starter. 8eeral starting dvicei are shown, b'.it In nono has there been more general interest tlan in the Chalmers I lf -starter w ith which ail OuUmers mod ! eta are imtw- equipped. The Oi aimers starter 1 of the compressed air type, be ; ing merely a development from the com j pressed air-starting svstetn which has ; been used for years for the starting of I large stationary and traction gasoline en gine. 1 I The K. R. Wilson Automobile company will exhibit at the show a new stx-cylm-, der roadster, which ha an entirely new feature In the way uf an exhaust inani i fold. The car nan a twin exhaust pipe I with, twin mufflers Instead of the old, single exhaust and muffler. This car, i whl.-h la put out by the Lexinatoa Meter company, is the first to Introduce this ' feature In the 191 models. Prummond Motor company reports the largest number of pleasure autoa for painting and repairing which they have ever had at this time of the year. The repairing of an auto means wheels, body work, dooi-s, axles, springs, tops, seat The Powell Supply company will have all Us traveling men In during the com I lng week for the show. The reports from all over the territory Is that the dealers are coming In with practically no ex- I ceptlons and will be accompanied by an army of prospective customer. "Within the last few weeks there has been a great deal of comment and dis cussion on the worm drive for automo biles," said Guy L. Smith. "The worm drive idea is by no means a new one, as demonstrated by the fact that the Franklin haa used the worm gear In their commercial automobiles for the last five years. The V ray spark" plug will be demon strated tn the Powell Supply company booth at the show. The exhibition plug will be the largest model ever shown and ts quite a curiosity. Among other notable exhibits to be made by the Powell Supply company are those of the National Carbon company, makers of Columbia dry cells; Badger Brass chmpany, makers of Solar lamps; International-Acheaon company, makers of special lubricants. The International Tank ft Pump Co., V, Cars at the Omaha Show Abbott-Detroit, two ears. A p person jaekrabbltt, four cars. A loo, tiro cars Aloo track Attertratr, two ears. Ad burn, four cars. 'Its Avery Trucks. Baker Special Eatenaior, Coupee. Brash, two ears. Brash delivery wsgoa. Bulok, three ears. Three Bulok trucks. CaddUae, five cars. Carterear, four ears. Case, three ears. Chalmers, two ears. Columbia, two ears. Coarler Clermont. Outtlas;. five oars. Detrolter, two cars. Detroit Xlectrie delivery wagon. Detroit Sleotrio, two pleasure oars. Arutunond Motor Co., three a. M . O. trucks. Elmore, two ears. B-H-r, two ears, naaders, two ears, risaders delivery wajon. rianders electne. Ford, four ears. rord delivery wagon, rranklln, four ears. Hudson. RupmobUs, two cars. Hupp-Yeates, two cars. Imperial, two cars Xiitsrstate, three cars. International delivery wagon. Jackson, three ears. But Kelly two and taree-toa trucks. Islington, three cars. " Locomobile. Marlon, two ears. Harmon, two ears. Marqustte, two oars. Maexm. four oars. Two Mason trucks. Mathesoa Silent Sis. Maxwell, three oars. Miohlgaa, 00 ear. Midland, two oars. Mitchell, four ears. Mollne, three ears. Batlonal, tr-o oars. Oakland, three ears. Ohio Blectno. Overland, four ears. Packard "Bla" phaeton. Two Baekard three-ton trucks. Paige-Detroit, two ears. Peerless, three oars. Pieroe Arrow, two cars. Bambler, tour oars. Bauoh j Iiauv electric B, O. M., two oars. Beo The Fifth. Stearns atnlrht, two cars. Steveas-Snryea, two oars. Stoddard-Dayton, three oars. Telle, four cars. Three Telle trucks. Waverly five-passenger electric White truck. I 1 the m At "the Show See the Car that Has Established a New Class Among High Grade Cars eROBABLY no other motor car has done so much to combine the better luxuries of auto mobile ownership with reasonableness of outlay as has the Marquette. In every detail of construction in its handsome appearance as well as mechanical excellence the Marquette measures up to the highest standards thus far set in this country or Europe. It is a car of genuine distinction. Back of it are the ample engineering resources of the General Motors Company organization, assuring all the benefits of thoroughly dependable service after purchase. Those IiandsoniP onrs will be shown at the Omaha Anto mohilp Show, of course, but the Real Display la at Show Room 1912-14-16 Faraam Street NEBRASKA BUICK AUTO CO., Omaha, T oo TTiiff Mtrr Lincoln, H. E. Sidles, Gen. Mgr. Sioux City, S. 0. Douglas, Mgr. Model 2i-Price, $3,000. If 1 pRyiM 0 I! " will ' k-J W. it. DRLUMOND DUO Gi 71 id SUCCESSORS TO DRUMMOND CARRIAGE COMPANY The Building and the Men Behind the Enterprise W. a HUGHES r M I ri-: J ' ; JAS- DRUMMOND iTiMfiiiTrr Fir.r-.-jiia m 1 1 Mill I II kUMZS- B ff .g L. W. 8CirEIBEL ABOUT THE NEW DRUMMOND MOTOR COMPANY The new Drummond Motor Co. succeeds the Drummond carriage Co.. !.: !. haj, been estahllshed twenty-s-ven years in Omaha, and the new Incorporation hardly requires an introduction to the rral public and especially to the carriage and am. owner, or this vtcinitj. Wm. R. Drummond. the president, has been prom.nent in the auto business since Its beginning. James Kruinmond. the vk, president ai d rem-ral iranaeT, Is a new arrival from Massac liuetu.. but has luul a life-long experience In this same class of work. Mr. L W. Scheibel s treasurer and has fnr many years held an important pwilion with the Nebraska National bak and . is still .h, assistant cashier of that Institution. Mr. Wm. B. Hughes, the stcre.ary. 1. the well known manager of tl.e Omaha Clearing Hi us. association an. also well known to every banker 1 ,he slat- a the secretary of the .State Bankers- w i.Uun. ABOUT THE NEW DRUMMOND MOTOR BUILDING Tin- t c bUldlni,-. as skeicli shown above. Is to lie st the corner of Tarnty-sixth and Farnam streets and will be three stories and bascmtni. fwt front on Karnam street and Me deep. Tbsr plans are now in the contraclora hands and work will bo begun in a eei or ten Idf. The prim Ipal hua.nrss f ." i:ie cmnny will h repairini; and painting of pleasure autoa, attention to every detail in wood and Iron om. raiutinr an.l trimn. :iif. hnlldina: of Itmousir.e and touring car b.jdls. making of fore-doors, wheels, etc.. and besides this wor tli en. i.a.y i.a iakp . i .e HKen.v fur tho Urtieral Motors Co. trucks both in gasoline and elecHcs, which are made from 1 "00 Mt:ml up to st to;);; rapacity, and they will be well praired in tl-cir service department to give a customer every poesl ble attenliun. Tl.e Imir ihmmI llntor "i will exhibit 1 and :S-i gvoline trucks st the show ss well as a S.-pound and 3-ton elertri.: trui k. in ihe banicTit, aad they w!H also have representatives from the factory and experts on both the gasoline ana eiectnc truc.4. I I llissilii.i t.i .S WlliliMlil in p. ssassssssasssasw