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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1912)
4 TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY J5KK: FEBRUARY IS, 1012. .E MOTOR TRUCKSJN CITY USE ilmoit Incredible Economy Tf fecTed by Them in Kansas City. BESULT IS GEEAT SUBPEISE analysis kefa that Averaae root t (la TrarLa far Three Mnataa ia I2B IV r Tract. AsalaM Srxlo tr Heroes. Almost imrcj.bie c;-n mv ha bwu f fected ' mut.tr tri;c!s In ti;c -rvice of Karu 4 'It y s Mrct t lear.intt lt'Partm-ni and tin tasp.ira. i.av N-r.-fltcl. by a saving of LVOO per mitnt'i In particu lar hranch of tli4 street dVjartmcnt. Thl? resturt was a cr.at si:T;rtc to the c!tv officials. W'.'l- tht - f .r a r auction In the t u' departmental ha lng gnd for ruL'.fr cffli lenc;,- In the a-orx thy i'.:i Ir1! anticlpyl.- u.ii a tretneaido'i avi:; :uil the rffMa' are enthueod orr tni . When the a'-ii. Injunction ajvertlsed contract for . rector trucks about a year sgo there were fishteen bidders, In eluding all of the representative truck builder. Kansas City vraa then referred to a a hotbed of motor truck competition and II araa freely predicted that the suc cessful bidder's trucks m-ould hava to meet 'tha most exacting condition of aaivloa and at the same time be subject aa tha closest scrutiny of the public so far a operating cwt Is concerned. , Avard of the contract aras mada to tha Ualted States Motor company, which markets tha entire output of tha Samp son motor trucks, built by tha Aldan Sampson Manufacturing company. Sn afterward tha street cleaning department placed three two-ton trucks and three three-ton trucks at work In tha depart ment. , ( Traek Oaata Iforae. i Almost Immediately Commlsrloner Vv. O. Weaver found that each of the trunks displaced from seven Is nine home-drawn wagoaa. At tha and of the first three months ha made an analysis of operat ing casts and found that the areraaa of tha ail trucks for tlirce months was tlS,S lrr truck,. compared with ) per month for tea wagons and horses which each Sampson supplanted. At,, tlua ,rut the melon equipment Is saving PW per truck par month, or a tots I of KM far tha six track. Tha saving" pays for tha anllra Host of trucks In leas than six months. Of coarse these fix urea e not .take Into .consideration the appreciation which a easiness firm would charm oft each yaar, or do they make allowance for the're nawsa) when necessary, but there la still saving far. beyond the fondest hopes of tha officials. Commissioner, Weaver derUnre that BO city can clslm to be ua-to-Oate tf It still employs horses and wage as. , . I - ' -'Omaha - Automobile Club is Booster for Good Roads I '" X h-f UK el M I . .v v.y.- -i III ".iaf.. X. J - aar III r , .3 III X . . . a III "V r II Vp- rfy He-5e VP-' '-Jiy "SaWa- 8 II. . ST& mxmvw M PROBLEM Merchants Have Tendency;t Sys temaue. .Traffic Departieats. FLEXIBILITY IS ESSES ?0EZP DJXTZ Much good has been accomplished by tha Omaha Automublle club and there II still a wide tle.'d for this progressive organisation to do mora good work tn Omaha and Its rlclnity. This club was organised aevrral ) ears ao and Immedi ately took an active hind In helping city officials enforce tha speed laws and also In boosting for good roads. From Its outset this organisation was composed of some of the leading business men of Omaha and through their In fluence tha city council and board, of oounly commisalnneia were Induced to fix up roads In many places which, for ers f-t-ad existed la an almost lmuahle con dition. A notable example of this was tha gap oa Dodge street between Kortleth and Forty-eighth streets, where the macadam road starts on Its stretch to Elkhorn. Although various petitions had been circulated and efforts made to have this streetrh mada paasabla. It remained for tha Omaha Automobile club to really accomplish the desired results. Numerous other Inrldents of like character might bo cited where this Strang body of men has done a vast amount oi good, not only for automobile driver, but for all Who are forced to use tha highways of the city. This club was largely Instrumental In getting the city asphalt plant Into Its present efficient S4sa. IPT71S mSS -Sec -Xre-aj. MS JJPt Z0IO ! City Legislates and Declares for s rj Use of Mufflers , Tmv muffler has coma gad coma to Stay. 'Tha city council haa dec U red for It Sil haa declared that In the future all , satomoblles or other vehicles using gaaoltne or other explosives aa a motive powaf shall X rqejproa artth murusrs aufriotent to deadeh tha sound of tha si pJoiivra. Tha ordinance aa passed by tha : 1 - 'I ,v u: 1 f : 1 - saWssaamtV i ' S 1 ' vll Clean Design Idea is Ulustfated in . the Hudson Models state. A few years ago tha club tried tha ex periment of having club runs, but these did not psn out very well and they war gears itiLTXF., given up and the club put forth Jts ef forts In other directions. Officers of tha club are: E. H. Bpragua, president; W. R. Mi Keen, Jr., vlca preal- dent: Louis Nash, secretary and treas urer: Dr. i. P. Lord, 8 A. fcVarle. Home Miller. Gould Diets. Frank Kuray and J. E. (fCtirgc, directors. Proper Loading; aad I'roper Raaslag Are Alaa of Importance Great Eeonosar (aa Be Srcarvel by System. ;' "There is a strong tendency aniog progressive merchants to give their de livery problem very serious consideraxica in an endeavor to bring about a &fetc matc adoption of motor trucks that arllt ; not only result In economies of operation. but that will increase delivery efficiency as well." said Lee Huff of the Nebraska Bu!ck company. "In this connecUon the j rratter of flexibility In delivery service is an essential, and this flexibility :can be be?t achieved through the lntailxion of a number of small units, rather than In one or two trucks of heavy 'duty ca pacity. "The proper loadln? and proper routine arc alsu of much Import: it being muct better business to operate trucks over comparatively short routes with the loads so arranged as to require a minimum ! labor and attention on the part of the -operator, t-hort routes with a frequent schedule 4s a much better practice than a long route of a heavy duty track carry ing its load on the outward trip and re turning; to the base without a load. It U almost as expansive txt -operate an un loaded truck asjt Is to run one loaded to Its capxdty. , fScanonsy la System, ' "Great economy can also be reflected by the proper systematizing and arrang ing of. the loads so tait there Is prac tically no waiting between trips on ac count of loading and unloading. In the use of horse delivery system ft rwas common practice, to figure! upon certain lauding time Between trips In order (hatj the hot sea might receive rcat. This elc-: rpnt, of "course. ' does' nut exist In the n.echanicat transportation system, and as a consequence merchants can figura on a, vermin tniAsr nractlcallv all the time. ? "In a large fleet of light trucks, where the Investment will permit of a certain percentage; of spares. It will be found to work out to tha best advantage It Is recognlrcd as a gnod investment propoal- 'Clean design." the tng'nee'lag moral that Howard E. Coffin h ocea preach ing for ytafs,- ts typified'' In tlw Hudson exhibit at the Omaha Autanoittle. show, where models of the new ti;-ta.-i:ri Hi.decn 'W are ahon-n. This news' wax received today by Otiy'Ti Smith, the Slu son dealer. . .... The rexdter touring car goil torpedo models "f the Hudson are being shewn. Valves ar.d motor In the new self-starting Hudjon "S3" are enclosed, thus rcnderlnc them Impregnable to dust, dirt' and. grit, this boinK the accepted design this iyesr by such famous foreign cars as the Ijtncia. Isotta. Renault. N'anler anil trlnt Mr. Coffin, who Is vice president ol thef lion hv rtaln urih ' city council and approved by Mayor Hahlmsn, follows: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or operate upon or over any public street, avenue, park, parkway or boulevard within the city limits of the city of Omaha, any automobile, motor vehicle or motor cycla using gasoline or oilier .explosive mixture as a motive power, unless such automobile, motor vehicle or motor cycle Is equipped with a muffler sufficient to deaden the sound of the explosion. rWctlnn I. It shell he unlawful for any person so driving or operating any auto mobile, motor vehicle or motor cycle within the limits of tha city of Omaha to disconnect or cut out the muffler thereto attsched. Provided, that such muffler may bo lawfully disconnected or cut out tf such disconnection or cut out occurs within one block of the place where such automobile, motor vehicle or motor oyeka la regularly kept whan not In use. or within one block of any public garage within the city of Omaha. election l Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a -misdemeanor, and uion conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less that a, nor mora than t& Individual Parts of Cadillac Auto Will Be Exhibited The Cadlllas'ieompanr- of Omaha. In addition .to shgwlng a' cut-open chassis run bylts own power, mill have on ex htbttlnn at the Omaha Automobile show a complete set of parts that are used In the Cadillac car. Tha Cadillac company wants every customer to take advantage of seeing part for part that goes to make up their car. Their claim Is a distinct advantage or a thoroughly . standardised car a .car It decreases friction. It limits wear. It reduces automobile troubles to a mini mum and It brings operating and main tenance cost down to the lowest notch. They will hava gauges and fine tools to show the customers the accuracy of whoso every part Is exactly like every 'all parts. other part of Its kind, without the varia tion of even tha thousandth part of an Inch where that degree of accuracy Is essential. Standardisation means absolute Inter changeability of parts. It means that when It la desired to replace one part a new one will fit, and fit correctly, with out alteration In the slightest degree. Standardisation properly applied means tha correct alignment of each part and that the parts will work la harmony with each other. Mr. Merrill, a factory representative, will be In attendance and will explain the parts In detail. Adjustment la Kloiplr. Ingenuity has been shown In the design of the connection between the magneto and Its driving shaft In cHoddard-Dayton oara. Adjustment Is rendered simple and the timing may be advanced or regarded without removing the magneto Or dis turbing the magneto shaft gear. Hudson Motor Cnr company and has the record of having built six famous cars and never having created a failure, elimi nated approximately l.ftio parts by such (engineering Ingenuity as Is exemplified by abolishing the run In rront uf the engine. The fan on the Hudson Is In the fly wheel, as Is the clutch, thus a single part Is made to perform three separate functions successfully. Th sume careful work Is shown throughout the car and Is responsible for Its simplicity. The two-bearing crank shaft of the Hudson la ths accepted type today in the best American and European practice. The location of the carburetor on one side of the engine and the Intake valves on the other allows the gases to be drawn between the cylinders and through a considerable portion of the water Jacket. This warming of the gases gives the best possible mixture and thta construction Is new in American engineer ing practice. The clutch on the Hudson Is the multiple disc typo and la declared one of Jhe most perfect made today. . trucks proportioned ta the sise of tha fleet. These spares will provide for un usunl demands, and sit the same time enable the quick substitution of a trUc't In eac of temporary: disablement of: ono ot tne regular neei. yvnere u m grac tloal the use of Interchangeable tgadtng rackg facilitate the handling of pare-1 deliveries. Interchangeable rack's ran ba loaded it the store or distributing points, to arranged that the driver will not have too many packages to hanfire or be re quired to -give more than the minimum amount of attention In delivering ths package to the customer. "Some difficulty Id the past has been experienced In the use of motor trucks for the reason that merchants have been Inclined to experiment with different makes. The result of this has been the installation of a lot ot trucks of various styles, with the result that much diffi cult y has been experienced In the upkeep and necessary repairs." . ' I Tha key to Judicious and . parai advertising. success ptreultei tn Wuaintes ta the went as ox newspaper t - v i The o The Car of Real MASTER Specifications Including Electric Light and Self Starter 8s! Mr&nrnMtt (S 'C . "" . Andthe sBfl ?: ; I interlocked -T &T 4r N '-t , &XyFtf. PmmT the Aiitnmnhilt Riiver V . . v x - n ueaiers t ' Doiena of faetorW how produce automobilea. You may hava aelrctlong froni hundreds of style and model and still encounter practically no risk of .getting a car that ia worthies from a satisfaction-giving standpoint. The motor car is per fected and simple. It is no longer an Incomprehondable piece) ot machinery. The fact remains, however, that some manu facturers Rive ft tar greater value than others. This is true of tha Lexington. Compared with any good car on tha market, the Lexington is actually worth more of your money than we ask far It. No other car In the world, selling for less than IJ.BoO to $3,008. include the high grade standard specifications that make np the Lexington at only 11,771. It has never been du plicated and It still has an open season before It with not a competitor in Its class. Can you consistently make a purchase without first -seeing the Lexington T TKILV THK CAR OK HONEST VALVE ' E. R. Wilson Automobile Co. Factory Distributers.- - 2018-Harney-Street.- s I If you want a car to sell that will make the purchaser's neighbors say "I want a car like yours," then see ua about the territory in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota where agency is not now contracted for.'