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TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY J5KK: FEBRUARY IS, 1012.
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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. , .
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-'Omaha - Automobile Club is Booster for Good Roads
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mxmvw M PROBLEM
Merchants Have Tendency;t Sys
temaue. .Traffic Departieats.
FLEXIBILITY IS ESSES
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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
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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
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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
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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.-
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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.'
