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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 20, 1912)
iiii. btAL: lulAiiA, 'iLfjtoiJAi'. k'LiiLit Alii VJll. FAIRMODUT RACE TO BE HELD George D. Porter Admits it Has Done Knch for Quaker City. COURSE 13 SAFEST 13 WOULD It Dnl Follrrd pee4war fa WarH aad Fsar Antomekllee Caa Drive Abrraat Over II. NEW TORK. Fab. .-HavlD bm rromUed tht hearty co-operation of tha director of public utily, Oeoree D. Por ter, tha Quaker City Motor club baa little doubt that tha Falrmount park SW-mlla raca will be held thla year. Mr. I'orter admlta that tha ble rar ha dona much tor Philadelphia. It haa not only adver tleM tha city throughout tha country, bat haa given to cbtrtty large auma of monay. Mr. Portar la wilting to co-opar-ala with the club In roodurtlng tha rmca during hla administration and to maka tha contest next October even greater than any preceding on. Former Mayor John K. Reyburn la also a lupnorter of tha rare, which In four yaara haa enter tainea mora than peraona. In a apeerh at the annual banquet of tha Wuaker City Motor club President Paul 11. Iluyetta aald: "Tha Falrmount park couraa la tha Mieet couraa In tha world from tha view point of tha racing driver. Thla la ha- raLM tha couraa cannot ba covered with a apred that Invites accident. It la thera fora not ronaldered a faat couraa. Ilka Savannah, for liutanr, where tha (rand prlta and Vanderbllt racaa are held. which couraa haa no turn to apeak of nd no grade or incline a large a a peanut. Too much pralae cannot ba glvea to tha department of aafety, thla dry, f'.r tha policing of thla couraa during race. "No rare couma la Ilia hletory of tha world haa am been a magnificently po liced. Tbrn. axaln. thara are hut raw apata on tht roura where three or four car cannot paaa at full apaed. -1 am aura ' that It will ba of Interaat to you to know that during tha four race already bald that In actual raring over llooo mile were covered and practically ae much In i tha weeka of practicing, amounting to toul of ROT. without ertoua accident to ronteataata and In no cae any Injury to apectatora, "1 wonder bow many of you her fully uvmumm n ummiUBUI weneui met tna city of Philadelphia receive front thee yearly park racaa, aald from tha chanty featur and tha benefit thai tha hua ,ilrdi of thouaanda of peopla receive by attending rare conceded all aver tha world to ooublna any almilar mnt held anywhere! Our city la benefited exactly a would be any buaineae firm that ad vertlaea It (coda on the tint pave of vary newinaprr In every city In the en tire trailed Stale tor at Ua tVu Waaka. Thai advrtiilnc that tha city of Well Known Auto Salesmen AUTO MAKERS MAINTAIN MANY SERVICE STATIONS i i TT earwase " vwjuraeeaaaaaea r. A. HOBS. (liryn) . A. BIMI'bU... (Heynj PhlUdelphla receive of being written bp la connection with the Falrmount park race nawa printed la tlKmaanda of dally newapapera throughout tha country for a couple of weeka before and at leaat a week afterward could not ba bought for hundred of thouaaada of dollar, if u could ba bought at all." FIFTEEN BOOSTS FOR TRUCK; LOWER COST IS BIG FACTOR By Clctuon Murphy, Vtr Prrnldent 3n rii Jkoio:n CiniMiiy. The foIlowlnK ur good iaona for in VMtlfaVtlng and uslnir tho motor truck: Bachum It will li)prcito 1h efficiency of your delivery ttyittrm. Braus tt will give you pmUir'. Because It will help to lncreane your builnesd. BerauM you will 1k all to cover m large territory In a slvcn tliw. Because the motor trurk will work for you, every day In the yrar. Because the efflrtenry of your entire orrantiation Is Judged by tli way you deliver ypur looda. Berautte the motor truck U not af fected by the clementa. ht or cold. Because you are able to fet unbiased opinions from manufacturers Because you can make a thorough In vestigation of both the gasoltne and elec tric systems. Because the market affords wide re ripe of capacities and bodies both In e lev trie and vasoltne types. Because the motor truck Is a certainty, having reached a standardisation that insures Its every day use. Because up to January 1. 19L2, 90.000. 000 worth of trucks had been sold since the Inception of the Industry. Because the motor truck la now applic able to nearly all business, owing- to the wide range of body designs built and the mechanical equipment. A marked Illustration of the modern system of merchandising automobiles Is the attention which the old eetAhllshed companies are giving to the problem of service. Time was when the manufacturer con sidered his duty done' when h had pro duced a car and paced it In the. hands of a purchaser. Thi omiltlon no lorurer maintain. All over the country the big manufacturers are establtbhlnK service ststlom1, fully equlpicd to adjust dfffl cuttles, supply new parts and to assist the purchasers or tne firm s cults in every problem which faces them. The time Is p.wt when the owner of a car was compelled to lay It up. some times for weeks, while he waited the arrival of some perhaps unimportant part fiom the factory. The Mi ude baker corporation of Detroit affords a fine example of the new sys- U-m, brought to Its highest pitch of ef fect I ve ness. E M K ' Ai" a nd Fl a nders "TJ' fervlce stations of the Htudebakers are locattMl at New 'York City, Buffalo. Atlanta, Itlrmingham, Hon ton. Charlotte, X. C: Chicago. CleTland. II!as. Den ver, Detroit. Dcs Mulnes, Fargo. Indian apolis, Kansaa City, !os Angeles. Ioiils vllie. Minneapolis, Omoha, Oklahoma City. Philadelphia, Portland, Ore,, St. Louts. Halt lak, San Francisco, Sioux Palls, Mouth Bend. 8pokane, Washing ton; Columbus, Mtlwauke, Seattle and Toledo. No attempt in made to secure a profit from any of these service stations. In fact, the supplies furnished by them could be handled by a small force ut the firm's faetory. This, however, would entail delay and additional exiiense to tha users of the firm's cars. The Studebakera do, however, believe that their service sta tions are really profitable Investments both In the friendly relationship which they establUh between manufacturer and purchaser, and In the Increased aale of their cars to, buyers who appreciate the advantage of having always within easy call a thoroughly equipped supply ela tion with competent mechanical men In attendance. Tiie Mew 5 LITTLE SIX With 60 Horse Power V r Til Lutc&t Locomobile Sooeses. Tia new model jncels tfco drSMffld for a motor car of moderate power and pas tengx oo pacify. With its Ten-iach UpLoktcry added to its perfect desia vai mechanical Waacc, it is to Eva pas senger toarifig cars what the Ixjrxmobik "48" Sil ia to Gown passesger Tehiees-tbe standard by wliich all moto oars are ryxiswed. 1W models Touring Car, Torpedo, Xistovsaa and Landaalet Uow ready for damonstration and delivery. W eftki MJaK at tha Omnka AntoraoaCe Siam oar hint Bad aia af neamra CaJa. J. J. Delight Company Sale A&Oi ISIS Farzi&m St. Omiiha. TUbnaSs. fe aWBAi tadebakrr'a Kaaort. Kxport atatlitica, lately prepared, ehow lhat, during the month of November, tha I'nlied State ahlpped abroad ,K4 motor rare tlrtually double tha number hipped In the corresponding month of 1?10. Of thla total, tha Btudebakar cor poration claim to have ahlpped jtut 41 a more than 17 per rent. Ia detail. tha axporta of the Flanders and E-M-F car, manufactured by tha Htudebaker plant, eompoeed mora than IS par cent of the export to Xoulh America; amra than (1 par oent to tireat Britain and Ireland, and more than 17 per cent to AnatraJula and New Zealand. II MODEL ,M BRIEF rlPEClFICATIOXS 40 II. P. Motor, 4 cylinder. 4Hx5. ncloed Uppetf. Double Ignition. Hlfh Tenaion Splltdorf Magneto and Atwater Kent Syitem with eight epark plugi. Preeto Self Starter. Full honey-combd aluminum Radiator. Three dry diac plate clutch. Brown-LIpe trana miaalon and differential. Tltnken full floatln; type rear axle. Demountable rim. 36x4-ln. tire. Aluminum body. 118-ln. wheel-base. Vest Dynamo Electric Lighting System. Mohair top. Superior wind ihleld and Stewart tpeedometer. PRICES With (nil equipment: Model M, 92,200.00; Model JC. S2.200.O0; Model O, gajSOO.OO; Model L, $2,750.00, F. O. B. MoUne, IUlaoi. Do not fail to aec the VELIE at the Auto ShowthU week, Auditorium John Deere Plow Company of Omaha Tenth and Howard Sts. Omaha. Nebraska M m t Still More Evidence of the Big Possibilities in THE Automobile Shows have clinched the standing of ihe Mar quette. No car could arouse so much interest, with both dealer and consumer, unless it possessed that un-' usual merit- which becomes most con- spicuous when subjected to the critical inspection of Show visitors. We believe it has been proved that the Marquette stands without a rival; for, price and car considered, this ma chine has created a new class in the high-grade automobile field. The Marquette is the product of im proved factory facilities and scientific ally applied construction experience. These are expressed with unmistakable accuracy in every line and principle, with many touches of refinement which liffif to a'parwiih the'wdrld's highest priced care. The Marquette is at once a car of strong artistic appeal and abso lute dependability of performance. The big, up-to-date Marquette plant is operated under the direct supervison of General Motors Company a fact which insures the backing and support of a large, permanent organization, planned and equipped to co-operate with dealers to the utmost in prompt, efficient service to customers. The line comprises of five handsome models, from the smart, speedy, two passenger "Challenger" to the magnifi cent eight-passenger type; prices. $3000 and $4000; complete equipment, in cluding electric light generator. A few high-class agencies still open. These handsome cars will be shown at the Omaha Anto- 1 mobile Show, of course, but the Real Displiy ti at Show Room 1912-14-16 Faraam Street NEBRASKA BDICK AUTO CO,, Ditribters 71 Omaha, Lee Huff. Mgr. Lincoln, H. E. Sidles, Gen. Mgr. Sioux City, S. C. Douglas, Mgr. FLa. Model 25 Price. 53,000. iiim mi i i' . .. u i hi... r