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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1913)
11-A AUTOMOBILE THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: .TTNE 22, 1013. CONGRESS CANJELP ROADS National Aid Could Be Extended to Build Military highways. COMMITTEE HAS BEEN CREATED Made Up of Thlrtr-One Members, to Whom Anrthtnff P?rntnlnir to the Movement Mnr Be Hentlllr Referred. HE SELLS INTERSTATE AUTOS IN OMAHA. "Congress has the power to extend na tional aid to good roads under the Inter stata commerce ulausn of the constitution, and the authority to butld military high ways and to establish post roads. Jeffer son thought so, Madison thought so, and to did Calhoun. There Is no question about the power of congress In the prem ises." Bo asserted Chairman Henry of the rules committee of the house of repre sentatives recently, when he concluded the debate which preceded action that created a committee on public roads, the first time In the existence of congress that the roads question received a recog nition which places It among the big sub jects now demanding positive national legislative attention. It will bo remembered that the March Federal Aid roads convention In Washing ton, called by the American Automobile association, through Us resolutions com mittee, asked congress to create a com mittee to which all roads matters would be referred. Congressman Slemp of Vir ginia was the author of a speech wherein the convention was urged to ask congress for the committee whloh has just been named. Members on Committee. Twenty-one members have been selected to constitute this committee, with Repre. sentative Shackleford of Missouri, as chairman, and the others In the list as follows: Edward W. Saunders, Virginia; Henry A. Barnhart. Indiana; James S. Davenport, Oklahoma; James F. Byrnes, South Carolina; Hubert D. Stephens, Mississippi; John J. Whltacre, Ohio; Rob ert L. Doughton, North Carolina; John R, Connelly, Kansas; Edward Keating, Colo rado; Clyde K. Tavenner, Illinois; Peter O. Ten Eyok, New York; James B. As well, Louisiana; Frank L. Dershem, Penn sylvania; C. Bascom Slemp, Virginia; S. F. Prouty, Iowa; Thomas B. Dunn, New York, Howard Sutherland, West Virginia; Milton W. Shreve, Pennsylvania; Edward E. Browne, Wisconsin; Roy O. Woodruff, Michigan. Of the twenty-one, fifteen are new mem bers of the house. The remaining six have given highways matters some con slderable thought, Chairman Shackleford undoubtedly leading In his activities, Byrnes of South Carolina, Slemp of Vir ginia and Prouty of Iowa, are well-known advocates of federal participation, while Saunders, another Virginian, and Whlt acre" of Ohio, have evidenced Interest in the subject. New York has two members on the committee Ten Eyck and Dunn', Pennsylvania Is similarly favored Der shem and Shreve. Politically there are fourteen- democrats," 'six "republicans and one progressive, the last, being the Mlchl- ran representative. That the good Toads subject "haa arrlved In congress," there can be no doubt. It was. only a year ago that one pf the then senators from .Oregon, Jonathan P. Bourne, fold his colleagues that the "good roads question was of far greater Im portance .then the pendlpg tariff and cur- rency questions, combined." The Joint committee on federal aid, of which Mr, Bourne Is the chairman until it completes Its report, has accumulated a vast amount if valuable Information which is now obtainable in printed form upon applt satlon at Room ISO, Senate Office build, Ing, Washington, D. C. said Frank W. Phllllng, assistant sales manager of the K-r-i-t Motor Car com pany, who has Just returned from a trip through most of the states west of the Mississippi, First American Hard Rubber Base Made by Goodyear "Although motor truck tires of various types had been made for some years previous to 1903, It can be said that it was in that year that the American hard rubber base tire was born in the Good year plant" says C. W. Martin, Manager motor truck tire department, the Good year Tire and Rubber company, Akron, O, "The first order for motor truck Urea ef the hard rubber base type was re ceived on April 7, 1808, from the Fifth Avenue Coach company of New York. It called for four tires. It took until May 15 to make these tires and ship them. "A year before this order came in Mr, liltchfield went to Europe and Investi gated what was known as the Peter Union tire. At that time it was consid ered the best tire in Europe. On his re turn we experimented for nearly a year on the vulcanisation of hard and soft rubber. Finally wc devised two com pounds and a cement that worked to gether. This experimental work brought ut the successful way to vulcanite hard rubber to steel, and soft rubber to hard, to that the heaviest loads at the sharpest turns would have no effect upon the tire. "Mr. Litchfield then set about building the first American hard rubber base tire. patterned after the Peter Union tire. And it was put upon the market in April, 1901 "At that time our motor truck tire sec tion consisted of two men and one or two molds. This Is quite a contrast to the pi sen t equipment, which has a capacity of 1,000 tires a day, built in a department employing 500 men. The growth of this department seems marvelous when you top to think that during 191S over 00 per cent ef the trucks made will go out from the manufacturers equipped with Good rear truck tries. "Probably one of the main reasons for we growth of the Goodear motor truck tiro department was the establishment of the experimental engineering department A numbr of engineers devote their entire time to study and experiment for the betterment of the truck tires." "The experimental department later Mnduoid the metal base, solid demounta ble, demountable cushion, side flange and mode urea;' .SLUMP IN STOCKS DOESN'T WORRY WESTERN FARMER "The best medicine for the man who Is Buffering from a case of nerves due to Wall street reports is to mingle with the farmers of the west and hear what they feava to cay about business prospects," Sandberg & Ettner. Photo. C. & M'KEEJ. Truck Makes Good Record With New Firestone Tires The Firestone hard-base channel type tire on Firestone quick removable rim has proved its efficiency for heavy service. The best testimonial proving the excep tionally good service large truck own orse receive from the Firestone Notched tread tires Is that of J. F. Wheeler, who drives a three-ton truck twlse a day from Omaha to Millard. Until a short time ago Mr. Wheeler had been using a continuous tread tire of different manufacture and, because of the severe tests the truck was put to on the country roads, wns unable t6 get traction at all times. When the roads were bad it was impossible for him to make use of his truck. Three months ago Wheeler purchased Fire Stone Notched Tread tires and found that no matter what the conditions, he Is able to use the truck. No difficulty is experienced in getting traction on the muddiest of roads and as the tires are more resilient than tho others, a great saving Is made on both the engine and the whole truck. The truck Is, In most cases, loaded be yond capacity, but tires do not show signs of wear. Mr. Wheeler remarked that even though the tires did wear out sooner than others, It would be beneficial to buy Firestone because of the non-skid qualities and the fact that the truck may be used at any and all times. An additional advantage In the Fire stone Is the quick removable rims. Thesi rims abolish delays and lay-ups for tin repairs. I Aid to Contentment. The motor car is a creator of happiness and optimism. It has done more to make the American people a happy, cheerful crowd of contented workers than any other Invention in the history of the world. Such is the remarkable statement made recently by Harry R. Radford, vice president and general manager of tho Cartercar company, Pontlac Mich. The Lowest Priced Underslung Car The superior values of the Underslung con struction have been universally recognized not only in this country but in every part of the world. They are safe, efficient, lasting, attrac tive cars, built to ride easy on smooth boulevards or on rugged cross country roads. All the proven underslung merits are found in the Regal the lowest priced Underslung car in the world. We can give you the best values for the lowest price because of our long experience in building Undcrslungs, our organization of expert auto Guilders and our vast factory facilities. We've grown from hundreds to thousands. Regals are found the world over. That means the world has endorsed the Regal. If you ride in a Regal you'll also endorse it. T. G. NORTHWALL CO. 914 Jones Street REGAL MOTOR CAR CO.. DETROIT . BB1E7,iSBliSBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBlBBBBBBBtW $950 Recti Model "T" Underslung Touring; Car Extra equipment, top, windshield and speedometer 475 (B)M T. Your Car Is No Better Than Its "Road Bed of Power" Even though you select highest quality in every other part of your car, you will get only a poor value' if you are content with poor bearings. Inter-State motor superiority in itself is not com plete there must be a perfect road bed for that power to reach the wheels. The bearings used in the Inter-State are the very best that we can buy you are always sure of "fuU power" at the rear wheels. ' 6 Cylinder-45H.P.-1 32-Inch Wheel Base Electrically Started and Lighted $2750 XSTTBrn-BTATB AXTTOUOBZIiS CO.. 31 J South 18th Btrsst. Omaha. JCaVrarta. Built fry THE INTER-STATE AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Muacle, lod. -nrkV X -versus w NEAR-FACT afoouf six cylinder carsHHQ PI WE REGRET THAT SOME MAKERS of sixes are prone to indulge in statements and to advance claims for sixes that when they are not ridiculous are, to say the least, inaccurate and therefore mis leading. EVIDENTLY INTENDED to appeal to the un thinking or the uninformed such claims cannot but make the judicious grieve. And we, as one of the leading makers of sixes, feel that the six cause is Injured rather than advanced by such tactics. WE FEEL VITALLY CONCERNED because, you will recall, it was our unequivocal statement, made in an ad some months since, that precipitated the tremendous demand for sixes. Wc said, "Yof are entitled to a six," if you are buying a car above a certain price or of more than certain horsepower. You recall that ad of course. WELL, THAT STARTED THE TROUBLE, Makers who had not anticipated the six demand found themsehrea compelled to make sixes by add ing two to the four they already had in the old model. These makers very evidently had not believed in sixes before that. Made them under pressure, as it were. PERHAPS THAT EXPLAINS WHY such makers are now claiming unreasonable and impossible things for the six type of car. They don't know never having been thoroughly converted. Like tho Chinaman, they embrace our religion for revenue but return to Confucius as soon as they return to China. WE BELIEVE IN 8IXES PROFOUNDLY. That is why we regret to see the cause injured by mis placed seal that s a charitable term, isn't it? LET US TAKE A FEW of the more glaring andf more general of the mis-statements. We can't take all of them. Space forbids. But a few. YOU DON'T BUY A SIX FOR SPEED that is to say, the man who knows doesn't. A glance at the speed records of the past should teach one that. Yet the assertion is made by many makers that the she is faster than the four. No. 1 nailed. Of this more later. THE SIX WILL NOT CLIMB steeper hills on "high" than a four of the same weight and power. Again, yon can prove it by the records. Such a statement is therefore as futile as it is foolish. NOR WILL THE SIX GET AWAY QUICKER than a four. This last is a frequent offender. Away with him. LET US BE REASONABLE what's the use of making assertions that anyone at all familiar with such things can immediately disprove? Especially when there is so .much of truth to be said about sixes that will appeal to the judicious to men who know. HERE ARE SOME FACTS about sixes that is to say, sixes that are true to name, having been designed, as the Maxwell "50-6" was designed, from the ground up as a six, by an engineer whose reli gion was sixes, and who knew wherein the six princi ple excelled and how to obtain the result. FIRST LETj US ESTABLISH a standard a basis for our considerations. This is essential because it is the custom to carelessly compare a "60-6" with a"40-4." FOR EXAMPLE and this is the reverse side of the picture you have often heard it stated that the she uses more gasoline than a four. It isn't true. Or else it is a mighty poor she. Probably most likely a "converted four." (Have you a copy of our booklet "Two Added to Four Does Not Make (a) Six"? No? Send for it. It's good I) THE MAXWELL "50-6" averages about 14 miles per gallon of gasoline on average country roads. No four-cylinder, seven-passenger car will average more. (Query pertinent query: Does a car ever "average" considering there ore no "average" roads or drivers?) HOW THEN DOES IT HAPPEN we so often hear of the "lack of fuel economy" of the six? Simply because folk compare a "60-6" with a "40-4" or thereabout. The maker adds two cylinders to the former four; the customer buys the later model and says it uses more gasolinel It doesn't or rather, it certainly shouldn't use more than fifty per cent more. And of course it is entitled to that by every rule. NOW WE DO CLAIM for the Maxwell "50-6" that it gives more miles per gallon of gasoline than a four of the same passenger capacity and power but, frankly, the difference is so slight and the difficulties of demonstrating the fact so great since as we've noted roads arc never "average" nor other condi tions the samo we do not use it as a selling argu ment THE SAME IS TRUE OF SPEED. The six is as fast as a four of the some power and weight and passenger capacity etc., etc. But it is not faster. May not be quite as fast in fact for in the six we forego excessive speed in favor of the greater luxury. IF FIFTY MILES 18 FAST ENOUGH for you in the car you buy for pleasurable riding with the whole family then the Maxwell "50-6" is fast enough, for it will do that nicely, easily and safely. BUT IF YOU WANT SEVENTY miles per hour we keep a list, for the convenience of our customers, of the places in our town where they sell that kind of freak car. If you hurry you may be able to get one before the maker goes broke for makers of that kind of freak car almost invariably do go broke. OR IF YOU WANT TO CLIMB up the side of a house "on high" we don't make that kind, either. You can get them lots of them. Very cheap the second season, too. Very cheap. OH I YESI WE FORGOT I You wanted to know why, if the six will not go faster or climb a steeper hill than a four why should you buy a six? That's easy. Listenl WHILE WE DO NOT CLAIM that the six will climb a hill the four won't, we do claim that any good car will climb any hill you will ever encounter. And, that said, we advance the great claim for the she it will climb tho same hill so much more smoothly and live to do it so many times more. GET THAT IT'S THE KERNEL. It's the real reason for the six in high-powered, high-class cars. While the four may make the hill "on high" it does it with an apparent effort, jerkily, squeakily and painfully to the man who pays the bills. The six does it no faster but oh I so much sweeter, smooth er without effort or sound. And it lives to repeat the performance years after the four has ceased to perform even on the level. THE SAME IS TRUE of the quality of "getting , away" we hear so much about. Theoretically and perhaps actually the six, because of its even pull, does get away a trifle faster than a four. Per haps it does. But what does it matter? You "get away" fast enough to please the passengers in the tonneau In any event. Too fast mostly, BUT IT'S THE FACT THAT YOU CAN close your eyes and not be conscious that you are moving un til you have gone several yards, that makes you love the six and decline to consider a four of the same price and capacity once you know the difference. THE CLUTCH LASTS LONGER; gears live four times as long; the wholo car possesses greater long evity when the power comes from a smooth-running perfectly-balanced six. Try it you will be sur prised. And delighted. EASIER ON YOUR NERVES, TOO. Now this may sound ridiculous, but you can easily verify its truth. The six is a veritable tonic for the nerves after'" driving a big, pulsating, puffing, pounding four. You are not conscious that you feel every impulse of that big foiii" but you do. The gear teeth dash between every explosion of the motor and you feel every blow, too. Try it now and see. THE SDC IS SWEET-RUNNING silent, perfectly balanced. Absolutely devoid of sound. Nor are you conscious of the motor or of motion, save the delicious orm of skimming over the road and breath ing the pure air while you converse in normal tones. THESE ARB THE QUALITIES that have, won for the six its pre-eminence among high-powered cars say 40 and over. And they are qualities that, once known and appreciated, appeal to the man who buys his car for pleasure and who doesn't want to buy a new one every year or two. THE SIX LIVES LONGER and gets more out of life while it lives. It costs little more in the first place and a'lot less afterwards. GREATER SPEED NOl Superior hill-ability doubtful. Quicker "get-away" perhaps. BUT WHAT ARE THESE compared with the in comparable sensation of "holding the reins" over the silent, powerful, vibratibnless six or riding in the luxurious tonneau where every seat is the "best seat." THE SIX GIVES YOU THE SAME kind of ride on country roads that the silent sweet-running electric gives you on the asphalt pavement. That is to say, the Maxwell "50-6" does. We can't speak for the others. BEST WAY FOR YOU TO FIND OUT is to have a ride in the Maxwell "50-6" and then ask the other man to duplicate its performance as Well as its beauty at anywhere within $500 of its price. The demonstration will be a revelation. United Motor Omaha Company, 1122 Farnam Street, Omaha District Manager. SESEEP Maxwell "50-6" $2350 Completely Equipped A Silent, Smooth-Running, Self-Staring, 7-Passenger Touring Car X t rH A 1 f OH 1 ( .( 1 3 i