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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1913)
4 D THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEFfmtBEB 28, 1913. AUTOMOBI WOULD CONCRETE HIGHWAY Pioneer Bond Builder Snggesti Such Construction for Lincoln Route. UPKEEP CONSIDERABLY LESS tttrr n Good lied of This Material Is Once Laid It Coat Is Mnch Cheaper Than Other Klnda. Coincident with the organization of the Lincoln HUhwny association for the pur pose of establishing a national highway from the Atlantic to the Paclfle ocena, Elwood Haynes, father of the American automobile Industry, sots forth his ob servations of the roads travered during the recent Indlana-Factflo coast tour. It will be recalled that this tour, held under the suspires of the Indiana Automobile Manufacturers' association, embraced many of the states west of Indiana through which the completed highway must pass. Incidentally, El wood Haynes ts a strong advocate of the use of concrete In the construction of the highway, due to Its permr.nence and low cost of upkeep. He says: 'The roods w . passed over en route between Kokomo and Los Angeles were good, with the one poslble exception of small stretches In Missouri and Utah; but we must remember that the weather waa good, something which was dis tinctly In our favor. People nowadays demand a highway which wilt remain In good Usable condition 365 days of the year. "At the present time the question of highway building Is receiving more at tention than It has at any other period In history 'The reason for this Is apparent. The Increase In transportation over our high ways, due to tho natural growth and ' general prosperity of the nation, has wrought a change In our mode of trans portation; the motor-truck supplants that of the horse-drawn type, and the automo bile, among pleasure vehicles, Is su preme. "Under this new condition, our high way have proved Inadequate, hence the present agitation for a better and more permanent construction. "Concentrated effort In this direction first began a few years ago. Its growth la certainly encouraging and Is doubtless due to the fact that wherever permanent construction was accomplished, Its ad vantages became so manifest that It was attempted, at brief Intervals, In various parta of the country, and with possibly one or two early failures, to be expected, It was successfully undertaken, much to th gratification of the over-burden tax payer. ' "Public sentiment on the subject waa also aroused by nothing more nor less than a proper realisation that most of our highways are unworthy of the namo. We live In an age of progress and con tent as we once were, to make a journey, 'weather permitting,' It Is against nature today to accept the sama proviso. "More or less, It costs money to main iMiiiiiaaui. M1ilMiaaiHaaiaaaaaaaMamaaiaa.MM.ninaiaiiiaal-iM The new 1914 Marion" Six" demonstrator is here Hr m ths big unusual ftmturts: I WOT4sMsb SfoeStHret CfeaartVtf WtMlajUeM BasttU BmuU Kara UaJar Heel HjMttra Scak Afeetfeas SUW.VMm W)a4aWa It has just arrived direct from the factory. You can see it and ride in it by phoning or visiting this address. The Marion Automobile Co. 2101-3 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Distributori for 1914 Marions The J. tain any form of pavement, permanent or otherwise, hat Is plain even to the uninitiated so that besides Initial cost. It Is equally Important to take Into con sideration the cost of maintenance. "It Is apparent, also, that highways on which a recognised permanent wearing surface Is laid, the traffic over thorn will Increase In the traffic of the com munity. Buch thoroughfares act as a magnet to traffic 'The same Is true In general. One a permanent form of construction em braces alt of our main highways, the traffic of the nation will Increase more rapidly than It has done, even with the advent of the automobile end th motor-truck. In other woids, tilt growth In transportation has been re tarded, due to the fact that our high ways are not such as may be econom ically used. "Concrete has alwaya been Identified with permanent construction. Since th earliest days It has provided the founda tion for all forms of permanent highways, and through Its auccesful use In this con nection. It suggested Itself aa a material adaptable for the wearing surface also. 'That which makes concrete construc tion appeal strongly to the taxpayer, however, Is the fact that onco laid, It Incurs but little maintenance expense and the money previously expended fot that purpose Is thus diverted Into tha construction of more roads and pave ment of the same durable type. "Wayne county, Detroit. Mich., per haps furnishes the best example In this connection. The thirty-odd miles of con creto roadway, built In that communtt during 1909, mo and 1M1 cost but 2 pel mile per year to maintain and note worthy Is the fact that practically an of this small expenditure was devoted to cleansing the adjoining ditches. "Here' In America," concluded Mr. Haynes, "we have the car now what ws need are roads so built as will permit our utilising them at all tltna of the yeai regardless of prevailing weather condl. Uons." AUTO FUNERAL TRAIN IS DOWNFALL OF OLD DOBBIN The adoption of motor hoarse and limousine funeral equipment by under takers Is gradually spreading tver the country In the principal cities. The dis tinction of having a complete "alx-cyl Inder" funeral train Is as yet the proud boast of only one undertaking concern In the United States. This firm ts the Wacker ic Helderle Undortakng company of 8t Louis. The new equipment com prises two handsome hearses a combina tion funeral and flower wagon and six handsome seven-passenger limousines. all mounted oh tho Premier slx-cyllhder chasats. ' The entire funeral train waa furnished by tho Lindsay Motor Car com pany, the local distributers of the Pre mier car and the carriage work waa procured by them from the firm of Blevera & ZSrdmaa at Detroit, Mloh. CenKrcasnaa data Atttdebaker. Among the recent deliveries of Stu de baker care in Washington was one to Congressman Jacob Johnson. "Tht lQO1o Car' "Six" MsisLMCh 9. a. P.sjsusMlU Kfcns MeWlrTafe GacteJea The efflfl $2150 L Handkr Company. iKManapoHs AMUlaJ vtfh aa Sole 3Bk- fw Th Marias Mlw Car C ipsxay AUTO CLUBS ARE BENEFICIAL Help to Promote Community Interest and Welfare of Ownen. MAKES FOB SANER DRIVERS George IV. tlrnnett of Overland Com pany Klnda Association Gen emlly DUconrftse Extreme Speed In Tonrlnsr. The automobile clubs which are to b found In every city of any size In the United States aro an excellent Influence In the motor car Industry, according to George W, Ilennett, vice president of the TVlllys-Orerland company of Toledo, O., In paying his respects to these organiza tions, Mr. Bennett points out the great good which has been accomplished in the lest few years, und the high standing into which the automobolle has coma with the public because of the clubs. "A few years ago automobile assocta tlona existed mainly as a social rendear ous for the members," said Mr. Dennett in a recent interview. "At first it seemed that they were thus accomplishing all that ceuld be called for. Opportunity waa given for interchange of views with regard to mechanism, style and other features of cars, which had a direct bear ing on the development of tha industry. Then, too, these clubs did a great deal toward breaking down, the prejudlct against the automobile that prevailed foi a considerable time. When the organi zations found that they could exercist a moral supervision over their member ship, they condemned reckless driving and other practices on which this pre judice waa baaed. In an exceptionally hort time the reckless driver who be longed to an automobile club waa the exception. "Another feature of the Importance of the motor club la the fact that Ita Influ ence has been constantly widening, where, heretofore, it had been almost purely local. There are, in round numbers, prac tically 1,000,000 cars now in use in the United Stated, and at least half. an perhape more, of the owner of these cars belong to various automobile clubs. Thus tha movements for safe and sane driving and other improvements are nation-wide." INDIANAPOLIS CONCERN ACQUIRES DETROIT MEN The J. I. Hadley company of Indian apolis, sole selling agent for Morion and American understung cars, announces the engagement of E. H. Horton and Tom O. Jones, formerly of the R-C-H corpora tion, Detroit, the former as salsa manager for the Marlon division of the company and the latter as general publicity man ager. With the acquisition of the two Detroit men the company follow 1U an nounced policy of gathering on 1U staff the most capable men in the automobile Industry. Key to the Situation Advertising. i iimiiimiiaanimiiiianiuu-n Vwar DeeMe- AetfaJ Bfafaa Cs eeti tVa UWtoedea tVasaara OeaeUae trtftsal eUUai6te48tH4 W-iaeaj WnstftsM MafJI-tataTlMa Experts from the Factories to Help the Drummond Co. The Drummond Motor company has ac quired the services of two factory ex perts for Ita sales department. O. E. Munger comes from the sales department of the Woods Electric coVnpany of Chi cago to take charge of the electrio cars In the Drummond garage and Paul Tobln comes from the Locomobile company of Bridgeport, Conn., to take charge of the gasoline cars. Doth men are experienced In their line of work and have had years of profit able service wtlh their respective fac tories. The local firm secured the services of these men at a great expense and It was only because the factories were will Ing to relinquish the men in order to accentuate the sales of the two cars In this territory that they were allowed to come at all. The Iocomobtle and the Woods are among the best cars of their kind and the Drummond concern figured that the services of expert sales man agers would increase Its , business. Although Mr. Tobln will have charge of gas cars and Mr. Munger of electrio vehicles, Frank W. Bacon will continue in his capacity of general manager of the entire concern and J. W. Griffith will continue aa president. New 1914 models of both electrio and gasoline cars have been received and demonstrations and deliveries will be made at any time from now on. Mr, Bacon expects that the present allotment of cars soon will be delivered, but more care will be received before the present supply is exhausted. Drawing Press is Installed in the Jeffrey Factory A giant double toggle drawing press, with a capacity of 1,600 tons, or 8,000,000 pounds, has Just been installed in tho Jeffery work at Kenosha, Wis. This press, which weighs 184,000 pounds, or ninety-three tons, required six freight cars In It transportation and, according to the manufacturers, it Is the largest of ita type In the state of Wisconsin and one of but four of this alxe in use in the United States. This press will be used for making the big cowls over the dash of Jeffery mo tor cars. The dies for making this par ticular pert required to complete them the efforts of two skilled die makers. working ten hours per day, for two and a half months. The coat of thla press has not been made public, but the Jeffery people aay that If It was paid for In silver dollars. placed one above the other, the pile would measure 120 feet high. The press is operated by a directly connected electrio motor and it takes Just one minute and one operation to make the complete cowl I Cakiiety Man I Caadr Car. f tt ,1. . M.n ... 4 w ... wnvT. tt.v vatuuj hwlm pur- Chased a Studebaker "15" from the Taylor agency, Moberly, Mo. The 1914 No cor at double ita price is more perfect ly appointod, moro luxurious, or easier riding. As clean and easy to operate as an electrio; with greater speed and unlimited mileage ca pacity; a town and country car in one; a car that can be driven, enjoyed by everyone, man or woman. Think of tho luxury of Cadillac depend ability 1 Cadillao owners always have that feel ing of po8tive assurance that their car will "get them where they want to go. Most Cadillac 2054-56 Farnam MANUFAGTURM OPEN DOORS So Says George E. Daniels of Auto mobile Makert. PEOPLE INTERESTED ' IN AUTOS Oakland Plant KnteirtnJna Hundreds of People Who Are Intereated In the Procesa of Manufacture of Antomobllea. "There are few people today," aaye George K. Daniels, vice president of the Oakland Motor Cor company, "who are not intimately acquainted with the motor car In the making aa well as the finished product- It con be safely sold that there Is no other manufacturing enterprise in which the ordinary man holds such a great interest "This Is due primarily to the extent to which the motor car has entered the dally life of the people. But the policy of the manufacturers themselves. In opening their doors to tho public, has also bod its effect. "American people are curious; they are not to be satisfied with the superficial knowledge of a subject, but seem to have an inborn desire to delve to the root of things. "Furthermore, they consider first-hand knowledge of double value. This Is evi denced by the fact that hundreds of visi tors dolly pass through the doors of the great automobile factories. And even the most icursory visitor must gain a fund of information relative to motor vehicles. "At the Oakland plant we entertain In a month enough people to mako a small slsed community. Some are Oakland own ers acquiring Information concerning their car, others are prospective pur chasers, while a great many others ap parently have no Immediate Interest. But none fall to be Impressed by the wonders of modern car building. "And It ts surprising the number of women we conduct through the buildings. They are even more curious and question ing than the men. They also seem to have a .graep of mechanical details to a for greater extent than they are com- SA03AD tread Original Effective Satisfying rr will pay you to see Cadillac inside drive Limousin standard of the world Cadillac lnslda drive limousine. ......... ....$2,875 Cadillac Ooupo 2,575 Cadillac Be vcn-I'ai singer Iimouslna . . 3,325 Omaha. ' ' Cadillac Company of Omaha Street Geo. F. Helm, Pres. Phone Douglas 4225-6 monly credited with. Alt of the large plants provide guides, whose duty It Is to accompany visitors on their tour of Inspection." PACKARD SECURES SERVICES OF A WESTINGH0USE EXPERT Ilollln W. Hutchinson, Jr., M. E., has been appointed traffic engineer of the truck division of the Packard Motor Car company. Mr. Hutchinson has been prominently connected with the motor GREATEST mileage is VJT a Firestone Non-Skid advantage, proved by the tire records of thousands. But there are other big values and econ omies possible only with Firestone NON-SKID TIRES The "give" and road-grip of the deep, buoyant, Non-Skid tread, pre sent skid or loss of traction; econo mize on gasoline; reduce car repairs and increase car efficiency. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company HSBBBBBKw. ''America's owners are men who can afford' to pay any price for a car. They choose the Cadillao bo cause it offers them the most that can bo de sired in a motor car. Cadillao integrity insists upon building a car, that for perfection of ap pointments, low running cost and real value for the money, cannot be excelled. ASK ANYBODY. No other car at any price can give you the comfort, the complete ness, or the reliability of the Cadillac. truck industry for the last four years and has also been a consultant on motor truck merchandising and transportation. Prior to his affiliation with the motor vehicle Industry, Mr. Hutchinson was connected with the Westlnghouse inter ests as technical writer and subsequently wsb engaged In mechanical and electrical engineering practice. Offlclnls Tour Nctt England, General Manager Clarence II, Booth and Sales Manager 13. R. Benson have been touring New England, each in a Studebaker "Six." Largett Exclusive Tire and Rim Maker. " 2220 Farnam St, Omaha, Neb. Home Office and Factory Akron, Ohio