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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1914)
. -A SCHMIDTS BUY STUDEBAKERS Brothers Try to Surprise Eacli Other with New Cars. Five-Passenger Hudson Six Announoed THEY COLLIDE IN SALESROOM Mllvrigkeo Instance Attain Proves tht Old Adng thnt Truth In hy Far Strnnncr Thnn Fiction. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 12, 1914. It. la a thoroughly established fact that there are more Schmidts In Milwaukee than In any other American city of simi lar site. This condition was personally known to J. G. Wollaeger, who sells Stuclebaker automobiles In tho Wisconsin metropolis, lie was therefore not greatly surprised to note one day that his list of prospective customers Included two Schmidts. That afternoon' Mr, WollaeKer saillcd forth In' a Studebaker "six" touring car, met Herrrian B. Schmidt and family, and took them for ft ride. Mr. Schmidt noted the quietness of the car and the easy way It handled Its seven-passenger load on high gear. Mrs. Bchmldt was also pleased. Mr. Wollaeger produced an order blank and the Schmidts bought the car. White this deal was In process, II. 8. DaLand, Mr. "VVollaeger's chief of staff, had been out In a "six" landau roadster, nnd had picked up Jacob S. Schmidt, ac cording td arrangement. Jacob looked at tho- car as a closed vehicle and as an opeh body (or touring. He admired Its perfect fitting equipment, said ho knew Studebaker quality fro"m experience and didn't care to fuss with mechanical do tatlB "which he was ready to take on faith, and bought the car. Both the Schmidts arranged to accept delivery on' their cars the following Saturday, Uoth appeared In due order. Mr. Wollaeger welcomed Herman E. nnd took hm to the garage where his shining touring car was waiting. They arrived just as Mr DeLand wan turning a new landau over to, Jacob S. illcnry began to walk slowly round his, new possession with an approving eye. Hetwcen his car and the "six" touring car, he bumped Into Jacob', who Was alio perambulating. The Schmidts looked each other In the eyes,, each .showing a startled glare. ,'"Oh, pshaw!" sad Henry, disgustedly. i "Rats'," replied Jacob In plain chagrin. "Trying to put something across, on yinr big brother, eh?" -continued Henry. "I thought you were going to buy a small car!" , "Yes! Ant you were going to wait tljl summer before you got yours." responded Jacob. "Trying to get away with It no?" Then they both grinned and exchanged congratulations. Henry and Jacob are brothers and busi ness partners In a big Milwaukee, enter prise of state-wide refutation. Now and then each tries to provide a little , per sonal surprise for tho other. Now and then something Interferes. . DE JONG GoTsToAUTO SHOW AT DEADWOOD J. H. Do Jong, manager of the Apper s'on - Automobllo company, with E. I. Butler, will leave Sunday for. 'Peadw'pod,, 8. J3 to attend the second annual auto mobile show. Mr. Do Jong states that he has never known a period during the lfist three years when business, wfls ' as good as It has been during the 'last ten days. ' Persistent Advcrtlelnif Is the Sure Road to Business Success. From the Hudson factory has Just been received by Quy I Smith, Hudson distributor, announcement of the ship ment of ' tho first of the new five-passenger Light Six model. This Is a strictly flvc-passenger car. Yet It Is Identical In every way with tho six-passenger Slx-40 with the exception of the rear seat and tonneau. By a slight change in design It has been pos sible to gain Increased seating width, without losing any of tho graceful lines of tho streamllno body. Very many people prefer tho close roupled, five-passenger touring car model. And It ts for this class that the new car has been brought out. The change In seat location .makes It pos sible tq bring the weight of the body well forward of the rear, axle, Thus there Is secured most excellent balance and riding qualities. Those who have been privileged to ride In tho new car say It Is most restful and delightful. Tho first of the five-passenger models has been received by Oily U Smith and may be Inspected nnd demonstrations arranged from and after this dato. Ad vices from the factory state that only a very limited number of these snappy, compact cars can be built. Already re orders are coming In from dcalera who wore fortunate In receiving the first cara ithlpped out. This Is urged by Mr, Smith as a hint to those who fancy this style of car so that they may lose no tlmo In calling to see the 'car. Month of March Sees Increase in Number of Fords Produced Going up. Production figures at the Ford factory at Highland Parle, Mlph., aro shattering all records. Eleven hun dred and morn cars a day fdr twonty-slx consccutlvo working days was the record In March. When the last car had passed out tho factory's doors on March 81 there hnd been 2S.71Z Fords built and shipped during Hits month of thirty-one days, of which flvo were Sundays. Those who have been following motor car production havo become accustomed to think of the Highland' Park factory aa the place where more than 1,000 complete automobiles are. turned out every day. Theso will now have' to pecustom them selves to the new slogan of "More than eleven hundred Fords a day." Those, familiar with the Ford business are predicting that the demand for Fords this year, as In years past, will greatly exceed the supply. They are urging those who .contemplate .purchasing to do so early and thus Insure themselves of hav ing a car during the summer months, when tho' demand Is. heavlesti And there will bo no let up during April. AH Indications point to -this being even a larger month In the way of pro duction than waa March. Reports from the Ford factorleq at !Ford, Qnt., and Manchester. England, show that tho business pf theso two com panics Is proportionately as brisk as that or me American company. GAFFNEY GOES ON VISIT TO THE JEFFREY FACTORY J. M. Gaffney Of tho Rambler Motor company will leavo Saturday for a week's visit at the Jeffrey factory at Kenosha, Wis., to arrange for spring deliveries. CADILLAC COMPANY SHOWS ENGINEJJF A TAXI CAB The Cadillac company is making a novel and convincing demonstration of the dur ability of tho Cadillac car. They have on display In their windows tho parts of a Cadillac engine taken from a taxlcab that has dona service In Omaha for the last four years. This taxi Is now In the Cadillac garago being overhauled, and Rlem has taken advantage of tho op portunity to show just how a Cadillac engine will stand up under continuous hard usage. The taxi has a mileage of over 160,000 miles and has never missed a day of service' In four years, except for the annual overhauling. Micrometers are on display with tho parts so that the curious may find out for themselves Just how much each part Is worn. The crank shaft, the part pf the engine' that re ceives the most wear, has worn Just 1,000th part of an Inch. f mm The Four that makes the Six unnecessary vsWy l???.v??xu r'i'L- r"- You are invited to bring ypur family and enjoy a Tree demonstration ride in the Moline-Knight Flv-pMener, four-tyHndw, CUarantMd Jo D.H.P- lZS-lnch wbatttbase. Molln.-watfn.r starting and lighting system, W0, t o. b. factory. Wirt whteli axtnu Convenience Comfort Beauty all you could desire Before you decide, in justice to yourself and family enjoy a ride in the Moline-Knight the family car that will please and delight each and every member of your family. Luxurious upholstering individually distinctive The Moline-Knight will be a delightful surprise to youits deep, solid-comfort cushions its graceful streamline body and matchless finish will at once ap peal to you, B In the Moline-Knight you not only get the world's greatest motor but all the class and distinction for which the Eu ropean cars are famous. No more shifting of gears You can take any grade with out a kick or a struggle from the engine. You can slow down, and without changing gears, throw the throttle wide open and the response is instan taneous. The Moline-Knight is marvelously free from vibration 'at any speed. No other American built car has a streamline body with such graceful, easy lines This is the motor that ran 337 hoars without a stop or aajattmsnt on the testing block of the Automobile Clab of America, New York Moline Automobile Co,, East Moline, 111. 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