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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1914)
TlIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 24, 1914. 15 A Taxicab Companies Economize by Using "Nobby Treads" Part of the fleet of taxicabs operated by the Cali fornia Taxicab Company in San Francisco. All of this company's cars are now equipped front and rear with United States "Nobby Tread" Tires. In Europe and the United States thousands of taxicabs are now using "Nobby Treads. STANDARD TREAD IN SOUTH Cars of Fifty-Six-Inch Tread Now Sold in South, WIDE TREAD RELIC OF PAST Improvement In Southern Ilnnd. I.e.non Necemltr for Sixty-Inch Trend Machines, Snya Stnde bnker Official. That virtually alt automobllo manufac turers build for southern demand a dif ferently equipped car from that sold In the north Is a "fact known to but, few motorists. The northern states demand cars whose wheels run In a track fifty-six Inches apart This tread Is also the standard to which 'European cars Conform. The cars built expccjally for southern trade have a tread of sixty Inches. How this condition first became noccs eary first became necessary Is a matter on which members of tho vehicle trado have argued for' many years ' General opinion seems to agTeo that, on account of road conditions which once prevailed south of the Dixie line-, the greater tread was adopted to Insure needed stability and prevent overturning, The standard was established long, be fore the day of tho motor car. Bvon when automobiles began to attain gen eral use, there was -still a disposition on part of the southern buyer to ,glve preference to a wide-tread car. That there has been a., marked lessen ing of this tendency during the last two seasons Is a fact brought out by E. It, Benson, vice president of the Studebaker corporation, In charge., of .automobile, distribution. Mr. Ben6h also' predicts that the time Is not f ajHfafaril' wHeif tHe superior advantages pf lVBtrtxMxi tread will result In a passing of tho eld distinction between nor'th"'and"-a'outnfr'ii& based this prediction on the general.' im provement of road condttjons throughout, the entire south. ' ' 4 "The day Is past," Mr; Benson declares;. "when the southern, motorist- was, com celled to ride as best "He ceWd 'm'tlie wagon ruts df the Country7 roadI, ttigttf ways In many parts of the south are now not merely equal, but actually better than thoso In many parts of the north, populated with similar density. Even in the mountain districts, where wide-tread wagons &r still generally used, the motorist will find roads tbfct are almost, always crowned and .are often macadam lied. ' A large majority of the cars we have been shipping to our southern deal ers this year have been equipped with standard tread. So marked has ben this trend that It seems only a matter of education until the standard becomes general." Automobllo manufacturers and dealers will, of course, welcome such a condi tion. At present tho double standard' ' Implies a wasto In manufacture and a duplicate supply stock of axles for cars of both types. ,r , J, N, Willys Declares ' Year Will Be Banner : Season in This Land, Local Ford Branch Breaks Sale Record Fifty-five Model T Ford cars were Bold In Omaha from May 1 to May 15 and In dications are that the month of May will be the biggest month for retail sales In the history of the local branch, A now record was mado In March only to be broken In April and with fifty-five sales rocqrded for the, first half of this month, it is expected thut another new record will bo mado In local retail sales. Among those who placed orders for Model T's May 1 are; Standard Oil Co.U Aldrlch. (Nine cars). C. Gouldin. Internat'l Sales Co. J. Benncwltz. Uriggs I'ump Co. C. It. Young. Dresher Brothers. T, K. Zlelor. Sanitary Wot AVashH. B. S. Odoll. Laundry. John Carlson. M. A. Blshrow & Co.C. V. Hastings. Clay-Itoblnson. David Nixon. P. Kiewlt Son. O, A. Scott. ' Drlml Brothers. V II. Gould. Dr. A. W. Fltznlm-W. H. Snyder. ' irio'ns.' " J. Bourgeois. Dr. W. E. Purvlanee. Frank Bender. Dr. C. C Hall. n. W. Madison. Mrs I. O, Dodge. M. F. Kennedy . Mrs. A. Lorenz. C. M. Jacobson. Joe Vltek. E. Atkins. M. A. Anderson. J. Bruhn. J. P. Bailey. J. Schrocder. George Meade. ,C. T. Walker. H. S. West. Arthur Chase. Dan Whitney. M. D. fitockslegr. Louis. Landroclr. W. A. Lnrry. Lee Winkler. A. H, Sparo. Road Association to Hold Annual Meeting thuK furnishing enough electricity to run tho fan from noon till R o'clock tho noxt morning nnd still leavo enough "Juice" In the buttery to light the lights and start the motor. The commercial clubs and automobllo clubs along tho route of the Omaha-Lln-coln-Denver Good Roads association have Ihficn ,noflftol. that .tho ossoclatlon will hold Its .Xaurth .annual meeting at Hold- rcge, iMCD., next wcanesaay, tor tho pur- oeo'. ofrclactlng"' tdf fleer's, endorsing re- per,ti? of, pflloeia and committee and transacting miscellaneous business. Kverpbddy s irivitVd to attend and all jho;havo machines-are urged to Join tho Delegate. Sociability run, starting from Denver 'ana'Smdna arid meeting at Hold rogc.T,TUp -schedule for tho run from Onjaha calls for the atact at 8:30, Tuesday merging, and tho Itinerary includes Ne braska' 'City, Lincoln, Hastings, Mindon and Iloldregc. S. A. Searlo of Omaha is president of the, association. FREDRICKSON BUYS IN AUTOS AT SHERIFF'S SALE H. E. Fredrlckson has bought In the stock of the Grey Bonnet Taxi line nt a sheriff's sale. This stock consisted of seventeen taxicabs and- touring cars and office furnlturo and shop tools. These ho proposes to sell, either separately or as a whole to Omaha or out-of-town buyers. The cars are now stored at tho Electric garage, Fortieth and Farnam streets, -whero Frederlekson will bo for tho noxt week. These are nil Chalmers cars and have not had much uso and wero all overhauled Just before they wero sold. The cars arc all equipped with taximeters. "The year 1914 Is surely proving itself the greatest In tho history of the automo bile industry, and from a careful Inves tigation of country-wide conditions I ex pect to see 1915 .even better," said John N. Willys, president of the Willys-Over land company of Toledo, O., on' his re turn from a two months' trip through the west "These Indication's aro espe cially gratifying In view of the fact that there has been considerable talk about hard times. Business In general, and the automobile business in particular, Is In a healthy, thriving condition. f'lru the west I found nothing but the most optimistic spirit among business men who are In clpse touch with' indus ' trial arid commercial conditions, and the people of the middle west and east are bec'omlng' Just as optimistic, for they have had repeated demonstrations of the soundness of our business policies and the stability of our established industries. "I think our own business can be taken as typlc of the prosperity of the United States. The, output of the Willys Overland company for 19H has been 40 per cent greater than that for 1913, and every one of the cars we will manufac ture this year was sold before our sea son started, and there has not been a .cancellation of orders worthy of note ' during the whole, year. Our factories are , rushed to the limit of their capacities right now , and from all Indications we will be Just as busy right up to the end of" our season. Other manufacturers are equally busy, I believe.' Assert Moline Oars Enjoy Longest Life Makers of the New Series Mollne forty horsepower motor cars, which have recently been listed at J1.050. maintain . that It Is Impossible to definitely put a life on the service' of these cars. The Mollne Automobile company say Mollne cars never die and that there are few cities of any size but what contains cars . of the vintage of 19C6-6-7, which have had the worst possible kind of service in connection with taxicab service. There are several motor livery concerns throughout the country that are operat Ipg' Mollne cara undor the hardest service V Imaginable, but who each year place repeat orders for Mollne cars. ' There are COO or GOO Mollne motor ears In" Chicago and many of these have run 'over 100,000 miles, which goes to prove the company's assertion to be correct that th long suit of Mollne cars is longevity, everlaetlng durability and rug. . redness, NEWLUSE IS FOUND ' FOR THE MOTOR CAR An Iowa farmer, a Palge-Detrolt owner, recently found a unique use for his car During ths illness of one of his family a short time ago he had urgent need of an electric fan. For three weeks he hooked a slx-lnoh electic fan and a. Paige' "36" battery together. Thus the Invalid was given a cool breeze throughout the en tire period. Moreover thin was done with out Injury to the storage battery. What Impressed the farmer was the fact that the Gray-Davis generator would charge the battery before nbon each day, Firestone Tires Are Riddled by Bullets, But Stand the Test A few months ago General Blanco of the Mexican rebels narrowly escaped death whllo driving his automobile over land from Enscnada to Matnmoras by tile way of Capata, when attacked by the federals. That ho was not killed by fly lng bullets was considered little short of a mtraclo, aa the' body of the car was literally riddled and nil four pneumatla tires, which wero 33 by 4 Firestone, non skid, were pnucturod by..'buUots-. The vital organs of the car wero not damaged, however, nnd tho tires were quickly re paired by the Corpus Chrlsti Tire and Rubber company of Corpus Chrlsti, nnd Blanco still enjoys nn occasional joy rldo In his war-proof car. A short tlmo afterward an article per tattling to this scrimmage camo to the attention of Captain Alfred Aloe, depot quartermaster of tho United States nrmy at .Galveston., .and. ho. was deeply lny pressed, as tho automobiles (n the service of the army are -maintained under bis supervision. He at once got In touch with tho Houston offlco, Inquiring as to the length of tlmo necessary to change tho tires on tho trucks to solid quick rcmov ablo tires. Captain- Aloe stated he would possibly bo called upon to go with the truck Into Mexico about tho first of the week, and ho was taking no chances'' of flying bullets putting the tires out' of commission. Tho Firestone- company Im mediately got busy phfV),nl)lpid.sclt'(l tire applied to quick J-rempVablo, rims .to Nio Bonn & SonT:CialvtBtbW';.ith',lh8tructlons to apply thchr.oh' the -truck, at .once, work ing all nlghtHC.rtoCeBaryM.., -..; Motorists Hasten - to Evad6: pandits , on Mexican Border That there are government lino riders on the border lot the United States patrol Ing the California and N6vada line, whose duty' It Is to Jdok out for smugglers rajher than armed bands of Mexican rebels, was brought to the realization of James E. Farrclly of Salt' Lakf City, who recently toured from bts home to Los Apgeles through tho regular southern route by way of tho Imperial valley, with two friends. In a Mitchell oar. Arriving at Cnlexlco without untoward Incident, tho tourists wero told that tho road to Sari Diego through tho C-M ranch was In good condition, and time could bo saved by taking It to Campo. Just be fore reaching tho boundaries of tho big ranch tho tourists 'wore disturbed by the appearance, of sovcrnV horsemen near the roadside. "Mexican bandits," shouted Farrelly, nnd giving his Mitchell full power, he stcarcd off the main highway and cir cumvented the cavalcade. Subsequently another band of horsemen was encountered, 'and determined to take no chances, the Salt Lako City motorists turned on all tho power tho car had and sped by tho riders as if they" had been tlod. Arriving at Campo, tho tourists re ported to tho customs officials thoy had successfully eluded two bands of Mexican outlaws. Tho customs officials smiled and gravely Informed tho tourists that the supposed bandits or guerilla's wero only federal lino patrols whohad reported tho automobllo party by a telephone as a group of smugglers In a high-powered car. ror Stock of Automobiles Used by Gray Bonnet Taxi Line consisting of 17 Chalmers Cars 3 OARS, BERLIN BODIES. . 10 OARS, TAXI BODIES. 4. TOURING OARS. Office desks, safe, typewriter, shop tools and other office furniture and fixtures. ' Will be sold as a.whole or separately. Oars strred at electric. garage, 40th and Farnam Sts. M. E. Fredrickson Phone Tyler 1151. te . ; Nobby .rfgP3 Other lire Put Any on the Other Here is a simple, practical tire cost test. It was suggested by-one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers. Buy two new tires one a "Nobby Tread" the other any make of tire you choose. Put both on your rear wheels and check the tire cost of each wheel. "Nobby Tread" Tires will solve any automobile owner's tire problems the day he decides to buy tires the way experts do, viz:- 0 asis Oh a Business Automobile owners everywhere are rapidly learning to buy tires on a real business basis, viz: the basis of ultimate economy. And remember this investigations prove that with "Nobby Tread" Tires punctures are 90 less than with the average tire. These are the reasons why "Nobby Tread" Tires are today the largest selling high-grade anti-skid tires in the world. - Based upon their remarkable mileage records Nobby lread lures QHilBBBHHHilHiillilliHHHHiiiB flIlfllllHflHHHHHHIKflHHHVIIIHlHHB BMIBBMMBiBBBBBBBBBBBBMBi are now sold under our regular warranty perfect workmanship and material BUT any adjustments are on a basis of 5,000 Miles Thousands upon thousands of veteran motorists now use "Nobby Tread" Tires 0. on their front and rear j wheels through all seasons, because they 'flw St give real anti-skid protection and -.the lowest cost per mile. United States Tire Company NOTE THIS:-Dealers who sell UNITED STATES TIRES sell the beat of everything. I 1608 DISTRIBUTORS Harney Street "JUST AROUND THE CORNER