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HERLAND MAKES A RECORD
Xarch Business the Beit of Any
Month in the History of
the Factory.
TH3LEE HUNDRED CAES A DAY
. The present volume and prosperity of
ttie motor car business la the wonder of
the entire business world. Rpports from
the Willy -Overlanl company, manu
facturer of the Overland car show one
prevloue h'gh mark after another sue
crlveljr surpassed.
Although February was the' biggest
rionUt ever experienced by the WHlys
Ot'Mand company, up to- that time, the
volurrf of buelneer at the Toledo factory
from March 1 to 25 ejceeded that of the
entire month of February.
Marrk BIsT Montfc.
tlMween March 1 and March 2i more
. shipments wet made than during the
eiUlrs previous month and the number of
jrleri rec-elveoVXor cnra exceeded those
of February by more than 1.300. During
thl time ordcra for Overland cara were
received' at the rate of 1,300 per week.
The total number waa double that re
ceived during- the aama period of March,
11. '
tn spite of the fact that more cara
are being ahlpped dally from the Over
land factory than ever before, ordcra
Itava been showing a ateady gain on
shipments. In an effort to make the
supply, meet the demand the Overland
plant la working at full capacity, em
ploying S,CQ men and keeping many of
the departments on a contlnuoua twenty
four-hour achedule.
Blca-eat Moth In Jltatory.
Monday, March 12, the first day fol
lowing aeven weeka, each of which waa
smcccssively the largest In the history
of the Overland company, iJO cara were
hipped. The company, first passed the
BOO a day mark just five weeks before.
Front March 1 to March IS, during which
time there were twenty-threa working
days, the report shows that a total of
1.17 railroad rare, Incoming and out
going, were handled at the plant.
This was an 'average of 112 oars per
lay, or one loaded car bandied every
rive minutes and twenty seconds of a
ttn-hour day.' Of this number, 714 cars
were Inbound, bringing. raw material of
wide variety, and parts from affiliated
Overland plants in other oltlea,
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Dodge Brothers Put .
Iri Complete'Hospital
Mufk-rakers on factory conditions wilt
find little material to work on ' when
VlHlttng sortie of the big Detroit motor
cap plants. The fine twenty-ar-factory
f Dodge (Brothers In the. northern sub
urba of the city to a striking case In
xlnt.
Tn addition to ecrva-self restaurants,
rest rooms and other features provided
for tha comfort of the employe of the
company, the visitor to Iodge Brothers'
factory will find a complotely equipped
hospital tn one of the big 800-foot build
ings which make up the plant In chares'
of an experienced physician U a suite of
Evtiry Inch
m Car
-Am EiricrJMFfliriigf .Cap
A FTER all, tlo big thing about an automobile is its ability to
stand up under the stress 'and strajn of grilling service.
In a good car like tho KisselKar, you see fino lines, a great engine; exceptional rid-
' ing comfort butwhat la it that la responsible for the KisselKar'a lasting qualities?
,It is a manufactured car. All the Vital parts are built in one factory. Its
leading mechanical features are exclusive. It has a powerful Kissel-built r '
motor strong, facial Kissel-built nxlocv staunch frame big springs
sturdy brakes--weigbs what .it should, '
heavy enough to be
economical. .
ALL-YEAR Car
. All-Year motoring is now
within reach at small cost.
- Buy tho, KisselKar now with'
the Detachable Sedan Top
Jremove it a little later re
place it in the fall at little
xpr no ex jwnie.
Sco tho Now Models Before You Buy
Jton't tulsm wing the jirw KlaseUCar models and gt-1 aU the facta. The lUne U now
"llKrlunc later It may b harder to sec ore prontpt deUverlea. Won't fou rail totlayT
Noyes Auto Co.. 2066-68 Farnam St. Omaha." Nob.
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ry Directory of Automobile Firms
Aprxrson Jerk Rabbit A pperson Jack
Ral.Wt Co., 'Mil Farnam ft.
Auburn Auburn Auto Co., 2K Faro am
street.
Hriscoe Unlnger Implement Co., 2210
Fnrnm etret,
Oakland IJnlnger Implement Co., 2210
Karnam' street.
hmxi.n 1 Jnlngpr Implement Co., 2210
Farnsm street.
Hulck Nelirtieka Bulck Auto Co., 112
Farnam streeW I
Baker Kwietrlo Orr Motor Pales Co.,
241 Karnam street.
l'ackard Orr Motor Hnles Co., 241 Far
nam street. '
Cadillac Cadillac Co. of Omaha, 20M
Fnm street.
...Cariocer Cartercar Nebraska Co., 211a
Fernam street.
' i;naer Oartercar Nebraska Co., 2115
Fa rim m street.' ..
Men Cartercar Nebraska Co., HIS Far
nam street.
Chevrolet U E. Doty, E7 Farnam
Street.
Keo V. E. Doty, j027 Farnam street
Chalmers Ftewart-Tooaer ,'Motor Co.,
2044 Farnam street
rier-o-Arrow Htewart-Toor.er Motor
Co., 2W4 Farnam street.
Ix-troit Mectrto Frl ". Huffman Mo
tor Car Rales Co., ZMi Farnam street.
Inter-Hlato "Frel Huffman Motor
Car Hules Co., SWW Farnam eir-et.
Dodft H rothcre M jrphy-O'Brlen Auto
Co., 1834 Farnam Street.
Falge Murvhy-O'Urlon Auto. Co., 1SJ4
Farnam street. ,
Davis W. T. Wilson Auto Co., 1810 Far
nam street
Orant W. T. Wilson Auto Co., 1310 Far
nam street
Umpire Jeffery Omaha Co., 2062 Far
nam street. '
Jeffery-Jeffery Omaha Co., 2062 Faf
nnm street.
Ford Ford Motor Co., 191(1 Harney
Street. . i
(Slide Traynor Automobile Co., 2512
Farnam street
Cnle Traynor Automobile Co., 2512 Far
nam street. '
National Traynor Automobile Co.,, 2612
Farnam street
Nebraska' Haynes Nebraska Haynes
Auto irnlea Co., Wii l-'arnara Street.
Hudson Ouy U Hmlth, 'Ml Farnam
street.
Hupmohlle W. I. Huffman Auto Co.,
1M4 Farnam street.
Detroit Electric W, u. Huffman Auto
Co., 114 Farnam street.
Mllbnrn Wleptrtr W. L Huffman Auto
Co., Iiil4 Farnsm street.
Jackson Jackson AUtomoone to.,
Council Hluffe. i
Klsnel Kar Noyes. Auto CO., jrar-
nam street.
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flrst-atd rooms wVilcb would do credit to
many a. small city. Finished In shining
white . enamel throughout the Dodge
hospital Consists of an operating room,
physicians' room, nurses' room end
separate wardf for, men and women. Only
In rare eases does the physician in charge
deem It necessary tt turn over any of his
patients to city hospitals for further
treatment as he has tho equipment and
material necessary for all save excep
tional cases. , '
MJLLICNAIRE IS HOOKED
, FOR JERSEY CITY CLUB
President Ed Harrow of the Interna
tional league aiso can talk about millions
behind him. . He announces that one of
the stockholders; lntho reorganised Jersey
City club Is Colonel Austen Colgate of the
soap and perfume concern which Dun
rates as (worth, something less than !?(.
000,000. Practically alt the stock will be
held by Jersey City men and their total
financial rating Is near 1100,000,000. With
a .popular man like Oeorge WUUe as
manager and a good ball team on the
flMd, Harrow feels his- work for Jersey
City has been well done. , '
safe, light enough .to be
Krit-yNoycs Auto Co., 2E0I Farnam
street.
Btudebaker-E. R. Wilson Auto Co., 24
Farnam street.
Maxwell Francis Cullls, l"24 Farnam
Street .
Mitchell-Mitchell Motor Co., T Far
nam etreet.
Mollne-Knlrht Mollne Auto Co, 2421
Farnam street.
OMsjii'ilillo Drummond Motor Co.,
Twenty-etxth and t'u-narri streets.
Wooris Klectrlo Driammonrt Motor Co.,
Twenty-elxth and Farnam streets.
Overland Overland Omaha Co., 21"1
Fernam etreet.
J'ullman T. 0Jorthwall Co., 914 Jones,
street
Renal T. (1. Northwall Co., 914,. Jones
street. s
Ranch lng Electric Electrlo Oar
age Co., Fortieth and Farnam streets.
Velle John Deere Plow Co., Ninth and
Howard streets.
White H. I'elton. 216 Farnam street.
"Allen Ktandard Motor Car Co., 2010
Farnam street.
Irfxlngton Auto Clearing House, 2209
Fnrnam street-
Kphynx Sphynx Pales Co., 251 Farnant
islreet.
'artercar Ireland nros.220 Farnam
street
Mtls Ireland Rros., 2320 Farnam street.
Commercial Trucks.
Avery Avery Co., 100T Leavenworth
street
Bulck Nebraska Bulck Auto Co., 1912
Farnam street.
Dull Tractor Bullock Machine and 8up
ply Co., 2U!0 Farnam rtreet.
O. H. C Andrew Murphy Son, 1402
Jackson etreet.
Kelly Andrew Murphy $c Son, 1402
Jackson street
Htewart Andrew Murphy A Son, 1403
Farnam street. ,
International -Tutematlonal Harvester
Co., fl Capitol avenue.
Overland Overland Omaha Co., 2101.
Fsrnam street.
Willys Utility Overland Motor Co., 2101
Farnam etreet.
Republic Johnson Danforth. 1529 North
Sixteenth street.
Hinal-W. IV Huffman Auto Co., 1814
Farnam Street '
Ktiidehakcr E. R. Wilson Auto Co., 2429
Fernam, street. ' ,
White H. Pelton,"2a Farham atrerit.
Packard Orr Motor Sales Co., 2414
Farnnni street, ,
Motorcycles.
Indian Omaha Bicycle Co., 323 North
Sixteenth street.
Harley Davidson Victor Roos, 2708
Loavun worth street.
Mpline Car provides
Comfort for Driver
s Comfort for , the driver has been a
paramount Issue in designing the guar
anteed fifty-horsepower Mollne-Knlght
product of the Mollne 'Automobile .com
pany. East Mollne, III. The front part
of tho body has plenty of leg room. Tho
eats are set low, but of sufficient height
to make riding comfortable. The three,
center control levers are of a length that
can be manipulated handily; foot pedals
are adjustable to suit varying leg mess?
urerncnts and autoineter, clock, gauges
and other Instruments are so arranged
that they are readily discernible and at
night are Illuminated by an electric light
With these features together with a
push button located atthe top of thej
steering post for sounding eleotrlo hornfi
half elliptic springs sixty Inches in length.
Truf fault-Hartford shock absorbers,
pockets on, both front doors, tool box
under front seat, tire power pump and
other driver-comforts, the man hphlnd tho
wheel of the Mollne-Knlght Is as-comfortable
as a Turkish rocker.
GOOD, ROADS CAMPAIGN
Michigan, VThere Highway Are of
the 'Worst Type, Takes Up
Movement. '
EE0 COMPANY PUTS IN CASH
It is a strange fart that the state of
Michigan, In whloh more than T5 per cent
of tho world's automobiles are manufac
tured, has some of the poorest roads In
the country. The fact that a lante por
tion of tfie state la low lying and that
another larUe portion of It ,ls sandy ac
counts, for this to a large extent. '
One of the most Interesting moves, and
one which promises to be far reaching
In Its effects, I that made by the Reo
Motor Car company, the first automobile
concern to offer any liberal support to
road building. ,
Recently the Reo company offered to
subscribe VFQ per mile for a rond from
iAnslng to Farmlnpton, Mich. In order
to understand the offer, it miftht be said
that there is now a splendid concrete
road of tlie most modern type running
from the center of'petrolt out to Farm
Ington and with the Reo highway built
from Lansing to Farmlngton would con
nect the two ' automobile centers. The
road will run A rough the counties of
Ingham. Livingston and Oakland' and
connecting with Wayne county, In which
iDetrplt.la located.
The only conditions are M hat the road
be built up to a certain standard and
that It be called the Reo highway. This
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Crowds in Mlehipan avenue and the loop hour under its own power, with the- Ger-
In Chicago were n ma zed 'laat week at the man eilver radiator thrust some eight feet
unusual sight of an Oakland car' speed- into the air.
Ing along at twelve to fifteen miles an t
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last suggestion cime not from the Reo will, the movement Is ' Uabldt to spread,
company, but from the road commission- Tn R" Motor" Car company states that
ers, who thought it would haste a -big it would be willing to go ' considerably
advertising value for good roads every- farther if the plan works out well, as It
where. v v considers it not only a patriotic thing to
If the taxpayers vote to accept this do. hut good business,
proposition, as there is little doubt they Tho TiCO highway, when built, will
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THE Overland Six has
, base; 45 horsepower
x. 4 -inch tires,,
tension magneto ignition.
. Most other Sixes that cost more have a
smaller motor, a shorter wheel base, smaller
tires and have not high tension magneto
ignition. - ' '
Why pay more and get less ?
Buy an Overland, x
It cbsts.you less and, is a larger car.
OVERLAND OMAHA CO., D"tribat0"
2043-45 Farnam Street. ' Phone, Douglas 2643
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
Other models $795 to
Loop on Hind Legs
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125 -inch wheel
en bloc motor;
and r the finest high
-Hada ta U. S. A.!
$1600. All prices f. o. b. Toledo.
prove an Important connection to the
great Lincoln highway trakjroad.' espe
cially wl.cn a good road from Detroit to
Toledo has been completed, which road
will connect the good roads that are In
Mlchige.n with those In Ohio and Indiana.
With good roods. Michigan would bo one
of the most delightful and picturesque
states In the entire union for summer
tours. That It has not heretofore been
popular, safe In certain sections. Is due
to the very bad condition of the roads.
This into per mllo Keo appropriation will
undoubtedly bring that about.
The Keo highway will bo a model In
every way, in that permanent eigns will
be located at certain definite points for
the direction of tourists, similar to those
in use In France and other European
countries, and sharply contrasting With
the unstable. Unsightly, eigns we now
find pasteiFMiaphaisard, along American
roads, where there are any signs at'all.
will render louring pleasant from every
viewpoint. .
ISSUE ENTRY BLANKS FOR
- AMATEUR WRESTLING, MEET
NBW TORK, April 1 Entry blanks
have been Issued for trie national wres
tling championships of the Amateur Ath
letic union at the Pnauna-Paclflc Inter-v
natlonal exposition at Ban Francisco on
April 1 and 17. ' i ' . '
The' program will comprise competition
in tho 10S. 115, 126. 13T, 14S, 158, 175 and 1
heavyweight classes. Entries will clos
April t with the department of athletk;,
on the coast - '
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