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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1915)
OMAHA AUTOMOBILE CLUB Membership of" the Organisation ; Km Doubled During the .Last Three Months. APPLICATIONS COME IS FAST "On hunrirrd per rent gain in mem beretilp In Just nlnrty-fiv . day is the growth record Just established br thn' . Omaha Automobile club." declared Clark O. Powell, secretary. "That meitna that' w have Just doubled our membership Mid plena ponder tnitt word 'doubte,'.' for It meana a whole lot to too motorists Of Omaha. In the liiat twclVe.daye we1 reeetved sixty-tire applications. ' Thl moist weather eeema to be fine growing' weather, but we attribute, our tremendous gain entirely to the fact that we Are' giving the motorist Just rily wlutt ho, baa wanted for ao nurny years motoring) Information In general on road reports,' tour slips, guides, etc." ' Mrs. K. 1. MoArthur of Omaha recently mad the trip to Cheyenne, but found the return "voyage" Impassable and was forced to ship her big touring car from Overton to Omat. It aecma about time that Omaha adopt the traffic whistle' at the more con-. ' gaated corner In the down-town dis trict. The customary wave of the hand from the traffic officer does not ef fectually divide the flow of traffic, pedes trian and transportation many tlmM mixing dangerously. " ' " One of the most pleasant evening drive (that Is, In dry weather), la out to Elk. horn, then over to Elk "City, and bark ' through Irvlnijton to Benson. Thl rout take you through the pretty farming country on high ground and the natural country scenery will brush, the cares of : th day away.- , Chairman Gould of the road sign fom- : mlttee la having, built a wall map' of Douglas -and. adjoining counties which will show by . different colored peg's where to look, for direction signs - "Thl overland touring baa helped me In one particular," laughed an eastern 'motorist, a he pulled out a German grammar. "I've teamed to talk German. . since starting from the east. Tou see, w have bn held up so many place on account of rain that, the leisure time has Hard-Working Motor Bus Uses Four United States "Chain Tread" Tires on Rear Wheels fU iV - - 'if- The omnibus shown in the illustration above it a familiar tight on the streets of Worcester, Mass. That such a he;Ay motor vehicle thould be equipped with pneumatic tires, is remarkable. The rear wheels are doubled, and the car is equipped with four United States "Chain Tread" Tires on the rear, with United States Smooth Tread Tirea on the front wheels. It is found that the four "Chain Treads' on the rear wheels give ample protection against skidding and remarkable lost cost year "-tind tire service. '?'.. been put to advantage, and I consider myself a pretty good German student." II. J ' Adams, an automobile dealer ot Toledo, O., passed through Omaha Fri day In a machine equipped for all and any occasion. Adams baa a shotgun, a rifle, an automatic Colt, a fire extin guisher and about a dosen other "safety first" appliances. The Spirit Lake-Okobojl trail is one of the moat popular in this vicinity and wort marked, or rather one of the least marked of any highway used by Omaha motoriBts. The club has written the auto .and. commercial cluba along this road asking Umir co-operation In mark ing the trail. Tho best trail to Norfolk seems to be the Eloux City-Omaha road to Herman, over to Uehling. to West Point, ond then on to Norfolk. This road Is much better than the Oakland way. Club member are requested to send In their trips- for the benefit ot other who may have plan for taking th same route. 'Think of the man behind you, as tho man In front. of you la thinking of you." This co-ope ration will benefit all and give us first-hand Information of real value. TO DRIVE STUDEBAKER CARS FROM DETROIT TO COLORADO C. E. Sherman of th Sherman Auto company, Greeley, Colo., and K. O. Bin' nard of the 8lnnard Auto company. Fort Collins, spent a day last week with Man ager feller of the local Ptudebaker branch. They are on their way to De troit , and intend driving new Etude baker 1911 cars from Detroit to Colorado. Both of these dealer are very enthusi astic regarding the mountain climbing ability of th bow StudebeJter model. t ! Chalmers Six-40' iu: r i r The Distinguishing Marks of iJiGtmgii v No olhr car is so easily distingoisherJ as a Chalmers Sii-40 because no other car is so distinguished, "' " '- Only one other American car has fenders like it -and its price is $5000. There is no other radiator that has just the Chalmers fine lines so high and narrow and distinctive. CHALMERS bodies are neither prayed, dipped nor baked. Twenty OM operations are required to bring them up to Chalmers "Quality First" standards. No Car Ha Better Finish Chalmers finish . is superfine , "coach" work and no car can have better. " The body is carefully prepared for the' finish by the process known as sand-blast' ing. The colors are then laid on by men who have mastered the artistic possibilities of paint. Comfortable as Any Priced Car No car at any price can be more comfort able than the Chalmers Six-40. The rear springs are of special vanadium steel construction and are 57 inches long the longest springs on any car in the world at the price. But springs alone will not give comfort in a motor car; neither will upholstery. It takes just as much thought and manu facturing skill to build comfort into a car as it does to make it mechanically perfect. The Chalmers "Six-40" seven-passenger model is a big. luxurious car, roomy enough for seven grown-iips to lean back and ride at ease. It is as comfortable as your favorite arm chair. The deep seats which are upholstered in leather and the deep side-walls furnish . a support for the body that eliminates all train and fatigue from tnotoring.. Un usually wide doors enable people to step into this car easily without having to turn ' sideways. . , , ; The Pride of Distinction There is a certain pride of distinctiveness in the ownership of your Chalmers Six-40. ' ' . You have the consciousness of being well groomed vour car's apparel is of the best weave and fabric. The prestige of rank and accepted style surrounds it ' 20 Mora Power The powerful valve-in-head motor is the same type with which DePalmaa and Resta's $20,000 racers were equipped when they won the Indianapolis and Chicago races at the undreamed of averages of 90, 98 and 1 02 miles an hour. The performance of this motor is simply marvelous. It is the "20 per cent more power motor" the motor all Europe was .using when the war stopped operations there. It has the pull of a locomotive-- giant's strength in a man's body. It is "trigger-quick" and gets away lie a racer. N It is always eagerly pulling, like a high strung setter on the leash. ' New Service to Owners ' Emry Ckmkmm ikt m y tmit Ckmbmm cmr m Stmtm Cm fimk. Mil nm tmi a Afmm tmmt tf m. Ma ti m J ii CUm , The only conpamoot ever made with Qialmets carl ar made with higher priced cart either foreign , or Aawrkaa. AskJ this is etpa. cull rue ol the Qui men Six-40 at SI330 th lowest prioa at which CUsai Quality fee evei bceasotd. . ' Tie Chalmers Club Emm Chmlmmm WW fa fmM SlhCJMhuCU r Mmiu ' nwioM MraiWe; Mb,! I'tOmm CUmm. mtim, Stowart-Toozor Motor Co., 2048-52 Fnrnam St. Phone Doug. 138 ; w am CLoaiwo on TBstmrrosT wow, ad wajtt svood, xxtm ' voxsrTB. wrri tjs to si rABTicina.iL. J " Let your next ear I4 a Chalmen"- Plows Through Mud On Trip West to Coast in Reo Henry J. Adams, Ro irpreeentatlv In northern Ohio. aaMd throunh Omaha last week n his war to th exposition. Mr.' Adams left Kostorla. O., Auust M and reached Omaha August IS. Mud wis packed betwti-n th apokes on all four wheels when the car arrived. Mr. Adams said it was unusual to hav the hubs out ot the mud. most of th way through Iowa. The roast trip will tak Mr. Adam through Denver. Cheyenne and Tellow stone National park. In addition to, this Mr. Adam Is determined to climb the new road to the top of Pike's Peak. It may be of Interest to know that Mr. Adams ha been with the Reo sine they started to II car. Kissel Trucks Now Made in Seven Sizes That KIsselKar trurks will hereafter appear In seven si sea. adding one model to the line, la the official announcement from the Kissel factory. Th capacities will be 1,000 pounds, three-quarters to on tun, one to one and one-half ton, on nd one-half to two tone, two and one half to three ton, thre and one-half to four ton and sir tons. The 1,000-pound delivery truck 1 th new member of the group and mark th entry of Xlsael Into th light commercial vehicle field. It le, therefor, attracting a lot of attention In th trad. Th strip ped chaasia weigh 1,100 pound and the length over all la a little more than four teen feet It carries a new Klaael-bullt block motor of thirty-two horse power. Th wheel base la lit inches. Aald from thl new model, probably th most Interesting feature of the Klasel announcement I the adoption of a worm drive rear Ml on th medium alia models. The worm 1 of David Brown construction. All th truck har Klssel-bullt motors. The two smaller else hav thirty-two, the next two, a thirty-sit horse plant, cast enbloc. The two and one-halt to thre ton ha forty horse power, the two larger else a fifty horee power engine. Th Klsnel ar presenting at features cf the truck line several standard body designs. Including a street sprinkler and flusher, dumping wagons, fire apparatus, ambulance. poUoe patrol and jitney buses Marion Light Six Creates Interest The first Marlon light sixes arrived nly a few dsys ago at their new heme, the Fred O. Huffman Motor Oar rotnpanv, and the Interest displayed by the trade was very gratifying to Mr. Huffman. Several dealers were allotted territory and demonntrators delivered, and It will only he a few weeks unUI the Marlon light six will be making friend In every nook and corner In the state. It proves beyond a dout that It la poeslble for old manufacturers like the Marlon builder to produce a light six at a tartltngly low price, 1, 1W, using the same quality of material and workmanship that made the Marions of th past so famous for their road Ufa. I one-man top and a full floating rear axle with pressed steel housing. With th exception of a few parts, the Allen company manufacture th entire car. The engine and axel ar both man ufactured by th Allen company, Sunlight Car Now Upon tho Market The Sunlight six, a new car, built by th Sun Motor Car company, ha made lta appearance upon th market. It I built In Buffalo. N. T. R. Crawford, formerly general sale and advertising manager of the Hayne Automobile com pany of Kokomo, Ind., 1 vice-president and general sales manager of the new company and R. C. Hoffman, who de signed the Hayne light six, I chief en gineer and production manager. Th eat will b furnished In only one color Breweter green body, hood and fender, with blank running gear. A roadster and a f1v-paasnger touring rar will be furnished on the aama chassis. The price will b considerably lee than tt.oos. Thre of th first test car from th Sunlight factory will start on a trans continental tour at an early data, visit ing all th principal clUe of th United States. crossing the Rockies. Th tourist il l most of their driving on high gctir ar, I assert that th motor seldom showed signs of laboring. . A Oeegm ktedlelw that Helps. Dr. King' New Dlaoovery will he) your cough or cold; keep a bottle at horn i for emergtncles. V!, All druglts. Ad vertlsement. New Allen Car Has Arrived in Omaha la an Interview with Carl Ch angstrom, manager of the Standard Motor Car conv pany, much enthusiasm waa displayed regarding th new car. i Mr. Changatrom states that the new feature in the Allen are numerous and In view of the fact that the price la re duced 1100, he can see nothing In sight but improvements, both from a quality standpoint and a sale standpoint. The new featurea are, a larger motor. longer wheel base, Stewart vacuum feed. Saxon Car Goes , Through to Coast Going from Du Bola. Pa., to San Fran cisco, over th Lincoln highway la twenty one day of continuous driving la th record Juat mad by H. I Krinsr and D. A. Tingling In a Saxon roadster. With a total of 1,800 mil t th credit of th car on thta trip, Kriner and Ting ling used but US gallon of gaollnand ten and three-quarter gallons of oil, at a total cost of I34.M. They reported upon reaohlng th coast that th oar had sur prised them during th trip with It ability to keep from overheating whll We are building a business on sound principles Expert Mechanics Reliable Service V I' Ream Bros. Garage and Repair Station Phone Douglas 4401 203 North Fifteenth Street .J O O o the Motoring Public We are pleased to announce our connection with the INTER-STATE MOTOR CO. -, From this date on re xvill handle the wonderful 1NTEK-STATE Cars. And are now ready to show von the 1916 MODELB. Come and see the Car "which combine BEAUTY POWEKr-COM"FORT. ... t . 'silii..ihlssiiseiLeeePTniliirisii , - ......... t.1 1 j tomtom vmMtum.m,,,,.,,,.,,!! ...... s, ' J f 0 Here It Is the Inter-State Five-Passenger Touring Car - It is the same wonderful value as the 1915 Model because it is essentially the same car the only real change has been in the price, and that is much lower. Hundreds of owners bought thia car because they decided it was tho UEtST car for $1,000. Tl M . t. then, what a wonderful buy it is, the same car, for $850. Consider Well These Specifications: KOTOaV Four ylnOr Intr-8tat Bvr, 10 H. P. Cyllndsr cast tn bloo. IH-ln. bora. f-ln. atrok. Ovarhead ybJtss. Ramovabl yllndr had. OavaJTS SBUrr-Carbon tL S-ln. d!amter. Front bearing t -In. long. Cntr bearing S-ln. long. Rr bearing IH-ln. long. Htl bearing babbit lined. OiUtnUTEB-Automatic float feed. Economical fuel consumption, l-ln. opening. Z.tnaUOATIOaT Circulating splash ytm. Pump gear driven. a XftStlTIOsT Jump pa.rk. miSIia An OOwrnOI. Left hand trlng. Cen ter control. Bpark and throttle lTr on top of steering wheel. Control lever at driver' right. HSVaarUg Servln brake, external oijermaj by foot pedal. Einerseney brake, Internal operaled by band lever. Irum diameter, lf-lu.i width t-ln. tntOSTT UU Drop forged I-beejrt eatlon. ajs aXUI moating type. Oear ratio 4:1. BvJ Olive. Hyatt roller bearing. WTmi.SV-Wood. Artlllory type. Stpoke IK -in. think, 11 aioke In both front and rear wheel. Eaulpped with F1reton demountable rim. laoKTnrtp asto arramnjro two unit rumy e-Uctrio starting and lighting system. hd lamp wlta dim ' W"" lniruiont board Ump, 4eotrio horn aAd tall lajnp. tat double venti- Utln windshield, apeedometar, gaeollne gauge. rob aAt root rail, rear tire oarrler. extra rim. ooiooLete Sbt too la, eto. We have a surprisingly good proposition for dealers. Write ns. Traynor Automobile Company 2512-14 Farnam St., Omaha TVallaoe & Oront, Iowa Distributors, Council Bluffs, Iowa. O O O