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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 3, 1915)
TITTC OMATTA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 3. 1915. EIGHTY IJAXWELLS 111 OYERLAHD RUN That Nnmber of Dealer Take rrt in CosUtt for low Oaaolioe Coninmption. AVUtAGE OYER THIBTT MILES Killy Makes Uniquo Test with S axon Auto rjiinniiiiiiiiinsinninnniiiiiiiiiiniiininiiiiiiiinn S3 3 W 1 Jfr One of the trt'm events of th tour ing -r. th returns from whloh ere awaited with (rest b teres ;nra,Ilr, la the unique competition Just b4 br th Maxwell DeaJera association of Zona 1 a, sxlr aiitrK-t Ineludm eastern N Tork. Naw EnclsnA, eastern FennayV vanla. Naw Jersey and Maryland. Th arant u an fflclncr ran. In whloh rlfhtr mw MM Maiwella, fresh from tha factory. competed orrr a crot country course Irlna; between Buffalo and tha denlara' respective horao cltlea. It followed a vtjlt to Detroit. where tha members of tha association had Inspected tha busy Harwell plants, and had pur chased for tha rua tha KJ,0 worth of care which tha? Mod la It. Tha dealers took ship at Detroit for Buffalo, tbetr tMy naw autoraobUaa coup Tin tha hold. At the Las EH port thejr cUgibad Into thair cars and rolled out for tha teal Each car had baoa furnished lubri cating oU and watar for th start. Tha on reservoir had baoa sealed. It being taken for granted that one gallon would be enough to carry anjr of th ear to IU destination, a Bon of tho contestants had to travel mora thaa 1.000 mile. Tha tour left Buffalo In two main di visions, traveling east and south. Thaaa divisions alao split, aa tha member of tha party neared their respective homes. For long dlataneee. however, each main division presented a gay array, tho new cars being at ill further embellished by liberal daco ratio which featured a wide variety of pennant, bearing tha namea of tha cltlea which were tho re pec tire destinations. During Uie run eaoh driver kept exaot track of tho amount of gasoline Deed. On hie arrival ha filled out a blank form of affidavit which ho forwarded to Walter R. n and era, tho Maxwell president and general manager, who bad donated throe ash prUea aa award to tho winners. Averts Thirty Mile. It Is confidently predicted that the prise winner in the tour will bo compelled to average better than thirty miles to the gallon of gasoline a feat which. If real ised, will be an almost revolutionary commentary on the effloltnt design of tho modern tight. America a-bullt auto mobile. During tho early stages of tha run aeveral drivers claimed to bo excel ling tho thirty mark. Aa their eara had started with no preparation except tha standard faotory road testa and adjust ment, even better results war hoped for, as tha tour progressed. Reveral of tha tourlsta living la east ern New Tork were able to reach their home In one day of running by covering from too to 300 miles. For most of tha tourists the run contained two days of cross-country work. H. B. Leary, jr., of Washington, D. C, and Alvln Piper l r, --M,.f . -j... 'ewsn VT. U Killy of tho Noyes-Kllly Motor company recently purchased a milch cow at Couth Omaha and after the transac tion was completed tho question of get ting the . cow to Mr. Kllly's suburban a distance of seven miles from South Omaha, cam up. ttomeone suggested thst Killy put his car to a test and drtre from Bouth Omaha to his suburban home with tha car In high gear. Killy was game and, although be had never tried suob a trip. ha knew tha Saxon could be throttled down to a very slow speed, so 'decided to try tt. "Tho stunt went through la fine shapa," said Mr. Killy, "aqd we reached my homo without shifting gears." of Damarlaeotta, Me., had three long days of travel ahead of them at the start, Leary being nearly M mllea from home by tha main traveled highway, while Piper had over TOO miles before him at tho start. Hyatt Bearing Firm Opens Warehouse in Hub of Auto World Recognising tha advantages of Detroit as a shipping center, tha Hyatt Holler Bearing company today announced that construction largo warehouse on tha Mtohlgan Central railroad In that city will begin shortly and will bo completed this fa!L "Tho office building for tho automobile division of tha Hyatt company, wfctrh now is In course of erection at C Asa avenue and West Grand boulevard, ! trolt, and thla now warehouse will make Detroit tha renter of activities- of tha automobile division," raid A. P. Bloan, Jr., general manager, who mad the an nouncement. "Our factories alone will be located outetd of Detroit Chief En gineer Lane has supervision of the con struction of the new building. "We are making our distributing point because of the city's centra location and Its Importance in tha automobile Industry. "Wi have a frontage of 22S feet on tha Michigan Central. Tha new warehouse will be cf modern concrete construction, two stories high, and will provide X.000 square feet of floor apaoa. Tha first floor will be on a level with the floor of the freight cars, while the second floor will be on the street level. This will facili tate the handling of large quantities of fretrht aa It will move In only on di rection. That to be transshipped to ether points will remain on the first floor, while the freight to bo distributed ra De troit will go to the second floor, from where It can be easily moved.' Interstate Adds To Its Factory T rnrreas th efficiency cf th pre nt plant In all Its departments, the Interstate Motor company of Munoie, Ind., la building an extensive as well as novel addition la the form of a "building Inatde a building." Tha main building In which th naw building wU b housed la 140 feat by 440 feet Th naw building will be M feet by 330 feet situated la the center of th main building. Bine announcing a change of price last July, th Inter-atat has found it neces sary to Increase their facilities to take car of th large Increase In business. Tb new addition will centralis tha manufacturing activities. In such a way that much tlm and money will be saved. Th naw building wfll be divided Into an inspection department, an assembly stock room, a "parts' stock room, tool room, pattern room and mill aupply de partment Throwing these different de partments Into a central unit will greatly lessen the time necessary In moving tb stocks. This chang will not altar th contour of th present plant AUTO TRAVELS, FASTER THAN A BIRD CAN FLY An Interesting fact In natural history was discovered by James Iinvlll of Greensuurg, Ind., the other day. A spar- row flew up In front of his touring car. Linvilla Increased hla apeed and, with tha speedometer registering Just thirty miles an hour, caught th bird against th front of th radiator where fan pres sure held It until th car slowed down. Drives Cadillac Eight to Coast and Baok in Forty Days To tt. Sntijamra. H. Metcatf. chairman of tha board of health of Win the op. Maaa., belong th distinction of making. without relief, on of th longest motor car tours oa record. He recently arrived horn after driving his Cadillac Klght from Wtnthrop to th Panama-Paclflo exposition at Saa Francisco, and baok again. Th ear carried ftv passengers all th way, and a great deal of baggage and equipment In th way of spar tires,' etc. Th actual running 'time of th westward rout was twenty-two days, while seven teen days covered th actual touring on th return trip. Dr. Mstcalf aay the two most pleasant features of th tour, aside from th at tractiveness of tha country traversed, were th utter absence of ear troubles of any kind and tha fact that th tour was made In comfort and without xove fatigue. In crossing th desert, u was necessary to travel at night beeeus of th great heat during th day. Evan at night tt was as hot as 110 degrees, but ths Cadillac radiator did not boil nor th motor bent to xee under such abnor mal ecttdltfcms. SPEEDERS ARE YANKED ' INTO PITTSBURGH COURT S2 13 NO ONE ASKS MORE LUXURY AND THE PRICE IS MODERATE THE new dandier closed cars provide delightful comfort and luxury. Hero in these several types of 'bodies we offer what seems the very ultimate in carriage design and furnishings, excepting only the excessively costly. Chandler has taken advantage of all the advancement in body building and chosen the most artistic, the most serviceable. In line with the Company's policy, too, these offerings are priced so moderately that yon would really be unfair to your self if you purchased a closed car without at least seeing what Chandler has produced. The Chandler Limousine, illus trated above, sells for $2450. It lacks nothing in roominess, depth of cushions, quality of upholstery, style and finish that one could ask for. And it is mounted on the regular Chand ler Chassis, distinguished above all other light sixes for its mar- At least 1.080 alleged violators of th traffic and speed laws of Pittsburgh were served recently with summons, as a re sult of a crusade Instigated by Mayor Armstrong against speed-mad drivers. m E3 3 S3 E3 t5 a. velous mechanical efficiency. The Chandler Complete Line: Tha Conrertlbla Sodui . $1795 The Sedan . $2250 The Cabriolet - - - - 1650 The Coupe 1950 Sereo-Passenger Touring Car 1295 The Roadster . , . . . 1295 The Limousine $2450 Touring Car with Removable Winter Top, $1493 (And witk Gold Ptirnt Ont-Mm Top) Call Now and See These Cars Telephone R E. Davis (& Co. TV..,.).. 9nC PADMAM ST lVWftfl As akst r Shat W sTI v aTm M y CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY", CLEVELAND Dealers Look Into Hus Contract niinuiuimmnmmnuiiiininininiiiniiiiiuiHiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin ! ? I t 1 ! The Balance io in Favor of the Pullman line vr vr v II II W I I Immediate Deliveries c A Few Pounds, on the Side of the Purchaser r I i I i f 4 I i f i i f i T7 ""l tj"'1' yp'"J 97 Qz all I ) II Sr MfVs -m Highspeed. SO n. P. Brake test. Remarkably a,ccesslble, having remov able head, aide and bottom. Large inclosed valves. Positive force and splash feed lubrica , tion. Oil sight on Instrument board. SPECIFICATIONS I Splitdorf magneto, Stromberg carbure tor. Thermo-Syphon cooling. 1 Complete electrio lighting and itarting. Gray & Davis 10-inch double bulb headlights. Wheelbase, 114 inches. Cantilever iprings. 62-inch, 8-ply under axle. Full floating rear axle, tapered bearings. Genuine leather upholstery. One-man top. 31x4 tires, Non-Skid all around. Complete equipment includes: Stewart speedometer, electrio horn, gasoline gauge, tire irons, tools, jack, pump, etc. BUYERS- GET A DEMONSTRATION' Tho Pullman la tho Result of Fourteen Years Spent in Building Quality Caro Till f3 Omaha o VU70 iMIi'lLiillJ Qiiiil 09 Sioux City DEALERS- GET OUR PROPOSITION 3 5 S3 E3 S3 E3