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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1916)
THK OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: MAY 21, 191fi. 11 -A CONGRESS WORKS ON GOOD ROADS PLANS Federal Legislation Now Rest, with Conferees of Senate and the House. OUTLOOK IS VERY FAVORABLE Washington, D. C, May 20. Fed , oral roads legislation in the present congress now rests with the conferees of the senate and the house of repre sentatives, with indications that an agreement is practically assured. The senate has just passed the Bankhead bill, named after the chair man of the committee on postoffices and post roads, while the house pre viously had accepted the Shackleford bill of its committee on roads. Both measures had their basis in a draft prepared by the American Association of State Highway offi cials, which had the endorsement of the American Automobile association and other organizations interested in highways improvement. Distribution of Money. The house bill omitted some things which the senate committee consid ered should be included, and one of these was area as one of the three factors in the distribution of the fed eral money appropriated, population and post road mileage being the other items. The answer of the senate committee was a substitute measure which did not suffer much revision under discussion, except that a rider was tacked on by the insistence of the western senators providing for $1,000,000 annually for the purpose of constructing roads and trails in the national forest reserves, such money, however, to be paid back to the fed eral treasury from the revenues de rived from the forests at the rate of 10 per cent a year. During the discussion in the senate it 'was quite thoroughly emphasized that the adoption of the proposed legislation meant the return of the national government to a form of in ternal improvement which had been discontinued since the building of the old Cumberland road. Furthermore, if the co-operation between the na tional government and the several states proved as advantageous as was contended, it was set forth there would follow an increased quantity of this aid to the states. Comment by Senator Borah. Senator Borah of Idaho thus com mented upon the subject: "When you take into consideration the amount of roads which must be built in the United States, the amount which is appropriated in this bill is infinites mal compared to what will finally be appropriated for that purpose. It 1 j-.y-tf is simply a step in the right direc tion." In the concluding hours of the dis cussion of the senate bill, Senator Smoot of Utah sought the adoption of the so-called Bourne substitute, a form of loaning the national credit to the states so that they could issue road bonds that would be replaced by federal bonds. Senator Townsend of Michigan, who in a previous congress had been favorable to the Bourne plan, prac tically concluded its chances in a speech in the course of which he said: Advocated Bourne Bill. "I 'did advocate the Bourne bill several years ago, and at that time believed if we could start it under normal conditions, it might have been made to work. It would require a change of laws in many of the states and constitutional amendments in others before it could be put into operation. That, of course, would require considerable time; in some instances, years. We are proposing to spend the money belonging to the people of the various states... Their experts have passed upon this subject and I think with quite as much intel ligence as theorists in the senate have done. Therefore, being in favor of good roads legislation and being convinced the bill before us is prac tical and economical and means the building of good roads, I cannot vote for a substitute which would mean the end of legislation and thus de prive the people who have given years of careful study to this subject, the opportunity to have desired legis lation.' The senate bill provides for a first year appropriation of $5,000,000, and an increase each year of that amount until $25,000,000 is reached, or a grand total of $75,000,000. The states contribute a like amount, and this $150,000,000 is expended in the sev eral states on whatever roads a state highway department and the secre tary of agriculture mutually agree. The house bill called for an annual appropriation which should not ex ceed $25,000,000. It was generally admitted that any appropriation should start with a comparatively small amount and then gradually ex pand as the efficacy of the arrange ment was demonstrated. Maxwells Make New Records on Coast Recent motor ear performances in the west have focused the attention of the automobile public on Maxwell cars, says C. W. Francis, who handles Maxwell cars locally. Dur ing the month of May, stock Max well cars have been put through va rious paces along the Pacific coast and in every instance have estab lished records that proclaim depend ability, strength and the all-important item of economy. A Run For Your Money You Omaha men are willing to spend your money if you only get a run for it. But you can't feel very happy when you get only 10 or 12 miles out of a quarter's worth of gasoline. It didn't matter so much a year ago, but It certainly makes a difference now. Even with gasoline at 25 cents and with tire prices shooting1 skyward, the Max well gives you a run for your money. 22 miles a gallon proven by the World's non-Stop Record a record made by a regular Maxwell stock car, running 44 days and nights, 500 miles a day without a repair or readjustment. Sounds unbelievable, but we'll prove it to you if you give us a chance. Our Pay -At-You -Ride Plan makes it iwdless for you to put off longer the pleasure of driving your own car. We'd like to UU you alout it. C. W. FRANCIS AUTO CO., 22X0 13 Farnam St .Omaha, rhone D R VI louring Car $635 Rnadstf S 631 BOOSTERS FIND GOOD HIGHWAYS Commercial Club Men Discover Fine Highway Between Tekamah to Decatur. "SMOOTH AS BILLIARD TABLE'.' The good roads boosters of the Commercial cub found a line of good roads in the state a week awo that they had never had brought to their attention before. I his was the road from Omaha to Decatur, via Blair, Herman, Tekamah, etc. The Omaha men were more or less familiar with the road from Omaha to Blair and Tekamah, but few had ever had occasion to drive over to Decatur, which is a river town some seventeen miles from Te kamah and off the railroad. , Even from Tekamah to Decatur they found an excellent road. The road has been worked for years, as may be plainly seen from the fact that it has a beautiful crown or water shed, that drys soon after every rain, and keeps the highway in fine shape most of the time. Road Well Drained. This stretch of the road lies en tirely in along the foot of the bluffs, from one to four miles west of the Missouri river, and consequently it is just near enough to the bluffs to be well drained, and just enough on the river bottom to make it a perfectly level road. For seventeen miles autos roll along on a road as smooth as a billiard table, as hard as the sand rock that crops out of the hillsides on the west. This is one of the most ' beautiful drives in the country, for the timber along the farm houses and ranches by the wayside is very old, and the oak, ash, elm and boxeldcr trees are venerable looking and pretty. A fam ous spring bubbles out of the sand rock by the roadside half .way be tween Tekamah and Decatur, where tourists always stop to drink when the weather is good. CHALMERS OFFERS FULL PAY 1 TO EMPLOYES IN CAMP Addressing 600 members of , the Chalmers Men's club on May -15. Hugh Chalmers offered to pay full salaries of the first fifty employes, of the company to enroll for the sum mer traming'camps held under, the ait;nirfl of the United tatea orwr. ernment at Plattsbure and Fort lien. jamin Harrison. Dangerons Bronchial Coogh, I)r. King's New rlfovry will We jn!ck relief In bronchial Irritation and bronchial aiith ma, allay Inflammation, ease tore npota. All drag-ftata. , to r SHOWMAN BUYS CHALMERS Buffalo Bill and Chief Wan-Na-Sa-0a Enjoy Ride in Circui Parade. J. C. MILLER IS PROUD 0WNXR When J. C. Miller, owner of 101 Ranch Wild West show, decided to invest in motor cars he showed no more emotion in the matter than in buying or selling longhorns on his Oklahoma ranch. Last September, while the 101 show was playing Terre Haute, Mil ler walked into the salesroom of Harry Cole, peeled off three $500 bill from a fat roll and drover away in a new Chalmers "six-40." The se qual to htis purchase came while the show was in Detroit last week. Miller appeared at the Chalmers factory, several blocks from where his tented city lay encamped, again consulted his pockethook and pro duced a $1,000 bill and some old $100 bills. "1 want the same brand of car I bought last fall," said the weather beaten but wealthy circus proprietor. "This time I want a monogram on the tonneau doors. About six inches will do, so the folks can read it from the sidewalk without straining their eyes." Hat Big Monogram The monogram nainter was inter cepted on his way home and returned to the paint shop to inscribe a plainly legible "101" on each side of the car. First to test out the riding Quali ties of the car were Colonel W. H. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, who travels with the show, and Chief Wan-na-Sa-ga, who is considerably over 100 years of age. ROADS BETWEEN KEARNEY AND GIBBON ARE GOOD Kearney, Neb,, May 20. The Lin coln highway between Kearney and Gibbon has been graded and dragged and is in excellent shape for travel. Similar reports are coming from all the communities along the route of the Lincoln highway in the state, and assure a good road to the tourists across Nebraska. Turn old furniture, household irnnds and clothing Into caah with a Ties Want Ad. -i. m m tJpaasMMH GOOD CARS WILL RUN LONG TIME Inquiry of Haynei People For Oldest Machine Bears Out Con tention. ARE PUT TO HARDEST TESTS "The wlliR of the old rars that have answered the inquiry of the Haynea Au tomobile company for the oldest Haynea car running In America has served to In dicate that a well constructed automobile will nm Indefinitely with only a reason able amount of care," aaid Charles Cork hill, manager of the Nebraska Haynea Auto Sales company. "On four cylinder Haynea par, that left the factory In haa run up a mileage of 300,000 In all sort of weather and in pleasure and pasannger service. A comparatively large number of the two and four cylinder ears have averaged In the neighborhood of 100,000 mllea, and In many cases share of this mileage rep resent slow going delivery work and trucking. "In the Instance of the older two cylinder automobiles, soma of which have been running fourteen years or more. It Ih vary hard to obtain definite figures. The oars were manufactured before re liable speedometers were known or even made. In some lnetonoes the speedo meters have been removed, particularly after the car had ceased to operate for pleasure purposes. Remarkable norabtltfy. "These old Haynea cars have bean in practically every town and village that Amerioan roads reach, crossing deserts, fording rivers, threading mountain trails, pulling through the mud of the plains, as well as sealing lighter service on streets and boulevards. Only the oar with which they were built can account for their remarkable durability. "Revolutionised factory methods, how ever, have enabled manufacturers of bet ter grade airtomoblles to offer carefully constructed ears at prices that are one half or one-third the figures of ten years buck. "Dollar for dollar the automobile buyer gets twice the mileage and many tunes v Ssl ST M' : T It's easier to lift a load much easier with two strong arms than with one and it's speedier Split the stress divide the strain and you more evenly distribute the load. That's the way to do the task quickly and with the expendi ture of less effort And that's just what we have done with the Packard motive power. Two strong and nimble little arms now do the work which was done by one rather cumber some and heavy arm. We have made twelve small cylinders do the work of six larger ones. It's six pairs of lively twins all light sturdy strong -ready for instant and concerted action. Ask the man the comfort of his nolnlihnr whuee pur clm'e Is ten or even five ymr old." The Haynea Automobile company Is completing the fifth sedition to Ita plant within the present flnoal yesr. The new structure that la being completed at the present time will houee the production of the "Light Twelve" car. It Is expected that the manufacture of the high power lightweight car will be under way by June 10. W " A 1 1 - " trtT l,w am mm tl J 1. eflgl Al " L ssk W" FT no - a. IMfS' ,-ne.eO' the vvitf y No1 1 ;- The result is not only greater power but truly wonderful smoothness and sprightliness. It's the Packard Idea this Twin Six. It is ours. And all motordom knows that it's a world achievement Time tested I Six thousand delighted owners emphasize the conspicuous success of the Twin Six idea. And this refined Packard sells for $2750- $3150 and upward f.o.b. Detroit You'll want a Packard now more than ever before. See the Twin Six at Orr Motor Sales Company, 40th and Farnam Streets, or telephone for demonstration. tvho owns one CLUB TO STAND EXPENSE OF REPAIRING HIGHWAY Ogallala, Neb., May 20. To hasten the work of preparing the Lincoln highway ; for the stream of tourists expected in the near future, the Keith County Community club has agreed to stand the expense of repairing the first four miles of the route east of Ogallala and have a grader and trac tor now at work. btio . . L-r mm iff l'? "kf-oV if" Te 'l" -