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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1916)
9 , 8 8 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; JULY 2, 1916. R. W. CRAIG LANDS CHALMERS AGENCY Wen-Known Figure Along Auto Bow to Head Company , Handling Oar. BIO TERRITORY INVOLVED Effective July 1, the Chalmers Motor Company of Detroit broke iway from it Omaha connection, es tablishing a branch, which will con trol the distribution of Chalmers au tomobiles in Nebraska, western Iowa, southern South Dakota 'and also a portion of Minnesota and , Kansas, ohn M. Robbins has been appointed -district manager. The territory adjacent to Omaha will be under the direction of Robert ! Big Selling Concern Is Formed to Handle Maxwells in This Territory Announcement has recently been made of the incorporation of a new automobile selling organization, the aim of which is to promote on a much larger scale the sale of Maxwell au tomobiles in eastern Nebraska, west ern Iowa and southern South Dakota. According to C. W. Francis of the C. W. Francis Auto company,' who has been elected president of the or- Sanization, it is composed of a num er of prominent Omaha business men and will be capitalized at $500,000. In order to secure the desired ter ritory which embraces eastern Ne braska, western Iowa and a portion of South Dakota, it was necessary to contract for not less than 3,000 auto mobiles to be sold during the 1916 1917 season. Francis asserts that this is only the minimum contract neces sary to the territory rights controlled by the new corporation and he is of the opinion that their sales will double this number. 1 The present quarters and firm name, C. W. Francis Auto company, will be continued in Omaha owing to the established good will of that con cern. In Sioux City the new concern will be known as the . Iowa Sales company, with offices at No. 516 Ne braska street.- C. J. Brokaw, district sales man ager of the Maxwell Motor Sales cor poration of Detroit, who was. instru mental in promoting the corporation, has been very highly praised by his factory for his services and for the fine reoresentation among the stock holders. Francis has a No. 1 record at the factory and with him at the head of the organization tne factory is assured of ' the success of the new venture. .1 r. ; The 1916-1917 Maxwell product will be at a price, : for a completely equipped car with electric starter, speedometer, electric lights and one man top, that puts it in a class by itself and within reach of every man. W. Craig, president 'of R. W. Craig, Incorporated, a corporation just formed under the Nebraska law. Dan iel Baum, jr., will act as vice presi dent and treasurer ot tne new con cern. : f'. Mr. Craiar came to Omaha from New York five and one-half years ago, during which time he has been prominently identified with some of the best automobile organizations along the row. Craig asserts that dur ! ing his stay in umana ne nas naa many offers outside of Omaha, but his confidence in Omaha has prompt ed him to wait here until the right opportunity earn to him to establish his own business. The show room of the new concern .-.'II k - . . 1 J , ...... will uc a.' ..l. n .aiueiu utvi, which location is being remodeled and redecorated. Craig says they will have one of the best display rooms and service stations in Omaha when the work is completed. The service .... ... LAkk ..J 1. plans to eliminate price cutting by giving the buyers a new conception of the word service. During the time the new location is being remodeled Chalmers cars will be displayed in the show room 01 the Urummond Motor company. To Place Eoss-Eight Agency in Omaha H. H. Connor, formerly connected with Dodge Brothers as a district salesman, traveling out of 1 Omaha. has been appointed district reoresen- tative for the Ross Automobile corn- can v. with headauartera in Omaha. The Ross eight is a car designed by Mr. Ross, formerly of the Ross & 1 Young Machine company, Detroit tit is a man witn wide motor expe rience, j . - The car is an eight-cylinder de sign, seven-passenger touring car. I The motor is the same make as those i used tn the Curtis aeroplanes, the Hcrschell . Spillman motor, cast en DIOC. '. ' it' , ... . , ., Mr. Connor expects to formally an nounce an Omaha distributer within the next week. ; Metz Factories Make Most Of Parts for Their Own Cars "The four Metz factories at Wal tham, Mass., now manufacture 98 per cent of the parts of all Metz cars." said Manager Manley of the local Metz branch.' "No other automobile concern in the United States - manufactures a greater percentage ,of parts for its cars. We not only build our own motor, transmission, axle, frame members, body, etc, but we have re cently commenced to build our own accessories, such as horns, carbure tors and speedometers. "Even the lumber used in the bodit s is cut from the company's Own timber lands in Vermont." : . - Powell Company Has Lame Supply of Pneumatic Tires "The largest stock of pneumatic tires in Omaha," is the claim made by M. P. O'Connor of the Powell Supply company. This company dis tributes Lee regular pnuematic tires and Lee puncture-proof pneumatic tires. ' " f .-.: . , ,. ,. Carload after carload of these tires has been received during the last two days and the Powell people are boast . ing of their ability to take care of all orders for anv quantity of any size or type tires right on the minute. J&VJGS$ awss Wean wkthh-moM ti sUD. stat thlrtr-Uues Mar of exyrfiit an la statr of nW ear he. a predated LEE ISaMtsve-Preel Pasaalk, Tares. vuanuitMd annetui pnot aader sua retaat. Call aaa see ikeai or write for soeUst and sriee. I Rely On Your Own I Judgment , . ' Be a "show mtf type of man. Buy a Metz because you I like It because It eutta you. I 1 Bny it because you found out by demonstration it was easy I on Urea and light on gaeollne and oil consumption. - I ; . Buy it because yon discovered by riding in it thai it was I roomy, comfortable and hugged the road as no other light I ear does. . 1 I I .I .. BUJ 11, UWUaUHO WUU JVUT DWR OaUQB JOU UrOTO 11' U1U 1 III war oonrlnoed how flexible its tearless transmission made Its III I I '. iml l mb .. a' a M .... . 1. . III your own garage, buy it because upon examination you saw how 1 I . Buvaa, aiinvuueu ana aoi-avDie is every pan m a mors. 1 . 1 111 It is the demonstration of a Heti that wins it friends-that I . wilt convince you that It -has economical featureathat all others ," ' lack,-. Come in, call ns up, making an appointment for a demon at ration, or write for catalogue today, without fall. n . MrTrr .-ism am a wwr IA";litv ivitsisc uivirAw i i quality 20M FARNAM STREET. , I Cr ' . Omaha, Neb. I ' ' ITU &t$l GtitrtfL ' I i . i 1 . in I V' V a -A. ' III I .1, i Roadeter er Teurina Oar, ttoa Oempletely Equipped Inoludlng ' I , , Eleotrie ttartep and Eleetrle Llghta, I II III . 1 rtlLm - tip pi wii' i nab mm A dk ' :. MillaatHali KING MOTORCAR COMPANY DETROIT ' MICHIGAN . AN NOUNCEMENT Jhk Kino Motor Car Company, folltrmng its policy of preceding; years, will make no mid-year announce ment of new models or prices. The prevailing practice of mid-season announcements, for the stimulation of sales, has a demoralizing effect on the entire Industry. It causes a quick depreciation on all cars purchased during the first half of the year, and also retards the normal Spring business, as buyers frequently wait for new models, which they know will be announced in the early Summer. Dealers are also affected: in anticipation of early Summer announcements they under-order for Spring business to avoid the risk of unsold stock when the new models are made public. It is the policy of the iKing Motor Car Company to make all announcements of new models and prices immediately prior to the New York Automobile Show which occurs in the early part of every January. At this period automobile sales are at their lowest point and dealers have ample time for the formulation of plans for the coming year. If they could look forward to a full year, undisturbed by mid-year announcements, their businesses would be placed on a safer and much more profitable basis, as they would be encouraged to give generous orders in the early Spring. The eight cylinder Model E, now being manufactured by this Company, has a 60 horse power engine and comes in a 7-passenger " touring model, a 3-passenger roadster model, and a 5-passenger 6edan model. This car has performed so remarkably and has met with such wide-spread approval from both dealers and public, because of its extraordinary road ability and operation economy, that the King Company will continue its manufacture without sub stantial change for the next year and a half. The improvement and refinement of both mechanism and coach work will go constantly on. Although fourteen of the leading American car manufacturers have increased their prices since the first of the year, the King Com pany, by anticipating the present condition of the material market, has been able to continue with the originally announced price for touring car or roadster of $1350. While the Company will endeavor to maintain this price, immediate purchase is advised to those who have the King in mind, v Noyes-Killy Motor Co. 2066-68 Farnam St. -X' 99 Per Cent Efficient, Say 11,000 Owners Motor Trtuumuilon Clatch 99.9 97. 98. EUetrical SytUm 99.S RwrAxk 99.7 Frame ' 100. YOU'VE heird.' time . and again, what a wonderful hold the Hupmobile has , on.. Its owners. Eleven thousand ' of them now tell you why. The net result is a tribute such as no car has erer had. . 1 Classified . and tabulated, these thousands of opinions result in a rating of 9? per s cent for Hupmobile effici ency. , Until we east up the result we did not know what a gold mine of good opinions we had uncovered. ) A Gold Mine of Good Opinions '. Wo have encuraged the owners of the present model Hupmobile 11,000 out of our total ownership to register their criticiams, com plaints and comments. The engineering department ; eapecially sought evidence covering every unit in the car. . They wanted to know any and all troubles the owner might have had. Owners' estimates varied, of course. Some had had minor troubles in one part of the car, some in another, i But the net result, out of the 1 1,000, was an . overwhelm ing vote of complete satis faction. It figured down to an exact 99 per cent of effi ciency. ' i : We never expect to come closer to the goal No hu man effort can. ' We don't think any car other than the Hupmobile ever attained this high peak of popular approval. Doesn't this explain why better than 50 per cent of all Hupmobile owners buy the Hupmobile year after year? Isn't it plain why the Hup mobile public has not been won away by multi-cylinder" promises? ' Performance la the Answer Performance, of course, is the one and only answer. In high gear work, for in stance, these 1 1 ,000 owners know that the Hupmobile daily duplicates if it doesn't actually outdo cars that have more cylin ders, or coat more money. In pulling power, and quick getaway, they see nothing under another name that ' they do not have. In flexibility, they find them selves relieved of gear shifting to an amazing ex tent. The Broadest Service System In the Hupmobile service system, they know they are getting more than any other rtUafartafA . car offers: expert inspection, adjustment and care each month for eight months by trained Hupmobile experts at Hupmobile service sta tions, paid for with coupons supplied free ofeett Do you wonder, then, that 11,000 owners vote the Hupmobile 99 per cent efficient? Jfatov CmSmiM Five Hupmobile Points to Remember PERFORMANCE A high gamr parformar in the us ual low-goar situations. COUPON SERVICE Ra alariy aaeh month lor ait at months, fraa labor, Impac tion and adjnstniaata at snore than 5000 authorized Hupmobila sarviee station, ia tha Uaiteal Statas and Canada. ECONOMY In tin with tha wail-known' Hupmobila repair cost record of H coat par mil. This is real economy mainte nance economy. Car is easy on tiros, f uel and oil. EFFICIENCY Eleven thousand owners report the Hupmobila 99 par cant ef ficient. REPEAT SALES Fifty and eight-tenths per cant of tha Hupmobila eutputls sold to Hupmobile owners, because they are complete ly satisfied with Hupmobile Performance, Service, Economy and Efficiency. S-raa). raariaa Car Hill JtaasW MM Frin,.a.a. Detail r-a. rWaf Car 11.40 Hupmobile Co. of Nebraska FACTORY WHOLESALE BRANCH : 2054 Farnam Street, Omaha. SejBBBBaaaBBaaaaaaB 'ai . I a - " V. .''' . ' ' . v. . aaaaaa7 . ' . ; .. . . " - - - - " f-"-- -j Illnl1-UIMJ ILsamaa-Tal