tHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 5, 1916.
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CLOSED CAR PRIME
FAV0RITE1N OMAHA
Showing Made in Brandeis
, .Stores Last Week Indicates
'Popularity of Vehicle.
;MAlfY SALES ARE MADE
BARNUM ENTERS THE AUTO
TRUCK FIELD.
"Omaha's first closed car salon," on
the main floor of the Brandeis stores.
. closed last evening. It was such a
success that the dealers who showed
cars assert that they favor making it
an annual affair. And so the exposi-
tion .just closed should really be
called "Omaha's' first annual closed
car salon." '
thousands viewed the beautiful cars
withs their shining bodies, their plate
glass and their interiors finished in
uic utmost of luxury coziness and
convenience. k
The women particularly were inter
ested and the most frequent sight was
"mother" luring "father" to the salon
and getting him to get 'into one of
the cars and just feel now good it was
to be there. The salesmen say that
when' the women want a car it is only
a question of time till the masculine
pen is put to check writing.
"A person can really be more com
fortable riding in winter than staying
at home nowadays," said one matron,
as sue viewea au ine wonuers- 01 me
various enclosed cars. It seems this
js almost literally true.
Jack Frost Excluded.
Old Jack Frost has been excluded
by the wind-tight bodies, and inside
all is cozy aa a cat in front of a blaze
ing fireplace.
"W'Je are certainly immensely
pleased with the salon and will vote
to make it an annual affair," said H.
Pelton of the Franklin. "We sold two
Franklin sedans during the show."
This was Saturday noon. Others' ex
pressed similar opinions.
One of the pleasing features of the
salon, as. this was, in a big store, was
that many people who hadn't exam
ined the. interior of a closed car be
fore were made familiar with its lux
uries and comforts. Thus the list of
possible buyers of this form of ve
hicle has been greatly increased.
Clark Powell, manager, was pleased
with the results of the salon.
The range of choice was great. The
little Ford town car .was at one end
of the size line, and some very large
and roomy broughams at the other
end. Then there were the cozy sedan
style of car, the stately limousine and
the cabriolet.
The idea of holding a "closed car
alon" in a large department store is
said io be an idea entirely original,
tried for the first time here in Omaha.
Raapke Joins the Crowd . .
On Automobile Row
Andther new automobile company
has invaded the Omoha auto row,
which , swells the total number of
pleasure ear handlers to sixty-five.
The latest arrival is' the Oldsmobile
and it will be handled by the Raapke
Motor' company, Twenty-third and
Farnam streets. '
William Raapke will manage the
business and is positive that the Olds-mobile-will
be as much in favor here
as it was in Council Bluffs, where
Mr. Raapke formerly had the Olds
mobile agency. '
F. P. Barnum, for many years con
nected with the late Johnson-Dan-forth
company, has taken over the
Denby line of motor trucks. Mr.
Barnum was born and reared in
Omaha and his friends may now seek
expert advice at his headquarters,
2012 Farnam street.
Packard Plant' ;
Adds Four Acres
Of Floor Space
Four acres of additional floor space
for factory operations will be made
available at the Packard Motor Car
company's plant with the completion
of six extensions additions and new
buildings, now under construction.
The Packard company has been
obliged to make these extensions be
cause of enlarged demands upon the
plant. It probably goes further than
any other automobile manufacturing
concern in building complete motor
cars and trucks this being made
necessary by inability of the quantity
producers of parts to furnish parts of
the required high standard. '
The larger of the additions now
under way are two six-story wings to
the stock building. Next in import
ance is the addition to the main power
house, which will double the apace of
the power plant. Other units under
construction are a traffic garage,
fourth story additions to two techni
cal service buildings, lumber sheds and
a finished truck storage building.
The necessity for additions to the
service buildings was made by the
natural increase in demand for Pack
ard service the building of parts for
the numerous earlier models. These
buildings will be equipped with the
necessary machine tools and appli
ances. Four immense generators will
be installed in the new power house
addition upon its completion.
The total floor area of the plant will
be 58.6 acres with the completion of
the improvements listed. There are
now sixty-six buildings on the factory
site, which covers 50.6 acres of land.
OVERLAND CAR IH
' MOROCCO'S WILDS
Makes Pioneer Journey Over
Rough . Carnal Route from
Tangier to Fes.
PASSED PIRATES' LANDS
An arduous motor trip was success
fully accomplished recently in Mo
rocco. The trip, from Tangier on the At
lantic coast to the inland city of Fez,
was made by the Tangier Overland
distributor in an Overland touring
car. The distance covered totaled over
500 miles, and the time spent enroute
occupied from July 28 till August 2.
The trip is particularly interesting
in that it marks the first passage of
any vehicle on wheels between the
two cities, and marks the first entry
of an automobile into the ancient and
sacred capital of the Moors.
Over Camel Path.
The trip was made over sections of
camel'and mule tracks. Only twenty
miles of the whole distance could by
courtesy be called "road." The tracks
were unconnected, and in many in
stances were entirely iosi.
The road conditions may be imag
ined whenit is stated that the con
tinuous jolting of the car entirely sev
ered a stout leather strap that was
used to hold two spare wheels on the
rear.
The rough roads in themselves
would be sufficient to detor many
stout hearts from the trip, let alone
the ungoverned nature of the country
through which the trip was made, for
the. oleanders flowering on the river
banks might well serve to conceal a
band of robbers, indeed, tne red
mountain, "Akba El Hamra," which
once sheltered the famous bandit
Raissouli, was one of the sights of in
terest, and the tourists passed through
the old lair of the famous Sallee pi
rates. ;'.
Even Guides Lost.
Native guides had to be relied on
almost entirely, and in many cases the
guides themselves furnished much of
the uncertainty.
The car furnished a source of great
wonderment to the natives, especially
when traveling at night, as was some
times necessary. The headlights,
which were visible for a great .dis
tance ahead, caused the car to be
branded as an unholy traveling light.
The trip was an unusully severe test
ui a lai s pel tut uiMinc, bvccu 111119
were climbed and rivers were forded,
and in many cases marsh land and
sand made heavy going for miles at a
stretch.
Dealers Still Buying
Winter Cars in Carloads
J. H. De Jong, manager of the
Apperson Motor company, distribu
ters for Grant and Apperson cars,
claims that the customary decrease in
car sales which follows as a natural
sequence the approach of winter has
been less noticeable this fall.
"So' far," says De Jong, "we are
still behind on deliveries of Grant
cars. We are getting shipments, but
they pass right through Omaha with
out being unloaded. This means that
dealers are still buying , in carload
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
GRANT
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The Public Demanded 20,000
v Grant Sixes This Year
BUYERS caused Grant production to jump to 20,000 cars
because of the fact that the Grant Six is without question
one of the greatest automobile values of the year.
The tremendous, sweeping success of the
Grant Six Ss based solely upon national
recognition of extra valuu. It has the
looks, the strength, the power, the ease
of riding you want. It is moderate in price
and costs little to operate.
Knowledge of intrinsic features increases
daily. Opinions are decided about even the
seemingly unimportant details of auto
mobile construction. You hum what you
want in a car.
Come and see the 1917 Grant Six before
you buy any car and look it over care
fully. Check up detaiU of construction.
You will understand quickly why buyers
fined the production of 20,000 of these cars.
We believe it offers the biggest dollar's
worth of good automobile for every dollar
of its price.
Come and check us up.
These Features Hint Grant Value
Nowhere else can you find a five-passenger SIX with Overhead Valve motor; Full
Floating Rear Axle True Cantilever Spring Suspension Wagner Two Unit Starting
and Lighting System, Willard Storage Battery, Remy Ignition, Stromberg Carburetor,
Stewart Vacuum feed with 12 gallon tank in rear-nd every feature YOU want in
YOUR Six for $825.
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Fivt-Pmstengcr Touring Car or Thna-Pasamger Rotdttar, $333; Thnm-Paaamgar CabrioM, $1030
P.O.B. FACTORY
Come and See. Come and Compare
APPERSON MOTOR CO.
2417 Farnam St. J. H. DeJong, Mgr. Omaha, Neb.
GRANT MOTOR . CAR CORPORATION, FINDLAY, OHIO
Some Tips on the.
Care of the Car 4
During the Winter
"Your car needs definite preparaV
(ion for the cold weather, if you are
going to' drive it this winter," says
Joe C. Gerspacher, local Dort dis
tributor. Of course, you will put an
ami-freeze solution in your radiator
and get out your radiator cover, or
buy a new one, as the case may be.
"The best and safest anti-freeie
solution can be made of denatured
alcohol and water. If the alcohol is
renewed from time to time as it eva
porates, this strength solution will
keep your circulatihg system from
freezing. The radiator should be
drained and the solution mixed and
stirred and theji poured in. This is
very important in cars using the
thcrmo-syphon cooling system. The
next step is to check over your car
buretion and ignition. The carburetor
should be adjusted so it will get a rich
mixture. This will enable your engine
to start quickly and save your storage
battery. If you own a Dort you can
omit this precaution, for the Dort is
equipped with a carburetor dash ad
justment, which you can set from
your seat at the wheel. In checking
your ignifion it may be well to have
the points of your spark plugs reset
for quicker 'starting.
"Economical use of your lights is
another factor in saving your battery.
Look after your tires, too., If you
have one or more tires that are badly
worn, take them off and keep them for
spares. Changing tires in winter is no
pleasant job and you can do much to
avoid it by having good tires on all
four wheels."
Pullman Cars Sell Well
In America and Europe
A large local and a big foreign de
mand characterize the sales of the
1917 Pullman. The T. G. Northwall
company attributes the demand to the
popular wish for a, medium priced car.
The distribution of the particular
day'i production in question was one
touring car to Christiana, Norway;
sue touring cars, three four-passenger,
roadsters and two two-passenger
roadsters to Havana, Cuba; five tour
ing cars to Paris, France, while the
balance went to Oklahoma, Texas, At
lanta, Ga.; Los Angeles, Cal., and Ne
braska. The seventeen cars vhich went to
sea were driven over the road to New
York, leaving on their respective
steamers a. few hours after their ar
rival in the metropolis.
Yellow Taxicabs to Come
Onto the Omaha Streets
Omaha is to have a! new string of
taxis, which will be known as the
yellow cabi. These have been pur
chased from the C. W. Francis Auto
company and will be operated on the
same plan as the yellow taxi lines of
Chicago, Detroit and Kansas City.
The price scales will be similar to
those of the other cities mentioned.
The new line will be operated by
Joseph Sutley from the stand at
Fourteenth and Farnam street. '
WaSte! Modern
de-
economy
mands all of the power of the fuel
and all of the "drive" of the gasoline
Because of mechanical
betterments, coal which
yesterday went to the mine
dumps is today driving the
machinery of production
and transportation for
gases once wasted are now
consumed.
More energy is extracted
by the help of science
from every pound of coal
It's because of Twin-six
motor refinements that the
Packard demonstrates its
unusual ability to handle
low-gravity gasoline to
transform a sluggish vapor
into hot, lean, lively gas
and return utmost mileage
in all weathers and on all
roads. , '
More energy is now ex
tracted by the Twin-six
from every gallon of
gasoline.
Let us make clear to you
all that this means in motor
car economy and in your
personal economy. The
time and the place are yours
to name.
Packard prices are $2,865
and $3,265 at Detroit for
the 2-25 and 2-85 open cars.
Ask the man who owns one
See tha On Motor Sales Company,
Fortieth and Farnam Streets, Omaha.
Branch at Sioux City. Iowa. -
'twinG
One Hundred Dollars Advance in Price
on Roadster and Touring Models ;
Months ago our dealer were notified that an ad
vance in the list price of Cole Eight Car would
become effective on deliverie after January 1.
It it now known that the advance on the touring
and roadster model will be $100 per car.
or before January 1 we will announce the ad
vance in the prices of other model.
In line with our announced policy at the begin
ning of the season, present model will be con
tinued during next reason without change.
Present price will prevail on all car delivered
before January 1, 1917. All car ordered for de
livery after that date will be at the new price.
The same hitfx grade material will be used
throughout in Cole construction with refinements
in minor details from time to time a is our
custom.
PRESENT PRICES
7 Puseiif er Cola Eight Touring Car . , f J59J
4 PWnnfar.Cola El ht Roadster . $1595
T Puienf er Cole-SpringHtM Tevnedae , 219f
4 Passenger Cole-Spriiiffl.ld Tenreeupe . I21H
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TRAYNOR AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
2210 Farnam Street, Omaha, Neb.
Phone Douglas 5268.
Cole Motor Car Company, Indianapolis, US A