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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1916)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY NOVEMnR 12. 1010. 11 B ' V REAL ESTATE BOARD CHIEFHAS PLANS President Slater Makes Perti nent Suggestions About Tax ation, City Planning, Laws. SAYS LET US LOSE MO TIME Ed M. Slater, newly-elected presi dent of the Omaha Real Estate board, on the occasion of his inaug uration last Wednesday, delivered the following address: "As your new president, it becomes my duty to lay before you some plan or program for our work during the coming year. We have a wonderful record for past deeds. Let us make fully as good a record for 1917. The work is here, the men of action, en ergy and ability are likewise here, then let us lose no time. The fol lowing suggestions have occurred to me: Legislative Work. "The legislature convenes in Lin-1 coin this winter. Our legislative com mittee must carefully watch all bills affecting real estate directly and in directly. We have had in the past copies of each bill introduced. This practice should be continued. Taxation. "That world-old subject. Surely nothing comes closer to our work than this one. It is a serious ques tion, growing more serious each year more serious today than it was yes terday. Can not this board by co-operating with the city and county of ficials help to hold this increasing burden down? Is the present system of taxation a correct one, or has the single taxer a better one to offer? At any rate, let us study and work on this subject and in so doing we will have the co-operation and help of each home owner and property own er in the city. City Planning. "Our city is indeed fortunate in having progressed so far as to have a city planning board organized and working. We are to derive great benefits from this work and cannot support it and encourage it too strongly; in fact, the real estate men should be leaders in this direction. While great mistakes have been made in the resident districts of our city by our past city fathers, yet we are in deed fortunate in the well laid-out streets of our down town section, which value is being brought more, to our notice each day, as the num ber of automobiles increases. The widening of Twenty-fourth street, the opening of Douglas street, the grad ing of Dodge street are all interesting subjects and will be brought closer to our notice by our committee on city planning. New Industries. "Our Commercial club recently in augurated a campaign for new indus tries. No one seems to know the magic used, but they seem to have at last acquired the trick, for our daily press is announcing at regular inter vals the coming of this industry or that In connection with this we must not overlook the fact that one of our members is chairman of this committee of the Commercial club, which is doing such good work. I am informed that one of the prob lems that this committee has to deal with is the question of proper hous ing, at reasonable rent, of the work ingman who is coming to Omaha with these new industries. The state ment has been made that there is a shortage of workingmen's homes in this city, the truth of which was brought out in therecent census of vacant houses taken by this board. If the Commercial club can bring these new industries to Omaha, surely we real estate men can co-operate to the extent of seeing, that sufficient houses are provided and at reasonable rents. Another of their problems is that of securing trackage at its fair, honest value. A strong committee will' be appointed on new industries to co-operate with the Commercial club in this very important work. Interurbans. "The bringing in of electric inter urbans to the center of our city and the locating of terminals in the down town district are vital to its develop ment and to real estate values and rents. The city of Indianapolis is a striking example. Here the electric interurbans have had much to do with the development of the down town section. The people of surrounding towns art landed in the center of the city. As a result Indianapolis has shown a rapid growth and real estate values have advanced materially. The expiration of our street car franchise may make more easy the question of terminals and tracks for interurbans into our city. Street Signs. "In our new building code there is a section which provides that when a building is erected on a down town corner there shall be engraved in the stone or brick of such building the names of the streets on which the building stands. Are we to wait un til our down town corners are graced with new buildings before we have proper street signs, or can we not in some way secure the marking of these streets with good signs, both down town and in all the resident districts? Strangers are at a loss to find their way about the city. I believe a good i!!Tiuii::;!nii-sinMiiiiiiij!Liir.!iiM;:iirMi.:ii,:ii,Niiiiiri.rnriii;!ii:i::Niii::r:;;- YOU are cordially invited to in spect in our show room, at 2048 Farnam street, the most magnificent motor car ever shown in Omaha. It is a Suburban closed body mounted on a Fierce-Arrow 48 H. P. chassis. The price is $6,600.00. J. T. STEWART MOTOR CO. strong effort on our part will bring these signs. "For the first time in our history we have 'had a committee that has mad real progress in this direction. This committee appraised property to the value of $100,000 this last year. The fees are very moderate and by the directing of all appraisers to this committee, not only does the party seeking the information get bettor service, but the member of the board gets rid of work he does not seek. The field ofr this committee is a large one. Private, as well as public ser vice corporations need to know the actual value of their real estate for auditing and accounting purposes. Our national board is now seeking to have the local boards do the apprais ing for the Interstate Commerce com mission in connection with the phy sical valuation now being made of the railroads of this country. "These are merelv suggestions. They do not cover tiie entire field. Our own problems will develop and these we must work out and solve as well as some of the civic work men tioned. With the co-operation of each member, I know this board will have a successful year." Gordon Buys Two Lots On West Harney as Investment Vi,-hal Uasara has Sold to Al fred W. Gordon a lot xl3- feet. with two houses, at 2820-Z&il Harney ert-t Vfr C,ertrn hnuiyht the nron- rtv fnr tiimQilf anri two friends as an investment. The sale was made through J. H. Dumont it l o. W . M. Thomas & Son represented the seller. Airplane Show is Billed for Gotham During February That the aeroplane is a practical reality instead of an indefinite myth has been demonstrated by the Eu ropean war, and further evidence lies in the fact that an aeroplane show will be held in New York City from February 8 to IS. This report comes from A. M. Welsh, traveling representative for the Marmon, who is a member of the Aero Club of America and on the committee of affiliated clubs. According to Welsh, this show will be held in the Grand Central Palace, the home of the automobile show. The following aeroplanes will be ex hibited: Sperry, Aeromarine, Thomas Christofferson, Burgess, Curtis, .Wright-Martin and Sturtevant, as exhibits of the L. W. F. Engineering company, the American Aircraft com pany, and the Huntington School of Aviation. Martin, a member of the Wright Martin company, has recently de signed a six-cylinder, water-cooled motor, which weighs only 485 pounds, and will develop seventy-four horse power. This is considered a marvel in engineering circles and is causing wide comment. Maxwell Dealers Are Entertained Maxwell dealers of the C. W. Fran cis organization were entertained at luncheon Thursday afternoon at the Hotel Loyal. The chief topic of discussion was the sale of closed cars. Francis is one of the , dealers along the row who has reached the conclusion that Ne braska is ready for closed cars. Fran cis is also of the opinion that the only way to sell closed cars is to "sell them." and he says his organization is going out after business. Plans were outlined for dealers' ad vertising and sales points thoroughly discussed, with the result the dealers have the benefit of each others' views. Forty-two dealers attended the luncheon. Prepares to Push Sale Of Automobile Trucks In speaking of trucks, J. W. Opper of the Jones-Opper company says: "We are going to push them. "We are handling the three-quarter ton and the two-ton Reo truck and believe they will be money makers. "The Omaha merchants need a little schooling and education regard ing the economy of using motor trucks. This will soon be accom plished beeause several of the dealers are pushing trucks now. As soon as the business houses get the good, hard facts so that intelligent consid eration can be made of the motor truck's merits then the truck will grow in popularity very fast. Omaha Motorcycle Club Will Hear "Doc" Wildman Dr. B. C. Wildman of David City, Neb., state commissioner for the Fed eration of American Motorcyclists, will speak before the Omaha Motor cycle club Monday evening at 8:30 o clock, at the new club rooms, JIM Crounse block. Dr. Wildman bears a special message from the Federa tion of American Motorcyclists, which is the governing body for the motor cycling sport. The Omaha club has just received a new charter, readmit ting it to this organization. It is desired that all motorcyclists hear Dr. Wildman ana the club in vites every rider in the city to be present. There will be no admission fee. iiri;;:!:- n, uSiiii.iK.iutnridi.Mii-hij; rmi-,-.fi:ji!:'v Velie Touring Auto Trucks Being Pushed in Omaha That Omaha is wakening to the era of motor trucks is evidenced by the effort being put forth by several of the dealers to educate business in stitutions to the saving which follows the use of a truck. Recently H. Pclton signed with the Vim truck manufacturers and is ptish itm the half-ton Vim lieht delivery truck. This truck is built in but one size, hut several body styles are fur nished. The Vim people claim the distinction of being the largest ex clusive producers of motor trucks in the world, and quantity production makes possible the very reasonable price of $755 in Omaha which they are making. Get Hydrometer to Keep Battery from Freezing Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska Storage Battery company says: "The electrolyte in a live battery is prac tically proof against freezing; but as a battery becomes discharged more and more of the sulphuric acid is withdrawn into the plates, ajid there is an increasing proportion of water left in the solution. But water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, and an entirely discharged battery will freeze at a little below that tempera ture. "Fortunately you can always tell whether your battery is fully charged or not by using a hydrometer to test its specific gravity, since that varies according to the proportion of water and acid in the solution. If you find the specific gravity is falling below 1.275, the battery must be charged, either by running the engine without the lights, or from an outside source. If your battery is kept fully charged it won't freeze." Hlonn'i Liniment Relieve! Contention. Ab Boon as you apply Sloan's Liniment the congestion disappears and your pain is gone. Bodily warmth is renewed. 26c. All drug Gists. Advertisement. Winter and it's almost hero has no terrors for the family with a good, depend able car. Without it many a good time will be missed or marred many a duty slighted or performed with discom fort. But this dependable, comfort able $795 Overland will eas ily cover all the winter activ ities of the whole family. It . will make the "going" warm and dry all winter. Sedan Windmobile Agnew Now Directs Chalmers Ad Work . Following his policy of strengthen ing the sales and advertising organiza tion of the Chalmers Motor company, E. C. Morse, vice president of the selling division, has just announced the appointment of W. L. Agnew as director of advertising. Mr. Agnew, who has already as sumed his new duties, is one of the lust-known advertising men in the automobile industry. For the last four years he has been advertising manager for the Hudson Motor Car company and has , been responsible for much of the excellent selling copy placed by that concern. Before join ing the Hudson company, he was a member of the copy staff of Lord & Thomas, Chicago advertising agents. A comprehensive merchandising ex perience includes several years as ad vertising manager of the Great North ern railway at the time when the late James J. Hill was lending his energv toward building a great transconti nental system. Submarine Sinks Scripps Booths on Way to India The fact that the steamer Lord Tredegar was sunk by a torpedo in the Mediterranean a short time ago while on its way from New York to the far east will deprive a number of people in India of Scripps-Booth cars. Many people in India have pur chased these luxurious light cars. A number have been sold to East India potentates. Auto Men Look for High Prices On the Materials The material situation, according to C. J. Corkhill of the, Nebraska Haynes Auto Sales company, will he as seri ous, if not worse, during the coming season and he advises prospective purchasers to buy now, regardless of the car they have in mind. Dealers, it is said, will show good judgment in taking as many cars during the winter months as they possibly -can. Makes The "Going" Good All Winter Willys-Overland, Inc., Omaha Branch SALES ROOMS 2047-49 Farnam Street , Douglas 3292 TIRE SAVING MEANS MUCH TO motorist; I Keeping Half of Nine Million; Discarded Tires Would Equal $150,000,000. FRANKLIN'S BIO RECORD Last year, according to a statement issued by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, motor car users discarded 9,000,000 tires, repre senting an expenditure of more than $0.000.000. What would be the result if half of this sum, approximately $150,000, 000, could he saved annually? It would pay for the construction of five con crete highways across the continent each year; it would build another Panama canal in three years;, pay off the national debt in seven years, or build a fleet of ten fiftt-class battle ships everv year. What Franklin Did. That there really is an enormous economic waste, and that a saving of $150,000,000 of the annual tire hill is not an idle dream, is shown by figures which have been gathered and aver aged by a prominent statistician. For the year 1915 4,750 miles per set of tires was the average on all cars listed except one. This car, the Franklin, established an average of 9,630 miles per set over the same period, more than 50 per cent better than the gen eral average. Hiram Percy Maxim, famous in ventor, finds the secret of tire service to be a question of the load and the type of suspension. He says: "If the load on pneumatic tires never ex ceeds the elastic limit of the rubber they will endure a very long time, whereas if loaded but slightly beyond the elastic limit they soon go to pieces." His theory is that rigid construc tion and heavy weight account for the low general average. Obviously a flexibly constructed car will relieve the tires of strain, and prevent their stretching beyond the elastic limit of the rubber. Another obvious deduc tion is that the less weight a tire car ries per cubic inch of tire displace ment, th longer will be its life. One of the first automobile manu facturers put the tire question on a purely scientific basis by eliminating excess weight and by Incorporating shock-absorbing chassis construction was the Franklin Automobile com pany. This company was also the first to adopt cord tire as standard equipment. Scripps-Booth Coupes Are Placed On Exhibition The shipment of Scripps-Booth coupes, delayed in transit too long to reach Omaha for the Closed Car Salon, has reached here at last. The classy little job is now on exhibit in the show-room of W, M. Clement. This is the big 112-inch wheel base Overland the room iest car ever sold for $795 or anything like as low a price. It has the reliable 35-horse-power Overland motor de veloped to perfection in the building of over a quarter of a million of the big Over lands now in use. With its long wheelbase, four inch tires and long forty-eight-inch cantilever rear springs, it is easily the easi Aged Couple Makes Lofig Trip in Auto A remarkable touring trip was re cently completed bv Mr. and Mrs. Aline B. Jones of Flint, Mich., says Gus Bolton of the Omaha Chandler t o. "Not from a standpoint of speed, distance covered, was this trip so re markable, but from the fact that Mr. Jones, who is in his eighty-fourth year, drove the entire distance of more than 800 miles, and the only other occupant of the car was Mrs. Jones, who is t2 years old. The trip was in a ( handler six touring car, purchased last June. The trip in cluded a visit to Alabama Center, N. Y.. the bovhood home of Mr. Jones." "I didn't have a minute's trouble I with my car." states Mr. Jones "I got an average of fifteen miles to the gallon of gas and added only about two unarts of oil during thr entire trip. We didn't travel very fast, the most we made in any one day being 100 miles. We traveled throuRh Can ada on the trip going and stopped St Niagara Falls for two days. Then we went to Buffalo and down to Chautau qua county, where we spent five days, and made several side trip::. Then v e went back to Buffalo and on to Ala bama Center, where 1 lived sixty-two years ago. In those days I used to travel about the country mostly on horseback, there being few buggies. We traveled back bv way of Batavis. Oakheld, Byron and Akron, where I visited msny of the scenes I had known In my younger days. I found only two men who were living in that vicinity when I lived there. On the return trip we came to Buffalo and back to Detroit on the boat. Passenger Traffic Heavy Gerritt Fort, passenger traffic man ager for the Union Pacific, is In! the city, enroute to Denver, having come over from Chicago. Mr. Fort sees an era of good passenger business in sight for the coming winter, predict ing that the travel to California is go ing to be heavy. DELC0 Electrie Crank ing, Lighting and Ignition. EXIDE Storage Batteries REPRESENTING The quality field of motordem, DELCO-BXIDK SERVICE STATION 1014 Farnam St. Omaha, Nah. Phaaa Douflu S8T. est riding car that $795, or a great deal more, will buy. You ought to have a car this winter and there's no such value to be had in any other car at anywhere near the price. See us today, get your $795 Overland and " go where you will when you will in warm dry comfort regard less of the weather. Same model, six cylinder, 35 40 horsepower, 116-inch wheelbase $925 at Toledo. SERVICE STATION 20th and Harney Streets Douglas 3290 I: J1 ,fi. Vi .r V " 1 .v. vi. v . f a - ! . r.f, H Three Little Hints on Battery Care Keep your battery filled with purs water and fully charged. Inspect It regularly with a hydrometer syringe, or let Willard do it. Never waste current by unnecessary use of light or by letting your starter spin for a long time. Besides this keep In touch with the WUIard Service Sta tion, and your battery won't die before its tune. There's lot of good in formation in our free booklet "Your Electrical System.'' Ask for a copy. Nebraska Storage Battery Co., tlol Farnaat St Omaha, Fhane Denf. SI OS. 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