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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1917)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 25, 1917, 60 MORE COMFORT IN THE JH7 BODIES Adjustable Seats, Better Tops and More Luxurious Fit tings in New Models. WHEEL BASE IS LONGER Passengers have more comfort in 1917 bodies. Occupants can generally sit as they please, and not as they have to sit. There is also a greater choice in bodies for all purposes. Among the body developments of the year are the club roadster, the touring sedan, movable and adjustable seats, better upholstery, better ar raneements of instruments and gau ges, better tops, wind shields and tire carriers and more luxurious fittings. An important improvement is a wider choice in painting colors and trim. Many makers are getting awav from the solid black and are ot 'ering instead blues and grays as standard or options. Most important of all the improve ments in bodies is the better arrange' ment of seats. The front compart ment of the touring car is now as comfortable as the rear, and is no longer neglected when the body is laid out. The close-coupled touring car has about passed out of existence and in its Dlace is the club roadster, so that in the pure touring design there is always plenty of room in the tonneau. Two factors have been very im portant as regards room in bodies. The wheel-base is longer on most cars and the engine is shorter, due to the block method of casting. This has allowed from five to six inches more space to be used in the bodies of a great many cars, and it has been used to great advantage. A great amount of ingenuity hat been displayed during the year in the development of the roadster. The four-passenger type, which has all the room of the small touring car and which still preserves the graceful lines of the roadster, has been the season's popular development. These cars are seen around the country club and the shop and are often owned by people who have one or more other cars in their garage. The touring sedan, which was in troduced three years ago, is now de veloped to a higher extent than ever In fact, the sedan has become the most popular type of closed body and has made the limousine secondary. The latter is holding its own, how ever, among people who have chauf feurs, and probably will continue to do so. Future of Closed Car Is Certain in Summer or Winter "While practically every automobile maker produces several closed car models, this type now constitutes but a comparatively small percentage of all cars manufactured, says VV. U. Allen, general manager of the Allen Motor company. "At that, you can go out on any street or boulevard in cities of every size and in villages even, at this mid winter period, and see many closed cars. Last summer, during the most severe heat, you saw many of them, and next summer you'll see still more. "But with all these evidences of usage the closed car is just an infant. . i Full appreciation of closed cars is yet to come. "The time is coming within the next few years when the car wiich may be converted into a full-fledged closed car will change places with the tour ing car ui luuuy a lypc dim will lull- stitute the bulk of automobile production. "At the Allen factory this is our first year in closed car building. Yet from the time when we announced ur first closed cars, nearly six fnonths ago. we have been taxed be yond oar stiiiity to fill orders in this particular field. "I believe that what is known as the convertible sedan will be the big seller of the future. It is perhaps the best type of all-service car." Dodge Brothers Sedan Of Distinctive Appearance Keeping faith with the public brings quick reward. Evidence of this truth is to be found in the results following the recent publication of first advertise ments relating to the Dodge Broth ers convertible sedan. The advertise ments stated merely that "the sedan is a car such as you would expect of Dodge Brothers," and that it was designed and built complete in Dodge Brothers' works. Iimmediately, and in many cases without further idea of the car's ap pearance, people began placing or ders. The result is a demand with which dealers may not be able to keep pace unless there is a big change for the better in shipping and manu facturing conditions generally. The Dodge Brothers sedan, like the Dodge Brothers coupe, is truly- a car of distinctive appearance. Designed to embody the very latest and best in American and foreign coach work, it immediately conveys a lasting im pression of comfort, quality and re finement. The general lines are conservative as well as graceful and dignified. With its flat type of roof and the absence of extreme lines, the body is one which will suffer little from sudden shifts of fad or fashion. The color panel of the body is painted a deep blue, outlined by a cream-colored stripe. The cowl, body front, fenders and hood are painted black and the wire wheels are a cream color to match the stripe. Automobile Takes Place Of Horse in Yellowstone With automobiles taking the place of horses and coaches in Yellowstone park during the coming season, rail road passenger officials figure that tourists wilh have much more time ior sight-seeing at the stations. It is figured that with automobiles ihe speed through the park will be Increased to fifteen miles per hour, whereas, with horses it was about ive. Under the new plan, the tours will be of five days' duration, cover ing the same ground as heretofore. On the auto trips tourists may enter by any of the three gateways and leave by any of the three. RENEWS CONTRACT WITH THE BUICK COMPANY. ; 1 mn "CHET" BOWERS. Friends of "Chet" Bowers will be glad to learn that he has again con tracted with the Nebraska Buick Auto company as their sales representative for Omaha, South Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs. At no time since the 1916 auto show has Mr. Bowers been able to fill all the orders which he has re ceived for Buick cars. However, his allotment has been increased for the 1917 season so that he hopes to meet the ever-increasing demand for Buicks in a better manner than in the past. He now has a competent sales force composed of F. G. Hunt, who has been associated with him during the last year; R. C. Green, formerly paying teller of the Omaha National bank, and J. D. Reddan, formerly with the Omaha Hardwood Lumber com pany. Mr. Bowers predicts more real sales at the show this season than at all previous Omaha shows com bined. Stearns to Build But Two Types of Motors Hereafter The final development of the Steams-Knight combination results in the announcement by the F. B. Stearns company, Cleveland, build ers of the Steams-Knight, that in the future they will build only four and eight-cylinder Knight motored cars. "I have been designing motor cars for twenty years," said Frank B. Stearns, president of the company, "and I am through. In the future we will direct all our efforts toward the refinement of the present four and eight-cylinder cars.' Stearns is one of very few manu facturers who has actually developed a motor car. Beginning with a single cylinder "horseless carriage" way back in '96 the name "Stearns" has constantly been a leader in the design and production of the automobile. An evidence of Stearns progressive ness and a move that attracted na tional attention, particularly among the builders of motor cars, was the adoption of the Knight type, or sleeve valve, motor by Stearns in 1911. This type of motor up to that time was used only by the leading builders of European motor cars. It has since been adopted by other American builders. Again, Stearns progressiveness de veloped the Knight type engine to a point which made possible the con struction of a multiple cylinder power plant, the Stearns-Knight Eight, the first and only eight-cylinder sleeve valve engine in the world. Two Fiat Machines Will Race On Ovals In United States As announced recently in Motor Age, it is more than probable that two Fiat cars will face the starter in the next 300-mile race on the Indianapolis speedway. The Fiat directors and en gineers have maintained their interest in racing and would have sent cars to America in 1915 and 1916 had cir cumstances permitted. Drivers for the two racing machines have not been officially appointed, but indica tions are that Jack E. Scales and An tonio Fagnano will be selected to han dle the Italian mounts. These men have been connected with Fiat for years and drove for them in the last European road race the French Grand Prix of 1914. Fagnano is one of the old school of race drivers who has had considerable American ex perience as mechanician to Lancia and ftazzaro. He has in audition taken part in nearly all the big European races either as driver or mechanician Tack Scales has never visited America. While employed in the test and ex perimental department of the Fiat factory he drove in a number of the smaller European speed contests, but th French (trann Jfnx ot 1V14 was hit first start in a classic event. Packard Will Provide Detroit With Auditorium For vears Detroit has dreamed of having a great auditorium tnat should be adequate to the artistic- social and political needs of the Wonder City of America. Many times tentative plans have been ventured and as many times have lapsed ineffectually. Now this hope and dream of Detroit is to DC realized. A suitable auditorium for public use is to be constructed as a part of the beautiful building which the Pack ard Motor Car company is preparing to erect in the heart of the city for the sales and service quarters of the Detroit branch. The structure will be eight stories high on a lot 236x200 feet. In providing for the needs of De troit in this respect the officers and directors of the Packard Motor Car company are influenced by a desire to demonstrate to the citizens of De troit in general, and to the music lovers of the city especially, the loy alty which they feel for the town in which the Packard company has grown from a small beginning to a great industry. Cars at 1917 Auto Show Allen .Standard Motor Car Co. Apperaoo Apperson Motor Co. Auburn Auburn Auto Co. "Omaha''. Brlacoe R. W. Craig, Ine. Cadillac Cadillac Co. of Omaha. CM Prince Auto Co. Coalman. Wostorn Motor Car Co. Chandlor Omaha Chandler-Co. Chevrolet W. L. Huffman Auto Co. Colo Traynor Automobile Co. Crow-Elkhart Fred C. Huffman Motor Car Co. Davis W. T. Wil.on Auto Co. Detroit Electric. ... Anderson Electric Car Co. Dodge Brothers .... Murphy-O'Brien Auto Co. Dort Tooaer-Gerspacher Motor Co. Drummond Drummond Motor Co. Federal H. Pelton. Ford Ford Motor Co. Franklin Franklin Motor Car Co. Elgin Six .The Motor Co. Garf ord Henry & Company. Glide Nebraska Glide Auto Co. G. M. C Henry & Company. Grant Appereon Motor Co. H. A. L. Loiier W. L. Huffman Motor Co. Haynet Haynes Auto Sales Co. Holiier The T. G. Northw.II Co. Hudford Andrew Murphy A Sons. Hudson Guy L. Smith. Hupmoblle McShane Motor Co. International International Harvester Co. Inter-State Traynor Auto co. Jackson. Jackson Auto Co., Branch. Jeffory Standard Motor Car Co. Kelly-Spring field. . .Andrew Murphy eV Son. King Noyes-Killy Motor Co. Kissel ..Liningor Implement Co. Lexington R. W. Craig, Inc. Marion-Handley. . . Prince Auto Co. Marmon H. Pelton. Maawell C. W. Francis Auto. Co. Mercer McShane Motor Co. Metz R. W. Craig, Ine. Milburn Electric. . . Electric Garage Co. Mitchell .J. T. Stewart Motor Co. Monroe L. E. Doty, Inc. Moon .Tooaer-Gertpacher Motor Co. Nelson Fred C. Huffman Motor Car Co. Oakland Lininger Implement Co. Oldsmobile Raapke Motor Car Co. Overland Willys-Overland Inc. Packard Orr Motor Sales Co. Paige Murphy.O'Brien Auto Co. Peterson Nebraska-Peterson Co. Pathfinder Tooaer-Gerspacher Motor Co. Pierce-Arrow J. T. Stewart Motor Co. Premier W. L. Huffman Motor Co. Pullman T. G. Northw.ll Co. Peerless W. T. Hausa Auto Co. Rauch & Lang Elec. Electric Garage Co. Regal Mclntyre Harward Motor Car Co. Reo Jones-Opper Co. Republic Andrew Murphy & Son. Saxon ' Noyei-Killy Motor Co. Savers 4 Scovill. . . .W. E. Weekly. Scripps-Booth W. M. Clement Motor Co. Service .Lininger Implement Co. Smith Form A Henry oV Company. Stearni-Knight. . . . Mclntyre-Hayward Motor Co. Stephens Fred C. Huffman Motor Car Co. Studebaker Studebaker Wilson. Sun W. T. Wilson Auto Co. Velie L. E. Doty, Inc. Vim H. Pelton. Willys-Knight Willys-Overland, Inc. Riches Frorri Cotton and Poteatos Makes Year Best of All for Autos English Sunbeam Motors To Be Built in America An engine company of Buffalo, N. Y., has secured the manufacturing rights for the production in America of Sunbeam engines. That this com pany had in its possession one of the latest twelve-cylinder Sunbeam avia tion engines was a current rumor three months ago. The truth of this report is now confirmed. The com pany hopes to have an American-made1 Sunbeam twelve-cylinder aeroplane engine running about September of this year. Considerable difficulty, it is stated, was experienced in ohiain- ing permission from the British ad miralty for the export of particulars regarding the Sunbeam products, but this was eventually overcome. Crrw Men at Work. nar.min of both Harvard nil Yat hav. ri-portt-tl for preotlr. Th eandldata era divided Into crawa and drilled on the rowtns inarhtnea. The note of country-wide pros perity which prevailed among the thousands of Overland and Willys Knight dealers who gathered last month at the Willys-Overland factory .. '7' I .1 . I ...... ,1. in i uicuu, iur . ine (fleetest ucuicia convention in the history of any in dustry, was one never to be forgotten by those who attended the meetings. Dealers from Maine told of potatoes ' selling at more than four times as much as last year and they said tnat the farmers were buying automobiles with their new wealth faster than the motor cars could be supplied. From the south came reports of riches made in the cotton fields. Out of the west developed orders for thousands of Overland and Willys-Knights based on the fact that, in spite of bad weather conditions causing a lower crop percentage, grain prices were so high that the farmers had more money than ever before in their his tory. In the north the same condi ; tions prevailed. There was money in every hand plenty of it. J That these reports of prosperity i Canadian business, j were not simply the result of over- enthusiasm was shown by the signed contracts for Overland and Willys I Knight cars. When the contracts Rubber is Going Up as Result of European War Germany's threat of unrestricted naval warfare has advanced crude rubber about 10 cents a pound. Cey lon first latex crepe, the principal Ceylon grade, sold Friday as high as 90 cents a pound, compared with 75 cents the day before. Three months ago crude rubber was but 60 cents a pound. were totaled up they amounted to over 205,000 cars, representing 1 sell ing value of $175,000,000, the biggest volume of business the company has ever known, exclusive of export and "Unless I am mistaken," said one of the prominent dealers from the west, "you fellows are facing, for per haps the first time in automobile his tory, an actual shorUgfof cars. More motor cars will he sold this coming spring than were disposed of all last year. Its going to he the biggest year in the history of the trade. Ml be cause the people have money and they are going to spend a great por tion of it for automobiles. Thirty-Six New Concerns in 1916 Thirty-six new compiniei war added to the list of automobile manufacturers last year. Twenty selected the four-cylinder engine. Fifteen of these makes sell under $1,000.- Twelve cboie the six cylinder. Only one of these can ells under $1,000; ten sell for less thant $2,000. There are thro new eights. Only one la priced under $2,000, The following; summary embrancea 150 companies, and in clude! all makers of importance and torn of leaser nott. In the totala the fours stand first, leading the sixes by thirteen. Foora xcliwlvoly 6t Sitae eiHualraly 4S Kljrbfcl exvlualvalj ..It Twelve, exoluatvelr , S Konre end alxoa, IS Four, end atehte a NIim end alshta f SIim Bed twelves S Fours, bum end elghte.... 1 T i TT fff- rev-- You have an excellent opportunity to compare Velie values at the shows. I Compare the New 1917 Velie Six by highest standards you know. y The Eevelation of the Show A - i 4, -w r fj A unique and brilliant display of the low-priced car of high-priced features. Judge by quality only. What better can you find at any price than tho powerful Velle-Continental motor Timken axles front and rear long, underslung springs multiple dry disc clutch Remy auto matic ignition enclosed wiring vacuum feed push-button starter everything in and on? What could be finer than the Velle'i graceful new streamline body longer -roomier with genuine deep-tufted leather and real curled- hair upholstery Velie permanent mirror finish with Snap and Style and Smartness up to the last minute? Such features are found only in a car built up to a long-maintained standard, and not down to a price. Built by an organization of the Velie'i exceptional facilities with half a century of manufactur ing experience and a mile of Velie factory facts worth consider ing. Velie cars may be seen at space No. 17, Auditorium, during the Omaha , Automobile Show, or on your dealer's floor any day. See these carsride in them, and you'll agree comparison proves Veil values. VELIE BILTWEL FEATURES Six -cylinder Vct.e-Cee.ttn.mtal Motor. Tirakea Axlmt front ud roar. Removable Cylinder Head for Inspec tion. HtllcaJ Gear fat Motor - no chatu. Enclosed Multiple Dry DIm Clutch. Hotchkla Drive no noisy torque Spiral Gears In Ft on t in f Rear Axle. Remy Automatic Ignition- Push But ton Starter, Double Bulb Headlights Dashllght. All Wires Enclosed In Metal Conduits. Rear Gasoline Teak Vacuum Feed. Simple Rocking Gear Shift Lever. Luxurious Body, A Inches longer. Unusually Wide Doors aiy to enter. Hlgh-Grade Leather Upholitery. Cut-Mens Deep Tufted Real Curled Hair. L. E. DOTY, Inc., distributor Long, Flexible Underohnf Springe . Expanding Tire Holder no Strapa, Mirror Body Finish 30 Operations Deep. Light of Weight Economical of Fuel. Everything In and on ready for tho road. 2027-29 Farnam St Omaha, Neb. VELIE MOTORS CORPORATION Moline, III. Phone Douglas 8554.