THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 25, 1917,
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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.
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"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
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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.
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Twelve, exoluatvelr , S
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Four, end atehte a
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SIim Bed twelves S
Fours, bum end elghte....
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You have an excellent opportunity to compare Velie values at the shows.
I Compare the New 1917 Velie Six by highest standards you know.
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The Eevelation
of the Show
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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.
