THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 8. 1917.
3-D
ENTERS PROTEST
AGAINST TAXING
MOTORJRUCKS
President of Packard Company
Contends They Are Out-and-Out
Instruments
of Commerce.
Alleged injustice o( classing motor,
trucks among the luxuries scheduled
for taxation in the war revenue bill,
is set (orth in a statement which AI
van Macauley, president of Packard
Motor Car company, has submitted
to Senator F. M. Simmons, chairman
of the senate committee on finance.
Mr. Macauley contends that the
truck is an out-and-out instrument of
commerce, wholly economic in its
uses and of great military value to
the government. He asserts, how
ever, that the making of trucks is a
new industry, in which no one as yet
has got rich.
"Truck manufacture is a very much
lewer business than the manufacture
af motor cars," Mr, Macauley wrote
to Senator Simmons. "Your commit
tee never heard of a manufacturer of
trucks that has gotten rich out of it
No one ever took a joy ride in a
truck. It is designed to haul freight,
and is as far removed from being a
luxury as is a wheelbarrow.
Handle Nation's Business,
"Trucks are made to take care of
the business of the nation.
They are regarded by the warring
governments as important a uart of
war equipment as are the cannon
themselves, being used to bring pro
visions to soldiers, ammunition to the
guns, and largely where railroads are
not available, to move all the equip
ment of warfare.
"Some of the European govern
ments, among them Germany, and we
believe France and England, subsi
dize all trucks used industrially that
are adapted to transportation uses in
time of warfare. Every, encourage
ment is given to their production in
quantities and to their widespread
distribution. .
"The last two years have proven
the inadequacy of the railroad equip
ment of the country to handle the
freight traffic in peace times. This
has given nSe to a demand for trucks
in every city, town and hamlet of the
country.. They are largely used to
bring foodstuffs and produce to the
markets, and then to take care of
their retail distribution.
"As you doubtless know, our gov
ernment is even now proposing to
buy trucks in large numbers, in con
nection with the training of the large
army we have been raising and are
about to raise.
"Please consider what a tre
mendous factor trucks will be if this
country is attacked byNany foe that
attempts to land troops for an in
vasion." Paige Expert Says Owners
Should Drain Motor Oftener
"Is the stuff in your crank case to
day real oil with lubricating power
practically unimpaired, or is it just
'stuff' that was oil once upon a time
long ago.' It it is the latter you will
be money in pocket if you drain it out
immediately and put in fresh oil."
says the Paige superintendent of serv
ice. I
Tractors Rushed to England for Harvest
n -Til i irmnii rn TflTirrrii nnn in J
SPECIAL EXPRESS TRAIN WAITING AT STAUDE MANUFAC
TURING CO.'S PLANT AT MIDWAY, BETWEEN ST. PAUL
AND MINNEAPOLIS, TO BE LOADED WITH MAK-A-TRAC-TORS
FOR SHIPMENT TO ENGLAND, ON RUSH ORDER,
WHILE A BIG STEAMSHIP WAS HELD AT NEW YORK A
DAY AND A HALF TO RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT.
worked as laborers with the other
men in the rush to get the shipment
away.
A special express train was engaged
for a record run to New York with
complete right-of-way from St. Paul.
Herbert Foster, salesman for the
company, volunteered to go to Eng
land with the shipment and take his
ihances on getting through the sub
marine rone. .
Express charges on the tractors to
New York amounted to $9,000. The
English government is to pay $65,000
for the machines.
The tractor attachment is put on a
Ford Jutomobile by taking off the
rear wheels. Plows, harrows, wagons,
cannon or anything else that four
horses can pull can then be drawn.
Five hundred tractors made in St.
Paul soon will be at work in the fields
of England to help in food production.
A rush order for the tractors came
last Saturday to the E. G. Staude
Manufacturing company, 2678 Univer
sity avenue. Arrangements were made
at once for a delay of a day and a half
in the leaving of an ocean liner so the
tractors could reach New York and
be sent on this ship.
(Jne hundred and twenty men
worked twenty-nine hours without
stopping at the Staude plant getting
the tractors ready for shipment. Mr.
Staude, president of the company; D.
VV. Heitman, treasurer, and other offi
cials donned overalls and jumpers and
SAYS MOTOR GAR IS
MAN MULTIPLIER
Briscoe Corporation Head Con
tends That Automobile Solve
the Problem of Human
Labor.
By L. E. WILSON. Vic President.
Briscoe Motor Corporation.
A recent editorial treated the auto
mobile as a luxury. It hardly seems
possible that any one should have
such a conception of the facts. If ever
an industry was justified it is the
automobile industry.
Started ) ossibly as t luxury, it has
developed unprecedented strides until
the predominant thought in the casual
mind is possibly the wonderful
volume.
Volume, however, is not what
should make us appreciate the auto
mobile, but its entrance into every
function of business. Without it,
business cuM not exist in its present
magnitude.
Crying Need Ii Men,
The crying need of every business
is men; the crying need of the coun
tries at war is men. France was
saved at the battle of the Marne bv
auiomopiics. juook about you every
where and note how the automobile
is multiplying men in every walk of
life. . The doctor makes three times
the number of calls: the salesman
makes three times the number of vis
us, me uici iiiBiu wiucm mi icrri'
tory and makes the delivery wagon
take the place of three men. The
farmer no longer spends the entire
day in his trip to town; entire regi
ments are slutted to the place needed
and the tank a magnified automo
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. ' r 28 ' ",'"riI f Utile Giant Truck. )
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Acknowledged the Peer of Them All
; Nver before have trtfclc purchasers been so unanimous in their appreciation of truck values as in their
s'r :eption of the Little Giant Truck. They are selling faster this year than ever before. That is because
jtye are offering something unusual, and-truck buyers know it. -
, Save Your Foe! Cost
The Duntley Gas Generator an exclusive Little Giant feature. It uses half-and-half mixture of kero
sene and gasoline, plus steam and air, and gives MORE MILES, MORE POWER, better delivery for
less. iYou can use kerosene only with amazing results.
For uphill work, Little Giant. A mighty truck of surprising strength. A track with the pulling ppwer
of an unchained giant. No matter what the weather, it is always active. A delivery of any weight started
maLittleGiantisapromise fulfilled. Its owners never are forced to uncomfortable apologies for delayed
deliveries. Because Little Giant never fails. Gets there always. And on time. It is an above par
track that will make good m your business by paying its way. The power plant is simple, accessible.
The truck is long-lived and thrifty of fuel. A type for every business 1-Ton, 2-Ton, 3A-Ton, 5-Ton
Trucks with the habit of heavy performance. Made that way by the $14,000,000 Chicago Pneumatic
Tool Company.
Tell us to prove Little Giant profits in your business, or write 1
for
new book that describes a truck type for every use and user
County Dealer We have unusual profit-producing openings in territory we control, where the present
big demand for Little Giant Trucks, both the complete and the Convert-A-Car, insures a permanent and
prof itable business. In July or February the deman d for Trucks never lets up, which means an all-year-round
business. We fill the dealers' orders immedi ately. Write, phone or wire us for territory. Do it
, at once. Be quick, for soon it will be too latft. DOIT TOnAY -
Haarmann-Locke Motors Co.
Nebraska and Western Iowa Distributors Little Gia nt Trucks
2429 Farnam Street. OMAHA. - - Phone Douglas 7940.
bile is deciding present land battles.
With men under present conditions
diverted to other sources, every busi
ness should make a careful study and
let the automobile in its various
forms solve its man problem. "Col
lier's" recently had an article on the
"Man Famine;" the answer is the
sutomobile. -
Business Conditions
Were Never Better
"Havinar aiven considrrahl limi
and thought to business conditions as
they exist in this locality, I am firmly
convinced that people are wont to set
up a nue and cy the minute a price
advance is announced on some staple
article, stating that hard times are
upon us and that economizing and
hoarding are the only means by which
they can exist". said Mr. Scripps of
the Omaha Chandler company. ,.
"The future financial condition of
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r'oZZTMr; fed ? OH-p-ted upon ,th
exports . have outstripped the best
year's showing we have ever made by
over $i,000,000,000. Our farmers are
enjoying prosperity and are receiving
higher prices for their stock and
grams than ever before in the history
01 Tanning.
"The hard times idea is s1 ictly in
the minds of people only and not a,
reality if they will only stop to con
sider that every dollar the individual
pays out will come back to him with
interest in the general prosperity of
he people." $ .
Drive-Away-Day for
Saxon Cars froni Omahi
Thursday was Saxon Drir. Ann.1
day for the dealers of the Noyes
Killy organiiation and the, show
room was crowded with dealers from '
all parts of the state.
W. L. Kilty entertained the visiting
dealers at the Empress Gardens,
where a special cabaret entertain
ment was provided..
' It was interesting to note the va
riety of models as the cars stretched
out on their way up Farnart street
There were sedans, chummy road
sters, two-passenger roadsters and
touring cars.
wind shield.
One Saxon dealer couldn't Confine .
his drive away activities to the Saxon
line entirely and entered a King eight
foursome as part, of his share of the
drive away.
Bee Want-Ads Produce Results. '
As An Experienced Motorist,.
You Will Understand Why the
Franklin Sedan is the Car for AH-Year Us&
17RANKLIN owifen themselves de-
1 monstrated to ui the practicability of .
the Franklin Sedan for aU-yegr and all- .
road uk. :'" .
"An actual dlscovtry in motoring com
fort." we have been told many timet
about the Franklin Sedan. V
Because, regardless of the
time of the year, itt lightness
and resilience make it pleas
ure to drive over any road,
anywhere.
In summer, for instance,
you control breeze as it suits
fou; the V-front and the ad
justable windows make this
possible. No sun-glare and
over-strained eyes nor sun
burn. Rain can come and go,
. without bothering you a bit.
Special and costly motoring
clothes are entirely unneces-
: tary. ' . ; ; . i '
And a pleasure to maintain
r it. Records, (not talk but
actual proof) show that the
average Franklin Sedan owner
gets around 18 to 20 miles to
, the gallon of gasoline, while
10,000 miles to the set of tires?
is a common experience.
That's the logical result of
sciehtiflc light weight . The
Franklin Sedan weight 2610
"lbs. lest than most touring
cars-andcostslesstomaintain.
' ' What w4 tay about the
Franklin Sedan it only what
the Franklin owners them
selves tell us. Tour experience
' will permit you to see in the
Franklin Sedan, th$ riallj
Practical all-year ear.
The Franklin Sedan Is now
- on display at our show rooms
and ready for prompt deliv
' ery. .- . :
Franklin Motor Car Company '
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Why the confidence?
With all others failing he tried Lee
Tires, and "Puncture Proof is their
middle name.
You really mean to tell me that
there is a pneumatic tire that cannot
be punctured?
Surest thing you ihould know.
What is the Lee secret?
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Just a succession of armor discs laid
in fabric and rubber back of the
tread. While all chances of friction
have been overcome, the steel pro
tection turns away puncture ma.
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duck's lack shtdt water. It's the real
thing for -safety and economy, and
you can get prices from
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and mtleaga than amr
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