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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 29, 1917.
ARMY CONTRACT
TO TRUCK FIRMS
FOR $33,000,000
Large Bid Also Let for Motor
cycles, for Preparation
of Huge Army in
France.
(From Chicago Tribune.)
Contracts for $33,179,026 worth of
motor truck chassis and $988,000
worth of motorcycles for army duty
were awarde ' by the War department
yesterday on bids submitted recently
at the quartermaster's depot in Chi
cago. This is by all odds the largest
v single motor vehicle order ever given
by the United States army.
The trucks and motorcycles will be
used as part or the equipment of the
lighting forces in France and for
transportation in the army concentra
,ion camps before the troops are sent
lcross.
Huge Order in Four Months.
By the terms of their contracts the
truck builders have undertaken to de
liver a total of 10,650 trucks before
July 1, 1918. The bulk of the huge
order, however, is promised before
December 1, or in a little less than
four months.
Although eighty-one manufacturers
virtually every large motor truck
concern in the United States were
represented in the bidding, the orders
went to only six. Of these, the Four
Wheel Drive company of Clintonville,
Wis., gets the largest, a little matter
of $12,180,000, and the Nash Motors
company of Kenosha, Wis., nm sec
ond with a total of $8,415,000. Both
these concerns build trucks which
drive on all four wheels, a type of con
struction which has found high favor
with the army authorities.
Velie Company Showing
Many Models of Enclosed Cars
Several new and superior closed
car models are now being shown' by
the Velie company. The Summer
Sedan, with concealed windows and
adjustable setts, is perhaps in great
est demai.d, as it serves the entire
family the year round. Then there is
the doctor's special, a roomy cabriolet
wide enough for three, with large side
windows. Then my lady's coupe, seat
ing four, wonderful!;- finished and
equipped and simply controlled, and
finally a town car or brougham, de
veloped upon the request of many
owners of large private stables, who
appreciate the advantage of the
lighter and less costly vehicle in these
times of necessary economy.
Dort Globe Trotter Snapped in California Mountains
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FARMERS DO SHARE
FOR PROSPERITY
New Dealers Eager to Secure
Cole Eights, So as to Be
Able to Handle the
' Trade.
Motoring Advice
By Anita King
By ANITA KING.
Less than 2 per cent of the women
who drive cars are getting what they
should in satisfactory service and the
real joy of motoring. This is because
either they are afraid or they are puz
zled by some part of the mechanism
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of the car. Nothing in the world pays
bigger dividends in peace of mind and
general satisfaction than some good,
hard work put in on the subject of
mastering the car you drive, so that
when on the road you are completely
free from bondage of fear and un
certainty. '
Can you shift gears in a whisper
when climbing a steep hill without
slowing up? Can you locate a foul
sparkplug, remove, clean and space it?
Can you tell by the sound when the
carburetor is "too rich," and change
the adjustment to correct? Can you
locate a squeak or a rattle and "kill
it"? Can you change a tire in ten
minutes and be on your way without
calling in a wearer of overalls? If you
cannot do these things, and do them
without dread or uncertainty, then go
back to the instruction department of
the place where you bought your car
and make them stick with you until
you have learned these things. Then,
and not until then, will you have ap
proached the point where transconti
nental tFavel at the wheel of an auto
mobile will become a real joy.
One. more point: If you are climbing
a long, steep grade and see a chance
to pass the car ahead, see first if there
is a woman at the wheel, and if so,
don't try it; she will risk both your
necks rather than let you by. If it is
a man, one honk will generally make
him slide over and 'give you the road,
if you'are sufficiently strong under the
hood j but not so the lady driver I
know; also I'm paying for a new fen
der, running board and one headlight
as the price of finding out.
Marsh-Oakland Co. to
Handle the Oakland
Announcement was made last week
to the effect that the Oakland contract
for Omaha, Council Bluffs, South
Omaha and vicinity has gone to the
Marsh-Oakland company, of which W.
C. Marsh is president.
, Marsh is one of the best known
automobile men in Omaha, having
been connected with the Industrial
Garage and the firm of Coad-Marsh
for some time past.
The Maxwell Is Mechanically
Right- -We Waited Four Years
To Say That
The makers of the Maxwell spent four years in
developing the car. Patient, persistent, scientific re-
finenient of one model that was the method. An
automobile that beats the world for endurance, ef
ficiency, economy that's the result.
The Maxwell World Endurance
Champion
' A Maxwell stock car a duplicate in every
. detail of your Maxwell- without stopping the
motor, traveled 22,022 miles in 44 days and
nights.
and at a rate of 25 miles an hour and 22
miles per gallon of gasoline.
No other vehicle built by human beings
ever did anything to compare with that feat.
The Economy Champion Too
P. D. Armour used to say that his packing
houses "utilized all the hog but the squeal."
That's the kind of economy you get in a
Maxwell.
Mrs. Miriam Thayer Seeley, professor at
the Oregon Agricultural college, drove her Max
well for 9,700 miles across the continent and
back.
over every conceivable kind of road,
across the desert and over mountains.
for $8.19 a month, including gasoline,
oil and repairs. , ,
Thousands of Maxwell owners get hard
daily service out of, their cars at a cost of $6
to $8 a month. '
That's pretty near what the college profes
sors call "an irreducible minimum."
Maxwell Proves Economy
In An International Contest
Fifty MAXWELL motor cars carrying four
passengers each, in fifty different cities and
towns, ran an average of 39.67 miles on one
gallon of gasoline each.
An average of 27.47 miles was made by a
total of 892 MAXWELLS running on one gal
Ion of gasoline each. '
These were the big, outstanding results of
the MAXWELL DEALERS' GASOLINE ECON
OMY CONTEST which took place in the
United States and Canada on Wednesday, May
23d.
In all the runs, privately owned MAX-
. WELLS , in actual daily use by purchasers
were employed.
Midwest Motor & Supply Co.
PRICESt
Touring Car. 4 .... . $665
Roaditer ......,$650
Town Car .......$1085
Sedan ................... .$1085
Chassis with cowl ,.,..$575
Chassis with cowl body. , $650
Truck Contracts Let by
"Denby" to Omaha Firm
Announcement of more truck ac
tivities along the row came to light
this week when it became known that
the Jones-Opper company of Omaha
and the A. H. Jones company of
Hastings, Neb., had contracted with
the Denby Truck company of Detroit
for the sale of the Denby line in Ne
braska and western Iowa.
With one of the greatest harvests
that the west has known and more
circulating wealth than they have
ever before had, the farmers of the
west are contributing mightily to the
present prosperity which is being ex
perienced in the motor car industry.
Particularly noticeable is the fact that
the rural buyers of motor cars this
season are not purchasing the cheaper
cars in as great numbers as in the
past but are adding to their com
fort by buying automobiles selling
in the neighborhood of $1500 and
$2000. This in substance is the state
ment of L. H, de Brown of the Y)t
Brown Auto Sales tompany of Om
aha and Ues Moines, distributors of
Cole Eight motor cars for Iowa and
Nebraska. During the last eight
weeks, Mr. de Brown and his corps
of salesmen have been scouring Ne
braska and Iowa establishing new
dealers and visiting retail prospects.
During that period, it is said that
the, De Brown company has placed
nearly a hundred Cole Eight motor
cars in the hands of retail buyers and
has added no less than a dozen of the
most important dealers in the terri
tory to their list
MALONfiY TO TAKE PROMI
NENT CAES.
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LOOKS OVER LINCOLN HIGHWAY Ostermann, with the
Packard Twin Six donated by the Packard company for
his coast-to-coast trip. In Omaha last week the
painted red, white and blue.
car was
T. W. MALONEY.
Announcement was made last week
that the retail end of the Standard
Motor Car company's business will
be handled by T. W. Maloney. This
will affect the retail of Allen and
VVestcott cars.
Maloney has been connected with
.1, t.,vj f.-,r tnnir time nast as a
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and the Murphy-O'Brien Auto com
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Automobiles Are Great
Aid to Farming Community
"There are few more striking illus
trations of the great usefulness of the
modern automobile than the scenes
in any small, prosperous American
town almost anv day of the week,
said H. Pelton, Marmou distributor.
"The long, tedious journeys of farm
ers a few years ago when they wished
to go to the nearest town for supplies
have been almost entirely done away
with by the ownership of automobiles.
The trip to tow.t that formerly re
quired an entire day of the most tire
some kind of traveling now may be
made late in the afternoon or in the
early evening after a full day of work.
It has become a commonplace 01
the last few years to say that the
automobile is keeping many young
men on the farms, but it seems not
to be realized how much living con
ditions among farmers are being im
proved by tne motor car. Automo
biles make possible to them recreation
and attendance at meetings and
amusements formerly recognized as
advantages obtainable onfy to people
living in cities. '
Persistent Advertising is the Road
to Success.
1911 Packard "30" Touring
$750'
Overhauled and Guaranteed
A postcard
will bring any
car to your
houe.
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lil-r- x ' rj - N2SSC(I R LINCOLN OMAHA SIOUX city I
establishes new standards of performance, new criteria of luxury, new
measures of value by which all sixes must hereafter be appraised!
The first car with chassis perfectly lubricated throughout by oil cups instead
of grease cups. The first to offer as standard equipment a self-acting top that
even a child can operate. This is the announcement of the
Westcott Superiorities
Continental Motor, 6 cylinders, S)i z
syi; Cast Aluminum Crank Case.
Ddco Starting, lighting, and Ignition;
all Wiring in Metal Armor. -
Timken Axles, Bearings and Brakes.
Chrome Vanadium Springs throughout
Oil Cup Lubrication without n aintf
jreasa cup.
Self-acting Top of genuine Pantasote.
Thermostatic Control of engine Temp
erature. Gemmer Semi-irreversible Steering
Gear; Adjustable Steering Column,
Solid Walnut Steering Wheel, Alumi
num Mountings.
Rayfield Carburetor with Integral Prim
ing Device, operated trom teat.
Spicer Universal Joints. N t
Controls in Normal Driving Position.
Blackmore Door Curtain Openers; Tool
Compartment in Driver' Door.
Double ventilating, Rain - visioned,
Storm-proof Wind -shield.
Center Aisle between Front Seats.
35 x 4H Oversize Tires; Non-Slrid
Rear; Fibbed Front.
French Pleated No. 1 Long Grain Dull
Leather Upholstery; Curled Hair
Cushions with Double-deck Springs.
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SIX SERIES 18,
A car of standardunits so highly perfected and so
nicely balanced as to usher in a new era of motor
car history. Power without vibration. Speed with
out strain. Instantaneous acceleration. Ease of
control. Economy of up-keep. In beauty of design
and finish the new Westcott is a revelation of ar
tistic originality. The upholstery is superb; the
wind-shield a work of art; the instrument board a
masterpiece in mahogany.
Before shipment every Wpstoott Car undergoes rigid
road teats for hill climbing, low throttling, speed
and acceleration. Every car of this series goes to
its" purchaser with the proven assurance of ability
, to outperform its rivals.
V PRICES F. O. B. SPRINGFIELD, Oaf! O
Five and Seven Passenger Touring Cars $1790
Five and Seven Paasmger Touring cars with Victoria Top 1940
Four Passenger Touring Roadstejr ; 1 790
Five and Seven Passenger Sedans 2390
1 Standard Motor Car Co.
CARL CHANGSTROM, Prop.
Factory Distributor for Nebraka and Western Iowa
2020 Farnam St. I Omaha, Neb.
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Distributors
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