IMC UJIAHA gUlTDAI BEE: AUUU3T 12, 1911.
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NEW RECORD IS SET
BY CHALMERS AUTO
Dawson Wins Long Distance
Driving Laurels on Sheeps
head Bay Speedway in
Stock Car Race.
Saturday, August 1, Joe Dawson,
driving a Chalmers stock chassis car,
captured the laurels for distance cov
ered in twenty-four hours. Dawson
hung up a record for 1,898 miles in
twenty-four hours, as against a for
mer record of 1,819 miles in the same
length of time.
The run was made on the Sheeps
head Bay speedway under the ob
servance of the American Automo
bile association.
The new record is said to be re
markable for stock car performance
and speaks much praise for our Amsr
ican manufacturers.
It is said the entire run was made
without a motor stop and without
mechanical trouble of any nature.
The Average Speed.
An average speed of seventy-nine
miles an hour was maintained. Ab
sence of mechanical trouble marks a
strange contrast when one pictures
the number of trips to "the pit 'which
are made by most of the specially
built racing models seen on speed
ways during the racing season.
Dawson drove a Chalmers stock
chassis to another victory when he es
tablished a new stock car record for
100 miles. His time was one hour,
eleven minutes and fifty-three sec
onds, or an average speed of 83.46
miles an hour.
TRUCKS READY FOR SERVICE AT FORT OMAHA The United States army has already assembled quite a battery of
Nash Quad trucks for use in the aviation section of the army and in the balloon work now being: conducted at the fort
Midwest Motor and Supply
Company Men Meet in Omaha
The Midwest Motor and Supply
company, which recently took on the
distributors contract for the Max
well line, entertained a number of
dealers at a convention in the Rome
hotel last week.
C. J. Brokaw, zone manager, spoke
regarding existing conditions and in
troduced President May of the Mid
west Motor and supply company.
Mr. May gave a man-to-man talk.
He has been a dealer and knows their
problems from every angle.
C. R. Newby, the Des Moines dis
tributor, spoke of the future of the
automobile business, both with refer
ence to the immediate and the distant
future. He was optimistic and the
only cloud which he could see was
that which casts a shadow, over the
material market.
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Whipperman's Company Was First
Recruited to Full War Strength
See Great Future for the
Trucks and Tractors on Farms
C. W. Francis of the C. W. Fran
cis Truck company, together with R.
D. Owings, president of the Phenix
Truck Markers, incorporated, and L.
M. Barr of Woodwards, incorporated,
spent a portion of last week at the
Fremont tractor show absorbing in
formation regarding the tractor and
truck situation in this section.
They are optimistic, as are all
others connected with the industries.
They predict a great future' for the
truck and tractor business. The opin
ions seems to be that the farmers will
be the big users of trucks as they
have been buyers of pleasure cars.
The Francis Truck company and
the Phenix Truck Makers see a great
future for the truck attachment for
the light hauling and quick transpor
tation needs of he farmer.
Although Frank Whipperman, cap
tain of Company C of the "Dandy
Sixth," was laid up for ten days be
cause of a spider-bit arm in the midst
of his recruiting, now he shows up
with the first company at full war
strength.
His company also was the first to
have all their "paper work" done cor
rectly for Captain Newbold, the mus
tering officer. Out of his company
of 150 147 were present for muster
ing. Captain Whipperman's systematic
methods have long been kown to
Omaha because of the thriving busi
ness he has built up in the Omaha
Concrete Stone company.
When the Spanish-American war
broke out young Whipperman was
not 21, but he left his studies at the
Nebraska Wesleyan university and
enlisted in Company G of the Third
Nebraska. He served in Cuba through
the war and then, not yet 21, returned
and was graduated from the univer
sity. Then he got into the cement and
concrete business, first as a traveling
representative and later for himself.
He is past commander of the Lee
Forby chapter of Spanish-American
war veterans and has kept up interest
in army affairs all along.
Shortage of Gasoline Not
Likely, Says C. J. Corkhill
Speaking of conditions in the auto
mobile business in general, C. J. Cork
hill of the Haynes Auto Sales com
pany, evidenced much glee over the
various statements regarding the
shortage of gasoline.
"Since 1902 I've heard the same
statement and . the much dreaded
shortage is not here yet. It won't
come here either. If you can get any
oil man to really 'open up' he will
tell you why. Prices may advance but
they will always be able to buy gas
oline at a figure which is within
reason."
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Willhall Truck Makes
Good Record at Fremont
R. N. Coad of the Willhall Truck
company asserts that the tractor
show at Fremont was a great success
from a demonstration standpoint, as
well as from a standpoint of actual
sales.
"Early in the week we fell, heir to
the job of transporting the Cleveland
tractor crowd to and from the tractor
demonstration grounds and the Will
hall did its duty without a groan.
"We also startled some of ,the vis
itors through another demonstration
which consisted of hauling 400 bush
els of corn weighing 2,400 pounds.
That is 400 pounds more than we
claim our truck will haul.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
Decide to Buy
Velie Before
the Price Advances
The Velie price is bound to advance some time in the near
future; just when we are not in a position to say, but it will come
soon.. The Velie manufacturers will not sacrifice their reputation
in order to maintain a low price. That means but one thing, an ad
vance in price.
Make comparisons before you buy. Pick out any car priced
$300 higher than the Velie and compare the two. Then you will
admit that the Velie is underpriced. This fact alone should con
vince you that the Velie is the logical car to buy.
There is an immense satisfaction in knowing that you have ample room, the
finest construction, and power for any road or grade. No .car in Amer
ica today has a more enviable reputation. Its powerful special Continental
motor insures you silent, velvety speed upon the highway and energy
for any climb. Its deep tufted, genuine leather upholstery and long, underslung springs
give you a new experience in car comfort. Timken axles front and rear, are ex
amples of our high grade features used throughout. Make this the longest, pleasantest
touring season, by ordering your Velie for prompt delivery. Don't be disappointed.
Don't delay. Buy now, when the price is low and realize upon this extra value.
VELIE MOTORS CORPORATION
MOLINE, ILL.
L. E. DOTY, Inc.
OMAHA, NEB.
Immediate Deliveries
$1185
F. O. B. FACTORY
Douglat 35C
2027-29 Farnam Street.
Bender, Chicago Man, Spends
Week in Omaha and Fremont
J. A. Bender, district salesmanager
of the motor truck department of the
Chicago Pneumatic Tool company,
spent last week in Omaha and Fre
mont in the interest of the Little
Giant truck.
Mr. Bender was very much im
pressed with the magnitude of the
tractor show as well as the success
of the various demonstrations.
In speaking of the various makes of
tractors, Bender ventured the opinion
that the light tractor and tractor at
tachment were the logical machines
for this section unless the purchaser
has a vast amount of land.
New Steams-Knight Car
Appears on This Market
One of the newest Steams-Knight
models, the "Cubist," lias been re
ceived by the Mclntyrc-Hayward Mo
tor company.
The Cubist models are much in
demand in the east, owing to their
clear cut, angular lines. They are
quite smart in design and the angu
lar lines do not detract from the grace
of design.
The B. F. Stearns company is the
first of the higher priced car manu
farturers lo adont this design.
Battery Requires
Regularity to Be Right
"When a man who has been living
regularly for a number of years takes
up a new mode of living which inter
feres with his regularity," says R. C.
Smith of the Delco Exchange Serv
ice station, "lie suffers a change in his
constitutional well being; in fact, he is
apt to shorten his life. The same
is true of a storage battery. A de
parture from normal conditions in the
battery will shorten its lite. A man
must perform a certain amount of
work, take a normal amount of nour
ishment, and have a normal amount of
rest ana sleep in order to remain in I
perfect physical condition. 'The same
is true of a storage battery."
May Be a Scarcity of
Automobiles by Fall
"Though there is no scarcity of au
tomobiles right now such a condition
may exist before the end of fall and
the statements of manufacturers ur
ging the public to do their buying
now, are based on a clearer knowl
edge of impending conditions than
the public at large is possessed of,"
says George S. Waite, general sales
manager, of the Grant Motor Car cor
poration of Cleveland.
"The increased demand in the farm
ing districts due to the record break
ing prosperity of the farmer, is al
ready manifest and will be enough to
cause a shortage in the city markets."
First Season Elgin Agency
Reported Very Satisfactory
Frank V. Cavanaugh of the Motor
company, Elgin distributors, reports
that their first season has been ex
tremely satisfactory. Cavanaugh
claims that they have been extremely
fortunate in the matter of deliveries,
due to the nearness to the point of
manufacture and the accessibility of
the various railroads. Some of the
dealers have been unable to get cars
because of the lack of freight equipment.
WILL KING RECORD
STANDFOR LONG?
That is the Question Local
Agents Ask; Record of
Nearly 11,000 Miles Non
stop Run. '
"Will the 10,850-mile nonstop, non
mechanical record of the eight-cylinder
King be broken by any other
manufacturer in 1917?" is a question
which the Noyes-Killy Motor com
pany of Omaha, Neb., is asking. The
record, one of the most phenomenal
in the history of the industry be
cause of its sanencss and educational
value, has been investigated by other
motor car manufacturers. But thus
far no one has secured enough cour
age to go after the King record in
this car service test.
For two weeks, day and night, of
continuous running this stock eight
cylinder King circled the oval of the
Sheepshcad Bay motor speedway
when it was not running on the high
ways of Long Island. All the time
officials of the American Automobile
association, in charge of F. E. Ed-'
wards of Chicago, was on duty. Ed-i
wards declared it was one of the most
strenuous but best educational tests
he has ever had charge of.
AlKsorts of weather were encoun
tered during the fortnight in which
the car kept running, but neither1
burning sun nor cold rain during the
chilly nights compelled adjustments
or deplaccmcnts of any sort. The
auto stopped fifteen hours, twenty-five
minutes and forty-one seconds during
the entire j36 hours of the test.
Hans Wagner Aspires to
Lead League Hitters Again
Hans Wagner says his greatest am
bition is to lead the National league'
in batting again before he retires
from the game. 1
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Now Men Know
That $200 or $300 More
Can't Buy a Better Car Than Saxon "Six"
Car values in the same price-class
do vary. Men generally know
that now.
It is clearly understood that the
price of a car does not depend
alone upon the actual cost of the
materials and the labor that go
into the car.
Such factors as the efficiency of
the manufacturer, the shrewd
ness of the purchasing depart
ment, the economy in building,
the volume of the output are all
big and weighty influences upon
the final price of any car.
So you see it is possible that a
car selling at $200 or $300 less
than another may have more
actual car-value than the higher
priced car.
It is true in -regard to Saxon
"Six", at $935, as compared to
any other car priced from $200
to $300 higher. That we do
krtow. And it can be proved.
Just for a minute consider this
phase of the matter.
One car of unusually high-standingand
deservedly so with
the public, costing over $2200,
has these 4 features Timken
axles, Timken bearings, Spiral
bevel gear, Exide storage bat
terythat are also features of
Saxon "Six" at $935.
Another car, costing over $3000,
has these six features Timken
axles,Timken bearings, Fedders
radiator, spiral bevel gear, semi
floating axle, Exide storage bat
tery that are also Saxon "Six
features.
Five cars costing from $4000 up
have this feature Spiral bevel
gear that is also a feature of
Saxon "Six."
So it goes thruout Saxon "Six"
in feature after feature. We
can give you many more simi
lar instances showing that 40
cars costing from $1195 to
$10,000 coincide with Saxon
"Six" in two or more important
-features.
In other words, the important
features of Saxon "Six" are the
finest quality features that the
automobile industry knows.
Several factors have made it
possible for the Saxon "Six" to
be a quality car and yet sell
"for $935.
It is manufactured efficiently;
neither, time nor labor is wasted
or utilized inefficiently. Pur
chases of parts and materials are
made far in advance. The chang
ing conditions of the supply
markets are under constant at
tention. Saving after saving is
effected. -
Saxon "Sixes" are also built in
volume. Buying in quantity and
building in quantity open the
way to many marked economies.
And the margin of profit on each
Saxon "Six" is kept low.
Every comer is clipped save
that of quality.
And so we can price Saxon "Six"
at $935 and yet have made it
a bigger car-value than any other
at $200 or $300 more in price.
It is not only a better-value car
in point of costly car features, as
we proved to you in a paragraph
' or two above, but it is a better
car in point of performance.
If you have followed the hill
climbs, demonstration tests, and
other public motor car tests held
from time to time you know how
often Saxon "Six" has defeated
cars not only of far higher price
but also cars with eight and
twelve cylinders.
And Saxon "Six" has proved its
greater prowess not in one phase
of performance, but in flexibilty
as well as acceleration and in
speed as well as hill climbing.
It is an all-around, able car under
every condition you, may face in
motor travel.
And men thousands of them
who have hitherto held $1100 or
$1200 to be the lowest price for
fine-quality cars are turning to
Saxon "Six" at $935.
It has proved its quality to them.
' They know that $200 or $300
more can not buy a better value.
F. o. b. Detroit the price is $935.
Noyes-Killy Motor Co,
Factory Distributors.
2066-68 Farnam Street.
Omaha, Neb.