THE OMAHA oUNUAV ii: JAisuAiU '-i, Ijx6.
BIG AUTO FIRMS '
ARE COJSOLIDATED
Moline Automobile Co. and
Root & Van Dervoo Engi
neering Co. Under One
Name.
There has been a consolidation of
the Moline Automobile company,
makers of Moline-Knight motor cars,
and the Koot & Van Dervoort Engi
neering company into R'Mt & Van
Dervoort Engineering Company of
East Moline, 111., an Illinois corpora
tion. The officers and management
remain the same and there is no
change whatever other than in the
name of the company.
In the past these two companies
have always been virtually synonym
ous, operating, however, tinder the
two firm names under the control of
the same general officers.
The Root & Van Dervoort Engi
neering company was established in
1898. and since then has been exten
sively engaged in producng high
grade gasoline and kerosene engines i
known as K. & V. engines.
The officials of the Root & Van
Dervoort Engineering company,' real
izing in 1904 that there was a big fu
ture - for the automobile, took ad
vantage of their extensive gasoline en
gine experience and founded the Mo
line Automobile company that same
year.. The product of this company
was known as the "Moline" and later
as the "Dreadnought Moline," win
ning fame for the makers by winning
practically all of the prominent relia
bility contests in this country, such
as Glidden tours, Chicago reliability
contests, etc.
In 1913 the Moline Automobile
company adopted the Knight sleeve
valve motor as the power plant for
their passenger cars, using the trade
name "Moline-Knight." This car
sprang quickly into prominence as the
result of a public test under the aus
pices of the Automobile Club of
America at New York in December,
1913. World records for power, en
durance and economy were made dur-
1 ing this 337-hour nonstop run under
full load.
For the season of 1918 Root & Van
Dervoort : Engineering company, in
addition to iuilding Moline-Knight
t automobiles, will have a big produc
tion of stationary engines, tractor
and automobile motors, besides filling
large United States government con
tracts. .
The Moline-Knight automobiles
will be built in twr .chassis, one
40 horsepower and the other SO
horsepower, ' known as the models
"C" and "G," respectively, with prices
running from $1,650 to $2,280.
Board ftecommends New
Trial for Thomas J. Mooney
Washington, Jan. 26. Recommend
ation tliat President Wilson use his
good offices to induce California au
thorities to bring about a new trial
of Thomas J. Mooney in case the
California supreme court sustains his
conviction for complicity in the San
Francisco bomb outrages was made
today by the president's mediation
commission.
For Roadster
and Touring Car
$1000
For Sedanet
$1265
For Sedan
and Coupe
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Did you ever hear of Hog Island?
It is five miles from-the Philadelphia
city hall and is rapidly being trans
formed into the largest shipbuilding
yard in the world. The Emergency
Fleet corporation is under contract
to complete 120 steel ships during the
next 18 months.
Of particular interest to Omahans
is the fact that John W. Towle of this
city is plant engineer of this great
project. He is the official represent
ative of the United States shipping
board at Hog Island.
This island, which was a forbidding
sand and mud flat a few months ago,
today represents what is meant by
"speeding up," as .used in connection
with shipbuilding."
Mr. Towle was home a few days
last week. He spoke enthusiastic
ally of the stupendous undertaking of
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A Three Passenger Roadster
With a Large Carrying
Compartment in the Rear
More snap, more room, more comfort, than you
would ever expect to find in a car of moderate
price.
More power, more speed than you will ever require.
The Dort Fleur-de-Lys a three-seated cloverleaf
type roadster is mechanically identical with the fa
mous Dort touring car. It is typical of the honesty
and quality that have, made the Dort the leader
among moderate priced cars. It is remarkably
economical.
"The Quality Goes Clear Through"
T00ZER-GERSPACHER MOTOR CO.
2211-15 Farnam St Omaha, Neb.
DORT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN
''Built in Hint"
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Big Part in Transforming Hog
which he is a directing genius.
"We expect to lajr the first keel
about February 1 and to launch the
first ship about July 1, and when we
have this great plant in full running
order we expect to be able to turn
out a completed ship tvery three days
until the present contract of 120 ships
has been filled," stated Plant Engi
neer Towle.
On the personal staff of Mr. Towle
are these Omaha men: John Latenser,
jr., assistant plant engineer; C H.
Huxhold, assistant master of trans
portation; B. A. McLain, ways assist
ant; Frank Latenser, progress engine
er; F. H. Bucholz, chief clerk. Other
Omaha men holding responsible posi
tions in the various departments are
Edward Spragtie, Wallace Sheperd,
J.N O. Yeiser, jr., and Ed Kline.
Fifteen per cent of tbe total ton-
0,
NATIONAL AUTO SCHOOL,
2814 North 20th St. Phone Webster 5943
TROUP AUTO SUPPLY CO.,
1921 Farnam Si. Phone Doug. 5230
THE NOVELTY REPAIR CO.,
4809 South 24th St. Phone South 1404
HOLMESADKINS CO.,
4911-15 South 24th St. Phone South 420
Island
roved by iSie Stemesi
Trial
IT is only natural that we Goodyear Service
Station Dealers should take pride in the ac
complishments of Goodyear Cord Tires on the
speeaways.
We have sold these tires to our customers as
the very best that are now produced, and we
have seen them make good in every particular.
But there is a dramatic flavor about racing performance that
is unequaled in any field of ordinary service.
No other usage crowds so much of heat, strain, punishment
and fatigue into so short a space of time, and no other demon
strates so graphically a tire's superiority or fault.
Goodyear Cord Tires have won every officially recognized race
held on the speedways and tracks of America this year.
This is an amazing record, but more amazing still is the fact that
every victory won by these tires has been a non-stop run.
What this means as evidence of the vigor and almost invulnerable
strength of Goodyear Cord Tires cannot well be described in
words. ' 1 '
Suffice it to say that the spring, vitality and endurance which
have made Goodyear Cords supreme on the speedway are the
qualities which will deliver you unmatched satisfaction from
them on your car.
Ttils sign identifies the Good
year Service Station Dealer.
nage of merchant steel ships con
tracted for by the fleet corporation,
to be constructed all over the United
States, will be built at Hog Island.
Thirty-six per cent of the total will
be built at the 12 or 14 shipyards, in
cluding Hog Island, now in operation
along the Delaware river between
Bristol and Wilmington.
The big job of which Mr. Towlc is
plant engineer calls for SO ships of
7.500 tons dead weight, each 400 feet
long; and 70 ships of 8,000 tons dead
weight, 450 feet long. There are
24,000 men at work preparing the
island for actual shipbuilding which
will be started within a week or two.
Engineer Towle estimates that 35.000
men will be at work within a few
months.
Hog Island is two miles long and
one mile wid;. Today it is a busy
city of almost bewildering activities.
Seventy-five miles of railroad tracks
were laid, with spurs jnto each ship
way. Thousands of piles were driven
and hundreds of buildings erected.
Miles of planked and macadam road
ways have !.een provided for the
transportation work. One of the big
features was the construction of a
stone dike, .nore than a mile in
length, enclosing the "wet basin"
where the ships will be completed
and equipped after the bare hulls,
have been slid into the water.
These thousands of workers seem
to be hearing the cry, "Ships! Ships!
More ships !" Mr. Towle states that
approximately 4.000,000 tons of al
lied shipping are sunk a year by
German submarines and the brunt of
supplying more ships falls upon the
United States.
Make "Fabricated Ships."
The ships to be turned out by the
Hog Island yards will be known as
"fabricated s!iips," meaning that the
plates are rolled, the holes punched
for the rivets and the material pre
pared ready for assembling at the
shipyard. Thirty-five to forty dif
ferent structural steel and bridge
building shops throughout the coun
try are making the shell plating, and
it will be delivered to Hog Island
for assembling. Approximately 95
per cent of the total material that
will go into these ships will be fab
ricated away from the island.
On the ,75 miles of railroad track
will be used 25 locomotives, 500
freight cars and 50 passenger
coaches, all owned by the Emer
gency Fleet corporation. The shops,
warehouses, administration buildings
and other structures will cover an
area of 20 acres under roof.
When actual shipbuilding is under
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Goodyear Tires, Tubes and 4c
cessories are always kept in stock.
CH AS. W. WALKER GARAGE CO.,
Fontanel). Carafe Auditorium Garage, '
and C. W. Walker Garage, 36th and Farnam Sit.
COUNCIL BLUFFS AUTO CO.,
510-518 Pearl St., Council Bluffs Phone 2691
S. & A. TIRE & RUBBER CO.,
2522 Farnam St. Phone Doug. 3854
ORR MOTOR SALES CO.,
Packard Show Room
way 500 cars of material will be re
ceived each day. The water system
is equal to that of Minneapolis and
the sewer system would accommodate
a city of 60,000 people. Motive pow
er will be distributed from 600 motors;
having a connected load equal to 28
000 horse power. .
Build Fifty Shipways.
The wet basins, where the ships
will be completed and outfitted,; will
be 1,800 feet long, with seven piers
each 1,000 feet long, affording bertha
for 28 vessels at one time. Fifty ship
ways will be built. Shipways are
foundations or heavy structures of
piling which support the weight of
a ship while it is being built. '
At Hog Island a training school
has been started.-where skilled men
from kindred trades and unskilled
men are taught to become riveters,
bolters, erectors, caulkers and rclip-
pers, and skilled in other shipbuilding
trades. This course will last from
a few days to six weeks, and men
will be paid 30 cents per hour wMc
in training. The call has gone tout
all over the country for mechanics and
unskilled men wishing to leant "4hc '
skilled trades , of the shipbuilder.
They have been asked to register by
mail. 4J
Every effort is being made at Hog
Island to make the working and liv
ing conditions safe and pleasant'. A.
housing department was organized
and barracks, similar to the canton
ments, were built to accommodate
3,000 to 5,000 of the single men s who
wish to live near the job. Other
plans are in progress to hoiis the
remainder of the army of shipbuilders.
An extensive program has .been map
ped out by the Youn Men's Christian
association, which will use four large
buildings equipped with recreation!
and reading rooms, gymnasiums. as
sembly halls for lectures, (motion pio
tures and entertainments.
Huge Mess Halls. .
Large mess halls are. at the eN
vice of the men, who are served meals1
at 30 cents each, and a rate of $1 ,pef
day for "three meals a day and a bed"
Is made for those who wish to avail
themselves of these accommodations.
The food is furnished the men on a.
cost basis. Dr. Thomas Darlington;
is connected with the bureao of medi
cine and sanitation. The modem
welfare work which is maintained on,
the island is directed to insure , the
safety, health and good spirits of the
workers, .0 the end that they may
live norma! lives and to accomplish,
the best that is in tem, both for
themselves and for those who employ,
them.
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