THE BEE:', OMAHA,. THURSDAY, - FEBRUARY 28, 1918,'
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AUTOMOBILE IS '
HELPFUL FACTOR
lil'FR fJFRRASKA
Motor Dealer Says Car and
Tractor Have Done Wonders
. in Developing Nebraska v
Farms.,
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"Nebraskt is a state of distances,"
says F, E. ottenfield, distributor of
StudebaJcer ars in Hastings and sur
rounding territory, 4,and when the
automobile came a few years ago, it
eliminated the distances. r
"It put towns that were 50 miles
apart five mties apart The average
size of farms' in Nebraska is greater
than that of any.other state, excepting
Texas. The automobile has had more
to do with the Arming prosperity of
Nebraska than anyone who lives out
side of the state, can realize.
"The! owners of great farms and
ranches have beea enabled, by the
automobile, to kep constantly in
touch with all of their properties. At
the same time, they wave been able to
keep in touch with othr farmers, with
their banks in the city,' and with their
markets. They have teen able, by
use of the automobile, to keep in
touch with supply station where re
pairs for farm implements can be
quickly obtained and where orders for
farm machinery can be placed. '
"Rv the line of the automobile they
have been able to keep their horses
i on the farm where horses are used for
farm purposes. "" . "
'The tractor, however, is taking the
place of horses on the big farms in
'Nebraska just as the automobile has
,iaxen me pi ate ui inc nurses uu
country roads between farms.
should say that the automobile
"and gas engine have done more to de
velop Nebraska in an agricultural way
than perhaps any other one factor,"
Hudson Super-Six Has :
t Fulfilled Every Promise
Those who have followed the his-
'tory of the Hudson Super-Six have
had n opportunity to observe its de-
, velopment; how it has' brought about
he prestige that the car now holds.
When the Super-Six was introduced
it was with the statement of its being
a Hudson patented motor which de
veloped 80 per cent more horse power
than other motors of similar size.
Tower and unusual engineering skill
were . impressed upon the motorist
- The very name, Super-Six, suggested
that thought ,,: - V . V-
'. The car being new, it was necessary
to describe its new principle with
more or less detail.. Salesmen had to
explain how the greater power was
.obtained. '
But at the end of the year buyers
were less interested in knowing about
i v tiiuivi v nviii va w . v u ivui
about its performance. The competi
tion stories that the Super-Six was a
mechanical failure were met by estab
lishing new records of endurance.
Those records were the proof that
buyers wanted and accepted.
SHOW VISITORS
ARE BUYING CARS
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Purchasers of Motor Vehicles
Are Looking: Them Over
Carefully Before Sign-
Vag Contracts.
. "It is not a mere matter of selling
cars this year, said Guy L. Smith,
dealer in Hudson automobiles in
speaking of the big auto show. "We
are selling- transportation and the
same care is beingv exercised that
would be used by a traveler.
"The request of the government
that motors be used wherever possi
ble is adhered to by people residing
in this territory. The purchasers of
cars this year are buying for transpor
tation purposes and selecting cars that
are suitable for that purpose. I believe
that this largely accounts for the keen
interest being shown in the Hudson
exhibit .-.
"Show visitors are more enthusi
astic than I .have ever seen them be
fore and are making a careful ex
amination into the qualities of their
purchases before contracting tor a
car. This will be the banner year of
the motor industry in Omaha beyond
a doubt, and the biggest question to
contend with, in this section of the
country, will .be in securing railroad
transportation to ship cars to Omaha,
"The show here this year is wonder
ful, brighter than ever before and more
attractive to visitors. This show will
place Omaha On the map with, a great
big mark as one of the biggest centers
of the automobile industry in the
United States. The war is Being felt,
but the necessity of motor transporta
tion will make this a show that will
go down in the history of Omaha."
EXHyUST ECHOES
. Items of InUrast Sean and
Haard at Omaha Exposition
HEARD AT SHOW
County treasurers were seen to slip
quietly out of the convention in the
court house and wend their way to
the Auto Show in the Auditorium yes
terday. The tax collectors seemed
fully asv interested in how to save the
price of one of the beautiful cars as
they did in how to catch the elusive
tax dodger.
"Army and Navy Night" will be the
big patriotic night of the week. The
exposition this year has been ex
tremely patriotic and the climax will
be reached when the boys in khaki
and blue are the special guests of the
management. 1 ' .?
The Card-Adams Motor company
will entertain local dealers at a lunch
eon Thursday noon. J. C. Ayers, vice
president of the Denby Motor Truck
company, will be the principal speaker
at the gatherings; -,: t
More than ordinary interest is be
ing shown in the truck display. Farm
ers have been large buyers and the
complete motorization of the farm is
ranidly drawing near. Sales in the
Robert Russell to Direct Work
Fitting Boys for Farm Labor
, Robert Russell, son of E. Z.v Rus
sell, has been chosen by Miss Carol
ine Stringer to head the work of fit
ting 300 or 400 Central High lads for
work on farms this season.
"Bob" Russell was a member of the
championship foot ball team and is
at present on the Central High basket
ball team. He has given up track and
spring base ball to assist in this work.
About 30 of the junior and senior
boys who have worked on farms,
have, been selected as group leaders
to teach the other boys the care and
management of horses and the man
ipulation of farm machinery. The
boys will visit local implement houses
twice a week to learn the handling of
the machines. The teamsters' union
has agreed to assign the, boys to
teamsters to learn the care of horses.
Farmers are wanted to help the
work. One owner of a large Nebraska
farm has asked for several boys for
the summer and can place others.
Plenty of places are open. Boys
who are recommended as capable
will be excused from school after
May, according to present plans.
Three hundred ' and twenty-five
boys have planned to help on farms
and about 25 are undecided. The
government employment bureau
through Coy Kendall is assisting in
the work,; '
truck department approach closely the
sales of automobiles in percentage to
the showing made. " r
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" Factory demonstrators who have
been in attendance at all of the shows
this year continue to-; marvel at the
immense crowd on the opening night.
All are agreed that it was the most
enthusiastic showing made this year.
The Elcar company, which has no
local sales agency and were unable to
secure space in the Auditorium, have
opened headquarters across the street
The showing was delayed, but is now
open to visitors.- ,
Several hew models were. installed
on the floor yesterday. Inadequate
train service due to the rush of war
supplies prevented all of the cars from
reaching Omahsfin lime for the "open
ing and the time for closing the ex
hibits was extended.
Auto dealers and distributors hav
ing exhibits at the show are advocat
ing the complete excavation under the
Auditorium before the show next year.
The annex in the McCaffrey garage
will not be available next year and
the building- is inadequate to care for
a showing of this kind without addi
tional room. ; , '
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' The Nebraska Oldsmobile company
will entertain their local dealers at: a
banquet in the Hotel Fontenelle to
night at 6:30 o'clock.
HAYNES AGENTS
SELL MANY CARS
Manager Corkhill Is - Pleased
With Promise of Early Deliv
eries From Eastern Dis-
tributors.
."Shi Shi" said Charles J. Corkhill,
manager of the Haynes Auto Sales
company when asked how cars were
selling during automobile weekAfter
reaching a secluded spot he imparted
the information that the Harynes light
six maroon chummy roadster, that has
been attracting so much attention, has
been sold twice and another prospect
was ready to sign a contract.
"The two men sitting in the front
seat have each purchased-the car and
they are so happy I do not like to be
a 'joy-killer.'! - We telegraphed for
more cars today and were assured that
they ; would be shipped as ' soon' as
transpof iation facilities could be' se
cured. ' Another shipment is now en
route and we will try and fill orders
secured this week.
"Carl Swanson of the Jerpe Com
mission company bought the seven-
passenger biege brown light hx
Haynes touring car. Sales like these
show the trend of the business condi'
tiojis in motcrdom this year, so you
can 'hardly blame -us for feeling so
optimistic and cheerful.
"One of the most gratifying condi
tions in our line is the large number
M I IM UTE - M AN, S I X
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In Three Models
SPOR-TOUR CLUBSTER
5-7 PASSENGER TOURING
Haarmann-Locke Motors Co.
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2429 Farnam Street. Omaha, Neb. , Phone Douglas 7940.
of repeat orders we have been asked
to fill Haynes owners whd desire a
later model car are all coming back
and buying' another Haynes. . ..
- One of the most attractive visitors
we have had is Mrs. C H. Wright a
daughter of David Cole. She thor
oughly investigated other cars on dis
play and would then come back to the
Haynes. She finally gave her order
for a beautiful blue car that will be.
one of the most attractive in Omaha.
She is now driving a Haynes."'
Automobiles Are Used "
In Marketing Farm Produce
' "To realize that the automobile is
a necessity in Nebraska, get off the
train anywhere in the state and ob
serve the dust-covered automoiles
lined up at the station. Ask the driver
how far he has driven. He will tell
you anywhere from perhaps 10 to 50
miles." So says W. W. Wertz, dis
tributor of Studebaker cars in Lincoln
and-vicinity,-who -is. a visitor at the
Omaha show this week.. ,
" "You know," continues Mr. Wertz,
"there are vast regions in our state
that are many miles from the rail
roadsT Some of 'them from 10 to SO.
In our best days it was a good horse
that could average eight miles an hour
on our roads with a light buckboard
and a light load. Today, the average
touring car makes 30 miles ait hour
and "carries three times the load the
old-fashioned buckboard and team, of
horses coulcL '
"You know years ago people used
to deplore the fact that a great deat
of the fruit and perishable vegetables
raised by our farmers was not ac
cessiblt to the markets. The automo
bile has changed all this and opened
up the products of our fertility to the
markets of the central western United
States." 1 -.-i i-
Pelton to Sell Franklins
On Hand at Same Pricl
"It is an ill wind that blows n
good to some one." This is true I t
the automobile business as welt as
elsewhere. The Franklin Motor Car
company stocked heavily on cars re
cently on account of the anticipated
freight congestion. No sooner had
their cars arrived than the franklin
factory announced a $200 raise' in
price. ' ' . "
H. Pelton, manager for the Franklin
company, believes all merchants at
this time should be satisfied v.'ith one 1
profit and is going to put this entire
stock of new Franklins on safe at the
auto show at the old price, thus saving
each purchaser of a car during this
week the cost of many months' driv
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Hundreds upon hundreds of automobile owners have come to ;
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did they find?. They found that HAWKEYE TIRES WERE LEAD-
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PHONE DOUG. 1960
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