HE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1918.
NEW RECORD FOR
CAR SALES MADE
AT AOTO DISPLAY
More Machines Sold WedneS'
.day Than During Any Two
Days at Previous Shows,
Says Powell.
J Omaha's first war-time automobile
i anovr aireaay oas esiaoiisnea uscn ri
hnge success, not merely as an ex
hibit or from the standpoint of at
tendance, but as a business proposi
lion. For the 13th annual Omaha auto
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inow now in progress ai uic auuiiu
j iura is making its mark as the most
Successful "buying" show in history,
i Wednesday was the first big sell
ing day and, paradoxical as it may
teem, automobile men attribute a
urge portion of their success in roll
ing up commissions to the snow.
Monday afternoon, during the first
lew hours of the show, many sales
Were made and contracts entered into.
Monday night was just fair, the ma
jority of the record-breaking throng
pf opening night consisting of mere
lookers-on. Tuesday business began
to pick up, but Wednesday was the
gay when the automobile men ceased
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10 oe cxniDiiors ana oceanic sales
men. New Record Made.
According to Manager Clarke G.
Powell, a new record for automobile
ihow sales in Omaha was made. "In
sofar as I can estimate it, more cars
were sold Wednesday than during any
two days at previous Omaha shows,"
said Powell "That should be suffi
cient proof of the war-time prosper
ity of this territory and a blow to the
knockers. I never saw anything like
it; instead of the salesmen fighting
for customers, customers were liter,
ally fighting for salesmen."
More than 1,000 out-of-town dealers
registered at the show Wednesday
alone and Powell declares 99 per cent
of these dealers came to Omaha with
the express purpose in view of mak
ing contracts for cars.
Snow Aids Salesmen.
The snow took a shot at the attend
ance Wednesday night, but it aided
the salesmen. The Auditorium was
just comfortably filled and this led to
more congenial circumstances for
cller and buyer.
Today the auto men expect an
other record-breaking day. More
dealers are arriving from out in the
country and this means more sales.
Friday will be "Army and Navy
day," the big day of the show.
All Records for Saving
Of Fuel Made by Harroun
In January, 1917, the first Harroun
show car began its circuit of the au
tomobile shows at New York, Chicago
and Detroit and all along the line this
car was the center of expert inter
est. Engineers admired its construe
tion: it became the basis of compari
son with the most costly in its sturdy
but simple mechanical layout.'
The compact little valve in the head
motor, in which Ray Harroun had in
corporated the results of his native
genius and his years of experience as
racing champion and engineer, is a
conspicuous part of this performance.
Engineers were again amazed when
in a carefully observed test this mo
tor developed a maximum of 43 horse
powera feat new to the annals of
engineering in motors of anything like
its displacement
Records were again shattered when
this Harroun car. covered 49.6 miles on
gallon of gasoline on the Indianapo
lis speedway. This is the world best
record for a level circular course. On
the streets and roads more sensa'
. tional events have been registered and
an authentic and carefully observed
run of 64.4 miles on a single gallon
of fuel, i This was on a cold, blustry
day of early winter, when conditions
were tar from ideal.
Noyesand Killy Hosts
At Luncheon for Dealers
The Noyes-Killy company was host
at the Rome hotel Wednesday at
luncheon to 45 dealers of King and
Saxon automobiles and Signal trucks.
William U Killy, manager of the com
pany, acted as toastmaster.
Judge A. L. Sutton and Clarke Fow
ell, manager of the auto show, were
the only local men on the program
ueorge uuerney, service manager
irom tne King factory; t. A. Brown,
service manager of the Saxon fac
tory; r. B. Fackwood, western sales
manager, of the Saxon, and Douglas
Andrews, western salesmanager of
Signal trucks, were factory men who
appeared on the program.
"One of the features of the lunch
ran was the fact that all of the deal
ers were on time, enthusiastic and at
tending strictly to business," said Mr.
Silly, "In previous years the din
ters have been delayed waiting for
lealers, many of whom did not come,
tnd no interest was taken in the meet
mg. . This year all was different."
Head of Kansas City Auto
Association Visits Show
. Albert T. Clark, manager of the
southwestern division of the Ander
son Electric Car company of Detroit,
manuiacturers of Detroit Electrics, is
one of the "live wires" at the automo
bile expositicn. His home is Kansas
City.
Mr. Clark is president of the Kan
sas City Motor Car .Dealers' associa
tion. This honor was conferred upon
him by the Kansas Ciity dealers in ap
preciation for his tireless energy in
boosting the automobile business
The association has 70 members with
, less than 5 per cent electric car men.
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New Holmes Car Was De
signed With View to
Meeting Needs of
Fair Sex.
J. LEONARD ZISMER.
J. Leonard Zismer, district manager
of the Westcott Motor Car company,
is in Omaha" for the auto show from
Springfield,' O. He will spend the
week assisting the Standard Motor
Car company in pushing sales of the
Westcott car.
I was surprised at the show in
Omaha," said Mr. Zismer. "Omaha
after the exhibition this. year takes its
place in the front rank of motor
shows over the entire 'United States.
Women form a large part of the
Omahans who are inspecting the
Holmes car exhibit while attending
the automobile show. It is on display
in the Woodmen of the World build
ing at Fourteenth and Farnam streets.
The Holmes car, which is making
its bow to tHe Omaha automobile
world this week, was designed and
built by Arthur Holmes, president of
the Holmes Automobile company,
Canton, 0.
The Holmes car is air cooled, a fea
ture which recommends it to the
woman who drives her own car. Mr.
Holmes says , that when he designed
the car he made a special effort to
construct" a simple, easily manipulated
mechanism and this feature of the car
especially commends it to the woman
driver. She can and does learn to be
a good driver, but she wants the ma
chinery of motoring suited to her
physical strength. '
A young woman had a great deal
to do with designing the interior fit
tings of the car, according to Mr.
Holmes. The appointments are ade-
The-zeal with which Omaha dealers
are supporting the show demonstrates
the confidence they have in this territory."
quale, including the conveniently lo
cated case for calling cards and pow
der puff, and in the touring model a
commodious set of drawers located
directly in front of the deep, roomy
back seat.
Another new feature of the Holmes
car which appeals to women is the re
versible seat behind the driver in the
enclosed models. If several women
are riding in the car and one of them
has to take that tront seat sne can
turn away from the wind and face
her friends in the rear of the tonneau.
The car has full elliptic springs and
wide, luxuriously cushioned seats.
Minneapolis Boast Good
For Laugh at Postoffice
Postmaster Fanning is much
amused over the showing of the
Minneapolis postoffice in selling thrift
stamps as set forth in a little publi
cation issued by the postmaster. The
total sales of thrift and war savings
stamps of the Minneapolis letter car
riers since the campaign started is
$220,010. Mr. Fanning says the
Omaha carriers have sold that much
in a week.
The total sales by the carriers in
Minneapolis during January were $56,
753. One Omaha carrier sold more
than $24,000 in a single week in Jan
uary. '
North Platte Engineer
Some Stamp Buyer
North Platte, Neb., Feb. 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Engineer . Joseph
Schwaiger. and wife demonstrated
their patriotism last evening by buy
ing $2,000 worth of war savings cer
tificates from Postmaster P. H. Mc
Evoy. '
SHOW AND SLEET
BENEFITTO CROPS
Weather Man Reports Precipi
tation General Over State;
Worth Millions to Farm-1
ers of West.
The snow of Wednesday afternoon
and night was general over southern
and central Nebraska, southern Wyo
ming, all of Colorado and Kansas,
northern Oklahoma, southern Iowa
and all of Illinois.
Omaha had less than many other
nearby points. Precipitation, either
rain or melted snow, follows: Omaha,
.16 of an inch; Cheyenne, .36; Denver,
.50; Des Moines, 22; Davenport, .50;
North Platte, .06; Kansas City, 1.22.
That at Kansas City was chiefly rain.
It was just the kind of snow to do
good to the crops at this time of
the year. North Platte had 20 de
grees, Va'entine 24, Cheyenne 14 and
Denver 8 above zero.
Railroad officials say it was worth
millions of dollars to the farmers of
Nebraska.
According to reports to the rail
roads, the south half of Nebraska, all
of Kansas, together with the east half
of Colorado and Wyoming is buried
under a blanket of snow that is 2 to
10 inches in thickness. It is reported
at the railroad offices that the' snow
fall has ceased and that clearing
weather is the rule, with temperatures
ranging from 24 to 35 degrees above
zero.
There was little snow through the
northern part of Nebraska, but all
Wednesday afternoon and well into
the night there was a light rain.
Farther south snow fell all Wednes
day night, with the heaviest along the
Republican river valley and in the
southwestern part of the state around
McCook, Curtis and Benkleman.
In Kansas and in some portions of
southern Nebraska there was a fairly
heavy rain during most of Wednesday
night, later turning into snow and con
tinuing several hours.
Wheat in Good Condition.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 28. (Speciul
Telegram.)-Farmers report that
most of the winter wheat is green
and that the recent rains and snov;
were badly needed.
A cordial invitation is extended to all Auto
Dealers and Garage Owners to investigate
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The new Holme Car arrtrlnff at the Bhowroom In New York City, on Tuesday, January 8th at the end of the drlre from the factory at Canton, Ohio. At the wheel
i Arthur Holmes, Chief Engineer and President of the Holmes Automobile Company, who drore the ear from Canton. The route was from Canton to Pittsburgh ;
then over the heavy grades and hair-pin turns of the Allethenr Mountain roads to Hairerstown, Maryland; thence to ."Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. Ia
spite of heat snow.drifU and lea corned roada,,the run of 594 miles consumed only 48 gallons of gaaolinesbowjng the remarkable mileage of 13 miles to the.gallon.
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From Canton, Ohio, to New York over steep mountain grades, through snow drifts and roads of snow and ice
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IT'S all right to tie ribbons on a car in an auto-
mobile show, brilliant with glistening naint and
shining; 'accessories. They all look gooa on dress
' parade. The question" is, what will the car do in a
gruelling test of service -in the most difficult road
conditions, through blizzard, in a 50-mile wind with
top up and the chains on?' ;? v
What the motor car owners and dealers are asking today
is "What about the engine ?" 5
" What about the endurance of a car?" " Its economy?"
"Its dependability?" M Where are the bugs in it ?"
Engineers, motor-wise technical men, automobile dealers,
and alert car owners, who saw the Holmes Car at its New
York Showroom, during Motor Week, were convinced that
the Holmes Car is the last word in a perfected air-cooled
automobile. , ,
They did not meet Arthur Holmes, Chief Engineer and
President of the Holmes Automobile Company at the opening
of theshow. - ' -
He was on his way from the factory at Canton, driving a
new Holmes Touring Car, which arrived in front of the show
rooms Tuesday noon.
This is a record of his trip. The engine was put into the
chassis on Friday, January 4th, and the trip began on
Saturday. The engine had never been run on the block prior
to being installed. It was so stiff that no man in the plant
could turn it over. It required the electric starter and a man
at the crank to start it.
The comparatively level road between Canton and Pitts
burgh gave the only opportunity to break the engine in before
tackling the heavy mountain grades east of Pittsburgh. 4
In spite of the severe conditions, the engine gave no trouble
whatever. . J .
Owing to the grades, and the poor traction, because of
snow and ice, it wa3 necessary to make long climbs in first
and second gear. The engine was frequently running idle
.while the occupants of the car cleared away snow with
shovels, yet there was no heating. -,
The only adjustments made were those on the carburetor,
made necessary by atmospheric conditions, an adjustment
of a valve push rod, and one on the clutch.
Several times at the top of long steep grades, requiring
the use of first and second gears, the switch was thrown to
cee if the engine would kick over, but it was so cool that
there was absolutely no chance of ignition from overheating.
This was a striking vindication of the soundness of design of
the air-cooling system as developed in the Holmes Car.
Leaving Canton the tank contained 15 gallons of gasoline.
STATE OF NEW YORK 1
COUNTY OF NEW YORK ,
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January 9th, 1918.
'Cthe'underslgned, E. E. Smith, City of Canton, State of
Ohio, deposes and says,
I am In no way connected directly or indirectly with The
Holmes Automobile Company of the City of Canton, State of
Ohio. I was Invited to ride in The Holmes Car leaving Can
ton, Ohio, at 7 A. M January 5th, arriving at Grand Central
Station, New York City, at 1 P. Mi January 8th, 1918. I Kept
an accurate accounting of the entire tour as indicated herewith
as follows:
January 5th, 1919
Left Canton, Ohio at I A. M. wftfa 15 cadoM of KMottne la the tank and
1 quart of oil in tha engine. Mad eleven adjustments, causing delays
of from fifteen to twenty-five minutes each. Arrived at Uniomown, Pa.
at 1 P.M. Took on U gallons of rssoline in tank.
Distance covered from Canton. 193 mile.
Jtamarg 6th, 1918
Left Uniontown. Pa. at 1 A. M. Stooped Sim day for dinner at Froet
burtr.Md. Arrived at Hafferatown, Md. t-54 P. M. Took on It gallons of
gasoline fci tank and 3 quarts of oil added to engine. One valve adjust
ing screw broke, taking one-half hour to repair.
Distance covered from Canton. 31) mile . 1
Jatutart 7th, 191$
Clutch adjusted at Hagentown, Md. Left Hsgeistown, Md. at T A. M.
Arrived Trenton, N. J. 1 P. M. Took on It gallon of gasoline in tank.
No adjustment of any nature wa made on this ran.
Distance covered from Canton, 53 mile.
Janaarw 8th, 1918
Left Trenton. N.J.JA.R arriving at Newark. K J. at J A. M. left
Newark 11.45 A. M. arriving at Holme Show Room, No, Si Vanderbilt
Avenue, opposite Grand Central Terminal, New York City, at IP. M. 3
gallon of gasoline remaining in the tank, and i quarts of oil in the engine.
Distance covered from Canton, 4 mile. '
- (Signed) E. E. SMITH
Sworn to before me this 9th day of January, 1918. E. DLUman,
Notary Public, Kings County, N. Y.
Certificate fDed No. 142, N. Y. Coajntr, N. T. ,
13 gallons were put in at Uniontown, 10 gallons at Hagers
town, 10 gallons at Trenton; 3 gallons remained in the tank
after the arrival in New York.
This makes a total consumption of 46 gallons for the distance
driven of 694 miles, an average of about 13 miles to the gallon.
When the conditions under which the trip was made are
considered, this is remarkable. Up the long grades over the
ice, with slipping wheels, in spite of the chains, in low or
intermediate gear, with the top up in high winds, the gasoline
consumption was approximately 30 per cent' greater than it
would be under normal driving conditions.
When stops were made to shovel snowf and for other
causes, the engine was frequently left running idle. .
Between Pittsburgh and Uniontown and between Balti
more and Philadelphia, the party lost its way, got into roads
that were worse than the regular roads, and made frequent
stops to inquire the way, with the engine idling and consum
ing gasoline. The test demonstrates beyond any question
that under ordinary conditions an average mileage of 16 miles
and better may be expected.
In spite of a brand new motor, little more than one gallon
of oil was used for the 594 miles.
The first 104 miles, from Canton to Pittsburgh, are over
comparatively level roads of hard clay. From Pittsburgh to
Uniontown, and from Uniontown to Hagerstown, the way is
through the mountains, with long and steep grades. For
instance, there is a climb near Uniontown 7 rniles long with
a 10 per cent grade.
In the mountains there was heavy snow, with big drifts.
It was very cold, with the wind blowing almost a gale.
From Baltimore to New York, for the greater part of the
way the roads were practically a sheet of ice.
The heavy grades and hair-pin turns encountered in the
trip gave an excellent opportunity to test out the control,
handling and power of the Holmes Car.
To show how severe the conditions were, at least 20
wrecked cars and trucks were seen on the road between
Hagerstown and Philadelphia. They had slipped off the icy
road3 into the ditches.
As indicating the light weightbalance and flexibility of
the car, it may be mentioned that tire chains put on at Canton
were not taken off during the trip ; yet when the car
reached New York the chains showed practically no wear at
all. This is eloquent testimony to the easy riding qualities
of the car, and an indication of the wonderful tire economy
which its design was intended to insure.
Thi3 test, the most severe to which a new engine and car
could be put, leaves no room for doubt that both the engine '
and chassis design are practically and scientifically correct
and that no weakness exists in any part, of the car. '
THE HOLMES AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Canton, Ohio
This is the Car that created the sensation of Motor Week in New York. You can see it at the W. O. W. Bldg.,
Corner 14th and Farnam Sts. The Holmes-Morton Automobile Co., Present Location, Corner 14th and Farnam.