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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAY 5, 1918.
NATIONAL ROAD PROBLEMS
: CONSIDERED BY CHAMBER OF
Much Depends
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MISTAKE TO 5TARJ A DRlVt
atSMTEO
COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES
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Seven-passenger Tourster
Men Prominent in Transportation, Auto Building and
Road Work Urge Authorization of Federal High
J way Department; Larger Sums Are Being
y ' Expended Every Year. ,".N
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I" The Pole sAeroElGin I
IfiXV RVC THAT WfD KjNj ON SUCH ROUGH R0A03 MfTI
yjp
4 i Tha nnPsHnn of wava' and
nighways was thoroughly discussed at the time of the annual
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States re-
, cently. held in Chicago.
This Important subject was ably
' covered ii addresses 'delivered by two
of fhe molt prominently known men
in the country, heading great indus
trial enterprises, wno are giving 01
their time in advancing the interest!
of pood roads. Jhese were F. A. Sei-
berling, president of the Goodyear
Tir and Rnhher cnmninv of Akron.
. 6., and president of the Lincoln High
way association, ana Mr. k. v. uia-
pin, president of Jtne tiuason Motor
tar company of Detroit, Mich., chair
man of the highways transport com
mittee of the Council of National De
fense and vice president of the Lin
toln Highway association.
. Mr, Chapin delivered an iddress in
which he outlined the important work
af the highways transport committee
which is serving to facilitate trans
portation needs through the extension
of the use of the motor truck for over
land hauls to relieve ,the railroads of
their present staggering burden of
. traffic. -.
Mr. Seiberling ipoks of the high
ways transportation problems of the
day, saying in part:
;, "We need, and should have at once,
created and empowered by proper
legislation, a strong, independent
federal highway department, ade
quately Supplied with money anil with
hroad discretionary powers over its
expenditures and so organized that it
coulti make a thorough survey of the
requirements of motor truck transpor
tation and dictate to the state, county
and township road-constructing units
vpon what roads their money should
fc'e expended. By thus correlating the
clorta of all of our road-constructing
agencies and being in a position to
supply additional funds where needed
to augment the local finances, to
bring about a uniform, ' continuous
system connecting our main cities I
connecting our mines and farms and
factories with our ports, such a fed
eral department would be o! the
greatest possible benefit to the coun
try and accelerate tremendously, and
at once measures for transportation
relief. - : '
. Total Expenditure. .
' "Our total expenditure for roads,
according to the figures of the office
of public roads of - the Department
of Agriculture, has been for several
year past over $230,000,000 a year,
and yet. only approximately 10 per
cent of the total mileage of roads in
the United States have received any
attention whatever; and less than two
thirds of that 10 per cent is in any
way adequate for the type of trans
portation we nave been considering.
urther, even this proportionately
smalf mileage of road improvement
does not link up to form what can
be called a road system. It is scat
tered; its usefulness for interstate
freight transportation la negh'gible.
An immediate building program, de
signed to connect up existing scat
tered construction, is essential. .
- "It is estimated thai approximately
20 per cent of our roads will carry
from 80 to .90 per cent of our traffic;
or, in other words, 400,000 miles or io
of permanently and properly con
structed roads In the right place in
this country would practically com
plete our necessary highways. At the
same rate of expenditure, this national
system, this wonderful adjunct to the
national's . transportation facilities,
could be accomplished in 20 years
without a cent more than we are now
expending, if soma central authority
empowered by'the government, taking
a broad, bird's-eye view of the na
tional situation -could, from an un
biased standpoint, designate which
roads these are. -The same authority,
by promptly indicating the immedi
ltely necessary war roads, could bring
about their uniform improvement At
once wifh funds already available."
SPECIAL CARE OF
SPAEK IS VITAL
. TO CAE ECONOMY
"Generally speaking assarts W. L.
ZZly of the Noyes-Kilty Motor eons
yay, Kiag distributors, "a ear oe
rates at toast expense par mils when
h-rass b big gear with the spark
( -j advanced, tat not always. Tali
csnditioa is a most extra vacant one
rhe the reticle is ranning slowly,
frit, because the spark is then toq
tirly, produfing a spark knock, and,
iJeondly. betaurt the power impulses
sre farther spmrt and the action is
therefore leu even, nower beinar con.
samed is overcoming the inertia oj
tie flywheel, which is very great at an
Seven torque. .- ,
:"Many drivers try to stay in high
gear and keep their spark levers ad
vanced all the Way as long as possible
U' climbing a 1iiH-. Under these con
ations, wlacn a change is finally to be
made, it may be necessary to go
dawn into low because of the low
fvd, wherras second would have
sced with a little more momentum.
"Not only this, however, for with
tie engine laboring there is a treat
sain on al! the parts, the bearing
ire unaergong great pressure while
t Mng only poorly oiled and with the
i irk too tar advanced the combui
. . .e ...
i n oi in pas is partially exerted in
i reverse direction, actually slowing
: ( "wn ine engine, and partly on dead
i liter, subjecting the whole engine
I ) a terrapie shock at evenr xolosion
'"Naturally, too, much fuel is being
tasted in this destructive effort. Most
i ivers' who do this think they are
fpnoaiizing .because they reason
etr engines are turning over less
' ics per given distance of car travel.
J hence lefs gas is being passed
ough the engine and burned. This
not. io, muiy of them will be sur
ed to learn, for if a change wer
-e to second speed actually less
t would be consumed." t-
Omaha Real Estate is the best in-
stment yon could make. Read- The
means of imnrovinir America's
STDDEBAKER MAM
TO
Interests Outside of Auto Busi
ness Will Require Entire
r Attention;: fo Enttr the . (
Oil. Game.
Announcement was made last week
to the effect that E. R. Wilson, head
of Studebaker Wilson, Inc., had given
un his contract with the Studebaker
Corporation ttf America .to devote hip
time to other interests.
Mr. Wilson, although a young man,
has been on! of the marked successes
along the Omaha automobile row. He
has been active in all co-operative
wqrk among the dealers, and leaves
tns row witn tne best wtsnes o every
one concerned. - .yiV.
, No Frletioit.
la speaMng of this move, both E.
R. Wilson and C. S. Connor, man
ager of the Studebaker Omaha
branch, were emphatic in their denial
that there had been trouble of any
It wO
.
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814-18 Faraam
Serviea
LEAVE AOTO ROW
nature. The friendliest of relations
still exist between the parties con
cerned and the change was due to sn
entirely different circumstance.
For the past two years Mr. Wilson
has been interested quite heavily out
side of the automobile business. One
of his investments has been oil. and
ths recent activities among oil oper
ators has developed an opportunity
which Mr. Wilson feels will require
his entire attention.' , .
It la for thii reason rather than any
lack of faith in ths future of the auto
mobile business that has prompted
him to quit the automobile business.
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New liberty' Backers Are Now
In New Home gn Douglas Street
The Omaha Liberty Auto company,
recently organized to handle the Lib
erty "Six" in this territory, is now lo
cated in its new quartera at 1914-16
Douglas street This location, which
u in a building recently constructed,
has been arranged in most attractive
style for an auto show room.
William McCuIIom, who for some
time past has been assistant sales
manager of the W. M. Clement Motors
company, is at the head of this new
firm, and a very successful future for
ths new firm is predicted by thoge
who are acquainted with McCullom
and his record as an auto salesman.
Declutching at Corners
While it Is a wise precaution to
throw out the clutch when rounding
a sharp corner, it also has a beneficial
effect upon the tires. Whenever the
ear tends to skid, due to its deflection
from a straight course, a cross strain
is brought to bear on the tire treads,
which is directly proportional to the
weight of ths vehicle and the radius
of tns curve and proportional to the
Ejuare of its velocity. If the power
i afjplled in rounding a curve the
tendency to rip off the tires is further
aggravated by the backwardMrag due
to traction. - If ths clutch is released,
however, that factor is eliminated and
the strain Is thereby reduced.
KCAR
Right when i began', the -car has
beenJ growing steadily' better.
P u b.1 1 c confidence has con
sistently increased. Its perform
sjolm has steadily improved.
par ? to its m
ra Baa
The tiro
k vaasoally
anttoafi is vnuraany atgn. .
Touring Car, Koadstor or Business Car, $888)
Winter Touring Car or Roadster, I1050J Ssdaa'or Coupe, $1880.
(An prices f. o. b. Detroit)
MURPHY-O'BRIEN AUTO CO.
St.
Omaha. Neb.
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Station BlackStone Garage 3814-16
CADILLAC CAR AS
OUTDOOR PULPIT
Missionary -Will Make Cross
Country Trip From San,
Francisco in Specially
Made Vehicle.
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Iadkarlng ths trend toward motor
transportation is ths specially fitted
Cadillac ear of David Goldstein which
left San Francisco recently.
Mr. Goldstein is a representative of
ths Catholic Truth guild of Boston
and is engaged in mission work.
: His specially fitted car gives him
an outdoor auditorium in a way.
Ths forward part of the body is so
arranged that the top can be adjusted
to form a sounding board for the
sneaker who talks out in the open.
Mr. Goldstein is now touring Cali
fornia, but-will eventually cross the
nunrrw Atta1tn tt ft fa O t PtstAn
vvuuuji aausepaassig aaasi assy es wusivu
in the fall.
AUto Warning Signal Like
Semaphore Arm Used by R. R.
. fOmaha is fast taking up 'with
safety first appliances as a means of
increasing - efficiency and insuring
safety, asserts Sol S. Goldstrom, an
Omaha automobile man,
"Recently we became interested in
the Comer Auto-Stop Signal and have
"taken on" the distributer contract
for Omaha. This safety-first appli
ance Ires met a ready welcome at the
hands of Omaha motorists.
"This appliance was designed by an
old railroad engineer and, through a
connection with the , brake rod, it
throws up a warning arm similar' to
ths semaphore signal adopted by the
rallroada. At night it -lights auto
matically, as does the semaphore sig
nals." l'
low.
Phone Tyler 123,'
Farnam SjL
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pHE tbnfl of Aero-Eight
X capacity stems unattain
able. TheT is always b
reserve for the emergency.
Its Inexhaustible energy Is
created by adapting fo itscon-i
Aruction the latest advance
ments in improved serotype
engineering as conceived or
the great war machines.
DB BROWN AUTO SALES CO.
WboleMl Ditbjbutofs for Iowa aa4
Northarn Nabruka.
Sam Good T.rritory Opan for Uva Daslara.
2210 Farnam St." Omaha, Nab.
1414 Loeuat St, Daa Mofnaa la.
COLE MOTOR
VAN
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, Omaha, Ne .
vJM I ue Big NW 71 t
HKS ; Bargiin:of 1918' T3$si '
JUJLJ - rpHE great value "of Model 90 and the big v lJfr- I
.TTNi x demand for it, warrants you in placing v IrMAll
your order at once. , Y. ''i'ty
yTjR - , Moretlianl00,0(Wiiavechosw rfTT7
' l"rw ja--illlllir .mhaiinuAfili.- 1 I , i . IT, ll l f I 1 1
v Hiliitl' H do, the way H performs and its teanomgl I llnv 'f
MWC k' r0Bda 1 ft W -
NjVj I has eseteror rear ssrbea. ICS LA . ''A
r"T ' ltoO, into-LAa startmg arfl . " Vh "
J L lighting vacuum fud iy a W-a ia, ' . i 1 . I
- Appearand, Performance? : N 4
fl( IS.! CmforU Sert and Price f fij -
' I 1m
EVEKY road Is a botrlcvard
when you ride in the Cole
Aero-Eight " '
It is not simply a composite of
chassis, power plant and body
It t a new type of mechanism
scientifically designed and
equipped with every jadvanced,
feature of improved eight-cylinder '
construction. -
It defies description. Its per
formance, alone, justifies the
' effort taken to pijoduce it.
Traynor Automobile Co.
Retail Dlttributora .
2210 Farnam St Phone Doug. 5208.
CAR COMPANY. INDIANAPOLIS. U.S.A.
BRUNT AUJO
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