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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1919)
1015 IMIIWEST OUT STRONG III FAVOR OF ROAD BONDS Two Hundred Delegates At tend Meeting at Chadron and Announce Policy to Legislature. Chadron, Neb., Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) Chadron eclipsed every town up to date at the Good roads meet ing of the Big Sixth district yes terday, over 200 delegates being preff nr. Talks were made by W. D. Fisher of Alliance, directors of the Sixth district; R. L. Riley of Sidney of the Motor Transport committe, George W'olz, president of the Nebraska Good Roads association, and several prominent men from Chadron and Crawford. , In the evening a banquet was lerved, 175 men being present. At the banquet a representative from each county gave his views on good roads and it was the unani mous opinion that western Nebraska wanted permanent roads. Wouldctfe Bonds. Bond the county, build permanent roads, not 10 years from now. hut right now, it was heard from busi ness men. fanners and ranchmen from all sides. Twelve counties were represented and 8 new members were obtained in the Nebraska Good Roads assoc iation and more than half were farm ers and ranchers. This gives western Nebraska more members than all the other live dis tricts combined. The men in the Big Sixth district have held more meetings since the organization was formed at Omaha in November than the other live districts com bined. Farmers and ranchmen expressed themselves in plain language that they wanted the men at the legisla Backed' by 41 years experience When you invest in the Defiance 1 Vis-ton truck you get the benefit of 41 years' experience in heavy vehicle building. You get one of the strongest trucks that it is pos sible to construct. . Yet sold at a surprisingly low price. Chassis Price $1795 ' TORBENSEN DRIVE, ltf.TON CAPACITY Standard Motor Car Co. CARL CHANGSTROM, President 2020 Farnam St. Omaha, Nefy Factory Adrtrf Tk. TuraWl Motor Track ud Waco HIGHWAY C A I, 8 A Compelling Force Something draws you to the National at first glance. That force is its smart appearance and sturdy construction. Then when you lift the hood a com plete realization of its construction clinches your admiration and forms a desire to own. Once an owner you will become one of a group of steadfast boosters. Come in and see it. National Car Sales J. C. HELBERT, Mgr. 2429 Farnam St. Phone Douglas 8334 ture to get down to business, cut out a whole lot of other bills and, put the bills through for good roads right now. Secretary W. D. Fisher, who is to leave the state March il to take up the secretaryship of the Sheridan Commercial club, was given a rising vote of thanks for the efficient work he has been doing in the interest of good roads in Nebraska, particularly the western part of the state. Adopt Resolutions. The following resolutions were passed unanimously: "Be it Resolved, That ihe Sixth congressional district of the Ne braska Good Roads association, in convention assembled at Chadron, February 1, 1919, recommend the amendment, Senate rile No. 68, in serting Jhe word "resident" on the line 46, between the word "the" anJ "owners": "We recommend bills 298, 299 and 300 be approved without any amendments and we ask our sen ators ana representatves to approve same and use their influence to see that they are passed at an early date, the same as No. 68. "We recommend and heartily en dorse the passage of the bill to rrmrt a nrw ranitnl at Lincoln. COSt- Ung not less than $5,000,000 and ask that a like amount nc appropriated for permanent roads in our state during the same period. "We heartily recommend Ne braska Good Roads cssociation and pledge our moral and financial sup port to same. "Wc heartily endorse the State Highway Motor Transport organi zation and pledge our hearty co operation. "He it Resolved, That we heartily endorse the hilt calling for the em ployment of county engineers and ask our senators and representa tives to give this bill their active support." Government road officials esti mate thai road construction and maintenance in the United States in volve an annual outlay of over $300, 000,000, a sum which, if capitalized at 5 per cent, would represent an investment of $6,000,000,000. There has never been a nation-wide traffic census to show either the direction or volume of traffic over these high ways. o.b. Defiance, Ohio Co. DfUnc, Ohio LANDLORD HAS AUTO TENANTS TO CLUB TO DiflE Recalls Change on Auto Row from the Time Bill Paxton Used Block for Cow Pasture. B. J. Scanncll, trustee for the ?tfary E. Paxton estate, gave a din ner at the Athletic club on Wednes day evening to all officers of the different firms now occupying what is known as the Scannell block on automobile row. Mr. Scannell spoke in very interesting terms as to the progress of the automobile industry since his building first became oc cupied 'by the automobile people. In the block mentioned are located the Cadillac, Firestone, Overland, Keo and Studebaker. The new build ing which is just completed is occu pied by the Van Brunt company and the Jones-Opper company and is one of the most .modern in the city and is a beautiful structure. It was designed by George L. Fisher and closes up the gap in this block, whieh is the only one in the city of Omaha devoted entirely to the auto mobile business, where each build ing is of three stories or more. Mr. Faxton bought this entire block in 1881 for $15,000 and a most conservative valuation for this ground alone is given at $.5,000. Henry W. Yates of the Nebraska Na tional bank, so history goes, made a profit of $9,000 in 45 days on thi piece of land, buying it for $6,000 and selling it for $15,000 45 days later. At that time there were no business houses of any kind west of Fifteenth street. Many interesting remarks were made by those present and J. II. Hansen of the Cadillac was calhq upon by Mr. Scannell to act as toastmaster. It was interesting to listen to Mr. Opper of the Reo, who mentioned that there were now 177 persons employed in this one block, and that a business of more than $12,750,000 was transacted per year; the block containing approx imately five acres of floor space. A. H. Jones of Hastings, predict ed the greatest year in the automo bile business,' and he has been con nected with the most progressive firms in automobile history for the last 14 years. He is now heavily in terested in several leading firms in this territory. All the buildings in this block have excellent service entrance facilities. The Cadillac on the west and the Studebaker on the east, have street entrances, and the other buildings have very fine rear entrances from a large court. Those present 'at the banquet were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Van Brunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Van Brunt of the .Overland; Messrs. Alexander and Shubert of the Firestone, Mr. Ind Mrs. Opper and Miss Opper of the Reo; Mr. and Hrs. A. H. Jones of the Reo and Cadillac, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Fisher, designer of the new building; Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Scannell and Miss Adair. Lvle Caldwell of Providence, R. I., Mr. and Mrs. Snyder of the Reo, and Miss Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hansen of the Cadillac. The block on which these build ings are located was a few years ago known as Paxton's pasture, as this valuable piece of property was used as pasture for one Paxton cow. Farmers Are Buying Motor Trucks in Large Numbers The recent performance of the motor truck in France, according to R. W. Peterson of the Peterson Truck company, is fast being brought home to the farm communi ties by the boys who have seen the truck stand up under conditions which no horse could live through. Many farmers are now taking an ac tive interest in facts concerning the truck and it will be but a short time until every modern farm in the cen tral west will be equipped with one or more motor trucks. Road conditions of course will do a great deal toward influencing truck sales, but regardless of the road An Education m Power Farming FOURTH ANNUAL Kansas City, Feb, 24 to March 1, 1919 Under Direction of Kansas City Tractor Club Greatest and Most Comprehensive Exhibition o! Tractors. Tractor Accessories and Power Farm ing Machinery ever held In America. Over 90,000 Sq. Feel el Floor Space. Approved by U. S. Govern ment. Every Farmer will be interested In tula wonderful snow. i 'I fl Same Week As s, Mcmy j p K.C.Aa!o f Special I 11 pi : - ) Attractions Mi,,.-,,.- rV--tmt i-tJ I ) THE OMAHA SUNDAY conditions, farmers will soon realize that the truck is a time and money saver under, all road conditions. If the truck is equipped with chains it is possible for it to travel over almost any road which a team of horses can travel over. Truck trans portation is faster under all condi tions and the economy of truck hauling is no longer questioned." Hundreds of Millions to Be Available ,S(3on for Road Improvement Hundreds of millions of dollars will be made available for road ex penditures in the United States within the next few months, if leg islation now awaiting consideration is favorably acted upon by the as semblies of the various states. At no past time in the history of the nation has there been such a trend toward highway development as is evidenced by these measures, and road builders everywhere are con fronted with the necessity of formu lating broad policies to govern the expenditures. Early estimates placed the total amount, which would be expended bv states and nation in 1919, at $.500,000,000. Since that time the na tional senate has acted favorably upon a bill providing for an increase of $200,000,000 in the federal aid act, of which $50,000,000 is made, imme diately available and another $75, 000,000 added in the fiscal year be ginning July 1 of the present year. The remainder is set aside for 1920 1921. This measure is now awaiting final action in the house. Expect Big Demand for the Paters6ns After the Show The new Patersou'modeK accord ing to J. P. Linch, of the Nebraska Paterson Auto company, is proving to be very popular with the dealers. An entirely new design braces the Paterson power plant this year, which in appearance is a sort of a combination between the body angles of the Packard and the Cole Aero Flight. Linch has sold a number of these models since they have been placed on the sales room floor and expects to do a big business after the auto mobile show this year. Arrange ments for a good supply of cars have already been concluded so that there will be no hitch in the matter of deliveries except on certain mod els. ' Road Improvements to Boost Sale of Automobile Trucks From now on, according to Carl Changstrom, of the Standard Motor Car company, the truck business in the western states will be on the up grade, owing to the fact that many bills for road improvements are now being considered and will eventual ly take . shape in an enormous amount of work on rural roads. The roads of our community are the most serious set-backs ,of the truck business. The east has em ployed trucks in all manner of haul ing for a considerable length of. time and the truck has been the big fac tor in the transportation activities of many large western cities. The building of suitable roads will be re sponsible for the extension of motor transportatioTTHn this territory. Firm Reorganizes and Will - Sell Twd Lines of Trucks The Commercial Truck and Trac tor company has recently reorgan ized and will devote its energies to selling the All American and the Day & Elder truck. The personnal of the new company includes Ed ward Peck, president; Herbert Grasshaus, vice president and M. C. Losch, secretary ajid treasurer. According to Losch, the officers of the company feel that they have two truck lines which are bound to build up a wide circle of friends for them. The All American, though a new truck in this territory, is compar tively well known in other localities and is going over in fine shape. The Day & Elder line has been handled in Omaha for some little time and is considered a very good truck. National forests can not be eco nomically an efficiently protected against fires until they are well equipped with roads, trails, tele phone lines, and lookout stations says the annual report of. the chief forester of the U. S. service. BEE: FEBRUARY 23, LIGHT CARS IE BEST OVER ROAD TORN BYSHELLS Takes Less Gasoline and Is Easier on the Tires; Depreciation Also Is Much Less. What is the relation between light weight and usefulness in automo biles? That is the important'' con sideration among engineers today, and one which has a direct bearing on the cost of operation and up keep for the automobile owner. In automobile trade papers recent ly! several prominent British en gineers predicted a rapid change to ward reducing the weight and size of motor car, and gave as reason for their opinions the comparative usefulness of light and heavy cars on the battlefields. Light cars, so they claim, by reason of their great resiliency, could operate over shell torn roads with more comfort to the passengers and less damage to the mechanism than was possible with the heavier and more cumber some types. Then too, the economy of operation was much in favor of the lighter cars and resulted in long er trips without frequent refilling of the gasoline tanks. Takes Less Power. It is to be expected that the Frank lin Automobile company, which has for 16 years been an exponent of light weight in motor car construc tion, would have some very inter esting observations to make on this subject, and Ralph Murphy, chief engineer of that concern, sums up its attitude in a few paragraphs: "The heavier an object, the more power required to move it," states Mr. Murphy, "and in automobile operation this of course means gas oline consumption. On tires, too, ex cessive weight quickly shows in lower tire mileage because of the many heavy blows that must be cushioned. "Another important feature of lightweight construction is the de creased depreciation. On rough and rutted roads, taking each bump as it comes, with the very minimum of vibration and strain on the mecha- Chemists Add Some Big Improvements to Cord Tires "Engineers are credited with the creation of the modern automobile, due to their remarkable develop ment of the internal combustion en gine and the advancement in chas sis construction. Chemists have been left to the undisputed claim of hav ing made possible the present pneu matic tire which carries out in fact The Patriot is sold complete, with no "ex- tras" to buy. Equipped with either solid or pneumatic tires. The il lustration shows one of our farm bodies. We manufacture bodies for all- purposes. Patriot Trucks have achieved an enviable reputation in the western states for long distance hauling of farm crops, over roads of all sorts and conditions. A truck that will 'stand up and deliver under, such service is a good truck for service any where. Immediate Deliveries From the Big, New Patriot Factory Patriot Trucks are built in one of the largesMruck factories in the United States, by a com pany financially able to carry out its undertakings. s f Experienced truck men tell us that the Patriot should sell for more money; that, in quality of material, character of workmanship, skill in assembling and equipment, it compares favorably with the highest-priced trucks on the market. Patriot Trucks are sold on the basis of actual performance. Our interest and responsibility only begins when we deliver the truck. Distributors and dealers who are looking for a line of high-grade trucks, fairly priced, coupled with an equitable co-operation in marketing, will be interested in our proposition. Write us. y HEBB MOTORS CO., Manufacturers, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 1919. what was once regarded as a dan gerous experiment, 'riding on air,'" says T. 11. llaney of J, 11. llaney anil company. The latest, and most amazing advance in tire construction is that announced by the laboratories of the Racine Rubber company in the per fection and adoption of what is call ed an absorbing shock strip. For the present, this distinct innova- i I . - .i . v v ; : ; , i) I ' ' " K' ' . I ' ; t, U ' :v.i . f - ' - ' . ' ' j :r : ill s in i ri ;fr!Fvim$ riTfiTVvTrTm,,l ? rTTl r7TT rr;U 1 ! 1 1 1 ill tlm H IP klvAw -x 1 mi m i ' 1 1 1 r wf.ui r- t DeBrown Auto Sales Co. i nun Wholesale Distributors in Ne braska and Iowa Omaha, Des Moines and Lincoln. WVv a -a a & t. J f Hi 1 " fit f? si i 1 ssS? r hi 1 I "11 5 ct n iiM v. uj 4 V ! 1 f -A, 7 ,... ,. . , .u.nj.iuu,m iSgV T j . . I-.' - - !' -. - ; X tion is being used in the construc tion of cord tires by the Uacine Rubber company. It is described as an extra strip "of rubber, specially compounded to a graduated degree of resiliency. Through this gradu ated strip, the tough rubber, tread and the resilient cord carcass are welded together into a rugged, wear resisting whole. "Lord tire manufacturers have long Qle zAero -Eight DOUBLE THE RANGE OF PERFORMANCE HALF THE COST OF OPERATION Eight Exclusive 'Body Styles Traynor Auto mobile Co. Retail Distributor., 2210 Farnam St. Phone Dougla. 5288. COLE MOTOR CAR COMPANY, INDIANAPOLIS, U.S.A. been seking an effective safeguard against the danger of tread and car cass separation. This absorbing shock strip has been hailed as a so lution to this problem because it permits of a "neutral' zone" where the jolts and jars of the road are taken up in order that the millions of tiny cords impregnated with rubber may not be disturbed by the violence ot road Immps. 5 i i 1 I J n i !ii' r.,s f fee EIGHTEENTH 8UCCE88rUL