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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.
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11 pi : - ) Attractions
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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-
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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
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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.
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