THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 9, 1919.
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Air Pressure of Auto Tires
Should Be Same at All Times
The air pressure should remain
the same winter and summer, says
the manager of a tire company.
"Many car owners labor under a
false impression regarding the tire
pressure," he adds, "Tires should
not be pumped up harder in the win
ter months. Likewise pressure
should not be reduced in summer
because decreases cause the tires to
bend more, create more friction and
naturally generate heat Motorists
are inclined to make a complicated
matter of inflation. While too little
pressure is extremely important and
is undoubtedly the biggest abuse
tires are put to, determining the
proper air pressure for tires it really
A simple matter.
A tire gauge is not absolutely nec
essary. Just stand in front or rear
of your car and observe that the tires
are full and round, that they do not
sag noticeably under the weight of
the car. Proper inflation is so im
portant that no chancel should be
taken. At all times the tire should
receive the benefit of the doubt.
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HAND-WROUGHT with the same
skill and technique that character
ize the custom-built job advanced
chassis construction body building
mechanical excellence.
A composite in body design of those unique
and distinctivef eatures which markthecustom-
built motor car costing thousands of dollars.
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Mounted on the Kissel custom-built chassis,
on which we are now concentrating, repre
senting the culmination of thirteen years of
engineering achievements and innovation
triumphs.
On display 4 pass. Tourster in Silver Blue,
4 pass. Speedster in Chrome Yellow.
DEAL WITH DUTTON.
C. J.. Dutton Automotive Co.
""056-53 Famam Street, Omaha, Neb.
PIGS NOW RIDE
TO MARKET LIKE
ARISTOCRATS
Great Truck Industry Built
Up Through Giving Bet
ter Service Than
the' Railroads.
To get a bunch of live stock to
market quickly before a drop takes
all the joy out of a season's profitj
is one of the things motor transport
is enabling farmers to do. Uncertain
railroad transportation and car
shortage have led to a marked in
crease in the numberi of fat hogs,
sheep, and cattle hauled to market
in motor trucks in the last year. The
fat stock travel with greater com
fort and are not so long on the road
where the truck supplants the freight
train.
Although the movement of live
stock to market by motor usually
costs more than by railroad, this
extra expense is more than balanced
by the quick delivery of the stock
before the market has much oppor
tunity to fluctuate. Furthermore,
when the lorry is used, as a rule,
hogs from a single fa,rm are loaded
in one truck, and there is less dan
ger of the animals fighting and in
juring each other in transit than
when a carload of mix,ed hogs is
shipped by rail.
In investigating the extent of
motor truck transportation to the
Omaha live stock market, the De
partment of Agriculture found that
for 40 years the movement of live
stock by wagon from farms from
five to 25 miles away had been fair
ly large. Development of better
highways and more rapid means of
transportation, that is, the motor
truck, has greatly extended this ter
ritory and fat farm animals now are
hauled by truck to South Omaha
from farms at much greater dis
tances than those formerly served
by wagon. A number of commis
sion firms cater particularly to the
motor truck, or less-than-carload
trade. Their business is increasing,
because many farmers are purchas
ing trucks for the special purpose
of delivering live stock.
Companies Formed.
Motor truck companies have been
formed in many towns and cities
within a radius of SO miles of Oma
ha to meet the demands of farmers
for such device. These companies
are developing not only the live
stock trade, but also a ''back haul"
trade of groceries, merchandise and
general freight such as feeds, fer
tilizers and farm supplies. On one
morning this winter between 5:30
and 8 o'clock 40 truckloads of live
stock were delivered at the Omaha
yards, and of this number 19 of the
vehicles were owged by farmers.
The charges for hauling stock by
motor vary with the distance. Some
companies charge a flat rate of 25
cents a hundred pounds, and add 1
cent per hundred pounds per mile.
Other firms charge by the load,
from $10 to $15 for the trip, depend
ing on the distance and the number
of animals carried- Although the
rates are considered extremely hign,
as the truck hauler charges 50 to 60
cents a hundredweight, compared
with a 12 to 15 cent freight rate,
PIERCE
ARROW
DUAL VALVE SIX
flpHE Pierce-Arrow has always been a car that yielded com
fort unstintedly. This comfort is the compound of easy
riding, perfect control, elasticity, quick response, intelligent
designing. The, new Dual Valve Engine increases these
qualities. It yields greater power and greater flexibility, mini
mizes gear shifting, adds nothing to weight and lessens oil
and gasoline consumption.
J. T. STEWART MOTOR CO.
, 2048-52 Famam Street
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
still the farmers seem to find the
motor-truck method profitable.
The carrying capacity of the
truck varies with the size, age, class
and weight of the animals. A
standard two-ton truck will carry
about 20 head of hogs. The floor
space of the truck, when small stock,
such as sheep and hogs, are trans
ported, is often increased by double
decking. As a rule, the motor ex
press companies operate trucks of
four or five tons capacity, while the
vehicles owned by farmers usually
carry one or two tons.
Increase Here.
Figures indicate how the motor
truck delivery of live stock at the
South Omaha yards has increased
in the last two years. In the first
nine months of 1917 there were only
52,129 hogs in the Omaha "drive in."
There was an increase of 90 per cent
in the same period in 1918. 142,220
hogs being deW"ered by the truck.
The cattle "drive in" from July to
September, inclusive, 1917, was 12,
189 head, and in the same period in
1918, 17,681 cattle.
The Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
Louisville markets receive a large
part of their hogs directly from the
farms by motor trucks. One typical,
double-deck truckload of live stock
unloaded at the Cincinnati stock
yards in the presence of a repre
sentative of the Department of
Agriculture, consisted of three 850
pound cattle, seven calves weighing
150 pounds each and 11 hogs averag
ing 185 pounds. Another load con
sisted of seven 750-pound cattle,
while other loads were made up of
from 10 to 25 hogs, weighing from
175 to 225 pounds each.
The custom in hauling stock by
motor-truck to the Cincinnati mar
ket is to charge a flat rate of from
$15 to $30 a trip for the use of the
large truck to convey the stock from
15 to 40 miles. One shipper reports
that he hauled 25 hogs 43 miles in
four hours, and that the actual
shinkage of these hogs, which
weighed approximately 200 pounds
apiece, was from six to 10 pounds.
Kansas City and Denver.
At Kansas City a marked increase
in the local "drive in" has resulted
largely from the increased use of
motor trucks. During the first
eight months of 1918, 72,887 hogs
were handled by motor truck and
wagon, an increase of 21,505 over the
same period of 1917. Denver notes
an increase of 223 per cent in sheep,
12 per cent in hogs, and. 13 per cent
in cattle in the local "drive in" dur
ing the first eight months of 1918,
compared with 1917. At St. Joseph.
Mo., the "drive in" during the last
year has more than doubled through
the use of trucks. In a single day at
St. Joseph 1,400 hogs.,200 cattle,
and a considerable number of sheep
were brought to the market in 190
motor trucks.
With good, permanent roads on
the boom in all parts of the country,
and transportation by truck mors
satisfactory in every way, the de
partment investigators belieye that
the future promises cheap and effi
cient marketing of stock in power
vehicles. The effect of market fluc
tuations is reduced to the minimum,
because, in the main, only a few
hours are required from the farm to
the stockyard.
Freezing Ice Cream
Carrying Wash Too
Much for Chauffeur
Chauffeurs in Albany have been
amused at the orders recently drawn
up by a motor car owner and hand
ed to his driver. The driver promptly
resigned, and information is lack
ing as to whether a more amen
able chauffeur was obtained. The
orders were: Arrive at house 7:30
a. m. except Sunday, then arrive
8:30 a. m.
Call at house and see that ashes
are removed from stove and bring
in coal, ice and wood.
Before leaving at night see that
cook has wood and coal.
Clean porches Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday mornings.
Cut lawn both ways and trim with
shears around shrubbery every Fri
day or Saturday.
I Every Monday morning take wash
to House of Good Shepherd.
Clean cellar every Saturday.
Car to be brushed out every day
and washed, when dirty, after every
trip.
Carriage house, bothroom, garage,
harness room kept clean and in
order.
Every Sunday a. m., after getting
coal, wood and ice for cook, freeze
ice cream and be ready to take girls
to church 9:50 a. m., and return at
10:10.
Freeze ice cream when told.
Your uniform kept pressed, shoes
shined and very neat appearance
when driving.
Tardiness, insolence, laziness, in
excusable. All orders given, are in kindly
spirit and should be received in same
spirit.
Never drive cars without uniform,
hat and gloves.
No chauffeur is allowed the use of
the cars.
Never wear uniform before or
after driving and keep same on
hanger.
New Experiences at
Front Brings New
Devices on Market
It will be noted in the cases of
many standard accessories at the
show that they reveal the direct in
fluence of use in warfare at the
front Many features and forms of
construction which are sufficiently
sturdy for civil uses were found too
light and not strong enough for the
rigors of lite in the war zone. It
meant redesigning in many factories
to meet army and navy specifica
tions. In other cases war necessity
was the mother of invention, and
there are some real "war babies"
offered not the least to mention
the wonderful Liberty airplane mo
tor which will be displayed at the
armory.
As the popularity of the closed
passenger car for all year round
use continues to grow, many refine
ments and accessories will be noted
that are applicable 40 the limousine
and coupe. Bodies are being con
structed with larger windows than
ever before, so that they become
practically glass-walled affairs.
Various anti-rattlinp devices will be
squeaks. Then, too, there are plenty
of exhibits of new winter bodies ap
plicable to Fords and other makes
of small cars.
Heaters of greatly improved de
signs, using hot exhaust gases as a
means for keeping the car com
fortable, are seen in high priced
cars and even in some of the more
moderate priced.
1 Hundreds of accessories will be
found that are designed to over
come the effects of cold weather.
There are many more priming de
vices to faciliate starting at low
temperatures, most of these being
controlled from the dash. Devices
of this nature have been on the
market for years, but a number of
the 1919 models work on new prin
ciples or have had their design con
siderably modified.
American Autos Carry
British Mission in Japan
Three National automobiles pur
chased by the imperial household of
Japan recently served as state car
riages for Prince Arthur of Con
naught and members of his party
during their visit in Tokio, where
they went on a diplomatic mission
for the British Rovernment.
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The Knight of Today
IMPRESSIVE in stately strength, like the knights of the
roads of yesteryear) vivid with the dignity and power of
tfioe medieval travelers, the MOLINE-KNIGHT MOTOR
CAR truth The Knight of Today.
Outside, its lines, a delight to the eye inaide, it respon
sive mechanism delight to the hand it is a smart, elegant
ear you can drive anywhere, and are proud to be seen
driving it.
Ita carbon-defying engine the silent sleeve-valve Mo-line-Knight
Engine is a heart of power and courage, tried
out with the tanks of Flandere field of battle and crowded
motor bus traffic of New York and Chicago.
No carbon to clean out no pre-ignition and back-fire-silent
as the night it add a special joy to your car and
doubles its usefulness.
There is a warrior-hearted engine for a car. Work but
spurs it. Age but betters it.
The Special De Luxe is a 7-passenger, SO h. p. Moline
Knight which has a special appeal to motorists seeking a fas
tidious model, combined with all-around usefulness.
But you will find a model to please your taste and fancy.
All have the unrivaled Moline-Knight engine.
Other Models
Coup Model L, 4 Mate, 40 h. p.
Chummy Roaditer, Mortal L, 40 h. .
Chummy Roidilir, Model G. 50 h. p.
All-Seai.il Sedan, S Mit. 40 h. .
Open Car. Model L, 40 h. .
Opea Car. Model a. SO k. .
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Prices Range From $2,000 to $2,500
, KNUDSEN AUTO C0.
2107 Farnam St Omaha, Neb.
Space Number 22, Omaha Auto Show.
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The Ultimate Small Car
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Prices
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Richmond, Ind.'
Five-Passenger - - $1,550
Four-Passenger - - - $1,600
Five Passenger Sedan - $2,250
HE Pilot exemplifies x
competent engineering
and design.
And in the Pilot you find
the extreme of high quality
standards in the selection
of materials and equipment
of every kind used in its con
struction. Workmanship and finish
are executed with the utmost
of painstaking care.
The touring model though
moderate in size and econom
ical in operation, is roomy
and rides easily.
The performance is what
you would expect of this Su
perfine Small Car.
Knudsen Auto Co.
2107 Farnam St. Phone Douglas 6531.
Space Number 22, Omaha Auto Show.
tound to keen the windows from
rattling and to eliminate body
