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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1919)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; JUNE 8, 1919. O Li FARMERS ARE THE BIGGEST USERS OF AUTOJRUCKS All-American Head Says More Attention Must Be Directed to Farmer to Serve Gen eral Demand. "Since farmers are shown by gov ernment statistics to be the great est users of trucks compared with i jy one ciass, says waiter a. Jonnson of the Mid City Motor 8: Supply Co., distributors of AI1 Amenean trucks, "it is natural that we study the farmer's hauling prob lems and provide a solution for them. This we aimed to do when e designed and built the All-American one-ton super truck. "It was because we sensed the rural demand, after close investiga i What This Name Means On a Motor Car When you see the name Columbia on a car, it signi fies these characteristics: History On the market four years. Never has had a "poor year." Appearanoa Generally accepted as one of the best looking cars built today. Mechanically The foun dation of its success is the fact that every parti is a rec ognized leader in its field. The specifications prove it. Btcluaira Fea turea Two features exclusive with the Columbia are generally rec ognized aa among the great SpaeiHeatimn Tlmk.n Axln Continental Had Saal Motor Harrison Radiator with Thermostatically Con trolled Shutter Spicar Universal Joints Borf & Bosk Clutch Detroit Steel Products Company's Springs Cemmer Stearins; Gear Auto Lite Starting and Lighting O-Lita Storage Battery Painting and Trimming by The American Auto Trimming Co. -Pantasota Top. Prlnm Flre-Paissngtir Touring Sedan $2445.00 Fhra-Passsnger Touring Car 1600X0 Four-Passenger Sport Model (S wire wheels included) 1745.0 Prices F. O. B. Detroit Columbia Motor Company of Nebraska 2212 Famara Street, Omaha, Neb. Gem of the tion, that we brought out the All American one-ton truck. The farm er requires a light truck in order to handle his loads at all seasons of the year sometimes when the roads are in such condition that a heavy truck would stall with a load. Then again, the lighter truck per mits of higher speeds which is an advantage to the farmer in that it gives him, or his driver, more time on the farm. "The economy of operation and maintenance because of design and in-built service is winning friends for the All-American every day. This, coupled with our facilities for advising the truck user of the best means of solving his hauling prob lems through fitting time-saving bodies is giving a remarkable flex ibility to hauling equipment among users of All-American trucks." Few persons associate diamonds with the manufacture of motor cars, yet thousands of dollars' worth of these precious stones are used each year in the big plant of Willys Overland, Inc., at Toledo. The dia monds are used to "true up" emery wheels essential in grinding the more minute parts which go to make the Overland and Willys Knight cars. est Improvements made on motor cars - within recent years the automatic motor temperature control and the non-synchronizing spring sus pension. The motor always oper ates at the most efficient temperature. Non-ay nchronininj springs, developed by Co lumbia engineers, make the Columbia the easiest riding car in America regardless of weight or wheel base. The name Columbia Six on a motor car signifies char acteristics worthy of the name it bears. Highway Where the Air is Pure There is no need for an expensive "vacation" when you own a sturdy, dependable motor car. For every road and lane is your playground and you find that recreation has become a daily habit Between dinner and sunset you can cover more territory and see more of nature than a dozen vacations could afford. Try it this summer with a Paige, five passenger, "Linwood." You will travel in luxurious com' fort, but the cost of operation will be surprisingly low. A little gasoline and oil that is all you need. With the Paige, first cost and last cost are one. New Series Linwood "Six-39" lto-pasmnger 11555 New Series Essex "Six-55" seven passenger $2060 Prices f. o. p. Detroit. PAMfl-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO, DETROIT, MICHIGAN NEBRASKA PAIGE CO. . R. M. AUSTIN, Mgr. Masonic Building, 19th & Douglas Sts., Omaha, Neb. New Auto Company Home Speeds Output II I. II I .. imaim II ill ii r imi-iurf hi ii in, ,i.il-'is"i i serfP'sHssstift''' mi, ,lnm ,. i.in,. ,.,. 11 in - iiiesmm. i, , ,1,. . ' ' . ' ' " " Although in its new home in Co lumbus, O., less than a month, it would be difficult for the casual ob server to be able to tell but that the Allen Motor company had been turning out automobiles in its pres ent factory for years. With a few more installations of hew machin ery, production of the Allen car in Columbus will be full under way. With 250,000 feet of floor apace, the new Allen plant is provided with ample room for the anticipated ex pansion of activities. There are two buildings, each four stories in height, connected by a passageway AUTOS BOOM TO 'OWN YOUR HOME' CAMPAIGN IN U. S. Head of Lexington Motor Co. Points Out How Cars Will Help Solve Hous ing Problems. That the automobile is proving it self a decided factor in furthering the nation-wide "Own-Your-Home" campaign is the declaration of Frank B. Ansted, president of the Lexing ton Motor Co. The success of the campaign in many localities, particularly in the larger cities, says this manufacturer, has been contingent upon the sale of motor cars. "The solution to the housing prob lem which now confronts the coun try is largely dependent upon the motor car." says Mr. Ansted. Move to Suburbs. "From every city of consequence come reports of famine in homes. Real estate men report an unprece dented number of prospective buyers and renters,"but no available prop erty. "This scarcity of homes in cities and the continued increase in ren tals in driving hundreds of families into the surburban districts where many are building upon sites pur chased at moderate prices. "With other transportation facili ties lacking, they are buying motor cars to carry them back and forth to their daily work. Many have found that they can buy homes or build homes in the suburbs and pur chase a motor car for less than a home in the more congested sec tions in the city would cost. "Wide-awake real estate men in many instances are suggesting motor cars' in their selling-talks and are finding it helps them close their sales." on every floor. These buildings are of brick and concrete construction throughout. Remodeling of the sec ond floor of the main building for the executive, sales and advertis ing offices is just being completed. Admirably located as to railroad connections, the new factory is within easy access to any of the dozen and a half railroads running in and out of Columbus. With rail road tracks to the doors of the plant on two sides, finished cars will soon be going out in a steady stream into waiting freight cars. With the big, complete factory at Columbus in operation, the Allen BRIGHT FUTURE FOR SIDECARS ON MOTORCYCLES English Development of This Vehicle Proves It Prac tical Mode of Speedy Travel. London, June 7 Those who took an active part in the beginnings of the motorcycling movement 16 or so years ago will remember with what scorn and derision the first idea of the sidecar, as a passenger carrying attachment, proposed to be superior in every way to the trailer, was re ceived by the "experts." It was "un mechanical," imposed all sorts of im possible stresses and strains upon the machine; it was difficult to steer and dangerous round corners; it took far more power than a trailer (this, we believe, is undoubtedly true), and it possessed, in addition, all sorts of incidental disadvantages, which must inevitably prevent its having any future, and infallibly point to its originator as being a complete lunatic, and so on. American Development. It is to be noted that the sidecar is not now, as it once was, exclusive ly confined to the British Isles. In this country it took a considerable time to "catch on," and for years there were only two makers of any importance in place of the dozens in existence today. In America it took even longer, but once the idea had taken root there it quickly esjab lished itself, and most of the trans atlantic motorcycles are now defi nitely designed for sidecar work. Lighter Materials Wanted. The only pity is that in the vast majority of cases the cyclist gets so much weight A full-blown side car combination will frequently scale Motor Trucks Will Be Installed to Aid in Delivering Mail Rural Americans more than a million of the are coming into the city. They are going to live with us each day and enjoy our habits, thoughts and pleasures not in bodv but in mind. This is the cause for their burst of joy at the news of tht Postoffice department that mo tor trucks are to be put on all rural routes. The benefit to be derived from this big development, suggests almost an endless chain of things at first thought. But the big benefit to be derived is this: it will give our country a more unified thought on all the large problems, and, with so many of them coming up these days, in which the help, the interest and the attentton ot all is demanded, it is the biggest achievement since the birth of the printing press, Thanks to the motor truck for bring ing about this progress, for it fulfills a much needed contribution to the education of the rural America. Discussing the effect to the motor truck to this field, one of the Post- office department officials stated that from 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of newspapers are being" shipped out of a certain city each day by post- office trucks, and that these papers reach their destination two hours earlier than they could if delivered by any other means. Each day finds more proof that our education in adapting the motor truck to greater use in the uplifting of our national life, is still in the lower grades. It is interesting to watch the new needs spring up and the satisfactory manner with which the motor truck meets each one, and to know that Paige trucks are among those bearing the brunt of our reconstruction problems. Motorcycles Complete 24-Hour Endurance Run The fifth annual 24-hour endur ance run of the Crotona Motorcycle club of New York City, just held over a route of 535 miles, passing through Suffern, Middletown, Al bany, Pittsfield, Springfield, Hart ford, New Haven and Bridgeport, back to New York, was participated in by 87 drivers. In spite of an all night battle with muddy roads, 35 drivers finished the exacting grind, L. D. Richards winning the run on an Indian machine equipped with Goodyear tires. Cleaning. Car owners should not forget that one part of the battery system which needs attention is the distri buter head. When soot forms on this part it often enables the current to pass across from one terminal to another, with preignition as a re sult. The track of the distributer head should be kept clean and be touched up from time to time with a kerosene soaked rag. This will prevent its becoming dirty and will keep the rotor buttonfrom sticking officials have reached the goal of their efforts during several years of automobile manufacture. Hereto fore somewhat hampered by pro duction limitations, such restrictions are now entirely removed and big things are already under way at the new location. Barely four weeks in its new home, the Allen company has one of the busiest places in Columbus. There is no doubt of any business depression there. So far as the com pany is concerned, the war ended last November, and things have been looking better and better ever since. 1 cwt., including its passengers. This is coming perilously near light car weight and it is high time that de signers paid immediate attention to its reduction. It is quite a fallacy to think that any virtue attaches to weight per se, and there is no rea son why motorcyclists, in common with more ambitious motor users, should not receive the benefits of the lighter and stronger materials which recent metallurgical progress has placed within our reach. Commercial Work. The employment of sidecars for commercial work in connection with light loads in which speedy delivery is important seems to offer a con siderable future for motorcycle de velopment. With loads limited to about 4 cwt. remarkably light run ning costs can be achieved, and in point of reliability this type of vehicle leaves very little to be desired. nt: ill 947 Miles jES Sw Vt? in 28 hours IS minutes , 1(1(1' Avenge 24.28 miks y5rct I 1 III . ' per gallon of gasoCne, ? tt7 111! fuii urasi YANKEE PUBLIC ENJOYS 500-MILE MOTORJLASSIG Record of Goodyear Tires One of the . Features of Auto Race Replete With Thrill- ing Moments. . .in 'N That the American public has lost none of its enthusiasm for automo bile racing, after a lapse of several years on account of the war, was unmistakably demonstrated! at the big two and one-half-mile Indian apolis speedway on May 31, when more than 100,000 persons packed the mammoth grandstands and swarmed over the vast oval to wit ness the first big 500-mile sweep stakes since ,1915. The purse of $50,000 was suffi ciently large to attract the largest aggregation of the world's promi nent racing drivers ever gotten to gether, among whom were several noted French drivers. . After a terrific grind of five hours, 44 minutes, 2175 seconds, Howard Wilcox, an Indianapolis boy, driving a Peugeot car belonging to the In dianapolis speedway management, crossed the line, a winner, amid the mighty cheers of the vast throng, with whom the local driver had been a favorite ever since assuming the lead at the 250th mile. His rate of speed for the race was 87.12 miles per hour. It was also a notable victory in fact the greatest ever achieved upon a race track for Goodyear tires as well, for Wilcox drove on these tires and at the finish of the race still had two tires that had covered the entire 500 mile distance. Close behind the flying Wilcox, finished Eddie Hearne, the western millionaire driver, in a Durant Spe cial. He also had two tires at the finish that had covered the entire course. In succession came Jules Gour, An Owner Test The Kind That Counts It is the day-in-and-day-ont record of stock cars in the hands of owners that has built up the public appre ciation of Overland. A recent demonstration of Model 90 power, endur ance and dependability was an impromptu 'round trip' between Oakland and Los Angeles. It was a most severe test, over mountain roads, through a blinding storm, with mud hub deep in places. The Model 90 never faltered, never failed! The performance of the car and die time made is the more remarkable because it is what more than 150,000 Model 90 owners know their cars are capable of. This run, on the heels of the Oklahoma victory where Model 90 stock car set the world's Non-Stop High Gear record, 4370 miles in 7 days, readily shows why owners are proud of their cars and why you will be proud of a Model 90. Let' us show you a duplicate of the cars that made these records. VAN BRUNT AUTOMOBILE GO. Distributors OHAHA, NEBRASKA . COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA Oniaa! Albert Guyot, Tom Alley, Ralph De Palma, Louis Chevrolet, Ira Vail, Gaston Chevrolet and Rene Thomas. The Indianapolis course is the most exacting track in the country on tires, as it is of brick construc tion which does not permit the flex ibility of movement accorded by the various board tracks. The tire performance was the most creditable that has ever been seen in a 500-mile race. Twenty seven of the 33 contending speed demons drove on Goodyear tires and nine of the 10 cars that finished within the' money wore them. Ira Vail, who finished eighth in a Hud son, completed the entire 500-mile course without a tire change. The four Ballot cars brought over v Next Time Buy FISK TIRES! You don't want tires "built to a price" but you do want the best tires at the best price. Price of FABRIC Non-Skid Casing CORD Non-Skid Casing $30.55 $46.85 $4.80 Prices reduced proportionately on all sizes For Sale by Dealers The Fisk Rubber Company of N. Y. OMAHA BRANCH 2403 FARNAM AND 24TH STREETS from France for the express our. . pose of entering the race were ex1' pected to set the pace for the Mir, and showed the fastest time in th: qualification trials. But after t- sharp brush with these car for: some 15 laps, Ralph De Palma, dri' ing a Packard, assumed the lt& and held it against the field until " the 250th mile, when a broken vafva spring drove him to the pits, f 1 During De Palma's stop at the ( pits, Howard Wilcox, who had been -running a good second in a Peugeot moved to the front and for the next ; 250 miles was never headed off. Wilcox drove a wonderfully steady, race and his winning of the first prize of $20,000 was a popular on.' wnn tne iuu.uiw spectators. 32 x 4 TUBE Fits all makes of Casings