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SALES MANAGER
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' Accessories Firm Finds Busi-
ness Growing, So Fast
They Needed Extra
Help.
f The interests of the seven Kopac
brothers have grown to such an ex
tent that it has become necessary
for them to seek the seryicesof a
man tD take charge of theif sales
policies and act in thecapacity of
sales manager. Bert Blair, who has
been associated with automobile and
accessory activities for a number of
years, was chosen to fill this posi-
tion. '
' : Blair has been connected with thr
Ford Motor Car company in va
rious capacities in Omaha and
Cleveland, O. While in Omaha
Blair was in charge of the Ford
.Service station. While in Cleve
land, and also in Portage O., Blair
was connected with the accessory
end of the automotive business.
' The Kopac Bros, operate
branches and (service stations at
Norfolk, Columbus, Schuyler and
David City. Neb., and Omaha was
. chosen as a headquarters location
abort five months ago, after consid
ering the advisability of, locating in
Minneapolis, Des Moines and Kan
sas City. Plans are being made to
increase the capacity in Omaha and
to do a general wholesale business
from this point ' A new building will
be erected very soon.
. One of the first moves made by
Well Known Auto Man
Joins Forte of Kopac Bro?
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Mr. Blair was the cleaning out of the
odds and ends which have accumu
lated in handling such a diversified
stock. In addition to handling all
manner ot automotive accessories,
Kopac Bros., have handled a consid
erable line of farm accessories and
the clean up sale which is being put
on now included everything from
spark plugs and paint to tractor ac
cessories. The articles which are being put
OjI sale are odd lots, which are top
small in quantity to be placed in the
catalog. These parts and accessories
The Reason Why
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WILKINSON RETREADER
The Onlv Machine That Cures Retread or Rebuilt
1 Tires Without Burninir the Sidewall and Bead.
Does Not Show the Lap
The above are the principal causes of failure in re-tread
tires and .they and other important features
have been eliminated in thenew Wilkinson molds
which are furnished with the new. Wilkinson Alumi
num Matrix, which put a Cord type tread on Cord as
well as, Fabric tires. ' Plain and Non-skid tread can
also be put on with the same machine.
These machines actually retread and rebuild a tire
so that it looks like new, wears like new and costs less
than half the price" of new.
We are demonstrating our machines at the Far-'
nam Tire &. Rubber Co.' salesrooms.
Does It Pay?
I Let Us Show You
. . Factory representatives are, here for a short time,
' and we would ask those interested to get in touch with
us at once. ' ' " V'
Wilkinson Vulcanizer Mfg. Co,
Factory Address: San Bernardino,' Calif.
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and Rubber Co
Distributors for Iowa and Nebraska,
r 2914 Farnam Street, Omaha. .;.
TeLHarhey 6758.
J. W. DILLRANQE, Mgr.
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are valued at approximately $100,-
000 and are new fhaterial.
' Ed Kopac has recently returned
, fron Chicago, where he has closed a
deal with General Sales Manager
Woodward of the Republic Rubber
company, for the addition of an
enormous stock of Republic tires.
TO PRESENT PLAN
FOR WIDENING
TWENTY -FOURTH
Planning Board to Consider
94-Foot Plaza on Twenty-fourth
South of
Harney.
A conference between members
of the city planning board1 and city
commissioners will be asked for
early this week by Chairman George
Morton of the plan board, to disT
cuses a proposal for making a 94-
j foot plaza on, the west side of
I Twenty-fourth street just south of
' Harnev.
Mr. Morton favors the plan per
sonally, if it is made a part of the
general plan for widening Twenty
fourth street. He will not recom
mend adoption of the plaza propo
sal, however, unless city commis
sioners and apparently, a majority
of other citizens approve the idea.
A plaza on Twenty-fourth street
would enhance property values, Mr.
Morton believes. He also believes
very little of the cost of the pro
posed plaza would be paid by the
city at large.
The plan board expects on Thurs
day to make formal recommenda
tions to council for widening
Twenty-fourth street and opening
Douglas street.
Farmers Will Always
Use Horses, Declares..
"." Veterinarian at Meet
' "While the horse is admittedly a
sort of a back number with the
city folks, he will always have a
place on the farm and will continue
to be considered one of the most
useful of the animals," said Secre
tary G. H.- Glover of the Missouri
Valley Veterinary association that
held its convention in Omaha last,
week.
Mr. Glover lives in Fort Collins,
Cqlo., where the horse is playing
an important part in farming opera
tions and also a vehicle of trans
portation through the mountains.
Speaking of the horse and his fu
ture, he said:
"There I is as much of a demand
for good norses as ever. Of course
they are not used to any great ex
tent tn the cities, but the country
needs and must have the horse.
Tractors are coming to be used to
a considerable extend, but they are
practical only on the larger farms.
Un trie 80 and 160-acre farm they
are not the t2hing. Even on the
large farms there always will be
much work that will have to be
done with horses, so, taking it all in
all, the day of the horse is not num
bered. "Every man likes a god horse and
consequently good animals will al
ways be in demand and at good
prices. The war stripped this
country of god horses. As a re
sult, it will be years before the stock
of horses will be back to normal
and in the meantime the animals
will continue to sell at high prices."
Fulton Truck Company
Now Branch of Factory
Announcement was recently made
to the effect that the Fulton Truck
company of Nebraska, Inc., is now
classed as a branch of the factory.
John M. Robbins is to act in the
capacity of vice president and gen
eral manager and controls one-half
interest in the Omaha branch.
The officials on the factory side
are W. F. Melhuish, chairman of the
board of directors; Mr. Sherman, of
Sherman & Bryant, president, and
H. Randolph Guggenheimer, vice
president, New York City. The offi
cers of the parent company recently
have been moved to the new Ford
building in New York City.
Contract Made for 700
' Scripps-Booth Autos
W. A. Hanson and R. C. Tyler of
Hanson & Tyler Auto company of
Fort Dodge, Iowa, were in -Omaha
Friday.- They were in conference
with their Omaha manager, J. S.
Elfred, planning next 'year's busi
ness. W. P. Abbey, western sales man
ager, Scripps-Booth corporation, De
troit, Michigan, was in also. Abbey
has just completed a contract with
Hanson & Tyler for 100 Scripps
Booth cars.
The Scripps-Booth line has en
joyed a wonderful business this year
and contemplate a larger volume of
sales for the 1920 season.
Will S.tart Work on Dodge
Street Early in August
City Commissioner Towl believes
the work of cutting down the grade
of Dodge street from Seventeenth
to Twenty-second will be completed
by January 1., He says the contrac
tors, Condon & Bolen, wijl begin
work early in August The street
railway company has agreed to hav
ing a narrow-gauge railroad track
laid in the street for hauling sCway
dirt '
To Circulate Petitions for
Water Bond Election Soon
Circulation of petitions for a
.committee headed by D. C Patter
son, prooaDiy win De started tnis
week. It is the plan to have these
bonds, $3,000,000,; redeemed by
profits from water power plants to
be. built with the money. They will
not be redeemable by taxation.
To Fill Vacuum "Tank.
In 'cases where the vacuum tank
has become empiy fet some reason
t; is a simple matter to fill it again
by turning over the engine a few
times with the throttle closed and
the spark off. This takes only a mo
ment and rreate rmtm enouarh to
fill the tank- .
Trucks Leave Factory For Overland Trip
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Thif Hebb Motors company of
Lincoln, Neb., manufacturers of
Patriot trucks, claim so great is the
demand for Patriot trucks that their
c'uslribulors .'will' not', wait for
delivery by railroad, but are coming
to the factory and are driving the
trucks overland to point of destina
tion. The above picture shows four
trucks leaving the Lincoln factory
on Monday, July 14, bound, for
Denver, Col., 525 miles away.
MAP ROUTE TO
FRONTIER DAYS'
FETE IN WYOMING
Horses to Come Into Their
Own Again at Cheyenne
Celebration In Spite of
Horseless Age.
Although the present era is said
to be the motor and horseless age,
horses will surely have their inning
during the week of July 22 to 29 at
Cheyenne, Wyo. Cow ponies, cow
punchers, and wild steers will hold
the center of the stage there during
"Frontier Week," the mammoth an
nual round-up that draws visitors
from every sectioiTof the United
States.
Officials of this gear's "Frontier
Day" say that those who predict
that the big yearly horsemanship
and ranchcraft carnival is but a pass
ing relic of the frontier days of '49
will be startled at the 1919 attend
ance and also the number of entries
and the caliber of the eventsJ More
interest is being manifested than
ever before and all previous records
are expected to be shattered.
For those who will make the trip
to Cheyenne by automobile the na
tional touring bureau of the B. F.
Goodrich company, has prepared an
itinerary which charts the best route
from Omaha to Cheyenne. Ample
accommodations for the parking and
garaging of cars will be provided for
motor visitors.
The west's best cowboys and cow
girls will give daily exhibitions of
fancy riding and roping, steer drop
ping, steer riding and broncho
"busting." ,
Frontier day is the biggest show
of its kind in the world and is well
worth traveling across the continent
to witness. There is nothing, to
compart with the thrills of a genu
ine round-up. No more daring
horsemen are to be found anywhere.
The v.vid-hued costumes of the rid
ers and enthusiasm of the immense
crowds offer a spectacle unique even
to the typical western ranchman.
Harley-Davidson Wins
Every Race On Program
Victor H. Roos, the local Harley-Davidson
distributor, received
a wire that at the Columbus (O.)
race meet the Harley-Davidson
team won all six events on the pro
gram. "This same team," says Mr. Roos,
"has won nearly every race they
have entered this year and never
before has any one make of machine
so consistently defeated all compe
tition." Following are the winners of the
Columbus (O.) race meet:
Five-mile professional: Burns
first. Harley-Davidson.
Five-mile amateur: Kohl first,
Harley-Davidson.
Five-mile open side car: Lane
first, Harley-Davidson.
Ten-mile professional: Burns
first. Harley-Davidson.
Fifty-mile professional: Hepburn
first, Harley-Davidson.
Five-mile match race: Haynes
first, Harley-Davidson.
Competitors had seven or eight
"eight-valves" at the track, but
failed to win a single race.
President Allen Drives
New Car Through East
Driving the first Allen car pro
duced at the new factory of the
Allen Motor company at Columbus,
President W. O. Allen and Glenn
Ainsworth, a representative of the
company, are now making a trip
through the eastern states. The
purpose of the trip is to visit all
eastern Allen distributors and to
introduce the new Atyen.
This car is in no sense a con
tinuation of past Allen models, ex
cept that it is of the same moderate
size and weight as formerly built.
Practically every detail of the car,
from the motor and transmission,
built in the company's own shops,
to the body and general lines, has
been radically changed.
Omahans Buy Half Section
of Iowa Land as Investment
W. T. Graham and W. E. Foshier
have purchased 320 acres of land in
Cass county, la., for $200 an acre, or
$64,000. They bought the land as
an investment.
: Enlarging Bushing.
It is possible to enlarge a bushing
without the help of a reamer, by
cutting down a stick to fit the bush
ing, putting some grinding com
pound, in and rolling the bushing
back and forth on the bench, bear
ing down on the stick and keeping
it from turning. The resulting hole
is nracticallv as true as if done with
a reair i
Farnam Tire Firm
Takes Agency Here
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ror new vuicamzer
The Farnam Tire & Rubber com
pany, 2914 Farnam street, announce
they have taken the agency for the
distribution of the Wilkinson vul
canizing equipment in Iowa and Ne
braska. ' 1
"It certainly pays to repair tires,"
J. W. Diilrance, the manager, says.
"Rubber is a vegetable and grown
under climatic conditions, and, as all
vegetables, some is of fine quality
and some is practically of no wear
ing value. It is almost impossible
for the rubber to be accurately tested
in factories when reproduced in the
tread or in the fabric of the most Se
lect tires. Therefore, with the most
skilled and efficient mechanics and
the very best obtainable stock,
Standard tire companies are obliged
to make liberal adjustments on a
great number of tires that leave the
factory.
"We therefore, contend that when
the tire has been used, which is the
only practical test, and is still in
good shape after the tread has been
worn completely off, or has been
broken or blown-out by carelessness
or accidental injury, it verifies the
benefits of the repaired tire, which,
in the majority of cases, is done at a
very small cost.
"However, it is absolutely essen
tial that this work be done with high
class, efficient equipment and the
best gum rubbers, and materials ob
tainable. "This was our reason for closing
a contract to distribute, in this terri
tory, the Wilkinson Vulcanizer Man
ufacturing company's Vulcanizing
equipment; as, after most severe
tests, they have proven that they
have the best equipment to be had
at any price, which means not only a
saving to the repair man, but also
places him in a position to give the
public quality workmanship in re
paired tires. And it more than pays
the car users to patronize repair
shops that have this equipment and
use high class materials, thereby
saving a great deal of money to the
car owners on tire mileage."
Hetmanek Buys Westcott
Jr F. Hetmanek of Dodge, Neb.,
former manager of Joe Stecher's
wrestling activities, has recently
purchased a big six Vvrestcott from
the standard Motor Car company.
Removing Pinion Nut.
The car owner who does his own
work is sometimes puzzled in re
gard to removing the drive shaft
pinion nut. The operation begins
by takirg out the cotter or. locking
wire. Next a special wrench is used,
and tbit may be made from a quar-ter-ir.ck
steel plate, the length and
nut size being made to fit the Vaiy
ticular make of car. To remoy th
nut the gear is placed in reverse, the
priming cups are opened and the
engine turned over by hand. To put
the nu'. on, the gear is put in low,
and the engine is cranked. . ..
The Bee Want Ads Are theBet
Business Boosters. K . 'A ' -.
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Copyright registered, 1919 .
"Rubber, of Course"
Ask any electrical man1 to name the best
' all-around insulation. Ten to one he'll say
rubber.
It is the right answer, too, particularly
where storage batteries are concerned.
That's one of the things that three years use
of Willard Threaded Rubber Insulation has
proved. j
Come in. Let us tell you more about
Threaded Rubber. Aslf, while here, for a
copy of the booklet, "The Wick -'of tho
Willard." ' ' . .
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Nebraska Storage Battery Co.
20th and Harney Streets.
No Skimping-No Extravagance
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A truck is a business proposition pure and simple.
Of course you want a truck which looks neat and trim
one which gives the driver and the load riding com
fort. But after all it's a business proposition and you
don't want a lot of frills or other unnecessary things.
You want a truck that will do the work you have to
do. One which will stand an extra load when over
loading is necessary. 's
However, it isn't necessary to pay a fabulous price
for this service. It isn't necessary to pay out money
for emergency extras which seldom, if ever, are
needed. It's good business to buy a truck which will
serve efficiently, and such a truck is the Oldsmobile
Economy Truck. It is built by, men who have studied
farm and city transportation for years and know what
is required. Not only do they know what is required
but they know which, extras are profitable to the user S
and which ones cost more than they return to the
owner. i
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The Oldsmobile Truck is TRIM, NEAT, OPERATES ,
AT A SMALL COST. ITS UPKEEP EXPENSE IS
LOW AND THE ORIGINAL COST IS RIGHT
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Des Moines, la.
920 Locust St
Chas. A. Tucker, President an G-r.eral Manager.
Omaha, Neb.
2559 Farnam St
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