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THE OMAHA SUNDAY ' BEE: FEBRUARY 1, 1920.
MANY FACTORY
MEN COMING TO
; AUTO EXHIBIT
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Prominent , Manufacturers
Promise Plenty of New
Models at 15th Annual
Show In Omaha.
Word from automobile factories,
and from Omaha distributers who
have gone to headquarters recently,
indicates that Omaha is to have an
unusual number of big factory men
as guests during the 15th annual
.how, March 1 to 6.
i "Come to Omaha!" is the cry sent
ft vckv fartnrv bark nut: And
ihe reply, nine times out of 10 is:
"Sure! We won't miss Omaha this
year."
To back up their demand that the
''big guns" be here, about all of
(the Omaha distributers were in
Chicago last week to whisper in
the ears of the factory men who
were at the Windy City show.
Also, the distributers while in
.Chicago made sure that Omaha gets
everything in the way of exhibits
that have been shown so far this
.year. . ' , ,
i "But Omaha will get more than
.shown" in Chicago or New York,"
ventured Manager Powell of the to
tal show. "Many factories are per
fecting new models which will be
, shown in Omaha for the first time.
Our show is to be held just late
enough in the season to permit
every factory to give us everything
that's newest and niftiest"
Omaha distributers, returning
from Chicago, are bubbling with
enthusiasm, and promise to an
nounce exhibit, that will make Ne
braskans and Iowans at the Omaha
exposition open their eyes."
The California state highway com
mission will spend $800,000 a month,
or a total of nearly $10,000,000, for
good roads during this year.
Moser Goes With the
Keystone Motors Co.
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Louis Moser, -who has been' con
nected with the automobile cpw for
the last five or six years, has re
cently gone over to the Keystone
Motors company and will devote his
efforts to selling Wintons and
Standard H. ...
Moser was connected with the
Packard company for two y?-s
while the Packard was handled by
the Orr Motor .Sales company.
Later, when J. H. Hanson, the
present Cadillac distributor, went
over to the Cadillac organization,
Moser joined forces with the Cad
illac people. S
The new Winston Six has attracted
a considerable amount of attention,
and Moser feels that his car will
be one of the best sellers On the
row during the coming season.
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Rubbers Are Put On Pencils to Rub Out Mistakes
Quit Making Mistakes Buy f
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Automobile-Tires from ,
VICTOR. ROOS
2701-03-05 Leavenworth Street
PAIGE DRIVER
MAKES RECORD
IN AUSTRALIA
Melbourne Representative of
Car First Pilot to Reach
Summit of Plenty Ranges, ;
Overlooking City. ,
From tar off Australia comes the
report of a bit of mountain climbing
by a raige car that .not only estab
lished a record, but was deemed oi
sufficient importance to receive Spe
cial mention in the newspapers.
Walter Whitbourn, the Paige repre
sentative in Melbourne, New South
Wales, is the driver who piloted the
car and thus won for it new distinc
tion for power, sturdiness and , re
liability. Mr. Whitbourn's trip was to the
summit of the Plenty ranges' sur-.
mounting the city of Melbourne ,and
the Herald ot that city, recounting
Mr. Whitbourn's adventures, said
that the interpid driver had been
warned before starting that no car
had yet succeeded in mounting the
range. '
-Before he had advanced very far
on his journey, Mr. Whitbourn real
ized why the feat of climbing the
range in motor car had been so
long delayed. When the mountain
track was reached, after traversing
what is called the northern road out
of Melbourne, Mr. Whitbourn faund
it not only a steep gradient, but in
a very rough condition. An abun
dance of scrubby growth and loose
earth made progress very tedious
and difficult.
After two miles of this rough
climbing, the Paige reached a set
tler's clearing on the range which,
seen from the city on clear days,
looks like a bald spot shaved on the
mountain side. - There remained a
further climb of a quarter of a mile,
but the toil entailed was worth while,
for when Mr. Whitbourn, the first
man to reach this vantage point in
an automobile; arrived at the sum
mit, the view that greeted him was
magnificicnt, comprising a panorama
of mountain ranges, valleys, plains,
settlements and even Port Phillip
Bay in the vast distance. The descent
was even more difficult than, the
climb, but ty dint of patience and
great care to avoid disastrous con
sequences from skidding in the loose
earth, Mr. Whitbourn negotiated the
trail in his Paige safely to the bot
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Commercial Motorcycles
v Are Now Selling Fast
v Mr. Weston Cutter, commercial
sales manager for the Victor Roos
Cycle store, reports the sale of the
third Commercial outfitto the Allied
stores of this city. Mr. Cutter says
that the outlook for commercial
motorcycle sales for the coming
year jooks very bright. .
The province of Ontario, Canada,
has 129,500 motor cars.
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Two Greater Engine Advantages
Make Its More Economical Service
The Stephens Vaporizing Wall and
Superheating Chamber is perhaps
the greatest boon conferred upon
motor car owners. ,
It gives the Stephens engine two
distinct advantages over other,
types of engines.
1. 5 A , fuel-burning system, that .
burns all the gasoline; it wastes
no fuel, therefore it wastes no
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2. A fuel-preparing
which is no respecter of
the grades of gasoline
you feed it; it burns
the lowest grades of
gasoline without less
ened performance.
system,
"That is salient which
is strikingly manifest
or which catches the
attention at once."
WEBSTER.
This Salient Stephens feature
makes the Stephens engine the
most powerful and most economy
ical for its size in passenger
automobiles. ,
It spins a single small cup of
gasoline into a thread of economic
service more than a mile in length.
Makes the Stephens a motor-car
of Salient all-around road-performance,
a motor car of greater
service, and a more
economical service.
Arrange today to see,
inspect and ride in the
Stephens Salient Six.
Fitk Cord Tina Regular Bqulpment oa All Model ' '
Mid-City Motor & Supply Company
2216,18 Farnam St. X Phone Tyler 2462.
.Birch Motor Co., 327-29 W. Broaclwa Council Bluffs, la.
This Car Will Be at the Omaha Auto Show March 1st to 6th
"X GRUATER vAuJE
A GREATER SERVICE
Kmnfiutut4 h Gtfmtm Uetor WMa f Mobu Plow Compaq
Abnormal Demand for
Automobiles Will Be
Hard to Meet In Spring
Upon returning from the Chicago
show Saturday, John M. Robbins,
distributor of the Maibohm Six in
the Omaha territory, stated that
without a doubt 1920 will find even
more prospective purchasers dis
appointed in securing the car they
wish, and at the time desired, than
was the case in 1918 and 1919.
"Judging from the constant stream
of mail inquiries and personal calls
from prospects ve expect to pur
chase at the first breath of spring,
and there js not only an abnormal
demand for, carj of all classes but
especially .for" the, light weight med-
um priced sixes. , ,Thia, means tnat
within a month or two warehouse
stocks will be practically eliminated.
"To date we have not felt greatly
the effects of the steel strikes, as
factories are now using stock that
they had on hand prior to that diffi
culty. ; However, by the time the
heavy retail season js upon us and
the car malcers hae exhausted their
reserve stocks, the steel shortage,
caused by both the steel and coal
labor troubles, will greatly vhamper
deliveries. I did not find a "factory
man at the Chicago "show who re
garded the steel situation except
pessimistically.
"This combination ;
"This condition of abnormal de
mand and shortage of material is
going to cause many to gx without
the cars that they want this season.
Early buying only will insure prompt
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Rauch & Lang Are
; Moving Factory '
' To New Location
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One of the most interesting an
nouncements of, the week in auto
mobile trade .circles is that of the
removal of the Rauch & Lang elec
tric factory to Chjcopee Falls, .Mass.
This announcement does not corUe
as an entire surprise to those close
to trie K. I organization, as it
has been rumored for some time that
such a move was contemplated in
order to speed up production to meet
the growing demand. The critical
shortage ot skilled labor in Cleve
land, resulting from the expansion in
many lines of industry, and the in
creasing difficulties there in obtain
ing materials on account of the ab
normal demand has made it impos
sible to get out production without
serious delays in filling orders.
" Moreover, due to the expansion of
the various lines of the Baker R. it
L. company, the existing" plants
were not adequate to meet present
day conditions. It was found neces
sary, therefore, to segregate the
electric car end of the business to
manufacture in larger volume.
Chicopee Falls. Mass.. was chosen
as the nevv, factory location. on ae
count of the better labor and ma
terial conditions there.vlt is a sub
urb of Springfield, where the famous
Springfield rifles are made. Much
of the skilled labor, for which New
England is,, uoted, has been trained
in the government armory shops
there. "The quality of its labor has
been the hallmark of.Springfield and
Chicopee Falls, going hand in hand
with the quality of its products."
CnAfttnl T! n D I imn.
On Cole Aero-Eight
; A part of the equipment Vf the
Cole Aero-Eight that contributes so
much to the pleasure of motoriner 's
the motor-driven tire pump. This
pump, which is equipped with a long
air hose and gauge, is furnished on
all models and is located under the
driver's seat on the left hand side. It
is operated by a small lever also
found under the front seat. The
pump is always connected for in
stant use and all that is necessary to
inflate a -tire, is to connect the air
hose to the tire valve, start the mo
tor and pull the lever.
Whenever it is necessary to in
flate a tire, whether on the road or
in the garage, the motorist may do
so with practically no effort on his
part. A 33x5 inch tire, with which
the Aero-Eight is equipped, -may be
inflated in less than five minutes
with the motor doing the work. The
construction of the pump is such
that it takes up very little space and
will give indefinite service.
Although the original tire equip
ment of the Aero-Eight will give up
wards of 15,000 miles, it sometimes
becomes necessary to place some air
in a tire and for this reason the
motor driven tire pump found on
all the Cole models is instantly
appreciated. , ,.
Dort Interests Live Up
To Four Business Rules
. Many industrial centers live up to
certain business principles quit re
ligiously, sayi-J.C. Gerspocher, sec
retary and general manager of the
Ttfozer-Gerspocher Motor company,
distributers , for Dort automobiles,
but the manner in which the Dort
interests have stood by their four
principles in doing business is one of
the most unique instances in Ameri
can business life. These four busi
ness principles, upon which Dort
success is founded, originated with
the original Dort carriage company
and are as follows: To build well,
to represent fairly, to deliver lull
value and to preserve good will, i J.
Dallas Dort, president of the Dort
Motor Car company, has made the
statement that "the present Dort
principles of doing business will al
ways be the guiding star for Dort
interests."
PACKARD TRUCKS
WILL NOT HAVE
FACTORY RATING
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Company Decides to Abolish
System of Crudely Esti
mating Performance
Of Trucks.
Factory tonnage ratings on Pack
ard trucks are to ke eliminated, and
hereafter all models will be desig
nated without reference to capacity,
according to an announcement is
sued by the Packard Motor Car com
pany. In other words, the term
"three-ton" truck, for example, is ta
boo. It will be known as "Size D."
This radi deal step is in accordance
with the company's plan of "selling
the truck to fit the job." ' r "
"We are wiping out a trade custom
that is not only unfair to our trucks,
but is misguiding to the buying pub
lic," says the announcement "The
old system of factory tonnage rat
ings confuses the problem of truck
transportation, and in condemning it
we. are" clearing the way to a better
understanding of truck performance.
- Rating Is Crude Estimate.
"What can be expected of a 'three
ton' truck? The term implies that it
is the only adequate vehicle for a
three-ton load; that it willcarry the
three-ton load efficienttly from one
point to another, regardless of con
ditions. As a matter of fact, the load
may best be hauled on a truck rang
ing from one and a half tons to five
tons, depending entirely on the con
ditions existing where the hauling
must De cone. At its oest, tne tac
tory tonnage is a crude estimate of
truck performance, and the automo
bile history can no longer tolerate
erude estimates.
"By building into our trucks a
large factor of safety, and by putting
our transportation engineers at the
service of purchasers, we have done
much to remedy the evils of misun
derstanding springing from the old
system. The elimination of factory
tonnage ratings is the next logical
step. In other words, we are going
directly to fundamentals., We shall
take each truck sale as a distinct
problem 'in hauling, and our engi
neers will advise the purchaser as to
the truck he needs to meeet his in
dividual requirements. One of the
first benefits of this new system will
be the minimizing of overloading,
which is the most common abuse to
which trucks are subjected, and
which is largely due to the lack of
definite information on truck per
formance. '
Must Consider Conditions. .
"Packard trucks will carry their
rated loads, whether conditions arc
good or bad, but a purchaser whose
conditions are good should not be
led into buying more truck and more
reserve performance than he needs.
On the other hand, the purchaser
whose conditions are unusually bad
should be made to realize that a
good measure of ' reserve perform
ance will insure him against waste
ful depreciation. Any system of rat
ingthat does not take into account
the variety of conditions under which
trucks are' to work is inadequate.
Hereafter all Packard trucks will
bear a plate on which will he
stamped the name of the purchaser
and the duty for which th truck is
sold. . In case of resale, the .Packard
engineers are to be consulted for the
purpose ot giving a new. rating to
the truck if the change in conditions
requires it.
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New Haynes Body Lines
.Admired at Chicago Show
E. C. Wenger of the Wenger
Motor company and A. C. Flothow,
salesman, have just returned from
the Chicago show. Mr. Wenger
states Omaha exhibits will be more
artistic than Chicago's. Several fac
tories have been unable to show
their latest designs, due to the diffi
culty of securing new bodies, tops
and certain features that the 1920
cars will possess,
The new Haynes broughman and
suburban are creating an' unusual
amount of sensation. The new body
lines were admired by everyone; in
fact, at times the, exhibit was so
crowded they had to ask the people
to kindly pass on to give everyone a
chance to tee their latest design.
The Haynes Automobile company
gave a banquet for their distributers
in the gold room of the Congress
hotel. Entertainment was furnished
by Chicago's most talented enter
tainers. About 1,500 dealers partici
pated and Mr. Wenger was intro
duced as the youngest distributer in
the entire Haynes organization.
Battery Has Camel , :
Beat for Going Dry
"Nine days without a drink is
nothing to a storage battery," says
Elmer Rosengren of the Nebraska
Storage Battery company. "I've
seen batteries - go thirsty two or
three times as long as that.
"'But the wise man who makes a
point of giving his battery a drink
of distilled water every time it needs
it to keep the level half-inch above
the top of the plates will be served
with better lights and quicker start
and a longer run. : There are not
many things that a battery needs in
the way of care, but distilled water
is one of the few necessities."
Spring Shackles.
Do not neglect the lubrication of
the spring shackles. Rust often
clogs up the small vents and keeps
out the oil.' By using common ker
osene occasionally these holes will
be kept open.
STARTING A BOLT.
When a bolt is so located that !t
is difficult to start it, the trouble may
be obviated by attaching a piece of
wire to the end of the bolt by a
drop of solder. Using the wire as
a handle the bolt is easily started
and after It is in place the wire is
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THREADED Rubber
doesn't protect ; a bat-;
tery 'against abuse any
more than Ya check' book " -protects
you against the
high cost of living. But it
unfailingly guards against ;
need for re-insulation dur-.
ing the battery's life, and
that is a thing that never; ",
can be truthfully said about; ,
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Nebraska Storage
Battery Co. :
20th and Harney SU..
Tel. Tyler 2920
Omaha AutomobiU Show .
, March 1st to 6th, 1920 -
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It's Just a Matter of Choosing the Body Style.
The Oldsmobile Economy Truck Is the Universal Decision
Thousands of Oldsmobile Economy Trucks are serv
ing all lines of business. The truck does the work. The
manufacturers have made every kind of a test and
owners now realize that the Oldsmobile was ''''right-:
from the first day it was put on the market. :
Yourvhaulirig may differ from your neighbor's; M thaf
you need a special body. The Oldsmobile Ecdnbinv'
Truck Chassis can be equipped with any kind of aitidyP
' Just let us know what you are hauling and we wilPget'
the proper body equipment for you.
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Well Equipped Paint Shop
At Western Motor Plant
Of various departments at the new
$500,000 home of the Western Motor
Car company, one department that
particularly attracts attention is the
modern, up-to-date paint shop. This
is a completely equipped shop. The
repainted 'cars are turned out with
the, same beauty and luster they had
when they originally came from the
factory. -
The varnish rooms, all of which
have double windows, make these
absolutely dust-proof, and also have
a double radiating system which ex
pedites the drying. Only the highest
grade paints and varnishes are used,
and this, together with the other
modern appliances, assures the
owner of a high-class paint job.
Ajax Tire and Rubber company
will locate at Sandusky, O. A factory
is to be erected on 90 acres of land
secured recently. Production wiU be
possible for the 1920 season,
Nebraska
920 Locust St., Des Moines, la.
Chas. A. Tucker, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. N255S Farnam St., Oman, Neb.
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