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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 14, 1920.
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TopecT Ariz., several thousand men
went flfl'ng into the mountains in all
kinds of automobiles and staked
and is laid out betweenNew Vork
and ean Francisco, as directly as
possible, consistent with the topog
raphy of the country.
More liberal financial co-operation
by the federal government in road
building in western states where
large areas of public lands are lo
cated was advocated recently by Sec
retary Meredith of the Department
TRUCK REDUCES
II. C. OF L, BY ITS
CHEAPER HAUL
of "Agriculture. The appropriation
of $100,000,000 annually ' for four
yeara was suggested. - v
An international exhibition of au
tomobiles will be held at Antwerp,
Belgium, this summer in connection
with the Olympic games. The ex
hibition will include all classes of
motor cars and accessories, com
mercial and agricultural tractors.
. The Alley- Garage
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Motor.
Digest
claims that promise , to yield rich
gold ore. ' N ; y
PublitT schools of. Minneapolis,
Minn., are teaching mojor tractor
operation. " 1 " ' ''
With length of 3,323 amies, the
Lincoln highway connects 12 states
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tMoiD.i rsoMfccFu too suiet aim?,"-. )-7!x
Fixley Shows test Transpor
"JtatMjn, to, Market Is Hav
ing Its Effect (Jn" ;
Prices. .
"Produytion is valueless without
consumption," declare W. -A. Pix
!ey of the Truck and Tractor corpp
won. Commerce truck, distributors,
"and consumption i -impossible
without transportation. Transpor
tation is useless without production
or consumption. , Production and
transportation are not proportional
to consumption nowadays, that js
why wonderful opportunities exists
for one entering into the motorized
truck transportation business. '
"Inasmuch as the production -rtf
commodities and merchandise is
dependent upon the cost of produc
tion" and transportation of food
stuffs, it is essential that every pos
sible facility be provided and every
practical encouragement be afforded
the food-producer.
"Without food we cannot live.
High-priced food results in higher
prices for labor engaged in its pro
duction is well as for commodities
and merchandise essentials neces
sary to the production of food. '
"The 6upply of food must be in
creased or there will be no real re
duction in the cost of living, nor a
definite stop put to legitimate higher
"prices not only for food, but for all
commodities and merchandise as
well. . "
"While the motor truck that will
eventually replace the freight car
CADILLAC 8
Recognized everywhere
for its "
PERMANENCY
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.J.H.Hansen
V Cadillac Co.
- Omaha Lincoln
AnrUxclusiye
Contract Arc -
iFire Spark- Plug
1 The Arc-0 Mfg. Co., Inc. vof Chicago offers ,
' through a representative now in Omaha an op-
portUnity to secure the exclusive selling rights
"for Arc-O Ribbon Fire Spark Plugs iji this ter
.ritory. This is a reaLopportunity for a distrib
utor with a good organization and sufficient
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Address Bee, Box A66 ; - V
' " ' ' WHITE jjyj DIATOR ,
Wonderful smoothness,
Jmajlljl v rare power, absolute quiet, '
' s BrW 1 constant economy, ' me- ' '
u - c h a n i c a Imperfection and :
IralP' 1 I lonS life are, Stearns) ,
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"V '-iSMpI v Thre-P.nitr Ro.d.Ur
. ' E iSfSl ir.-P.Mt.r Touring
- 1 Is I L 'ifiiif ir isSte ' Smai6 Turing . ''
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and the street caj hasnot been de
signed, the motor truck to haul mer
chandise and foodstuffs has arrived.
Tho&e engaged in' this business are
deriving a good revenue as well as
performing a public, service' for
goods are being, transported better
and cheaper by motor truck. . ' .
"The motof truck will . play the
biggest part in bringing down the
high cost of living. The farmer as
sured of fast transportation, at the
ration,' Commercetruck distributors,
right price, will produce." v
Enclosed Cars Are
Growing in Greater
Demand Each Year
"The enclosed car,- which a fek
years ago was in an experimental
stage, and not in demand, as-sales
records show, is such a close rival
m popularity of the open models
predict that before long the" pro
duction of closed cars will exceed
tlmtiof the open type," says Carl
Chaffgstrom of the Standard Motor
Car Co., distributers of the West
cott. ,
Tracy Now With Globe. A
After piore than 15 years' associa
tion with the Michelin Tira Co.
and with a total of more than 20
years in the tire industry, ,R. W.
(Dick) Tracy, has started upon nis
irew work as western manager of
the Globe Rubber Tire Co.
Up to,
now Tracy was -Chicago
district
manager for
Michelin. "Seasoned
executives seem to be the policy1 of
the Globe company for1 the signing
up of Tracy makes the third man of
his type to associate with Globe dur
ing the past tew monttrs,
Distributors'
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FTruck Locomotive' at Work
Having ,prevcd its ability ta ef
fectively supplant the ? horse for
commercial workj the motor truck
is now proving its ability to do the
work fef the steam locomotive. The
Northwestern Pacific railroad has
converted a three-ton FWD .truck
into a "truck locomotive" in its
work on the construction of a tunnel
at San Rafael, Cal. The trucks which
was purchased primarily for this
Robbins Hears Good
'Things About Maibphm
v At Automobile Show
"In order to secure an -unbiased
opinion of what others thought of
the Maibohm," said John M. Rob
bins,T left our exhibit at the show
several times to mingle with the
crowd and hear its comments. rOne
eif the best values in the show,' was
heard so frequently that before the
end of the wefk our entire 'sales or
ganization was unconciously using
this slogan as apart of its 'sales
talk.
'iWe had planned originally to ex
hibit special jobs which, however,
failed to arrive in time. Therefor?,
our exhibit was composed of strict
ly stock cars from our warehouse
identically like the cars which are
being delivered to buyers. The
praise received for the Maibohm
stock jobs was so generous that we
have not felt disappointed in not'
having received the special 'dolled
up' show jobs.
"The business we did at tlye show
was up to our fullest expectations
and while we "still have some terri
tory, left to contract, we feel that
we would have aN profitable seasdn
on the business already negotiated."
According to estimates "recently
made bv the- Cleveland (Ohio)
t-efcamber of commerce, more than
100,000 complete motor cars will be
produced in that1 city during 1920,
in addition to manufacturing frames,
motors, todies, axles' and tops.
if
work after tests and investigation
had been made', is in daily 'servicej
hauling loaded flat cars out of the
tunnel to a dump a mile distant.
It is a standard model that has
been equipped with- flanged wheels,
railroad brakes and. an all-weather
eab. Orf each trip it hauls two
40,000 capacity gauge dumps and two
60,000 capacity flat cars through the
tunnel on a 1.2 pef cent grade.
Fair Dealing With
Prospective Auto
Buyers Is, Advised
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The Dort Motor Car Co., of Flint,
Mich., recently asked its' dealers the
following pertinent question, says J.
C. Gerspacher, secretary and general
manager of the Joozer Gerspacher
Motor Co., distributers of Dort au
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"Do you fully value energy,
punctuality, honesty, courtesy,' meth
od and fail dealing and do you prac
tice them?"
In explaining the object of this
question, the company wrote the fol
lowing interpretation:
Energy properly -applied Teada to quick I
thinking, good Judgment, prompt action1
and iresults.
Punctuality save time and patience and
Insures a valuable handicap over the
average competitor who unfortunately
under-estlmatea lta worth.
Honesty wina the esteem of othera and
elf-esteem as well not only creating ad
miration, confidence and aupport, but most
Important of all faith In your own des
tiny. Courtesy Is the veneer of commercial
friendship, the finishing- touch that gives
enorgy. punctuality and honesty their full
effect and charm. -
Method a short cut to efficiency It
dof&v lllniss d.one when 'lbey should be
F&lr dealing is the fruit of a clean bust,
noss .conscience the offspring of scrupu-
ous adherence to the principle of "live and
let Jive." , t
Douglas Trucks Making
Good on Bad Texas Roads
The Douglas trucks' which have
been shipped to Texai have met
with grea,t- favor in the south on
account of their performance. One
of the two and one-half ton models
was driven from Dallas to Amarillo.
Texas, a distance of 425 miles iri 36
hours. ,This truck carried, in addi
tion to its own weight, a' large
Cleveland tractor, and the roads
over which the truck had to go were
typical Texas "bad roads."
President George Christdpher of
the Douglas Motors corporation has
received the following letter from
L. G. Kibbe of the Kibbe Tractor
and Irnplement company, Dallas,
lexas: ( .
"In conveying to you my thanks for
all that you did- to make our Omaha trip
such a pronounced success, I wartit to ex
press even a deeper appreciation for your
intereat In our organization. For, in ad
dition to the pleasun afforded all of us
on the trip, our dealers will reap a hand
some profit from the Increased ealn of
Douglas trucks, fiat, to the enthusiasm
created by close contact with you and
your organization, and more particularly
by reasan of the favorable impression of
the truck whlqb all of us received. To
me the greatest pleasure came from the
unqualified endorsement of the truck made
by every member of the party, whlcb
erred to confirm my judgment In select
ing the Douglas aa the one truck that
meet the requirements of mis Texas con.
dIUons whether on the farm.1 In the city,
or In the oU fields. v- - '
"When I first signed a contract for S7J
Douelaa trucks, I was gambling wholly
on ny own judgment; but In now . In
creasing the contract to BOO trucks for
mo, I am acting on the sure conviction
of the best bunch of truck dealer ever
assembled." ... ' (
Has Novel Device for the
Protection of Road Signs
L.' E. ' Spauldintf, manager of
Stronghold tire sales of the Victor
H. Roes Co., has originated a novel
stunt to protect road signs from
being destroyed by shotgun fire. A
tire on' a road sign makes a very
iood tarcet. but to shift ih atten
tion of the average hunger on all
road signs, erected by th Roos
organization, a neat target will be
placed in ihe upper right-hand cor
ner, with the simple instructions
"Shoot Here." '
Having beVn in the tire game less
than a year, the RoOs organization
has already taken on the appearance
of a busy factory branch.
Swimmers to Compete ,
t Pniladelpliia, "March 6.-The Na
tional junior iridoor 50-yard swim
ming championship will be held
here tonight at the Turngemeinde.
Many of the best young xwimmers
of the poufitry are enter?d -The
event wH be held under A. A. V,
auspioe3.
- The national guard of Wisconsin
has been ' apportioned a complete
regiment of motor-drawn artillery.
The eauipment of a battery will be
four- 155 mm.' guns, caissons, arid
four tractors. . In addition, the regi
ment Mailt also havea number of
staff, observation, and reconnaissance
One-tenth' of the motor carfin
America art. in California.
The state of Kansas has a total
of 8,689 motor-farm tractors.
License plates for automobiles are
changed every six months in Peru.
There are 4,617 privately owned
passenger automobiles in Calcutta,
India. (
Automobile in Japan are- frer
quently disposed of, through a club
raffling scheme. ,
In Spain the standard size auto
mobiles sell for prices rangine from
$3,860 $7,334.
1 Motor trucks are "to replace the
horse-dfawn mail wagons in the
business section- of Columbus, S1. C.
. In certain parts of Siberia butftr
is so plentiful, tnat it 'is being used
to lubricate motor vehicles. ,
The 48 states in the' union pay
nearly $100,000,000 annually for
motor license fees and taxes.
Long Island, 'Si. Y., was one of
the first sections of the country to
foster the raciifg oi high-speed
motor cars.' '
Throueh. their Drosrressiveness - in
the oil and cattle business,' Indians
in the central, west are buying motor
cars.. . ' . L
On aiirnmnhil fartnrv in Karrp.
lona, Spain,! imports chassis from
the United States and builds bodies
to suit the local taste. v
Extensive alterations have recent
ly been made in England to relieve
he congested state of the London
omnibus traffic. "
Women motor drivers have great
ly increased siije the close" of the
world war as the result of Red
Cross and other welfare activities.
Embracing oyer 3,000 miles, the
Old Spanish Trail, now being trans
formed into a model highway, will
run from California to Florida.
Belgium is preparing extensive
highway improvements and it is in
tendeto make the new roads the
finest if possible, in the 'world.
The automobile industry- in this
country employes more than 1,000,-
000 men and women. This does not
include accessory manufacturers.
Business men and city officials
of Cincinnati, O., are studying traf
fic conditions in, the east, prepara
tory to framing a set of ordinances.
Of -the zuu.uuu applications tor
chauffeurs' licenses in New York
state last vear. 1.600 persons were
rejected beciuse of some mental de-J
feet. - .
v A motor law in Pennsylvania is
enforced against overloading and
compels the painting on the side of
a motor truck or trailer the maxi
mum load limit. ,
An average of 28 cars a minute,
or a total of 15,977 motor vehicles,
is the daily traffic record at Forty
second street, and Fifth avenue,
New York City. -y
Paris is the latest European city
to adopt motorcycles and-side cars
for 'police use. If the experiment
proves successtul the city is prom-
sed special automobile brigades to
guard the streets.
During the recent gold rush near
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pose wmchinspiredthebuilding of
our new Paige Glenbrook do not
, v wonder that this Light Six model
- ' so quickly gained the distinction of
being the ideal five-passenger car.
Our onegreat aim was to make the
' Glenbrook so obviously superior
' - to any other car ofits class that it
. A would be" recognised, at once
as sucn.
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' PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR' CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, Michigan
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Nehraska Paige Company
19th and JDouglas Streets 0MAHANEB. tfone Douglas 3660 v
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JOHN B. SCHMIDT
Nebraska Coleman Tractor Distributor
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TO NEBRASKA FARMERS AND TRAQtOR DEALERS ; '
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I have been serving yqu for the last twenty years in the tractor
business here in Nebraska. ' During this time I have watched the trac
tor grow from infancy to its present standing. There have been good
tractor years and hard years, but I have cheerfully shared all with you,
and together we have seen the tractor develop through the experimental;
stage to its present efficient types.
For the p'ast five years I have watched for the tractor which
would exactly fit Ncbraskarequirements as I knew them after 15 years'
study and observation. ! '
I have found it in the Coleman worm drive, and have not hesi
tated in throwing my lot with it. In doing so I haven't been hasty
about severing my bread and butter connections,' but waited and in
vestigated until I was sure that I had found "the tractor into which I
could put everything I had. r . ' ;
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When I tell you the Coleman is a tractor you can bet on I MEAN IT.
The Coleman is built around the worm drive principle a well
known proven principle. " This is simply the jack screw idea developed
for tractor use. "
Every load-carrying pail is fully, enclosed and operates in a bath
of oil. ' , v . ' .
. The worm and worm gear is guaranteed against breakage and
wear for the full life of the tractor.-
This is ,the machine I am now, back of and offer for the careful
consideration of my friends. y , 1
I value your friendship. ' I would not wish anything on you that
had not been well proven, and which I did not know was righL
Investigate the 'COLEMAN, rf's the best for Nebraska.
' JOHN B. SCHMIDT ':
The Ideal Five
Tbiose who know the loftypup
In building it, therefore, we made
no coripromises.v Beauty, comfort
and mechanical excellence -all had
tofaeet the high standard of per
fection whiclLwe had established
as the ideal toward which we
iwere striving. , .
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Nebraska State Distributor Coleman
5614 Corby. St., Omaha, Neb.
-Passenger Gar
The best-evidence of the success
of bur efforts the Glenbrook
itself. . ' ' V -' ;
Powered with a six'cylinder motor
of original Paige design arid
built in the Paige shopsand
equally well equipped in body and
chassis, this latest member -of the
Paige family has brought to(
American motorists newsstand'
Cards of dependability and econ
omy in five passenger motor cars.-.
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See the Glenbrook and ride in
it Ybu will then have first'hand
knowledge of the qualities which
have justly entitled this new Paige ,
! model to be called "the ideal-five-
passenger motor car"
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