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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1920.
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England, France and Italy are the
heaviest individual purcheseri of
gasoline.
Maryland, in 1787, wa the firt
: itate in the union to grant patent
.for an automobile. '
Two hundred women are em
ployed in Scotland making motor
enprines for farm tractors.
The production of motor trucks
. In the United States is represented
by no less than 238 companies.
Approximately 1,000 miles of mar
ket roads will be constructed in
the province of Manitoba this year.
There will be no Teutonic en
trants in the eighth international
500-mile motor race on the Indian
apolis speedway, May 31.
Employing over 40,000 men, a
large automobile factory in Turin,
Italy, is producing no lest than
40,000 motor vehicles a year.
The United States has been in
vited by foreign countries to join
the Permanent International Asso
ciation of Koad Congresses.
Automobile interests . in Detroit,
Mich., are offering helpful assist
ance in the first "No, Accident
Drive" ever held in that city.
Over 1,000,000 spark plugs and
spark plug cleaners were shipped by
one American manufacturer to for
eign countries last year.
The first motor-propelled road
vehicle that actually ran, built in
1769. is exhibited in the Conserva
tory of Arts and Trades in Paris.
There are no less than ten com
panies manufacturing motor cart
tr.l as many building trucks, trac
tors and trailers in the New Eng
land states.
The name "tank" originated in
England, came to be applied to the
new form of an armored motor
car previoift to their use in the
World war. 1
It has been found that the French
government is paying more atten
tion to its motor vehicles and high
ways at the present time than to its
railroad system.
Twenty years ago owners t of
motor cars paid $1 for an examina-
tion fee in addition to $2 for a
license to operate an automobile for
one year in New York state.
Motor trucks up tj two-ton capac
ity in Norway must be equipped
with pneumatic tires to prevent dam
age to road, and cut down the ex
cessive ospense of, highway repairs.
Owners of automobiles in New
Zealand are required to pass an ex
amination in driving to show that
they are capable of operating their
machines before a license is granted.
For the transportation of food,
minerals and merchandise, there are
approximately 15,000 miles of canals
nd inland waterways, 350,000 miles
of railway and 2,000,000 miles of
highway in the United States.
Wisconsin issued lYceases to 1,396
automotive dealers last year.
There are 2.1 -automobiles in the
United States for eac square mile
In Canada, Ontario leads all prov
inces with a total of 151,754 auto
mobiles. Highway commissioners through
out the country have started a cam
paign .to curb "road hogs."
The Pacific coast states, Califor
nia, Oregon and Washington, have
one - motor car to every nine in
habitants. The 22d anniversary of the first
salt of a motor car in the United
States will be celebrated next month.
The oldest, largest and most im
portant manufactory of automobiles
in Barcelona, Spain, has an annual
output of 2,000 cars.
Sales were made of netrly all of
the 150 passenger cars displayed at
the twelfth annual automobile show
In Louisville, Ky.
A crusade against reckless driving
is one of the latest activities othe
Georgia Automobile Dealers' as
sociation in Atlanta. Q
Registration fees for automobiles
in Auckland, , New Zealand, cost
$2.43, with an additional charge of
$1.94 for two license' plates.
Philadelphia has 20 regular motor
truck routes radiating out of the
city and more than 3,000 truck
operators actively engaged in the
business.
In western Samoa, motor vehicles
were a curiosity seven years ago.
Today there are 49 passenger cars,
19 motor trucks and six motor
cycles. . .
One gallon of gasoline of the 64
test, weighs half an ounce over six
pounds. The. 74 test gas weighs
five pounds end twelve ounces to
the gallon.
The largest factory in the world
devoted exclusively to the manufac
ture o spark plugs is at Toledo, O.
Thirty-five million plugs were pro
duced last year.
Appropriation for an additional
$10000,000 a yeat for the next four
years for road building was recently
proposed in a till introduced by
Senator Chamberlain, Oregon. ,
For the production of fabric, one
of the large automobile tire manu
facturing companies in the United
States has an extensive cotton plan
tation in southern 'California.
A special permit is required for
the operation of motor trains con
sisting of . tractors and trailers not
exceeding 100 feet in total length,
between 8 p. tm. and 5 a. i. in Mil
waukee, Wis.
Fewer stolen motor cars were re
covered in Kansas City, Mo., last
vear than in any other city in the
United States. The 1919 records
show 1,657 cars were stolen and
only 741, or 45 per cent, recovered.
Officials of, the Indianapolis mo
tor speedway are in receipt of in
quiries from German and Austrian
automobile makers regarding en
teries for the 500 mile race to be
held May 31. . ' ;
In the homestead mills of the Car
neeie Steel Co. in Munhall. a few
miles' from 'Pittsburgh, more than
11 nnrt men are fed in the cafeterias
every day, and the number is con
stantly growing. At tht plant of
the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Co. in East Pitts
burgh, also a suburb, 1,200 em
ployes get their food in the com
pany restaurant, and a new dining
hall and modern kitchen we beng
erected.
For the transportation of food
sfuffs during the recent "outlaw"
railway strike, th,e Philadelphia
Lodge No. 2, B. P. O. E., offered
1,500 motor vehicles. '
At the conclusion of the World
war, the British War Department
had 62,000 motor lorries, 28,000 pas
senger automobiles, and 33,000
motorcycles.
Heap. HoyH
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A big carload of Now Rod Indians
n rout to thV Omaha Wigwam.
Sam kind of motor utad ky Big
Chief Baglay whan ha won avary
vant in tha annual Omaha Motor
eyela Club Hill Climb May 2. They
will' not last long.. Order yours now.
Omaha Bicycle Co.,
16th and Chicago St.'
Sam, the Indian Man, Prop.
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Omaha the Second Live Stock
Market of the World
$3,000,000 Spent on
Improvements in the
Last Ten Years
The Largest Live Stock
Feeder Market in
the World
Receipts for the Year Ending
DECEMBER, 1919
RECEIPTS '
CATTLE'
HOGS .
SHEEP .
HORSES
TOTAL
No. of Head Approximate Value
1,975,236 $201,473 000
127,165,000
47,365,000
1,890,000
3,179,116
3,789,188
25,201
. . 8,968,741 $377,893,000
The aggregate total of the 1919Jive stock
receipts at Omaha is the largest since the
establishment of the market.
Most Modern Hog Sheds in
the World, Constructed En
tirely of St eland Concrete
$600,000 Appropri
ated for Improvements
During 1919 and 1920
Why th
e
Increase?
Becansie
FIRST-It has the most modern stock yards in
the world today--no expense spared to make it so.
SECOND-It is situated in the center of a terri
tory producing more food .products than any
other in the world.
THIRD-Railroad facilities are unexcelled, both
for receiving and shipping live stock.
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Company of Omaha
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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"EED no introduction or
publicity through solicited,
well , worded testimonial letters
because the 60,000 Republic
Trucks now in service have
proven their sturdy value to the
farmers and merchants through
out the United States.
Built Right Priced Right
Andrew Murphy & Son
'ESTABLISHED 1889
i Exclusive Truck Distributor Since 1609
Omaha. Neb Sioux City. la.
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This 41 GMC 2-Ton Truck Owned by
Searle & Chapin Lumber Co., Lincoln, Neb.
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Mr. I. G. Chapin says:
We have driven this truck steady for 1 year
without one cent of expense for repairs.
GMC Trucks are built witK every regard for efficient
service, as shown in this instance. Economy of opera
tion, mechanical strength, reliability and endurance.
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EVERY BUICK DEALER SELLS GMCs
Nebraska . Buick Auto Co.
Omaha . Lincoln Sioux City
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