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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BTOl St 1920. 3 C OMAHA TRUCKS TO START THEIR TOUR TOMORROW Trip Through South Platte . Country to Show Advan tages of Truck on Farm. lot for several weeks the Automotive Truck Tour association, consisting of Omaha's live wire truck dealers, has been planning; its first annual farm truck tour, to be held from July 26 to July 31. , Plans have -been made to run about twenty trucks around a route -selected bv this association. The route is as follows: Leaving Omaha early Monday morning and arriving at Nebraska City , Monday evening; arrive Falls City Tuesday, Beatrice Vedneseday. York Thursday, Da vid City Friday and return to Omaha Saturday evening. ' ' Th purpose of this truck tour is to gfve the farmer figures and facts, showing how he can increase his yearly output by using the motor truck in preference to the xld way of farming, at a greatly reduced overhead expense. To Use the Movies. In addition to numerous lectures on "Motorize the Farm," 'moving pictures will be shown in the dif ferent town to-prove the advan tages of using the motor truck on the farm. i The following firms and thq trucks they handle will participate in Omaha's first truck tour: Andrew Murphy & Son, Republic trucks; Truck and Tractor Corporation, Commerce and Master trucks; Jones-Opper company, Reo trucks; Hamilton Motor company, AU American and Auto Car trucks; Douglas Motors corporation, Doug las trucks; Packard-Omaha com pany, Packard trucks; Nebraska Oldsmobile company, Oldsmobile trucks; Nash Sales company, Nash trucks. A Nourse Oil company truck will accompany this fleet with gasoline and oil. The association urges all to get behind this movement and make it one of the biggest happenings of the year for Omaha. In order to do this the Automotive Truck Tour Association of Omaha must have the co-operation of every truck dealer in the city. Misfiring at Low Speed Poor engine operation at low speeds is a common complaint, with the usual cause in the carbure tion system. Often an air leak throws out the carburetor adjust ment so that an insufficient amount of fuel is fed. Wide spark plug gaps with a magneto having weak magnets is a combination which may induce this same trouble. With a battery system in use the igni tion may be neglected ontil the car buretion system has been attended to, and if this fails Vo locate the trouble the ignition should then be overhauled. . Magneto Failure A common cause of poor mag neto action is dirt on the interrupter points. When the points are sus pected of being dirty a few drops of kerosene will icmedy the trou ble and restore the parts to Rood working order. Travel Transport Topics Conducted by Goodrich A motorist can go for a day's travel in any direction from Omaha and felt certain that no muddy road will cause him to be unavoidably de tained. It is possible, of course, for him to break a spring or two and a few of the commandments by 'driv ing recklessly over some of our "metropolitan boulevards," but with a reasonable amount of care he can be assured of a pleasant drive and a safe return. Thousands of Nebraska and Iowa motorists are taking advantage of the warm weather and good roads. The country roads are crowded. Get out and enjoy the fragrance of "new mown hay." The lack of rain for some time has made the roads a little dusty, but they are a great improvement over the roads of spring. Road Report. LINCOLN HIGHWAY: West Detour around Elkhorn grading. Rough on detour. Good condition to Wyoming line. East Good condition. O. L. D. Good. A little rough near Ashland. Plattsmouth Road Good. Excel lent from Plattsmouth to Nebraska City and from Plattsmouth to Lin coln. Blue Grass Trail Red Oak, la. Good. White Pole Trail Des Moines, la. Excellent.- VNKing of Trails Sioux City, la. Good. Washington Highway North, rough, but passable. Lacquering Brass It is possible to protect metal surfaces by applying several coats cf lacquer or celluloid varnish. The lucquer should be applied with a camel's hair brush, after the meta has been polished highly. Theie must be no trace of grease on the brass or other metal when it it lacquered. i 4iFintea IT is a real satisfaction to the Ail American Truck Company to announce to the Omaha territory the appointment as distributors, of Hamilton Motors Go. 1014 Cummings Street It is a firm policy with us always to exercise as great care in the selection of our representatives as in the design and construction of the product itself. In. the light of this fixed policy and knowing the Hamilton Motors Company you will realize there fore just how sincere we are when we say that we are genuinely proud to be able to make this announcement of their appoint ment as distributors of All Ameri can Motor Trucks. 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It delivers speed, endurance, flexibility, hill-climbing ability, smooth riding and quietness at their maximum. , Altogether, a Salient Value Salient Service, that insures the height of motor car satisfaction. Arrange to see and ride in the Stephens Salient Six. Fisk Cord Tires Regular Equipment on All Model Mid-City Motor and Supply Co. DISTRIBUTORS Telephone Tyler 2462 A GREATER VALUE 2216-18 Farnam St., Omaha A GREATER SERVICE Manufactured by Stephens Motor Works ej Moiine Plow Company Lafayette The accustomed motorist will find in LaFayette cer- tain superiorities of behavior that he has not enjoyed in other cars he hasowned. , LaFAYETTE-HAYWARD co. Farnam at 28th Street, Omaha V LjFjyetts Morons tesinsr t Mart Hillt Indiana polit .USE BEE WANT ADSHTHEY BRING RESULTS:
