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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 28, 1920)
v. . lrl OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 23. 1920. 3- Jill Short Hauls Of Freight to Be -Bv Motor Truck ' 17 w of Railroads Becoming More n3 More Limited to Long Hauls. Says Old? mobile Dealer. , While railroad trains will continue to come and continue to go for many years, ihc "wriiir.g on the wall" indi cates that their scope of activities will become more and more limited to continuous and long hauls a time -passes ard civilisation become more cornpletclv motorized, behevts 1. R. Q'Xeal ci the Nebraska Oldsmobile 'company, distributing Oldsmobile .company throughuot Nebraska and western Iowa. Sign of Timet. "Signs of the time are very easy 40 read; they all, indicate that motor ra asportation is just beginning and that the time will come when it will .dominate the short-haul field." de dare Mr. O'Neal. "A few weeks ago. when the rail road made a big raise in passenger and freight rates, an eastern paper .made a very pertinent comment on 'his subject under the heading, 'Are the Choo-choo Cars to Pas as .Short-Haul Carriers?' Freight Is Loaded. ' ." 'Another big boost in railway, freight and passenger rates, and an other big boom for the ship-by-truck-for-short-haul movement, and 'he travel-by-auto-fashtop,' wrote the "editor. 'And why not? To ship by freight usually mesas, in addition to he haul by train, two hauls by trucks one to the car in which the freight is loaded and one from it to ,the place where the goods are wanted- - ' "Once they are on the track un less the distance i great the grow ing disposition is to ruth them to their ultimate destination without further troublesome and, expensive 'handling and delay. Rail Rates High. '"'Naturally, the increase in rail ,nd ship rates will make travel by automobile more popular than ever. People are even going all the way .from Boston to California by autos because therail rates are so high. Scores of families are planning to go to Florida by auto this winter in or--der that tbey may cut out the big 'cost of getting there by steamer and train.' "As the editor thinks, so thinks the nation in this instance, at least," 'concluded the OMsmobile chief. T. W. Tinkham Joins Staff Of Briscoe Motor Co. Announcement is made by the Briscoe Motor corporation of the appointment of T. W. Tinkham as assistant senera! superintendent. Mr. Tinkham has been in the automo tive industry fifteen years. His most recent connection before joining the Briscoe was general superintendent of the Willys-Overland plants at To ledo. Prior to this time lit. Tink-pJ- 1 am was associated with Olds Mo tor Works as genera! master me chanic and with Sacleard Motor Car company as assistant production manager. This announcement follows the re cent announcement from the Briscoe factory of the appointments of J. C Cunningham as genera! superinten dent and L. L. Wilburn a? superin tendent sa charge of production. The average daily count of pas ecg?r cars and motor trucks enter ing and leaving New York city totals 154700. Machine Will Unload Cars One-Half Ton a Minute Ford Company j Sets New Record. I For Production i ' ' lift 4 During Month of October 99,. 967 Cars Were Built; Day Record One Can Every 18 Seconds. A new car unloading machine, with a capacity of one-half ton a minute, inyntion of Guy O. Baker and Homer L. Baker, brothers from Atlantic, la, has been patented and will be placed on the market by Omaha capital. The picture shows one of the ma chines unloading sand frozen six inches thick near the Iten Biscuit company. Temporary headquarters have been opened at Twelfth and Daven port streets. Until articles of in corporation are filed, distribution will bsjiandled by Prescott Heald, Omaha Manufacturers' agent, assist ed by Carlton P. Swiler and Philip L. Gilmore. Fred Nordstrom, Shen andoah banker, is also interested in the invention. Motor. Digest There are 51.678 motor vehicles registered in St. Louis, Mo. The National Automobile Dealers associatioa has J5,000 members. Hingeless doors, wiu'ch are mount ed on pivots, have been invented for automobiles. Children in Detroit -re first taught the "Raits of the Road" in kinder garten schools. .During the past three years nearly. 70 per cent of the people killed or injured at grade crossings were drivers of motor vehicles, i Because of a strict enforcement of the highway regulations in England owners of automobiles in London who saved garage chargrs by park ing their cars in the middle of the States and Canada, a little better than onehalf are Fords. The state law of Washington for bids motors a greater rate of speed than four miles an hour at street crossings "when any person is thereon." During the first eight months of 1920 the total number of automobiles either shipped or driven away from 324 motor car manufactsrers was 3,079,067. There were fewer motorists killed at grade crossiegs in South Dakota last year in proportion to the num ber ot machines registered than in any other state. Douglas Fairbanks has seven pas senger automobiles, which he value at $37,000, while his wife, Mary' Pick ford, has two cars valued at $7,500 and $3,500. The French Grand Prix automo bile race will be held in Alsace, near Strasburg, during the summer of 3921. It is the first big post-war speed contest to be held in Europe. The state of New York has 208.000 passenger automobiles, 64.500 com mercial vehicles, 16.000 omnibuses, 1.400 trailers and 12.000 motorcycles. There are 155.000 chauffeurs and 153,000 private owners who have op erators' licenses. 1 Exceedingly Attractive Thm Payment Plan Its fine motor, low operating expense and comfortable riding quality mark the good Maxwell, at $995, as the best buy in the motor car market today. Compare it point for point and you will be led straight back to the Maxwell. 1 Touring Car Roadster . . Cope Sedan i . vm Omaha Auto Sales Co. 9H9 Fmw Stawt Tep&sa Tfar 0627 Durii.g October 00,0 Ford cars were made in the Ford factory at Detroit and shipped out tojoin the 4,5J0,CKK) already in scrviceTThis is the highest record ever reached by the Ford company, or any ofher company. Thirty-three more cars would have bronpht production trp to 100.000 mark ior the month. October 26 was the banner day, havir.ir brocght forth 4.6S8 cars. This was also a record breaker. It means that one car was completed every 18 1-2 seconds for the entire 24-hour day. The Ford estimate for this year is 3.250.000 cars and trucks. It was during the fa'.l of 1909 that Henry Ford placed on the market his now famous model'T." To date, more than 4.500.000 of this one model have been built and distributed. Of 'mod els prior to the "T," 30,000 were manufactured. During 1910, 18.644 Ford cars were built. In 10 vtarf from that time Ford production has grown to more than 1,000,000 a year. Al most ha.f of the motor cars in the world are Ford cars. White Company Opens New Branch j Deuver Vill Be Distributing j Center for Large Tst- ! era Territory. j In recognition of the growii.g am-! portasce of Denver as a motor truck j distributing center the White com-' pany, Cleveland, has established a j d'.rect factory branch an the Colo-, rado nsetror.olis. The installation !and mair.tenar.ee sen-ice heretofore ; tendered by the White Auto com iPany, formerly fye Denver dealer of :tbe White company, is beinp highly I developed to meet the requirements I 'mot only of Denver but the entire iRocky mountain section. The com jpany ha acquired a large and mod trn building to house the new j branch. C E. Dearer, formerly manager 'of western sfles tor the White com- pany, with headquarters in Cleve land, will be manager of the sales i department of the new Denver branch tnd Thomas Farramore, : manager of"the service department, Every facility will be provided to i 'give present and future White own- !ers a transportation service ot ex ceptional promptness and efficiency. I The Denver branch will serve the Iterritorv embracing Utah, Colorado, i the north tier counties of New Mex ico, Wyoming, the east half of 1 Montana, the Elack Hills territory I of South Dakota, Nebraska and the three west tier counties of Iowa. Big Demand fcr Mole? ' Trucks Is Expected J. M. Opper of thr Jones-Opptr Con in speaking about the truck! bnsinets, said that a good many of 't the dealers throughout the territory j would perhaps find & new condition confronting them when business im-! proves. j According to Mr. Cpper there is! no scarcity of people Mho are anx-j iocs to own and operate mosor; trucks. The trouble seems to be en tirely due to the inability o get j money. ' j Farmers all over the United States are rery much sold on the idea of j trucK transportation and as soon as j the money situation loosens up, tht-te will be a great scramble for deliveries on motor trucks, he says, and many of the dealers will ot be prepared to meet this. Republic Truck Handv for Mines Transportation of Passengers And Freight Solve! by lTsing j Prairie Schooner Covers. the company' mine, as e!l as con veying epres shipment!, (t high grade concentrates whuh the com pany produces. The president l the Tur.gstcn Comet Mjcir.g company is rco? en thusiastic over the utility of the Re public truck so employed and is a rrm believer in the merits of motor transportation. Springs Weak or Stat When in the course of operation valve springs become weak they should be stretched or else have a washer placed under them. If a car spring becomes so that one side of the 'vehicle sags, the addition of another leaf will remedy the trouble. In a new car it frequently happens that the owner finds cause for com plaint in regard to hard riding, duo to the fact that the springs are stirl. This difficulty may be obviated by removing a leaf, if so desired, but before long the new spring will limber up merely through ordinary usage. The prairie schooner, recalled in Stories uf the tarly west, will always prove interesting when considering the development of our transporta tion facilities. Every once in a while this relic of transportation, is brought to l.ght in a modern way, and this was strikingly illustrated in a recent adaptation of a Republic motor truck operated by the Tungsten-Comet Mining Co., of Fanaca. Nev. This company is situated 17 miles from the nearest railroad and this condition brought about the need of scjvir.g the company's daily transportation requirements, both as to passengers and freight. Realizing that it was not practical to have a number of vehicles which would necessarily be idle a part of the time, the Tungsten-Comet Min ing company installed a two-ton Re public truck with a type of body to meet their local conditions. A pas senger tonneau seat was furnished for the driver and for his protection a roads-ter top was attached. Over the body of the track a canvas top was built along lines adapted from the old-fashioned prairie schooner that traversed Uie western plains 50 years ago. This unique vehicle is used to haul passengers and supplies from the railroad to Sticking ClQsch. The clutch pedal of the f ord car occasional:' refuses to sprir.g bai.k after it has been pressed iorviard firmly. This is doe to finding and may be remedied by scrtw.rg the ad justing screw on the opposite end of the pedal (ha;t a u":i or two. IS.MO UiLZS OS TIRLS 5P Grteser Fat! Lfrocmej Trarnor Auto Ce. 2200 Far-twaa tmt Phon DoufiM S26S If ' i 1- 3BT EO -When You Select i You Are Sure! There is an element of risk in the purchase of any commodity unless yoa select the one about whose superiority there can be no' question. For example, when in buying a piano you select one whose name and fame stand out above all the rest not by mere self-exploitation, but by common accord of users you know and every musician will tell you that a better cannot be made. Perhaps there is one as good you might, by taking a chance, find one. But of the one you have sected thefts is no question. So why take any chance? Similarly with talking machines, furniture or automobiles. Outstanding above the many of mediocrity are one or two certain makes about which there is no question. There's an unanimity of opinion about them that is the best eadorscient of y&m own judgment the best assurance of satisfaction. You eliminate all element of risk when you buy one of those. s Among motor cars Reo enjoys such eminence. Not even the most envious maker or dealer will deny Eeo quality ef Reo vaftsc. Ask any motorist, any salesman, any dealer, and he will say, "Reo is a good automobile." There's no denying such quality. It is everywhere conceded Reo always has made good automobiles so long; end so consistently the very name has become a synonym for quality. There's another phase to this too. When, after years of satisfactory service, 3-ou want to dispose of your Eeo q get a later model, you 11 find that unanimity of opinion is a real asset to you. For used Reos command an higher percentage of their original cost and a fm&a&t sale, than any other car of its size or type or class. Proof of .that you cans&scertain from any handler of used cars. Hell full ym. his Reos are his readiest sellers and command the best prices. There's sftl another reason for this latter condition also. First price of a Reo is so much lower than you are asked for care of similar size and capacity though not comparable in quality to a Reo that depreciatieei has already been largely discounted when you buy your Reo new. Why experiment then why assume any element of risk why ehme diaippsit ment'in the slightest degree if you can get a Reoj? There's the rub if yoa cac get a Reo! Such quality, such value is always in demand. Only way is to place your ortler at once. Today won't be a minute too soon. Frio is &. factory, Plue Spemal Fademl T A. H. Jones Co. JonesOpper Co. X HASTINGS, NEB. Distributor for Soother and Wasters Nebraska OMAHA, NEB. &ittribu$or for Eastern and ftwrt&era Netavtk and Wet tern Iowa Res Motor Car Company, Lansing, Michigan Reo Five-Paaaener Touring $1850 tt The Cold Standard of Values" If