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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1921. - Prices of Auto Tires Low Today. Makers Assert Reduction by One Manufac turer Brings Cost to 15 Per Cent Below Pre-War Schedule. Prices of automobile tires are com ; ;.ratively low, according to the "tioodrich Rubber company, which lias issued the following statement: A careful analysis of tire prices indicates that they are actually low, - On May 2, the B. F. Goodrich Rub ber company announced a zl) per cent reduction. mis reduction brings Goodrich prices down to a point 15 per cent below the pre-war schedules as represented by the lylJ level. According to Bradstreet's index, general commodity prices have risen 23 per cent during the same period, .ft is rather startling lo find that in 1910 tire prices were 115 per cent higher than today. The lowest point in the history of tire prices was in 1915. This extreme low point was only 20 per cent be- low present schedules. " Any discussion of tire prices, how ever, is incomplete unless compara tive values are considered. The question is: How many miles do I get from my tires today? And how does this compare with what I re ceived in 1915? Beginnisg with 1915 and the war standardization move ment, which extended over a period of several years, tremendous strides have been made in quality and in the mileage service of tires. The extent to which this is true is not realized by the motoring public. Yet this increase in service is actually meas urable. In the first place, consider the actual increase in size. For in stance, cord tires made by the lead ing companies are uniformly 10 per cent over the rated size. Specializa tion in the production and prepara tion of raw materials has been of in ' calculable benefit to tire quality. Re markable progress has been made in the art of compounding rubber to produce the . maximum degree of wear. These salient factors have been supplemented by improved . methods of manufacture which have resulted in a uniformity of quality and service absolutely unknown a lew years ago. A tangible expression of the . greater mileage service now being built into tires is reflected by the ' higher basis of adjustment generally i used by the leading companies. i Tews, if a tire proves defective today it is adjusted, under the Goodrich plan, on the basis of 6,000 miles if it If of fabric, and 8,000 miles if it is ; of cord construction. Contrast this with the adjustment basis in use a few years ago, i. c., 3.500 miles, and it is easy to comprehend the great progress made in tire manufacture. It is not a far-fetched conclusion to say that tires today give from 50 per cent to 100- per cent greater mileage than they did a few years ago. Therefore, if the tire compan- , ies were selling mileage today at the 1915 price level, tires would actually cost from $5 to $25 more than at present. The conclusion is obvious, 1 therefore, that based on compara tive service tires cost less- today than ever before. j Becomes Sales Manager Of Olds Motor Works Jf v Guy H. Peasley. Through a series of promotions in the last decade Guv 11. Feaslev has risen from stenographer and bill clerk of the Olds Motor Works, Lansing. Mich., to the liigh post ol general sales manager of the com pany. Air. i'easlev succeeds Lhanes A, Tucker who resigned last week to come back to the Nebraska Olds- mobile company here, of which he is president and general manager. This company has just completed a S.S50.000 building at Eighteenth and Howard streets. The business of the Nebraska Oldsmobile company has grown to such proportions that !. ...Til : .11 f nr. T..1,'. 1 Will rcquiic all ui iui, i uvnu a attention. Clutch Trouble. Clutch trouble is one of the com monest complaints among car own ers. The clutch throwout collar needs daily lubrication, and in many :ars failure to give this even for a single day may mean clutth trouble. Give the clutch the lubrication it needs. Cadillac Auto Bus Runs 350,000 Miles Travel of 350,000 miles to date is the record rolled up by a Cadillac which is in bus service on the 35 mile stretch between W'atertown, N. V and Clayton, N. Y. This figure is vouched for by Fred I. Dailcy, who runs the Cadillac. Mr Dailey tells how he bought the chassis in April, 1914. It then had a wheelbase of 145 inches, and he fitted it out with a 16-passenger omnibus body. In this shape Mr. Dailey says he ran the car 310,000 miles. Then he lengthened the wheelbase to 155 inches and increased the pas senger capacity to 25. Since th? mr was enlartred it has been run 40.- 000 miles, making the total of 350.- 0U0 miles. Mr. Dailey says he has used Hire: radiators, having experienced freez ing several times in the severe north ern New x ork winters, so lar as the engine is concerned, Mr. Dailey savs it is practically the original. He has had three sets of piston rings and two new connecting rod bear ings, and is still using , the original cylinders and the original pistons. He says the engine works as smooth- ly and efficiently as it ever did. . Colter Pin Puller. A very convenient cotter pin puller may be made by bending the end of a piece of t& inch rod into the shape of a button hook. On the other end a T-shaped handle .is riv eted. An additional convenience is to drill a piece of l-inch round stock and place it on the body of the puller for use as a sort of sliding hammer. A series of taps with this hammer on., the end of the puller will loosen the recalcitrant cotter pin. Service Floor Feature of New Auto Building Ample Light and Room Af forded Workmen in Olds mobile Shop; Overhead Track Hoista Cars. One of the features of the new Oldsmobile building, recently erected which is attracting unusual comment, is the parts department Mid the serv ice floor. According to Charles A Tucker, president of the Nebraska Oldsmobile company, much consid eration and study were given to this part of the building prior to definite lv arranging the plan. The service floor is arranged so that the men work m good light and it is large enough so that each man has ample room. It can accommo date approximately 30 cars at one tune. An overhead track circles three sides of the building so that either the front or rear end of the cars may be hoisted. Individual tables, which can be rolled across the floor, are used for keeping the parts of each car together. Tools are checked in and out of the parts room and almost every tool known to the automobile repair men is provided. The parts department is arranged in an orderly manner. Bins tor tne larger parts are built with aisles be tween them, smaller parts are carried in bottles which are neatly arranged on shelves built into the walls. These bottles are all labeled with both the parts number and dc scription. Only One Way to Cure Battery Spring Fever "Only one way ever has been found," says Elmer Roscngren of the Nebraska btorage Battery com pany, "to prevent storage batteries from being overtaken with spring fever when the first days of warm touring weather roll around, and that goes for the man who drives all winter as well as for the one who drains the radiator and puts jacks under the axles at the first heavy frost. The one way to avoid that tired feeling on the part of your battery is to co-operate with the bat tery service station and to take ad vantage of its knowledge and experience." Kight now is the time to make up your mind that this spring, summer and winter, you will take extra care to see that your battery is tested regularly with a hydrometer and that it is kept up to above 1,250, even if additional charge is required to main tain that figure. Anti-Chatter Fluid Latest Accessory for Ford Cars Among the latest accessories for Fords, Fosco and Anti-Chatter fluid are being recommended by the num ber of automobile supply men as a sure cure for glaze on the speed bands. This preparation is guar anteed to absorb the glaze and make old speed bands work like new. It is handled in Omaha hy the Powell Supply company. It can be applied in 15 minutes without re moving transmission cover. Spring Wire. The car owner who does consid erable of his own repair work will find a spool of spring wire a great convenience. When a spring is needed it is a simple matter to wind the wire around a bolt and then stretch the spring to the proper length. Reducer of Friction Only One of Numerous Functions of Grease Most ear owners consider gear grease solely as a reducer of fric tion. But, according to the Joseph Dixon Crucible company, this is but one of many functions. "The relation of grease to' car effi ciency is so close," says the engi neering staff of this company, "that an error of judgment in choosing a grease may quickly ruin the best car made. "Ever since the birth of the auto mobile this company has maintained laboratories for the study of motor car lubrication. "Among other things it has been found that of the numerous re ouirements of a srrease for trans mission and differential gears, seven are of vital importance. "It must lower . friction so that wear on bearings and gears is re duced to the minimum. "It must resist cold, oermittnic gears to shift as easily in freezing weather as in mid-summer. "It must show minimum tempera ture rise for bearings and gears. It must show minimum power losses in hot ad cold weather oper ation. "It must smother the cutting ac tion of road dust and the metal par ticles chipped off in shifting gears, "It must insure quietly running gears bv providing a hlnvot Iubn cant between teeth meshing with a minimum clearance. "It must have long life, t. e., main tain unimpaired the above proper ties for a long period. Brake "Differential" Attracts Attention i Among the advances made by manufacturers of high grade auto mobiles the brade "differential" in cltfded in the LaFayette, '..has at tracted attention of engineers and motorists schooled in the operation of fine cars. In principle, this de vice functions as does the rear axle differential. By equalizing, the pres sure of both brake bands, it pre vent skiddinir in a miick stoo and eliminates the chattering of bands and cables. The equalizer is mounted in an aluminum housing at the rear of the transmission case, It requires no adjustment -ana is trouble proof. SeconrJ-Hand Auto Show Is Endorsed No Further Price Cuts On Essex and Hudson Cars The following wire was received by Guy L. Smith from the Hudson Motor Car company and Essex Motors, of Detroit, last week: Statements indicating that we are about to reduce prices on Hud son and Essex cars are without foundation. When we reduced both cars last fall from $200 to $450, we anticipated market changes that have since become effective. You can use this message with your trade whom we know purcnase Hudson and Essex cars on their merits." ATTENTION! Mr. Car Owner and build one -with two eoti W will furnish (rood 10x16 Kara (re ef paint for $125. Phone for appointment and w will show you our Ksragea in all parts of, the city. We do cement work. Stevens & Cornelius 4409 Smith 22d. MA rWet 0527 Omaha Auto Trades Associa tion Commissioner Says It's Step in Right Direction. v A. B. Waugh, commissioner for the Omaha Automobile Trades' as sociation, speaking for that organ ization in an official letter to all cf the members, endorsed the second hand automobile show which Rob ert C. Mitchell and Charles A. Franke are planning for the week of June 6 at tl.- Auditorium. llie following is Mr. Waugh s let ter to the local dealers: "We believe that the show is a step in the right direction and that it might very well receive the sup port of our individual members in the event that you have any. used cars on hand which you would like to dispose of. 'Anything which op erates to stimulate the market is naturally of benefit to the whole in dustry and should receive our sup port. "The promoters of 4he show have assured the officers of this associa tion that under no circumstances will new cars be permitted to be shown. Should you desire addition al information on the subject please communicate with this office or take the matter up direct with Mr. Franke at the Auditorium. The following is a partial list of the proposed exhibitors" who have secured space for the show; Guy L. Smith, Nebraska-Paige Scott-Bury, Bonney Motor Car com pany, Franklin Motor Car company, W. M. Locke, Saleaday and Middle- state garage. , Noisy Starter. Noise in the starter is a sure sign of trouble. This condition may be induced by broken or badly worn teeth, a bent armature shaft, a loose armature bearing or teeth badly meshed. Park-to-Park Guide Out For Auto Trip lo L riaverounas Transcontinental highways will see increased road tourist travel this summer, now that every cross country road leads to the National Park-to-Park highway, which rough ly circles its way through 11 states to link the 12 national parks in the west. . This knowledge and the fact that in 1920 residents of Nebraska, num bering 10,000, journeyed in 2.880 cars to at least five of these parks Rain ier, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain lends local interest to the announcement that tourists can equip themselves with a road guide, free of cost, whether they intend making all, or only part. of the wonder tour. This guide can be had by address ing the National Park-to-Park High way association. 1608 Broadway, Denver, Colo. There are 100 muni cipal auto camps scattered along the 6,000-mile circular route. The mar. of moderate means can now take his family, and carrying a tent outfit, live gypsy fashion the entire sum mer, or he may choose between sleeping outdoors or in hotels. According to estimates there is said to be 60,000,000 barrels of crude oil still in the fields of the earth, or a sufficient supply to last the next 168 years. Motor Firm Declares Preferred Dividend Dividends of $175 a share was declared on preferred stock of the Nash Motor company last week at a meeting of the board of directors held in Kenosha. The dividend is quarterly and was payable May 2 to stockholders of record April 25. On the recommendation of C. W Nash the board of directors author ized some important extensions te the company's present plants. Nash production has been in creased each month since last De cember, and the board of directors recraru wiiii urn measure oi nv UC ILE 111. II Llllllll . iwi m t. V.I . . ; .. j growm ot me company on a souuu and substantial basis. Bee Want Adds Produce Results. Salesmen Wanted 0 We have an opening for two high grade salesmen selling Nash Sixes and Fours in the city. None but producers and those whose records will bear closest investigation need apply. Hayward-Nash Co. Farnem at 28th. 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HARNEY 0123. COUNCIL BLUFFS JA. 103 SO. MAIN ST. COUNCIL BLUFFS 691 s s m s"" -w v. tf.O I The Nation's Road-Maker The "Caterpillar's" field of usefulness is by no means limited to road work. On farm and ranch, in the mining, oil and lumber industries wherever power and endurance are at a premium, the'Cater pillar" has no real competitor Reg.U.8. HOLT; PEORIA, ILL STOCKTON. CALIF. Hundreds of miles of good roads might be built in this country every year with the money which is wasted on obsolete methods of highway con struction The Holt "Caterpillar" Tractor has been widely adopted as standard equipment for road making and road maintenance because actual cost figures prove it to be the most econom ical method of getting the work done We are prepared to show graphically just what savings can be effected by the use of the "Caterpillar" on road work, and will gladly furnish this evidence to tax-payers, boards of commerce, state and county officials, contractors or any others who are inter ested in making road funds go as far as possible Let us arrange a moving picture exhibition showing the "Caterpillar" engaged in the various phases of road work That will demonstrate how it would function on the work you have in mind Write, wire or telephone for information There is only one "Caterpillar" Holt builds it. The name was originated and is owned exclusively by this company. Infringements will be prosecuted. THE HOLT MFG. CO., Inc., PEORIA, ILL. Branches and service stations all over the world FACTORY BRANCHES: 2429 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. 5th and Court Sts., Des Moines, Iowa