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Gasoline Vehicles, Helping
Save Country's Coal, Afford
to Transportation Relief
By PERCY L. NEEL
J? rrnl'lfnt Ctrtlllno Automobile Sales
Corporation
ff The motorcar stands forth as the
L urealest single aid to all " various
transportation systems of tho country
( io war time.
Transportation has one of the hugest,
If not actually the hugest. burdens to
bear: and gigantic things will continue
-' to be asked of It. v
' ttannot ho speeded up as labor can.
Months are consumed In the production
of new, rail equipment locomotives and
cars. Tho rame Is true of trolley equip
ment. Unavoidable delays are encoun
tered In normal times. In theso times
theso are Increased and aggravated a
hundredfold.
Prlvato transportation, as embodied
In the motorcar, Is now showing as nevei
before Its real Importance In our scheme
of modern life.
V while ago two women camo from a
nearby town to Philadelphia for an aft
ernoon's shopping. They traveled by
trolley. About 0 o'clock they wero ready
lo return home ati hour's rldo on the
trolley. Kour cars left, bound for their
home town. They were not able to
board any one of them. Kach was
crowded to tho landing step. The women
were, forced ,to telephone a friend In
town who owned a motorcar and who
was glad to send them to their home
by that means.
ricturo that condition intensified a
thousand fold In any city In the land.
Suppose some authority should Issue
an order that after 6 o'clock tonight
no motorcar should bo used.
Tho result would be confusion of the
N worst and most !olent sort, Public
utility concerns would llnd themselves
utterly unable to accommodate tho leo
ple.who would wish accommodation. In
New York today, with elevated, surface
and subway lines, all aro crowded to
Mtlnctlon in the morning and evening,
liven so, thousands of people ride to
snd from their business In motorcars.
The motorcar cannot be eliminated.
It Is too closely woven Into our dally
lives. We should actually be compelled
to reamp our clvllliatlon If tho use of
motorcars were suddenly to bo denied.
Tlcture the results in the farming dis
tricts. The motorcar has done vastly
more than the telephone to put the
farmer Into close touch with his markets.
'It enubles him to grow better crops:
to get his product to shipping points In
less time and In better condition. It
enables us to have on our tables fresh
er, more .succulent, more noisrlshlng
vegetables.
TRANSPORTATION MEANS I.IKE
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RACING GAME MAY BE
RESUMED IN OCTOBER
Motor Speedway Association
Foresees Speedy Com
pletion of Oval
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ties for the nursult of this snort and roruornllon orc-anlted under tha laws "of I rested In a board. 'of mMkn. 3
for tho comfort and nlensuro nf those tho State of I'ennsylvnn a. Is composed , Is president and ChsVlesiU'l
who may desire to attend Is planned, A of members and not of stotkholdcrn. It secretary and 'treasurer. TheV
football stadium sudlclenl to accommo- will bo owned ntul onerated by these ( composed of the following 'ml
date the largest crowds Is also on the irtmbirs In tclrtly tho same manner as ' Charles J. Van Honk, William' '
Plans of the association, ns are golf the large nthletlc and country clubs, and sack. Charles t Itawjer, Paul B. S
courses, tennis courts, baseball grounds wilt no far us iiosslble, combine the (leorgo W, Krout, nichard V. Mat)
and a beautiful clubhouse. attractive features of both. Jr., Alexander Iviwrcnce, Jr.,",
Tho Motor Speedway Association, n The management of tho association Is Ueorge Potts.
Seven of the twelve directors of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia, nn orfranizntion which is always
actively endeavoring to promote the interests of local car owners, nre shown in tho above photograph.
Seated, from left to right, are H. Uartol Frazier. vice president, and Stcdman Bent, president. Stand
ing, 'from left to right, are Henry P. Bailey, W. O. Grifllth, S. Boyer Davis, sccretaiy; Kane S. Green
and George B. I.innard. Other directors of theclub are Powell Evans, Bobert P. lloopes, Howard
Longstrcth and Dr. E. H. Sitcr.
HARPER IS OPTIMISTIC "MYSTERY" CAR MAKE
OVER OUTLOOK FOR 1918 ITS DEBUT THIS WEEK
The automobile rnclng game may be
resumed In Philadelphia this ear, after
a lapso of more than six ears. If so,
the races will be held under Ideal con
ditions and not upon the tortuous road
way of Kalrmount Park, on which they
were held In 1911. The Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association hopes to
have Its blir racing oval near Willow
Grove completed by October. Hy It
tho association hopes to draw to Phila
delphia 260,000 lsltors Mch car.
Tho speed that will be attained at
tho new speedway, with -Its track two
by fours laid edgewise, llltu a huge
bowling alley and Its curves banked
high In tho nlr, will seem phenomenal
compared to tho Kalrmount Park races,
'engineers who have jiasscd upon the
Hpeedwiy plans declare that a speed of
two miles a mlnuto may be easily de
veloped In Its contests. The speed pos
sibilities of the track may be attributed
to the construction of tho track surface.
long-leaf jellow pine timbers measuring I
two by four Inches are laid on tho edge I
so that the whole track will be elastic
and resilient and as smooth as a polished '
bowling alley. This construction reduces i
to a minimum the vibration set up by'
tho cars by the track surf.ue and makes '
lightning speed possible. Tho speed- I
I way Is now 40 per cent completed, un-
. jpj. jj10 supervision of Cbarltw 'W. John, i
How Old Is First Auto? constitute only a part of the Ppecd-
Acccrdlng to Krncst Kaut, a French I wa' wh" "" conttacted to finish It by ,
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New Overland Agency
Predicts n Banner
Year
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Head Younitest of AH Models Shown la history f,ho automobile, more than six. Jtron "oyT .".n S fhJXed! i
" "uuu way .suciauuii puns. n aviation 1
Held wiucn wm onoru e.cepUoiial faclll-
the Holmes Air-Cooled
Car
What Is the Holmes Car'1
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look In the automobile Industry tyr as well hidden as n military maneuver;
1918," said II. 1 Harper, head of tho It was not shown nt tho New York show
Overland-IIarper Company, who took i Until now" the automobile world hail
., ,,., , , , . t i ii been g cn no Inking of what Arthur
over the Will f-Ovcrlatid. Inc., of Phlla- nolm, ag up , sh,nce he withdrew
dclphla, Januaty 1 from his position as vice president and
Mr. Harper knows the automobile i chief engineer of the Fiunklln Automo-
buslnesR thorouehlv from nil angles. "" v-omiMii.
than $400,000,000
What ho has done U to present to
navmg ao.u .no.u v .- i-w y , lh Amerlca publtc a trlumph 1 alr
worth of AVIlls-Overland cars during i c00ed cars
the last two years as general sales man
ager, and his forecast Is of the greatest
value.
"I expect to eo one ut the best years
we've ever had," continued this expert
salesman, "and tha best Indication of It
Is the fact that In the few days I have
taKen over the business of the Wlllys
Ovecland branch In Philadelphia we have
vbooked mote than $250,000 worth of
business for January, with almost the
entire month et to be heard from.
Business Is good, certain lines nre
The Holmes Car has nn air-cooling
system which makes for simplicity in
operation and durability In equipment.
The Holmes Car, It Is claimed, w HI never
freeze, vvill never strand Its owner by
running dry. To the scientific sanity
of Its operating principle, moreover, the
car 'adds every advantage of economy,
comfoit, durability and beauty.
The Holmes Is a service car, designed
to meet tho practical needs and desires
of the American business man. Yet It
It electric light were cut off In the o men 1)0 w(,ro not m the market
lilies they would remain aarh, even before for a car are Interested now.
Ibouglt there were enough lamps and "Business men who heretofore have
kerosene In each one to rurnisn aaequaie i
light, liven though there might be an
ample supply of both, they would not
be available when and where needed, i
Production without dlatilbutlon Is futile.
The two go hand-ln-hand.
uimlinriv with the motorcar. Its"pro-
ductlon must continue and also Its dlstrl
nnenaceAd n l.antlt, nf cnrlrit-lniT line -
running to more than full capacity, big n ,on(r ean Biemier Krace such as Is
salaries are being paid and thousands ee(j0In' Bee this country outside of
u t. ...aba n In tltfi tnnrl.'jir ... . ... .
tha Imnortcd forelgn-DUIlt cars Ami
not used cais w-ill find It Impossible to
get along without them, due to changed
conditions, and theso. men villi be In the
market.
"Indeed, the big problem Is not the
selling of the cars M much us Is the
delivery of them. Tersons who want
cars Bhould order now. The.automoblle
butfon. unless our whole mode of life Is I companies throughout the country have
to be made over, it is an esscnu.ii m offered GO per cent of the use of tnelr
the nation's transportation system. It Is piants to the United Slates Government
an economizer of time, of effort, offor war emergency work, which will
labor. It saves needed things, like coal. mean that production will necebsarlly be
It promotes business. It enables men ( curtallea. -Men 'who delay ordering may
to, accomplish moro In a given time, or not be abe t0 get their cars when they
to perform the same work with greater I want them.
efficiency. It links the city to the coun-1 yCSp t Me bIg business ahead for
try and the country to the city more 1918, and the outlook Is most optimistic."
closely and more firmly than they have
been linked by years of steam and eleu- , ;
trie transportation. 1
It betters living conditions, it pro
motes public health.. It enriches prop
jrty values. It broadens the human
viewpoint of life. It makes the world a
better place to live In.
In short, the motorcar Is an essential.
Its casollne consumption Is but one
gallon to sixteen miles. w
It Is therefore the family car, the
car of convenience. It Is made In all
four of tho popular models the road
ster, the sedan, the limousine and the
town car
An Interesting feature of the louring
model Is tho complete set of Ingenious
drawcis for clothing and other nrtlcles
set In the back of the driver's teat
The Holmes 'Is the latest thing In the
motoring line, for at the automobile
show each car dlsplacd must have been
qn the market at least a ear. In the
coming season, however, 4000 Holmes
Cars will be built In the big factory
which covers 175,000 square feet nt
Canton, O.
MERCER
A CONSPICUOUS feature of Mercer
construction is a low and properly
balanced car. This assures not only a
greater degreeof comfort in riding, but
much greater safety at high- speeds. '
Space Jt3, Blue Room, at (lie Show
SAMUEL EARLEY MOTOR CO.
(575 N. Broad St.
Mniiufactnred hj
Mercer Automobile 4'n.
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FOR GRAHAM TRUCK
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Motor Service Company Will Dis
tribute Attachable Bodies
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Graham Brothers, motortruck attach
ment manufacturers, of Kransviue, inu ,
have hecently Introduced their product
Jn Philadelphia after a wide distribu
tion from their agency In New York,
and the Motor Service Company of Penn- .
dltrlbutors for this city, easte.rn Penn
sylvania and southern New Jersey.
Extensive plans have been made for
this year by the local distributors, and
ilthough the delay In shipments ' of
several carloads of the attachments, due
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liveries thus far, this condition will
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'' large quantity of the attachments In
the Motor Service plant 22-30 North
Flfty-nrth street, which -will make It
I pouible to have complete truens and
"l parts ready for deliver Immediately
V, on receipt of orders.
A More than twenty-five retail dealers
1 have been established In the territory
to bo served from the Philadelphia
iffencv. and within n. month or two be-
r fore the rush of spring business It Is
j' expected that double that number of
' Htallers will be handling the attach-
fi. ments In eastern Pennsylvania and
iouthern New Jersey. Plans have alro
J- been niada for a wholesale and retail
, salesroom on Market street, , west, of
Twentieth, which will be opened soon,
f and from which It Is planned to deliver
. t, least E00 complete trucks at' retail
, daring the year. The Graham Brothers'
k 8Mes Company of Philadelphia win be
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I' Ulbutora now belne; en'rased In com-
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ht Brothers' business conducted by an
IK underlying company of that name. But
jfrine siotor Service Company or renn
U aylranla will cnntlnun to do all the
Y assembling and to give all shop service
c. V "s p'art.
1 ihe attachments consist of units,
oodles and cabs, and by their use Ford
'X Chassis are converted Into complete ton
j and a half trucks, and the largest auto-
jrr.'noDiie chassis aro converted trucks wun
Pi, carrying canaeltv of from two to three
jC. tons. All parts are now painted a royal
u ..wb ttiiu arc easily im tjui.ni ifc.,,e.
t'j Albert Johnson Is in charge of whole-l-Vlale
sales fnr (in. ,lllrlhntnrs outside
J of Philadelphia.
fc.( Farm Tractor a War Necessity ,
r rigiand led the way for the adoption
vi ms larm tractor as a war nucniut.
s Threatened by Isolation from the food
'Producing countries of the Western
Msmlcnhjipa hw'lh. anhmopln.i h (nnlf
jit Wolo measures to protect herself from
famine.
K V'The.MInlsler of Agriculture organized
J, army of farm tractors, placed head-
m, ?ri iwem ana piowta aay ana
i.-Hht.for weeks' and weeks In the spring
rJC,thfyear: When, the harvest was
Pfstberca and England found she had
Wotiihlfood to withstand any blockade
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