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SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPIf MARCH 14,1914.
World's Greatest Automobile Valuejfa
of (rf
Y_OU will want to see the car made in the largest factory in the world. You want to see the largest car for the least
money in the world. The car that 40 skilled German engineers tore apart piece by piece to find a weak spot, and
didn t discover anything which bore even the resemblance of a flaw. This car is the OVERLAND—-the car that is
being exhibited on the stage. The greatest family car, regardless of price, made on the Earth to-day.
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OVERLAND Delivery Car WILLYS Utility Truck The AUTOCAR GARFORD TRUCKS
A rugged little car that will stand con- . CAr . . _^
tinued service Built on the regular standard capacity, 1,500 to 2,000 pounds. Particu- One and one-half-ton Commercial Delivery Two to Six-ton capacity with tractors up
Overland chassis. Body designs to suit va- l ar "ly constructed for truck work. Made by for merchants in every line of business. Used to twelve tons. Constructed especially for
rious purposes. 35 horsepower. Capacity t^ie Willys-Overland Company. Bodies in by leading establishments throughout the heavy duty work. Made ten years by one of
1,000 pounds. Various Designs. world. the strongest 1 companies, financially.
ANDREW REDMOND, 3rd and Boyd Sts., ""ST'
Distributor For Dauphin, Perry and Cumberland Counties
OVERLAND FEATURES
SHOWN ON STAGE
Andrew Redmond Has One of
Most Widely Advertised
Cars in the World
An illustration of how motor car
manufacturers are constantly employ
ing the best of engineering practices
to further improve their product is
ariven in the new Model Overland,
built by the Willys-Overland Company,
of Toledo, Ohio, and on exhibition at
WHAT YOU SAVE
in the operation and upkeep of a METZ "22" as compared
with other cars, eventually equals the purchase price. The
original cost of a METZ is actually returned to you in econ
omies. You save money when you buy it, and every hour
you run it.
METZ "22" s4^s
WINNER OF THE GLIDDEN TOUR
The Gearless Car—No Clutch to Slip—No Gears to Strip
The METZ "22" is the most economical car on the market
to operate. It travels from 28 to 32 miles on ONE gallon
of gasoline, 100 miles on ONE pint of lubricating oil, and
from 10,000 to 12,000 miles on a single set of tires. It is
speedy and stylish, and exceedingly durable—a thoroughly
PRACTICAL car.
The METZ team of three oars 60 miles per hour on th«
won the last GUdden Tour In speed, and cllr. ;>■ hilts as fast as
competition with cars costing M?ef"ear? d torpiU%em"!lno'fMe r d
and" the * three e, METZ * cars "weri SS&oMs/
tbe ONam that held a PER- equipment throughout, Includ-
FECT SCORE, without addl- Ing 4-cylinder 22H h.p. water
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SEE IT AT THE SHOW. PHONE OR WHITE FOB DEMON »TH ATIOI*
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the Arena-Rex show. Though in all
essentials the same as last years model
with the exception of changes made to
allow for increased size and power, an
examination of the cars on exhibition
shows several features in which Im
portant improvements have been
made.
One of these features is the motor.
An addition of live horse power was
made to the 1913 power plant by in
creasing the size of the bore to four
and one-eighth inches. The motor
was still further Improved by the
adoption of a constant level splash
lubricating system which supplies oil
to every working and moving part,
constantly. The pushrods are of an
improved type, being so arranged
that they can be removed wlthout«dis
turbing the camshaft. They are held
in place in drop-forged stirrups, which
are, in turn, fastened by a stud and
nut. The removal of this nut allows
for the easy removal of the whole
pushrod. The latter have also been
equipped with bronze caps fitted over
their upper end, this arrangement
practically eliminating all noise in op
eration.
The intake manifold of the motor
has also been redesigned, with the
idea of compensating for the lower
volatility of the gasoline of the pres
ent day. This manifold has a smaller
diameter than that heretofore used.
The universal joint Is of a new ano
improved design, being larger than
that ot last year, to compensate for
the increased power of the motor, and
its arrangement insures the maximum
of power transmitted from the motor
to the rear wheels with the minimum
or loss. And thes are only some of
the many reilnements and improve
ments.
The three-quarter floating Overland
rear axle remains the same as be
fore, as also does the braking equip
ment.
A roomy cowl dash touring body
seating live passengers and finished
n dark green with light green strip
ing and nickel and aluminum trim
mings is mounted on a wheelbase of
114 Inches; its doors are U-shaped,
very wide, and hinged at the front
on disappearing hinges, so that the
body remains without projections.
At the rear of the front seat where
the passengers' feet occasionally
come in contact with tho finished
body surfaces a protector strip is pro
vided. The steering wheel is eighteen
inches in diameter and the steering
post carries a carbureter adjusting
lever within easy reach of the driver's
hand.
The roadster body is of attractive
design, also of the cowl dash type,
with a 32-gallon gasoline tank at the
rear. Back of the tank is a large
steel tool compartment rectangular in
shape and large enough to carry reg
ular touring necessities. Both tour
ing oar and roadster have vertlcle tire
carriers in rear, accommodating two
spare casings. All spring ends have
bronze bushings.
The radiator of the new Overland
C. C. CRISPEN IN 1914 CADILLAC
♦v. £SiMi Crtßp S? *S 0t( i r c * r Company, under the management of 0, C. Crlspen, have concentrated on but one oar,
the Cadillac. Hundreds of these. well-lfnqwn car® have been sold throußhout this section In the six years this com.
pony has been doing business. A feature of the exhibit will be the cut-out chassis displayed at the New York
show and the factory expert who looturea on the merit* of the Cadlllao, j
tears is of an improved type, with
| large water spaces.
I The touring ear and the roadster
are electricall;- lighted, current being
furnished from a Willard storage bat
tery carried at the right side of the
running board and the dashllght
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A NDREW RCO/VO/VQ.
which illuminates the Instruments,
such as speedometer, ammeter, etc.,
is connected >vith this tail-light in
series, so that the proper working
of the tail-light is indicated by the
dashlight.
The tops are hooked to the brack
ets of the sidelights, which leaves the
front of the car unencumbered and
certainly adds to the slightliness of
the covering when the top is up.
Touring car and roadster, equipped i
with electric horn, Stewart speed
ometer, clear vision ventilating wind
shield, mohair top, side curtains and
boot, tools, jack, pump and electric
lights and storage battery included sell
for $950. When equipped with Gray
& Davis electric engine starter and
generator, the price is sl,llO.
Besides the pleasure cars Mr. Red
mond will show the Overland delivery,
Willys-Utility and Autocar trucks.
The Garford heavy duty trucks are
also sold by Redmond.
THE FOUR VS. SIX DISCUSSIONS
Nevei" before in the history of the
automobile industry lias there been so
much discussion pro and con over
four and six-cylinder cars. The latest
| expression on the subject comes from
George M. Dickson, general manager
of the National Motor Vehicle Com
pany, ol' Indianapolis, who has this to
say:
"The number of cylinders under the
hood is not the most important or effi
cient thing in the present day ma
chine. One manufacturer may be able
to build four-cylinder motors better
than he might sixes, or reverse. It is
also true that certain manufacturers
are able to build good automobiles
with four and six cylinder motors. The
real point is the 'whole car,' and not
this or that individual feature, be
cause no matter how good a single
particular mechanical part may be it
is good only in relation to every me
chanical feature that combines to pro- i
duce a whole car. Truly the time has
arrived when the purchaser of ,anl
automobile should buy perfection of|
mechanical parts. We do not believe |
a man buying a car should have to goj
over it with a fine tooth comb to make
sure there are 110 mechanical mis
takes in it. • That responsibility be
longs to the manufacturer. If the
right material is in the right place,
if the proper number of cylinders for
each particular car is used; If the
manufacturing methods are right,
then the car as a mechanical thing
will be correct and worthy of the pub
lic approval."
IMIIZI GROWTH
OF FORD COMPANY
Output For Year 186,000 Cars
With Total Number of
16,000 Employes
The Ford Motor Company, which
I has already a world-wide reputation
I tpr the enormous number of cars it
I manufacturers, the size of its main
plant in Detroit, and the number of
its assembling plants and branches
scattered over the globe, is about to
put into commission huge additions to
its central plant, which will increase
its floor space by approximately 500,-
000 square feet, and will add several
thousand employes to its payroll. Yet
it was only last June that this com
pany celebrated Its tenth anniversary.
A few figures taken year by year will
tell the story of the wonderful growth
of this amazing industry.
The company was organized June
16, 1903, with a capital stock of SIOO,-
000 and a factory floor space of less
than one-third acre and an average
number of employes of 311. There
was one branch house. Seventeen hun
dred and eight cars were built during
that year. In 1905 the factory space
was increased to 1.4 acres, the num
ber of employes increased to 518, the
branch houses to eight, but the output
became 1,059 cars. The next year tho
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floor spaCe grew to 77,928 square feet,
the employes to 836, the branch
houses to nine, and the output wan
1,599 cars. In 1907 the floor spaco
became 91,528 square feet, the em
ployes 1,427, branch houses 13, and
the production rose to 8,759 cars.
The capital stock In 1908 was in
creased to $2,000,000, the floor space
to 259,800 square feet, the employes
to 1,908, and the branch houses to
fourteen. The number of cars built;
was 6,181.
In 1909, with the Canadian factory
in operation, the floor space became
424,800 square feet, the number of
employes 2,190 and the branch house:*
22. In addition two assembling plant)
were established. The output waa
10,606 cars.
The production in 1910 jumped to
20,000 cars, the floor space to 628,08; i
square feet, tho number of employes
to 3,572, branch houses to 28, and tho
assembling plants to three.
In 1911 the output made another
big jump, reaching 35,000 cars. Tho
number of employes had grown to
4,110, and the floor space to
square feet.
In 1912 the output reached the as
tonishing total of 76,150 cars. Thl;;
was accomplished with 1,475,82 V
square feet of floor space, 7,042 em
ployes, and 37 branch houses.
The tenth year. 1913, saw tho
amazing total of 186,000 cars for tho
season's output. The employes nov
number 16,000, the branch house*
have grown to 45, the assembling
plants to 15, tho factory floor space to
2,391,744 square feet, exclusive of tho
large addition started last May, and
the assembling plant floor space to
2,700,100 square feet, or a total of 117
acres.