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tt ciARRISBURG on November Ist, we will offer during the following week what t*
tt used cars we have on hand at ABSOLUTELY SACRIFICE prices. We here- ££
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B One Glide Seven-Passenger Touring Car B
B One 1913 Light Oakland Touring Car 3
B One 1912 Michigan Touring Car B
B One 1913 Michigan 40 Touring car B
B One Zimmerman Touring Car B
B One Jackson Touring Car B
B One Six-Cylinder Pullman. Seven-Passenger Touring Car tt
B One Maxwell Roadster B
B One Light Michigan Touring Car 5
tt One Pierce-Arrow Touring Car B
tt One International Truck N ft
tt One Nearly New Abbott-Detroit Touring Car B
B One Six-Cylinder Abbott-Detroit, Demonstrator B
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tt We also have some office fixtures, including two roll-top desks, one flat Jx
S -°P typewriter desk, large new safe, typewriter, and other articles too nunier- $$
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tt A new tire-pumping outfit included in above. tt
tt The building we occupy, we still hold a two-year lease on, and will sublet tt
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satisfies—THEßE in Economy of Upkeep which adds to the
joy of ownership—THEßE in Durability beyond any ordinary
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improvement in foundry practice. ofThe cSr lS th^ 1 " 8 d< " I
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City Auto Garage
Rear of Union Trust Building On Square
XHOWRY & SON]
\ Build wagons for all purposes to carry a load from 600 •
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SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG ijSfjlb TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 24,1914.
AUSTIN-KEEPER WEDDING
Special to The Telegraph
Littlestown, Pa., Oct. 24.—Garrell
R. Austin, of Detour, Md., and Miss
Lillie M. Keefer, of Littlestown, Pa.,
were married at the Lutheran par
sonage Thursday evening by the pas
tor, the Rev. Dr. U. S. G. Rupp.
Do Not Throw Your
Old Tires Away
Use Maxotires and Get All
| the Wear Out of Them
i THE SHAFFER SALES CO.
80-88 S. CAMERON ST.
We sell all makes of PNEUMATIC
TIRES
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Auto Tires
all look very much alike when new—
but, are likely to differ greatly In
efficiency.
For instance —two of the
i Miller Tires
on the City Highway Cadillac have a
record of over
5200 Miles
Sterling Auto Tire Co.
1451 Zarker St., Harrisburg, Pa.
IH/IYNES
LITTLE
$1485
Reo Trucks
AND
Pleasure Cars
HARRISBURG
AUTO CO.
INCH OF Will
RELATING TO IIITOS
Hudson Export Manager Estimates
150,000 Automobiles in Use
For War Purposes Only
After an absence of fourteen months
In Europe with headquarters at Paris,
John A. Olt, export manager of the
Hudson Motor Car Company, has just
returned to Detroit.
The Hudson Company's branch In
Paris has beeD the headquarters for
their business covering the United
Kingdom, Continental Europe and
North Africa. While -the Hudson com
pany had established connections in
nearly all of the European countries,
because of the war conditions and
falling oft In all trade, the Paris of
fice was closed recently and headquar
ters transferred to London.
The garage connected with this
Paris office was located in what Is
known as the military zone—a strip
about 200 meters (225 yards) wide
on the outside of the old Paris forti
fications. Under the terms of all
leases covering property in this mili
tary zone, there was always the pos
sibility of this garage being razed for
military purposes in the event of a
siege of Paris.
At the time Mr. Olt left Paris, the
Germans were about twenty-two miles
from that city and had been going
forward rapidly. Therefore, It was ad
visable to vacate the premises and
store the company's property in a
safer place.
Incident to the war conditions and
their effect on automobiles, it is in
teresting to learn that from the date
that mobilization was ordered, a car
could not circulate in or near Paris or
any other of the entrenched camps
without a special military permit. Of
course, the passengers of the car were
also required to show on demand a
Bpecial pass, showing their nationality,
etc.
As an Illustration, Mr. Olt states In
making a short trip of about 150
miles from Houlgate on the coast of
Normandy to Paris, the sentries stop
ped the car and called for the car and
personal military papers from fifteen
to forty times on different trips during
the latter part of August and early
September.
Several Hudson cars are now at
the front on both sides of the battle
line. Notable among these is a car
taken by Captain Rawlinson, of Lon
don who is serving on the staff of
General French. Other Hudsons are
in use with the French, Austrian and
German armies. According to a well
known automobile authority in
France, there are estimated to be 150,-
000 automobiles of all kinds in use,
either actually at the front or exclu
sively in military service. A great
many of these cars are being de
stroyed in the actual fighting but oth
ers are being sacrificed just as rapidly
through neglect and the consequent
abandonment on the roadsides. It is
not difficult to realize that if a car is
being pursued by an enemy and some
thing goes wrong with the car, little
time is to be had in which to make
neecssary repairs. To prevent a car
falling into the hands of the pursuing
enemy, such cars are usually run into
a ditch or otherwise so badly damaged
that they are practically worthless.
The actual part played by motor
transport in the present European war
will probably not be known until after
the war is over, but it is a certainty
that the speed of many of the actions
is due to the quick moving of patrols
of soldiers, machine guns, etc., by
means of automobiles.
Besides the actual destruction of
motor transport, there has been a tre
mendous loss of horses and wrecking
of railroad tracks. Threfore, through
the entire war zone, the means of
transportation are already badly crip
pled; and with the withdrawal of spe
cial military transports, the means of
transport remaining will be very lim
ited for months after the war is over.
Automobiles should therefore play an
extremely important part in the re
vival of commerce and the transporta
tion of passengers as well as goods.
The effect of this on the develop
ment of trade in American cars is dif
ficult to estimate or in any way fore
see. It is reasonable to suppose, how
ever, that there must be a period of
reconstruction and reorganization of
the factories in the manufacturing
countries of Great Britain, France,
Germany, Belgium and Austria. Prob
ably the greater part of this recon
struction is a matter of personnel, but
it Is also quite possible that a num
ber of factories have already been de
stroyed. Then again, the stocks of
finished cars, both in factories and in
the sales rooms of these Invaded coun
tries, as well as in the United King
dom, have been about depleted, as
even at the present time in England
there is considerable activity in some
of the automobile factories in trying
to fill government orders.
None of the various Colonial pos
sessions had more than normal stocks
of cars, excepting, possibly some of
the South American countries. While
the general trade of the various Co
lonial and distant countries has been
seriously impaired by the European
war, yet there is a certain amount of
liquidation that will be going on in
the automobile business outside of
Europe, and within a comparatively
short time, this liquidation should
clear ftny accumulated stocks of Euro
pean cars.
The opportunity that will be pre
sented for American cars in Colonial
possessions, is not so much one of im
mediate large sales, but rather an
opportunity for the manufacturers of
the United States to lay a proper
foundation and get a fair considera
tion for their goods in the non-manu
facturing countries. Probably the one
greatest handicap to the more rapid
development of the export trade in
American cars, has been that they
have not had a chance to be properly
demonstrated. Naturally, the compe
tition of European manufacturers has
been severe, and usually along the
lines of placing the American car In
a class considerably below the average
of the European car. Considerable
capital has been made out of such ar
guments by distributors of nothing but
European cars._
It Is no more' possible for an Amer
ican manufacturer of motor cars to go
out and pick up foreign trade when he
is ready for it, than it has been pos
sible for any of the other large Amer
ican companies who have developed
a good export business, to pick up that
business quickly. The development of
the export trade in raw materials, such
as wheat, cotton, etc., does not require
the technical training for selling, edu
cation of customers, etc., that is re
quired to develop special machinery,
automobiles, etc.
The selling of a good part of the
output of machinery manufacturers
haa become a real necessity with large
American manufacturers. In some In
dividual cases, export business Is still
treated as secondary and to be
handled as a filler when domestic busi
ness becomes a little slack; but the
far-sighted manufacturer does not
wait to be forced to go after export
trade, but sets out to spend his two
or three or five years to get a repu
tation for his product so that his ex
pott trade will become a real asset to
1 him. A certain number of the large
manufacturers of special machinery
I have, through a period of develop
Harrisburg, Pa., Oct. 24, 1914.
Mr. Prospective Buyer:
Dear Sir:—
Please hear in mind that the HUDSON people build a larger edition of the HUD
SON Six-40. It is the HUDSON Six-54.
This is the big, impressive type, with 135-inch wheelbase.
In size and power and room this is like the Sixes which have cost from $3,25Q
to $6,000. The HUDSON Six-54 costs $2,350, f. o. b. Detroit.
We clairii that this car offers all that any price can buy.
It is designed by Howard E. Coffin —America's leading designer. This is the third
year model. In its first season the HUDSON Six-54 became the largest selling Six in
the world. And its sister car to-day—the HUDSON Six-40—is the largest selling car
of any class with a price above $1,200.
It is this output, combined with HUDSON efficiency, which has brought down
the price of high-grade Sixes in these late HUDSON models.
If you want a big car—a powerful car—we urge your inspection of this HUD
SON Six-54. See for yourself if there exists any reason for paying more for any car.
There is no greater designer than Howard E. Coffin. Higher standards in a car are
impossible. And you will find in no make a finer example of a luxurious and dis
tinguished car.
Made as a Touring Car, a Sedan and a Limousine.
Yours very truly,
I. W. DILL
Hudson/ ast Mulberry Street Bridge
\MOTOR/7
ment, now reached a stage where from
3 Oto 50 per cent, of their trade is ex
port; but they did not reach that
point of a sudden, nor by means of
selling only a surplus output.
Mr. Olt has just received a post
card from a certain dealer in Alsace
Lorraine asking whether the Hudson
company is taking the precaution to
have a stock of cars on hand in Eu
rope to meet the situation that will
be created when peace is declared.
That is only an evidence of the possi
bilities for future business. Of course,
the Hudson car has, through a sys
tematic plan of organization, become
established in Europe; and it is be
cause of the building up of Ihe repu
tation there similar to that which the
company has in America, that such
an inquiry Is received, even in the
stress of war times when there does
not seem to be any Immediate pros
pect of peace.
Mr. Olt expressed himself as being
delighted to have returned to the
United States, as during the last few
days he was in Paris, it was a daily
occurrence to come out and look for
the German aeroplanes which were
dropping bombs on the city. Paris at
that time was an entirely different ap
pearing city from what the tourist is
familiar with. At 8 every evening all
of the sidewalk cafes were closed and
the tables and chairs cleared. Restau
rants were only allowed to be open
until 9:30. With the exception of one
or two cinema-theaters operated on
behalf of the Red Cross, no places of
amusement were open. A limited
number of hotels were still open but
to a great extent their patronage was
made up of Americans who were
working their way homeward by way
of Paris. It was predicted that by
September 15 there would be very few
hotels in Paris that could even afford
to keep open, even if they had suf
ficient staff to operate them. The city
gates around Paris were closed at
night against all vehicular traffic ex
cepting market cars or military cars.
Daily papers were allowed to have
only one edition during each twenty
four hours and the newsboys were
not allowed to call out special news
or anything connected with their pa
pers, and no paper was allowed to
have head lines more than two col
umns wide. These conditions have
probably been maintained in Paris
throughout the month of September.
Paige Axle a Strong
Factor in Sale of Car
It is a curious fact that an axle that
has never been used, in fact, has never
been built into a motor car, should
prove to be a grejvt advertisement of
the cars for which it is built. This is]
a fact, however, and the story is told
by C. W. Payne, Paige distributor at
Des Moines, lowa.
"There's a rear axle tucked away in
my stockroom that Is one of the best
salesmen I have," said Mr. Payne. "It
has closed more sales of Paige cars
and has captured the 'goats' of more
competitors than anything I know of,
and it is just a common, every-day
Paige axle —but it has a history.
"Several years ago When I secured
the distribution of Paige cars I bought
a supply of parts from the factory,
among which was this new rear axle.
Since handling the Paige line I have
sold nearly 1,000 cars In my territory,
but this original axle is still decorating
my stockroom, there never having
been an axle replacement In any of
the cars I have sold or in the dars
that were placed in this section before
I took over the Paige line, some of
which are now at least four years
old."
Whenever a prospective purchaser
starts an argument on rear axle con
struction Mr. Payne leads him gently
but firmly into his stockroom and
points out to him this axle, giving its
history, and has yet to lose a sale to
anyone who views this exhibit and
appreciates the worth of a dependable
rear axle.
Cadillac Eight Center of
Attraction in Large Cities
Remarkable occurrences are being
reported from the cities which are re
ceiving their first allotment of the new
eight-cylinder Cadillac cars.
These reports agree in one conclu
sion, to wit, that never since the ad
vent of the first motor car has there
been such an outpouring of people to
Inspect an automobile,
i In Cleveland more than a thousand
inquirers visited the Cadillac show
rooms the day the car arrived. Every
succeeding day has witnessed an at
tendance and an intensity of interest
unprecedented in that city.
Chicagoans turned out in such num
bers that traffic was demoralized in
the vicinity of the Cadillac Showrooms
and bluecoats finally found it neces
sary to take charge of the crowds in
front of the doors.
In New York similar scenes were
. Electric Light & Starter
$45.00 FORD $45.00!
! We will install on fifteen days' trial a mechanical starter,
(operated by foot), electric light (magneto), oil gauge (sight
on dash), shock absorber (rear only), Connecticut Master 1
I Vibrator, and four Champion Pruning Plugs, for $45.00. ,
This installation can be had in part if desired at a correspond
ingly low cost.
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METZ "22"
Introducing the New Fore Door Model, Streamline Body,
Plate Glass Rain Vision Wind Shield. The Ideal Car for Cross
Country Driving or City Use.
$495 Equipped Complete
Bl*, roomy aenta, with thick, tutted uiiholatery and deeo cnahlona.
built for liixurloiia comfort.
Four-eylllidcr 22 Vt H. P. water-cooled motor, llonh IIIrIi tcnnlou mag
neto, Preato-O-I.lte tank, heat quality Goodrich clincher tlrea.
Call and Inapect thla New Fore Door Model, or write (or Uluatrated
catalog.
MONN BROS.
17th and Swatara Sts. Harrisburg, Pa.
enacted, the showrooms being crowd
ed to their capacity for several days
in sucession. Two days of con
tinuous rain merely reduced the crowd
to proportions extraordinary for an
automobile salesroom.
There is not the slightest doubt that
the Interest in the eight-cylinder Ca
dillac is nation-wide and that reports
from other cities will equal and prob
ably surpass those already received.