10 1 International Motor Truck The new models ''E" and "M"' are now on exhi bition at the International Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut St., and a cordial invitation is extended to all parties to look these sturdy models over. In addition to the heavy-duty motor you will find the sealed governor, which prevents over-speeding; a one-lever control; 110 stripping transmission gears; roller bearing transmission: large counter shaft equip ped with roller bearings; heat treated I-beam front axle; artillery wheels with side flange; detachable tires, and many other features of vital interest to ef ficient service. International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut St., Harrisburg Also other branch houses at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia. Baltimore, Klmirn and Pttrkersburg. V ) KELLY AMD TOWERS PATENT 1 Auto Door 1 Side Curtain I All Conveniences of a Limousine T 5 at a Very Small Cost j We use the old curtains with this at- T « tachment. Can be taken off and put on in j I the same space of time as ordinary side ? I curtain. 1 I Sefton Carriage Y CHALMERS y C DODGE BROS. I \ Motor Cars S _ faKXWOoir™ I™™^ 1 ™™^ IJ "3«" .'.-pim»cngcr ftA I (TmL P W& M ft FA,^ KID WW® $1395"' The Paige Four "36" is a car that created a record for excess value from the first day of its announcement. This year it retains every ex cess value feature at a price S2OO less than last year. The Falge "i>ix-<l6" lias the most distinctive and artistic body design in America: Continental motor; cantilever spring suspension: Gray & Davis lighting and starting system; Bosch magneto: multiple-disc; cork insert clutch and Raylield carburetor. "The Standard of Value and Quality." RIVERSIDE GARAGE HEI.I, FHONF. 3781H GEORGE It. BESTI.EY, Proprietor MILLER o the Road TIRES I Add the "Class" Mark to Your Car STERLING AUTO TIRE CO., I*sl Zarker Street THE VULCANIZERS SATURDAY EVENING, ■MOBILE NIMHR IS YEW OPTIMISTIC Results at Big Shows Exceed Expectations of Commercial Manager Harris That the New York and Chicago shows have been more successful from a business standpoint than any previous exhibits, is the opinion of F. A. Harris, commercial manager of the Hupp Mo tor Car Company. Mr. Harris has at tended motor shows in an executive capacity wince the beginning of the in dustry, and has been closely connected with the business side. "From a business standpoint, the 1915 •hows have been the greatest success that I have ever seen," said Mr. Harris. "This is graphically shown by three main facts: First, the number of ex hibitors; second, the big attendance which smashed all previous records: and third, the extraordinary amount of business done. "Chicago was probably the most suc cessful. Of course. Chicago draws dealers and prospects from all over the country and this year, was very strong with the farmers of the West, who proved to be, as a class, the biggest buyers of automobiles. "Hupmobile dealers and distributors were in attendance from all parts of tho country. Dealers were drawn to Chi cago from California to Maine; and from the Gulf to the remote parts of Canada. Everyone without exception was enthusiastic on the outlook for the coming season and almost every distributor left orders for the immedi ate delivery of a large number of cars. The big amount of business done at (he Chicago show, clearly Indicates great possibilities for the coming year. "People all over the country are be ginning to buy cars. Now that the first shock of the war is worn off and the wonderful resources of this coun try have proved sufficient to withstand the European conflict, they are becom ing more confident and rapidly going ahead with business. "Jt seems to me, after reviewing both motor shows, that prosperitv for the year of 1915 is assured. We'have all of us been awaiting bigger and better things. Now that Spring is here and the buying public have shown their confidence in conditions, I look forward to good business 'n all lines. "Certainly, the Hupp Company's busi ness was never so sound with prospects so good. The outlook is that we shall beat all Spring selling records." Motor Truck Indispensable Today For Distribution "The constantly increasing demand for motor trucks of light and medium capacity has necessitated the establish ment of a new department, hereaftor to he known as the International Motor Truck department, now located in our a ,'"l well equipped quarters at No. 619 Walnut street." says C. J. Stevens, manager of the truck department of the International Harvester Company. "The International Motor Truck is backed by a manufacturing experience of more than seventy-fVve vears, and hundreds of service stations'are main tained for the protection of Its patrons. Iliis Harrisburg branch stands for ser vice and square dealing, as evidenced by out constantly increasing trade. The expressions of satisfied customers and repeat orders make this International Motor Truck Department a pleasure to its owners and employes. To the mod ern businessman this motor truck is as indispensable as tho telephone and daily papers. "Making comparisons between the motor truck and tho horse, we are in clined to place motor truck transpor tation in direct competition with horse transportation, totally ignoring the motor truck's superior flexibility, its business-building possibilities and its utility in ways for which tho horse is entirely unfitted. When considered in this broader scope, and the motor truck giveu full credit for all its advant ages, the comparison takes on the same aspect as the comparison between the efficiency of a horse car and a modern trolley car: in other words, the motor truck belongs to a new era. It is the result of the demands of modern busi ness for a hotter, faster and more.ef ficient means of transportation." Dee Hoel, a rural mail carrier of Cottonwood Falls, Ivan., has converted his motorcycle into a bobsled, thereby making it possible for him to cover his route every day with the two wheeler. 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Distributor*. gXRRISBURG TELEGRAPH DROP FORGING A MIRACLE PROCESS Revolutionizes Making of Strong Light Cars; Makes Quantity Production Possible To a great extent the tremendous production records attained by the larger American motor car factories in the past few years have been ac complished through the rapid strides made in the development of the art of drop forging. From the very beginning of the automobile industry, engineers have sought r means of obtaining maximum strength in the parts subjected to heavy strain, without adding useless weight to the completed car. Drop forging and the use of high grade chrome Vanadium steel proved the solution of the program, and to-day the manufacturer who builds the ma jority of the parts used in his car, counts an efficient forgo shop as one of his most valuable possessions. Our old friend, the village black smith, was the first drop forger. Some fifty years ago, a member of this brotherhood evolved the scheme for using a steam hammer on the larger forcings he had to make. Hut in order to achieve the desired result, he was compelled to work out the material almost to the desired shape by hand, then with the aid of portable tools which were used In conjunction with his crude steam hammer, the forgings were finished to size. With this method, much depended upon the skill of the smith, and uniformity was more or less a matter of guess work, fhe human element, was strong. The railroad blacksmith took up the methods of his predecessor and im proved upon them, and the experts in the big sewing machine, shoe ma chinery and harvesting machinery fac tories added inventions and improve ments which still further simplified the process. The automobile manufacturer, how ever, has brought the art down to its greatest point of efficiency, and men who understand the principles of mo tor oar construction are inclined to measure the longevity of an automo bile by the number of drop forgings entering Into its construction. Prom the fact that drop forging is nowadays purely mechanical, thus eliminating the human element of skill and artisanship formerly acquired by the smith, the methods used are ex tremely simple and effect a wonderful reduction in the cost of production and in addition, uniformity of product is absolutely assured. In some cases the production cost is reduced on a ratio of about 40 or 50 to J. Forgings can be made in greater variety, and those which were most difficult and .even im possible to finish over the anvil, arc now formed with apparent ease under the drop hammer. There Is almost no limit to design; any shape from a cocked hat to a frying pan can be formed. In addition, the work is ac curate and finished. As pioneers in the manufacture of parts for automobiles, Dodge Broth ers, who have just placed their own car on the market and seen at. the Palace, rapidly grasped the advantages of drop forging, and their forge plant in Detroit is pointed out as typifying all that is best in the business. The huge steam hammers with their fall ing weights, as heavy ,as two to three tons, are almost constantly in opera tion, turning out parts for the new car. Here the visitor can see the stand ard steel stock, heated to a white glow and then placed under the hammers, coming from them magically formed into front axle, connecting rod, crank shaft, camshaft, 6r any kind of a hun dred and one parts. There is a spe cial set of dies for each part, the ham mer head receiving onc-hulf and the bed of the machine the other. The ilrst set breaks down the stock into the general shape required, while the second set shapes it accurately. Some times both sets are in one hammer, if the part is small enough to admit two sets side by side. Often break down and finishing hammers are separate. To the visitor making his tirst trip through a forge shop, it is a source of considerable wonder as to how the men in charge of the hammers stand the terrific heat from the white-hot metals. The answer is found in the type of building erected by Dodge Brothers to house the forge shop. This is typical of the big modern manufac turing institutions or me kind. The ouildings are long and narrow, of steel and concrete construction, and built *o that during the summer months it s possible to open practically all sides of the structure and admit every par cle ot air. Loss of Car Should Be Reported to State Police Considering the large number of automobiles that are stolen every year, the Department of State Police have sent out the following notice: "The operations of organized bands of au tomobile thieves throughout the State of Pennsylvania have become so ex tensive that it is necessary to bring the attention of automobile owners to the importance of immediately notifying the State Police upon the loss of a car. "The information should be trans mitted by telephone or telegraph, to the Department of State Police, Har risburg. Pa., or to "The Commanding Officer" of any of the four troops: "Troop "A" State Police, Greensburg, Westmoreland county; Troop "B" State Police, Wyoming, Luzerne coun ty; Troop "C" State Police, Pottsville, Schuylkill county; Troop "D" State Police. Butler. Butler county. "When giving the information the State Police should be notified: When and where the car was lost, name of owner, license number, manufactur ers' number, year of model, color of car, style of car and any further in formation that might be of use in making search for the lost car. "Prompt and intelligent co-operation on the part of automobile owners will result In the recovery of stolen cars and the prevention of such crimes in the future. "Automobile clubs are requested to have copies of this notice published in automobile Journals. "JOHN C. GROOME, "Superintendent." HIM FIRST My lirst sermon was delivered when I was 18 years old and In a country farmhouse in Shropshire, Kngland, anil in the shadow of the stately Wenlock Abbey. The kitchen in which this august event took place was lined with a generous supply of hams and flitches of bacon, with strings of onions strung from the ratters. The audience consisted of about fif teen farm hands, five or six of their employers, and the miller of the little hamlet. I addressed them with what I thought to be considerable effect for about fifteen minutes, and no words of mine can describe the trepidations from which I suffered during this short interval. At the close a husky plowman asked me if I was the son of my father, wljo was also a preacher, and upon my re plying that I could claim that honor, he strongly advised me to send my father the next time and avoid such h catastrophe as I had inflicted upon them that Sabbath afternoon. Thus began my career as a preacher, and I walked the eleven Intervening miles to my home a sadder and a wiser youth.—The Rev. S. Parkes Oadman, n. P.. Pastor of the Central Conugrcga tional Church, Brooklyn, in the Ciiris itian Herald. Maxwell J&u) 1915 Model The sensation of the auto / ' mobile world. The biggest automobile \F|| |J// value ever offered under SIOOO. Powerful, fast, silent and one of the easiest riding \ // and most economical cars in the world. \ vߧ / / A splendid, fully equipped real 5-passenger family \ / / automobile. With Sims high tension magneto, sliding Y \j/J / / gear transmission, left hand drive center control, anti- \ \ / / skid tires on rear and — \ \ / / Practically All the High Priced \ Features of High Priced Cars The easiest car in the world to drive. The greatest all around hill climbing car in the world. The car with a pure stream-line body. \ Holds the road at 50 miles an hour / / E. W. SHANK DISTRIBUTOR Central Garage 334 Chestnut St. SPIE WHEAT IS TO BE WIDELY SOWN Farmers Are After the Increased i Prices That Will Prevail During This Year Officials connected with the State Department of Agriculture declare that a larger acreage of Spring wheat will be sown in Pennsylvania this year than known for decades. This Is attributed to the high prices of wheat prevailing because of the war and to the prospect that there will be a big demand during the late summer and early Fall. Practically all of the wheat sown in Pennsylvania in the last dozen years has been winter wheat, and but little Spring wheat has been raised. The acreage sown with winter wheat now is probably larger than ever known in the State and the crop report of the Burreau of Statistics of the State Department of Agriculture is to the effect that at the end of the year the condition was 96 per cent. as compared with an average and that a notable improve ment bad been noticed since Novem ber. This is due to the heavy Fall rains and to the fact that in many parts of the State snow have covered the ground since the cold weather set in during December. The sowing of Spring wheat will be started In the southern counties as Howry & Son Wagon Works Wc build wagons and sell direct to the consumer and saving you the retail profit. Also build auto truck bodies, paint and trim auto cars. Shiremanstown Pa. FEBRUARY 6] 1015. n soon as the ground can bo prepared and efforts to raise a big crop will be made. This wheat should be ready for cutting not very many weeks after the winter wheat is cut. Preliminary reports also show that | there will be a large acreage in corn land that there is a demand for it which may result in cutting down of the amount which might be fed on the I farms producing it during (he winter. I The 1914 crop of corn was exception ally fine. MOTOHCVCMO .VOTES Dodge City is planning to hold the Kansas annual 300-mile motorcycle race this year on July 3. A new sport has been inaugurated jj WE WANT YOU TO |i I '<Ql& SEE THE NEW 1915 :? I EMPIRE • ]i "THE LITTI.E ARISTOCRAT" ![ Touring Car ii F. O. B. Harrisburg 1 SIOOO ]! Streamline Body Unit Power Plant ij Electric Lights Four Cylinders j; Electric Starter Motor, 334 bore j| Turkish Upholstery Stroke, 4J/2 inches I! Concealed Hinges Non-Skid Tires i; i Roll Crown Fenders On Rear Wheels DEMONSTRATOR NOW HERE Penbrook Garage jj Penbrook, Pa. £§?£& j! in Altoona, Pa.—motorbob contests. A number of riders who have converted their motorcycle** into motor sleds have been staging some very exciting competitions. The annual endurance run of the Newark (N. J.) Motorcycle Club will be held this year on May 30-31, an.l will be to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and re turn. A motorcycle race meet will be held at Santa Ana, Cal., on February 7. June 20 has been selected as the date for the second annual endurance run of the Yonkers Motorcycle Tour ing Club. A 200-mile endurance run is among the many events planned for the sum mer by the Arrow Motorcycle Club of Hudson County, N. J.
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