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Motorcycle Notes
According to Chler CJarnahgoidawer,
of the Seneeas ,a great many members
of his tribe use motorcycles in going
to and from their work at the gypsum
mines near Tonawanda. N. Y.
C. H. Mitchell, of West Palm Beach,
Fla., a representative of the Interna
tional Correspondence Schools, covers
several counties in southern Florida
on a motorcycle.
The motorcycle has a fixed standing
in the fire department of Fresno, Cal..
there now being fourteen machines In
use in that department.
Motorcyclists of Ba.vonne. N. J„ are
planning to organize a clul).
Walter Jones and Harold Smith, of
Bayonne, X. J., are planning a coast
to-coast motorcycle tour. They ex
pect to start early in the Spring.
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Howry & Son
Wagon Works
We build wagons and sell j
direct to the consumer and
saving you the retail profit. '■
Also build auto truck bodies, j
paint and trim auto cars.
Shiremanstown Pa.
All argument ends with
your first ride in the
Eight-Cylinder Cadillac
The new Cadillac with its Y-typc Eight-Cylinder Engine
is proving an absorbing topic for engineers and experts as
well as for the layman.
Technical arguments, vague and beclouded, can, of course
be advanced for and against anv and every type of engine
ever produced.
But theoretical speculations in this instance are very short
lived.
There is slight encouragement to argue the pros and cons
of a principle when that principle, in the first performance,
removes the last lingering doubt.
That is exactly what occurs in the case of everyone who
rides in the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac.
All arguments end with the first ride—whether the ob
server be an engineer or a layman.
The man who rides in the Cadillac for the first time does
not need to be told by a technical expert that its eight-cylin
der engine is an impressive success,
lie knows without being told.
The engineer can explain to the layman the why and the
wherefore of these differences; but the layman can feel just
as keenly as can the engineer, that a ride in this car is not
like any ride either of them has ever taken.
We repeat for expert and layman, all theorizing will
end with the first ride in the Eight-Cylinder Cadillac.
Crispen Motor Car Co.
413-417 S. Cameron St.
PULLMAN Jr.-;:."....
A meat-um-Bliied, light weight cur. rhUng. beautifully con
•trticled and finished, with all comforts and conveniences of larger
motor cars. Four cylinders caßt en bloc; ;1 % x4 \\ motor; unit power
plant; cantilever springs; three speed selective sliding: gear transmis
sion; highest grade electric lighting and starting system; one-man top;
exolustve Pullman type fenders; rain vision and ventilating windshield;
honeycomb radiator; demountable rims; extra rim carrier and com
plete general equipment. All for 1740 f. o. b. York, Pa.
.IrfTery Plfwore Cars, *1450 to *3700.
.leffery Trucks, VI3OO and *t«3o, t'husals.
.lelfery (land (4-nheel drive» Track, $2780.
Vim JOOO-lb. Delivery Car*. $«35 to 171*9.
Bentz-Landis Auto Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
1808 Logan Street Harrisburg, Pa.
Storage, Ilepalra, l*nlnltii R and Supplies
America's Greatest Light Six
■( The result of 22 years' successful
Will Be Exhibited at the Auto Show,
Kelker St. Hall, March 13th to 20th
YOUR MOST CRITICAL INSPECTION INVITED
Tf ROBERTS & HOIN, 334 Chestnut St.
" lIA Itll ISIIIRG
MILLER
to the Road TIRES
Add the "Class" Mark to Your Car
STERLING AUTO TIRE CO., 1451 Zarkcr Street
THE VULCANIZERS
SATURDAY EVENING, HXRRISBURO TELEGRAPH MARCH 6. 1915.
A LINE-UP OF THE FIFTY-ONE REOS
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-7*s . **
'^ L R&0 3 r.n ~
wehBbAUTD CO- r -:
The above cut represents seventeen <
carloads of Reo four-cylinder touring ,
I cars received by the Harrisburg Auto
mobile Company and unloaded in
I South Tenth street from the Philadel- :
i phia and Reading platforms on MOll
- day, March 1. This is the largest sTiip
j inent of automobiles ever received by 1
I any one dealer for his own use at one i
I time in the history of the automobile 1
industry in this territory. This ship- 1
j ment which is very large, only repre- '
sents a very small fraction of the Reoll
cars that the Harrlsburg Automobile
Company have had or are getting for
the rest of the year. They have al
ready delivered to tlielr customers 132
Ueos, in addition to these fifty-one thut
have T»een bought for supply for the
early pleasant summer months. Twen
ty-one additional carloads will be. ship
ped them this month to fill further or
ders that have already been booked.
There is no doubt but that this show
ing indicates the popularity of the Reo.
HAYNES GREYHOUND
OF AUTO WORLD
Refined Motor of This Car Repre
sents Real Engineering
Achievement
According to Geo. W. H. KoberlS,
of Roberts & Hoin, distributors in this
territory for the liaynes, America's
First Car, "there is as much difference
between the light, high speed, high
efficiency motor and the low speed
motor as there is between a grey
hound and u shepherd dog. The grey
hound is built for speed, lie is long
and slender —the real streamline ef
fect, so to speak. The shepherd dog
is heavy and stocky, and compara
tively slow in his action. The strength
of either is the same, and the differ
ence in the cost of upkeep, if there is
any, is in favor of the greyhound.
"The light, high s'peed motor, such
as is found in the liaynes Light Six, is
a distinct type of motor, its recipro
cating parts must be light—not for in
creased power, but for balance at high
speeds and quick acceleration or get
away, as In the case of the greyhound.
The overall efficiency of the car de
pends much upon the ratio of power
to motor weight.
"The high speed motor may reach
speeds well up towards 3,000 revolu
tions per minute, while the low speed
motor rarely exceeds 1,500 revolutions
per minute. The bore is smaller.
"As far as the wear and tear of a
ACaxwfeU
New 1915 Model
$695
17 New Features
We have, right here, the car
for which you have waited.
It holds the road perfectly
at 50miles an hour. It carries
five grown people comfort
ably. It has left hand drive
with center control—selective
sliding gear transmission. It
bas • Sims high tension mag
neto. It rides as easily as any
SSOOO car— ;4 elliptic springs
on rear.
It has a famous make of
anti-skid rear tires and the
same size tires 30i3]4 inch
all around. It is fully equipped
¥ —top, windshield and specdo* -
g meter, etc. §
g This "Wonder Car" is the |
= 1915 model of the Maxwell =
p ■—price $695.
5 With Klectrie Starter :
i $55 extra. j
E. W. SHANK
Distributor < j
334 Chestnut Street
Central Garage.
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ofth* American
ENSMINGER
MOTOR CO.
THIKI) AND CCMBliltl/AXD STS.
Distributors.
i car in this territory. The Reo people
. shipped 1,800 cars during the month
of February and will ship 2,600 dur
ing; the month of March. They were
on the 25th of Februury, 1,500 cars
back of their orders with very little
chance of catching up. The storing
of these seventeen carloads by the
Harrisburg Automobile Company helps
them to a certain extent to take caro
of buyers in the summer months and
shows the progressive policy ot' this
•automobile firm.
I high speed motor varying any from
that ol' the low speed type, there is
not necessarily any more difference
than there is in the two types of dogs.
J he greyhound can run at high speed
i for hours without fatigue, where the
shepherd dog would wear out. So it
is with the high speed motor. It is
purely a matter of design for endur
ance.
The slow speed motor depends
upon heavy masses in its various parts
to make up for what defects may l>e
present. The high speed motor is the
result of scientific design. Stresses are
calculated—not estimated, and surplus
metal is not to he considered. The
high speed motor is the refined motor.
It represents real engineering achieve
ment."
8-Cylinder Cadillac
Sets Slow Speed Mark
| Since the introduction of the Cadil
| lar Eight, motorists have heard much
. about the continuous flow of power
■produced by the eight-cylinder engine;
and a recent test demonstrates unmis
takably the great flexibility of the
latest Cadillac motor.
This took place In Seattle, Wash.,
and was conducted by M. S. Britain,
"t that city, with a Cadillac carrying
live passengers, three of whom were
designated observers.
For a distance of J,211 feet, on a
| level pavement, the Cadillac—ln high
, gear—averaged a speed of l.Sli miles
per hour. At times the speedometer
registered as low as one mile, fluctuat
ing between that mark arul two miles
per hour over the entire distance. After
j the car had been throttled down, the
driver left his seat and for an entire
block walked backward in front of the
slow-moving Cadillac, which pursued
its way without attention to throttle or
steering wheel. The time consumed in
making the distance of 1,211 feet was
8 minutes S 3-5 seconds by the stop
watch held by one of the observers,
nils is said to be a new low mark for
a motor oar traveling in high gear.
Following this, anil still carrying
five passengers, who weighed a total
of 800 pounds, the car was driven on
high gear tip a grade of 8.9 per cent,
for four blocks. The start was made
at seven miles per hour and the throt
tle was manipulated so that the speed
was reduced to live miles per hour be
fore the end of the grade was reached,
rile progress up the hill was so slow
that the sixth man of the party was
able to walk at a leisurely pace ahead
of the ear.
New Representative
in District For Dodge
Dodge Brothers announce Ihe ap
pointment of Hanson Robinson as
Philadelphia district representative, to
fill the position made vacant recently
through the death of F. 1,. Jones. Mr.
Robinson is one of the well-known
men in the automobile industry, hav
ing served as commercial vehicle man
ager. branch manager and special rep
resentative for a Detroit automobile
company at various times during the
past seven years. His appointment
will relieve C. W. Matheson, New Vork
representative of Dodge Brothers, of
I all work connected with the Phila
delphia district, Mr. .Matheson having
| handled this work during the illness
j of Mr. Jones
| Chalmers Factory Impresses
Visitors Very Favorably
"We have never lost a sale to any
prospective purchaser of an automobile
who has visited the Chalmers factory
in Detroit and seen these cars in the
making." said Ross Morton at the ICev
stone Motor Car Companv the other
day.
"ICvery day finds visitors from manv
parts of the country making a tour of
j tlie great plant in Detroit.
I "Among the most recent distin
guished visitors was Elbert Ifubbard
i who. after thoroughly , insoecling the
! factory placed his order "or a Chal
mers "Master Six" Torpedo. Mr. Ilub
bar.l Plans to use this car for himself
and Mrs. Hubbard.
," (J . n r 1 ,'!° occasion of ills recent trip,
Mr. Hubbard expressed his surprise at
! the glow ill which the Chalmers factory
lias shown since lie lesi visited De
troit. lie mentioned particularly the
famous SIOO,OOO Chalmers 'hill' which
in reality is the dynamometer test that
scientifically measures the efficiency of
every car before It leaves the factory,
lie was deeply Interested also in tlie
giant press which was installed at a
cost of $4 000 for making the grace
.ul molded oval fenders which are a
feature of Chalmers ears.
"The rigorous methods of securinr 1
accuracy and testing every part to see ,
that it measures up to the absolute
standards of perfection caused favor
able comment on the part of Mr. Hub
bard This Is a feature incidentally,
r., ielpe<l to f. lv e the Chalmers
; • 'he reputation for turning
as to u,?, uu , h a lli « 1 ' standard
as to rause tho Chalmers < ompanv to
adopt the slogan 'Quality First.' "
Army Quartermasters Most
Exacting Buyers of Cars
There are no more expert purchasing
agents in the country than our army
?"" rte . r, l , ? Bter i- U is tl,etr business t'o
buj tight and to test thoroughly be
fore placing- their order and the Paige
Company consider it oulte a feather in
their cap that one of their cars has
just been bought by Major Tlmberlake
quartermaster of the llplted States Mi i
tary Academy, at West Point
When a motor car Is wanted the one
car that comes nearest to lilllng the
specifications is sought. It must pass
minute examination and every me
chanical part must be the best, of Its
kind. It Is then put through its paces
and if tlie performance proves satisfac
tory it is bought regardless of price.
Sales Manager Krolin, of the Paige
Company, in speaking of the matter
said: '1 am more pleased with this or
der from Major Tlmberlake than or
ders from a dozen opera stars, Gover
nors, or other prominent personages In
order to make this sale we had to
show that our car was right all the
way through—it was not the color of
the paint or the lines of the body or
the popular price that Major Tiniber
lakc wanted—it was service."
llarrisburg, .March 3, 1915.
Mr. Prospective Buyer,
Dear Sir:—
You are about to buy an automobile.
Whether you expect to buy one at SI2OO or a little more, or whether you want the
utmost, at any price, we are not vitally concerned —so long as you decide on a HUDSON.
We know you then will secure complete satisfaction.
There are two types of Hudsons—the famous Hudson Six-40, the leader of all the Light
Sixes, and the big, powerful Hudson Six-54, for the man who wants luxury, distinction and
comfort in the superlative degree. _
Ihe Hudson Light Six is the leader of its class. It is the pattern car after which the
others were designed. It was first built four years ago. It was put through gruelling road
tests all o\ ei the country for two years before being sold, and now 10,000 of them arc in the
hands of owners and have been tested and proved on 25 million miles of roads.
Doesn t that fact mean something to you? Don't you realize what such an endorse
ment means? Isn't EXPERIENCE better than EXPERIMENT?
Iwo years ago the Hudson Motor Car Company made and sold 50,000.000 worth of
motor cars. Last year $11,500,000 worth, and in the first five months of the current fiscal
year $7,498,000 worth were sold, or at the rate of $18,000,000 worth for the year's output.
Other makers endeavor to copy the HUDSON appearance. They claim HUDSON
quality, but they lack the owner-test of 10,000 cars, and the four years' refinement which goes
with every Hudson Six.
Come and see us—soon.
\m! Vours ver > truly,
Vi^Toy
i
How to Satisfy Demands j L _ "" _ "
of Public and Dealers X Jk
"It may be sabl that all manufac- \ A * • mwnw^.
Hirers conscientiously striving to \ TJ A W ■ ■ I'll £1 gSM
give the public ami dealers cars which g lU] §4 W JfflT
combine high Quality and reasonable % | | r.iltl
cost," declares an offlclnl of the Olds- AAaaTAJUA vnr
mobile Company: "but it is evident,' be % , AW
says, "that scarcely any two manufac- % MM
turers have interpreted the demands V ™W
of the public the same way, in view of V . Jf®f
the fact that cars are now in the mar- PPHhMmmmA
lcet priced all the way from about t
$275.00 to $7,000.00." * - _ __ B
.r. V. I fall, safes manager, analyzes ■ |\ /| r\ #ll' r|r% /\ D
the manufacturers' difficulties in de- » ■■■■■ ■■ IJ MW M
ciding the price and quality questions 1 ■■■■■ ■■ « ■% I
as follows: "Every so often Mr. Auto \
D'ealer come to Mr. Auto Manufacturer * ~
with the question. 'Wiiy don't you put ■ _ mM
more quality in your car,' or 'Why don't 1 ■
you add a few refinements to give your 1 mm MM
car more class'." Meanwhile both deal- % 111 I
ers and consumers are urging low « UIIVK MM
prices, light weight and economy in all m W
directions. With the price demand and « WT m T W
the quality demand simultaneously con- 1 A 1/ | 1 K| Sf
fronting him, what can the manufac- m f\ jf ■ ■I ml JS
tll "Naturally he is willing to satisfy 1 U
all parties, but under any possible .1
scheme of things can't do it. Perhaps 1
his hands are tied by Inability to buy 1 mßr
raw materiuls at low enough prices, or 1 JV JW _ _ d . y U
by limited facilities for producing cars. 1 (J | C"* A > Mf
or any one of a number of causes, and 1 A " *■" I C4l Mgf
consequently one of these two contrary %
demands of the public and dealers can * KM
be satisfied only at the sacrifice of the ¥ Jge
In their Model 42 the Olds Company % Rf, | X 1 1 ffllK
has united the price appeal with the ■ m mm
quality appeal. Their car has all the % ,
refinements of the de luxe big car. yel 1 MA<WM> A M
is lniilt at a price which is satisfactory % |UI 1I I ■ Al# £|l BB
to the average man 1 MVIVU W\A VV. 0
Mr. Hall affirms the opinion that in 1
the last analysis the quality appenl \ _
wins over tin; price appeael. However \ tOI9'XS MtfalPt SfcPUt B
he states that Model 42 presents a com- m
bination of quality and low price %
many manufacturers have
to accom- "
plished.
A 2nd Buick Train—
-80 Carloads
On Thursday, February 18th, there was shipped from the factory the second trainload
of automobiles to be shipped into Philadelphia territory within 30 days. The first shipment
made January 16th was one solid train made up of 69 carloads of Buick automobiles
and these automobiles had a total valuation of $207,051.00.
Between January 16th and February lStli, 40 carloads of Buick automobiles have been
shipped into Philadelphia territory, making a total of 10M carloads between January 16th and
February 18th at which time left this second and largest train containing 80 carloads, or 222
Buick Valve-Jn-I lead Motor cars.
This train was routed via—Fere Marquette to Toledo, Toledo to Pittsburgh, Pitts
burgh to Harrisburg. At Harrisburg, the train was divided up, the various cars going to
their several destinations.
This i* the largest individual solid shipment of first class freight ever made East of the
Mississippi. The train had a length a little in excess of ( of a mile. The size of this train was
limited only by the capacity of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Orders from our dealers through
nut the territory aggregated 100 carloads which had the factory been able to accept would
have been handled at a two-train movement.of 50 cars each, but owing to the enormous
demand for Buick automobiles the factory was unable to give more than 85 carloads. The
Pennsylvania Railroad would not handle more than 80 carloads in one train, thereby neces
sitating five carloads to come under separate movement.
Hottenstein
Buick & Chevrolet Agents
City Auto Garage