THE CAIV EGI^TS mamm mmmmm The New q Cylinder Till: WOKIJVS MItST POPVLAIt-PKICED EIGHT $1350 Complete AT THE AUTO SHOW IN KELKEH STREET HALL, Mechanical simplicity. Valves easily accessible. Sturdy construction, characteristic o!' King. Cantilever springs. Pure European streamline. Great power and flexibility. Silent and smooth running'. Easy turning length and light weight as a moderate priced four. Price f. o. b., Detroit, $1,350, completely equipped. KING POPULAR "4" $1,165 KING CAR SALES CO. 80-88 S. Cameron Street HAYNES SIX TOURING v > Robert & Hoin, Distributors, S3-! Chestnut Street PRIMITIVE HAYNES ID MODERN CAR First Car Had Speed of Eight Miles Per Hour; Light Six Goes Fifty ELWOOD HAYNES Fatttr mf tin Amrnkam Automobile ladortry ELWOOD HAYNES Special interest always attaches to the exhibit of the Ilaynes car at local automobile' shows. There is a his torical angle to this display, for the Haynes has a claim to be the first of practical American automobiles. Roberts and Hoin represent the car in this city, and will make a dis play at the Capital Motor Show in the Kelker street hall. C. It. Johnson, treasurer of the com pany, tells the story Of liow Elwood Because it gives the highest motor car serv ice at lowest cost, the Ford is the one car you'll find in large numbers and in constant use, in every land. It's a better car this year than ever before—but it sells for S6O less than last year. The Ford is everybody's motor car because everybody can easily understand and safely operate it. Doesn't take a skilled mechanic to operate or care for the Ford. Less than two cents a mile to operate and maintain the Ford. With "Ford Service for Ford Own ers" your Ford car is never idle. * Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail 300,000 t new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915. Runabout $465; Touring Car $515; Town I Car $715; Coupelet $775; Sedan SIOOO, delivered. J See them at Ford Sales Company, South Cameron street, and Auto Show at Kelker Street Hall. SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 13, 1915, Haynes, after having spent consider able time as an educator, finally be- came interested in the subject of trans portation, and decided to apply to the problem the mechanical knowledge he had gained in a thorough technical course. Haynes first experimented with steam and with electricity as his mo tive powers, but dismissed them both, and after moving to Kokomo, Ind., matured his plans for a gasoline en gine and ordered a one-horsepower Marine upright, two-cycle, gasoline en gine. This little machine was built up In the form of a small truck, and its total weight, complete, was 820 pounds. The first test was made twenty years and six months ago, July 4, 1894, to be exact. The car went off at a spec*! of seven miles an hour, was driven about a mile and a half into the coun try, and was brought back to Kokomo, without having made a single stop. This little machine never made above eight miles an hour, whereas now the Haynes can readily do fifty, but it was the foundation of a great business. The final development of the auto mobile development by this primitive car will be seen In the local Haynes display. The Haynes purchaser will not only find a complete equipment, but con veniences of every description. In fact, the Haynes car bears every evidence of a thoughtful, painstaking and in genious manufacturer. Among the more important features are the electric gear shifts, the motor driven tire airpump, gasoline-pressure feed and the starting and lighting sys tem, all of which are standard equip ment on Haynes cars this season. STARTING THE MOTOR When starting an engine a better mixture may be obtained by not opening the throttle too wide. Two or three turns with the spark off and a single turn with the spark on will give the best start. Spinning the motor should never be done with the spark on. The object of "spinning" is to fill the combustion chambers with an explosive mixture and this can be done with safety only when the spark is off. After the chambers are filled a single pull upward will secure all the results of the spinnlngand elim inate danger from back-kicking. IKWELL MODELS FIT POPIILI DENIM Local Distributor Enthusiastic as to Business Outlook For "25" Touring and Roadster A car thnt has enjoyed what la con sidered an unprecedented sale, in the history of the industry, Is the Maxwell, handled in the local district by E. W. Shank, distributor for Dauphin, Cum berland and part of Northumberland county, with sales room at 334 Chest nut street, at Central garage. The Maxwell record was made be tween August J. 1914, and Febraury 1, 1915, and it is all tjje more remarkable on account of the wave of depression which has swept many parts of the country during this period. In the Harrlsburg field Mr. Shank declares that he has sold more cars than any other one firm, with the ex ception of one that sellis a very low price car. "The demand for the Maxwell has simply astounded me," he said. "If there has been any depression or tight ness of the money market I have not felt it in the least. The only thing that 1 can attribute it to is the great value in the Maxwell. Of course, there Is no other car that competes with the Maxwell, for mere is no other car on the market with the high grade features of the Maxwell and of like size and beauty that sells for so low a price, $695. "But the demand has been different from any other demand I have ever known. Kight in the height of the winter season I have been bringing Maxwell cars to this territory in ex ceptional numbers considering the sea son. Eighteen were delivered in the month of February. "These oars have all been sold by us or our agents and delivered. We have orders from practically every subdealer, who wants cars at once for Spring delivery." The Maxwell factory is working day and night to keep up with the demand. This in the height of the winter makes us wonder what will happen when the real buying season opens April 1. "If the demand keeps up as it has we will not get half the Maxwells we will want in the summer months—no factory, however large, and the Max well is one of the world's largest, could turn them out fast enough to keep the buyers satisfied. "Because of this we are advising: all our agents to take orders ahead for those who intend buying Maxwells when the season opens. We are advis ing: local buyers to place their orders now, so that they will not be disap pointed later. "All indications point to a general boom business as soon as the Spring; opens, and if this is true the coming' season will stagger all statistics for the record it will produce in car sales. "Walter E. Flanders, who heads the Maxwell plants, told us the other day that he is making the most, elaborate preparations that lie has ever made to take care of the Spring business. He declares that the Maxwell business during the winter months has proven to him that the summer months will break all motor records, and he has promised that the factory will be equipped to more than double its pres ent capacity. He 1B SO optimistic that he does not believe that double capa city-will build cars fast enough for the 11915 demand." Shaffer Wagon Works Adds Truck Specialties The Shaffer Wagon Works was bought by Alfred -H. Shaffer from the C. E. Shaffer Estate April 15, 1912. The plant was then located at 5 North Cameron street in a two-story frame building with 4,000 square feet of floor space. Mr. A. H. Shaffer Immediately organized a selling organization with Li. E. Guarln as manager, and put forth all efforts for the upbuilding of the business. In 1913 it became apparent that the plant in North Cameron street was too small, and in the Fall of the same year ground was bought and new buildings were erected in South Cam eron street. In the year 1914 it was again found necessary to increase the door space and additions were made to main build ing. The Shatter Wagon Works to-day occupies buildings located at 80-88 South Cameron street, containing 17,000 square feet of floor space de voted to the building and repairing of wagon, carriage and automobile bodies, and containing the latest machinery for their manufacture. . The Shaffer Wagon Works are also distributors of the Gibney Wireless and the Kelly-Springtleld motor tires in this vicinity, and have equipped their plant with a 150-ton hydraulic press (the only one between Philadelphia and Akron, Ohio) and other modern ma chinery for the application of all sizes, kinds and types of motor and carriage tires. In speaking of the truck tires, Mr. Shaffer said: "All manufacturers of motor truck tires have now come to the conclusion that the pressed-on-type of tire is the only solution of the motor tire prob lem of to-day. "It became apparent that if the de mountable tire would not answer the purpose because of lost motion, it was necessary to construct a tire that would answer the purpose, and this tire was the pressed-on type design. "The pressed-on-type was first brought to this country by James U Gibney. who went to Europe to study solid tires. Mr. Gibney conceived the idea that the steel-base tire olTered the greatest possibilities and he thefore returned to this country and manufac tured the Gibney Wireless Pressed-on type Tires, being the flrst wireless tire manufactured in this country. This type of motor tires has many distinct advantages over the old type, viz: The fastening of the tire to the wheel is steel to steel, thus eliminating Inter nal friction and lost motion. Changing the contour of the tread and substitut ing a wave line instead of a straight line upper surface of the hard rubber sub-base, and has increased the re siliency of the compound." Lemoyne Auto Shop Now Has Modern Building With a brick building to replace the one recently destroyed by lire, the L.e moyne Auto Company now have a modern brick -building on the Market street road. This building Is 00x102 feet, equipped with the most modern machinery for giving service on all kinds of automobile repair work. Irving H. Heiges proprietor, is a mechanic of well-known ability, hav ing been established since 1893, and is a tool and die maker by trade. Mr. Heiges was for years associated with local manufacturing establishments before going into business for him self. and served as expert machinst at Toledo, Cleveland and Brooklyn. In addition to the repair work there is ample space provided for storage of cars in that vicinity. Motor car owners belonging to the Denver Motor Club are being saved a great deal of time and inconveni ence by a plan the club has inaugu rated to secure the 1915 State licenses for all its Denver members. Official application blanks have been mailed to the 1,100 members living in the city und county of Denver. They can 1111 out these blanks at homo, take them to the club's headquarters, have the required notary work done in a few minutes and then let the club ob tain a large number of licenses at one trip to the office of the Secretary of State. The New 1915 Maxwell "25" is the biggest automobile value ever offered for ' SMreiilll: less than SI,OOO. Our production of == 60,000 cars makes the new price of $695 fully equipped (with 17 new features) ~ : Here are the 17 New Features . == ™ ~ I.—Pure stream-line body. 13.—Head lights braced by rod running • : ■-- 3. —Sims high-tension magneto. 14,-Famous make of anti-skid tires on rear r." . .. ~-V; ~ a£y ~. 4.—Three-quarter elliptic rear springs. wheels. l. ~ ' 1 r I<i re brackets on rear. 15. —Gracefully rounded, double-shell radi —rZUZziz <<-v- ' „ . „ • - ator equipped with shock absorbing 1 ■ - va jg- 6.—Spring tension fan. device? . - - ■ ; %"* 7.—Kingston carburetor. "... —. ■ - B.-Clear-Vision Wind Shield. meter> carburetor adjustment , , nd "* - 9.—Foot-rest for accelerator pedal. gasoline filler. 1 — r = - 10.-Tail lights, with license brackets j7.-Improved Steering gear; spark and ~ 1 - - • I attached. throttle control on quadrant under ■ ■ « ~ 11.—Gasoline tank located under dash cowl. steering wheel; electric horn button ■ ■ : - , . -'• - 12.—Crown fenders with all rivets concealed. mounted on end of quadrant* - ~ - . . Automobile experts have refused to believe that anyone could produce a rzzr^ijjfe • ~ / -■ full-grown five-passenger really beautifully equipped car—a car with real - - "■ •_ - high-tension magneto —a car with sliding gear transmission —left-hand drive trijufc IJn - - ■ : Trr—r~ cen ter control, a car with practically every high-priced car feature for less |jll • ■ >■ : Here it is! Here is a real automobile. Here is the easiest car to drive UN Egl ~1 : in the world—here is the greatest all-around hill climbing car in the world. i ■ ■ Here is an automobile to be really proud of. gl With Electric Self-Starter j||g| — At the Capital Auto Show, Kelker Street Hall, March 13-20 KpOljpp^ ||jj| |g H| E. W.SHANK fjjj STRIKER LINE HIS FEW CK | Famous Manufacturing Concern Continues Two Chassis With Five Body Types The Studebaker lino of cars which met with such success during the sea son of 1914 has been continued with minor changes and additional refine ments for 1915. The chasses and live body types are being built for the coming season. There is the same sturdy four pleas ure chassis. It is furnished with both a flve-passenger touring and three passenger roadster body. The Studebaker models will be dis played at the auto show, Kelker Street Hall, by the East End Auto Company, of which R. C. Barrett is the manager. The power plant is the very popular Studebaker bloc cast four motor. It is the modern email bore (3% inches) and long stroke (5 Inches) motor. The pistons are accurately ground to the one-thousandth part of an inch and lapped Into the. cylinders. Compres sion is maintained by two special Studebaker piston rings, while a third wiper ring near the bottom of the piston takes off the lubricant adhering to the cylinder walls. Cooling is maintained by a cen trifugal force pump and an 18-inch 6-blade fan. Cold water Is forced direct from the water puinp to the valve seats, where the maximum cool ing 1B necessary. An improved tubular radiator is provided for the four. Tho Studebaker motor is provided with large water passages around and above each cylinder. | The gasoline tank is located tinder the cowl dish, where It is very ac ! cessible for filling or for removing, | should that ever be necessary. A feed j pipe less than three feet long leads j direet to the carburetor and allows the ! carburetor to be placed high up on the cylinders. A magnetic gasoline gauge on the dash accurately tells the amount of gasoline in the tank. Tho filler cap is inside the windshield and allows the tank to be conveniently tilled from the front seat. Electrical power for ignition, start ing and lighting is furnished by the efficient Studebaker-Wagner two-unit system. The generator is located for ward on the left side of the motor and is driven through silent gears in con nection with the timing gears. The generator charges the "VVillard storage buttery, which is located under the front seat. All wires are contained In trouble-proof and weatherproof steel conduits. Power is furnished the elec tric starter direct from the storage 1 battery. The starter is located on the right of Wie motor and drives through a silent chain and overrunning clutch. Ijine of Sixes The line of sixes, five and seven passenger bears every resemblance in enlarged form to the four. Its motor is Hoc cast, of the same bore and stroke. It has the same cooling, oil ing. gasoline system and electrical sys tem as the four. Its carburetor Is of a larger design. Its gasoline tank is . of larger capacity. The frame of the six is tapered in front to give added ' stealing radius and additional motor . support. Two extra folding seats are ' provided in the tonneau of the seven r passenger body. The body finish, the top, the fenders and all the details of ■ the sixes are just as elegant and i beautiful as those of the four. [ The rear springs are three-quarters i elliptic instead of full elliptic, as used on tho four. The wheelbase is 121 • inches and the wheels are 34 by 4, with Q. D. demountable rims, with safety tread tires on the rear wheels. An old department of Studebaker manufacture, the commercial car de partment, is being Riven added im petus through the excellence of its two body types of delivery car and its newly acquired passenger-baggage car. These three bodies are furnished on a specially developed four chassis, which maintains all of the essential features of the pleasure car four. These cars have a carrying capacity of fifteen hundred pounds. The delivery car is supplied with 1 ' .. .. —=■ !/ WHEN AT THE AUTO SHOW LOOK FOR THE Stanley Big Mountain Wagon or Truck also learn about the improvements on the new Stanley Pleasure Cars. Kel ker Street Hall / Paul D. 1116 JAMES STREET \ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrnmmmami^a^mmm —mm mm mm w mmmmmmm^mmrnmmmmmmmmJ either an open express body or a closed panel body. The new passenger-baggage car has leather upholstered seats along each side, which fold up against the sides, allowing the space to be utilized for regular delivery car purposes. This car will carry ten men comfortably, or part of the seats may be folded up and It will carry four or five people and their baggage. The delivery car line has all the staunch and sturdy characteristics of the pleasure car line.
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