Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, March 20, 1915, Page 11, Image 11

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

    Surprising Values in 7 MODELS the
1915 OVERLANDS
Model 81 Overland Roadster $795.00
Model 81 Overland Touring Car' $850.00
Model 81 Overland Delivery Wagon $895.00
Model 80 Overland Roadster $1,050.00
Model 80 Overland Touring Car $1,075.00
Model 80 Overland Four Passenger Coupe $1,600.00
Model 82 Overland G-Cyl., Seven Passenger $1,475.00
111 lit ih.l. I -l\ nil < \lt WITH Till:
MARVEI/OUS MOTOR. TWO, FIVK. AM) SEVEN PAS.SAN
GER BODY AT THE NEW SEASON PRICE OF $1,205.00 F.
O. B„ FACTORY, IS THE SPRPKISE OF THE AUTOMO
BILE WORM* IV A HIGH GRADE. SIX-CYLINDER CAR.
ACTO CAR TRUCKS. EXHIBIT OX THE STAGE
All F. O. B. Factory Prices
Andrew Redmond
Cor. 3rd & Boyd Sts. Harrisburg, Pa.
Two and Seven-tenths
Cents Per Mile With Reo
Dr. .X. W. llersliner, of Mechanics
burg, has been a Reo enthusiast for a
great many years. He owned"a num
, l>er of other makes of cars before he
"sot his first Iteo in 1911. Since that
time lie has had nothing but Kco cars.
Dr. Hershner drives an average of on»
thousand miles a month, winter and
summer and as his practice is very
WHY NOT BE A
SATISFIED PURCHASER?
..I , f»' ■agagaaf
When you buy an International Motor Truck, you buy
service and will experience economy.
We are manufacturers and maintain a thoroughly reliable
service station in Harrisburg, and are here to stay.
The new 1915 Models are now on exhibit at the Inter
national Motor Truck Department, at 619 Walnut street, and
you are cordially invited to call and inspect them and receive
a demonstration.
We never change agency, but the International banner
floats over this headquarters always.
Ilememher the name—The International Motor Truck*.
Itrmriiilirr the location—At 0111 Walnut street,
Itemembcr the Mloicnn—"He profit* moNt who aerve* licit."
Come »nd tell tin about your delivery problem*. We ran help you.
Free transportation fiirulNlieil from the liiternatlonnl lleinliiiinrtr r» to
both automobile mliowm.
International Harvester Co. of America
(Incorporated!
International Motor Truck Department, 619 Walnut Street
OTHER nil AM II lIOVSF.S AT PITTSBURGH. IMIII, ADEM'HI \
Hl.Mill A, BALTIMORE AND PAHKKItSBURU. * '
Xhg Monroe, $460
Beautiful, comfortable, complete, and built to give satis
factory service from the best materials money can buy. The
final achievement of men with years of experience in auto
mobile engineering and are built under their personal super
vision.
Hm streamline body, left-hand drive, center control, roomy, deep
upholstered seat; mohair top with curtains and cover, wind shield'
electric lights, etc. Klectric starter only $35 extra. Specifications
and illustrations sent on request. Demonstrator now here.
Hottenstein
Auto Show, Kelker Street Hall. Address, City Garage.
SATURDAY EVENING, RAIIRISBURG (l&S&T TELEGRAPH MARCH 20, 1915
much in the country, he encounters
some very hard roads. The doctor has
kept a very, accurate account of all
the expenses of his Reo automobile
from January 1, 1914 to January 1,
1915, and the cost of operation, in
cluding tires, oil, gaspline, repairs, up
keep and every conceivable expense
except the garage which he owns, is
$449.99 or an average of 2 and 7-10
cents a mile. This, like Dr. Farnsler':*
report on the upkeep of a Reo car is
not exceptional mileage.
IMMENSE CROPS
BASIS OF BUSINESS
Prosperity of Farmer Shown by
Influence on the Auto
mobile Trade
By W. W. Ramsey
(General Sales Manager J. I. Case, T.
M. Company)
With the nvtieat crop of 1914 reach
ing the magnliicient total of 891,000,-
000 bushels and the corn crop passing
again on the two and one half billion
bushel figures, and a market exceed
ing the demand of all former years,
the prospects for the 1915 trade in
America are brighter than for a de
cade.
The tremendous European up
heaval may jar the balance of the old
world for a time but prosperity here
is bound to reign throughout the year.
Already the districts surrounded by
the great grain fields of the west have
begun to exert an influence on the au
tomobile trade that will restore much
of the confidence that disappeared
last summer. Then the mania for
restrictive legislation that seemed to
grasp parts of the country, has almost
wholly disappeared and on top of this
has come the favorable action of tho
Interstate Commerce Commission for
higher freight rates.
No institution in America engaged
in the manufacture of automobiles is
in closer touch with the farmer than
the J. I. Case T. M. Company and wo
find that in addition to the magniti
cient grain field, the economic posi
tion of the farmer is most favorable
to take advantage of the demand and
the high prices produced by the or
ders from abroad.
It is not an unusual condition to
find farmers holding most of their
1914 crops for even higher prices than
are now offered in the markets of the
world. They realize that America
must feed a great many more people
this coming year (than ever before in
her long and prosperous history and
while heretofore he has received a
good price for his crops he is now in
position to borrow more money than
ever on his grain and consequently
can hold it longer before selling it.
There was a time when the farmer
seldom travelled a great distance or
received any information of affairs
throughout the world except what
was brought by hearsay or he learned
second handed through his weekly
paper. But the inception of the au
tomobile and its great popularity has
changed conditions so that not only
the parcel post has been added to the
many advantages but the farmer can
travel a long way to-day and become
more enlightened on economic condi
tions than was dreamed of in the past.
Basing his action on the exports of
grain in 1914 compared with 1913,
the farmer to-day looks forward to
1915 as a year when he can have a
new automobile and all the other
things that he heretofore thought
entirely out of his reach. The total
value of the grain shipped out of the
country in 191 4 was $040,841,000
against $290,853,000 in 1913. In 1915
it is believed that the total gross in
come from the export of grain will
reach the $500,000,000 figure and
when the farmer reaches the benefit
from this great trade the whole coun
try will be immensely benefited.
The present market for automobiles'
has held its own in the cities and
towns but in the rural districts the
demand has greatly increased.
With the farmer satisfied and opti
mistic and the iron and steel indus
try recuperating from its 1913-14 at
tack of paralysis and the railroads
dissipating the undercurrent of healJ
tation. which marked their activities
in 1914, the general conditions look
mighty favorable for 1915.
Phenomenal Achievement
Claimed For Chevrolet
In speaking of tho recent perform
ance of the Chevrolet, George B. Zech,
of Hottenstein and Zech, said:
"That sensational race through des
ert, mountains, cactus plains, swollen
rivers—673 miles of it—saw a S7OO
Royal Mail Chevrolet dash from Los
Angeles to Phoenix, Ariz., in 26 hours,
scoring fourth place in a field of twen
ty starters. Only six of the twenty
survived. The Chevrolet not only led
in its class, but defeated cars of much
higher price, including Cadillac, Buick,
Stutz (driven by Burns), Cole, Sim
plex, De Dietrich, Kissel, Thomas,
Maxwell Special and others. On tho
first day's run—3o3 miles—the Chev
rolet was the first car to reach tho
night control at Needles, Cat., time, 8
hours 5 2 minutes, being second in
elapsed time, six minutes slower than
Oldlield—"The Master Driver of tho
World" —in his high-powered Stutsi
racer.
"Comparatively few people realize
what this gruelling means. There
is no contest like it In the East or Mid
dle West. Threading over steep, nar
row mountain trails, covered with
sharp, flinty boulders; along canyon*
and precipices full of treacherous
turns; through barren desert, quick
sand washes; blinding, powdery, al
kali dust which blows and chokes
drivers—all this was encountered.
Through torrents of rain; fording
deep, swoolen streams repeatedly; oVer
bumps that strain and bruise driving
crews almost beyond human endur
ance, as well as racking most cars to
pieces—these were a few conditions
with which competitors had to con
tend on the 673 mile route. Only
cars of the stamina of the Chevrolet
can stftnd such racking and pounding."
Detroiter Eight Inspected
by Many Since Its Arrival
The interest and enthusiasm which
the eight cylinder Detroiter created
b.ith at the New York and Philadel
phia Automobile Shows has reached
a climax since Conovcr and Meliring
received their model yesterday. This
car affords a new sensation to the
motorist heretofore accustomed to a
four or even a six-cylinder car.
One of the most noticeable features
in the new "eight" is the remarkable
freedom from vibration, due to the
light and exceptionally strong recip
rocating parts which are made of
special alloyed steel, machined to a
close margin, giving almost perfect
balance.
With the new eight-cylinder De
troiter It Is possible to attain maxi
mum speed within the distance of an
average city block. The "get away"
powers of the eight are a revelation.
Another impressive feature of the De
troiter eight Is its wonderful hill-,
climbing ability of the Detroiter.
The superb finish and equipment of
the new Detroiter eight is a revelation
in modern motor car building. All
recording Instrument* are combined
in one unit and every controlling fea
ture is instantly accessible to the
driver.
A decorated motorcycle and auto
mobile parade will be an opening fea
ture of Automobile Week al Newark,
N. J.
Miss Effle Ilotchkiss of Brooklvn, N.
Y„ is contemplating a cross country
motorcycle trip from New York to
Sun Francisco.
Firestone
Tires Win Venice Grand
Prix Race at Los Angeles
BARNEY OLDFIELD IN A MAXWELL
Finishes First Traveling Three Hundred One Miles at
Sixty-eight-and-one-half Miles Per Hour Without a Stop
Over this hot macadam road which ground down tires like a giant emery wheel, Firestone tires again
achieved an international victory March seventeenth.
Ninety-seven laps were covered in this race which meant that each of three right-angled turns were
rounded ninety-seven times, an additional terrific tire test. Out of nineteen entrants only six finished the
race, so severe was the test Of men, machines and tires.
This is only one of the many drastic
tests through which Firestones have
come victorious in recent months.
In the Los Angeles-Phoenix Road >jjjL
Race the celebrated "Cactus Derby" /
Firestone tires finished first, second and /
third and in the El Paso-Phoenix road / / \jßjm
race run at the same time Firestones )
won first. These two gruelling races / //'?'/yy Actual Size 5-inch
over twelve hundred miles of unfre- J //ffi/fif "Non-Skid" FIRESTONE l||||t
quented mountain and desert roads also / / w'/AW Fig. 1. 7 plies of Sea-Island fabric in Firestone r^fPi^
put tires to unprecedented tests. / /#» r , , '"."r?"'! 1 . " ~ %4\ Wk
1 J ijljjljKSl Fig. 2. Extra coating of finest rubber between fabric layers VVuv A lPRj|
Study the reasons for this service in \ 111 I'M to V.®\ Si
the illustration and compare Firestone /»» r * '' *Zt JXSStaS!'" Fi ""°~ wl\ 1
prices with the prices of ordinary tires. |/ fFig. 4. 3-32 inch Breaker Strip of Sea-Island fabric and high- lUVtMI
Then you will always use the tire of most grade rubber in Firestone —less in the ordinary. Vi'i'l' \uttf
miles per dollar. I lISISiIHB Fig. 5. y% inch Tread, tough, resilient, gripping in Firestone Jljlj J
\ —less in the ordinary. ll'l'l! IfW
- | Fig. 6. }{ inch side wall of strongest rubber in Firestone 'lllill MS
Firestone Net Prices to Car Owners \ ~ IeM in the ordinary - //;/;/.'/ Ilr
\A*u\wStffift Fig. 7. Firestone Bead, built into tire specially for clincher //'//,'/' KM
£su sss Jift \mvHk hmim
Tr "" \\ v « In the ordinary tire the clincher part of bead is only /'//>!I
30x3 $ 9.40$ 10.55 $2.20 $2.50 * p» lc !> to » lde l >P e to fi » /' '/ill W
——— ——— ■' \\ "clincher" space. /if ft'ft Sf
T l/ Yet you par only $39.80 for MMM '
32x3/4 13.75 15.40 2.70 3.05 thi» 37x5 inch Firestone //'//'///& JL
34 1 4 19.90 2230 3.90 T4cT
34 x 4/4 27.30 30.55 4.80 5.40 four wide, y '
36 x AVx 28.701 32.15 5.00 5.65
37x5 35.55 39.80 5.95 6.70
38 x SVt 46.00 51.501 6.75 7.55
THE TIRE SHOP, 108 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pa.
Distributors for Firestone Tire ami Kubbcr Company, Akron, Ohio, "America's Largest Exclusive Tire and ltlni linkers"
Haynes Will Have Exhibit
at Frisco Exposition
"A Haynes ,Light Six Model 30
chassis will be exhibited at the Pan
ama-Pacific Exposition, San Fran
cisco. in the Palace of Transporta
tion," states C. E. Iloin of Roberts
and Iloin, distributor of America's
First Car. "The chassis will be iden
tical with the one exhibited at the
New York and Chicago Automobile
Shows. A skeleton cowl is fitted to
the chassis to carry the control in
struments in such a manner that their
connections with the various units
may be seen at a glance. While the
chassis is complete in all details
ready for running, the important fea
tures are emphasized by nickel plat
ing, in order to give the exhibition
an educational value. The latest de
velopments of the automobile indus
try are embodied in the design of the
Haynes Light Six chassis. Its sim
plicity and compactness will offer a
great contrast to exhibits of former
years.
"The Palace of Transportation con
tains exhibits of all means of con
veyances for travel under the water,
on the water, on land, and in the air,
but the automobile section is ex
pected to be the most extensive divi
sion. The automobile booths, which
occupy the entire eastern half of the
building, will be uniform in design
and there will be no railings or parti
tions between exhibits. The decora
tion of the automobile section com
prises some very appropriate panora
mas. that, though serving as mural
decorations, are in reality topographi
cal maps.
"The Lincoln Highway Is shown In
this manner on a scale of about 10
miles to the foot, so as to form one
gigantic panorama over 350 feet in
length. All colors of the various sec
tions of the country through which
the Highway passes are accurately
represented. Other sections of the
United States are exactly reproduced
in the form of these maps that give
the impression of looking over vast
areas.
"Linoleum is used as floor covering
throughout the automobile section.
The main north and south aisle passes
through Italian pergolas, and each ex
hibit will be indicated by large vases
at the four corners. The Haynes
trade name will appear on the bowl
of each vase marking the Haynes ex
hibit."
*■ ■ ■' sae
/ \
ENSMINGER
MOTOR CO.
THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS.
Distributors.
|L— ag. =]□!=—jGGS iHC 188 iQf—--——iOi—-tDi ■ IPC i 3Hi—■ t3Hi .--ipE——— IB^
I Another Jackson Triumph j|
1 / r
1: Old-Time Sfurdiness in New Garb h
The new Jackson "44" has met with instantaneous success. Dealers and
|,; buyers alike are enthusiastic over the exceptional value of this car at $1,250
Ilts distinguished appearance and perfect finish have aroused universal ad- jg
miration. Its full streamline body is the equal, in style and symmetry, of the tjj
u highest priced cars. And above all, it has the durability and mechanical per
| fection for which Jackon cars have always been famous. ||j
Hi;; THE REFINEMENTS ARE COMPLETE—fIush doors, concealed hinges, one-man top: two-piece 4 §J
I rain-vision windshield, crowned fenders and rounded radiator front. iKnltion and lighting switches,
speedometer, ammeter and oil Kau&e are all grouped on a metal instrument plate in the center of the *II
u dash, all illuminated by one dash light. 1 U
J: Two Other Models for 1915■ ;j
□i Jackson "W Olympic "46"
| A Medium Priced SIX A Big Power FOUR ♦ |
"No Hill Too Steep, No Sand Too Deep" IS
II ! Don't Fail to See Them at the Show, Kelker Street Hall 1 1
i 2ES2! P 14 KFROPH BERRYSBURG, j|
|j 334 Chestnut SI. r• n» i\&u\/vn 9 PENNA.
1: DISTRIBUTOR FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
|| L—♦ •■» «»»»»«»• ■»»»«»>«■»««»•«♦♦» ♦ ••• • ♦ ♦ »««■««»«■ • •»»«..i II
Try Telegraph Want Ads.
11