10
100 miles in
82 min. 46 sec.
, This is the record made by
The Eight-Cylinder Cadillac
on the new Chicago Speedway, Sept. 21,1915.
In this remarkable performance the Cadillac demonstrated itself to be the fastest touring car In
America—if not in the world.
Tests were conducted primarily for experimental purposes and for trying out some engineering
principles. The speed trials were merely incidental thereto.
Two seven passenger cars, fully equipped with top, windshield, extra wheel and tire, were used.
The first was a car that had seen some service in experimental work.
This car broke pre-existing touring car records by covering 71.06 miles in 60 minutes, and 100
miles in 84 minutes, 16 4-5 seconds.
With these laurels already won, the second car was then put to the test. It was a brand new car
taken direct from the finishing room at the factory and driven over the road to Chicago. Its speed
ometer showed only 345 miles of travel when its trials were started.
The second car covered 72.41 miles in 60 minutes, beating the first by one and thirty-five hun
dredths of a mile.
It covered 100 miles 4n 82 minutes, 46 seconds, beating the first by one minute, thirty and four
fifths seconds.
The uniformity and the consistency of the running of the two cars can be characterized as nothing
short of marvelous —if not unprecedented.
Nor were the cars piloted by professionals. Their drivers were members of the experimental and
engineering departments of the Cadillac factory. The driver of the fastest car had not previously driven
ten miles on a track.
Faster time has been made—but only by cars which were designed for speed purposes and in
which practically all else was sacrificed to that end.
These records were made by Cadillacs such as the everyday purchaser can obtain.
Do You Grasp the Real Significance of these Achievements?
It is not the mere matter of speed attained. Tou will probably never want to ride so fast.
The real significance is the demonstrated stamina of the cars—that Cadillac quality built into them
which, enables them to withstand severe punishment.
It is one thing for a car to perform at maximum speed for a short time—for perhaps a few miles.
To maintain that speed mile after mile for sixty minutes or until the century of miles is rounded
out, is quite another.
And a glance at the figures will show that not only did the cars maintain terrific speed but that
the efficiency improved and the speed actually increased as the distance lengthened.
The accurate fit of every part, the harmonious action of every unit, the lubrication, the carbure
tlon, the radiation, the ignition; these and a thousand and one other things all had their parts to play.
The shortcoming of a single function would have spelled failure.
The things you want in a motor car—the things which contribute to your physical and mental
ease, to your comfort and to your Satisfaction are the things which made possible those achievements.
Crispen Motor Car Co.
413-417 South Cameron Street
the American Fami/f^r
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ENSMINGER
MOTOR CO.
THIRD AND CUMBERLAND STS.
Distributors.
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Hudson Wins High at
Panama Pacific Exposition
Distributor L. H. Hagerling, who
represents the Hudson in Harrisburg
and vicinity, is just in receipt of ad
vice from the factory- that there has
been received there the official award
ribbon of the Panama Pacific Expo
sition, certifying that the Hudson Mo
tor Car Company has been given a gold
medail in recognition of tli£ excellence
of Its product. The jury on awards
after a most searching investigation
has set its official seal on the Hud
eon. Quality of material is 100 per
cent. Design is unexcelled. Adapt
ability to public use and demand is
beyond criticism. In addition to the
intrinsic merit of the car, the Expo
sition officials testify that the Hudson
Company's record, history and stand
ing entitle it to the highest honors
that may be bestowed upon it.
This decision of the jury of awards
coincides with the public's verdict. It
confirms what already has been said
of the Hudson by the buying public.
The public's decision is made from a
keener knowledge even than that of
the Exposition's jury. It Is not. by
scientific test and examination, but by
the more strenuous and accurate test
of the open roads.
The motor car buyer's certificate of
merit consists of his order for a Hud
son accompanied by a check for the
advertised price, with freight to It is
home town. So many awards of this
a 5 p 9 tb
lAM PAIQ22 Ttourln*. 7 PUMDfer. ont-mM HUDSON 4-cyllad»r Touiin*. fully •qui*-
l»n CHALMERS Roadster. run about 1000 .„, 350
mllee, at • bl* reduction. lH< OVBRX«AND Tourln*. (260-
UU OLP3MOBIU! small Tourln*. fully 1914 OVBRLAND Roadster, newly •rar
eoulpped. hauled
" U OVBRLAND touring, fully equipped,, "IT 1 PACKARD Limousine. WOO.
,. , 1»U BUICK Tourln., C-tf"; ahowe allcM
I§l4 P Touring. weir: at a. bit sscrlflce.
D Runabout. BDICK •fourln*. W H. P.. HM.
Touring. $1650 oar *7OO. HUP "W Raceabout. Wt.
1914 CADILLAC. 6 passenger, newly over- I*l4 BUICK. electric lU*ta and atarter. W0».
I ?£.»?£'.. _ _ . FORD Touring* and Roadsters. all modela.
j 1915 LOZIER Tourln», T passenger; dlsip- $l5O up.
FIAT Landaulet In slsgant shaps.
l»li STUDBBAKER email Touring; very 1911 REGAL Coupe, only W0«.
low price. law REGAL Touring. WeO.
I*l* KARMON Touring, high-grade ear. at 1»B B. C. H. Toarlag. pz
a low price. I*l4 HATNES Touring, eleotrlo lights aid
IM4BTUTZ Runabout. UOO model, 1700. atarter, WW.
HUP Coupe, with extra runabout body, Ul* KRIT Roadster, OH.
UOO. CADILLAC Togftng, In A 1 ship®, WOO.
ltll IMPERIAL Roadater, brand new, at 1114 MBHCXR Runabout, M a bargain.
| a ridiculously low price. 1916 JBWEBITO Ttrarlng, WOO.
H9li CHEVROLET Touring. MM 1914 MICHIGAN, eleotrlo lights and Staresa,
fl»14 HTTD6ON '•«" Touring H»0.
! UMOVNKKB, CAR* OF JtAJTT DIFFERENT MAKES AT VBRT LOW PBIC3B*
TRUCKS AND DELI VERT WAOONB PROM 1000 POUNDS TO ( TONS
TO MENTION ALL THE CARS WE HAVE ON OUR FLOORS WOULD TAXI
j THE ENTIRE PAGE.
Gorson's Automobile Exchange
■JJE& 238-240 N. Broad St., Philadelphia b^SpSX*
HARRISBVRG AGEXT, FOR SALE OF USED CARS
H. W. HELLER, 1826 Boas Street, Harrisburg.
SATURDAY EVENING,
character have been bestowed upon the
Hudson since June, 1915, that fears are
entertained of the ability of the deal
ers and of the factory to deliver and
build cars enough to fill all the de
mands. Where orders have been anti
cipated by the distributor and pro
vided for by the factory for 1.000 cars,
twice that number have been called
for by thp public. Where in smaller
distributing points twenty-five was
considered by the dealer his outside re
quirements, fifty cars have failed to
satisfy. A shortage seems imminent.
Scores of dealers have already ex
pressed their regret that they had not
called for double the allotment. They
see now that their estimate of the ab
sorbing power of their territory was
far short of the real Hudson demand.
Paige Production Is Now
Up to 150 Cars Each Day
Plans perfected and put under way
months ago by the Paige-Detroit Mo
tor Car Company to enable this con
cern to meet the great demand for
cars which the Paige executives saw
coming have at last been carried out
after a summer of very hard work. In
consequence the Paige is now in an
enviable strategic position with a pro
duction capacity of 150 cars a day.
For the pas! two weeks the shipments
have been the largest in the history
of the Company and they have been in
creasing daily, mounting close to the
limit, for the Paige is neither ham
pered by lack of facilities nor lack of
material.
"Generally speaking, production at
present is a prreater problem with the
well-established motor car manufac
turer than sales." says Henry Krohn,
sales manager of the Paige. "The call
for cars echoes from all parts of the
country and is not confined to one or
two makes. Nothing is more aggra
vating than to tlnd the public clamor
ing for a product which the manufac
turer is not able to supply in sufficient
quantities.
"But to keep the production neck
and neck with the ever-growing de
mand three things are necessary—a
competent manufacturing organization,
adequate factory facilities and suf-
ficient material in parts and in the raw
state. This year the conditions for the
motor car manufacturer have been
partlcuarly difficult, largely on ac
count of the war. It has been harder
to get supplies because many factories
and many high grade workmen are
and have been for some time engaged
in the manufacture of war materials.
It is difficult, for example, to get ex
perienced toolmakers.
"Fortunately, the Paige began mak
ing its plans many months ago. We
had the organization. We now have
the factory. Our factory additions,
now completed, add over 100,000
square feet of floor space; and in addi
tion to nuich needed room for the
warehousing of stock we have thus
been able to install many time and
labor saving devices such as the me
chanical conveyor system for the final
pssembly of cars and the belt system
for the transportation of parts and
supplies from one part of the factory
to another. These additional factory
facilities and our position on stock anil
raw material explain why we are now
able to ship so many cars and why
our production is mounting to 150 cars
per day."
Parade Pennant Goes
to Downey School Pupils
Downey school children instead of
the Penn pupils will be awarded the
O. M. Copelin pennant for perfect per
centage In the school children's parade
during the municipal celebration last
week. Both schools had perfect scores
hut the Penn children decided that In
asmuch as they had already won one of
the prize graphophones it woyld not
push its claim to the flag. President
Harry A. Boyer reported this decision
last evening jit the regular meeting of
the School Roard. The directors inci
dentally discussed the parade and the
wonderful showing made by Harris
burg's school folks.
| Another change In the standing of
the schools was announced too. The
Calder building which had been credit
ed at first with a full attendance drop
ped back to second because it mustered
but 126 of its 127 pupils. Five new
transfers of pupils to this building had
Pu. en , m ® de the week of the parade and
this led to the miscount. The attend
ance last month was the largest in the
1 lßt °ry of the district; the enrollment
was 10,800 at the opening of the Fall
iA r «!VS and the av ® r »t?e attendanc-3 was
10,077, a record breaker.
The_ contract for lighting the Shim
men building- was awarded to W. E E
Lauver at his bid of SIOOO.
King Buys Factory to
Meet Demand For Eight
Owing «o the demand for the eight
cylinder King causing increased pro
duct! n of this product the King Mo
tor Car Company has taken over the
four-story plant at 1045 East Jefferson
avenue in addition to their present
factory at 1300 East Jefferson.
The building at 1300 East Jefferson
avenue will be known as plant No. 1
while the structure at 1045 East Jef
ferson avenue will be called plant No.
2. The King Motor Car Company adds
nearly 70,000 square feet of floor space
with the acquisition of the new build
ing.
This plant was formerly occupied by
a manufacturer who furnished equip
ment for other automobile factories
in Detroit.
Speaking of the change F. A. Voll
brecht, vice-president and general
manager of the King Motor Car Com
pany says: "For some little time we
have been looking for more space. We
have been using several smaller plants
outside o fthe factory but this was
not conductive to efficiency. Our fac
tory production manager. Mr. Garlent,
was anxious to get his departments
closer together. Under the new ar
rangements manufacturing facilities
| are improved, and our increased pro
duction plans can be more adequately
handled."
Harrisbttrg TELEGRAPH
MAXWELL DEALER
IN COMPETITION
E. W. Shank With Three Cars
Contested For Low Gasoline
Average on Tour
One of the feature events of the
touring year, the returns from which
are awaited with great interest gen
erallyi is the unique competition Just
held by the Maxwell Dealers' Asso
ciation of Zone I—a sales district in
cluding Eastern New York, Eastern
Pennsylvania, New England, New Jer
sey and Maryland.
The event was an efficiency run in
which eighty new 1916 Maxwells, fresh
from the factory, competed, over a
cross-country course lying between
Buffalo and the dealers' respective
home cities. It followed a visit to De
troit where the members of the asso
ciation had inspected the busy Max
well plants, and had purchased for the
run the $52,400 worth of cars which
they used in it.
The dealers took ship at Detroit for
Buffalo, their eighty new automobiles
occupying the hold. At the L,ake Erie
port they climbed into their cars and
rolled out for the test.
Each car had been furnished lubri
cating oil and water for the start. The
oil reservoir had been sealed, it being
taken, for granted that one gallon
would be enough to carry any of the
cars to its destination, as none of the
contestants had to travel more than
1.000 miles.
The tour left Buffalo in two main
divisions, traveling east and south.
These divisions also split, as the mem
bers of the party neared their respec
tive homes. For long distances, how
ever, each main division presented a
gay array, the new cars being still
further embellished by liberal decor
ations which featured a wide varletv
of pennants, bearing the names of the
cities which were the respective des
tinations.
During the run each driver'kept ex
act track of the amount of gasoline
used. On his arrival he filled out a
blank form of affidavit which he for
warded to Walter E. Flanders, the
Maxwell president and general mana
ger who had donated three cash prizes
as awards to the winners.
It is confidently predicted that the
prize Winners In the tour will be com
pelled to average better than thirty
miles to the gallon of gasoline a
feat which. If realized, will he an al
most revolutionary commentary on the
efficient design of the modern light.
American-built automobile. During
the early stages of the run several
drivers claimed to be excelling the
thirty mark. As their cars were then
new and had been started with no
preparation except the standard factorv
road tests and adjustments, even better
results were hoped for, as the tour
progressed.
Several of the tourists living in
Eastern New York were able to reach
their homes in one day of running bv
covering from 200 to 300 miles. For
most of tourists the run contained
TWO nays of cross-country work H R
\? a i ry ' T^ r " °' .Washington. D. c.. and
Alvin Piper, of Damariscotta, Me., had
days of travel ahead of them
mil!! i' keary being nearly 600
hVihwfv- u?. me J? y the nlain traveled
1 V Piper had over 700
miles before him at the start. E W
Shank, local distributor for Maxwells
d . rove . . one rar from Buffalo, another
JYas driven by Mr. Wtlloughby and the
o h f"p d hl^eTp r h. a VOß,er - d,B,riCt "
Herff-Brooks New Models
Are Being Shipped Daily
This is shipping week down at the
a'rfnr Br i° ol^ s factor y at Indian
apolis. Carloads and tralnloads of
these new Herff-Rrooks sixes and fours
are going out every day and are being
sent all over the country. Dealers and
users have anxiously waited for this
shipment to start. They have been
promised by Herbert Herff, vice-presl-
a r Xf al car at a more reasonable
it feels bU. Car U ,o ° kS and
An interesting point in these new
models is the unusually powerful mo
tor. The new cars mark the entrv of
this corporation into a wider field of
modern engineering development For
the first time in its history it is em
ploying a unit power plant of the most
modern type, with such features as an
REO
Touring Cars and Motor Trucks
The fact that we are the largest distributors of Reos between
New York and Detroit is conclusive evidence that we are giving the
most excellent service to the large number of Reo owners, an im
portant consideration in buying a touring car or truck. One hun
dred and eleven Reo touring; cars and 26 Reo trucks in the month
of September, in addition to the thousands in daily use in this ter
ritory, is ample assurance of the Reo's merit and popularity. One
thousand is our allotment for 1916. At the rate they're going,
delay in placing orders may lead to regrets later.
4 cylinder Roadster and 5 Pass. Touring Car <5875.00
6 cylinder Cloverleaf Roadster or 7 Pass. Touring Car . .$1,250.00
The Reo means efficiency*in motor car delivery. \to
1 ton capacity, 120 in. wheelbase. Bevel gear drive. Electric lights
and starter. Body 8 ft. in clear. Top, curtains, windshield and
speedometer. 34x4 V 4 in. Knobby tires, regular equipment (fr
Swineharts cellular (at a slight additional cost). Speed 22 miles,
$1,075. Two-ton Truck, $1,650.
A LI, PRICES F. O. B. FACTOIIV.
We »cll only Reos and carry all Reo pnrta In stock for
new and old modela.
Harrisburg Auto Co.
• Third and Hamilton Streets f
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jNO ONE ASKS MORE LUXURY— I
AND THE PRICE IS MODERATE
HE riIHE, new Chandler closed cars provide delightful comfort
A and luxury. Here in these several types of bodies we S|j
EE offer what seems the very ultimate in carriage design and
furnishings, excepting only the excessively costly. s
■EE Chandler has taken advantage of The Chandler Limousine, illus
ss all the advancement in body- trated above, sells for $2450.
S3 building and chosen the most i t l ac ks nothing in roominess,
S f rtis 1 tic ' the most serviceable. depth c f cushions, quality of
n r me Wlt i 6 °™P an y 3 upholstery, style and finish that S
policy, too, these offerings are r / . . , . .
= priced so moderately that you one <xm , ld for - And it 13 =
would really be unfair to your- mounted on the regular Chand
self if you purchased a closed l er Chassis, distinguished above
car without at least seeing what all other light sixes for its mar-
S Chandler has produced. velous mechanical efficiency.
£E The Chandler Complete Line:
The Convertible Sedan ■ $1795 The Sedan • • • • • $2250 ~
The Cabriolet ' • - - • 1650 The Coupe « • • • • 1950 SEE
Seven-Passenger Touring Car 1295 The Roadster • • • • 1295
The Limousine $2450 —■
Touring Car with Removable Winter Top, $1495
?*— (And urith Goldc Patent One-Man Top) "
Call Now and See These. Cant
= Andrew Redmond Third and Boyd Streets
n,IUI " lIVUUIVIIIUj Hel , Pbonc 21a3 1 ~iton Phone 418W
CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND
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internal-external gear type of high- j
speed clutch. j
Another noticeable feature is the
big amount of leg room in the driver's
compartment. The front seat is as
comfortable and permits the same
comfortable position of the body as
the rear seat.
The low cushions and long curved
lines show a conservative expression
of the modern "boat" body effect.
Just as admirers of these Herff-
Brooks cars say, "Look them over and
you'll be convinced," so we say, "Make
arrangements now with the Herff-
Brooks man and set a ride in the new
model."
J. K. Kipp. local representative, says
he expects his within a week.
OCTOBER 2, 1915. "
Ford Owners-Special
To introduce a new molded tire we offer
NON-SKID
tttille taaflt
30x3 at $8.50 at $ll.OO
Standard Guarantee—3,soo Miles
Sterling Auto Tire Co., 1451 Zarker Street
The VULCANIZERS
Now is the Time
wl I W to own a National Six or Twelve
Prom an engineering standpoint the Six and
the Twelve are the logical number of cylinders.
This is established without a doubt.
From an owner's standpoint—yours—it is daily being
proven that the logical Six or logical Twelve is the
National. Even on the face of it, the National prices
look very low, but when you learn what you get the
prices graw less. Nothing is omitted in structural U '
strength, comfort, beauty or exquisite appointments. '
Don't deny yourself a demonstration. Come and
see for yourself at our show rooms.
Pennsylvania Auto Sales Co. flv
k 5 Grace Street, near Market A Fourth
Harris burg and 1 'a.
J. M. DAVIDSON, President
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