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The Car You Should Buy!
A Class Car at a Popular Price
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V^mericasGreatest'Li^htSix"
I C Develops more horsepower than any other motor of the same stroke j
and bore. Translated into actual performance, this means flexibility,
! hill climbing power and economy records.
<1 You will appreciate its beauty and the Haynes refinements appeal
to those who demand the utmost in comfort and convenience.
(J The first American-built gasoline automobile to throttle down to one
i mile per hour on high gear—slower than a walk. Readily picks up
' and maintains a speed of sixty milea per hour.
<5 Permit us to prove our statements by a demonstration, or meet us j
: at the Auto Show.
Miller Auto Co.
Front and Market Streets, Harrisburg, Pa.
Both Phones 3690 . c - E - HOIN, Representative 1
New Models International Motor Trucks
Why not be a satisfied purchaser? When you buy an
International Motor Truck you buy service and will experience
economy.
We arc manufacturers and maintain a thoroughly reliable
service station in Harrisburg and are here to stay.
The new mudels are on exhibit at the International Motor
Truck Department, 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.
All models furnished in either low wheel, solid or pneu
matic tires.
Remember the name—lnternational Motor Trucks.
Remember the location—6l9 Walnut street.
Remember the slogan—"He profits most who serves best."
Come and tell us about your delivery problems. We can
help you.
International Harvester Company of America
(INCORPORATED)
Motor Truck Department, 619-21 Walnut St.
Other branch house* at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Elmtra
ond ParkersburK.
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"The Car With the Famous Engine"
The motor that makes extra cylinders unnecessary. Good look
ing: streamline body, complete equipment. Convenience and ease in
driving.
Wheelbase 120 inches. Cantilever springs in rear.
Motor—l-eyl.—bore :S 5 » in. Wheels. 31x4-lncli.
Stroke, 6-in., 40-45 h. p. llotly. all-steel; divided front seats,
Westtngrhouse Ignition. adjustable.
I - •StartMg and Lighting. r -.;.;wenget taming model, #nly.
To-morrow's Car To-day—Four-forty SIO9O
Conover & Mehring
1713-1717 N. Fourth Street
Sole Distributor* For Central Pennsylvania.
The AUTOCAR TRUCK
has the Capacity, Power, Simplicity of Control Accessibility and
Ruggedness of Parts—Gives Efficient Service under all con
ditions, even when subjected to overloading or other similar
abuses.
IT PAYS TO INVEST IN
THE AUTOCAR
For Business Expansion
Andrew Redmond, Distributor Third and Boyd Sts.
$950 to $1485, an d Buick
Trucks with Delco starter,
I Chevrolet, SSBO to S7BO.
ALL PRICES F. O. B. FACTORY
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"Ruf nd " fireproof garage
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! ■flKaK$ k 24-gauge Steel—Rear Window Wire Glass
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SATURDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG (rfSBV TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 12, 1916.
Cadillac Men Taught to
Know Car Thoroughly
Going to school In overalls, working
| hard in class, and ending the course
i with an examination including a drive
i or the automobile—this is an experi
ence no boy's school days ever in
j eluded, but It is what happens as a
i regular thing to the service men's
! class at the Cadillac plant in Detroit.
A standard Cadillac Eight Is the
subject on which the scholars are In
structed. The school Is made up of
the service men. employed by Cadillac
dealers all over the country, and Cad
illac owners are the chief beneficiaries
of the Instruction they receive while
in charge of the factory expert.
No more than eight men are taken
in a class, the company believing that
proper Individual instruction cannot
be given to a greater number at one
time. The course covers a period of
two weeks. The first work is to take
down the car completely. Body and
fenders come off, and the chassis is
taken apart to the last bolt and nut.
Then begins the work or reassembling,
I and as this progresses, particular at
j tention is given to the various adjust
j ments. Special instruction Is given on
j the electrical system and an Insight
1 into Cadillac manufacturing methods
1 is afforded by a trip through every
1 department of the plant.
After the car has been reassembled
comes the real test. The. class Is taken
for a ride in the car. At a convenient
spot the instructor stops the car and
| the class is invited to alight and be
come interested in the surrounding
country. While they are so absorbed,
the Instructor installs a defective coil,
carburetor or some other part in place
of the good part, or devises some
other way of disabling the car to as
certain the Ingenuity of the men. The
j class is not permitted to proceed un
| til the trouble has been located and
j remedied, and the car put In flrst class
running order. This is followed by a
rigid written examination and the
class is disbanded, to be followed by
; another. Each man's examination
paper is forwarded to the dealer who
! sends him to the factory.
This school has been a feature of
the Cadillac policy since 1910. The
attendants come from all parts of the
United States and Canada, as well as
from foreign countries.
International Among the
First Trucks Built
A truck that is distinctively differ-
I ent in type from the average is the
! International, which has built lip a
world-wide trade that covers almost
every city and village, and is used ex
| tensively throughout the rural dis-
I tricts. In speaking or the truck's ad
-1 vantages In daily commerce, Charles
iJ. Stevens, in charge of the motor
| truck division of the International
| Han-ester Company in Harrisburg
said:
| "The International Harvester Com
! pany having more than 76 years' ex-
I perlence in manufacturing were
! among the first to enter the motor
I truck industry, and without any han
! dicap were the most successful. The
I International motor truck factory is
Ithe largest in the world devoted ex-
I clusively to the manufacture of com
tmercial cars.
The business firms to-day are more
| consnderate in selecting a service car,
| taking into consideration the reliabil
! ity of the manufacturer and their fa
cilities as a service protecUon.
"The increased cost of horses and
their maintenance is one good reason
why merchants of all classes are con
sidering motor trucks as a matter of
economy, while the quick delivery
system as an advertising feature has
proven a valuable asset to the mer
chant.
"The International Motor Trucks
are manufactured in large quantities,
thus reducing the cost of production
and giving the purchasers the highest
grade car at a minimum cost. The
new models, "E." "F" and "M," we
i believe, represent all that Is best, most
I reliable and most popular in motor
trucks."
Bob Coasting With Motor-
Cycle Beats Pulling Bob
"Zip. think of coasting as far as you
! wish, uphill and downhill and with no
need of getting off anywhere and pull
i ing back the heavy bob with Its load
| of girls who think it is great sport to
see the boys work so hard." said
I Heagy Bros., local distributors for the
Harley-Davidson. "I wonder what the
| Chinaman would say now who de
' scribed the old-fashioned bobbing as
'Zip, walkee backee milee.'
"With the new motorbobs there Is
no need to worry about the uphill
: climb. Tn fact, hills are not neces
sary for the sport. tnn be enjoyed
by raang ana old In all parts of the
1 country where there Is snow, regard-
I less of whether there are any coasting
hills. Snow is the only requisite. Tn
balmy California and throughout the
f Sunny South there may be some ques
j tion as to the enjoyment derived rrom
i swift rides when the mercury is play
, ing hide and seek between the freez
i ing point and zero but the boosters
I for the new sport declare It great fun. j
"The kiddies who want a chance to
j hitch their sleds back of the motor
bobs are doing all they can to induce j
their big brothers to convert their mo- j
torcyeles, too, so there will be enough
motorbobs to haul all the fellows after
I school; for the motorbob is born of a
motorcycle. Tn fact, the motorbob Is
a complete motorcycle except for the
front wheel. Taking off the front
wheel and substituting a homemade
sled with sturdy runners and, presto,
you have a motorbob.
"With the new kind of bobsled, i
coasting Is one continuous joyrlde. !
The bob is steered in the way that has |
been approved since the building of!
the first bob—with ropes attached to !
the front runners. The throttle, spark,
clutch and three-speed gear are op- !
erated by levers in the modern motor
way. Passenger accommodations are
now limited to three —not counting the
youngsters towed behind on their own
sleds —but motorbobs now being built
will carry fifteen passengers."
"The Car of No Hegrets"
Five-passenger, eight-cylinder
$1,150
Seven-passenger, eight-cylinder
91,350
Prices f. o. b. Factory
King Car Sales Co,
80 S. Cameron St.
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ENSMINGER
MOTOR CO.
THTRD AND CUMBERLAND STS.
Distributor*.
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| Lets You Forget Your Gear Shift f
v© s '* cylinder is superior to a four It has great reserve power. (T)
j(0 only in that it is possible in a six to have greater . n\\
S0 range of speed on direct drive—requiring less . ts range of speed on direct drive or "high" £v*
JR gear shifting. is therefore coupled with reserve power which 5y
i k <f) ~ m enables you to accelerate with lightning rapidity S&
Ig We build sixes and fours ' And our enormous output enables us to 1$
&© We build fours that have greater flexibility °^ er , the 9 ver ' Six equipped with our vastly PJ
j&© than many sixes. • superior six motorat a price hundreds of dollars
tr;o _ less than you must pay for equal performance x'y--
. . Our only purpose, therefore, in building a in any other car. ©*. > t
six is to satisfy with Overland finality those dis- ©.£•■••
{*&© criminating buyers who demand well nigh We are the world's largest builders of sixes 0 ; .
miraculous performance in an automobile. and fours, producing virtually two cars for every (Q< ' ■
P© So the Overland Six is equipped with a t "~ MX
motor so flexible that it almost lets you forget ' <D^;^
iV'%!© 4^at y° u have a gear shift. Obviously, the Overland Six is underpriced fc^^u
&?&© Except for the start from an absolute stand- ~ is fix value-comparable only with Oftfy
still, you will drive the Overland Six under even Very much hl * her P nced cars « &V@j
the severest traffic and hill conditions with The rush of spring buying naturally '^j
p»seldom a need to shift a gear. centers upon such excess value, taxing even »
And not only is the Overland Six motor a OUr unec i ualled Production capacity.
marvel of flexibility. See us at once and order your Six now.
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liio Overlana-Harrisburg Co. Both Phones
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
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Describes Advantage of
"Barefoot" Rubber Tires
"The new 'P.arefoot' rubber, used in
Goodrich black tread tires and other
Goodrich products," says E. C. Tib
bitts. advertising director of the B. F.
Goodrich Company, "was flrst called
'Hyper-Rubber,' which it is. or course.
But, one or Its most valuable charac
teristics, for tire (and shoe) purposes,
is its cling quality—its tenacious grip
on smooth and slippery surfaces.
"Through that it gives its maximum
traction with a minimum of friction.
When you put on the brakes to stop
the car, or throw in the clutch to start
the car, the tires made of this Good
rich rubber alloy instead of grinding
against the ground for traction, cling
to it, as your barefoot would cling
to a slippery floor. That's why we've
finally christened it, and trade-marked
It, as 'Barefoot' rubber.
"A sliver of it will stretch almost as
much, and return to shape almost as
instantly, as a pure rubber band.
"Weigh a Goodrich 'Barefoot' tire
of any size against the corresponding
size of other makes of tire, and you'll
find It many pounds lighter, though
many 'miles' stronger.
"Drive it and you'll find In Good
rich 'Barefoot' Tires a liveliness, a
quick response to power, a tenacity of
traction—and all this with a mileage
capacity which will surprise and de
light you.
"We developed this 'Barefoot Rub
ber' primarily for use in our now fa
mous 'Sllvertown Cord' tire which,
this year, showed such marvelous en
durance on the racetrack, at over 100
miles per hour. But. since we cannot
yet supply the demand for 'Sllvertown
Cord' Ures, until three times as much
special machinery for its manufacture
can be constructed and installed, we
decided to use this wonderful 'Bare
foot' rubber In all Goodrich fabric
tires, for 1916.
"We also make it into Goodrich in
ner tubes, Goodrich motorcycle tires
Goodrich truck tires, Goodrich bicycle
tires, Goodrich rubber boots, over
shoes, soles and heels, as well as Into
Sllvertown Cord tires, because, In all
of these Its characteristics of 'Cling.
Spring, Stretch, Strength and Light
ness' are first requisites.
"We heartily recommend that mo
torists compare Goodrich fair list
prices with prices that are quoted for
same size tires of other brands, that
have not the wonderful resilience and
cling quality of this new 'Barefoot
Rubber.' And after they have done
this we say to them: 'Bear in mind
that no tires are Maregr-sizcd,' taken
type for type, than Goodrich Black
Treads.' "
Overland Plant 14 Times
as Large as 8 Years Ago
When the last freight train pulled
out of the big Overland yards on Janu
ary 31, it was found that a new ship
ping record had been established by
the Willys-Overland Company. Ex
actly 722 automobiles had been ship
ped during the day.
This is not only ti»e high water mark
for the big Toledo factory but It stands
as a record never before equaled by
any other manufacturer of medium
or high-priced cars.
In the height of the Spring Relllng
season a day's shipment of 722 cars
would be considered a remarkable
performance even in this time of tre
mendous productions. But when that
number of automobiles is shipped out
to purchasers In the dead of winter,
with half the country burled in snow,
it is nothing short of phenomenal.
The cars were routed north, east,
south and west and Overland officials
declare that this early activity on the
part of the purchasers Is but a fore
runner of what may be expected this
Spring. All indications point toward
the greatest year In the history of the
automobile industry and dealers in
every section of the country are mak
ing preparations for the busiest sell
ing season in their lives.
The increasing demand for the
Overland product is startling, even to
those In close touch with the situa
tion.
In January, 1915, the total number
of cars that left the factory amounted
to 4,613, while during the month just
ended the shipments amounted to 12,-
293. The Increase was even greater
during the earlier months of the 1916
season as compared to the corre
sponding months of the previous year.
A vear ago the dally shipments from
the Overland factory averaged 150
cars or less than one-fourth of Its
present output. In one year John N.
Willys, president of the company, has
increased the manufacturing facilities
so that It is now possible to build 1,000
machines every twenty-four hours.
The present floor space available
for manufacturing purposes is 103
acres or 4,486,680 square feet. This
Is fourteen times the size of the origi
nal plant when taken over by Mr.
Willys eight years ago and at that
time the factory was one of the largest
in the industry.
Tendency Toward Quality
in Place of Cut Price
The general trend of the automobile
business away from price to quality is
evidenced by the large number of
manufacturers who are maintaining
or even raising their prices.-
During the past six months, two of
the best-known makers have raised
their prices. A canvass among other
manufacturers indicates that there
will be practically no important reduc
tions during the next four or five
months and that in a number of in
stances, the new cars will be of higher
price than those sold during the past
year.
Charles T. Jeffery, president of the
Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Ke
nosha, Wisconsin, says that the Amer
ican public has discovered, through
experience, that it takes a certain
amount of money to produce a high
grade quality automobile that will run
without trouble and a low cost over a.
period of time.
"We have always believed that the
American public wanted quality," says
Mr. Jeffery. "We have refused to sac
rifice quality for price and we will
continue to maintain our quality."
OIJDSMOBILE FOUR CONTINUES
Rumors that the Olds Motor Works
would curtail the production of its
celebrated overhead four-cylinder
model, because of the tremendous
popular reception accorded its new
eight. have been branded as untrue
by officials of the company.
"As long as a demand for our four
cylinder cars exists," states Jay V.
Hall, general sales manager of the con
cern, "we shall continue to manufac
ture It. Our four has proved Itself so
serviceable and dependable under any
and all conditions, as well as stylish
and economical, that there are still
many people who would like to own
one. .Naturally, we are not going to
disappoint these enthusiasts."
ROAD TESTER RELEGATED
Modern testing machinery has made
it unnecessary for automobile factor
ies to test their cars on the highways.
This eliminates one of the most in
terest ins characters around automo
bile factories, namely, the road tester.
With the passing of the road testers,
goes the school for race drivers. Tlio
road test department at the National
automobile factory at Indianapolis has
the distinction of developing: mora
prominent race drivers than any sim
ilar department or establishment. Not
only were National race Srftrers
"brought up" in the National road
test, but many of the drivers who have
become prominent with other mikis
received their early automobile edu
cation In this department at the Na
tional factories.
K*olu*lvely Slien For IHIB.
Five-passenger 6-38 selling for
$lO 50. Seven-passenger 8-46 selling
for $1296. Cabriolet SI6OO. Coupe
SI7OO. Sedan SI9OO. Towp Car
$2250. Limousine —yes, but let us
tell you about the finishing touches
yet to be put on. See the 6-46 at
109 Market street.
Riverside Auto Co.
HEAR 1417 I*. FRONT STREET
George R. Bentley, Dealer.
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Ensminger Motor Co.
Third & Cumberland Sti.
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