APPERSON DADDY
OF MOTOR CARS
E. L. Cowden, Local Distribu
tor, Gives Interesting
History
E. L. Cowden, local distributor for
the Apperson "Jackrabbit" to-day
gave to a Telegraph representative
an interesting bit of automobile his
tory, concerning the advent of the au
tomobile.
"Back In 1893 trio first successful
American gasoline automobile was
completed by the Apperson Brothers,
and on July 4. of that year, made a
run from Kokomo to Peru, Indiana,
a distance of about twenty miles, said
Mr, Cowden. "This car was purely
an experiment. There was no de
mand for cars at that time, the Ap
persons carrying on the work, because
of their vital interest in it. This was
the first successful American car
the father of American automobiles.
"In the year 1895 the "Times-
Herald," a Chicago newspaper, offered
a prize for the best designed gasoline
engine for a motorcar. This was
von by the Apperson.
"It seems incredible when one looks
about to-day and is able to count
automobiles and automobile trucks by
the thousand in the streets of our
cities and on the country roads, that
less than a quarter of a century ago
the automobile was an unknown
quantity.
First Car Prizewinner
"Elmer and Edgar Apperson, two
young mechanical-geniuses from the
lfttle town of Kokomo, Indiana, won
that prize! The first "Apperson" en
gine was a winner! Bear that in
mind, for it forms the crux of the
story of the life of the Apperson
brothers.
"These men had given to the world
an invention which was to revolu
tionize locomotion. They laid the
foundation, through the exhibition of
that prize-winning pioneer motor, of
an industry which has assumed the
most colossal proportions in a score of
years of any that the world has
"known before or since that epoch
making date.
"In the year following Elmer Ap
person drove his car as a special
attraction with the Robinson and
Franklin circus, and proved the star
attraction in the "World's Congress of
Wonders."
"He drove in races at Sioux City
over a one-mile track on July 4 of
that same year and at the Minne
apolis Bicycle Show in the Fall of
1896 hauled passengers around the big
Convention Hall at 10 cents each.
"In telling the story of these early
■experiences he never fails to recount
how liard it was to get a "load" at
this Bicycle Show. People refused t<
risk their lives in his 'devil wagon'
even at the bargain price of 10 cents
a head.
"It was while with the circus that
Mr. Apperson one Sunday afternoon
while in Evansville, Indiuna, decided
to attend a ball game which was be
ing played in that city.
Broke Up Game
"His arrival at the park occurred
in the middle of the third inning and
was the signal for the breaking up of
that game then and there. Players
as well as spectators gathered about
the 'Horseless Wagon' and spent the
rest of the afternoon in an examina
tion of ita wonders.
"What man in that crowd on that
memorable day would have dreamed
that in a few short years thousands
of automobiles, all of then lineal des
cendants of this little 'Apperson' car,
would be parked about the grounds
of every ball park in America when
there was a game on!
"In the following year Edgar Ap
person won the first speed contest
ever given in America, at the Charles
River Park track at Boston.
"The next feat was his driving of
an Apperson automobile from Koko
mo to New York City, 900 miles in
August, 1898, where he delivered the
car to a customer.
"In 1801 both brothers added fresh
honors to those already gained, the
first bein ga 100-mile nonstop run in
the Long Island Automobile Club
contest, tho first contest of that na
ture. In the same year they won first
and second prizes in the first cross
country run, the course being from
New York to Buffalo.
Beginning of Rise
An important step was taken this
year, when the brothers formed the
Apperson Brothers Automobile Com
pany, with an original capital of $23,-
000. Two years following marked the
beginning of the automobile industry,
which these two men had been so
instrumental in bringing to life.
"In the beginning they were ac
tuated more by the enthusiasm which
grips inventors than by any thought
of a great commercial success. There
was no market for their wares, and
it is doubtful if they ever gave much
thought to the commercial side of the
automobile.
"Success," said Mr. Cowden, "has
come to Elmer and Edgar Apperson
because of their adherence to the
ideals which they have held from the
beginning. To win—not for what the
reward might be from that winning,
but rather to carry out the Apperson
idea of achievement, of work well
done and to this ideal they have held
from the first with the result that
ach Succeeding 'Apperson' was an
improvement over its predecessor.
"In 1909 the Apperson 'Jack Rab
bit' won first in the Pasadena-Alta
dena Hill Climb, covering 1.4 miles of
11% p£r cent grade from standing
start in 1 minute 26 seconds, a sixty
mile-per-hour speed. This winning
car was driven by Edgar Apperson.
"A world's record which still
Btands.
"The latest and perhaps greatest
of all the Apperson creations makes
its bow to the motorists of the world
this season in tho Apperson Road
aplane.' Not in years has any auto
mobile received such enthusiastic in
dorsement from motorists as this new
car.
"It is a fitting climax to a long and
honorable line of 'Apersons' and more
than ever will serve to cement the
bond which has always existed be
tween the Appersons and the 'Apper
son family' whose motto has al
ways been 'once an Apperson owner,
always an Apperson owner.'
"The men who in 1895 won tho
first prize for the first successful auto
mobile will in 1917 win 4,500 prizes,
for that will be the output of the great
Apperson plant in the present year.
"Into each one of these cars is built
the same care for details, tho same
Ideals which found their first expres
sion in the first winning Apperson car
of two decades ago, that 'blazed the
trail' along which all succeeding
'Appersons' have followed from that
time until the present."
THE STORAGE BATTERY
There Is no chemical that can be
u sedto dilsvose taon taoln taoln aoin
used to dissolve the sulphate on stor
age battery plit.es, Tho only way to
reduce this sulphate is to charge the
battery very slowly, say, at such a
rate that a complete charge would
take about fifty hours. If one such
charge does not reduce the sulphate,
discharge the battery and recharge it
again at a low rate,
A broken hard rubber cell rannot
be patched effeqtively and must be re-
Dlaeed by a new oust
SATURDAY EVENING,
GRACEFUL DESIGN
IN CHANDLER SIX
Andrew Redmond, Local Dis
tributor, Tells of New
1917 Models
"Special body types, special fittings,
special holstery, custom-mado body
effects on standard chassis, in fact,
spell the outlook for the 1917 and
succeeding seasons," says Andrew
Redmond, local distributor of the
Chandler.
"We are meeting with unexpected
success in tho highest priced special
bocfy. work," he continued. "Our
Chandler six landaulet and our Chan
dler six town car are both in demand.
We sensed the condition of affairs
early in the season, and, while in a
measure prepared for it, we are com
pelled to push our workmen ahead to
keep pace with our customers.
"It is our absolute conviction that
the purchaser of an inclosed car wants
style Inside and outside. There is no
such thing as a broad middle road in
the building of a strictly high-grade
inclosed car. An inclosed car demands
a lino mechanism; it also demands a
line body. .
"The prime requisites for a well
built inclosed car are graceful design,
reflecting taste and individuality, com
fort, beauty and completeness inside,
the highest quality of materials, and
workmanship throughout that is be
yond criticism.
Source of Continuous Pleasure
"These qualities are comparatively
easy to list. They are hard to fulfill.
They exact a scrupulous fidelity to
quality that imposes a deep obligation
on the manufacturer. But when they
are fulfilled they mean a motor car
that is a source of continuous pleasure
during the entire period of ownership.
"There has never been a time when
the demand for Chandler Inclosed cars
has not exceeded the supply.
"Because this season's cars aj-e much
finer even than those which have pre
ceded them, it is not strange that a
still more urgent demand has arisen,
and we are doing our utmost to keep
pace with this demand.
"The Chandler limousine has that
handsome, well-groomed appearance
that stimulates pride of ownership. It
has everything that an exceptionally
fine limousine should have. All of the
niceties of finish, all those smart
touches of style and elegance that
characterize the most expensive cus
tom-built closed cars aro emphasized
in this Chandler model.
"Strength and lightness, quality and
style, are easily apparent. Grace of
line is disclosed at a glance. There
is nothing finer, and yet because light
ness of weight is a prime feature of
Chandler cars, this seven-passenger
limousine will be found exceedingly
economical from the standpoint of
operating cost.
"Especial attention has been ac
corded every detail. Infinite thought
for an owner's comfort is expressed in
the dimensions, the lines, the finish,
the equipment.
"The cloth upholstery and the ma
hogany interior trim are of highest
quality, although an owner can have
his choice of several styles of Interior
trimming. We do not know of any
way if. which the Chandler limousine
could be made finer.
Utility and Serviceability
"The Chandler six convertible sedan,
which seats seven passengers, spells
utility and serviceability as an all-year
car at a glance, and rightfully deserves
the popularity it now commands.
"In a few minutes this Chandler
convertible sedan is transformed from
a luxurious winter model Into an Ideal
summer car, fully as open as a tour
ing car with the top up.
"The unique construction of the
front and rear windows permits easy
removal from their positions and stor
age in a specially designed compart
ment under the rear seat. The door
windows lower away into ingeniously
designed envelopes, where they are
securely carried, and they are adjust
able for ventilation.
"The two front seats are arranged
Pullman chair fashion, with a gen
erously wide aisle between them con
necting the driving compartment and
the tonneau. The two auxiliary seats,
when not in use, fold away compactly
into the backs of the front seats. The
wido cushions are all deep and pil
lowy, and tilted to the proper comfort
angle.
"The interior finish of the Chandler
convertible sedan is both handsome
and serviceable. The upholstery is in
heavy gray whipcord.
"Every motorist will appreciate the
(comfortably curved arm rests on either
side of the rear seat, the large, cen
trally positioned electric dome light,
with nickel push buttons at your finger
tips, and tho many other items of
completeness that add immeasurably
to the pleasure of all-year motoring.
"The smartness and convenience of
the Chandler six coupe instantly com
mend it to those whose requirements
are fulfilled by a four-passenger car.
It can but be regarded as a distinct
Chandler achievement.
"The seating arrangement is similar
to that of the Chandler four-passenger
roadster, except that all Interior di
mensions are much more liberal. Tho
doors are open in the front, and there
Is a wide aisle between the front seats,
affording easy entrance or exit from
either side.
"As in the case of the convertible
sedan, the door windows may be low
ered into ingeniously designed pockets
and are adjustable for ventilation. The
front and rear side windows may be
quickly removed and placed In a re
ceptacle at the back of the rear seat.
When the set Is in position no trace of
this pocket Is discernible. By this
clever device economy of space is
effected.
"In the rear deck there is ample
space for carrying miscellaneous par
cels. It is upholstered throughout in
excellent quality cloth of special weave
and equipped with dome electric light."
"MOTOR" NOW INCORRECT
William Guy Wall, chief engineer of
the builders of National twelve and
six-cylinder cars, says It will be a hard
job to get the public to say "engine"
instead of motor."
But the Society of Automobile En
gineers has issued an edict declaring
that the term motor has been erron
eously applied to the power plant of
an automobile and that it should bo
called engine.
"Literally a motor is merely a
means of transforming a certain type
of energy- into power, and thus a steam
engine might as aptly be termed a
motor as a machine operated by elec
tricity," said Mr. Wall.
APPEHSOS A PIOXEER
One of the most picturesque figures
in the automobile industry Is Edgar
Apperson, prominent pioneer manu
facturer of Kokomo, Indiana. He is
an outdoor type of man. With a gun
he ranks right up with the best trap
shooters In the country. The Grand
American always finds him among
those present.
Equally as adept Is he with tho fish
ing rod, and never Is ha more happy
than when he angles for the finny tribe
on his estate up In the wilds of north
era Wisconsin, <
CHANDLER SIX $1395
THOUSANDS of men and women who would
pay hundreds of dollars more for an
automobile, if paying more would get
them more, choose the Chandler. They are not
seekers after a low price. They desire the best
six-cylinder motor regardless of price. They desire
a Six because time has shown that a six-cylinder
motor, correctly designed, gives all the power and
all the flexibility of power that any motor can
give; that such a motor has the life and snap and
"go" they desire; that such a motor is genuinely
economical in cost of operation.
So these devotees of the Six choose the
Chandler, because through four years of intelli
gent, conscientious, manufacturing effort, and
without radical or experimental changes of
design, the Chandler motor has been developed
to a point approximating perfection.
Chandler Low Price is Important, Too
While with so many the question of price is of
secondary consideration, still Chandler leads in'
price today quite as distinctly as it has always led.
COME NOW TO CHOOSE YOUR CHANDLER
Seven-Passenger Touring Car, SI 395
Four-Passenger Roadster, 51395 Seven-Passenger Convertible Sedan, SI 995
Four-Passenger Convertible Coupe, SI 995 Limousine, 52695
All prices f. o. b. Cleveland
ANDREW REDMOND, Distributor
Third and Boyd Streets Desirable territory open for live dealers
Harrisburg, Penna. Bell Phone 2133
CHANULWi MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio
DORT TOURING
MAKES RECORD
E. C. Ensininger, Local Agent,
Tells of Grilling 1,()00-Milc
Grind
E. C. Ensminger who has the local
agency for the Dort is exhibiting sev
eral of the new 1917 models at the
local automobile show. In speaking
of a recent "grind" held in Cali
fornia during which the Dort gave a
very good account of Itself, Mr.
Ensminger to-day said to a repre
sentative of the Telegraph: "One
thousand miles in forty-eight hours
without a stop of the engine and with
the gear locked in 'high,' a tfen-cen
tury grind through sunshine And rain
RARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
This Great Car Leads All Sixes
Because of Its Marvelous Motor
over boulevard and through mud
that is the spectacular performance
recorded by a four-cylinder Dort tour
ing car.
"The sensational feat was accom
plished under the close scrutiny of ob
servers appointed by G. F. Stephen
son, technical representative of the
American Automobile association. To
further make certain that not once
was a gear shifted, the lever was re
moved and the case sealed.
"The car was sent away at 3 o'clock,
with 11. Fitzgerald at the wheel and
accompanied by W. J. Stipe, as of
ficial observer for the A. A. A. under
the sanction of which organization
the test was made.
"The car was driven to Riverside
and San Bernardino and return over
the Foothill boulevard, and the car
demonstrated saich readability thnt
very little skidding resulted, which
surprised even the driver himself.
After returning to Los Angeles the
car made a circuit of the south coast
and west coast beaches.
Start For San I>lcgo
"At 3 o'clock a. m. the same car
pulled out for San Diego and out over
the paved boulevards of Los Angeles
In the face of advanced cost of all materials
and labor, the Chandler price is but $lOO higher
than two years ago. And the car is finer than
then. Not a feature has been cut out of it. Much
has been added.
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AND OTHER CARS IN THE CHANDLER
FIELD HAVE ADVANCED AS MUCH AS THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS THE PAST YEAR, EITHER
BECAUSE OF NECESSITY OR OPPORTUNITY.
The Chandler Company has not been willing
to take advantage of a situation which would
have permitted price inflation.
And this year we shall probably build and sell
more cars than any other manufacturer building
a car of even similar quality.
Wide Choice of Beautiful Bodies
You who demand such a motor as the Chandler
demand grace of body design, also, and richness
of finish. Chan'dler offers you five beautiful
types of body, each mounted on the one standard
Chandler chassis.
and Orange counties, down through
San Juan Capistrano and out along
the coast the Dort hummed Its merry
tune, and even on the famous Torrey
Pines grade, the nemesis of so many
motorcar tests, this wonderful little
car increased its speed from fifteen
miles an hour at the foot to nineteen
miles an hour at the top.
"Arriving at Santa Barbara stop
was made only sufficiently long for
a hot lunch, which the driver and ob
server picked up and devoured hur
riedly, then started back to their goal
and record.
"Patiently the representatives of
the Leach Motor Car Company
awaited the arrival of the car and
as the clock ticked off seconds nearly
the time limit, many an anxious
heart beat, but, with only three sec
onds to spare a shout went up, "Here
they are," and the driver, with dirt
streaked face and tired eyes, pulled
in front of the showrooms with the
speedometer registering 1002 miles,
setting a most remarkable record for
durability and flexibility for low pric
ed cars that will be the envy of a'l
for some time to come."
FEBRUARY 10, 1917
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR THE SAXON
L. H. Ilagerling Tells of Sound
Condition of Saxon Cor
poration
"Following'upon the wonderful rec
ord of the Saxon Motor Car Corpo
ration during the last year, the pros
pects for the coming twelve months
are exceedingly bright," says L. 11.
Hagerling of the Saxon distributing
agency.
"Already the factory has on file
contracts with dealers calling for 50,-
000 motorcars. During the last fis
cal year, which ended July 31, the
Saxon Motor Car Corporation shipped
25,500 cars, which was an increase
of 169 per cent over the shipments
of the previous year, Now, with
practically double tlic number of
cars called for by contract, they will
be compelled to travel at top speed
every day to supply cars to the deal
ers.
"However, in addition to this
splendid growth In sales, they have
made a corresponding stride In pro
duction and to-day are turning out
more than 150 cars a day.
"To me the fact that dealers. ar
eager to take contracts calling for an
aggregate of over 50,000 cars is a
I striking proof of the popularity which
Saxon has won for itself in the minds
of the motor buying public. It is, as
I see It, a distinct recognition of
Saxon merit, as a motorcar,.
"There are, however, other things
wihich point even more specifically to
Saxon strength. The dealer organ
ization has been strengthened until
it now presents a body of keen busi
nessmen, well financed, and capable
of withstanding any turn that tli*
motorcar Industry may take.
"Saxon Is now three years old. In
that time it has come from a small
company to one of considerable slse.
It has been a growth on merit, and
the Saxon car, as I see it, has been
the big factor la Its success,"