REPUBLIC TRUCKS
BUILT A CITY
Four Years Factory
Has Become Largest De
voted to Motor Trucks
More than 26,000 Republic inter
nal gear-drive trucks operating in
every-line of business have carried
the name of Alma, Michigan, into
each of the forty-eight states and
into every part of the world where
motor trucks are used.
Republic trucks have also built a
city. in four years the Republic
Motor Truck Company's plant at
Alma, Michigan, has become the
largest in the world, exclusively de
voted to the manufacturing of mo
tor trucks. The factory buildings
Hie the most modern type of steel
tind reinforced concrete, spread out
over twenty-five acres. As the or
ganizing genius of Frank W. Rug
pies. president, summoned the finest
ability to the increasing work, the i
city of Alma has grown with the
enterprise. To-day it is one of the
most rapidly developing cities of j
Michigan. Hand in hand it goes 1
with the success of the Republic
truck, and this is the reason why
the greatest goodwill prevails be-1
tween the city and its foremost in
dustrial institution. There is a say
ing in Alma that "everybody works j
for the Republic."
With the expansion of the busl- j
r.ess the company has taken into its |
own hands more and more of thej
manufacture of parts. Republic has .
its own motor plant, where powerful I
truck motors of exclusive Republic
design are produced. It has its ownj
armored radiator plant. It controls]
the internal gear drive, which has ]
bfjen such a factor in Republic pre
c-pinence. It produces many of thej
wide range of bodies with which;
the Republic meets every need of j
trucking.
The company has had a foremost
in the tremendous upbuilding;
of commerce, which the motor truck i
represents. The Republic has ex-!
tended the radius of business every- I
where for • the manufacturer and
dealer as well as the builder. Now ;
in the need of relieving railway con- j
gestion the Republic is the advance !
guard of the motor truck freight!
service. Already freight service be- I
tween cities with trains of Republic ,
trucks and trailers is becoming a |
fact. The day is not far distort j
when every highway will see motor |
truck freight trains as common as
railway freight trains.
I. W. Dill has placed a great many j
of these trucks in this territory.
USING KEROSENE
Good on Cold Days. But Tricky'
On Mild
A surprisingly large number of
motor car owners are using kero
sene in their rediators this winter,
and many of them maintain that
they are getting good results at a 1
much lower cost thati would be the
case if they had alcohol solutions in
the coolin- system. Kerosene, of
course, will not freeze, and will
doubtless prove satisfactory for a
time, but let a few mild days come
along, and the kerosene advocates
find their motors heating up quickly i
and smelling to heaven.
Kerosene will soon rot the rubber
hose connections and set them leak-1
ing. but this may be obviated to a
certain extent by taking off the con- ;
nectic-ns and shellacking them inside.
When they are replaced a good coat
ing should be applied to the outside j
of the hose. I
All Your Hauling -
••• • rn a Modal JO, Stak* mr fiprm H
All the Time j
r J"'HIS is the Republic idea of ■
than 10,000 Republic Inter
nal Gear Trucks operating in
every State of the Union.
With these sturdy trucks goes I
Republic Sizes
Republic Dispatch Model 9, max
imum capacity 1500 lbs., furnished ■ I
complete, express body with can- Lj |
opy top, side curtains, glass front, jj
$920; Model 10, 1-ton, with stake
$1195; Model 11, 1 $4-ton chassis, v I
$1450; Model "A," 2-ton chassis,'
$1885; Model "T," 3>4-ton Dread
naught, $2750.
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SATURDAY EVENING, / RXKRISBURG TELEGRAPH ' * fXtfU ART 1918.
Developing a Gro wing Business
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LUTHER G. MONN JAMES C. MONN
The Monn Brothers are owner s of the Star Garage and distribu
tors of Crow-Elkhart cars and D —E motor trucks.
Interna! Gear Drive
Is His Truck Specialty
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I. W. DILL,
Distributor for Republic Trucks and
Premier cars.
Drives Big 'Bus From Factory
That some automobile dealers do
not allow such a thing as poor
treight and transportation facilities
to upset their plans for a busy sea
son is demonstrated by the fact
that the Baltimore Studebaker dis
tributor last week secured a six
cylinder 16-passenger 'bus for a
prospective customer in his territory
by driving the machine over the
roads from the Detroit factory.
Maintaining an average schedule of
15 miles per hour, and driving only
during the daytime, the big bus
covered the distance of 619 miles
in practically the same length of
time required by a light touring car.
The consumption of gasoline for the
entire journey averaged 11H miles
to the gallon. i
Has School lor
Automobile Mechanics
There is a big demand at the
present time for all kinds of me- j
chanics. Uncle Sam has issued a i
call for seven thousand that he needs ,
at once, both in the aviation section 1
and automobile supply trains. Skill
ed mechanics are getting scarce and
the openings for them are increasing
year by year.
The Auto Transportation School
in North Cameron street, teaches all;
branches of the automobile business. 1
Certain regular hours ror class work ]
are maintained, while between these !
hours a man can earn fair wages |
by working on repair work. The ,
price of tuition is nominal and with
the bright outlook for this grade
of work it is well worth the time to
look into for any young man who
has not just decided what trade he
will take up.
AUTOS FTLIi CHURCHES
' Officials Claims Motor Cars Increase
the Attendance
Membership in Methodist churches
had the largest increase in its his
tory during the past year, while
the number of church edifices de
creased. The change is attributed
by the official statisticiann of the
Methodist Church to the use of auto
mobiles. "Almost every family in
the Middle West owns an automo
bile," he says in his annual report
"It is as easy to go 5 or 10 miles
to church as it used to be to drive
half a mile. A large number of peo
ple meet together, there is more en
thusiasm, better business, better
preaching and larger social life. The
effect is to shut the door of the white
meeting house on the hill, just as it
is to close the door of the red school
house at the cross roads."
GO HOME FOR LUNCH
In the old days the businessman
loafed at his club, smoked, sat on
his collar button and breathed foul
air. To-day, it is difficult. Motor
ing home for lunch and the family,
fresh air and exhilarating rest make
the motor car a business and health-
I ful essential.
NEW HUPMOBILE
BEST OF SERIES
.
Light Weight and Special
Carburetion Make For
Low Fuel Consumption
With the comfort-loving American
public In mind, the Hupp Motor Car
Company has evolved the Hupmo
bile Series R "Comfort Car."
The new series Hup is the result
iof nearly two years' labor on the
part of the factory, time spent in
building, testing and rebuilding;
months of experiment in laborator
ies and months of testing on the
; road under all possible conditions.
"Everything about the new Hup-
I mobile typifies comfort," said R. J.
Church, manager of the local Hup
distributing branch, yesterday. "Sit
ting at the wheel the motorist first
remarks the deep, soft upholstery,
real leather over real curled hair,
supported by deep, resilient springs
and an air cushion. The tip of the
seats is luxurious. The tonneau is
roomy and the back of the seat un
usually high, affording the maximum
of comfort. There are two more
inches of room in the driving com
partment of the 'Comfort Car' than
in previous models.
"A child can steer the new Hup.
Its gear-shift lever-r-an exceptional
feature—is twenty-four inches long,
and the knob is just where the driv
er's hand naturally falls from the
wheel. The foot levers are adjust
able, the clutch especially soft oper
ating. while the powerful leverage
of the hand brake makes it operate
with rare ease.
"These comfort advantages can
be appreciated while the car is
standing sUU," continued Mr.
Church, "but the 'Comfort Car' real
ly spreads herself when the road is
reached. The pickup of the Series
R is remarkable, without being jerky.
At no speed, even in excess of fifty
miles an hour, does the rider ex
perience any unpleasant vibration.
Operations that in other cars border
on drudgery are easy for the 'Com
fort Car' driver. The engirie is sim
ple and extremely accessible. The
gas tank is easy to fill; oil is easily
supplied. The 'one-man' top folds
Service and Courtesy
ifl| Nobody cares a rap how big w
WAS worth, but what it sells for NOW" %f
e desire to announce a booth at the Harrisburg Auto Show, a place where \w
you can have a comfortable seat and discuss the coming season's business in terms - s^LiP
of price and quality. At our booth we will have experts from the following manu-
facturers, whose lines we distribute exclusively:
Willard Storage Battery m
T Ray field Carburetors
Hess-Bright Ball Bearings
Bosch Magnetos & Lighting Systems
?Atwater Kent Ignition Systems ...f
Gemco Accessories
(Champion Spark Plugs * |
Keystone Greases W
I Henize-Springfield Ford Starters §
|| Perfect Handle Tools R
c Johnson Norwesco Lines S
♦ As a suggestion to our city and outside wholesale trade, be sure to fortify your
self against competition by placing your orders or placing future contracts with gfls
our representative, Mr. Ray E. Wildermuth, who will be in charge. JgPfc
p. mm
Dynamic Exponent of Reo
Trucks and Tractors
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GEORGE G. McFARLAND
Manager of Ilarrisburg Automo
bile Cotppany, distributors of Reo
Passenger cars and trucks, Duplex
Four-Wheel Drive. Cleveland Cater
pillar tractors and Hulburt trucks.
and unfolds easily, and with the cur
tains down provides almost closed
car comfort.
"Comfort is not the one advantage
of the Series R Hup, however," con
cluded Mr. Church. "Its appearance
iis pleasing. Low hung, with long,
clean lines, its every outline sug
gests speed. Its performance is sat
isfying to the extreme—the Series R
develops more power than any other
Hup ever had. In durability the
new Hupmobile lives up to all for-|
mer standards. So far as that oft
inquired-about point, economy, is
concerned, the 'Comfort Car' scores
high. Hecause of our engineers'
successful handling of the problem
of carburetion the Hup can use with
a low consumption even the poorer
grades of commercial gasoline.
Light weight also makes for fuel I
and tire economy."
i CASE SIX
The All Feature Car
At The
Far In Advance . JML
In this, our latest and greatest triumph, Case Engineers have
made no sacrifices in order to give a few features predominance. \\7\JJ
If ever a complete car was built, it is this Case Six. . Vfc
To prove our claims, study this car and compare it. Go over The Sign of
the specifications. Mechanical Excellence
You will think this a $2,500 car, until acquainted with the World ° vw
price. It's values—especially during these times—are amazing. .
sor 7 Passenger or $1 Or7r The All-Seasons Model sOQ'7£
Four Door Sport Model -LO I Springfield Type LiO I O
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