14
ARMLEDER TRUCK
IS WELL BUILT
Many Strong Points Brought
Out in This Two-Ton
Truck
The Armleder Company, of Cin
cinnati, Ohio, who are the manufac
tures of the Armleder Trucks, are
pointing out the exceptionally strong
points in the manufacture of their
truck, that it is claimed will greatly
lengthen their durability and useful
ness.
One of the strongest features
pointed out is that of the patented
springs. Each leaf of these springs
is made of the finest Vanadium steel,
triple heated; lull floating with no
*pring shackles; automatically ad
justed to light or heavy loads. These
springs are guaranteed to be replac
ed if broken or remain reflected af
ter unloading.
Another strong feature is the ra
dius rods. These radius rods are
swlveled at the front end. All wear
ing parts are bushed. They run par-|
allel with the propetlor shaft and re
lieve the universal joint of end thrust
and also keep the propeller shaft
from slipping in the universal joint.
They hold the rear axle perfectly
stationary and transmit the power to
the frame in such a way as to pre
\ent pushing on the propeller shaft.
Armleder frames on the two-ton
truck is made of U -inch pressed
steel in a channel 6 ,2 inches wide.
They are very heavily braced to
avoid distortion, known as sheering
out of squares. There are in all four
cross braces to hold it perfectly true.
This is an important factor, inas
much as "sheering out of square"
is a common occurrance. Backing
the wheels against a curb, running
into a rut, backing against a plat
form and many other unavoidable
things help to do this.
A Unit power plant is the power
equipment which house all moving
parts. The fly wheel is not exposed:
oil is not thrown about nor can mud
Bet on it to throw it out of bal
ance. The torque of the frame can
not throw it out of balance. The
shifting levers are connected to the
transmission without the use of rods.!
The power plant is mounted on three,
points by means of steel cross bars
hinged to front of crank case andj
bushed.
These trucks are made in two I
sizes, the 2-ton and 3-ton models, j
They can be adopted to any line of,
f usiness. Any kind of body can be
].laced on the chassis. They are be
ing introduced by Harrisburg Weld
ing and Brazing Company, with show
rooms at 94-90 South Cameron
street.
National Auto Show
as Year's Barometer
Those who look to the New York ]
Automobile Show as the barometer
of the year's business are comment
ing on the showing made by the
Hudson Motor Car Company, the re
tail sales of the Super-Six exceeding
those of last year by 50 per cent, i
Close observers have long recog
nized the accuracy with which bus
iness conditions for the motorcar in
dustry are forecast by retail sales
at the New York Automobile Show.
It—more than any other show in
country, unless it be the show at
Boston held during the first week in
Mareb—is a retail affair and occupies
l>at negligible attention so far as
dealer Interest is concerned.
New cars and new models receive i
•their first introduction to the public
at New York. The attendance is j
made up principally of persons con- j
•eerned with the automobile trade .
only as buyers and users. Any new |
car, any new device, gets the great- |
st attention at New York. That i
does not mean, however, that new |
oars and new inventions receive the |
buying support of the New York j
public.
The New York show draws its 1
from approximately one- I
tenth of the population of the coun- I
try. The crowds which surge into I
Grand Central Palace are not as large
proportionate to the population of the
territory as attend some other shows.
But the individual buying interest
is far greater. The car which is
given the greatest buying attention
is the one that it is safe to conclude
will be the one which will receive
greatest patronage throughout the ■
following year and in all parts of i
\he country.
This is the sixth successive year j
that Hudson has led all cars in its j
price class in actual retail sales at
the New York Automobile Show. The!
largest number of retail sales for
any one show were made two years
ago when the Super-Six was first an
nounced. The retail sales of the New
York Hudson distributer for himself
and his then two branches approxi
mated 120 cars, and last year Hudson
did a surprisingly large business.
UNIVERSITY CLUB MEETING
The bimonthly smoker of the I'ni
verslty Club will be held Saturdav
night. Professor H. M. .1. Klein, of
Franklin and Marshall College, will
speak. University of Pennsylvania
Hay will be observed next Tuesdav,
when a luncheon "will be served at the
club dining rooms, front and Mar
ket streets. Professor William Mc-
Olellan, of the Wharton School of
Finance, and David E. Tracey, presi
dent of the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Works, will speak.
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at Wholesale
Imperial Tires
Guaranteed 3,500 miles <
Our guarantee back of every
tire and tube
Prices upon application
Witman Brothers
! 40-42 N. 10th St.
THURSDAY FVT.NTNG
Economy of Hupmobile
a Strong Talking Point;
The Comfort Car, as it makers des
ignate the new Hupmobllo Series R.
Is now on exhibition at the Auto
.Show, having been announced to the
public for the first time November 15.
It is a light car although by no
means a small one. Its wheelbase is
112 inches, but its tonncau is equally
as large and its driving compartment
is actually longer than in the pre
ceding model.
The new car is distinctly a Hupmo
bile, yet there is about it such a de
gree of individuality that motorists
may not immediately appreciate the
family resemblance. The windshield
has been slanted and a slightly slop
ing speed line from back of rear seat
to top of radiator is incorporated in
the body design. The color is Hup
mobile blue, somewhat lighter than
In previous models. The hood, fend
ers and running gear remain black
as before. By means of the perfected
"fioeo" process now in use in the
Hupmobile factory, an absolutely uni
form finish of high luster and ex
treme durability has been attained.
The term "comfort car" is derived
primarily from the unusual degree
of riding and drivir # comfort pro
duced by Improved cushions and seat
construction, spring suspension and
unusual case of all control opera
tions. But that comfort in thiß case
has also a much wider application
is instantly apparent. It is needless
to emphasize the fact that appear
ance, performance, economy of opera
tion and durability are all "comfort"
qualities when viewed from the
standpoint of mental satisfaction.
Economy in the new Hupmobile
has been worked out along the lines
approved by A. C. Bedford, of the Pe
troleum Board at Washington, who
suggested in a late bulletin a 20 per
cent, in the consumption
of gasoline as not only a desirable
but a necessary mark for all auto
mobile makers to aim at during the
coming year. Preheating of air be
fore it reaches the carburetor, heat
ing to insure perfect gasification be
tween the carburetor and cylinders,
adjustments to obtain the leanest
possible mixture and the assurance
of a fr.t, hot spark at ordinary driv
ing speeds, urc four of the major
points emphasized by Mr. Bedford.
These points have been amply and
adequately covered by the builders of
the Series R. A stove for warming
the air before it reaches the carbu
retor, a completely heat-jacketed in
take manifold, an adjustable carbu
retor, and the latest generator igni
tion are special features of the new
llupmobile. These features, combined
with the reduction of six hundred
pounds in the weight of the car, give
slightly more than 24 per'cent. de
duction in fuel consumption in the
new model over previous models.
On the score of durability and gen
eral sturdiness of construction, al
though the necessary test of time
is lacking, it is safe .o say that the
Hupp Motor Car Corporation would
not put out a car that would fall be
low the higli material and manufac
turing standards which they them
selves bad so much to do with estab
lishing in the automobile business.
A l."> per cent, better performer on
all points than the immediately pre
ceding llupmobile model is the some
what startling assurance given by
the manufacturers concerning the
Series R. Yet with the motor show
ing a horsepower only slightly less
than the previous motor and a car
six hundred pounds lighter, increased
performing ability is undoubtedly
possible.
The new llupmobile remains in the
same general price class that it has
occupied for the last several seasons,
but will sell at a figure considerably
below that set on the preceding
model.
Vim Trucks Are in
Universal Demand
The demand for small commer-1
cial trucks is greatly exceeding the \
supply if all reports concerning j
trucks are true. Every merchant in;
the United States has given thought
to the fact that the automobile is i
fast surplanting the horse as a means j
of delivery. When taking everything j
into consideration, speed, cost of!
maintainance, durability, use under:
all conditions, and numerous other
points, it is plainly seen that in time
to come the automobile will play j
even a bigger part in our national]
business than it does at the present'
time.
At the end of 1917 there were in l
use 4:1,000 Vim trucks. This state-1
ment is backed by the Vim Motor j
Truck Co. of Philadelphia. TheyJ
manufacture light delivery trucks for:
any line of business. Boyd equip
ment can be secured to meet any de-!
mand that is placed upon it.
There are over one hundred and
twenty-five Vims now in use in liar-1
risburg and vicinity. Andrew Red-1
mond, the local distributor, is very I
enthusiastic in speaking of the fu
ture for these trucks. They are be
coming better known in Harrisburg
each day, and Mr. Redmond predicts!
that 1918 will not be a backslider i
when it comes to the number of
Vims sold. He has on display three I
models at the auto show that cover)
a number of different business uses.
It is only necessary for the pur- i
chaser to stipulate the kind of body!
desired in order to have a well-!
equipped car for his business.
MOTOR CLI'B TO MEET
The regular monthly meeting of
the board of governors of the Har
risburg Motor Club, will be held at
club headquarters. 109 South Second
street, to-morrow evening, at 8
o'clock.
$2,524 WORTH OF
LIVESTOCK SOLD
Adams County Brothers Dis
pose of Large Number of
Hogs, Lambs and Poultry
Gettysburg, Pa., Jan. 31.—Raising
of livestock Is a paying proposition
with some of the farmers in Adams
county as the result of a sale made
by rural people disclosed. Pecher
Brothers, in Liberty township, sold
ninety-six hogs, forty lambs, five
calves, twenty-eight turkeys, eleven
cockerels, nine geese and three
ducks, all born, raised and fatten
ed on their farm since February 17
of last year, and received for tho lot
$2,524. This represents an average
daily meat production of almost $7
for every day of the year. In addi
tion to this there were slaughtered
on the same farm for home con
sumption 1,500 popnds of pork, 400
pounds of beef, thirty-seven chick
ens, forty-one rabbits, forty-nine
squirrels and nineteen quail.
Light Car Vogue Developed
by Much Engineering Toil
By CHARLES IX HASTINGS
Vice-President and General Manager
Hupp Motor Car Corporation.
Up to a few years ago excess
power, riding comfort, the refine
ments of fine finish and luxurious
upholstery were almost entirely as
sociated with tile heavier types of
cars. However, as the users of light
cars, as well as those who formerly
had been accustomed to the bigger
cars, began to see many of the ad
vantages of the light car over the
big car, a demand sprang up for a
light car that would include some of
the refinements of grace, comfort and
durability that had hitherto been
a\ailab!e only in the costlier prod
ucts.
In the meantime the automobile in- ■
rluatry lias been making great strides ■
in the developments of engineering
simp' City in the use oi lighter metal
and ai'oys, in greater ingenuity of
body design, that readily adapted
themselves to this new movement in
motorcar efficiency.
The first result of this new incen
tive of refinement ill light - ars v.-as
noticeable in bett-.T carbu<-ecin.
higher-speed engines, that made the
light car more flexible, more able to
travel at greater sustained speed,
and still further emphasized the
economy of light weight in the con
sumption of gasoline.
Next, the engineers turned their'
attention to strengthening the clias- i
sis, because they found that the
chassis of the light car must be j
sturdier in proportion than that of a i
heavy car.
The cars that have attained the
best results in this respect are those
which have followed the trend of
simplicity in eliminating unnecessary
parts.
The next step in the development
of liglit-car efficiency was the im
provement in .'tdms comfort. The
engineers of the more luxurious light
cars to-day say that it is possible to
so spring and balance a light car that
it may ride over rough roads and
make real touring speed in comfort,
where big cars are apt to jolt un
comfortably the passengers in the
rear seat.
They found that the easy riding
of a car depended on a low center
of gravity and on the correct pro
portion of weight, under the springs
to the weight above the springs; and
that a car did not necessarily need
weight to hold it down on the road.
They also found that a car with
a low center of gravity, namely, with
its weight as near the ground as
possible, consumed the least power
over the same obstructions; in other
words, that it would run with less
fuel consumptior. -er weight and with
less road shock i in other cars.
The last and i 'owning effort to
ward improving the quality and ap
pearance of a refined light car lies
in the development of body design.
The up-to-date automobile body en
gineer has so economized body space,
to take care of the shorter wheel
base and the relatively smaller size,
that it is possible now to get seat
room and leg-room .in both the front
and rear seats that the rider and
driver of former years could look for
only in the larger and heavier types
of cars.
It is now possible to buy a rela
tively light car at the lowest price
which insures the best in engineer
ing, material and workmanship.
Cleveland Caterpillar Tractor
The New Sensation in the TRACTOR
a Duplicate of the British Tank Machine
k Harrisburg HurlWrt
Auto fn Trucks
4W D h u"! rive AUIU vU
I?AimiSBURG YELEGHXPHB
Drives Show Car 594 Miles
Over Icy, Snowy Roads
Arthur Holmoa, president of the
Holmes Automobile Company, of
Canton, Ohio, drove a car of hla do
slgn nearly 600 miloa In ft flrst teat
trip, with bad weather, worse roads,
and an untried engine, in order .0 j
show it in New York, a few weeks
ago.
The Holmes car, on exhibition for
the first time at 62 Vandorbllt ave
nue, at Forty-fifth street, passed with
flying colors the difficult endurance
test.
"When I left Canton at 7 o'clock
last Saturday morning," said Mr.
Holmes the other day, "I was driv
ing for the flrst time a completely
assembled Holmes car. The engine
had been put In the chassis only
the day previous, and before instal
lation had not even been run on the
block. Not a man in the factory
could turn over that stiff engine.
"There was a bitterly cold wind
and mountain climbing was the order
of the day as soon as we had passed
Pittsburgh. From that city to Union
town and from Uniontown to Ha
gerstown, we made our way along
the heavily drifted slopes and the
snowfilled cuts of the Alleghenies.
The main traveled ,roads were hard
enough, but we lost ourselves be
tween Pittsburgh and Uniontown.
I Turning into a road so bad that final
ly not even our shovels could help
us, we had to pull down a fence and
make a detour through a field.
"It must be remembered that this
is a performance of an untried en
sine and car. There is one climb
near Uniontown seven miles long,
with u ten per cent, grade. Yet, we
hadn't a particle of engine trouble.
There was no sign of overheating.
And during the entire trip the only
adjustment necessary was that of a
valve push rod, which'took hardly
live minutes. Of course, we had to
adjust the carburetor according to
atmospheric conditions.
"Yet. the roads wero in such bad
.shape that 1 .counted more than
twenty wrecked cars and trucks be
tween Hagerstown and Philadelphia,
which had capsized on the ice. I had
to run into the ditch to avoid one
big truck, which lay on its side
across the mountain grade.
"We made the trip in good time
for our exhibition hero and reached
New York with the Holmes in per
fect condition. I was sure we should
win."
Holmes has the distinction of
striking a new note in the automo
bile show season. For fifteen years
he has worked over the problem of
giving the world an air-cooled car
satisfactory in appearance and in
service. A year and a half ago ho
told his associates: "I can build a
Holmes car which will be and do
certain things." The car represents
these promises.
This car is handled in this city by
the Hupmobile Sales Co., at 105
Market street.
Chevrolet Sold by
the Driscoll Auto Co.
i The Driscoll Auto Company, who
J conducts a general service station and
' salesroom in what was the old Ford
I salesrooms, in South Cameron street,
! now handle exclusively the Chevro
let motorcar. I'. Driscoll and 11. M.
Dague are the members of this firm.
Both of these men have had a large
experience in the automobile field
and are very able to serve the owner
to his best advantage.
Mr. Dague, until recently, was con
nected with the Harrisburg Auto
Company. While talking to him last
night he was asked why he picked
the Chevrolet as a good selling prop
osition and why it was such a prop
osition. His reply was: "1 have
chosen the Chevrolet car because it
has such a large selling range. With
the Chevrolet I can reach the masses--
of people. This car is made in a
range of values to meet the x pocket-
I book of the workingman. the busl
\ nesuman, and the man who is look
ing for a first-class touring car.
Isn't that reason enough for choosing
such a car? It is isn t, I can say to
you that it lias power to burn, is
mechanically as near perfect as the
experience Of one of tile largest au
tomobile manufacturers can make it,
its riding quality is that of much
higher-priced cars, and Its durability
can hardly be estimated. The prices
range from a little over $(!00 to
i $1,475. What do you think of that?
j Look over the different models we
1 have on display and tell me if that
j isn't a good selling proposition?
I "We expect to do a large business
I this summer on these cars. We are
| going to conduct a service station
j for the advancement of the owners'
I interest. We will do all we can to
| meet the demands of people for this
i car. The only other proposition in
! the automobile line that we are going
!to handle is the Globe tire. We will
be the district distributors for this
tire.
"The Chevrolet is drawing a lot of
attention at the auto show, especial
ly the eight-cylinder model. This car
is beautifully designed and very
strongly built. The price is a sur
prise to a good many people who
think that it is a much higher-priced
I car."
MANY INTERESTING
1918 AUTOMOBIL
Aftor many conturlos of fruitless!
wandering Dlogones haa at last
reached the object of hla quest.
Diogenes, you know, was a searcher
for the honest man. He rambled
around to the Auto Show In the
Emerson-Brantlngham building last
night, threw a quarter over the glass
counter to the pretty little loss who
sells tickets and heard her say,
"Three cents additional for war tax,
please!" His world-weary eyes roam
ed around the show and finally he
met George B. Zoch, who sells the
Buick.
"Tell me about the Buick," sp.id
Diogenes. "Look at the car; it speaks
for itsles," exclaimed Zech. "Eure
ka," shouted Diogenes. "I have found
him, the honest man."
Seriously, the Buick is a great pow
erful car which has caught the eye
of many prospective purchasers. It
occupies a prominent place on the
first floor of the building. Jovial
George Zech is always willing and
ready to tell about the line points
of tho car, to his many and eager
listeners.
To-morrow night will be "Ladies'
Night," J. Clyde Myton, manager of
the show announced that the Cham
pion Male Quartet will sing from
8.30 to 10 o'clock. The quartet is one
of the finest in the city and a large
crowd is expected to hear them.
"Big oaks from little acorns
grow," runs the old saw. " 'Tis the
truth," quoth J. Glen Gehr, of E.
Mather and Company, as he pointed
out his salesmen, J. L. Nowland and
It. W. Knerr, who were playing with
Paul Furman's rubber balloons.
"Just look at those fellows playing
with tho balloons. You will find them
as members of the aviation corps
some day."
Good Kales
"Sure we've had good sales,"
chorused 1. W. Dill and M. T. Sheaf
fer, who sell the Republic truck.
"These machines sell themselves."
Which is the truth, judging from the
number of people who buy them.
The beautiful Fleetwood runa
about, in the exhibit of tho Packard
Motor Car Company, is a magnificent
car. B. V. Harrington, manager ol'
the local branch, exults as he tolls
of this really luxurious new model.
There are lines of spirited beauty,
lines that allure with their grace and
sparkle in their free movement in
the new Packard. From the stand
An Exhibit That Includes Every Desire in Motordom I :
SEE TIIEM AT THE SHOW •
CHANDLER SIX *
If you will choose from among well-known, medium-priced cars, you will choose the alPliii l|r
Chandler—for what it is and what it does. / A
Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1595. Four-Passenger Roadster, $1595. Seven-Pas
senger Convertible Coupe, $2295. Four-passenger Convertible Coupe, $2195. Limousine,
COME CHOOSE YOUR CHANDLER NOW |
Sensible ~ Bit"
O J™™' '"•'*■"* Andrew Redmond
I TEMPORARY OFFICE
The cliassis sells for $Bl5. Complete with Open
| S,MW " " S " Rca,,y ' s nt U,c Automobile Show. „ sprcss llo(Ij . $913( „. |h Closcd panel $935 Tbira SU
| Touring Car S9OO Sedan $llOO Twclve sta,,llnril ,y T>es or body. All prices P. O. B.
Roadster SOOO Sedan (Unit Body) 1100 hiladelpliia. Will occupy beautiful new store
Roadster ( oupe.sll.">o c oiipc (Unit IVody) 1190 sir, Sales and Service Stations in the United Slates. rooms in the Evangelical Publishing
|AT THE SHOW ALL WEEK ARRANGE FOR DEMONSTRATIONS ™" """" "
point of style and beauty It la a new
creation Just as, two years ago, the
iirat Twin Six motor was a new pow
er plant. "Ask the man who owns
one."
The Bentz-Landis Auto Company
sells Nash cars, National and Mercer
cars, and the Atlas, Standard and
Nash trucks. They are carrying a
mighty good line, too. John A. Bente
says that people everywhere like the
line so much that they pay good
money to the Arm, for their cars.
Proud of Now Cur
E. W. Shenk Is very proud of the
new Franklin. Ho has good reason to
be proud of it. It is a car in which
Individuality is a characteristic.
Furthermore it is a car of charm,
beauty and practical utility, well
worth an investigation by the dis
criminating purchaser, who cares for
quality rather than price.
Do you know K. M. Dague? You're
missing something if you don't know
him. He's an Elk! He's a good scout!
He's the sort of a chap who sits at
the head of the table, while his com
rades sing:
"He's a jolly good fellow!"
And mdre than that, this R. M.
Dague has real taste, which he has
displayed in taking the agency for
the new Chevrolet. There are models
for every purse, models of every
class. And Dague told the people
about it so effectively and winningly
that he had a sale of a Chevrolet
Eight, two hours after the opening
of the show. A record?? You bet!
A Fine Display
A man rushed up to A. M. 'Kem
merer, who sells Vim trucks for An
drew Redmond. "I want one, and 1
want it at once," he puffed, and
paused to catch his breath as Kem
merer looked him over. "Sure, you
can have it, and have it at once," re
turned the salesman. Kemmerer is
merry and gleeful. You see, lie's sold
a large order of trucks in this past
week. It's a live salesman selling a
good truck. An irresistible combina
tion!
Charles H. Harner is president of
the Kiwanhs Club. Further, he Is
manager of the Keystone Motor Car
Company. His display is one of the
finest on the lloor. His efficient, ever
present salesmen have helped him
to sell four cars and a O. M. C.truck
during the show. That's another rec
ord! The firm sells Peerless, Chal
mers and Dodge pleasure cars and
G. M. C. trucks.
Many .Tokos
It would be folly to go home with
out hearing Arthur L. Hall tell why
his insurance should be on your car.
Hall represents the Pennsylvania
Indemnity Exchange. "We sell pri
JANUARY 31, 101?!. "
vate pleasure car policies only," he
states. Then ho tells you about the
details of his policies. All of which
goes to show that Hall known his
business and knows how to sell it to
others.
Uoorge p. THlotaon. tha over-pop
ular typewriter man, rambled Into
the show the other afternoon and
told a joke to one of the automobile
salesmen. That salesman's been
laughing ever since. Do you blame
him? Here's the joke, which Tillot
son heard at a recent Rotary Club
luncheon:
"A dog rushed down Market street
the other day. People began running
and screaming. Finally someone
opened the door of Bowman's store
and the dog ran in. "There's noth
ing wrong with that dog," the man
explained when someone insisted it
was a mad dog. "Why that dog
merely needs muzzlih!"
WILL ENTERTAIN CLUB
| New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. 31.
| The T. W. B. Club will be enter
tained at the home of Miss Mar-
v Y
If you drive a Cadillac, then
you know the exhilaration of
stepping on the throttle of a fine
car that fairly leaps with power.
But the great, lasting satisfac
tion comes with knowing that
the ability is there —although
you may seldom need it.
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
311-815 S. Cameron Street I
HARRISBURG, PA.
guerite Fisher, In Bridge street, to
morrow evening.
TAG DAY OBSERVED
New Cumberland, Pa,. Jan. 31.
Tag your shovel day was observed
here by the pupils of the school yes
terday.
/ WE REPAIR
| RADIATORS
I Lamps, Fenders, j
| Hoods, Bodies and
Windshields
J Nuss Mfg. Co.
/ llth and Mulberry St*.
11AHHISBURQ, PA.