10 AUTOMOBILE NEWS TIMELY LOCAL FEATURES OF INTEREST TO AUTOISTS BY ALFRED P. DAVIES, AUTO EDITOR. REO PRODUCES MOSTTRUCKS IN U.S. A,--SCOTT Statement Issued by the Vice President (lives Many Facts According to a statement just made public by R. H. Scott, vice president and general manager, the Heo Motor Car Company is now the largest truck producer in the world. Mr. Scott's statement, which is based upon the official figures for the first quarter of 1919. comes as a surprise to those who have not watched closely the progress which the Keo company has been making in the manufacture of trucks. Mr. Scott also indicates that the Tteo Motor Car Company is planning an increased production both of pas senger cars and trucks for the next fiscal year. The text of the state ment follows: "Based on the official figures for the three months ending March 31. ( 1919, at the present time Keo Motor Car Company is producing more trucks for commercial uses than any other truck manufacturer in the United States —with the possible ex ception of Ford, whose figures are not available. I make this state ment with full knowledge of the statements in the advertising >f j other manufacturers that THKY | are the largest truck producers. Of- , flcial figures furnish the indisputable answer. "This achievement represents to us the vindication of a principle. When we first presented a truck whose outstanding attributes were pneumatic tires, speed and complete electrical equipment, the judgment of Mr. Thomas, our Chief Engineer, was freely questioned by buyers and i competitors alike. Within the past | \ear the correctness of our principle has been eloquently acclaimed by j countless imitations, and to-day the J principle has been even more elo- j quently acclaimed by the ultimate judge—the truck user himself—as the production figures for the first j quarter of the year clearly proves.! We manufacture but a single model; ■ but with that one model we are I build'ng mora trucks than any j ether manufacturer—whether he has one or a dozen models. The New Ton WORM Drive SELDEN SPECIAL at $2185 Meets the Hauling Needs of To-day To meet the present-day need for a moder- an extent that we can sell the SELDEN ate-priced 1 ton truck of the same rugged SPECIAL at a price far below its value, construction, the same great powers of en durance, of the s.ime design and built on the Wherever there exists a need for haulage of same sound engineering principles as the tons capacity, the SELDEN SPECIAL other models in the Line of SELDEN will rende r highly efficient and profitable TRUCKS, we offer the SELDEN SPECIAL service. The specifications of this remarkable achieve- Manufacturing facilities, greatly enlarged ment in motor truck manufacture are proof during the war to meet the demands of the that only the highest quality units obtain- United States and allied governments for able enter into its construction—which is Selden Trucks, enable our factory to stan- your assurance of long, uninterrupted se dardize production of this model to such vice at low operating cost. Ask us for complete specifications of the Selden Special. SELDEN TRUCK DISTRIBUTORS 1017-25 Market St. Harrisburg. Wo Have a Fully Equipped Machine Shop and Can Give Ton Immediate Service on All Repair Work. ClaLlqiii Motor UvMLill'faKfe IBiBRBHfIfIBHfIiiHBfIHBnMBB! SATURDAY EVENING, New Liberty Garage at Sixteenth and Walnut Streets, Used by Kirk and Ochs as the Cole Liberty and All American Truck Service Station s . ''" " s ' ' :• -; ; :S •. fMIW 11 1 -- ,v . ' - ■■ . . ■ —i~ " ' ■ . . - ' ■ The above illustration chows the new Liberty Garage, at the corner of Sixteenth and Walnut streets, for merly the Kuss Bros.' ice cream plant, that has been remodeled and turned into an up to-date garage by Kirk & Ochs, local distributors for Cole, Liberty and A'l-Amreican cars. The garage is not --et ready for occu pancy, out work is exp cted to be finished in a very short time. The inseVt in the cut is that of the All-Amer iean Truck. j "I would not attempt to forecast ; the future. But this I will say. We , shall not voluntarily relinquish the I position of dominance v.-e have thus . j acquired. To maintain that posi . i lion, we must increase our truck j output to keep pace with the con ,; stantiy increasing demand and . j even now our production is running II more than 50 per cent, stronger than i tile record figures for the first . | quarter. BOCK SAI.KS \\l) SERVICE I STATION TO MOVE SOON Announcement is made to-day of the acquiring by George B. Zeck, of i the salesrooms and service station | that is now occupied by the Miller Auto Company at Shaffer's Garage, 50 to 68 S.-Cameron street. Mr. Zeck is the local Buick distributor and now has a service station at 35 S. River Ave., which has proved entirely too small to handle the largo and growing business of Buick ! cars. The Miller Auto Company re- j eently purchased the Boyd Estate! Building at the corner of Third and! Locust streets and will move their j salesrooms there in the near future. | This left their old salesrooms open j and Mr. Zeclc immediately closed a! lease for their occupancy. The Miller! TL/LRRISBURG TELEGRAPH , Auto Company will still retain n I fseVaTa "° f fhc *" ra *e and win cars service station for their ,,ACK -ARBS I WK! A 7TOM AEROPLANE I tecord ht w Redn,ond took his ! cfouds during Hip tri|> throußh the Loan rioi, .• recent Victory thousand nl ' be threw several three of u t ?' e ,, Ca ' ds out '"to space, w-ritten on n° . a "ttle story to the finder h? * aCk that im P al 'ted return the n tbat sbo should and receiveT'five ° Wner the same 1 e dollar reward for Andy were fi cards ' according to between the , own out 'somewhere' and . er ancl the railroad sheet HnfJ Street and Maclay street. However, two of the cards have now been returned and both Itese f°" nds t'rking'to the bushes in Reservoir Park. One was found bv glrl Uvin n a "p th ° ° ther by a little girl living on Park street. Mr. Redmond intends to have those cards framed and keep them as a souvenir of the first trip he iJ" t ? e alr ' Mind ° u T a say first trip, for according to gos- Sip, Andy is negotiating for the f ° r a standard maka of i.ero c. A. FAIR INCREASES FORCF IN TOP DEPARTMENT hn?ini^ B heavy increase of ishinif H ♦ tCp and cur tain fin ishing department at the C. A Fair Carriage and Auto Works at the I east end of the Mulberry street bridge. Mr. Fair announces that he has secured additional help to take I care of the regular summer rush in this department. O. J. Spickler, of r ranklin county. a well known and I experienced top maker has been se-1 Monl an t WIU re P° rt f or work on i Monday, June 2. I Work in all the branches of this! firm have been so heavy this spring that many orders have been delayed to a certain extent. In order to in crease the efficiency a larger force A ppu n in all departments. A large number of truck bodies have t b ® e " turned out this spring which testifies to the exceptional number of trucks that have been sold to nusiness firms in the vicinity. This firm makes a specialty of building any kind of bodies according to specification. CHELSEA AUTO WRECKING CO DOING INCREASING BUSINESS This spring has bee.i a banner sea son at .he Chelsea Auto Wrecking I Company s big warerooms at 24 -°S i N. Cameron street. This firm makes! a specialty of buynrg and selling used cars and parts. Demand for these parts has been augme. ted. due! 4 ° ,he /act that it has been hard to get immediate shipments of parts from any of the factories that makes! machines. The parts that are sold! ,h . m .v are tHken from ma chines that they purchase and are I thoroughly inspected before 'being! offered for sale. They have most! anything in stock from a spark plutr .n ? \. 920 Pcar ce-Arrow down to a tail light for a 1905 Oldsmobile. HARRISBURG TO Il .'DFOIID. VIA CARLISLE AND • VMBERSBURG' 0.0 HARRISBURG 105.7; CO Lemoyne lor 0 2 0 Camp Hill 103.0 8.6 Hogestown 97.1 11.0.... New Kingston .... 94.7 I 14.0 Balfour 9L7l IL6 Carlisle 88.1- 25.5 'Stone Tavern 80.2 28.0 Centrevllle 77'*; 31.5.... Walnut Bottom .... 74.2 54 0 Lees X Roads 71.7 38.5 Shtppensburg 67.2 44. Green Village 61.3 49.5.... Chambersburg .... 56.2 57. St. Thomas 48.0 63.5 Fort Loudon 42.2 68.0. Cove Mountain .... 37.7 72.0.... McConnellsbUrg .... 33.7 78.2 Harrisonburg 27.5 79.4 Green Hill 26.3 80.0 Mans 25.7 81.4 Reamers 24.3 86.0 Mcllvalne 19.7 89.4 Breezewood 16.3 97.7 Everett 8.7 99.0 Mt. Dallas 6.7 102.3 The Willows' 3.4 105.7 BEDFORD 0.0 DIAMOND GRID BATTERY COMPANY OPENS HERE The Diamond Grid Battery Com pany have opened a sales and serv ice station at 68 S. Cameron street under the management of L. O. Airsman, a well known local battery man. They will handle and make repairs exclusively on the famous Philadelphia Diamond Grid Bat tery. This buttery has wo 1 consid erable fame during the war. it be ing used in submarines und other electrical equipment of the army. One of the strongest claims for It is the construction of tne plates. These plates a-'o made excepttonall • strong throughout the cross section ot diamond grid construction. LIBERTY BUILDS NEW FACTORY AT DETROIT, MICH. First Sod Turned For Another Mammoth Motor Car Plant The only wheels that turned at the Liberty Motor Car Factory last Tuesday morning were those of some hundreds of Liberty cars that car ried the officials, employes, out-of town dealers, and a score of enthu siastic Liberty owners out to the now factory sile at Charlevoix ave nue and Conners Lane to witness President Percy Owen turn the first sod in the breaking of the ground for the new plant. The ceremonies opened with the playing of the "Star Spankled Banner," after which J. E. Fields, the general sales manager of the Liberty Motor Car Company, aot i< g as master of ceremonies, inlro duced as speakers the following men, whose names are all recognized as prominent in Detroit's motor car activities: President Percy Owen; V. C. O'Meara, of the Michigan Manufac turer and Financial Record, 011 c of the country's leading writers on in dustrial topics; Captain Gilbronth, manager of the Detroit Automobile Club; J. H. Cullen, of the Detroit Board of Commerce, and H. H. Es selstyn, Detroit Commissioner of Public Works. The factory site for tlie greater Liberty plant comprises twelve acres. A ra'lroad in the rear, and a sid ing at the east of the plant, give ample transportation facilities inside of the property limits. There will be three principal buildings and a factory power house. The lay-out and construction of the throe prin cipal buildings and the power house as well, will be as convenient and complete as modern derign and con struction methods can make them. The administration headquarters will front on Charlevoix avenue i, hich Is to be converted into a bt ndsome boulevard. This budding .will be 50x200 ir. size, of brick colon ial construction, and in appearance vi ill resemble rather an up-to-date slab house than a regulation oillce building. Ope of the distinctive idrns tor this building is a tower, modeled af icr that of Independence Hall, and which will contain a replica of the. Liberty Bell instead of the conven l cnal factory whistle. On the drst floor will be located all 01 the production offices and dis play rooms for the latest Liberty models. The second floor will house the executive and sales of offices of the company. Among the conveni ences on this floor will be the girls' rest room, and also the unusual feat- j ure of a men's smoking room as well. Building No. 2 is located immedi ately behind the administration building. The building will house a service, experimental and closed Copyright registered, 1919 H'J si.tlil' FHOM TH E AIIE Seven S. Klver Ave. nnil , One Hundred Nine Market St. Why We're Here To help you get the right start with your new car — To see that you are sup plied promptly with the best battery built. To charge your battery if it needs charge—to test it with the hydrometer—to supply you with distilled water —to repair bat teries that have suffered from neglect or abuse. Come in anytime. Ask as many questions as you like, but! be sure to ask this one: "What is Willard 90-day Battery In surance?" Remind us to hand you a copy of the booklet "Willard Service and You-" I ill Dea,ers Wanted ] f nLBa i n the following counties: Franklin, f I ONE SUPER- Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, , I I TON TRUCK Adams, Perry, Lebanon j ~ and Yor k* '! 1 KIRK and OCHS 1 DISTRIBUTORS ' ' r y-y Harrisburg Auto Liberty Garage J 2 rriff f i\Tf/- fD "I f Tire & Repair Co. 16th and Walnut C I llt 111 IV q>l (Zt&O I 131 S. Third St. Streets C -it.. ■ to - body mounting departments, *s Hell, as the officers' and employes' : es-I taurant. The size of this building is \ si::ty by three hundred arfd twenty! feet. ' Just back of it will be the main assembly building, which is to be 120 feet by QUO feet in size, a tre mendously large building, which will give thoroughly adequate facilities for the production of Liberty enrs. The power house will complete the new plant for the present, but nil the buildings have been so designed that additions may be made as re quired. Cement driveways will run be tween the buildings, giving easy ac cess and egress for all kinds of trans portation. The loading platform front which Liberty cars arc shipped to all parts of the world. Is already erected and .n use. RICHMOND TO OCCUPY NEW SALESROOM NEXT WEEK The new Salesrooms at the co ,- *"r of Till, d and Hr itlton streets that ! will he used by Andre * Redmond as the salesrooms for Chandler Touring Cars and Vim Trucks has been vacated and will be ready for Mr. Redmond some time next week. This new salesroo: is 65x25 feet and will be painted white on the inside and v n decorate," will pre sent a most beautiful salesroom for | these cars. Announcement wt'l be ; made later as to ' .3 exact date Mr. Redmond will DIES AWAITING HER ROY Philadelphia. May S'l.—Excitement over preparations being made for the expected arrival home of i -r son, brought on an attack of heart disease which caused the death yes terday morning of Mrs. George Eh "Bill's" Garage ; 1801 Susquehanna St. NOW OPEN Ford Car Repairing a Specialty ALL WORK GUARANTEED r— — ■■ ! You cannot afford to carry extra weight CTHE extremely light car of short twelve to fifteen hundred pounds mere — C wheelbase vibrates up and down. nor in extremely light, short cars. i The extremely heavy car, whose wheel- Its whole tendency is toward forward base also is short considering its weight, movement. cannot escape the wear and tear of side ... , . < , ... it is a new kind of a car. And her , sway. aiding the new, it has naturally marked ' | You cannot afford to carry extra weight. the passing of the old. Yet who would sacrifice it at the cost of . , , . .. .. - Picture the perfectly balanced chassis jerky up and down vibration? > of finished mechanical excellence equipped j Thc JordHn Silhouette has banished with this new custom sty]e a ll- alulTlinurn both difficulties forever. body. Style —dash —individuality —and It is the lightest car on the road for its perfect riding comfort, wheelbase. Built in both four and seven passenger. Yet it-possesses that peculiar balance Optional colors Brewster Green and Bur which cannot he attained in cars weighing gundy Old Wine. ! REX GARAGE & SUPPLY CO. j ' 1917 N. Third St. Harrisburg, Pa. DISTRIBUTORS L. L. SHETTEL, Mgr. S. S. POMUROY, Pres. \ JORDAN MOTOR CAR COMPANY. CLEVELAND. OHIO Ji MAY 31, 1919. . mnnn, 66 yeurs old. of No. 3110 Bel-I ! grade street. The son, Philip 3h- I mann, arrived 'in New York on I i | g I 11 Automobile and Aeroplane School Day and Night I.eam a good trade —-he Independent. l l.u. yoiii-M Ii in a posi tion to lie able to demand a K