•atee AUTOMOBILE SECTION
~ • AUTOMOBILE NEWS AND ADVERTISING
ALFRED P. DAVIES, AUTO EDITOR
. _____ === _ SPECIAL FEATURES EVERY SATURDAY
JORDAN URGES
ACCEPTANCE OF
OPEN CARS NOW
Spring Deliveries to Be Re
tarded by Big
Demand
Edward S. Jordan, president of
the Jordan Motor Car Company,
urges Jordan dealers to safe-guard
their spring business by taking now
all Jordan cars they can get from
the factory. Mr. Jordan sends this
message from England where he
went to attend the Olympia Motor
Show and visit the principal foreign
motor car factories.
"We are now producing 500 cars
a month," says Mr. Jordan in his
message to dealers, "with orders
from dealers for immediate delivery
of ten months production at this
rate. There is every indication that
the demand will increase steadily
throughout the winter.
"The closed car situation from
the standpoint of deliveries is most
discouraging. No one can begin to
produce enough closed cars to meet
more than a fraction of the de
mand. No one could possibly have
anticipated such a demand. Even
if it could have been an
ticipated. producers of plate glass
for wind-shields, top lights, and
closed car windows would be un
able to supply sufficient glass for
months to come. Furthermore, the
production of closed car hardware
is far too limited to satisfy the de
mand. Besides all this, the num
ber of body manufacturers is very
Gloves,
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Reversible
Leather
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We are distributors of
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SATURDAY EVENING,
small considering the demand, their
facilities are limited, and they can- I
not secure enough men qualified to ;
build high-grade closed bodies.
"It will be impossible for any i
factory to include closed models in
their shipment of open cars. Any
r dealer who shows any inclination to
hold up shipments of open cars for
closed cars jvill have to pay the
penalty in the spring through the
shortage of open cars when he most
■ needs them. We therefore urge all
distributors or dealers to sareguard
their spring business by preparing
for it as we have prepared for it
by notifying nil of our suppliers that
we are ready to take any quantity
of material they can ship at any
time.
"There is already a shortage of
one million cars. There will be a
short period during the winter when
every dealer cannot sell every car
he can get for immediate delivery.
But deliveries this year will be so
widely distributed and production
so fnr short of demand that no
dealer or distributor can accumu
late any Quantity of cars.
"There are 30.000 dealers in the
United States. If each dealer se
cured only one car for storage, the
factories would have to produce a
surplus of 30,000 cars beyond the
present demand. That is entirely
out of the question.
"I expect to see the demand for r
cars increase after the New York |
show the first week of January, and |
see it pass beyond all possibilities
of production following the Chicago
| show.
"We realize that we cannot give
our dealers all the cars they want,
I but we plan to have our cars widely
■ enough distributed so that each '
| dealer will have an opportunity to
J share the success which will cer
! tainly come within the next six
| months."
| Wood wheels are seldom found on
I the latest European cars. They
| have been replaced by the steel
i spoke, the steel disc or the wire
: wheel. All these wheels are of the !
] detachable type with clincher rims.
Last year in only 21 cities of the
country, more than 7000 automo- j
biles values at more than $28,000, '
000, were stolen. About 5000 ofi
these automobiles valued at about
$5,000,000, never were recovered.
! A record-breaking run of an auto
| mobile was recently made from
j Pittsburgh to Detroit. The 376
miles of distance was made in 12
hours, which time practically
equalled that of express train ser
| vice for the same trip.
| _ Hundreds of passenger cars leave
| New York city each day and travel
| into the country districts, where the
I farers have erected stands for the
f cost of fresh vegetables for citv
i housewives.
| The "slow strike" in British motor
I factories has been a chief element I
iof delay, the output per man being
less than half that of 1914 and less
than one-third that of the war per
iod.
License numbers for passenger 4
cars in the State of Pennsylvania -
amount to nearly 450,000. 4
The New Nash Four-Passenger Six Coupe
Si * • m " o^^HSE!
, THE MOTOR TRUCK
I am the Motor Truck—of damaged highways,
Ruts and holes, the cursed beginning.
.Yet hear my self defense—l claim
I'm far more sinned against than sinning.
I plod neglected, time worn roads;
Until my parts all ache with strain;
I haul freight cheaper, quicker, better, —
I slave; I sweat; —all for the Nation's gain
I am a public servant—patient.
Drudging utility of trade.
Yet they would stint me rather than
To build good roads to give me aid.
My railroad brother once outgrew
His rails by hauling increased freight;
He wasn't held down to the rails—
They built the rails to hold his weight.
Unbar the gates that hold me back
If you would have me haul your loads.
I'll do my part if you'll do yours—
Just give me more and better roads.
—P. L. SNIFFIN,
International (Mack) Motor Co.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
"Windows in the Nash Six coupe are
adjustable by the turning of a
nickeled handle. Adjustment may be
made to any position of the window
desired. The plate glass windows
securely fitted have no interstices
through which the wind or rain can
penetrate, shutting out the elements.
"Because the door supports are built
permanently into the car there is no
body vibration or rumble at any
speed.
"Illumination is provided by two
sunken lights at either side in the
rear of the car.
"It is upholstered in beautiful taupe
colored mohair. The cushions are
wide apart, broad and deep, and the
seats have the comfortable resiliency
of springs which add so much to the
joys of motoring and rob it of
fatigue."
Motok.
DIGEST
Hylr
Automobile Activities
Throughout the World
The State of Kentucky has 90,190
automobiles.
Canada has one motor car to each
50 persons.
The production of the first four
cylinder car was in 1900.
San Francisco and Los Angeles are
now linked by a paved highway of
82 miles.
The Automobile Workers of the
World is a new labor organization in !
Detroit, Mich.
Kansas City, Mo., now has 30
motor express routes to the sur
rounding rural districts.
Mexico City and suburbs that com
prise the Federal District of Mexico
have 5493 nutomobiles.
Kansas City was the first place to
establish an automobile service with
the so-called jitney 'bus.
The Allied countries of Europe
have less than one-half as many
vehicles as the United States.
The War Department has sent J
35,993 surplus motor vehicles to
France since the signing of the ar
mistice.
It is estimated that 60,000,000
tons are hauled by motor trucks in
the United States every 24 hours.
The average automobile owner
drives no less than 4000 miles a
year, and buys a new model every
third year.
The United States exported 750
motor cars to India during the
month of July, which were valued
at 3632,645.
With the return ofEuropean farm
ers to pre-war conditions the farm
tractor sales in Europe are increas
ing.
Since its organization in 1892, the
Highway Commission of Mass
chusetts has expended over $35,000.-
000 upon highways.
The Lincoln Highway is to have a
continuous paved road from the
Hudson River to the Mississippi by
the end of 1920.
With a population of 18,000 In
habitants, Reykjavik, Iceland, has
several hundred motor cars, nearly
all of American manufacture.
The contract for automobile li
cense plates for next year in the
State of North Carolina calls for
a total of 135,000 plates.
NEW NASH COUPE
IS SHOWN HERE
Four-Passenger Six, the Latest
AVord in Nash
Models
The new Nash coupe is here. The
lateness of its coming, due to tardi
ness in production has in no way
allayed the many luxuriant and com
fortable appointments of its interior
nor the beauty of its streamline body.
It is the last word in Nash models
and in keeping with the lineness of
former Nash cars. There is ample
seating capacity for four people. The
motor is of the latest improved six
cylinder type, valve-in-head and with
the spark plugs entering the head
of the motor.
The new model is now on display
at the salesrooms of the Myers' Mo
tor Sales Company, local Nash dis
tributors, 1210 Penn street, near
Broad.
Mr. Myers in speaking of the coupe,
says: "In the construction of the
Nash six four-passenger coupe no de
tail that might provide- for comfort
or convenience has been overlooked.
The seats are wide and comfortable
and their arrangement makes it easy
for a passenger to enter or leave the
car under all conditions. Permanent
seats are provided for three with the
driver's seat a little forward of the
others. This arrangement, while leav
ing the driver's seat close enough to
the rest of the passengers to enable
him to carry on a conversation with
no inconvenience, gives him more
than ordinary driving room and al
lows him unusual freedom of move
ment.
CHANDLER USES
AIRPLANE TO
SECURE PARTS
Chicago to Cleveland by Air
plane to Speed Up
Production
"Express companies and the mail
service proving inadequate to get
parts from Chicago to the Chandler
Motor Car Company, in Cleveland, I
the factory, determined to keep up |
production, is now employing air- >
planes to deliver parts," declares j
Andrew Redmond, local Chandler
distributor.
"Production troubles in Chicago,
where sockets and plugs for Chandler I
headlamps are made, caused a serious I
shortage- recently of these small but !
very necessary urticlei*. Things '
looked bad at first, but finally almost I
normal production was resumed, and j
everything would have been fine; —ex- '
eept for the need of fast transporta
tion service between Chicago and i
Cleveland."
"Efforts to get these parts through
speedily enough to eatch up with pro
duction were to no avail. Regular |
special delivery mail, railway ex- I
press and even baggage- were not |
adequate because tile sockets and
plugs weren't being made fast j
enough to permit big shipments ut
sufficient frequent intervals.
"Some- other method of trnnsporta- I
tlon had to he found. And it was. j
For now those parts are coming -
through by airplane special delivery j
mall, and this shortage has now been
practically overcome.
"There is nothing particularly
startling about all this, perhaps, ex
cept that it illustrates vividly the
determination with which manufac- I
turcrs in the automobile Industry j
have been working, throughout the |
year, to overcome production dif- I
Acuities. No effort and no reason- '
able expense have be-en spared.
"And yet the average motorist, not 1
being able to get his new car when
he wants it, rinds difficulty in appro- i
elating the strenuous times thnt man
ufacturers have gone through. Really I
serious troubles, too, and we a
"
Try Th ese Wonderful I
New Springs Yourself
T IOUSANDS have been absolutely 11
astonished by the remarkable
riding qualities of the three-point suspen
sion, Triplex Springs. The universal en
thusiasm of owners explains the tremen
dous demand for the new Overland 4. The
Four-Door Sedan has the additional dis
tinction of exceptional coach details.
THE OVERLAND-HARRISBURG CO.
212-214 North Second Street
YORK BRANCH: Open Evenings NEWPORT BRANCH:
128-130 West Market St. Bell 4370 Opposite P. R. R. Station
"Prices Subject to Change Without Notice"
L
"DECEMBER 13, 1919
proud that it has been possible for
Chandler production to reach its
present magnitude."
Every Mysterious Box
Isn't a Bomb
When New York financiers receive
mysterious packages these days and
no letter of explanation accompanies
them, the bomb squad is invited to
open the box.
Early In December the wife of a
New York banker received an ex
press shipment carefully packed in
burlap and wood. It was the shape j
of a large suit case. She waited fori
[a letter to explain the package, but I
(When none came she notified the I
; Police Commissioner.
I The investigators arrived and I
I worked with line-tooth saws, augers'
land a flashlight, and after a thorough!
j interior inspection to expose any
"ires and mechanism the snap was
pressed and the open box showed a i
'folding camp table, n Christmas pres-l
I ®nt from her brother.
; "This uneasiness could have been
! a P trn^ ted by proper dipping in
'oftthin° n A S ;i w, J - N - Bo >P*ardner,
J the Atlas Electric Service COlll
- 1 j Cal Prest-O-Lite serMce
station, and you can be sure all otr l
m° a wlll"hnv' B delivered for Chrlst
plenations. Pr ° per " h,pplns ex " |
"We believe a word of precaution I
tertea '' n n , , ei T tanfll ' ls: " lp Pare of bat- 1
1° much to prolong the [
• lilt of this electric hp-wt ~ , 1
! mobiles— and believe, like the bomb
batTeVvV nn(, 7 t ßtan(l the mysterious!
' cars ° X Whlch H,ar,B and light.,,
A monthly inspection for in
Ess
"fMeci, and this is a wise re-mln
neJ h ;, I t 8 u t re r0 ?: v e ba a ter ' y , Wlll in f^l
able that likl?Vni service so reli-|
"Shts vou ca,, 1 ° r llo,lsp
f or granted ~,, ?V> reliability
lend to aggravating r ir' 11 put an
Jwr. from falling fights'"" and rinn "
Two hundred and sixteen types ol
passenger automobiles and trucks
were represented In the 15,000 ma
rliine purchased by the War De
partment during the recent emerg
ency. The cars ranged from the
small roadster of about a half a
ton to the 10-ton portable crane.
The Automobile Ambulance Unit,
S. S. U„ No. 646, was recently de-J
corated with the Croix de GuerreJ
and lite Medal Milltaire and Fourl
agers. It was the first time in
tory of the French army that a unit
of this kind has been given such high
honors. The unit was originally
known as the Formation Harles,
and was the first American motor
unit to participate in the world
war.
Garage dealers in Clinton, 111.,
have installed a nlckelrin-hte-slot
device for supplying air and water
to motor vehicles. For live cents
a driver may obtain enough air to
inflate his tires and enough water
to fill his radiator.
The latest production of motors in
England is a passenger car rated at
100-horsepower at 2 800 revolutions.
To handle this power four forward
speed gear sets are employed.
ALTO TIRE
DISTRIBUTORS
j WE WILL FINANCE UP TO
SIO,OOO 525,000 A DISTRIBU
TOH FOIt OUR SUPERIOR
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! AGAINST RIM CUTS, STONE
; BRUISES, AND PREMATURE
BLOWOUTS. TERRITORY
DISTRIBUTOR MUST FURNISH
$5,000—510,000 CASH BOND.
THIS IS AN UNUSUAL OPPOR
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