Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-29

'Omaha has a greater NUMBER or women
driving automobiles than any other city
in the country" said an automobile man
from New England yesterday. They seem
to be perfectly at home, gliding along at
just about the speed limit, / imagine. They
do not seem to become nervous at ali and
get out Of close places just about as well
as a man. 1 noticed them on Farnam and
Sixteenth streets, which seems to be an
ugly place for the meeting of street cars,
carriages and automobiles, to say nothing
of the pedestrians that pour in from one
street TO the other"
Drummond received a shipment Of White
Steamers last week.
The scout for the Kansas City-Omahs
endurance run, which starts from Kansas
City September 20, viii be in Omaha today.
1t Is a Maxwell and was the original
Glidden tour car. 1t Is driven by George
L. Hathaway, son OF the district manager,
and one of the most expert auto men in
the west. Along with the car will be mem
bers of the staff Of the Kansas City Star
The route of this tour will be Kansas
City, Junction City. Lincoln. Omaha and
return via st. Joseph.
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The first Franklin automobiles Of 1915
models to arrive in this city have beer
+ received by Guy L. smith. They are ont
twenty eight-horse power touring car and
one eighteen-horse power touring car, and
present features which Immediately attrac
the attention of the observing motorist.
An innovation in gasoline engine con
struction that, while it stops short of beinI
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cooling and efficiency marks the motor
This advance is obtained by the use of
light, sheet-metal air jacket for eacl
cylinder, through which cooling is direc
and equal for every part of the cylinde
circumference. Franklin engines have al
ways been air-cooled, and the 1910 improve
ment Is a development of the Frankie
idea instead of a departure from II.
The air packets of the cylinders forT
funnel-like openings in the deck of a
otherwise alright compartment forme
with sheet metal about the engine base
Al the rear of this compartment is a neN
suction flywheel, which, by the creatio
of a partial vacuum, draws a strong cur
rent OF cooling air down about the side
of the cylinders, which are studded wit
vertical cooling flanges.
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piled when they are coolest " the hotties
part OF the cylinder. namely, the head an
valves, giving them the maximum benefi
of the cooling system. There is no oppor
tunity for chance in this application an
the course OF the currents is accuratel
determined by the air jackets. The COO.
ing air is kept close to the cylinder wall
from top to bottom.
with the gain In efficiency is a gain /
simplicity, for the fan, which is a neces
sary feature Of most automobile engine,
is eliminated.
rms automobile season Is begun thi
year by the makers OF the Franklin car a
a date earlier than ever before. The ne,
season Is made continuous with the ole
At the Franklin factory at Syracus
already many 1910 cars have been turne
out, the factory operating at it's capacity
w. S. Hathaway, district manager for On
Maxwell Brisco company, manufacturer
OF the Maxwell car, spent yesterday /
Omaha. He was accompanied by II. I
Rookledge OF Kansas City, manag {
the Maxwell, and here they met Lewis 1
Doty, who has been made manager of tn
Omaha branch. Mr.. Hathaway said thu
he had selected a site on Farnam stree
for a three story brick garage. just wes
OF w. L. Huffman Auto company, and tina
Architect Kimball will prepare plans &
once. and that the erection OF the buildin
will be pushed vigorously until completed.
The building will be 5OxI4O feet, and
expected to be one OF the best afforded
Omaha
W. L. Huffman has returned from Il
Indianapolis races, where he took ov,
the Inter State cars painted for the Indial
apOlls show. He will exhibit all of the:
cars at his garage on Farnam street tn
week.
The triangular race, which is to be II
under the auspices OF the Council Bluff
Des Molnes and Sioux City Auto clubs Il