Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-12

Among the Omaha dealers who attended
the fair in Lincoln last week, some Of
whom had exhibits there, are Guy Smith,
W.. d. Hosford, ]. d. Freeland, w. Ash
ley, ]. J. Deright and w. L. Huffman.
c. ]. Corkhlll, district manager for the
Apperson car, spent the last two weeks in
the east. He will bring out this week the
1910 models and will make them perform
some of the tricks for which the Apper-
son is famous. 1t Is said to be the fast
est stock car made. One of the models,
called the Jack Rabbit, has a record Of
ninety miles an hour.
William Drummond is clearing out his
vehicles, making room for the automobiles
to come soon. The sale that he has been
conducting, whereby some of the aristo-
cratic vehicles OF the esst, and high-priced
ones, are going for less than factory cost,
has turned the attention Of those who still
love horse flesh to buggtes and the sales
have by no means been confined to
Omahans.
Stories have been received that the stod-
dard-Dayton will be very much in evil
ueuCo III OulAIlh uuIlLh tue GOhAlhB Ohl
The Detambie, handled by w. L. Huff
man Automobile company and sold for less
than any car Of its size in this market,
Is attracting a great deal Of attention.
Eighty-six OF them nave found homes in
this section during August and September.
The Demonstration has Just arrived and an
active campaign will be begun.
Colt Automobile company received last
week some Of the Rambler 1910 models.
Model SO is priced at 81. 800 and model 81
at 1850. Model So Is the car that J. T
Stewart made the trip to Chicago in.
Jean Bomb OF Detroit, representing tn,
Detroit Motor company, spen
part OF the week in Omaha. Mr.. Bomt
drove a Chalmers forty" in the Glider
tour, SUCCESSFULLY competing for the Detroi
trophy and carried the same home witt
him.. This cup went to the pony tonnea'
5 car making the highest score and oarrie'
with It the same honors as did either Of tn
other two prizes. which were both won b
4 the Pierce Arrows.
] w. II. wigman, who for the last fiftee
, years has been identified with the Unite
States Supply company of this city, has &C
e cepted a position as general manager wit
n the H.. e. Fredrickson Automobile company
Many good men are being attracted to thl
e industry and Mr.. Wigman is one of IN
best. Having been born in Omaha an
I. with the exceptional record OF having hel
but three previous positions in his life, M
WigmGn has established himself as one q
the prominent young business men c
W Omaha,
The II. 2. Fredrickson Automobile CON
m pany is displaying the 1910 Pierce AFRO
forty-eight horse power touring car. Tn.
is one OF the "topnotchers" in the autom,
bile world and is attracting more than o.
binary attention among seekers Of hig
quality.
. One of the best small car performance
recently recorded was made by Mr., Georl
Durham, the designer. and E. E. Mors
q sales manager of the Hudson compan
who drove a Hudson twenty from the II
dianapolis races to Detroit In one day. Tt
distance is over 800 miles and the trip va
made via Dayton, o., between 3 o'clock
- the morning and 8 at night. People al
er interested In knowing how a car win pc
4, form under severe road work and will I
n. doubt be interested In this exceptional triI
ne The longest day run in the Glidden tor
en- was PIP miles and this event was consit
50 cred the most strenuous in motor history.
". L. Huffman will be in the Kanss
n City-omaha race next week with thr,
he cars from here, the Interstate. Hupmobi
and DeTamble. AS he will be perhaps U
I'd only Omaha dealer in the race, the pc.
formance OF his cars win be watched wit
n considerable interest by his friends.
ad The Atlantic Automobile company
Council Bluffs has received informatio
that the Ford people sent out forty-or
carloads OF Ford cars August 20. Thel
were rs cars all OF 1910 models. II
rs train. as made up, measured LSSe feet
al ons-thlrd OF a mile.
nd -
G. F. Louk, who went 10 Kokomo, Ind
last week TO contract for the late mode
ret OF the Haynes car wires that ten ca
loads 81 these cara are snT0uts and Al