Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-04

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Ground at a lively rate picking up anything
IN sight.
And they are selling cars.
Arrangements are going forward look
ing TO the making Of the biggest automobile
show ever given in this section Of the
country. About every dealer expects to
be IN the show, ana some have made ar
Eangements for their show cars.
Guy smith has a nice, spanking new
bunch OF Franlkiins Smith makes the
Franklin 80 when ordinary business is
1t stand still
The big locomobiie expected by Colonel
Deright arrived last week and attracted
considerable attention.
that vanadium steel is destined to be-
some the standard automobile material is
being conceded more and more each day.
HENRY Ford. the first Of tho automobile
men to adopt Il and the only manufacturer
who Is using Il entirely in his product
has been Watching the experiments OF the
navy department with much interest
my claims Tor vanadium are being
proven by the navy experts" says the De-
eroit manufacturer. ''It Is the intention OF
the navy men 20 use vanadium in the
manufature OF the steel work in the make
up Of a waruhip. including the great guns.
BY. the use OF vanadium the weight Of
the vessel will be greatly reduced, thereby
increasing the speed without the loss Of
aRhtinR efficiency. Another advantage OF
the newly adopted material is that Il will
prevent erosion Of the big guns, which Is
now a problem before the bureau OF ord
uance.
sThe value OF vanadium IL In the fact
that It is what steel men call 'scav-
ehger." IL clears out the Impurities that
may be in the steel and gives the other
elements OF high grade steel chromium
ana nickle a chance 10 do the work for
which they are intended without inter
rnation by gases and other deleterious mat
terra The use OF vanadium prevents all
blow holes, such as caused much discus
SIGN and trouble In navy circles few
years ago.
while vanadium Is sometimes referred
TO as new element, its value IN the
making OF steel has been shown to some
extent since 'Is96 when It was discovered by
= French scientist Later, q German dis
covered Il In Switzerland, but not until
recently was 1t found In quantities suffi-
oient for commercial use. For years steel
men have been searching for vanadium
and the whole world has been spent IN
the search.
Much OF the vanadium used at present
somes from the mountains OF South Amer
lea Tho Andes are very rich In IL
c. IL Gould. manager Ford Motor Co.
has moved into his new home on Harne,
street, Gould IL making a big record foi
the Ford.
~. 60, ~.
have put the Cadillac on high plane. an,
have greatly improved its sales In thi
section Of the country
Denise BarkaloW relied out anothe
bunch Of new eleetrics last week.
Manager sternberg Of the Interstat
Auto Co. has begun 70 push the Interstat
IA this section ana he ia making q 500
showing IN the outset
The Rambler Auto Co is succeedln
Wonderfaiiy with the Rambler.
The n. n. b.. has finished its garage o.
Farnam and has one OF tho prettiest an
largest show rooms IN CHS part Of n
country.
Henry IA. Van Brunt has brought out II
new oYerlands and - trying 10 supply n
bis demand created here Tor that car
Freeland Bros a Ashley win be Ia the
new home on Earnam within a short tim
This VIII be one OF the largest garages !
ne west
Beating q fast railroad train BY nfty
ave minutss clipping one hour ana nrJ