Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-02

ally declined.
This decline. according to VIII ii.
Brown vice president Of the WHY s-Over-
land COMPANY has not been brought about
by radical reduction In the price Of motor
cars, but by the great increase IN the man
ufacture and sale Of machines selling for
$3.50 " less.
"lu tile early days OF the industry a car
selling for so WAS rare While now the |
greater number OF machines sell for under |
that figure. The figures show that the
trend In manufacturing has been to give !
more each year Tor the same list sum
rather tnau ~ make cut In the selling |
price.
There has been d great increase Ia the
making OF what are termed moderate
priced cars, and d normal aud healthy in
crease in lac number VI hlgher-priced ma-
chimes.
From tl,lS3j1 as the average price FOR
cars In 1893 the average ran up 10 $2.lj7.o6
In 1871, and since that It has decreased.
until the first siN months Ut 1910 shows
loJO. % as the average price.
On August the u aud iJth the Paula
delphia North American had d motor
trust contest in which the following
trucks completed.
Cost per
mile,
Car and Driver. per ton
Frayer-Mnler (winner), H. Weber 0UlGj
Schlelcher, Alfred Bosser ............... ,...s
Standard Gas and Electric, w. Huns
Cram, Archie Nobb ................... Ol125
Packers. G. IL. Smith ................... .....I
Packard, w. Danforth .-.........'0l2.S
Reliance Truck. w. Blackboard .Oll5I
Alec. @. Pohlman ......................-. .OiiVi
Alec. r. j. Jones .......,..',....-.'''''' '0 Odn
Frayer-Miller (wtnner) 4. Jones ....' 'O"'"'
While Ralph de Palma WAS breaking the
worlds records in MS 90-hOrse power Stat
last Saturday NJ the syracuse track. the
Model + Ford. driven by Frank Kuick
easily proved the feature OF the meeting
The Detroit car was second 10 none out
de Palma's record brea..lng machine N
any event and besides this captured the
five mile event for stock chassis cars under
600 cubic inches piston displacement anu
although starting from scratch in che ten-
mile open handicap. finished ahead of Al
starters, many OF winch we're aided oy
much higher power and pandicaps.
In the five-mle open event which DC
Palma won, Kulick N mis- Ford defeated
such cars as the simplex. Knox and Ma
tonaI while In the ren-mile open CAGE
It left these same cars tar In the Gear.
besides beating nigh powered Nelie
the tOTu VICTORY III Tue uhANl'fAb 'N'h'
was the feature Or rhe day. However, i(u-
lick made the ten miles N l"@ md lie
feated three Herreshorf ears, aided by
handicap of one and oue-halt minutes and
IA Mercer, Knox. National Maxwell. Meyer
and :. t.. O.
The stearns t5-.O fire CHIEF automnblIe sold
TO the Omaha fire department by the Wal
-, SATURDAY.
Il Is IA standard five-passenger touring
car with vestibule BODY PAINTED Gre de-
partment" red with 20. f.. o. In mono
gram form on doors.
This automobile represents the latest ana
best in engineering skill and Workmanship
by the f.. q. Stearns Co. Of cleveland d.
who have peen making automobiles Tor
fourteen years.
Auto row will be an interesting section ~
Omaha for the thousands nt visitors VINO
attend Ak-Sar- Ben this week.
Every dealer viii have "A show room tuil
of spanking new cars and there will be
plenty of keen. careful statesmen co DEM
onsuate the cars.
II Will be am exceptional opportunity tor
prospective buyers 60 mix business ana
pleasure and go through the garages mosi
machine Is. of which he has read 50 much
Roy Coffcen is receiving jhe congraUu' a.
tons of his friends an the brilliant work
Of the Firestone Columbus during the
speedway races Jwn weeks ago The Su-
pcrb car won first and second. hand,
down. The vice president 81 tile company
attended the races and "us mmsuaeh
pleased with the ears behavior
". l.. huffman. who's" name Is linked L.
that of the uupmuhdr. said:
There are Ga.O dunmobur owners u
America.
The great majority keep their cars a
home,
You never see ANY secondhand Hupmo
biles.
There aren't any. 'Hup that has seen
a year OF service, with any kind Of care a
all commands within few dollars OF 10,
fun price
And isn't 1t the handsomest, smartest can
Of its type IN the market?
DO YOU ever see one whiz by withou
saying to yourself, or hearing someon,
else say: BY jove, that Hupmohile is
handsome little cart"
Dents" Barkalow has received the follow
ins communication from Detroit:
In view Of widespread rumors OF trouble
some times in the automobile trade. the toi-
lowing advertisement, which is appeaying
daily in both morning and evening Detroit
papers, Is OF special interest:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. workers IN an de-
partments, machine OPERATORS os all kinds
essemblers body makers painters and fin,
ishers. Packard Motor Car company.
This week 52S men were added TO tie
Packard pay roll, and shout 500 more will
be employed within another week. IN
fact. men are being taken on al the rate
OF 100 day.
During August The Packard people