Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-23


official figures are In organized base hair
my mat IN the case of automobiles the
Hsures VIII be made up day by day and
he'd ready for publication. where as II is
not until long after the season is over that
'He performance OF the base ball PLAYERS
are ready to be printed
MOTOR racing Is organized this year for
! me Irst time because of the existence Of
| me National Motor Contest circuit which
\ will give certain number OF the meets ~
the year including all the important ones
me circuit will be made a complete sue
cess because of the train of twenty cars
useo 10 bear the racing machines their
urNers ana mechanics, and all equipment
from one contest ground to the other.
Ana because Of the National circuit there
VIII be no question to the performances
OF the cars which are entered in IT, The
exact figures on the performances OF cars
tires, magnetos and other accessories will
he Kept UP from day to day and where
there II car entered either as stock or
non-stock,' It's performance will be duly
recorded. In this way the public will be
able to know precisely what any make OF
car IL doing and will know it absolutely and
without any chance of classifying the rec
'ords or laying claim to performances which
have not been actually accomplished by
the machines in question.
just the constitution Of the base ball
leagues has put the sport beyond any ques-
tion of unfalrness crooked dealing the
National circuit will make even surer the
work Of the contest board Of the American
Automobile association.
Because OF the increasing number Of
meets which will be under the direct per
sonal supervision of officials Of great ex-
perience. II will be possible to keep a closed
watch on all the cars and their drivers.
/ M ha aoga nf NuaD ring
about the country and reporting by wire
from all sorts of obscure points more than
dubious records. has been done in some
cases heretofore. The records OF cars in
grand circuit meets will be so thoroughly
authenticated that the public will be able to
put absolute reliance upon them
Automobile racing will have It's followers
II who will read the dope" on what their
I particular favorites are doing with all the
y eagerness Of the base ball fan or the man
who follows college athletics. The forma-
ton OF the National circuit. in other words,
will add thousands to the list OF those al
ready interested in motor racing and be-
cause of their interest. the automobile in
dustfy a whole will be benefited.
The engineering department OF the Buick
Motor company already has three models
of its 1919 line out on the road for their
naads OF the worst car killers in captivity
The Hudson Bay company, which Is
known as one of the greatest trading firms
and which had it's beginning years before
present day motor cars we're thought Of
is to place in service a number OF light
delivery wagons. They are twenty-horse-
power, Franklin model OILS Of 1000 pounds
capacity and are to be used in the city of
Tn NUfnuina1 and 0fher
Canadian cities, where the Thermometer
reaches q low point. Franklin air-cooed
motors have been successfully operated.
The company will receive three of the cars
within a short time.
II is an moontestible fact that tires DO
last four times as long outside OF New
York City as they do in New York City.
This makes 1t possible to assert with
firmness that there must be something
' about the streets Of New York that is
costing the citizens thereof who ride in
automobiles the sum OF s204750O0 in adj
dition to all the other taxes they pay, in
GLIDING the moneys that they are assessed
for the paving OF streets and the main
tenance thereof.
AZ the present there are some evolutions
in the automobile industry which are being
watched with great interest. Time Will
show how far the expectations set upon
the silent motor. the live axle and the
double ignition system. which are now
being fostered. are Justified. Time will
kalao show to what extent and how soon
Ehe automobile will displace horses and
railroads. there Is desperate fight going
on between the various competitors, and
there Is no doubt that, on the whole, the
automobile win be the victor Automobile
manufacturers and railroad men are per-
haps more conscious of the fight than are
the operators of horse-drawn vehicles;
nevertheless. the latter fight their battle,
obeying the same law of nature the
hippo, the red man and the kangaroo.
1 convention of technical men from ell
! over the United States is being held this
week at the Packard factory in Detroit.
The purpose Of this gathering Is to enable
experts connected with dealers establish
ments to faminarize themselves with the
mechanical changes In the 1912 cars.
Reports from practically every dealer in
- motor cars and automobile accessories in
Omaha indicate that during the last week
trade conditions have made good progress
over any similar period In the past few
months Buyers have been plentiful and a
large number OF bona fide sales have been
recorded.
Especially hopsful have been the reports
that have come to the Omaha distributing
offices regarding trade conditions in the
towns In the contiguous territory. Favor
able weather conditions have seemingly
stimulated the market that was becoming
sluggish, and numerous sales were rec
orded. The majority Of the cars sent out
OF the city the last week were TO farmer
customers
on feature that has characterized the
Omaha automobile market especially in
the last few DAYS Is the lack of cars to
adequately supply the trade In a number
OF instances local dealers have been forced
TO wire In 90 the factories for immediate
shipments, and with the prospect that be-
cause OF the rush at this season OF the
year their demands will not be satisfied. :