Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22


Tor the show-DeaIers Exhibit
Many During the Land shSw.
Denise BarkaloN made several demon
STATIONS OF the Packard truck last week.
BarkaIow made certain claims for his
machine which went little beyond the
expectation Of a great many business men
contemplating the purchase OF trucks, and
il was up to the truck man TO make good.
Guy Smith has earned the reputation OF
neither turning to the right nor to the left
IN the automobile game. lie goes straight
ahead. II Is his only business. He loves
IL he had rather sell an automobile than
90 anything on earth. lie chose the
Franklin after fair knowledge Of all Of
tho best ones He has talked Franklin in
season and out OF season. lie has ad-
vertised it all OF the time. He has sold IL
to some OF the best men in this part Of
the world They buy 1t and keep buying
IT, Smith has grown from a small dealer
to q big dealer He has made the Frank
lin one OF the best known cars in the
country lie is receiving now some new
/ Franklins for the show. and expects to
/ have the pretticst exhibit in the Audi
! forum. Whether he win or not, however,
/ is 70 be seen There are other head strong
men on the row. They expect to have
homething to say about matters in
February.
There's Lewis Doty who is pushing the
/ Maxwell and the Columbia like biazes. lie
comes from good. old Nebraska stock who
does not know what defeat is. lie has
! two good cars and it may be that he will
show somebody a thing or two when the
/ time comes
There's Frederickson Who ever saw
him outgeneraled. He is always there in a
double iointed sort OF way, talking and
talking and doing things. lie really be
lieves that the Chalmers is the car for
Nebrasksus and their needs do not ex-
tend beyond il and should not fall under II.
Lee Huff had a tremendous display at
last years show and he was out for the
same thing in February. He has put in
his order for a heavy shipment of crack
Bucks and he is sure to have something
to say about the report of the state sec
rotary published in last Sundays auto
row OF The Bee.
tell of them all, however, is T. G. North
we'll, agent for the Brush. He actually
demonstrated here on the streets OF
Omaha for a week the comparative oOst
and efficiency of his car as against 9
good horse and buggy. Northwell always
contended that the Brush could put this
horse and buggy out OF business with fair.
minded citizens. and he went into 1t witt
sleeves rolled up. And he did it. 1t Is
treat to hear that story.
TT is not overproduction of cars but
underbroduction of capable men--what is
needed is more good men-and next season
with the increased output of automobiles
planned by several big concerns, capabl,
drivers will be even scarcer," says II, A
Grant, a mechanical engineer of larry
town, N. Y. formerly advertising manages
OF the Maxwell Briseoe Motor company
and later with the sales department of tn
United States Motor company. MIR. Gran
has had an excellent opportunity to judg,
these conditions during three months
tour of the west, and says that many o
the men he interviewed personally did no
purchase cars simply because OF the chauf
feu< problem, and many who alread!
owned automobiles were laying them IA
Tor the same reason. This condition is 81
easily remedied that Mr.. Grant has pre-
, pared for free distribution pamphlet out
lining the possibilities of the AUTOMOBILE
business for young men. Mr. Grant is
private motorist engaged in business at tn
, Coffee Exchange building, New York
e though formerly his name was linked wit
Y the Maxwell car.