The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
HAS RUN I06 Cyl NILES
Without Rpair of Any Kind and IS
Still At It-Buick Manager
Gets Interested.

Tn the Dallas, Texas, Times-Herald
of July s. 1911. there is an inter
esting story of an automobile that
has travelled more than four times
around the world. The car Is a.
Brick Model 10. owned and run by
DIR. l.. 4. Decker. veterinary surg
con of Marshall. Texas. The car has
run 106.e71 miles. and is still ran
nins. This car was originally sold
TO l.. :. Hawlev OF Marshall. and
was bought by Dr. Decker because
it went past him, carrying Il load,
ND Cyclone Hill near Marshall.
while on high gear. while his OWN
car was struggling mp on low gear.
It struck him so forcibly as the very
ear he needed that he bought that
one. and has run it over a hundred
thousand miles. The performance Of
the. car so impressed +. W. y. Yes
per. president of the Buick company
of Texas. that he purchased the car.
selling Mr.. Decker a new one, and
it is the intention 10 keep the car
in service till it has made two hum
dred thousand miles.
This car has never had to be pull
ed in from run. being one Of the
kind that has been able to, get back
The repairs have not amounted to
but tl.ifie. and no repairs will be
made on it until it has made the
distance that it sought by its present
owner. When it is remembered that
Texas roads are not the best. this
is a most wonderful record for this
machine.
The factory where this car was
built is located at Flint, Michigan,
and it is the largest Automobile
factory in the world. 1t is said of
this factory that twhen better ears
are built Buick will build Them
Our townsman. F. II. Kuhn. is
the agent in Marshall county for the
Buick line Of ears. He has Just re-
ceived two Of the 1912 models. and
tho have some new features that
will be appreciated by automobilists.
The model 81 is a runabout that Is
specially adapted to the use Of
doctors. lawyers, contractors. and
such busy men as need quick and re-
liable service II is finely finished.
well built, simple and strong in
every way. and is car for eudur-
ance and convenience that will be
hard to beat. Model 35 is fore
door touring car of medium price.
and is beauty. Its distinctive
features include inside control, posi-
tive action, and reserve motor
power that makes It a car of I'M
usual merit and distinction.
One thing about these new 1912
models that calls for special mention
is the enclosed control feature. Ever
since the fore-door construction has
been accepted as the thing, the
question of the disposition of brake
and control levers has been a seri-
Gus problem. Attempts have been
made to bring the control to posi-
ton convenient for the driver, and
yet insure ample room for the knee
and foot This new feature in the
Buick 1912 models has overcome
this difficulty, and the hand grips
are right where they can be taken
hold of without the driver reaching
over the side o., shifting his position
whatever. This control scheme elimi-
mates the great argument that has
been made against inside contr2l
construction. and too much cannot
be said for the ease and convent,
ence of handling these cars. Most
people suppose that an automobile is
short lived machine: but this story
Of the distance run by this car is an