Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-03-31
| Gossip
| Along the
Automobile Row

William Weaver. sales manager for tn
Interstate Automobile company, left las
week to close up contracts in the north
ern part OF the state. He writes tina
business is unusually good. and says tina
the prospects are excellent for q big sea
son when the roads open up.
by tho Interstate Automobile eompsnl
last week.
r. shearer of ottumws. Ia. purchased
Moline car last week.
Manager Beal Of the Moline AutomobIi,
company sold a car. to o. F. Alfred Of
Genoa. Eeb., last Thursday.
Business is coming In fast to the Arthur
Storz supply company. In fact. the whole
shop force In continually on the jump
looking after the shipment OF orders sent
In by the six statesmen out in the terri
tory. The company received large ship
ment Of Federal tires last week. making
their stock complete. Besides automo-
bile equipments, the company also carries
a line of wearing apparel.
Frank H. Smith, assistant sales man
ager OF the studebaker factories, visited
Manager Keller OF the local branch last
week. Mr.. Smith is on his way to Los
Angeles.
Although II often occurs that an auto
mobile becomes struck by another ma
chine. or some other object, the EMF
80 Is probably the only car that has
ever been stage struck. The car was hit
so hard that 1t spent week on the stage
at the Krug theater. showing off to
large audiences each day last week be-
fore It became tired Of the bright glitter
Of the footlights and the gay life OF a
burlesque troupe. When Manager
FRANKIE set out TO find an automobile TO
take part In the show he found that the
form. style and size Of the EMF car
was Just what hs>,yanted. and wasted
no time in getting Manager Kelier's per-
mission to show off the fine points Of
the car during the week at his show
house.
a Marion roadster was sold to c. p.
rie'ds OF the carpenter Paper company
iast week
msnssef McDonaia OF tne Marion Auto
mophe company is gong TO install a
nlosor seners'or IN the garage In the near
iuture 10 take care Oh the electric cars.
snser nuii OF tne Neoraska Buick
sonpAns, reee'sed 'e'esram rom inc
nuloA factory 'nis week stating that the
,o'' Ao.o .o.npAhS Oh san rrancisco
~. sus. sa "a IN oruer TOT a third
-. ns,n'0aa % ~ BUICK cars TINS makes
~ - s'Ns aAss .na' nsVe oeen shippen
!" .na. p"n.. MASKING total retaii value
'. $500" me Buick factory also al
.'.'n mr. muir that 'his order would not
in'e'isre win otner orders already
ooose'' a. these cars VIII be built In two
.ssAm* ega +
IN insihs OF the output OF cars this
year hr' HUN OF the Nebraska Buick
eonpAhy SAYS mere wiii DC a shortage OF
sooa cars Inc suiek company VIII build
company mas liberal allotment. but II
cannot De increased because Buick cars
@re eauaiy popular al over the country.
ana every BUICK branch VIII take and sell
more cars tnan their share Il they can
ses '"s''
ports carload shipments Tor the week 10
tne following dealers throughout Its ter
ri'o'y. N y bang. Spencer. Ia; Shell
aon As." company sneidon. Ia. two car
,ososi scout Auto company. Norfolk. Neb.;
.Ar0nNooa Auto company, hardwood,
a. husaous' harian' IA; Tremain n
nAnhin' roft podge' IA; d. p. Noonan.
.nerokee' IA wade 4 burnisht Akron.
roy . hesser, Hartley, Ia; George
Lewis doom, Ia; Aigona Auto and Ma
ehne "o'ks. hutnven' Ia This makes
: .o'ai Oh thirty-nine carloads that the
seorAsAa Buick Auto company has
snippea uirecs 10 is agents In the terri
'o'y curing the month OF March.
n. o. jackson OF the Bngler-Jaekson
bfokerage company bought '0' Hup-
moosie OF the w. IA Huffman Automobile
eompAhy THURSDAY. MI jackson expects
70 'ake trip to his old home In wiscon-
s,n this summer and VIII make tour Of
the state accompanied BY his wife.
pr. NJ. N. LOOMS OF sii7 Lothrop street
purchased g horsepower long stroke
mohlle con1panv last vaak .rd Mill -.