The Topeka state journal., 1914-01-10

Topeka automobile and motorcycle
dealers are optimistic over the pros
poets for business in 1914. With good
crops. they say. record tor volume OF
business should be established. Ono
prominent dealer says that experiences
has shown that there is . tendency to-
wards an increase In the motor car
business each year. The dealers al
ready have begun to get In shipments
Of cars for spring trade:
There arc now LIS motor cars in
shawnee county and 368 motorcycles.
Automobiles are becoming moro and
more in demand on tho part OF the
farmers and the fact that the value Of
receiving recognition win be Z factor In
Increasing trade in pop.pop9.
Following are the comments Of local
dealers relative to 1914 businessa
Auto Dealers ON 1914 Trade.
E. G. Kinley. Ford: II believe that
1914 will be the best year In our his
tory-191S was 80 per cent. better than
the previous year and with the good
crop outlook. every dealer win be satis-
ned. Every season II always better
than the preceding one IN the auto bus
mess. and the sales Increase materially
each year."
J. f. Billings, Stafford and REQ: I'm
dications are for a good year in 1914.
We expect to be doing q big business
in q few weeks and win get . strong
spring shipment. Much Of the success
OF selling cars Is due to good crops and
expectations are that there will be BAN
ner crops in Kansas"
The Billings Auto company will oc-
cupy the A. Marburg garage, 60 jack
son street. In a short time.
Frank Short. J. A. r. Auto Co.: Il
believe that 1914 will be the big year for
! automobiles. It is not possible to tell
| definitely what the result will be, but
/ at the present time 1t looks az II we'll
have a good year."
T! J. r.. johnson, Oakland: I'VE will
| probably do q greater amount OF busi-
ness in 1914 than 1918. Everybody seems
prosperous and thousands Of Kansas
/ people will buy automobiles In the
| spring. have just unloaded q car
load of Oakland Light Skies"
POp.POp Men Enthusiastic.
T: n. Welton: Indian and Flying Merkle
motorcycles: We are counting on a good
act to h Handle the Flying nsHs aea MeT1ie %a
sons have intimsted that they viii buy YIN In
in the last two months. That is not q bad
showing considering tho weather condi-
lions; ton & but IN n the spring We expect to soil
Irwin Keller. Harley-Davidson motor
cycle: IF the crop conditions in the
1 good ~ ever and probably better. II the
harvest Is satisfactory the late summer
ever eve s expsrienced. The demand @ fcr Inss ma
chimes for commercial use IL increasing
the dealers expect to sell many machines
| M. e. Harding. Yale motorcycles: 1--WE
expect to do more business in 1914 than IN
1913. Motorcycles for business or delivery
purposes are becoming more popular since
the two-speed machines were introduced.
Side cars can easily be handled with the
two-epeed machines"
! J. r. Brummitt Excelsior motorcycles:
| 1T 10 up to the crops as the motorcycle
game depends largely upon them. Condi-
t1ons are now favorable and we expect to
do satisfactory business In 1914 showing
| q nice increase over 1913.''
| M. M. Huyett of Salina, former state f.
| A. n. referee of Kansas, was in Topeka
this week conferrfng with Irwin Keller
! who 1s now F. A. N. referee. Huyett has
the distinction OF having Travelled $1,000
miles on motorcycles. He II q representa-
tive of q st. Joseph firm and eight months
Of the year he travels through central
Kansas on . motorcycle. Formerly ne
was q bicycle enthusiast. having partici-
pated In q large number Of races
Mr.. Huyett states that the machines Of
today are vastly superior to those Of q
few years ago as in respect to durability
He has driven two machines u 900 miles
and only found 1t necessary to ship once
Tina. was when he dropped q glove in the
chain, breaking the two-speed and the
drive shafts.
! F.. N. welton has Just received a 1914
! model Of the Indian machine which Is