Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-17
Seen and Overheard at
the Harrisburg Auto Show

Seen and Overheard at
the Harrisburg Auto Show
/. w. Dill has added the Bessemer
1000 to-. 1000 pound trucks to his
galaxy OF motor cars. j. w. Bayard,
factory representative. is at the auto
| mobile show this week. This truck Is
| made at Grove City, Pa. 1t is a worm
drive type, made in three models that
cover practically every truck require
ment. H. Cook. the milk dealer, has
just purchased one-ton truck from
Mr.. Dill, but model could not reach
here in time for the local show.
The Quartette Sales Company is
showing a mechanical device for at
tacbing to the front and rear tenders
by which the driver can signal the
direction he wishes to go. BY touch
ing a button white arrow on q red
background appears simultaneously at
the front and rear of the car indi-
eating the driver intends to turn to the
left or right. This signals the driver
OF another car he meets at curve
or the officer at the crossing of a
crowded thoroughfare. A number of
cities by ordinance have adopted this
as requirement oS the traffic rules.
utUlOuSlTdtlDR
an automatic gas lighter and regu-
lator by which the head or tail lamps
may be lighted by the simple touch
of a button.
The Sterling Auto Tire Company
has on display the original Miller
tire that was used for 36,241 miles ON
Locomobile. The affidavit and letter
of the owner and driver of the car
accompanies the tire. This exhibit is
intended to show the durability of
Miller tires, represented in this city
by the Sterling Auto Tire Company,
and used by many of the leading race
winners.
IIeagy Brothers are displaying the
newest improvements on the Harley
Davidson motorcycle, including side
car and the Harley Davidson motor
| cycle truck. This truck has a capacity
OF 500 pounds without the driver and
! the makers claim D gasoline consump-
tion of 80 to 40 miles per gallon with
full load. This car has O speed of 2
to 30 miles per hour. The features
OF the Harley Davidson 1914 motor
cycle are step-starter, selective two
speed, double brake control, double
control of free wheel, folding foot
boards, full floating seat. Over thirty
desirable improvements are noticeable
on the new Harley-DaVidSon.
The familiar face of e. C. Huhn is
| again seen at the exhibit of the Key
stone Lubricating company. Mr.. Huhn
| is sales manager of the entire automo-
| bile division of this company. with
representatives from coast to coast.
Mr.. Huhn reports his company to be
| the largest grease manufacturers in
the country. A transmission gear in
| ~ yNnf va isnN, ,r.ty .~xIL
ton OF how the gears are fabricated
| when the automobile is in motion.
| The West End Electric and Cycle
Company's exhibit includes the only
| four-cylinder motorcycle in the show.
the Henderson. Four Indian motor
cycle models are features. The one
mas the Hendee electric starter, an
| other the two-speed and kick starter
| and the third has the pedaling method
of starting; also the two-speed regular
| model without electric equipment. Tho
| application of electricity to the motor
cycle has been successfully accom-
plished in the Indian. This includes
electric starter electric headlight
electric tail light and electric signal.
Ihere are two sets of electric storage
batteries, each with Is hours' lighting
capacity.
The Maxwell exhibit consists of q.
touring car that is an exact duplicate
of the car that made the seven day
and-seven- night nonstop run Besides
the sl,225 touring and the $3.50 tour
ing cars a six-cylinder seven pa sseneer
Maxwell was unloaded yesterday and
will be on exhibition this evening.
These cars have electrical equipment.
James Miller came down from New
Bioomfeld yesterday through the big
snowdrifts that obstruct the road be-
tween New Bloomfield and Duncan
non. From the latter town to Harris
burg the mud In many places was axel
deep, but the little Maxwell "25" came
through without trouble. Assisting
Mr.. Miller at the exhibit is u. B. Alter.
the other member of the firm. ana
Mr.. Vogler, of Philadelphia, dis
trict.
The Oakland exhibit is in charge of
III. j.. Stevens, who has covered this
section of Pennsylvania for the Oak
land for some time and is we'll known
locally. r. S. Johnston, manager of
the Oakland agency at Philadelphia.
which controls this territory, is a Wis
itor at the automobile show and spend
ing some time at the Oakland exhibit.
Mr.. Johnston is accompanied by Mrs
Johnston and when leaving here they
will go to Michigan and combine bust
ness with pleasure on a trip to the
Oakland factory. The Oakland exhibit
includes the cabriolet. the model 36
touring, a 6-62 touring and a Gas
touring, the latter being a recent light
six, constructed to meet the demands
of those who prefer six with about
the same power as four.
The Jeffery four and six and n
Jeffery chassis are principal attrac-
tions at the West End Garage exhibit
Two Marathons small roadster and
small touring and Jeffery one-ton
truck complete this exhibit. d. E.
Matteson. of the Jeffery Sales Com
pany. at Philadelphia, is assisting at
the Jeffery exhibit. Mr.. Matteson has
travelled for years as an automobile
salesman through this territory and is