Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-01-22

Details of the most beautiful and
costly scenic setting ever provided
for an industrial exhibition in Chicago
were made public as preparations for
the annual national automobile show,
opening at the Coliseum Jan. 22, rap.
idly near completion.
The coming exposition of the motor
car industry will have great Jap
anese garden for its setting, a garden
such as has not been seen outside the
richest estates in the mikado's realm.
officials of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce are sanguine
that artistically. the coming show
will be real triumph. The results
are not to be measured by expense
alone, although 1t Is admitted that
the decorations are the most expen.
sive ever installed in the Coliseum
for such an attraction. But the ar.
tistic worth of the designs and their
actual treatment are based upon the
ideas of the greatest artist of Japan,
Kano Masanoka.
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zone Of the ways, often overlooked,
in which society is benefited by motor
truck transportation" says T. J. Hud.
son, sales manager for the Chicago
Pneumatic Tool Company, 1915 Mich
igan avenue, rs the increased value
1t gives to farm land located many
miles from market. There are many
pieces Of land located 20 to so miles
distant from prosperous cities, which
are admirably suited to produce and
small fruit raising, but which are
lying idle because of their inaccessi.
bility to market by means Of horse
and wagon. A motor truck will put
such farms within easy reaching dis.
lance Of the market and thus increase
many times the value of the land"
| A. J. Banta, the wide-awake gen.
eral manager Of the Locomoblle Com.
pany 1000 Michigan avenue, 10 pop.
ular with everybody in and out Of the
auto world.
The Chicago Automobile Club, the
finest and strongest automobile club
In the country. is campaigning for new
p'ambers. 1t ought to get three thou.
sand more at once, for 1t is q real club
with real purpose.
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Owing to tho inslstent demand the
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company Ia
placing a line Of Worm Driven Trucks
on the market. For the present these
will be built in N.ton and 2.ton sizes
In both sizes the following standard
lied units are used:
Timken Worm Drive.
Continental Motor.
Brown Lipe Transmission.
Feeders Radiator.
Schebler Carburetor.
Spicer Universal Joint.
Eisemann High Tension Magnetic
Chrome Vanadium Steel Springs.
Special Alloy Pressed Steel Frame
Jacox Non.Reversible Steering Gear
In the A.ton size, known as the
Little Giant" Model Is, the wheel
base is 120 inches. The engine has O
l3h.inch bore, 6.inch stroke. Pneu
matte Tires 34x41s inches are used or
the front wheels; solid tires 34x3Hz
inches. single on the rear. This model
will have capacity Of $500 pounds
80 per cent on rear wheels.
The 2.ton model known as the Lit
tie Giant" Model 10, has wheel base
Of LA inches. The engine has ~
inch bore, 6A.inch stroke. Sole
tires. S6x4 inches. single will b.
used on the front wheels; solid tirei
S6x3h inches dual, will be used OF
the rear wheels. This model has &
loading capacity Of $500 pounds, 81
per cent on rear wheels.
Combination force feed and splasl
oiling system Is used In both models
the force being operated by double