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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-10-05
MANiTOWOC MARKET.

The following are the current pric 8
of the various articles Of produce as re-
pOrted for the Pilot on Oct. 5, 1916
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
SAXON PRESIDENT
 FOR PREPAR PAREDNESS
Believes In National Pre- paredness in Business As
 We'll As for Defense

Tn the midst of all the talk nowadays about national military preparedness, H. w. Ford, president and general manager of the Saxon Motor Car com pany, in talks to Saxon dealers and members of the Saxon factory organi- zation, lays great emphasis on com mercial preparedness. MT. Ford is him. self a strong advocate of national pre- paredness, but he also realizes the inn portance of looking ahead and being ready in business. He says:
 Prosperity is here in abundance right now. The wonderful demand for automobiles that has kept up right through the winter is the best sort of evidence of the big demand that is sure to exist in the spring. There is abso- lutely sure to be a shortage of good automobiles when warm weather comes.
 The wise manufacturers are those that get ready now. We ourselves, for example, are prepared for rush. We have taken on much additional factory space--we are using the additional capital which our recent organization brought us, to lay in large stores of parts and materials. We are stocking up heavily on our motors, Timken aXles, bodies, etc. We realize that we have got to get ready, and we are going to be ready--so far as anybody can be fully prepared-for the big demand that will be made on all automobile manufacturers in the spring as well as during the rest of the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
CHICAGO AUTO SHOW
 PROMISES TO BE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YET
More Exhibits This Than BeforeThousands of Wis itors in Chicago to See New Models Which Show
 Advanced Engineering Skill

Chicago. January 22-The annual Chicago automobile show held by the combined American motor car manu- facturers, opened here today in the Coliseum.
 In size. exhibits and attendance the 1916 show bids fair to to far outstrip all others. On every hand only the most prosperous of prosperity" stories are heard among the factory officials in this, the youngest of the worlds greatest industries. In addition to the mammoth Coliseum, the annex and First Regiment armory are required to hold the display. All decorations and signs are uniform. More than 300 car and accessory manufacturers are represented.
 That automobile manufacturers are warranted in putting forth the effort and expense necessary to exhibit their cars at the Chicago show is evidenced by the fact that they endeavor to make their exhibit better each year.
 The Chicago show is the manufactu- rer's own show. The manufact turerS pay for it and run it. It is held the first thing each year, so that the manu- Iacturors can exhibit their current styles to automobile dealers who come from all parts of the country to at tend that show. In addition to deal CTS, many thousands of individual users who live in the central west part of the country attend the show for the purpose of reviewing the market and obtaining information that will be of assistance to them in selecting their new car
 Two salient. features predominate at this years show. First, bumper crop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
PAUL CRAWFORD SEES. PROSPERITY
 FOR YEAR OF 1916
Chandler Dealer Will At tend Montgomery Per- manent Dealers
 Association

Paul Crawford, Alabama distribute, for the Chandler Six and National au- tomobiles, will be among the number of Alabama automobile deaers who meet in Montgomery tomorrow to or- ganize a permanent association of deal CTS in automobiles throughout the state.
 Less than seven months ago MT. Crawford came to Birmingham and opened salesroom on the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty first street, received a carload of Chandlers and got into the game. Within d few weeks he had sold and delivered several carloads of Chandlers in this district and had succeeded in establishing the name of Chandler in Birmingham definitely He is generally regarded as one of the keenest business men in the automobile business today and is constantly on the job In speaking of business con ditions as he has found them in Bir- mingham, Mr. Crawford said:
 T am very much gratified over the success l have had thus far in the dis tribution of the Chandler and National cars. While l have not led the auto mobile men in Birmingham, I feel as if I have established the name of the cars I sell and this within itself is worth a great deal. Service will be the main thing with my concern in the future, and everyone who owns & Chandler at present or who buys one in the future may rest assured that he will get the best of attention at our garage and salesrooms. ea
 'I look for the year of 1916 to Nc the biggest in the history of the United States and confidently believe more machines will be sold and delivered in the Birmingham district than ever be- fore There can be no reason for Bir- mingham having anything but the best of times for sometime to come Every one is working, and good wages are the rule. Money is coming into the district in greater volumes than ever before and everyone who has an article worthy of the consideration of the pub lie will have little trouble in disposins Of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

Of rumors concerning the mergers of factories and combinations of all sizes and kinds. The other pertinent feature is the consuming interest manifested by manufacturers, dealers and car owners in the last seasons marvellous development in multi-cylinder engines.
 While all of the Improvements are not confined to motors, vet the more popular features are the eight and 12 cylinder motors. With Packard and National setting an example by intro ducing l2-cylinder cars, and with seV- eral others joining the ranks of the multi cylinder type of motor bids fair to monopolize a large percentage of the shows attention.
 George M Dickson, general manager of the National Motor Vehicle company of Indianapolis, who is one of the vet erans of the automobile shows, having attended every one held since their be- ginning, is of the opinion that never i'll the history of the industry has such universal interest and enthusiasm been manifested by both the exhibitors and the visitors. He said: "The Chicago 1916 automobile show will go down in motor history as more magnificent than any held heretofore. Never be- fore was the industry in such an en- viahIe position. Nearly all automobile factories fiscal year begins July l. so that at the time of the Chicago show one-haif of their manufacturing year has passed and definite figures for the years production, are known. For eN- ample, sales of National cars in the first half of the 1916 season have passed the entire total of last year. With European factories converted into intuition plants and with the prevailing prosperity in this country, it is now safe to say that the combined American factories will produce l,o00,- 000 cars during the current year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
HUPP CO. AbANDONS
 YEARLY MODELS
Will Make Cars in Series in Future Instead of An
 nouncing Models Yearly

The yearly model-the most confusing thing that was ever perpetrated upon the automobile buying public-has been aban- doned by at least one big automobile concern, and it is to be hoped that others will follow. President J. Walter Drake Of the Eupp Motor Car corpora ton has announced that, starting with January l, Hupmobiles will be designated by series and not by alleged yearly types, such as 191e 1917, 1918, etc. The present model Hupmobile which was first brought out as the 1916 Model IN" will be known hereafter as the Series ''N'' Eupmobile.
 'tOne of the bad habits the automobile manufacturer fell into early in the busi- ness was the announcement each season of 9 yearly mode,'' said Mir. Drake. At first, these models were legitimately an nounced at the first of each year at the time of the New York shows but grad ually one manufacturer after another kept moving up the date of announce ments of these yearly models, until the competition to be the first to bring out new models became as keen as the pro- duction of high grade automobiles. It be- came so bad that some companies, this season, brought out their 1916 cars in April of 1915. Other companies, in order to meet the competition followed in rapid order
 This practice has been most confusing to the automobile buying public, and most unfair to owner, dealer and manu- facturer alike. It also led to many mis- statements and in some cases. when a certain type of car would not sell read fly, the maker would make a few minor changes and announce new yearly model The public, unaware of this clever selling scheme would demand the new models of the more reliable concerns. and, l am sorry to say, we were often led into making early announcements
 The old plan was also unfair to those. who had already purchased cars, for inn medIately upon the announcement of the new yearly type, the value of the former years model, and all its predecessors, de- creased in value, unjustly both for cash sales and trading purposes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Passing the Buck On
 the FllvveY Route
By ALLAN J. IkREBs
By ALLEN J. KREBs, JR.

Car company has been made city sales manager of that company. Scouten has made a record second to none in the south since he became fixture with Drennen in the capacity of sales- man. He has sold and delivered more cars in the last six months than any ether one salesman in the entire south. Scouten was formerly with the High land garage, and while there made an enviable record. Upon the withdrawal Of the Highland garage from business, he landed with Drennen Motor Car company. Less than three years go he was sales manager for the Nelie 4Au- tomobile company of Indiana and also made good on that job. There are few, if any, men in the automobile busi- ness that will not learn with delight of his recent promotion.
 Bob Badham repeated the oldest words in the English language (never again) very solemnly in the presence of Hubert Drennen and was promptly told to go out and sell cars in the fu- ture instead of accessories. He went out and did as he was told imme- diately, and has netted two sales in less than five days What it takes to do anything, Bob has and here hoping he will sell a million.
 Just because a fellow gets sick and can't get on the job one week is no sign he repeated the oldest words in the English language A little fever and little cold go a long way.
 Jewell Taylor is the "smiling smi- lax" these days. Between him and | Frank Gafford the rest of the tire men
 have a tough time. George Leemine worries some of the tire men. and he | will for g long time to- come.
 l If you want to get Joe Anderson 1 strung out, ask him about that Gold chassis at the New York automobile ! show. He says more than s30,00O was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Mitchell Eight at S145O

The new Mitchell Eight with the g. passenger roadster body or the or ' passenger touring body, is given as $1450, f. o. b. the factory at Racine "The Six of 16" Mitchell in the three passenger roadster or the five-passen- ger touring car is $1250 while the sew en-passenger body on "the six of 16'' is $35 extra.
 Prices published on the Mitchell prod uct giving the same price on the new Mitchell eight as on the six were, un- fortunately, an oversight, as the price of s1450 on the eight remains the same as in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

The Exchange hotel in Montgomery will be one of the 1ivest places in the state of Alabama tomorrow when more than 150 automobile dealers from all sections of Alabama convene for the purpose of organizing a permanent as- sociation of automobile dealers to fur ther the interests of dealers as we'll as automobile owners.
 The. meeting will be a huge success and much good will spring from such an organization which has been needed in this state for 10, these many years. More than 150 dealers have already pledged their word to be on hand and help in the good work. Practically every automobile dealer in Birming- ham will be on hand, and they are all assured big time. Montgomery has long been famous for her hospi- tality and it is a safe bet to say the boys will have q better time there than they could have in any other city in the state.
 Every man who is interested in the welfare of his business and his patrons should be sure to catch the early morning train to Montgomery and learn a thing or two.
 one local automobile dealer, tall of stature and broad of shoulder, with d genial disposition and a healthy ap- petite, was collecting names yester- day to be telephoned to Montgomery. Yes, he will be on hand when the roll is called.
 Red Smith has been stirring the boys up all over the state for the last month, and he says there will be more live wires in Montgomery tomorrow than ever before in the history of the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
A Joker

From EVerybodyFs.
 With most of US the grim necessity of purchasing coal is no joke Yet Boston man found at coal emporium in that city chap who managed to :nfuse de- gree of facetiousness into the transaction.
 How much is chestnut coal?' timidly inquired the prospective customer.
 That depends" said the salesman. "A la carte, it's eight dollars; cul-de-sac, it will cost you 50 cents extra"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
HEADQUARTERSF0R
 MITCHELL CO. ID BE AT CONGRESS HOTEL
All Dealers Are Requested to Meet at Hotel Before Attending Automo-
 bile Show

The Mitchell-Lewis Motor company has arranged headquarters for Mitchell dealers at the Hotel Congress during the Chicago show.
 Elaborate arrangements have been made and all visiting dealers will not only find a hearty welcome, but an eX- hibit supplementary to the Mitchell show exhibit will be in full swing.
 All Mitchell dealers are requested to report to the hotel headquarters before visiting the show.
 The officials of the Mitchell Lewis Motor company, MT. II. L. McClaren, president; MT. J. w. Bate, chief engi- neer, and MT. o. c. Friend, general sales manager together with MT. F. w. Pelton, advertising manager, will make their headquarters at the Congress, Michigan boulevard, at Congress street, in the dealers lounging rooms.
  mobile owners will be taxed about 20 per cent more for the year of 1916.
 Tom Morris, formerly president Of the Morris Westall Auto company, is now connected with the De Shazo Mo- tor Car company, distributors of the Maxwell. Tom has struck his old gait and is putting them over as easy as he did in the good old days gone by.
 Joe Hughes of the Whitman Taxicab company probably knows more Bir- min gham people personally and by sight than any other man in Birming ham. Ben Fowler and he made a bet last week that each could name more men than the other, as they came into the lobby of the Hillman hotel. Neither won, those Joe knew were also known by Ben, the result was that both of them had to buy.
 Bradley Saunders and the Hudson wonder car are going some. Several orders have already been placed. and indications are that the Saunders Motor Car company will have one of the most prosperous years in the history of the business.
 The interior of Drennen Motor Car lately. Several new counters have been placed in the main part of the sales room and paint applied.
 Ted Brownell, Blaine Brownell ant J. c. Richardson of the Brownell Auto company are in Detroit on bushes.
 If 1t rains much this week it will be necessary to get rowboats to go to Eas Lake on the First avenue road. As for getting to Roebuck Springs from East Lake, it will be impossible. Aeroplanes could be used to advantage by citizens who live on this road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Always Wrong

From Judge.
 Manager--I'm disgusted with the mis- takes that new man makes! He gets everything balled up.
 Assistant Manager--Oh, well, some of the best ones are that way at the begin ming. He may bring home the bacon yet. for ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23
Centralized

From the Richmond Times Dispatch. -5
 Grubbs: Do you think Congressman Hammfatt is able always to reconcile duty with performance"
 Stubbs: Easily. You see, the congress- man is profoundly convinced that any, thing that is good for him is good for the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

spent in plating the chassis with pure
 gold. The labor alone took more than three months and $50 ounces of gold was required to plate all the parts. Joe says lots of the automobile boys
 rubbed their eyes and swore off when
 they saw the resplendent Studebaker
 all dolled up like million dollars, then, when they found they were not
 dreaming, they departed to take on more 'ammunition."
 Joe says from what he can see and
 smell and tasue. there is no shortage of Johnnie Walker" caused by the Eu-
 ropean conflict. And if you don't be-
 lieve it go up to New York and watch
 those guys for an hour or so," says Joe.
 Young of the Detroit Motor company, assisted by Jack Robinson, is making the dust fly these days. He and Jack have been putting over the Grants and
 Paiges without any hesitation. A. L. Boorse of the Chalmers agency, says that he looks for the best automo- . bile year in the history of the indus try. You can depend on the dope that young man hands out, and 1t is a safe bet he will know he was right when
 the end of the year rolls round.
 The Flint Motor Car company is re- ceiving the CheSrolets and selling them as fast as they can get carloads in Coke Matthews of the Overland Bir- ming gham agency expects to be present at the meeting in Montgomery tomor- row. He is @ candidate for the position of custodian of joys and sorrows" ''When the taxicab business gets l good it is the surest sign of prosperity l in the world said Henry Jenkins. Our business is getting better daily, | and from indications it will be neces- sary to add more taXicabs this sum.
 mer if things keep up at the rate they
 are going now"
 There was $523,o0o,OoO spent in the 1 United States last year for. automo- i piles; $12,000,000 was paid into the diff | ferent state treasures for licenses and
 registration fees. According to the present schedule of Congress for the l raising of a preparedness tax, the auto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

Coke Matthews of the Overland Bir- mingham agency expects to be present at the meeting in Montgomery tomor-
 row. He is a candidate for the position
 of custodian of joys and sorrows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

mobile owners will be taxed about 2t per cent more for the year of 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

If it rains much this week it will be necessary to get rowboats to go to East Lake on the First avenue road. As for getting to Roebuck Springs from East Lake, it will be impossible. Aeroplanes could be used to advantage by citizens who live on this road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

The Flint Motor Car company is re- ceiving the CheSrolets and selling them as fast IS they can get carloads in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

Ted Brownell, Blaine Brownel1 and J. C. Richardson of the Brownell Auto company are in Detroit on bushes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-23

The interior of Drennen Motor Car company has undergone some changes lately Several new counters have been placed in the main part of the sales room and paint applied.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
10000 GERMANS TAKEN
PRISONERS IN SOMME BATTLE

London.-The British have captured
additional German prisoners in the
Somme region and brought their total
since July ! up to 1S9 officers and
1879 men OF other ranks. In addi-
uen II heavy and 1873 lighter guns
have fallen into British hands during
their perod.
Many attacks by the Austrians
against the Italians in the upper
Posina Valley proved unavailing in
bending back the line OF the Italians.
who. In a counter attack in which there
was handttohand fighting. repulsed
the Austrians over the entire front
Failure likewise followed an attempt
Of the Austr1ans to surround the
Italians In the Trovo Valley.
Intermittent bombardments and To-
cal fights between infantry are taking
place in the Caucasus region between
the Turks and the Russians. No i'm
portant changes have taken place In
this theater.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
Tracks Washed Away.

Statesville. " C.-The waters OF
the Catawba river have receded as
rapidly as they rose and are running
only about normal. Little additional
Information OF damage done by the
hooded stream has been received be-
cause of the destruction OF telephone
and telegraph wires and the inability
10 cross the larger streams along
which bridges have been destroyed.
The train which left Winston Salem for
Wilkesboro and had since been un-
heard from Is marooned AT Wilkes
boro. The crew OF the train, including
the mail clerks. made their way from
Wilkesboro to Taylorsville. travelling
much of the 90 miles by foot and came
30 Statesville on train en- route 20 Win.
ston- Salem. The trainmen stated that
the track was probably destroyed for
miles between Wilkesboro and Win
ston- Salem and will probably require
months OF repair work before their
train can make its return trip. The
big tannery OF c. c. Smoot and Son at
Wilkesboro was swept away.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
MARINE CORPS DO
EFFECTIVE WOPE

Washington, July 11-LivlnG up
to its reputation as the greatest sin
gle factor for peace in America. the
United States Marine Corps, with
the loss of 4 few men killed and
wounded. has quietly and eHec:ualiy
quelled the latest revolt in Santo
Domingo. and without time lost in
undue parley has forced the rebel
chieftains to lay down their arms
and return to peaceful pursuits. ne
Christi.
United States Marines now con-
troll the entire island on which
Haiti and Santo Domingo are stu
ated. and that control was gained
without serious fighting or great
loss Of life it is claimed. because of
the thorough preparedness OF the
marines for the business at hand
and their knowledge OF the people
md their ways.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
FROM THE MILL VILLAGE

Mr.. Butler Deese. who has been
very i'll with typhoid fever, is some
better.
Master John knight. who has
been very sick. is much better now.
Miss Hennie Sanders. who has
been sick for some time, is improv-
ing
Mr.. Ed Griffin visited relatives in
Pageland this week.
Mr.. W. b. Adams was seriously i'll
sunday morning.
Rev. Wylie Catoe will preach to
the members of the Woodmen at the
Second Baptist church next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
Miss Agnes Flynn has been sick
the past week.
Mr.. r. S. Snipes is still in bad
health.
Mrs. Will Barton has been very
sick the past week.
Mrs. Dock Barton is visiting rela-
tives in the county.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-07-18
East Tennessee Flooded.

Knoxville. Tenn-Upper East Ten.
nessee felt its first effects OF the Caro-
lima storm when the Blue Ridge Noun.
tains let loose floods OF water that put
streams and rivers on the rampage as
they had not bene in 30 years. Eliza.
bethton and several other towns were
threatened with serious damage. while
various railroads have suffered severe
losses from washout and slides that
have completely blocked traffic. All
trains into Bristol on the Radford di.
vision OF the Norfolk & Western rail
road were annulled. trains being un.
able 10 pass RadfOrd