The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-02
Motor Car News

The demand for second hand and
used cars for Topeka and the sur
rounding country far exceeds the num-
Der of available machines on the for
sale market Noel Wood of the Wood
Motor company, H. H. Mack Of the
Neal company and NJ. F. Hauserman
of the Mccormick Motors company
are rapidly getting rid of all the cars
they have taken in trades. w. H.
Trefry. well known Ford distributor,
reports that the demand for Uncle
. Henry,s used cars is still as brisk as
ever.
: A'number of prospective purchasers
of nls.tor cars have been laying back
and Vlaying the good old watchful
waiting game on account of the re-
duction in price of several of the diff
ferent cars. Every auto and truck
dealer in Topeka have received in
structions from the factories that II
4 new car is purchased at the present
price and afterwards reduced. the diff
ference will be refunded to the new
owner by the local dealer. So all you
prospects can go as far as you like.
or, a run from New York to San Fran
CISCO The car made the. entire trip
of 3,442 miles on the remarkable total
of only two gallons of oil. The gaso-
line record of 27.2 miles per gallon
was also a wonderful showing And
the fact that the car finished on It's
original tires was an additional source
of qualification. g-
The entire trip was 9made on an
elapsed time of 1872 miles per hour,
and the car was driven by twenty-five
different drivers who never before had
MAt behind its wheel.
When YOU consider all these condi-
lions of driving. it makes all the more
wonderful this extraordinary perform
ence.
The development of motor transpor-
tltion was not without its interesting
features, and there are recorded many
unusual incidents which cropped up in
connection with the general growth OF
this latest mode of transportation
Perhaps one of the most interesting
phases of truck transportation recent
ly came to notice down in FL Paso,
Texas, where Forsyth's Transfer Line
consisting of fleet of five Republic
trucks, operates. About three years
ago the line was started with one small
truck, primarily for the purpose of
hauling milk from the upper Rio
Grande Valley into Ell Paso, returning
with ice and other commodities to
LaMesa, New Mexico. The round trip
between these two points is approx
mately one hundred miles, and each
of the Republic trucks in this service
covers the route daily. hauling mer-
schandise freight as well as passengers
between both cities Trips are COW
cred by schedule with regular stops at
way points to deliver and receive
4 charge PASSENGERS. Freight and pas
= senger rates are based upon the dis
. lance Travelled. and the line is reported
highly successful.
Right this way, ladies. to buy a
touring cars to match your Jewels
This slogan may greet you in the
next automobile show because the AL
len Motor company of Columbus, has
announced a special line of colors for
1921, which have been named after
the precious stones they resemble. A
beautiful dark blue has been called
The Shapiro; rich dark maroon has
been named The Garnet; while two
lighter shades are found in The Tur-
quoise. light greenish blue. and The
Amethyst, a very striking shade of
lavender.
The Allen Motor company maintains
that colors of automobiles have been
altogether too somber and that it is
time the bright colors are brought
to the fore.
Choice of colofs is offered on the
b fntire Allen line. including the sedan
md Aircraft models. which are en-
tireiy new with the Allen for the COM
? ing season. The Aircraft Is a COM
hination summer and winter car with
imitation Spanish leather top and bev-
lied puate glass panels which are re-
x
'harnonize with the body finishes.
The romance of pioneer days isn't
lead by a long shot Down in Okla
hona you can still find it. There's
the same breed of men down there,
i with the same sort of vision, the same
. tough endurance, the same capacity
for quick and final decisions and
there's much the same breezy open
: life. spiced UP with sudden fortunes,
as Mark Twain and Bret -Harte de-
scribed in connection with the cid
western mining DAYS It's place. as
Kiplfng says, where the blindest
bluffs hold good. widest tales are
true where the men bulk big and life
runs large"
q, In the heart of the wonderful west
eFn oil country, midway between Kaw
City and Burbank on the Santa. Fe
railway. a new oil town sprang up
overnight. One of the communitys
leading spirits had shown the rest of
the boys, to their full satisfaction that
his .Apperson car was the best In town.
bar none. And you may be sure that
crowd had a pretty good bunch of
cars, too. So when he made the mo-
ton that the town be named Apperson
!. it carried Unanimous.
The North Topeka Auto company,
Just organized. announces the agency
for Velie cars for North Topeka and
: vicinity. ]. E. Timon is the distributor,
a man that needs little Introduction to
4: Topeka people. having lived here and
engaged in the furniture business for
! many years.
Charley Jaeschke announces the
agency for the well known Scripps-
Booth automobile This car needs no
Introduction to the automobile public
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Guards Rush to Galveston Fire.
Galveston. Tex, Oct. Fire broke
out in section A, at the south end of
pier Al, here shortly after O'Clock
today. A general alarm followed al
most Immediately. and 25e national
guardsmen were rushed to the scene.