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PAGE TWELVE THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGKAM SATURDAY, FEB. 22, 1919. Auto Manufacturers, With War Over, Able to Supply Country With Car Supply!

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AUTO TRADE TO C00L1 IN 1919 LEADER HOLDS

President of N. A. C. C Thinks Utmost Output Will be 700,000 Cars Behind Demand. Normally the auto trade is optimia tic, says Charles Clifton, president of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, for - it never could have grown to. its present magnitude it manufacturers and dealers had . not been possessed of more than ordinary confidence. , The shock that unsettled the world when the great war broke out merely Jarred the automobile industry temporarily, and manufacturers took advantage of the recent lull to put into effect all the Improvements worked out by their engineers, and generally to clean house preparatory to a new tart They are getting back into produc tion of both trucks and passenger cars more quickly than might have . been expected. Most of the truck makers are running at nearly normal I production some indeed at an increased rate over 1917. while a few big passenger car companies have been able to get back approximately to their last year's schedule. By spring the industry should be running nearly on a normal basis. Normally the production and sales of motor vehicles in this country increased at the rate of 40 per cent a year. In 1915 and 1916 the passenger car Increase was 50 and 80 per cent, respectively,' but in 1917 it fell to 17 per cent, and last year there was a decrease of nearly 40 per cent If the normal Increase had been maintained throughout this four-year period the output of last year would have been approximately 2.250,000 instead of the actual production of 1044.754, and there would have been built about 700,000 more cars than were actually made. So there is an apparent shortage of that many cars. For the year 1919 there should be a potential market for 3,000.000 cars, but not more than half this number will be produced, in all probability, and by summer many persons will be , wanting cars wno wiu nave to go wun-1 out or content themselves with machines that have already been in service too long, and should go to the Junk dealer. . BRITAIN'S ROAD PROGRAM. Grants amounting to J50.000.00 will be distributed by the British road board for the reconstruction of roads and bridges in England in 1919. Demobilised army, units will be used to do the labor. Local highway authorities will be required to match this appropriation by at least as large a program of road work as they carried out in the year before the war. Area taken into consideration. England's program is thus far in excess of that of the United States, including both federal aid and state funds. ... ' An Englinsh time-recording machine for workmen uses thumb prints for identification. Rii

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Because it solves the haulage problem wherever it arises. It has served manufacturers, farmers, retail dealers and host of other truck users with a record that is unequaled. And Can Do the Same for You "Utility" is the word the Republic engineers built around. A truck built to suit the needs of any business is their product. Five sizes One, one and a half, two, 3 2 and 5 ton is the line for you to select from. All have the Internal Gear drive and other Republic features.

Count the yellow trucks, most of them are Republics

The V2 and 5-ton heavy duty models are the giants in their field

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"Strick" Gives Good Advice to Motorists Strickland Gillilan has written the following advice to car owners, which besides being good poetry is good advice: The ardent motor drivers Extol their cars a lot. They prove their proud affection With all the breath they've got. But he is rare among them, Within whose motor ken, The love of car is strong enough To shift gears now and then. They speak at length of tires, And on how fast they went, On cost per mile of travel And upkeep costs unspent. But never do they mention, If I should happen near, That they have had. occasion Some time, to shift a gear.

In summer, heavy laden, In winter's, grip of chill, You never force her, do you, In high to make a hill? You never take her, bucking, Struggling with might, in vain. Laboring to a hilltop, In high and under strain? The ardent motor drivers Are wisest when they know, To help a willing motor, Forestally the Upkeep Woe. They save upon repair bills, And worry save indeed. Who don't deny their engines The restful second speed. INDUSTRY HEADS INSPECT TRUCKS "The New York and Chicago shows this year show one thing of vital importance to every man in the truck industry," says A. C. Burch, who directs the sales of Clydesdale trucks. "All of us who attended the shows," he continues, "remarked on what a change had taken place In the class of visitors who attended them. "In past years the shows have been well attended but the -large majority of visitors have been made up of drivers, mechanics, barn bosses, traffic men and men mechanically inclined who were interested in the new development from a mechanical standpoint "This was all very well, but for some reason or other the big bust ness men the presidents and general managers of large concerns using big neeis oi ii-ucks seemru iu it somewhat beneatn tneir aignuy 10 attend the truck shows. "As you stood and . watched the crowd this year at New York or Chicago, you couldn't fail to notice that while drivers and mechanics were there in large numbers, the big truck buyers were also there. "The man who pay the bills came this year to find out all they could about the tremendous development which has brought such a transformation in the world's transportation within the past two or three years." The Weldex Manufacturing company are the local distributors for the Clydesdale motor trucks. GERMAN COMMUNIST ARRESTED PARIS, Feb. 22. The Matin says the German Communist Lindmann was arrested Wednesday at Weimar, where he had been displaying great activity. -Soli byWe Maintain a Service Department

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NEW MODELS SHOWN BY CADILLAC AGENT Display of the five beautiful Cadillac models of type 57, the latest Cadillac line, will continue - at the Bethard show-rooms at 15 and 17 South Seventh street, Monday and Tuesday. The cars have been viewed by many Wayne county people during their week in the local show-rooms, and much interest has been shown in each model.- '-- '.' " ' ' The convertible sedan, brought over from Indianapolis especially by C. C. Himes, who is in charge, has proved the favorite model with the women, while the closed car models have been favored by everybody. Other models are a beautifully finished roadster in robin's egg blue, a four-passenger phaeton and the sevenpassenger touring car.

LUXURY AND ECONOMY MEET IN ESSEX CAR "The Essex is remarkable for many reasons, one of the most notable of them being its simplicity," said Clem McConaha Saturday. "Ease of operation, simplicity of maintenance and comfort have been kept constantly in view by the designers, and the car itself is built in the factory at Detroit. "In the past automobile development has been toward a cheap, light car with economy and low first cost I as its chief advantages, or toward a car possessing luxury, comfort and endurance at the expense of high first cost and heavy maintenance expense. The Essex combines the advantages of both these types. "The Essex is so sturdily constructed that long life is assured while comfort is obtained even on the roughest roads, by the long springs and the careful distribution of weight. The seats are real seats and their backs i reach to the shoulders. All useless weight has been eliminated which contributes to the exceptional performance of the car and assures long tire life. "One of the most marvelous things about the car is the motor which although only twenty-nine inches long develops more than fifty horsepower The power of the car on hills, its acceleration, and smooth flexibility of operation, also are notable." COFFIN IS ABROAD. Howard E. Coffin, vice president of the Hudson Motor Car company and former chairman of the government aircraft production board, has gone to Europe to study the latest developments in aviation and motor car engineering. Through the courtesy of France, Great Britain, and Italy, he is traveling through these countries under a special passport, visiting every point of interest. CUT THIS OUT IT IS WORTH MOSEY DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with 6c and mall It to Foley & Co.. 2835 Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain in sides and back; rheumatism, backache, kidned and bladder ailments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, biliousness, headache, and sluggish bowels. For sale by A. G. Luken & Co. Adv. m

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Sedan Is All-Season Car, Says Leo Bowers "There was a time when people bought closed care only for winter use, but that's a long while ago, generally speaking," says Leo Bowers, Richmond distributor of the Haynes. "Needs had to be filled and so it was that the closed car of permanent type came into such general use. "Where a family has to be considered, a car should serve many purposes and all seasons. The best car of this style is the Sedan, the all-season, all-family car for all climates. In Winter and summer alike it gives added comfort and service. When the windows are lowered the Sedan really becomes an open car. During cold or rainy weather, the closed body is essentially desired." M'CONAHA CO. OFFERS NASH CAR TO PUBLIC Clem McConaha has added the agency for the Nash peasure car to his already extensive line, and intends to take on the Nash Quad, famous four-wheel-drive truck which "made good" in government work during the war. Opportunity to add the Nash agency came quite suddenly but McConaha was ready for it. He expects much of this new line, as well as bis others, and is going to make every effort to offer to buyers the very best in demonstration and service. The Nash now has the most extensive line of motor-driven vehicles on the market. Six types of passenger cars ranging from the two-passenger roadster to the sedan, and three models of trucks, the one-ton, the two-ton and the famous "Quad" twelve thousand of which went overeas.

MOTORCYCLES WILL BOOM It is expected that with the return of our overseas force the use of motorcycles will be greatly stimulated. During the war the government purchased 65,000 machines. From five to seven men were developed as drivers for each machine, which means that in our army there are something like 300,000 trained riders, experienced In the care and up-keep of motorcycles, many of whom will purchase new machines for their personal use. NEW RACING MODEL Harry Miller, the California motor builder, has constructed a racing car with a streamline body in New York and has engaged Dave Lewis, formerly a member of the Indianapolis speedway racing team, to pilot the car in various races this year. It is said that Miller will enter the car in the Indianapolis 500-mile Liberty sweepstakes race to be run May 31.

FIRST AUTOMOBILE MADE III INDIANA BY ELVOOD HAYNES

It was during the delay In the work of constructing pipe line for the Indiana Gas and Oil Company at Greentown, Indiana, that it occured to me that some better means of locomotion over the highways, than the horse and buggy might be procured, bo I accordingly laid plans for a mechanically constructed vehicle. In the fall of 1892, I moved to Kokomo and the following summer, 1893, bay my plans sufficiently matured to begin the actual construction of a machine. I ordered a one-horse power marine upright, two-cycle, gasoline engine which weighed 180 pounds. When the gasoline and battery connections were Installed, the motor, after considerable cranking was started and ran with such speed and vibration that it pulled itself from Its attachments. Luckily, however, one of the battery wires was wound about the motor shaft and disconnected the current. In order to provide against vibration, I was obliged to make the frame of the machine much heavier that I first intended. The "horseless car riage" was built up in the form of a small truck. The frame-work in which the motor was placed consisted of a double hollow square of steel tubing, joined at the rear corners by steel casting and by malleable castings in front. At the time no figures were accessible for determining the tractive resistance to rubber tires on ordinary roads. In order to determine this as nearly as possible in advance, a bicycle, bearing a rider, was hitched to the rear of a light buckboard by .means of a cord and spring scale. An observer seated on the buckboard recorded as rapidly as possible the "draw-bar" pull registered by the scale. The total' weight of the machine when completed was about 820 rounds. July 4, 1894. when ready for the test, it was hauled into the country about three miles behind a horse carrfcere and started on a nearly level twrrnike. It moved off at once at a speed of about seven miles per hour and was driven about one and onehalf miles into the the country. It was then turned about, and ran all the way into the city without makinsr a single ston, and thus America had Its first successful motor car. WORKING ON ARMY BILL WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Work on the billion dollar army appropriation bill was begun today by the senate military committee.

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Fred Sellen is a butter, and egg buyer of Saline, Mich. He formerly used three rigs collecting this produce from farmers shipping by Interurban from Saline to Detroit. Now he uses Dodge Brothers Farmers Car, covers more territory than ever before, uses two less men and hauls his butter and eggs to Detroit instead of shipping them. It will pay you to visit us and examine this car. The haulage cost is unusually low BETHARD AUTO AGENCY

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Woman Driver Coming Into Own, Says Reeves The new designers of motor cars are thinking more about the women drivers than the men, ac-cording to Alfred Reeves, general manager of the national automobile chamber of commerce. "The motor car manufacturers," he says, "have been giving a lot of attention to easier riding qualities, better braking and simplification of handling of the new models for 1919. During the last year from 150,000 to 200,000 women undertook to drive cars who had never driven before, due to the fact that the men folks were away. As a result, the new cars are going to be much lighter than our present ones; they will use more aluminum and pressed steel parts; they will have more economical operation features, and will show a general refinement of detail. Reeves thinks man's pretense that a motor car is an intricate piece of machinery that a mere woman's untechnical mind can't understand, is gone forever.

ARMY MEN PRAISE UNITED STATES TIRE From the battlefields come every day new facts telling of the courage and stamina of the American boys who brought doom to the boche. "At least five hundred thousand American citizens over here have learned that the real automobile tire in America is the United States," writes a first lieutenant of the ThirtySixth Division. I 6aw some Nobby Cords the other day on a truck and the disinterested driver informed me that they had run over 12,000 miles of all sorts of country. " I want to tell you the story told to me not long ago by a sergeant in charge of a little one-ton Garford he had driven. This sergeant decided to test tire values so he put a United States tire on his right rear wheel, and a tire of another make on the left

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ROAD MEN TO MEET. The ninth American good roads congress and the sixteenth annual convention of the American Road Builders' association will be held, in New York, Feb. 25 to 28. The program will be devoted to consideration of highway transportation and the administration, financing, construction and maintenance of the national, state, county, and municipal highways. Papers by prominent high, way authorities and reports on live topics will be presented. It is estimated that four miles of an ordinary spider's thread would weigh scarcely a grain. STOMACH UPSET? Get at the Real Cause Take Dc. Edwards' Olive Tablets That's what thousands of stomach sufferers are 'doing now. Instead of

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