Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 3, 1916, Page 9

~— FRANKLIN MAKES ECONOMY TEST Oregon Man Pilots Oar Over All Kinds of Roads on An Interesting Run. EAST TO NORTH PLATTE| While the last few months have seen numerous long distance runs with the sole object of speed, it re- mained for J. W. McCormmach of Pendleton, Ore., Franklin of the new series just an- nounced, to make a test under tour- ing conditions that not only reveals the ability of -the car to cover the ground, but brings out some inter- esting figures on economy. -Mr. McCormmach, a prominent Qregon rancher, is the same man who last Atgust drove a Franklin car 800 miles on low gear from Walla Walla 10 San Francisco in eighty-three driving the f:rs“ hours and forty minutes without once stopping the engine. Starting at Syracuse July 26 Mc-| Cormmach set an initial pace of | twenty-four miles per hour, which he | was able to maintain approximately as far as North Platte, g{eb Up to this point the roads had been a mix- ture of good and bad. On the sec- ond and third day's runs heavy sands were encountered, and on the fourth |and fifth days the characteristic | choppy roads of the western plams were negotiated. For this portion of the distance, totaling 1,660 miles, the gasoline consumption amounted to seventy-nine and one-fourth gallons, an average of twenty and nine-tenths miles per gallon. Severe Road Test. From North Platte to Cheyenne | McCormmach drove the Franklin over roads which a day or so before had been badly washed out by cloud- bursts and which were completely covered by water in many sections, Even through this hard going, which, according to McCormmach, has proven an obstacle impossible to over- come with a car heavier than the Franklin, an average of nineteen and two-tenths miles per gallon of gaso- line was maintained. Over this stretch of deep, soft clly, the ank-| GREAT SACRIFICE I Re- Orgamzatlon Sale THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 38, lin averaged eighteen and two-tenths miles per hour. The distance between Cheyenne and Montpelier, Ida,, taking in_some of the highest points of the Rocky mountains, was covered at the rate of nineteen miles per hour. In spltc of all the hill work and rough running, the average for gasoline reach m(‘ twenty-one and one-half nnl:s per gallon. Going across Idaho, McCormmach encountered the worst roads of the entire trip. In many places the car was driven over trails that from all appearances were intended only for pack horses. These routes were un marked and very little accurate infor- mation could be obtained from the few inhabitants. Average is Good. In point of miles traveled the end of the trip showed performance equal to the earlier stages. Compared with the average of 3 7 mllcs during each of the first two days, the average of 335 miles per day for'the ninth and tenth days points out the small ex- tent to \Ahlcl;l physical endurance en- tered as a factor m the trip. McCormmach reached Pendleton at 11:45 p. m. August 4. He traversed the 3025Pm||es between Syracuse and Pendleton in 140 hours and seventeen minutes actual running time, ,at an av- Pony Phaetons Harness Accessories of the Johnson-Danforth Stock of Horse-Drawn Vehicles and Accessories Having purchased the interest of both Johnson and Danforth in the Johnson-Danforth Company at 1529-1533 North 16th St., I desire to announce ‘a re-organization sale, AT A GREAT SACRI- FICE, all the horse-drawn vehicles, harness and accessories carried in stock by this company. The stock is high class in every respect, but in the future this company will not deal in this line, but -will- conduct a-garage'catering especially to night and day truck service and the sale o¥ the 'SMITH FORM-A-TRUCK Also Automoblle Repairing and Painting will be a feature of our business. Here’s a great opportunity to take advantage of the SACRIFICE SALE if you want anything ip WAGONS Ex'press and Dray Wagons—both light and heavy. Light and Heavy Farm Wagons. Light and Heavy City Wagons and Teamlng Gears. Farmer’s Spring Wagons. Delivery Bodies. Milk Wagons in Many Styles and Sizes. BUGGIES Horse Carts Single Extra Poles and Shafts for all sorts of buggies and light and heavy wagons. HARNESS Light and Heavy Team Harness. .Collars in all Weights and Sizes. Fly-Nets—All Kinds AND A LARGE LINE OF HARNESS ACCESSORIES OF EVERY KIND Miniature Farm Wagons for Boys. Express Several Hand Push Carts. Sale Opens Monday Morning AND CONTINUES UNTIL ALL THIS STOCK IS DISPOSED OF AT PRICES NEVER BEFORE HEARD OF IN OMAHA STOCK MAY BE INSPECTED SUNDAY NO AUCTION-ALL PRIVATE SALE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME RARE BARGAINS (MRS.) E. C. HENRY 1529-1533 North Sixteenth Street. and Double Buggies and Buggy Harness. Sweat Pads. Buggy Whips erage speed of twenty-one and four- tenths miles per hour. consumption for the whole trip av- eraged twenty and seven-tenths miles er gallon: ourths gallons of oil were uesd; the average amounted to 806.6 miles per gallon, Dort Distributor Denounces Evil of Glaring He Headlights| Joe Gezspacher, The gasoline Only three and three- he said, of men and of the car. the opposite too far. “a heavy touring car full ditch, killing a young woman and in- juring several of the other occu, 1916. he comes to express his opinion of | come. the motorist who endangers the lives | country roads ate no longer a mat- af others with glaring headlights. “Last weck Jjust outside of Chicago,” women went into the ants | Cause: The bnTham dlcadllghts on another car gomg in direction. The driver, | blinded by the headlights of the ap ) | proaching car, could not see the road and turned out a fraction of an inch | “These accidents are getting more local Dort dis-|and more common. The time for the Glaring headlights on the ter of courtesy or bad manners. They are a menace to public safety. Cities have already passed and are rigidly enforcing laws on the glnrmg head- light; but almost nething is being done about its use in the country, where it is the most dangerous of all. ‘Ordumntcs covering the use of over- ‘hnllmnt lights on lhc country roads are going to come. | Tours Coast to Coast In Enclosed Cadillac| According to the general and ac- tnbutor does not mince words when«mmorut to act on this nuisance has|cepted idea, an enclosed automobile 350 A Smith Form-a-Truck costs you only $350 and a new orold Ford. When you it in operation you have the wonderfull fuel cost of the Ford and the enviable standard for reliability and endurance under the hardest work. 15 to 20 miles per gallon is the average fuel consumption. Tires average from 6,000 to 8,000 miles a set. The front tires are pneumatic—regular Ford equipment. They carry less weight even when the Smith Form- a+Truck is loaded to full capacity than they do under ordinary use on a Ford touring car. 90 per cent of the load is carried on the solid rear tires. And a Ford chassis with a Smith Form-a-Truck lasts even longer than it does in touring car service, because it actually does less work. You can buy a Smith Form-a-Truck for less than one-half. what you pay for any other fully guaranteed one-ton 1529-81-88 N. 16th St. Webster 887, andar” HORD: makes a guaranieeda ONE-TONTR The World's Unbeatable Wonder Truck for Speed, Economy and “Get There” You can buy two Smith Form-a-Trucks for a little over one-third the cost of any standard two-ton truck, getting equal carrying capacity and double efficiency. This low investment means low interest charges for the amount of money involved. It means low insurance cost. And because of the simplieity of Smith Form-a- Truck design, charges for repairs are negligible. Your investment in the delivery departmentis an important part of your total cost. ; A lower investment means an appreciable.reduc- tion in the daily operating cost. \ When you buy a Smith Form-a-Truck youwbuy a guaranteed one-ton truck. Fut ufl nt Num the 1 expensive trucks that you can buy. Omaha, N Ulo Coupon Ahu.—'l‘ODAYl .bol( low m'h I:i” M '.hll JOHNSON-DANFORTH (0., Distributors 0 or send the coupon for ebraska It will pay you to investigate. Get this wonderful Smith Form-a- Truck equipment at once and you, too, will be a satisfled customer. We have them on hand and can make prompt shipment. WARNING .. T0 PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF TRUCK ATTACHMENTS Since the introduction of The Smith Form-a-Truck, numerous imitations and so-called “conversions” have been placed upon the market. ‘s control the basic patent rights of the chain-driven truck attachment and intend to vigorously prosecute any and all Infringements of these rights. Beware of Imitatlons! THE SMITH FORM-A-TRUCK CO, Chicago, Nlinols. list is not complete. trucks is much larger. months. Imperial Sash & Door Co. Boyer-Van Kuren Lumber & Coal Co’ Harding Cream Co. Omaha Gas Co, Gordon Fire Proof Warehouse & Van Co. Thos. Cusack Co. David Cole Creamery Co. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. State Furniture Co. Fairmont Creamery Co. Arbor Express Co. Missouri Valley Ofl Farmers' Co-Operative Creamery Co. Some of these parties have purchased two, three and four trucks from us and are soon going to buy more. This We have others, and besides this, our list of country merchants' and farmers who are using our Agents wanted. Call and see, or writs to Johnson-Darforth Company The Largest Exclusive Auto Truck Garage and Service Station in Omaha. We have sold more auto trueks in Omahs than all the other dealers combined. Here is a list of some of our Omaha custo- mers who have purchased trucks from us during the past three They are all satisfied and enthusiastic boosters. Co. 1629-1681-1683 NORTH 16TH STREET. Loveland Dairy Farms. M. A. Disbrow & Co. Waterloo Creamery Co. Hartman Furniture Co King Cole Co, Manbattan Ofl Co. Sunderland Bros. Co. Omaha Express Co. Jetter Brewing Co. Omaha Concrete Stone Ce. T. F. Muir Express Co. G. B. Deuchter Gardener Co. Frank Washa Vegetable Co, is fine for city 'use, but not often thought of for a long tour. Read Hollday of Los Angeles, who owns a Codillac Eight brougham, is certainl no sharer of that idea. For Mr. Hol- liday and his family are touring across the continent in their enclosed Cadil« lac. Seldom before has such a trip been attempted. Mr. Holliday’s driving scheduls calls for the completion of the trip |in twenty days, with a short stop at | the Grand canyon of the Colorado. Help Your Liver—It Pays. ‘When your ltver gets tofpid and stomach | aots queer take Dr. King's New Lite Pills. You will feel batter. Only 250, All drug- gista.—~Advertisement, on-Danforth Co. , Omaha. 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