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Jwaa~·Eill.itJa Anq I .....,~._-------~-----....__.........._..............,~.-J WDIGP-Sablnla~ attM-- With the committee in charge pre- · .Easily the most .iaaportaat enat Ia dieting that the attendance record of the automoti·e industry duriaa tbe the New York show wiD be hrokea, lut year-and for aneral rears be- · the 28th annual national automobile fore that-was the aclYent of Hen17 show opens ·SaturdAy at the Cotiseum, Ford's new creation, rumored for MY· Chicago, to contillue until ·Feb. 4. eral years and at Jut put on the asNo expense has been spared to make sembly line. The outstancliq features this show the best in the history of are the new body lines, a selective gear the automobile industry. Forty-three shift, four-wheel b.rakes and shock makes of pleaswe cars, fourteen tnicks absorbers. and one taxicab wiU be exhibited. The The new Ford, aptly characterized by . latest models contain innumerable imthe song, ..Henry's Made a Lady Oat provements, changes and innovations, of Lizzy," is produced in six passenger according to those who ·are familiar models and one truck model as folwith the forthcoming series. lows: sport coupe, roadster, Forclor "A new home for a new Ford," was the fitting remark made by D. W. sedan, Tudor sedan, phaeton, coupe and . In· addition to the· automobiles and trucks, which wiD occupy the main Leonar~ as. he mov~d into the new · home of the Skokie Motor company at floor of the Coliseum, the north hall 435 Mam street, Wilmette, and prepared for the arrival of the first of the truck. .,..,,. n..w Ford has unusual speed. It and annex, all the latest ideas in ac- new cars. will do SS to 60 miles an hour with · cessories a_ n d shop equipment Will be . Not .only "a ~ew home" but a "home" .d~signed and built expressly for the e.ffic1ent ·handlmg of Ford sales and serv1cmg, as the above picture of the nse (shades of the Model T II). In exhibit~d. exter1or clearly shows. The interior of the new plant is eq~ally well designed. many road tests it has exceeded 65 . The balconies of the Coliseum prop- In the front a spaCious show room be:tutifully outfitted and finished furnishes miles an hour and those who rode er. and the second floor of the annex . facilities (or ideal displaying of cars and for housing the offices of the com- in it during the test aftirm its easy are to be devoted to accessories and pany, while in the rear is located the repair and stock departments. A com- riding qualities. the balconies of the north hall will plete line of. parts is c~i'ried for all models of the Ford and the men employed At 2,200 revolutions per minute the contain the shop equipment. The lat- are experts in their work. new four-cytinder engine developes 40 ter exhibits. will not be open to the - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - horsepower, a very low r. p. m. for public until after 5 p. m. each day. Aclda·Alemite Luhricating such power, which daaoaatrates the. The cars themselves, brave in their vatem at F:n=-Stati·on efficiency of the power.. Plant. The SJ · ....... bore is 3 7-8 inches and the stroke gleaming metal .and shining paint, ·are On or about the first of February, 4~ inches. The ratiq of the engine to be . tastefully arranged in an outF. L. Tucker will open at the rear of for license purposes, henrever, ii ont,. door setting, .the result of a large .. When Braun Brothers Oil company, his filling station at 739 Main street, 24.03 h. p. amount of work by talented decorators. 21 to · MO.. a Galloa Trees and grtenery .in general have the large north ·shore dealers in fuel Wilmette, a washing and greasing stabeen generously used in turning the oil, recently moved their offices from tion equipped with an Alemite high The new Ford is remarkably qUick · those of Braun pressure lubricating system and elec- on the get-away. In tests in high Coliseum into a. forest, through the Brothers' W i n- trical high pressure washing ·outfit. gear with sedan body and two pasaisles of which the new prod~ctions of netka headquart- Space is being provided to handle sengers it has accelerated from five the leading manufacturers will beckon ers for gasoline, several cars at one time and a con- to 25 miles per hour in 8~ seconds. with irresistible appeal. lubricating o i I, crete drive is being constructed in Another point in its favor is the The automobile and truck exhibits tires and auto ac- order to permit entrance from either economy ·of gasoline consumption-a are as follows : to 30 miles per gallon is claimed for cessories, it a f- Main street or Washington avenue. Passenger cars-Auburn, Buick, CadSince Mr. Tucker first started his it. The gas tank is under the cowl forded the latter illac, Chandler, Chevrolet, Chrysler, station it has been his policy and the carburetor is fed b· gravity. company the filling Cunningham, Dodge, DuPont, Erskine, to offer the very best service possible, ' long-desired op· this policy will, of course, be extended The ignition system 'is new and Elcar, Essex, Falcon, Flint, Franklin, portunity to en- tp the grea.sing and washing station unique in design. The new generator is Gardner, Hudson, Hupmobile, Jordan, large i t s stock and cars will be caJied for and de- of the power house type and there Kissel, LaSalle, Lincoln, Locomobile, and to expand in livered. In addition, at both the filling is only one coiL The gear shift hu McFarlan, Marmon, Moon, Nash, Oakkeeping with the station and the newer stations, Mr. three speeds forward and one reverse. land, Oldsmobile, Packard, Paige, steady increase in Tucker will give his personal attention The main shaft runs on ball bearPeerless, Pontiac, Pierce-Arrow, Reo, Bolter& Doetel its business. It is Star, Stearns, Studebaker, Stutz, Velie, now located at 723 Oak street, Win- to light mechanical servicing ; such as ings, the counter shaft on roller beartightening brakes or re-adj'usting fan ings and the reverse idler on a bronze Whippet, WiUys-Knight, Wolverine. netka. belts. This service will be done for bearing. · Taxicab-Yellow Cab.· The Braun Brothers Oil company's the customer free of charge and, while Nnr T,... el B..._ Trucks-American LaFrance, Chev- business has also been expanding, and it will not include any major mechaniThe brakes on the new car are ao rolet, Cunningham, Federal, GMC, required more room, so Robert . F. cal work, will, nevertheless, aid his exclusive Ford development and are Graham Brothers, Reo; Roamer, Say- Doepel, secretary, treasurer and man- patrons to keep their cars in good of mechanical, internal-expanding shoe ers ·& . Scovil, Selden.- Star, .Stewart, ager, moved over into 725 Oak street shape. type on all four wheels. All adjustStudebaker. Stutz. and P. H. Br'lun, who is president of Mr. Tucker has been in business on ments are made from the outside withThe Ford is not exhibited in the the Oil company and manager of the the north shore for about 3 years and out removing any parts. The clutch is of the multiple dryshow because the Ford · Motor· com-· automobile accessory store, began lay- has been an automobile mechanic for disc type with four driving discs and pany is not a member of the National ing in a larger stock of various lines many years. Automobile Chamber of Commerce; to keep pace with the growing business. INCREASED PROTECTION five driven disc. Comfortable and safe under the auspices of which the ·show They also have a Wilmette store and Members of the Automobile club of transverse springs of the semi-elliptie is held in Chicago and New York. It station at Ridge road and Wilmette type are provided like th on the Illinois are to be furnished with addi- Model T and in addition the car a will have a show of its own, however. avenues. The new stock, Mr. Braun announc- tional protection through that orThe Lincoln, however, is shown bees, includes additional sizes of balloon ganization, according to an announce- equipped with the finest trPe of bycause the Lincoln Motor company was tires for the new cars. The Braun ment just made by Si. Mayer, presi- draulic shock absorbers. a member of the chamber before it was The rear axel is the three-quarter service station had the distinction of dent of the club. taken over by Ford. Arrangements have been made ftoating type and the spokes in the serving one of the new Ford models, Samuel A. Miles is the general man- owned by a Winnetka resident, a few with one of the world's largest surety new Ford wheels are steel, each with bonding companies, whose assets are a · tensil strength of 4,000 pounds. ager of the show and has actively as- days ago, they announce. in excess of $40,000,000, to furnish What makes the new ear especially ~iated with him Samuel Asch, noted members of the club with the re- attractive, aside &om a mechanical budder of expositions, and a committee Style, finish, variety and voguish ap- quired bonds . when emergency de- point of view, is the new ~ COil· from the chamber headed by Charles D. Hastings of the Hupp Motor cor- pearance, but above all style, are fea- mands to be used in eases in·olving straction, embod:rin« Hoes hitherto reporation. · :· tures that buyers of fine cars wiD de- felony charges, such as manslughter. sened. for automoba1es in the fiae car The bond to the extent of $5,000 i$ class. Pour colon are used In hlllamand i~ their automobiles for the ~nly issued to members in good stand- inK the .,_.,. Lincolns,· anr Of EXPORT UTIUTY TRUCU coming season.-Lynn M. Naughton, ~g. which may be chDHa for aay ·,~· Chevrolet utility trucks are more in vice president of the Cadillac Motor They are Ni-ra blae.- Ara-· .- dem3JI,d in the e~ market than any company. The people of tile United States dawn gray and Jnmmetal h. . .tlae other paaleager and commerown M of the world's motor .e- The Skokie Motor coaq~a~~y · c~al types produced by the Chevrolet· hides. The world registntion is 28,- Vain Atreet, Wilmette, is ~orth There are 575.000 miles of surfaced Motor company, aceording to ofticials 900;000. · · · · · shore tliltrilt·tor fop.Perf. · highway in the Uaited States. . of the oraaaizatioa. · Braun Brothers Expand Bu..siness ·to M eel Demand o! as