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R. S. ABBOTT WRITES OF LIGHT DELIVERY CARS B\ R. S. Abbott. (Manage- At'anta Branch. Ford Motor Company.) i si w W % aS. The day of th? light delivery wagon in the South is omlng It’s coming - ov. > I*ll admit that. But it is comin surely. Now, uiir a num here and there uses motor vehicles. The ! a> Will come •? nen you will virtually never see a hors. 1n n real city. I don't know how long We shad liavi to wait for tha' day. but it will lie quite a while. of Course I nearly 7.s'iu mi - s made in a Ford < ar through tie., gin. Florida, Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana. tin that trip. for business reasons. I made a pa ticuh-. study of th-- light delivery <•itu.-i.tion. 1 found in the 1i:-t place that there ere still compr.rativeiy few light deliv ery vehicles in us. in that territory. Kight now the mule predominates 11.- stands up bet tri than a horse and b ttc. over bad roads. I regret to admit, than a lot of automobiles In the v-.y fa? South-oxen are user! for .i.-iit.ty tri.poses, ami to do even <-ou.p:.t lift eiy light hauling. Roads Are to Blame. If you want to know why the. irml and the ox stili have the advantage over the horse, let me give you an ex ample. Kight on tin main toad Ire tween Glost. ■ and Natchez is the Ho inoetlr-ta Swamp. (>n one bank of it lives a man who is rich—for that coun try. He made his money hauling motor eats through that swamp. He charge? 125 a trip—for a haul of three miles. It's pretty sost —his job and the road, too. He didn't get any of my money, for my Ford w. nf* through under Its own power. Hut he has made a for tune. just Hie same. Now. the fact that there are, ail owr the Southern states, such swamps a th it and so many thousand miles of bad roads explains why there arc not now more delivery wagons In use. The reason that the light delivery wagon is coming surely in due time is the fact that the road improvement in tite South is going forward as ft never went before. 1 saw evidences of it everywhere 1 went. They have convicts on the roads all oVer the South and they are working them intelligently Alabama and Louis iana surprised mo with the Improve ment work they ire doing and all ol AUTOMOBILE SHOW You and your friends are cordially invited to aspect our complete line of cars which are on exhibi tion at Auto Show and our Salesroom, located at 52 North Pryor Street. 1 l 9 9 I 1 1 1 3 3 * When Better Automobiles Are Built, Buick Will Build Them Roadsters and 1 ouriag Cars, consisting of 5 models, ranging in price from SI,OOO to $1,725, ‘ equipped with self-starter, dust hood, windshield, tire irons, demountable rims and one extra rim. Some desirable territory remains open to live dealers Buick Motor Company Atlanta Branch R. H. LOSEY, Manager I you know what the state of Georgia .' I doing and has b' .-n since the convicts r | W.-i'e put on the roads. Me r chants Using a Few. ■ in tie- country towns of the South | you find the light delivery wagons used |by general merchants only. I expected ' to find that bakeries had taken to them, | but 1 was disappointed. They haven’t, but. of course, they will. In the cities, whert mads are better, I i ! ii- light delivery wagons are beginning io mak<- their presence felt. Depart ' ; ■ nt stores. d:w goods stores, bakeries, ? - -sing clubs and giocert stores are ■ coming to them. , In time every delivery in every city ' in the South will b - made by motor de livery. This is as certain as death and taxes. You can’t stop It. They have al! got to come to it. Motor Delivery Cheaper. Il can be proved easily that a horse delivery rosts fifteen cents a mile in the countiw. eigiitebh cents a mile in the- city. It can also be demonstrated f lhat moto: deNvc. y costs seven cents a ~ mile in the country and nine cents a mile in the city. Nov., when you can t baud these facts to a merchant and prove them you ar< bound to Interest . him _ The p je. of light delivery wagons is getting within the >-;:ch of merchants. They cun get a light dellvety < ar non from to Xl.t.ou. At th** lower price im-y a*- a tempting investment to a I tm .chant who has studied transporta tion problems. When tite toad systems us the South are Improved, as they ate bound to be , until they tire excellent the year round, wc shall see a wonderful boom in the light delivery business. It is coming, too. Road Improvement Goes On. Five y> irs ago Louisiana had 800 miles of paved road. Now it has 3,500 miles. I will not guarantee those tig [ tiles as exact, but they will not miss it much. With drainage piojects and . shell roads they are working wonders : In Hiutltern Louisiana. They have drained Ponchartniin swamp nt a place where engineers said it could not b> drained, and are putting through per . feet shell loads. Florida Is also bulld . ing shell roads through the swamps be tween Pensacola am! Tallahassee. And everywhere you turn road improvement work is going forward. r '.tm- thing Georgia needs Is a better , , way of getting from southwest Georgia to southeast Alabama, below Columbus. Ihe i- ar. only two places to cross the Chattahoochee now. and that is not < enough. , As this load work goes on the busi ill ss In light delivery wagons will im prove If they could guarantee us good i roads all over the South one year hence it would take every factory in th ■ coun -1 try working 24 hours a day to supply < the demand that would arise As it I - the loads lire being steadily improved and the demand for tight delivery cars i is ns steadily inc.-em-lng. THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16. ACCESSORIES TD HOLDCENTER OF 5 i AGE r jMi tin- man who does not own :.n | automobile the cars themselves will be the big feature of the au i tomobile show. To the man who does i the Interest will be divided between the I automobiles and tjie accessories. The showing of accessories at the , Atlanta show will be n particularly I good one. Some of the most important of Southern accessory jobbers and deal ers ar- located iti Atlanta and they will have complete exhibits. ' Their showings will be of particular interest to dealers who want to know all that is newest and best In the way of acces sories. A pal tlcuiarly line feature of the ex hibit will be the showing of ladies’ au tomobile coats and millin :y by the Johnson-Gew inner Company. This firm has bad erected in the cen ter of its space an ekvated platform beautifully decorated in the colors of the show, on which will be seen two models dr, ssi d in the fall’s latest fash ions in automobile apparel. These models Fave In--n brought from New Yotk to conduct this demonstration, and, at gular intervals during each evening they will change their cos tumes, thereby making it possible to show the latest styles of imported and domestic automobile apparel. Demonstrators will point out the in dividuality and grace of each garment. Ladies will find these demonstrations interesting. In this s,. sou’s produ. lions an many new materials never before used in ladles’ coats. Ladies' tailors have so ' beautifully blended colors and mate rials in individual models that It has started a new era in the manufacture of coats. Show Novelties Also. tn addition to the coat demonstra tion. the Johnson-Gewinner Company will exhibit a line of imported novelties that will attract the lovers of motoring. Lunch baskets of » very description wi : l be shown. Among thes, w ill b-> an out fit made of aluminum containing tea pot, alcohol stove, six aluminum cup and saucers and six individual sand wich boxes. This set G something en tirely new' in the lunch basket line. Another innovation in the basket line is a camping outfit that differs ffotn the regular type of lunch basket by having articles mceseiry for a cninp- I ing trip. It contains an alcohol stov' Os large and practical dimensions, a frying p in. can open,-., cork screw, box of matches, coffee pot. knives, forks, spoons and receptacles for cat t ying salt, I pepper, flout, sugar and meat. This is - an idea! outfit for road trips, tn case of a b'eakdown between towns, no one woulo bay , any - xcu- -for going hungry with this useful i.isket in the car. Among t.u- n ,v, ities a:,? shown m-w styles of di inking cups, and indi vldu; coriiahiing - up. knife, fork and spoon that can be carried in one’s pocket. The novelty line is made up of so many interesting things that it Is use less to enumerate them in this article. This firm's exhibit will be of great Interest to those engaged in the auto mobile trade. An exhibition of Bosch magnetos will be ifladc, and an expert from the Bosch factory will be engaged in repairing magnetos shitmed In to At- - - 4- • 4444- E Nearly a Quarter-Century of Leadership i " .1". ;■ The Old Leadership The New Leadership and what it means and what it means The leadership of the Stevens-Duryea First, an adherence to the fundamental of nearly a quarter-century is recognized principles proved by years of experience :::± in two ways: First, by the loyalty of the and their imitation by makers of other fine E E Stevens-Duryea owners; second, through cars. But, in our search of greater enjoy- yT imitation by other manufacturers, who, one ment for motorists, and greater pride in after another, have adopted the principles their car in every respect, we have built first put into practice by the Stevens-Duryea. an entirely new car, with a new idea of Three Point Support of Unit Power active P ower , a new quietness, a new Plant : Perfect alignment is absolutely idca of motoring enjoyment, and a new idea necessary for the proper operation or beauty. machinery. In the Stevens-Duryea, the Active Power: Model C-Six has a motor clutch and transmission are housed larger motor with abundance of power, in one case, in such away that they cannot But that is not all. Wheel-power is what help being in perfect alignment that is y Oll want —not merely engine-power. The ::::: the Unit Power Plant. The flexible Three Three Point Support of the Unit Power Point Support of this Power Plant auto- Plant reduces the power-loss :o a minimum matically keeps the whole mechanism in and power is conserved through the finest ' E# alignment. This reduces friction and wear adjustment and machining. Thus the on bearings, strain on mechanism, and greatest possible amount of active power is delivers more power to the rear wheels. delivered to the rear wheels. ::::: I he I hree Point Support also prevents This means going many more miles a EE4 lurch and sway of the engine from being day with greater ease than "has ever before 44 j± „ c 9 minunicated to passengers, thus saving been possible in any car of any power. them from a very common cause of strain. ~T . i i.v rx ™ . rhe New Quietness —an important Multiple Disc Dry Plate Clutch : This c i emcnt of motoring enjoyment. An infi- clutch takes hold smoothly and evenly with- nite number of improvements in design || TEE out rac king the transmission and rear axle an j manufacture have made model C-Six ,4 mechanism, prevents undue wear on tires, b y far the quietest car we have ever seen. S 44 and always lets go positively. This means _ T • 4 greater safety and comfort of passengers. . e ew Motoring Enjoyment: - t .| _ c I he motorist rests easily and care-free in Taper Square Joint: The strongest and Model C-Six. The new springs dampen I most posittve form of connection between anv recoil ctFect . the Threc p<)i * t s g. parts ot the dnvmg mechanism —a square does its work . the wcakh of d h Q g u end tapering into a taper square hole. No holstery> the patcnted adjustablc ' rear U; -e.\s, no ne.i- s i.itt. tbe a]np | c rooln> tbc ra j| upholstered for bl- Six-cylinder Motor: 'lhe Stevens- its entire length, and the perfect equip- Duryea Company has, for eight years, con- ment all keep the passenger in perfect sistently used the six-cylinder motor. It is physical ease. The easy steering and today the accepted type of motor for the control of the car, with everything within fine car—most enjoyable to passengers; easy reach, give perfect confidence and smoothest application of power, with con- mental ease. sequent reduced wear on tires. The New Beauty: For the first t'ime 4 : Ibe principal results ot these vital all the exterior parts of the car are brought principles are: greater comfort and safety of together in one artistic unit, with graceful passengers; more power delivered to the lines flowing from the radiator to the rear rear wheels; less strain on mechanism; less of the car. This entirely new creation wear on tires, and, for these reasons, greater is so distinctive, extremely beautiful and value of the car when resold. sound that it compels admiration. Confident in the continued leadership exercised by rhe maker of this car, the Stevens-Duryea owner can always go about his motoring feeling that he has just the right car—the most advanced, the handsomest, and in every way the best creation in the motor-car world. I Johnson Motor Car Co. 175475. Forsyth St |l Stevens-Duryea Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. “ Pioneer Builders of American Sixes.” 44 ! iprj See Our New “C-Six” Modesl at the Show. Uft t II fl I Model C-Six /I | I* liiS Seven Passengers /I /IW' =- . jg- $475 ° 44 ,44 : -4 lanta from seven Southern states to be overhauled. Siear Makes Big Exhibit. R. J. Blear's exhibit will prove one ot especial interest. It will consist ot Warner auto meters and Vesta elec tric lighting systems. The Warner meters occupy a peculiar place in America’s motordom. They have been on the market since 1904, and are now exactly as they were then, except for minor refinements. It is claimed for the Warner that it was the first speed indicator made for the auto; the first to combine an odometer, show ing distance as well as speed; first to attach a clock; first to attach an elec tric light attachment; first to increase season mileage to 100,000 miles and trip to 1,000 miles; first to perfect fittings for attaching, and first to establish di rect branches throughout the country. The Vesta Company, whose products will be shown in the Siear exhibit, claims the distinction of being the only concern making all the units of its system, that more of its lighting sys tems are used than all others com bined. and that 75 per cent of the elec tric lighted cars in Atlanta use its sys tem. Certainly the Vesta is the only electric lighting system maintaining a service station in Atlanta. The tern porary headquarters of the Vesta and Warner lines are at 201 Peachtr. E street, but it will soon open at 3 - Peachtree street. What Others Will Show. The Alexander-Seewald Company will show at the Auditorium a nev ■, less lunch packer, demonstrated p v factory man; American red inner tub ' a new#me on the local market: H an S. master vibrator and two t\]„•< . Excelsior motorcycles. The Ellyea-Austell Company will hiblt 1913 models of the Flying M. ; motorcycle, a new Klaxon horn ' ' the Klaxette, and Elco specialties