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HEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, GA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 17, 1913.
G. W, Bennett Would Put Pre
mium on Competency—Reward
to Men Who Serve Well.
The bonqp system for motor truck
drivers, such as is now In general
in England and parts of Europe,
is meeting with favor among Ameri
can truck owners and manufacturers.
The system Is a simple one, merely
providing extra compensation for
those drivers who establish good rec
ords of economy and efficiency In
the operation of their vehicles. Vice
President Q. W. Bennett of the Gar-
ford Company, of Elyria, Ohio, has
gone on record in favor of the adop
tion of th© plan In this country, de
claring that the extra cost to truck
owners Is more than made up In
lowered maintenance costs and longer
life for the vehicles.
Driver’s Work Important.
“The driver is a mighty Important
factor in successful motor truck op
eration, and any system whereby his
carefulness of his employer's Inter
ests and his efficiency are increased
will surely be welcomed by American
business men,” says Mr. Bennett.
While motor truck drivers are, as a
class, as high-grade workmen as can
be found in the world, they are bound
to do better work with the added in
centive of a reward for greater effi
ciency and economy. The same rule
holds true In every business; the
well-paid, appreciated employe© Is the
one whose services will be found the
most valuable to his employer.
"I am heartily In favor of the plan
of offering a bonus to motor truck
operators, and every fair-minded and
careful owner will agree with me, I
think. American employers, as a
class, are progressive, and will see
the desirability of rewarding extra
good service.
Necessity for Economy.
“As a matter of fact, the proposi
tion is only one of good business.
Owners who will offer a suitable
bonus to those drivers who effect an
economy in operating and upkeep
•losts will find that their profit Is not
only of the present, but for the fu
ture. A dollar spent in rewarding a
driver who makes a record of using
the smallest quantity of gasoline in
a given time will bring multiplied re
turns for months.
“Not only is the driver in such a
competition after the particular mon
etary reward, but personal pride
prompts him to continually strive
for a better record than his fellows.
This spirit will effect a great saving
in his work, for he Is unconsciously
learning that conscientious effort is
his one means to the end of better
conditions.”
FRANCE TO MAKE
Stranger Will Find Travel Easier
Through Sign Help—Plan
Now Tried in Americv.
The thousands of autolsts who have
been guided through the Automobile
Club of Southern California territory
the club signs have considered
^hemselves fortunate to travel on
If ads which were so carefully marked
their benefit. Now France is tak
ing up the road-marking idea on a
national scope, so that the foreigner
may travel the highways there as
easily as he would follow the auto
club’s signs in Southern California.
All the roads in France are divided
into classes—national highways, de
partmental highways, chemins de
grand communication, etc.—and each
road bears a number. This classifica
tion is used by the authorities, who
never speak of a highway as the road
between Dieppe and Rouen, but hs
"National Highway No. —”
To indicate the position more ac
curately, they have only got to add
"Kilometer stone No. —/’ or “Hun
dred-meter stone No. —to make It
possible for any person to find a de
sired spot as easily as he would pick
out a numbered house in a numbered
street.
Much Detail in Plan.
This system of numbering U to be
given full amplification. Every kilo
meter post In France and every direc
tion post under Government control
will have the name and number of
the road on which it stands painted
in big letters and figures. This work
has already been begun and will b*
completed before the present touring
reason is 1n full swing.
As all the Government and mont
private maps now bear the name and
number of each road, it will be possi
ble for a motorist t plan out a tour
by merely writing down the names jf
the roads he has to follow', and there
will be practically no need for a map
when on the road. This system haa
been applied to a limited extent for
a number of years and has been used
by experienced travelers. It was not
sufficiently extensive, however, to give
all the help of which it is capable.
Simplicity Is Apparent.
Under the new system, a motorl r
wishing to make a straight run froa*.
Havre to Nice, crossing France in its
greatest length, would have need of
no other instructions than “R. N. 1t.
Paris, R. N. 7, Nice.” He will keep on
R. N. 14 (Route Natlonale 14) until it
brings him to Parts; on leaving the
capital he would pick up R. N. 7, and
would follow it until it brought him
to Nice, thus accomplishing a journey
of 900 miles without any need for a
map and without any necessity fjr
asking a question.
’As the name < ' the road on whUh
is brought before him
of a mile, it would
impossible to make a
Should he make a wrong
in a village, his mistake would
be revealed to him at the most five-
eighths mile farther on.
35 horsepower
Electric lights
114-inch wheelbase
rice comes
-again the value goes up!
—again we prove the power and possibili
ties of large production.
Last year we built 40,000 cars. This was
not enough for the demand by nearly 10,000
cars. This year we will manufacture 50,000
cars (twice as many as we did two years ago),
cover the car with additional value and what
will strike you as most remarkable, MAKE
THE PRICE LOWER THAN EVER. Such is
the net economical result of manufacturing one
type of automobile on an enormous scale.
The body design is symmetrical and grace
ful. It will appeal to those who admire the
beauty of simplicity. It has a European cowl
dash and full U doors (fore and rear) with dis
appearing hinges. The body is richly finished
in dark Brewster green, edged with lighter
green stripings and trimmed in heavy polished
nickel and aluminum.
The upholstery is Turkish—soft, luxurious
and comfortable. The rear back-cushion is
181-4 inches deep.
You who have followed our success from
season to season have watched our annual mod
els grow in value and decline in price. And as
our prices came down our production went up.
We have always and unfailingly given the pub
lic more automobile for less money than any
other manufacturer in the industry.
Here are the big 1914 facts!
The motor has been enlarged. The bore
is 4 1-8 inch—stroke 41-2 inch. It is conserva
tively rated at 35 horsepower and will develop
50 miles an hour. It has a five bearing crank
shaft and three bearings on the camshaft.
$950 Completely Equipped
Specifications and Equipment.
With Gray <t Davis Electric
Starter and Generator—$1015
f. 0. 6.
Toledo.
Electric head, side and
Brewster green body with
tail lights
light green striping,
Storage battery and
ammeter
nickel and aluminum
trimmings
35-horsepower motor
Cowl dash
114-inch wheelbase
Turkish upholstery
Timken bearings
Mohair top and boot
Splitdorf magneto
Clear-vision windshield
Model R Schebler car
buretor
Stewart speedometer
Three-quarter floating
Electric horn
rear axle
Flush U doors with
33x4 Q. D. tires
disappearing hinges
The equipment is the pick of the market—
and is complete. It includes such high-priced
features as one of the finest electric lighting sys
tems with storage battery. Head, side and tail
lights are electric. Dash light is also electric.
All light and control buttons are located on the
dash under the cowl. Set flush * 'h the dash is
a $50 Stewart speedometer—the most practical
speed indicator in the world. Timken bearings,
Splitdorf magneto, Model RSchebler carbu
retor, Electric horn, 18-inch Steering Wheel,
Mohair top and boot, apd a clear-vision wind
shield are a few of the many other finishing
touches that go to make it the car complete.
The foregoing is but a short digest of the
newest Overland, yet it concisely itemizes and
sums up the greater Overland value. When you
fully realize what an exceptional and economi
cal buy the 1914 Overland is—after the great
value facts have become firmly lodged in your
commercial and calculating brain, remember
this—THAT IN THE VERY FACE OF THIS
INCREASED VALUE THE PRICE HAS
AGAIN COME DOWN.
The wheelbase has been lengthened to 114
inches. This, as you know, is the average wheel
base of $1,200 cars. And a long wheelbase
eliminates joad jars and rut jolts.
The tires are larger—33x4 inch Q. D. Large
tires insure less upkeep expense, smoother oper
ation and add to the appearance of the car.
Brakes are very large. Respond gradually,
positively and smoothly without jumping or
jerking. Either brake will keep the car under
perfect control at any speed with a full load.
Rear axle is three-quarter floating, fitted
with the famous Hyatt bearings. Front axle
is I beam section drop-forged in one heat with
out welding. Timken bearings on front wheels.
Price reduction is a condition that is con
trolled and regulated by factory facilities—the
larger the manufacturer the lower he can
market his merchandise. As we are producing
more cars of this type than any other manu
facturer in the world, we can effect industrial
economies which make it possible for us to
market a car that will, on the average, cost you
30 per cent less than any other similar model.
Now—see this car.
Deliveries will be made according to the
action you take. Prompt action means prompt
delivery.
Live, hustling agents, who will handle this car upon a legitimate businesslike basis, can easily earn a comfortable income.
Car is now touring the State. Wire request for a visit.
OVERLAND SOUTHERN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, 232 Peachtree Street, Atlanta