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8 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST. 21, 1920 NORTH SHORE GARAGE agency for the Stewart truck, several | Mr. Hill has had a thorough experi- IS PIONEER IN AUTO- of which have been sold in this ence in all departments of automo- MOBILE INDUSTRY HERE vicinity in recent weeks. The garage | bile repair work. He has been a res- is the pioneer in its line in Wilmette. | ident of Wilmette for ten years. Be Prepared for Barnard's Horticultural Exhibition To be held in their Mammoth Store September 9th, 10th and 11th Over $500.00 in Prizes For Vegetables, Fruit and Flowers NO CHARGE FOR ENTRIES SEND FOR PREMIUM LIST AND ENTRY BLANK The W. W. Barnard Co. Seedsmen The North Shore garage at 611 est Railroad avenue, Wilmette, has solved motor difficulties for north shore automobile owners for several : > because it's a picture you Your Wedding P icture have made only once in a or Hi, Sesamed nee ones || Should be the Best lifetime. For that reason ould advis S ment of the establishment four years W ih id aio $0.50 ago. He had developed an excellent ge business when the call came to en- mage in the great World war, He|| 1 he 20th Century Photo Studio was in the service for a period of one 1008 Davis St., EVANSTON, ILL. : year in the army transport service. During Mr. Hill's absence a sister 3 Telephone EVANSTON 6975 Branch Office: 1904 W. Railroad Ave., Telephone Evanston 5957 conducted the business. The North Shore garage conducts Everything in Photos, Kodak Finishing and Amateur Supplies ENLARGING AND FRAMING the business of a general garage and I automobile repair shop and is the 231-235 West Madison Street, Chicago Remarkable Cross-Continent Record--:27.2 Miles per Gallon Think of it! An Overland stock car, taking on gas at 32 different public stations, driven by 25 different drivers who never saw the car before, smashed all trans-continental economy records in a day and night run from New York to San Francisco. 3442 miles of incessant driving in 179 hours; the car punished by unfamiliar driving--reckless or con- servative, according to the driver----yet the car's inherent economy is so g y certain that this Overland averaged 27.2 miles to the gallon. How was this remarkable cross-continental record made? Over Continent, Car is Relayed From Driver to Driver A FEW weeks ago an Overland dealer down in Arizona sug- gested an entirely new kind of trip for a motor car. He said. "Let's have the distributors and dealers clear across the continent relay a stock Overland automobile from driver to driver on a con- tinuous trip, and see what the car will do." At first the idea was scoffed at, as every man who knows automo- biles knows that under such handling no car can be reasonably expected to perform even up to its normal requirements. But on second thought, it was decided that a trip like this would be the best kind of test that could pos- sibly be given, as it would show not the best that a car could per- form, but the best that could be expected under the most adverse conditions. Running at Times 40 Miles an Hour So an Overland stock car start- ed from New York at mid- night on July 18th. The roads were rough. Not a single driver had ever sat in the car before. In many cases the road was missed, and the distance had to be cover- ed back until the right road or the detour was found. Phone Winnetka 165 "Let's try to average 20 miles an hour clear across," was the suggestion of the Overland deal- ers. "But that means driving 35 to 40 miles an hour part of the time," was the objection, "and you can't get gasoline economy at that speed." But 20 miles an hour was decided upon. 25 Different Men Sit at the Wheel A MOTOR car trip across the United States in a week's time, in a car weighing less than 2000 pounds. That was the plan. Mile after mile clipped off on schedule time. Distributors met the car at appointed locations. Change of the 25 drivers was made sometimes in less than two or three minutes. Once a wind- shield was broken which had to be fixed. Here and there a nut had to be tightened. But the car pounded on through rain and dust and heat, over mountains and plains. At Kearney, Nebraska, the half- way mark, the average stood 25 miles per gallon over a distance of 1600 miles. And the car was run- ning so perfectly that every driv- er expressed the utmost enthus- iasm over its performance. As Standard as the Car You Buy ONE of the remarkable things about the trip was the low oil consumption. And the car went across, not on cord tires such as are normally used for this kind of trip, but on standard Fisk fab- ric tires. The standard Tillotson carbure- tor, and the standard Auto-Lite generator system and U. S. L. batteries were used. The car was a standard car with absolutely no reinforcements throughout. Mayor Hylan of New York Indorses Economy Advantages FINALLY, after covering the almost impassable roads across the. Nevada desert, the wonderful little Overland, pro- tected throughout by Triplex Springs, rolled gaily down the paved highways of California in- to San Francisco, delivering to Mayor Rolph a letter form Mayor Hylan of New York, which read: MY DEAR MAYOR ROLPH: Again, Greeting to you. This time my letter is to be carried by an Overland Touring Car, which is to cross the continent from this city to yours in the interest of an econ- omy test in respect to gasoline consumption and tire wear. I have no doubt any experiment in search of economy in these days will ap- peal as much to you as it does to me I wish the car, its promoters and operators, every success, and I trust this will find you and Mrs. Rolph enjoying the best of health. Sincerely yours, (Signed) JOHN F. HYLAN, Mayor. 27.2 Miles: to Gallon--That is Economy! HE average gasoline mile- age for the entire trip was 27.2 miles to the gallon. A record which under similar conditions has never before been equaled. No attempt was made at a speed record. But that record, too, stands as a remarkable achieve- ment for a car of this size and weight. This wonderful trip of the Overland again emphasizes in a truly dramatic and remarkable way the wonderful stamina and riding qualities, and the extraordinary eco- nomy of this great car. If you don't know this car and its remarkable achieve- ments come in and look it over. It will pay you to find out what a great automobile you can buy for a small sum of money. Touring, $1067; Roadster, $1067; Coupe, $1630; Sedan, $1680 Prices: Delivered at your Door WINNETKA MOTOR COMPANY Wm. T. Wehrstedt, Prop. Half Block North of Depot