New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-12
MohAe Contest.
MACHINE TO BE AWARDED BY TIE TRIBUNE
Capable of Going So Miles an Hour
A Steam Flyer.

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those who would value the possession Of
an automobile, an arrangement has been
made between The Mobile COMPANY of
America at Tarrytown, n. Y, and The
Tribune, whereby the latter is authorized
to offer one machine, a MOBILE. free Of
expense to the particular reader Of The
Tribune who, after friendly and inno-
cent contest, shall have received the most
votes from other Tribune readers and
buyers for the purpose. Due notice Of
where. and when. the machine viii Be
placed on exhibition will be given in
these columns.
The Tribune will conduct the contest.
receive the votes, announce the results
from time to time, and award the prize.
Any man or woman in the states 81 Nev-Yors.
Connecticut Massachusetts or New-Jsrsey BE-
ing at the tin OF the contest a reader o. Ths
Tribune. IS eligible TO be voted for and to "a
ceive this machine. II winner in the voting con-
test
The MOBILE IL a runabout carriage with
square body low dashboard and bicycle wheels
bearing Hartford tires the seat and back Up
holstered in cloth OF leather The weight is BE-
tween 700 and 500 pounds, when ready for run
ming. The MOBILE is propelled by steam
gasolene or naphtha being used for fuel
The boiler Is OF copper, containing $40 copper
fire tubes; Is wrapped with 900 feet % plano
wire put on BY machinery. has been tested Up
TO 2sO lbs pressure 20 the square inch ard
win Withstand 1000 lbs. pressure. A forward
copper cylinder holds the gasOene, and has
been tested to $50 lbs. pressure % the square
inch No boiler OF the MOBILE has ever e.
ploded. and the makers believe an explosion
practical impossibility. because the requests
pressure could not be reached with the IA
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cuisines the fire when a pressure Of loo lbs has
been attained This automatic device is sais-
guarded against accident by a safety valve
which opens the boiler at pressure OF - rs
70 the square inch Other safety appliances
have been added 20 the equipment
The engines are double slide, Win cylinders
2l5 by ga inches. the crank making 1880 revo-
lutions minute. a full reversing gear and
strong brake are supplied There have been
twenty improvements made over the original
Stanley carriage
Any speed desired up 70 SO miles an hour can
be enjoyed: and a capacity IS given ttor water
and gasolene) for 100 miles Of asphalt streets
machine is $3.50 cash, delivered al the station
in TarrytOwn-
TERMS OF CONTEST.
ENTRIES will be received up to p m No
VOTING will end at s .. m. Monday, Novsza-
Der 10 The winner will have the machine n
time TO enjoy Thanksgiving Day rlde
VOTES will consist of headings OF the hrs
Il
with the date September >. 1900 one headln5
will count as one vote; ten headings as Ten
votes and so on
THE VOTING TO DATE.
Richard sheldon. New-YOrk Athletic CluhloI
Col T. Holland, Salvation Army. City .lul
e l.. Purdy. clerk. Union Club, City $1,000. T
Miss Caroline Maben. Carnegie Hall -. -
Mrs SnuI VI. Bernstein. New-NOrk city 10
l. KeeVer. CmannG erI. No. ESQ broadway
n p HaviIaud. 2s;4 Z. 31st-st, CtVY ....'
c1aude SfIverbrand. Company G. Ed heEt
DE Charles A. &Inch. 273 W. 5Oth-st'' City
JP A. Schroeder. Continental Tobacco Co. .
Miss Alice Higgins. 4O1 MHcOn-st' bkISh-
{. Cannon HurriOJt. New-N Ork Clty.-.'''
ThonaaS c. Kennard. 81 r. 21st-st N.Y. ,
" 3 ALLEN ir.. stamford. Conn ..s''s's
George e. Briggs. Peekskill, n I-.-''.ss
DOrnlnn t. Conant. Pennington. y J.s.s'
OrvfIIe r. Ackerly, 115 B'way- City $3.50 .
Jacob III. Jordan, Port Jervis, " N.'-...-. .
Junfus Browne. 1872 ". 5Tth-st- City.
q H. kelsey, East Orange. " J......-..'
John Henry Huh. lawyer, n Park Row.
Ephraim KOlImyer, BROOKLYN. n -
The Rev. c. l.. NevybOId. Manhasset. l. = :
Mrs c. F. HOuGhtOn, Corning. y. N...s'''
j. Herbert Ferris. Newly Ork city
Frank George, PeeEskiIl. v N..-....ss.
T. H smith. COS WashinEtOn-st-. PeekskiiL
E COnOver, IO5 ". State-st-, Trenton. y J.
Charles f. AEGr. shrub Oak, " N.......s.
o. VI Maher, I85 broadway. City.-...-.' i
J. W. Gibbons, 195 Broadway, City,.
VIM j. Granger, IO2 FraukIin-st. 1900