The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-12-09

pIre state Exprcs--wiI settle In
United states aud Manufacture Au-
tomobiics.
Henri Fournlcr. who has just broken
all automobile records by going a mile
I'm 81 As seconds ON the Ocean park.
way In Brooklyn. Is far from being
satisfied that the limit Of automobile
speed has been made. says the New
York World. In fact, he says the gaso-
line machine has just begun 10 demon
strate its power and declares next year
he will make mile I'm % seconds. or
at the speed Of iOI miles an hour.
Fournler said that he Will In the fu'
turc make his home In this country
and that he viii be at the head of
manufacturing concern which VIII
manufacture type OF the Mors ma.
chine, with American Improvements
These improvements will be on the
lines suggested by Fouruler from his
experience. and he has allied with him
one OF the best automobile engineers
In the world. The company has chosen
a site for It's factory and will be capl-
tallzed at Sl.0OOOO0. Some Of the
stockholders will he the young mil.
lionalres who have been under Four.
nler's tutelage for some time.
IL Is from this plant that Fournicr
expects 20 turn out machine that
will even eclipse the best time for
mile made by the Empire State ex-
press.
"As matter Of fact" said Fournler.
~the time made by me the other day Is
not the best have made. on Friday.
Nov. IL. while preparing for the trials
OF Saturday. Nov. 10, sent my ma
chine over a mile on the road near
FoNhall Keene's place In Roslyn In
30 l-5 seconds. Mr.. Keene held the
watch. He also made mile timed
by me, I'm 80 20 seconds. The condl.
tions were just tribe better.
Next year | will have machine
that will do n mile In 81 seconds. OF
this am sure but the type will be
considerably changed. | have figured
Il all out TO a certainty and am as sure
of II as | was FIVE years ago, when |
made the first record OF 205. that |
would get below the minute mark in
half decade
'"rhe principal Improvement will be
In the length OF the machine. 1t will
have 20 be considerably longer 60 en-
able Il TO remain on the ground at
such a speed. Even at the speed we
attained ON Saturday the automobile
was in the air part OF the time, and II
IL had been driven ten seconds faster
1t would have practically flown.
"In Increasing the length the weigh
will also be increased, but all this vii
bc more than made M 10y improve,
driving machinery.
''The automobile is practically in IL
swaddlng clothes as yet Its develop
ment will be Just the same as the blcy
Gle, and as improvements pile up an,
competition increases the machine
Will become better and the prices low
er
81 expect to turn out next year
first class high speed gasoline automC
bile for s., 500. II will In all probabi
ity be ready next spring, and that b
no means represents the low level !
price that will be made in succeedin
years.
THE meet on the parkway on Sa
urday was splendid one In ever
way. and It's success will DO more
call the attention OF the public to th
automobile and its possibilities tina
any other thing could. hope In Il
future. however. that we will have a
opportunity TO go greater distances III
der the same fne conditions A mi
hardly allows the machine to sho
what Il can do"