The St. Louis Republic., 1905-08-27
Two BOYS DU|lD
LARGE AUTOMOBILE

Youths Possessing Inventive Tai.
eat 1aintain Workshop on Bay
shore Estate-Have Construct.
ed . Practical Motor Car.
APUBt3c spezAl.
oeseAeapeea. L Z. Aue; x-Thess has
- pi.ss Sc r. iSssonos!s e 4si1e q ne ss..
Ie was given . trial With most oatjsfac-
The new aachiss Vas designed by 1lr.
49,. fsec 'on g, sssnsy so1 nree,r and .,h: G L
have worked Into their creation several
Important improvements. which they pro-
pose to patent and which make their ma
now On be roads here. II Is provided
With tweive-horse-power As;or engine.
Which u the only part bought outright:
boys or from designs drawn by them.
Shen they nd Eot have the necessary
.n.cntrs'y for making the parts tEeHa-
M. Breese has On his country place
leres automobile -house. and In u I. ma.
ossasse shop equipped with an et4ht-h0xse-
power gas engine. sixfeen-inch lathe.
sav,,:. emery emery Wheels ana % vsrioa. tool;
and appl!ances many Of the most te~h.
n3cal Kind. such as are generally used
enly By speciali.t. IN large machine shops.
for they are all sk:l1ful In the use of
tools and have an uncurbed taste for ma
ehinery: 1t r. In this shdp that the new
It's parts Constructed. except such as were
beyond the capacity Of their own shop.
The patterns Of these were cent to New
Haven to be executed IN metal.
n rnheNNR ~ etxk k,p,.~ esS ttA
sion Of this new car has been thoroughly
pFact!eal-t0 Ne how fast . car can Be
made with . lnw-power engine. and to
nght as possibIe: yet it has very h!eh
speedome,er registered as hish :, forty
xs n., ss M..h. e. oS t. porodn and se~
pounds "f this weight can be snved BY
cutting away the metal in few places
where tot needed for strength
side pieces Eeins about all the wood used
a.i.. 1t IS bowel scar drive: with three
sliding gears and three speeds. the direct
drive being en the highest speed
NEW SUSPENSION PATTERN.
The principal distinguishing feature Of
the new machine IL i.s new pattern Of
spring Suspension. The frame Is fastened
:. & ths az axi. Ly long imh.r; 1,n. viiiory: :na
to 60 over rough roads ard deep ruts
without Transmitting the jo!t tn che ma
chinery or occupants. In passing over .
Z w.liowy way and RECEIVERS it, eauilib.
rum Immediately. This makes II possible
10 VSs IL at high speed on roads 81 rough
that other automobiles f1nf imPracticah'.
and IL very materially reduces the road
resistance.
The two axIes are out beyond the ends
% the frame. SO thar tn. car does not
bump down on them IN negotiating a big
1oit. A. a safety device a Hartford shack
absorber is 60 be adAAd. which prevents
a wreck X one OF the springs should
break.
The gear box IL largely copied from
last years pattern oS IN. Panhard- u
Is made. as all the other metal parts 81
the macnin. are where great strength
makes steel necessary. or new a!uu!-
Hum alloy which ihees young men rave IN
vented and propose 10 patent. ss has
the hardness of Iron ard the ughtneSs Oi
aluminium.
In orc.r TO reduce friction 70 a minimum
the car has bail bearings throughout. and
!n order 10 make little air resistance
arr. placed very low. t.ins nearly cn .
level with the frame. 20 that the driver
can Just look over the hood in front ana
see tn. road ahead. The whole build "f III"
machine IL racer yI tteTn except the en-
Kine. which il only twe!ve-horse-roWer
The car has artillery Wheels OF the usual
pattern NH ordinary double tube tires
Another special feature is rev ar
YarGnIusrf "f h,nri li'rk~ or IN" avt>. "
3 - arranged Er an ingenious Ir"thn!
:hat w.na IL becomes worn Il cannot bind.
works inst as well ard releases Just A.
we'll when old "a when new.
RI" special advantages that Msssrs
frecs" and Lawrence claim FOR tn. car
tbev hav. built are fhc new pattern of
spring s;s"ension. the ne~ pattern ~
band brakes and IN" rev aluminium alloy
ths' enters ~ largely into its construc-
zion.
REGAN Last Autumn
They began work on the cas last All
f,;mn and for nearly n year have been
husiea ~.'h 3, Five machinis's have been
!n their employ working ont their designs.
AZ soon as they have perfected this sti-
t";n"hie they propose to tuiid another.
Tor n. motive power "f which they have
Purchased a fhi't five horse power Mcs-
codes engine. On that car they propose
Z" iimi; themselves 10 a maximum weight
~ ! nS pounds. or about double III"
present on. The sides will I've q. truss
sror, Viii bs connected BY cross strips n
hsra steel rir.t"d on " pattern. and the
'on -- :nher vii l.. sept from hucklins hy
~ frames Hkirh support the ma
Oh s.. THIS car viii he racer
4, machine which Is yearly completed
w.n be painted With aluminium paint
aiuin.rum alioy. !: .'ro,n!s-s to ie hand.
economical.
Tha Rrec.e summer residence where
.truct-i. J. one uf tho largest AMI has the
largest aui nari.Dnss. grounds "f Any si
se,;,, ha .yi5n. Their" IA a large n"r"-
garden n.ar.y nn agr. In extent ''rsa.
tree surround tho grounds. many Of ;hcrr
b~s.!nc luscious fruit. giving u lis na'nc
OF The or hard.
Tn. r.css house Nth ;ss extending
wings ~. rarScne-'s cottage. TIE stables.
III, sutomoai. house. the stud.c. ~.
squash gcu-f. th. lsauti.y and numerous
other buildings for Various purpose. give
~. sstas. ~. srr~arsrCr ~ n city T.,
s...g but 81 b:rsi.c 80 ft~ fre';3 q! every
.ninS visible 80 enc who wonJrrs over The
~ss..s, ~''h I;s sunS w9ik- ana bread
lawns that orc wouli hardy suspect Il
"a is- a manufacturing Center 1hsra tN.
laos have made n frsChirs which may
:rra,ntirn,ss the autarioh!. i.sius'rr
ga t.s trial shs engine % sha rev sn'o
mobile had 10 rruffe- sr! !:< s9p-caCh.
a. II S.~ oSr~ ;h. road a: forty mile
Zip WAS we'll seval3si ara needed no
warning horn 90 announce It's COMING.