The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
NOTES OF THE TRADE.
what, co,nr On in Autom oi,sic Circles

what's G ding On In AutOtn0tlsic Sircies.
Word has been received by the oidsmobile Com
many of Detroit that II. Folberth established the
worlds record for climbing steps when he drove
a horse power Odds runabout up the great stair
way of Odessa, Russia, known Ine world over as
the longest stairway ever built. This stairway
has 2oz steps, each W inches in height. with
grade of about n degrees The event was Wit
messed by an immense crowd and the driver was
cheered 10 the echo The used was Of the same
typc as that used in the recent transcontinental
race from New York city 10 Portland, Ore. Dwight
n. Huss, who drove the winning car In the Port
land race was In Odessa In 1908. and he considers
the feat a remarkable one. Huss describes the
stairway as being about 80 feet wide and leading
from the shore OF the Black Sea up the height to
the wall above on which the city of Odessa Is stu
ated. NJ Foiberth, who drove the machine. Is a
prusslan, fairly well known In Detroit. having
spent some time In the Odds motor works factories
There was time when automobile owners were
satisfied TO store their In any old place. Not
now. This is hes, evidenced by the growth Of new
garages all over New York and the way they arc
natroniEcd. The upper West Side OF New York
will shortly the opening OF q handsome garage.
much needed In the vicinity. The Palace Auto
mobile Machine Company Is the name OF the new
concern which will be located on l24th street west
NJ Seventh avenue, on a site e0xlO0. Edgar III.
Roup,, the promoter Of this company. Is q brother
OF Harry $. Houpt the well known Thomas agent
suilcient warranty VI HH"oe' Eo'oHo III every
respect
The TrufIault Hartford suspensions made an
excellent showing In the recent Bennett cup race.
as the first four arrivals were all equipped with
the suspensions and were within nineteen minutes
a Napier was hour and twenty minutes be
hind Thery. the winner. and his car was not
enuippcd with the suspension. Another feature
noticed was that the machines mag equipped with the
which were not which Is another confirmation OF
| the stat ment made by NJ Michelln that the
nension saves IN remarkable degree the wear
| and tear on pneumatic tires.
Major G. j. 8. Miller Is the latest convert TO tn,
G.. d. Rice no less than four for the use OF hlmsc
| and his family. These machines are for servic,
al the Majors home In Pennsylvania.
Nearly every day the Rambler factory OF Rcnosha
Wis dis poses OF machine 70 some one In northern
Illinois. and so gIea, \ me popularity O. the prod
every 600 Inhabitants; Three Of the Mayors Il
they constantly drive their cars throughout tn
neghboring country creates the assurance tina
they viii materially influence road Improvement
Word has Just been received by Hollandcr
the Mount Cents hill climb, The cars were drive
| by Cayno and NnzzarTo. respectively, Cagno'
time being n minutes 81 seconds. These are IN
same drivers that came second and third In 81
climb covers fourteen miles and has grade c
~ rcr cent. Attention Is called to the fact thu
while this distance Is almost double that OF IN
Mount Washington hlll climb and the grade NJ
fishing an cxccllen, record for the winning Flat.