The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-20
AMONG THE AUTONOBILISTS.
LARGER exhibition BUILDING
NEEDED HERE.
Men interested I'm Madison Square Garden
show speak At and Plead
for More ace-CheckInE Points for
the Quaker City Motor Club Run.

for More Space-ChecklnE Points for
the Quaker City Motor Club Run.
W. W. Burke was the lucky man at the draw
ing which followed the luncheon given yester-
day at the Hotel Breslin to representatives OF
the concerns that will exhibit four cylinder
cars In the Madison Square Garden show
January ~ to 10. L. Francis Moore acted as
toastmaster and Secretary NJ. l.. Downs OF
the Madison Square Garden show committee.
james c. Young Of the Madison Square Garden
administration force. and T.. s. Partridge OF
the Importers Automobile Salon. were among
those who made brief remarks. The speakers
all agreed that acity Of the size and Importance
OF New York should have a larger exhibition
building in which it would be possible to care
for the many would-be exhibitors of automo-
biles and accessories. Mr.. Downs was highly
praised for the manner in which he has handled
the many details connected with the forth
coming show.
The Racing Committee of the Quaker City
Motor Club of Philadelphia, after a hard trip
over the roads to Harrisburg last Sunday.
has decided on the checking stations for the
return part of the two days endurance run
from Philadelphia to Harrisburg and return.
The first return checking point will be at
Lebanon, a distance of about twenty-seven
miles from Harrisburg; the second station
will be at Reading, ffty-two miles from Har-
risburg &. the third checking point will be at
Pottst. wn, seventy-four miles from the start
ing point the fourth station will be at Norris
town, which lis about lightweight miles from
Harrisburg and the final checking point will
be in Philadelphia. lOi.l miles from Harris
burg.
Automobiles have done a great deal for
the industrial development Of Italy. as there
are quite a number of factories in that coun-
A. .uk.-k n,a-I~.. p,an.v ..arbu,an md Nha
number OF concerns manufacturing motor
cars is steadily increasing. 1t seems also
that automobiles will help Italy TO solve the
transportation problem in the southern part
of the country. both as regards passenger and
freight trafio. A syndicate has been formed
by experienced men with the idea of organic
ing automobile lines in various parts OF the
country as occasion presents itself. taking
advantage Of the Government subsidies which
have been allowed. and by means OF the iexi-
bility and economy OF the motor car occupy
ing territories which are too barren for tho
support OF railroad and street car lines. There
are many railway and street car lines in the
thickly settled upper part OF Italy. but there
are few in the south, as there IL comparatively
little traffic. In order TO stimulate the intro
duction OF motor omnibus lines into the
country the Italian Government issued in
June. 1904, an enactment by which the Min
ister of Public Works Is empowered toSgrant
subsidies. The law fixes these subsidies az a
ma 2imum of 500. 80 per year per kilometre
Tor a service including passenger, freight
aud mail trans portation, a rate OF s77.2O Tor
passenger, baggage aud mail service. and
S9S. 80 Tor freight service alone. Numerous
companies are being formed to exploit such
lines in different parts of the country.
Inventors may come and inventors may go.
but the pneumatic tire goes on forever. seems
To represent in "A nut she'll the status OF the
present universally used type OF tire and Of
fhR horde of INVENTORS who are Va luIV Trying
to displRce il with something that shall pos
sess al Of its advantages but lack its detectss
great inventions clearly shows that it is never
safe to deride IA device or its inventor regard
less of how bizarre or far fetched his idea may
appear at first sight, there would seem to be
little of permanent vslue in The mass OF spring
devices that are now appearing so constantly
as to run a close second 10 the nOn-refiIlaO Die
bottle and the rotary engine in the patent
records. People, great and small, lea rned
and otherwise. ridiClled the tele graph and the
telephone TO q far greater extent than il the
lot Of the airship Of to-day, and not alone the
average tire user, but the tire maker without
exception, regards with amused contempt the
thousand and one attempts to utilize weird
and freakish combinations or springs ana
rubber to obtain the, degree OF resi!iency that
experience thus far has deulonStratcd ~ only
possible with rubber and canvas confined air.
| There are two fundamental principles upon
which rest the value Of the pneumatic tire
the extreme elasticity Of compressed air. in
which respect il is equalled by no other known
substance. and the fact that ms indispensable
quality Is applied directly at the place where
! il Is most required the point OF shock.
Many of the devices that have come and
gone in the past year or 80 have had moor
porated in their makeup one or the other OF
these PRINCIPLES. Many have placed the
springs about the rim in the attempt 70 con-
| c~cntrate the desired effect where most wanted.
Others have employed rubber confined ar
| about the hub and vet Others have virtually
| placed a pneumatic tube beneath "A solid
rubber tire, only altering the construction
of the wheel itself TO the extent neceSsitated
by the changed form, OF, rim, Win the cHS
=, - shn Int which "a ran llN "A firm nf
rheumatic tire. neither OF the most numerous
| classes have embodied both of these sine
| oua non, without which the results now af-
forded by the pneumatic tire are Impossible.
| Whether a device that will do 30 effectively
will ever matcrialiLe. or whether one 81 the
army of ~geniuses that Is hboring 70 this end
will succeed in discovering some totally new
method of achieving this much desired result,
Is a subject upon which ~ Is 9ot essy TO- pre-
| great amount Of progress has been forthColn-
| ing rs vet, and that little or none Is % be
exDeCted from further adherence TO the ideas
that have been proven TO be ~fallacies time
and again. II would doubtless be better for
those most interested II the slate coulu De
wiped clean and a new start maze.
Just because certain parts Of the car are
out Of sight they should not be allowed TO DC
| ont of mind simply for the reason that they
| continue to do their work uncomplalnln9ly;
Nuts and pins do not loosen ana taii ous az
! continued vibration as a rule, ana they, start
and turn or loosen very slowly. probably
| IHkllE as UluCn hH Il loililSlN = .NNA'fNhe
running in some cases TO get to a point where
they finally drop OIL and cause trouble An
| occasional tour of inspection with a wrench
tightening up those parts that are out OF
sight except when gazing upward from a
| point of vantage fiat on the back, will do
much to avert an involuntary, stoppage on
this account. This ia particularly true OF the
cardan shaft. 1t is seldom looked at except
when the body happens to be removed Tor
other rebalrs, but the occasions on which II
has been at fault are sufficiently. numerous
TO make it a wise plan to. feel its joints from
| time to time and see II they have developed
too much play. Also see whether the shalt
is still in line or If il has sprung Just enough
so that with q few months wear II will ruin
the bevel pinions.
Wherever there Ia motion there. is need Of
fabrication. This fact il SO plain that II does
not seem as IL any one could fail to understand
IL, vet many motorists do. A case that IL
illustrates this point vas as follows: The shaCkle
or link Joining the dumb iron and near side
spring az the back OF a certain car had frac-
tured and on the repairer trying TO remove
the broken pieces IL was found that they were
set solid on their pivots with rust-so much
so that a blow lamp and cold chlsel and heavy
hammer had 10 be used in order to remove
them. Evidently this was the cause OF the