The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06
NOTES.

z, r. Hollander. vice president OF the Hol!Tan
company, is back from his European trip, which he
took primarily for the purpose Of arranging for
the Fiat team in the Vanderbilt cup race. He
said " was a revelation 20 see the enormous develop
ment OF the industry In Italy. especially
In Turin. There are eight large plants there now,
Two Of them, OF which the Flat Is the largest, are
Of enormous dimensions, The Flat company. be
states. hos established several subsidiary com
panies. such as the Fiat Mugiano, the object of
which is to develop marine motors and to construct
N otor boats, yachts. torpedo boats and naval
tenders. They have erected large boat building
works at Spezia, the largest military port In Italy.
Another company Is the Fiat. Ansaldi, which con
hnes itself to the construction OF various types OF
pleasure cars under 10 horse power, but all OF the
four cylinder type. The new model OF these IL Ia
have a bevel gear drive and the chassis 10 de-
signed primarily for hitting bodies for town use
having the entrance well In the rear. The Flat
works proper have been immensely increased by
the erection OF extra buildings.
These buildings have been divided into three
departments. The hrst Is exclusively devoted
10 racing machines, the second TO the construction
OF motor buses, for which q London company
has placed an order for 500, and the third depart
ment Is devoted TO THE building OF motor trucks
and vans, Mr.. Hollander has been elected q
member Of the italian Automobile Club. He
will be tts onacial representative to the A, c, A.
and will have charge Of all the arrangements in
connection with the selection OF the Italian. team
for the Vanderbilt. Mt. Hollander says the Fiat
racing cars are In an advanced state. They are
ell entered in the Grand Prx which will be held
in France the later part OF July, The distance Of
this race 10 1900 kilometres 900 nlles). Halt
Will DO run one day and half the next. The cars
will be locked up during thu night and II will be
Impossible 10 make any repairs except on the
road. .
The pressed steel frame Is now regarded as the
STANDARD Of equipment for all motor cars except
occasional sunAbouts and other light vehicles
for which the arrnored frame 10 used, Many makers
buy pressed steel frames already assembled. while
others consider II Advantageous to do their own
assembling. Among the latter Is the Electric
Vehicle Company Of Hartford, which has Q com
ple,e frame assembling department. The aide
members Arspnrst olampedi Id al iron form and then
Joined together by GROSS stays and supports, which
are riveted together by means OF q pneumatic
tool such as is used by boiler makers and bridge
builders. Red hot .rivets are Inherited. In holes
drilled for them and quickly shaped TO place by the
tool with absolutely uniform results. The spring,
axle. transmission. and engine supports and othef
essential members Of the frame. are rlveted on In
like manner. and after the entire surface has been
gone over for imperfectioas and all roughness re.
moved, tits ready for the installation OF the engine
and transmlssion, The entire process Of assem-
bling q frame is very quickly Carried out by two
men working together on the, riyeser. In oonneo.
ton With, this 'riVeter II e INTERESTING TO note that
compressed air has become a. very important fac.
tor In working. various tools IN the automobile
shops. The Electric Vehicle Company makes es.
tensivc use of air driven tools, tire lnhatorss and
devices for facilitating air brush work and drop
forging work. The air for operating the various
sppiAneeS Is supplied by two powerful compressors,
enc Of which wac reoenily Installed - g
AlMtue Baker. electric delivery wagon similar 10
tae one used here by c. B, Rice, the Eastern agent,
for odd Jobs in connection with his business. is q
contestant for the mileage trophy offered by the
- n,E.lsnd Autnunoh1a club this lfaaAn. Lat yAAf
the trophy was won by Fred c. Gates, who drove
7,Ssi6 miles with his Winton machine. Walter
Baker, says Automobile. while not much OF a mileage
hend himself. decided that he would like TO have
the trophy won this year by q Baker. and as the
the little delivery wagon is on the 60 all Tie time
carrying supplies TO and from the factory and acting
as a1tender 70 several hundred Baker electnos ia
Cleveland and vicinity when they are In need OF
repsis he anticipates It's mileage a. Tie end of the
season as 100 per cent, more than MT. Gatess The
machine is driven by It's regular driver, a little
colored man In the employ OF tho Baker faetoFy.
Tae speed OF a wlntop car carrying bundles OF
real money stopped asrln' on the Dollar Savings
biak q, Painssyille. oslo. ,Aprtl 60 Inc run
aeocs and The Ssns 9ns,sis ~ cass ,sasPhonsd
Feney. Assistant Cashier. Krauss OF tho First