Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25

1902 IL OF the opinion that the development
OF the motor car owes more to the expert
ence Of racing than to any other source.
That the siX-oylinder motor will be the
go next season IL shown by the numer-
Gus orders which already have been booked.
Many manufacturers report that their re-
sources viii be taxed to the utmost TO meet
demands.
The motor truck, OF commercial wagon,
Is rapidly forging TO the front for public
favor. The American Express company OF
New York recently placed an order for 100
such vehicles with the Buckeye Manufac-
turing company of Anderson, Ind
BY increasing the elegance of the appoint
ments, providing more space and catering
more strongly TO- the wealthy class OF
Madison square Garden, New York, is each
year riyaling more the horse show in social
prestige.
A machine recently built to the order of
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of Lancaster, Mass,
at cost OF $4,000, was partly OF French
and partly OF American manufactu.s. The
designs, even including the engine, a four
cylinder 5000 horsepower, were Mrs. Thay
er's ideas.
New investigators of motor car construc-
tion are puzzled by the term 'I-beam-aXle, 10
which appears IN many fall catalogues IL
refers to bar OF steel the cross section
OF which resembles the letter l, which form
has been proved to be the strongest for
carrying transverse strains
New York Is promised an interesting time
with Its two SHOWS, as the new organiza-
their December exhibit are disposed to do
what they can TO detract from the show In
Madison Square Garden under the auspices
Manufacturers.
Chamois skins which have become soiled
through use, often so filled with dust as
to scratch polished surfaces. may be easily
cleaned by soaking two hours in hot water
IN which a small amount of soda has been
dissolved, and then washed In weak solu-
ton Of soda ana soft soap IN hot water.
Pure water hardens them.
Buyers OF secondhand automobiles are
Just as careful IN selecting a car as those
who place their orders for new ones which
partially explains the question as 10 where
an the secondhand cars GO The trade in
secondhand autos Is 50 good that not one
OF the big dealers hesitates TO take one in
exchange when making a sale.
Automobile importers have formed the
Importers Automobile salon, with head
quarters at New York, and to guard the in
teTests OF the Industry In this country
They have definitely lxed upon January ~
% 10 az the time 70 present the latest mod
els OF the foreign manufacturers, which
will be shown at the Paris exhibit.
Among the exhibits at the show ht Madi-
son Square Garden, New York, will be all
sorts Of balloons and other aerial craft
Lahm recently won the aeronautic cham
pionship In France, motor from the Smith
weighs only three pounds per horse power
and many types or aerodromes and aero
planes.
The most powerful motor hre engine yet
constructed has been built for the fire de-
paTtEent OF RasariO, In the Argentine Re
public. II comprises a 5O-horse-pover Pc
troll motor carriage fitted with a ire pump
arranged 20 be driven by the propelling ma
chinery and capable OF throwing 80 gallons
Of water per minute. chemical oyliLSNr
OF ninety gallons capacity, an escape reach-
ing sixty feot high and 1900 feet Of hose.
The summer country home at Pine Lake
Of the Automobile club OF Detroit has been
closed for the winter. This club house Is
the only one OF its kind In the country
and gives Detroit motorists a rendezvous
which Is exceptionally pleasant for after
noon, evening and Sunday drives. II Is
about thirty miles from the city. by a good
road, and provides the accommodations OF
reception hail. parlori smoking, lounging
and dining rooms baths and several sleep
ms apartments. AS soon as the building
h completed the club viii also have city