Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
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Commercial travellers are getting so
they travel a great deal by auto and
find that that mod> of getting about
the country serves their purpose better
than any other. There Is no waiting
for trains, and the drummer, as soon
as he is through calling on the trade
in one town, is ready to jump into his
vehicle and speed away to his next
stop.
Webb Jay, it Is said will enter the
racing game next winter on a California
beach which, it is said, rivals Orinond's
famous stretch of sand. "Automobil
lists who motor all over California; - said
Mr.. Jay, have discovered a sixteen
mile stretch of sand about midway be-
tween San Francisco and Los Angeles
where the conditions are ideal for rae
Ing several hours each day. Touring
cars nave recently made miles in los
to LILO on the beach without any previ-
Gus tuning up, and the climate is said
to be ideal. The beach is located 275
miles south of Frisco and 211 miles
north of Los Angeles
new non-inf1ammable rubber ce-
ment and vulcanizing solution has been
invented and is now on the market.
1t is shown by actual test to be non
combustible and the dangers by fire and
explosion always connected with the
use Of benzine, benzole and naphtha,
which was heretofore used in the max
ing of cements, are entirely foreign
to 1t. The trade name of this non-in-
f1ammable cement and solution is
Clingfasta.
Now that the rules for the Glidden
tour have been settled upon and it is
known that the affair is to be upon
strict competitive lines, interest in the
event Is mounting higher than ever
The route is inviting and the entries
should be plentiful. Considerable Curl
osity and some anxiety are being
evinced to learn whether or not the
winning car of last year will be repre-
sented. With Percy Pierce abroad, it
has been inferred by some that the
champion OF the 1905 tour would not
be represented, leaving so much more
of chance for others.
Don't say some one has been monkey
ing with your car when you don't know
what's the matter.
Don't try to see how quick you can
stop. It's hard on the car from the
crank shaft to the tires.
Don't tell your employer the garage
doesn't half clean the car when you
didn't give 1t a chance.
Don't force the car up every hill at
its limit to show what it can do. 1t
will be expensive for the boss.
Don't put in a new battery every
time the engine misses. 1t may be
dirty commutator or dozen other |
things
Don't forget that high class chauf-
feur is never out of job, and has the
best cars to drive, to say nothing Of
wages.
Don't forget to see that every nook
and corner of the car is clean when it
goes out If it's the cleaners business
to do it, see that he does it.
Don't forget that the best chauffeur
is the one who goes the most miles with
the fewest number of revolution of
the engine, and consequently less wear
and tear, less oil and less gasoline.
A roll of adhesive tape in the repair
kit and some strips of court plaster in
a pocket book are things no automobil-
list should be without on the road.
A temporary repair for leaking
water pipe or radiator can be made
with white lead, which is obtainable
almost anywhere. Plaster 1t around the
break and bind it on with a rag and
tire tape.
Charles j. GIidden of auto touring
fame arrived in Yokohama, japan, on
May 1, and since then had covered 577
miles up to May 7. He says the Flow
cry kingdom is no place for the motor
car, as, owing to bad roads, weak
bridges and heavy traffic, 1t is impos-
iible to average more than ten miles
per hour.
There is not so much talk about fast
Irving as there was year or two
lgo, In spite of the fact that the big
curing cars and the new runabouts
ire supposed to rattle off q mile right
lround a minute when at top speed.
This is because the drivers are edu-
ated and realize the danger if they try
o break records on the much Travelled
The makers and the
ealers have opposed fast driving, and
ONE who thought It quite funny have
ONE TO their way of thinking.