The sun., 1906-02-25
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

The Electric Vehicle Company has always claimed
to undcrra,r, rather than overratc' the morse
power OF Columbia gasocnc cars Iheadvan'as's
OF this policy, President Budong states are bound
10 be manifested IN the long run Every motor
made by the company Is subjected 10 severe
and accurate test. the brake horse power pe'hs
asccrtaned with absolute accuracy 1e" uaSs
no., a motor, which had given two years OF nara
service in n Mark Mill Columbia, was tested for
the purpose of comparing Its present capacity
with is original rating, which mad bceh piaceu az
a. horse. power. The testing experts VINO were
watching the experiment were considerably sur
nrlsed when the Indicator quickly ran 10 above
tho 40 horsepower mark. Careful examination
was made to asccrtail whether the apparatus
was working correctly. and everything was louha
right, showing that the power OF this particular
motor had Increased apprcciably during Two years
use. The car from which 1t was taken had ocen
wen cared for and kept properly adjusted at all
times 1t is frequently expected that motor
will Improve after certain amount OF use, but
ordinarily the owner hardly looks for Improve
ment after long period OF service
Few except the most experienced motorists
realize the absolute necessity OF good brakes on an
automobile Some OF the manufacturers. however.
have taken care OF this particular for them and
have equipped their cars with brakes warranted
10 hold the machine practically anywhere. with
the coming OF the big car American manufacturers
have gone to the extreme In their efforts 10 provide
every possible degree OF safety. Both foreign and
American makers OF large maCnlnes now ConCeu-
trate their brakes the rear hubs. one set being
internal and expanding against the hub and the
other external and operating on the outside. In
this way the rim of tho hub. when both brakes are
applied, is practically held In a wise. One American
manufacturer has gone further than this In order
TO be on the safe side He has coupled to both the
foot and emergency brakes an attachment that,
when either is applied, not only disconnccts the
clutch, but throttlcs the motor This latter device
does away with complicated governor. brake
Of this kind is found on the Thomas flyer. This Is
the that has had such phenomenal success In the
hands OF Harry $, Houpt here in New York.
The Old smobile Company OF New York has real.
lied that II is away on In estimating the business
Cor this season Since the New York show the
cars have been selling at such rate that their
original allo,mcn, viii have melted away before
the season Is well opened. The big "Ods," that 10
the four cylinder Palace Touring Car. has been o
hummer and the New York ag ents consider them.
selves lucky II they will be able to secure nifty
from the Lansing factory. The order was placed
during tho week with the understanding that the
New York u1lcc would take precedence In the
matter OF deliveries. Another car that has proved
a winner Is the two cycle modcl-but the most re
marnabe feature In the selling OF this machine
Is the fact that they were all sold without even
demons stration. 1t Is admitted that the prcdic
iions made BY the Oldsmobilc Company OF New
York at the grand reunion OF Oldmobists last
election day have been fulfilled. The new straight
dash runabout. the two cycle wonder, the four
cylinder Gcntleman's Roadster and the Palace
Touring have all added their share the SUCCESS.
Not tho leas, potent factor In the economlzing
OF time and labor In the business world to day is
the almost universal adoption OF electric trucks
aud Wagons for delivery purposes. The large
number OF I'll vehicles seen on our streets every
dav OF the week and the ever increasing popu
laritv OF tho automobile for commercial purpose
,ncllnes TO believe that the enti.e ousting of
the horse Is not improbable. The capacity speed
md endurance Of the electric venicle rccommc nd
Its use TO merchants In every line OF business The
demand has become so marked that INC Vehicle
EGulpm en-, Company OF Long Island City, has
given special attention TO tho building OF such
Vehicles and has Installed the ncct ssary machine ry
which places the company In position 10 special
ize In this line OF work