The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-14
AMONG TIE AUTOMODILEIS.
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upon thnse ~ The Gordon nsnnett race do not
RiveFrancethe prrpondrratipg representation
10 Witch tho Ttnash club considers ahe IL en-
titled The question now arises, What viii
be- lone ~ CAT over the dirlculty' Some
Tfench makers ho not approve ~ tho decision
~ tho \ & y 80 u viii he seen. and arc
willing and anxious 10 ngh'. and n possible
again secute tho trophy Probably tho
American authorities will cat the knot by aC.
| ceptinR approved entities direct from manu-
facturets. under the circumstances. instead
NJ only through the 4 & 7 aa the representa-
tive club
An automobile wac sold TO a Wisconsin
farmer recently under a guarantee that
besides using II ~ n vehicle he would he able
with the motor &C. grind grain. run saw, musk
and shred corn"
Those who favor the passage of the bin
admitting denaturi1nd alcohol on the free
list agree that II will be employed as fuel
for engines much more, extensively IN tins
country than II Is abroad. II Is known that
in Germany there are now in use between.
5000 and 5000 alcohol engines. Motors OF
the internal combustion variety employing
alcohol ne fuel are coming into extensive
use in agricultural districts for running all
sorts OF farm machinery.
Hiring out automobiles on an extensive
scale has been gone into by a London, arm,
which has been organized recently and with
real. British sense of euphony given the name
Of Motor Jobmasters. Ltd. The jobmasters
have put hftycars into commission OF various
types and with drivers in UNIFORM
Meteor moving vans were used I'm in , Chicago Az
migrations OF the Windy City denizens.
The horseman reckons the miles; the auto
mobillst only the time.
For the Rladness it will reflect on their
recollections of early persecution, al pioneer
kind, should receive opportunity to, e rsue
the following excerpt of an editorial u the
Car In a New Light"
In ordinary times some people favor auto
numerous Others do not. But in periods OF
great disaster arising from natural causes
the risky bubble seems TO he a great success.
Cursed as a nuisance and a danger to the
community: laughed at as an. Impractical toy
built for the sole purpose OF Turing gullible
ing down and leaving him there like an Arab
| stranded on the desert with a broken down
camel; abused as the great modern incentive
to extravaganza on the. part. Of the young
and foolish, the automobile did its work in
the shadow Of grim Vesuvius and In the streets
Of burning San Francisco with a %neatness and
despatch that surprised its friends and dunn
founded its enemies, During the eruption
Of Vesuvius the automobile seemed to be about
the only conveyance that was capable of
prompt and efficient service near the great
mountain, and in San, Franclsco. during the
Oilll " 'iih' "" NV
it was the automobile that was most eagerly
seized by soldiers in their need for quick
movement in the stricken city,
"Undoubted eddy the automobile has come to
stay. There may still be some room for Inn
B pro ths asb a del ,is of oPn t1e lower t1 slopes slopes 90 Of P Tess.
vius and the streets of Frisco have given their
testimony AS to its usefulness In times OF
sudden need.
Now that f, u, Hartman has presented
his chauffeur with a check for $500 on his
nrnnNian m ntit epNnkinu IN Will hn In OTdpT
for all those who are Chauleurs to millionaires
TO send marked copies, of the item to their
employers, anonymously, and then proceed
to smoke excessively and with much ostenta-
ton.
call police traps in England, where the con-
stables are very active at enforcing the speed
other of the locality Of these. traps, which
well might be adopted here, has been dis
S %Sieh 4 st II ,T e ny TN, he ro osG ID F on each aSRh's SIDE
the III DIR dri S1ap' never fSiRi to soc. it, This idea Is
rendering most of the traps ineffective.
Says a stanch supporter OF the American
Automobile Association, one Of those who
were in at its birth, and who rocked its cradle
III is almost IKE making money to joi9 the
American o6PIlSA $50 !, GUn nowsdsys
practically to giving a man half his money
back at the g9-in, for they are valued at a
uDlldT td'lls hlli " VI al hilt. WI ~
books, maps. trade publications and in
suranCe, one can save seven or eight dollars
a year by paying for a membership" The
veteran had reference to a new deal whereby
individuals paying 81 for membership are
given an association emblem free.
Resilient wheels which do away with the
use of pneumatic tires are the subject of eX-
tensiye experiments IN France and some
interesting results are being sought through
contests between cars fitted with such devices.
A competition of this sort was held recently
in Paris and eight or ten different STYLES, Of
resilient wheels competed. The Diet allied
results and their analysis have not yet been
received here. but the first reports are that
the contest was quite satisfactory.
In London a.O4o automobiles and 5.iss
motorcycles are registered.
Since the New York Motor Club held it's
first economy test last year public and nri-
vate trials TO determine the cost Of touring
have multiplied, j., C., Emmerling of Johns
town, Pa, made a trip last week from larry.
town to his home, keeping close track of all
expenses On route. The first part OF the run
was by way of Nyack,. Newark and Trenton
to Philadelphia 100 n Iles. This was covered
In eight hours, entirely on the high gear
and without stopping the engine. From the