The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-22
AUTOMOBILE T

That greater caution should be exercised In pur-
chasing from unknown parties automobiles al
bargain prices particularly II cash is TO be for
warded BY buyers before they see the machines
was emphasized by a case which had It's culmiha-
ton last week In the Federal Court az Minneapolis.
dwight E. jackson and A. H. jackson were sen
fenced TO imprisonment for ninety days and a
nne OF 500 for detrauding a Mr.. Crpe In connection
with the sale OF a second hand machine. In May
1906, an advertisement appeared In a trade paper
Offering "a 1904 White Steamer for $500" half TO
be sent on to bind the bargain and the balance to
he sent when the machine had been delivered and
tested by the purchaser. The advertisement
was signed by the Advance Manufacturing Com
pany, Minneapolis" The agent for the White
in that city. H. H. Haynes, noted the advertisement.
and 'suspectlng something was wrong, because OF
the low price, investigated the case. He found
that the Advance Manufacturing Company" con-
sisted OF the Jackson brothers and two other per
sons who carried their ofices In their hats" The
machine In their possession was not a White, but
a ramshackle home made affair that had never
ran around the block. The publisher OF the paper
was notified Of the fraudulent character OF the
advertisement, and Il was removed from the paper
but too late. as was afterward disclosed. About
the end OF June a letter was received at the "hlte
factory from S. 4, Grippe, a jewellcr OF La Pace,
Ill.,. requesting an instruction book. as he had Just
bought a White car which will arrive 10. morrow"
A few days later Mr.. Grippe wrote again. saying
81 have been swlndled. l sent the Advance Manu-
featuring Company 500 in prepayment and they
have sent me a machine which In no respect re-
sembles q white" Thereupon Mr.. Crpe, In CO.
operation with the white company and Mr., Haynes,
undertook criminal proceedings against the Ad-
vance Manufacturing Company, with the result
noted above. Bargain hunters who purchase by cor
respondence with irresponsible parties will do well
10 take warning from this Incident
The speed Of the 10 horse power two cycllnder
Columbia is conservatively placed at thirty -hve
miles an hour. This appears 10 be pretty slow
10 a recent prospective purchaser, who declared
that the car suited him in every way except that he
wanted something faster. He was given a demon
s,ra,ion and when the speedometer ran up to thirty
Ave miles an hour on an unfrequented and com
paratively rough road he expressed himself as well
sati shed and bought the machine. AS a matter OF
fact, a great deal OF Misrepresentation exists as "a
VIVA, constitutes speed OF thirty miles an hour oil
onward. A good many motorists who perhaps
Al times drive as fast as thirty miles an hour arc
certain that they are going at least ten miles faster,
Thirty miles an hour on an ordinary road Is pretty
fast and the impression made upon the sense!
OF the occupant OF the car Ia similar TO what hi
would feel al a sixty mile an hour gait on a broac
straishtAyay course. with nrst class surface. En-
yironment always has a strong bearing upon The
apparent speed rate.
The resignation OF Percy Owen from his forme
position and the assuming of the management o
the Eastern sales department OF the Aerocar Com
pany proved a sensation In New YORK and nationa
utomobt circles. Attention was drawn i'm
nediately TO the latest air cooled car in the helc
and the salesrooms on upper Broadway, which ar
among the finest in New York. were the scene o
unusual activity during ths w " = sod The AsIssG
iiS p Of the car and his change III, owen said: :"
had 6u. 70 e to Detroit s !, nns sn ne ~, S,sl s,. .ss st fsssSIE :
Excellent Sni climber" The AeTocer Company |
construction Of a factory in short order with
capacity Of 800 cans fr the INST year. Within
s soT Inc as shows Ss' and . hey arc Seias shipped tegulsJi
now. Nj. Owen viii handle the Aesocar from IN
Already he has started booking orders for agencies
on tho road and deliveries will 9ommenoe In severe
weeks, There are no radical departures IRON
q n siTsesSEe' p ssf. re- snS @a ssa'y sss. e. ?. Is Is , HSns
three. inches Longer than the 90 The wheel
sire sisel g Win iasa deep u .s s' I. { tie ' ssle ,I' fPen q sh Pa'S fss
Of one beam section nickel steel and yeldless
I II iA se 3 Sars isisSssi G s1o sas n q course rs ' he. St Il !
notieeabiy larger md a decomgressing lever !
!HS rGsxiasd If f isni s | an G sssd. ahlsS i ssn. iio1f @ssas9
attached 70 ono Sc, Of p,SSss;, sad 81 sioT SIS,ss es ~ ts
c1'ssasa Sac ,s an I ina mpPisipls di &c e 81 S,us oen 81 u
Of twenty-five separate discs Is q feature Of %
sSp; T Tas iasR' spssds ahead Ssss an and re SE @s 'e isISI
fSorf 5000 with seven passenger body. {,
J1Es trouble i. sdpit,sdly he sst ssns Of the aass
with the great pastlme through this cause. II ha.
and market q tire that even the mos, pessimlstI
| admit Will create a %sensAtion In the motor ca
Tire. and lis construction is such that y IS pro
tected from paneturs a. az TINES; Long an.
high sceed and gives much Erestst traction, tn
tire Is composed Of = PERSIST pseunS, ,, tube TIA
protecting nfnge tread e9I,i e the f w. alame,e,
a feature and Is In reality a nat t5ead. made of si
rubber used as an interlinine. The nanEed ,edgs
a tread protector, without covering the sides O
the tire, 50 that there Is no chance OF affecting III
resillency.
c. B. Rice. the Eastern agent for the Baker cleo
the line. returned from q visit TO the Cleveland fac
tory last week and brought with him Illustration
Of the handsome Baker rear boat victoria abou
which so much has been heard. From his deecrir
ton IL Is one OF the most ELABORATE town vehicle
ever manufactured The nrst shlnmeni u e1peek