The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

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other ma,ertais that enter into the construction OF
his car their dimensions and weights and the
reasons for their USE there are some matters OF
80 80 80. nnSo,n,sdIv wonId he inc hr.lIng
suTf,ce he has Al his command, Il Is a pretty safe
guess that not one among ten drivers could answer
this question. although the chances are that every
one OF mem eouiu veh WneIe .no oLAAS' "eNe ~
This was a subject that came up when several
men who had ordered 1907 Thomas Flyers from
Harry 5. Houpt happened TO be together recently:
1t developed that only one OF the men who had
". x.s one who Sas hSd consderahle mechanIcaI
ne Nas Ohe "no nau .
with a ruler and a scale before he became thoroughly
satisaed that IL combined all the features Of safety
and srrength he heucved In
The actual braklnR surface OF the care In square
.nr. -. 49, bic 81, . mis- nan STA @rh. ms,,er
io,e nc placesn ms oIueI' nus nun sau. Ia NV y
/ ordered my Thomas / measured up Tor myself
and found ihat iGe enscs suIiace on @h,cL me
brakes nad play was S4SOo square lncnts TOT tne
four leather TO metal bands on the countershafts
a That ever; hRiInlS4'eal else was ali right. and 81 i pas my
PAD In my pocket anu prougn' out my cheeAooOK."
Keeping pace with the rapid advance in automo-
pie constIucuon are tne sccessores WIN Mhich
developed practically TO perfection, The best Z
ample OF this Is the lamps and lighting OF the car.
particular aooat mar aus lnmps: Enety 1g car
two square dasn lights and a colored tall light,
and 10 be complete the equipment must now In
clude a poweIinl searchnght ~ Is mounted on
throw the SHAFT OF ugh! In any direction. Just Ike
th9 scarcnnRhI on q snip, a. RR ha NaIu
lamps on a modern motor car neaalgnts anu
searchnght' throw tneir rays Ior remaTSapg long
Rose Manufacturing Company. which are the
most powerful ana are c0nsloe,es tne most re.
objects 10 be clearly distinguished az a distance
81 from 400 70 LOO rect nearly a miro OF a mile,
Lamps lam rS burn =sSs, gsas gas; T y5 q. S Ssysro a P D,
70 the running poaro, which Mlh max enongn gas
Sesdli9Sts for TEN hours. The sianG Neverout
t,s sInp OF N 70 y hic Sr ismn y NC u ""e
Last week a SAFE was MADE oy tne I; a. OHeIr
Prospective purchasers are taking in the per.
iHT.IItI Turned out n the pSrry h question had az MINDED
@ place an order iCI wen known ioTeisn %schins
iSo7 mo Sp PTRe Tpunchsser dropped into the Royai
ssiesTooms in the beginning Of the week and pro;
modef. Il. b. Phinnsy' a member OF the COMPANY
Happened 70 6e there and waited patiently for some
IIvSIS ~ u ~ ,,roed 20 NJ p S y
and said; Il read about that TEST TO which these
: c "iih On the SIsb sneed Of n dificnit hiI in tbsss
parts and 1 guess YOU can take my order" Mr..
ing aav and cot his rbect ''
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n ,n. D..buo,d Co,,n,,, A5ro... In. oriy n.,vs
n.nsr svnr nysD,ed nv sutomohi. noSer Edi.or
Cr Son TsT ssliS now MORNING ~ wSs aT aS order was hastily
cent - Ain TGnttlIn,s nIaninv mill at port Rich.
mnnd FOR two Wooden ptlIeys 10 Al over the hubs
~ : 9hseis If Inc antomobiie Whiie these ygere
~ MAJ nIiievS belts ~ ana sho,t
m,dTriSh{ ths doh vas rom1isted ~N'' Inv 0O
sSince thai time the automobile has been furnishing
ny ~ pI1rJaw ,iyii and otnsT machinery eSsrv
~. nd viii combine 10 do 50 until Inc new clec-
u.ss an ~ M h.ve Iseen IosSsned NV" N"'
" ~ no,sbis feature about this temnorarv nower
ri.n, ~ tnund In the sact tbat Inc fo1Y cvindeT az
horse engine Of the Winton Model x works ten