New-York tribune., 1907-12-15
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS.
TROUBLES FROM TIRES.
Great Danger of Speeding Comes
from Strain ON Rims.

The great danger in speeding lies in tires being
| forced off the rims when working out of ruts
| IN turning corners The side strain begins in
! crease to a dangerous extent at fifteen miles an
hour, and at fifty the tire Is often subjected to
! side strain of thousands of pounds
After much experimenting the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company. of Akron, Ohio. has devised and
patented an equipment which absolutely precludes
the possibility of tire coming off the rim IN SER
vice Its so-called detachable tire has an mex
tensible base. into which is vulcanized an endless
tape of piano wire. This wire tape must be broken
before the tire base be stretched. and this
would require a greater strain than could be
exerted upon II.
To form the complete equipment the tire is used
| on the Goodyear universal rim. which single
nut Con the valve stem) locks the side flanges so
| firmly in place that it would be necessary de-
| stroy the rim TO force them off until unlocked.
once the single thumb nut is unscrewed however,
the f1anGe may be removed and the tire taken off
| in less than minute. without the Of special
| tool.
Barney Odheld became interested in the combi-
nation when the patent papers were submitted for
| MS judgment, and of the first to try out
! the combination on circular track.
| A recent story in a newspaper of Bangkok Siam,
| goes TO prove that nature taking is
elusive American institution The story in question
| relates how an attack was made on an automo-
bile by one of two white elephants which
being driven to the river their morning bath.
This elephant is credited with seeing In the auto
mobile. which a Rambler car, owned and
| driven by c. G. Edwards. of Bangkok a strong
competitor in the transportation business, and
| have been mbued with the idea of ACCOMPLISHING
rs destruction before it could breed any more of
/ its KIND in the land of Siam. Mr.. Edwards's car
| came through the encounter with only lamp and
mudguard broken.
| One Of the most interesting phases of the growth
| of the automobile vehicle of TRANSPORTATION
| is the many novel to which it has been put.
These novel uses we'll illustrated in two orders
| recently received by the manufacturers of the
| Frayer-Miller car. which is of the mechanically
| air-cooed type. A Western preacher who spends
his time in travelling has ordered touring
| car with wheel base of 40 inches. which pro-
| Vldes a very large tonneau fitted with folding
berths AS far sleeping accommodations arc
concerned. this preacher can travel Independent
Of hotels.
The second order IS for a large truck capable Of
carrying four pianos, and with sides which fold
out. providing room for people to examine the
pianos. This truck is to be sent through the
Middle West, with the purpose of selling pianos to
with horse-drawn truck which carried only one
piano. The FTayer-Miller truck not alone carries
four pianos. but will travel at nearly four times
the speed Of the horse-drawn truck.
The Palmer & Singer Manufacturing Company
has experienced the same annoying delays in get
ting into its new building nearly every other
automobile concern along Broadway has met with
It is now definitely announced however. that the
building between 10th and Both streets extending
through from broadway TO Seventh avenue. which
IS to he the home of the Palmer & Singer
Manufacturing Company, viii be ready for occu-
pancy by January I.
We are often asked what is being done to re-
duce tire the average automobilist?" "Repu-
table tire makers have been working on this prob
lin company. our experience is both wide and
varied. Mr.. Parker answers the inquiry satisfac-
torily for in two short sentences: Ffrst-See
that your car is fitted with tires large enough TO
carry the load easily Second-keep your tires
well inflated. DO not heGrudge a few dollars In
itial expense for tires a size larger than the re-
quIrements call for catalogue weights of cars;
don't your back at the expense Of your pocket
book when you come to initiate your tires. Larger
tires and highly inflated tires are prime requisite
If costs to be reduced"
City held on December S. ordinance was adopted
prohibiting automobiles from carrying chains on
their tires in Central Park, The Highway Com
mission of New Jersey has also ruled that auto
mobiles carrying chains on their wheels cannot
use certain roads in that state: but this viii not
necessarily tie up those automobilists who wish to
brave the storms Of winter in the following out OF
their favorite pastime. for the Highway Commits
sion Of New Jersey allows the use of Hartford
Nidclev tread tires which claimed by the Hart
ford Rubber Works Company 10 be absolutely anti
skid: and. moreover the company states that this
device does not IN any way inJure the street pave
Inent or road and this has been generally con-
ceded wherever investigated by highway commits
sions and park boards
II is interesting TO note the influence which sue
cess in motor contests is having on the sale OF
machines for In some quarters there IS hue and
cry against automobile racing and competition OF
al descriptions The Harry S. Houpt Company
,-tfcl, co,I+rois the fortunes of the Thomas
York Philadelphia and New Jersey. may be taken
as a good illustration. The Thomas has carried Its
coos in every contest of note In recent years one
I'm particular which stands on the company 3
salesroom floor In New York is powerful lever In
finding out the impression which automobile com
petition has made on the minds OF critical owners
This machine, a regular S0-horsepower IhonlaS
Aver IS unbeaten. having competed in all the big
tours, hin climbs and endurance contests and es-
tablished worlds record Tor the tWehty-iouf-houF
race a mile track.
"Ortside Of the unusual hunt for good machines
Of last years vintage at any price. the most re-
rnarable tendency this fall is the steady increase
in the call for gasolene machines of the Limousine
fvne'' said General John T Cutting yesterday.
As regards the latter demand, 1t could very easiiy
bazya been anticipated and in order TO meet 1t 1t
was only a question OF using n little foresight IN
placing orders months ago at the factory ms
our firm did and the consequence is that we nave
done a good business In face OF the unlocked for
sIackness in the retail trade as a whole
"There are two ways of advancing six-cynder
interest +" said Charles s. Shanks. of the Wnton
rIran,, Yesterday "One Is a straightforward
presentation of six-cylnder advantages Dy ca,a- %
logue in the newspapers and by statesmen Inc
second and the less expensive way Is that OF 1901
ish opposition. Indeed we have found that the
very absurdities urged against si<-cynnaeis t ~
advocates of the four have been exuemely ei
fetive in convincing intelligent motorists that the
six lacking real, tangible defects Tor ts oppoien1S
10 nounce upon (as illustrated by their use OF on-
,ouslv Illogical points, must be car Wen worm
Investigating We hope our loving friends In tie
four camp viii keep UP their good work Ines
are doing quite much to create siA s'ain-
uede as are the six makers theniselVeS
MANY visitors to both the New York and Chcaso
automobile shows impressed by the ialse
variety OF Studebaker motor models sho"h EN-,
hracing almost the entire range OF seii-ptopeiieu
vehicles. Commenting upon TINS Pnase ,d. =.
business Colonel George NJ. Studebaker, presldenl
80 the studebaker Automobile Company, or South
Hcnd Ind said, in recent interview IN ldh.tie
, the roanufacture Of self-propelled vehlcies the
80 ~ etudebaker has not departed from lis
long established policy of buildlns SeniclsS Io
every requirement of business ana pieasuie, ao'
as in our horse vehicle business SO IN our auto
H. h,einass we build motor vehicles Tor practl-