The sun., 1907-08-11
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.


eoostructional lines OF the modern motor car was
shown In many ways on the Gndden tour OF tnis
year Being able 20 cover the water breaks OF
Maryland and Pennsy lvania renected credit on
car but perhaps no better Illustration OF what .
motor car will really stand was given than when
one Of the cars on the tour went into canal IN
Ohio. a short time after the accident mad nap
pened one Of the press cars, q Thomas nyor' Wncn
bore the nu mber IL. came along 10 had been armed
with forty foet OF inch mani 10 rope IN view on
lust such exigencies The tow cars were ropcd
together and ten persons were crowded on the
Thomas flyer In order that their weight might
give u all the traction possible. The pull was not
straight one, since the car that was In the Canal
had gonc In on a diagonal course. While the Thom as
nyer was forced 10 keep straight on narrow road
bordering the banks. As coon the power In
the flyer was applied the one iach manila rope
snapped as n II had been piece OF twine ~ was
again tied in the hope that POSSIBLY " nao oeen
weaker In ono place than In the remainder o. tne
rome and that this weakness might have caused
the break When the clutch was let In again the
rope snapped as cIore. and IL was then scen mat
nothing ess than block and tackle IN cnhins
ould pull tsat out OF the canal. An e1amina-
tion siterwsra showed that not part III uhe
Thomas had been strained. and that notwitnS'ahd'
ing the diagonal pull neither the frame nor any OF
It's members had been twisted or bent out ol Inc
In the slightest
one OF the greatest bugbears OF the automobile
is the ever present fear OF the tires leaving the
rims at some critical moment. Inc large numoeI
OF such accidents show how well groundeu arc
such fears. \ quick turn when the car Is sklddlne
carelessness IN crossing car tracks or similar oc-
currences which form part and parcel OF every
drivers experience are apt 10 be the cause OF
terrible accidents unless a car Is equipped win
tires which. once on the nm, are herc W stay.
a poorly shod auS S1rnobile. IKE poorly shod
horse" says +. 4. Srake manager OF the FISK
Rubber Company's New York branch, is con-
slant source Of uneasiness. not 10 say danger
You never can tell when something's going 10
happen and this frame OF mind Is cerAinS nov
conducive 10 pleasure when driving In as
cuss,ns the sticktoiuyeness OF tires he says tha'
when a Fisk tire is once attached 10 tbe nm no
,orcr 10 which an automobile could possibly be
.ub,eeted under any conditions can cause IL 70
come on whether Inflated or Debated neither
can it roll or creep when once attached. so Sc
curey isn fastened that any circumlerenua move
m.nt which would result in disrupung the valve
or inner tube Is abso uteiy impossible AS the air
cushion is entirely above the nm all possbln'S OF
an Instance Of how Fis KS stick he cities the case
OF an automobile equipped Mtn risk ures ,ara wnrn
witn a Boston and Albany express Mthough the
hub and most OF the spokes were torn ou. oI ue
which they had been subj ected, were found 10 be
last 70 the nm.
A few days ago c. $. Carrts Of Syracuse finished
a 600 mile tour in a Franklin. lie toured through
Wisoonsin Mac % and Michigan During the entire TIP
the engine needed no adjustments. and az the
says that there is promising outlook In the auto
mobile buslnsss for the year ls1s ~ an Ihe Seo
Those who labor under the impression that
sSens ,on viii be O. interested in the s o expenditures
complied by y. T. Levy the New ots ch.s pLoser, gn
sna amen return Mr. Levy drove his Mstheson car
and was accompanied by party .re of s's so,o.s nc
e;asolene, xSi 80; oil s2 20; storage. sis; washing
si2; polishing. N.55; kerosene. IS cents Inc l tom
a mile for each passenger. In comparison rrilroad
travel is not only very much more ssPenslVs
enjoyed with automobile travel
general fo ssies ' MANAGE Of The winton Company,
"wc shall announce our Inc for 1909, ana our story
al WORK for nearly four years on a single model
intended To establish new standard for motor
fac, that he has been tau, concentrating his
thought and effort that the winton Company has
kept out Of races and contests requiring sp,ciaHy
constructed cars"
In reply to the numerous requests which have
been received by the Peerless Motor Car Com.
psny AZ Cleveland for sets Of the postal cards
ana TO guests at the various hotels where the tour
made night stops the company has M ssa d. number ~
one who is Interested upon written request. The
cards are n.srssnS views siong ~ ne TOAD r
line line Of the SIS miles trsvsrsed.
EE. McMsster has associated himself with the
Continental Caoutohouc Company OF America
ss Tf:,sE s Ss.s sss' ..sesd nsn.sss nc:
with The Firestone Tire snd Rubber Company
and has been connected with pneumatic tire In
with automobile manufacturers and the trade is
extremely large Mr.. McMaster 10 a man that
is liked BY everybody and Is considered one OF the
he will assume duties in the Middle West with
headquarters At Detroit, Mich
r. Graham, vice. president OF the Acme Com
pany has been visiting agencies throughout the
Past and has returned to the factory at Reading.
He states TINT he found lively demand for motor
cars for the fall and is under the impression that
the coming season induced by carly shows AZ
Chicago and New York will show q consistent
and persistent demand for the better class OF tour
ing cars. beginning az early date In the fall.
Work toward getting the new Maxwell; Briscoe
forward With remarkable rspidiY was only
q little more than month ago since the corner
STONE. was laid. yet . great deal OF machinery
are now being put TO work. fn less than month
The factory wfD be running with Q force Of 800
hands.
when a car that never has been the subject OF
any sens t,inrs' t'i'isbslSo begins 70 rso on its
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