The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-17
MOTOR PUFFS

For an automobilist to make a long trip
in fast time and without the least trouble
with his car is now al everyday occur.
renee. A part Of the general public still
associates all name of breakdowns, de-
lays and Inconvenience with the use of
the motor car. No one will deny that this
was true a few years ago. but all who use
automobiles of modern manufacture have
found that trouble is now the exception
and not the rule. There are so many avnil-
able Instances to Illustrate this statement
that a selection is difficult to make. Tho
following letter written by George Burn
ham, an architect OF Portland, Me-, to the
Matheson company OF New York, is worth
noting IN this connection:
TT may be Of interest to you to know
that l made a run IN the Srd inst. from
Boston to Falmouth, Me, in my Matheson,
a distance Of 10 miles. in six hours, at no
time did I exceed thirty miles an hour and
only came up to that speed when climb
ing hills; at no time was 1 out OF the
fourth speed except in the congested por-
lions OF cities; gasoline consumption
slightly under ten gallons and no apprecta-
BILE lowering Of the water level IN the rad
iator In q distance of $50 miles. During
the run I did not once leave the drivers
seat: the motor ran for six hours without
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distance my man was asleep in the tom
nesn. OF course there is nothing extraora-
mary In this, but 1t is my idea Of RELIABLE
ity and good comfortable travelling
Secreted away IN a deserted building
along the East River in New York Is a
boat OF unique design, the construction N
which has just been completed. In the
near future Its designer and builder. J.
Hencken, expects 10 launch his craft and
demonstrate Its ability to glide over the
water Al a speed better than fifty miles an
hour. His first hoRt Is fifty feet in length,
hut MIR. Hencken Has prepared plans for
q feet OF boats, each 100 feet in length,
70 be used In passenger service on the
Hudson River. and whose speed viii exceed
that Of the rilroad trims.
To rronel hts novel craft Mr.. Henckon
has purchased oiie OF the 6o--horsepower
motors used IN the Frsyer-Niiller racing
cars. which were huilt for the last Van
derbill cup race. The fact thnt his boa,
when speeding viii raise up out of the
water ana glide over It's surface would re
uuire some special arrangement TO pro
vid water 70 cool a motor OF the water
cooled rype Mr Hencken selected the
F~rayFr-Affilsr motor mt alone because Of
the great power II develops for its weight,
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cooled. 1ir. Hsncxen speaks OF his gliding
boat as the intermediate step 70 navigat.
ing ths afr tn sn a~sroplane.
The xreas possibilities attending the -,
Of automobiles as conveyors Of mail ovel
rural delivery routes arr clearly shown 5s
q tesi recently made Al South Bend. lnd
The route selected was twenty-five miles
long, srpplied IL families snd IS said Il
4 n ~hE frr~aor@ ,a4s 49, ~ - 1~uer1
Covnry. win a horse and xa;zon tt Take
asrhu nuerE II crEer this poute. but m th'
1est ne mai carrier drove = SrldebaSs'
~eAectrac and cut the time g three hours.
One tnoussna miles n ruo ard a hal
dsxE A. z very c~redltaole performances 10
: e private owner touring FOR pleasure A.
Graves. 4 New York broker, nov makia;
an extensive European tuur N a 2e-S c
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IN New York s1a-sug ina mis- record wa
accomplished 1y h.m N the rr1p fron
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