The Washington times., 1907-11-24
ALL EYES TURNED
TOWARD CHICAGO
AUTOMOBILE SHOW
GroSSman Gives Some
Pointers on Care of
Storage Batteries.

An encouraging Improvement IL the
financial situation in New York Is indI-
Gated by inquiries Tor cars, evident IN
varying degrees at the different deal
ers.
The thoughts Of motorists are now
turned toward the Chicago show at the
Coliseum and the Importers Salon at
Madison Squire Garden. The former,
which Is regarded IN some quarters as
the only truly national show, viii be
under the auspices Of the National As
| ISOLATION Of Automobile Manufacturers.
as usual. and will be open from No
vember q to December 7. Interest in
| the importers show. which VIII occupy
Madison Square Garden from December
| = TO January 4. seems to be on the in
| crease. In racing circles there seems
| 70 be brighter prospects. Assurances
have been given In the past week %
I Indicate that OFmOHd Beach racing in
/ the spring viii prove more Of a sue
| cess than ever before. The most hope
/ full signs are the reports that foreign
! cars viii be entered. and that several
| American makers are preparing TO take
part.
/ Instances where one man has owned a
| dozen dimeren. makes Of cars are by
no means rare, either in tEis country OF
| abroad, but cases where a dozen cars
Of the same make have been purchased
/ by members Of a single firm are rare
| enough TO excite comment
| The firm IN question is the banking
/ house Of 8erUon, Storrs. & Griscom. Of
/ 50 Wall street, New York city. r S.
/ storrs. Of this firm, bought a Hotchl.Iss
] car in Paris 30 1904 the chassis bCinE
I the sourteenth turned out by the great
! gunmakeTs, who have diverted their at
/ tcnti0n to automobile making. Since
/ that time, Mr. StOrrs has purchased two
/ other HOLChkiss cars enc being a six
/ cylinder model The other members Of
/ the urm and members Of their families
| who have HOtchklss cars are. Marshall
/ j. Dodge, three, one d sIN-Cyllnderi ;.
/ Reading BsrtFon, two, Mrs. A. N
J Dodge two: Clement A. GTisCOm. one t;
and ROdnan +. GriscOm. one.
New agencies. which will result IN
the establishment of filing stations,
have been closed curing the past week
fox Elastic Tire Filling
/ In particular. there IS a decided de-
mand for the new substitute for air in
/ eastern Pennsylvania W. Smalley
/ Daniels. manager of the main office at
/ 81 Church street, Boston, Mass, re
ports that the business al the Hub IS
/ heavier than ever. and the wide eXRan-
/ sion Of the territory covered By hlling
/ stations is rapidly being accomplished
Motorists who lay up their cars dur
ing the winter months. or who have
other reason TO rest their storage bat
teries for some time, viii be interested
/ in the Instruction given by Emil Gross
man. Of the National Sales Corpora
ton. Of New York, for the care Of stor-
age batteries. he says;
First. pour OF the acid by standing
battery upside down tO- htteeu min
/ utes. Then Ill up all the cells with
I clean r-pTeferably- rain water
and after about ten minutes allow this
/ water 20 run out OF al the cells Let IL
I drip thoroughly. and after this pour
I distilled water in all the cells until the
/ plates are completely, covered Clean
/ the connections. and OIL them well; then
! screw in vent caps, and stand battery
{ where IL viii not be subject 10 great
! heat or cold
TO put the battery into commission;
1 iii each cell with electroiyte, prepared
/ as follows: Into a clean eartheuWare
! tank or porcelain vessel, pure three
and one-han parts tby bulk Of distilled
/ rain water. To this add while stirring
/ constantly, one part Of chemically pure
! sulphurIc acid siXty-siX degrees
! Beaume When the solution has cooled
/ test IL with hydrOmeter. Z should read
| !, $50 degrees. specific gravity. The eler q
| trOlyte should then Oe filed In careful
/ ~ through the vent tubes Of each cell
/ until IL stands one-quarter Of an inch
/ over the top plates"
/ John ". Haynes, who successfully
/ competed n the last Vanderbilt Elimi-
/ nation Cup races, driving a Haynes, and
/ who drove the old-style Dragon run
{ about in the last annual American Auto
| mobile Association tour. will pilot one
! Chicago Motor Clubs 630-mfe sealed
! bonnet contest scheduled for November
! 26. q. and 28-two days before the open
! Irg Of the Chicago show.
/ The first day the cars will run to
| South Bend, Ind and return. a distance
OF go miles. The second day the run
Will be to Rockford. Ill, aud back. 200
miles. and on the third day TO Otts wa
! H., and return, another 200 miles. the
/ tool boxes will be sealed. as we'll as the
( bOnnets, and the contestants viii b 2
I unable to make adjustment OF any kin
/ without penalization-
! Space in the accessory division of Il e
I Importers Automobile Salon. which .s
! to be held on December 2S-January Z
at Madison Square Garden. is being
rapidly filled. a great many OF the booths
being already taken, while applications
! are being received in considerable num-
\ bers each day at the Office of c. r.
I Mabley, manager of the salon. in the
! Bryant Park building.