The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-10

suspension or the NanuerDlt Idce lHis ytat
might be a benefit, as 1t gives them time
for that due preparation which they never
yet have made. Abroad, the racing cars
are completed and being tested out SIX
months before the race, instead OF the
makers finishing them a few weeks be-
fore, as they do here. If those VINO nave
racers under way and those who intend to
build keep at work us steadily as II there
was to be a race, there might be some cars
in the contest next year capable of winning
the cup for this country.
Memories of rational tours are more to
be cherished than much mileage.
Cable advices from France TO the Ameri-
can Locomotive Automobile Company state
that the Infante Isabelle, Of Spain. has
just purchased a Berliet ear.
With the shows well out of the way and
the whole affair in charge of the A. A. A.,
the Florida beach races can be neld III
January with greater advantage than mere
tofore, and with proper men In charge they
should take on an international signlncance
as great as the Vanderbilt race.
An immense amount of valuable Informal
ton relative to touring in this country anu
abroad Is now available to members at
the headquarters of the American Auto
mobile Association, 437 Fifth avenue. Ne"
1OTk. 1ulS SGIN1Ct diOtAC 10 49,
than the 50 annual dues, and 1t is proving
quite a factor in swelling the Individual
membership.
A keen observer on the recent A. A. A.
tour had just passed several cars with a
pump circulating system whose water nau
boiled away on the mountain side, wnen
he remarked: What 1 want to know IS
why the themo-siphon system of cooling
Is not generally adopted, when the MAX
we'll cars SO completely prove It's prac-
ticability? They have done away Win
the pump, and yet they do not overneat'
Surely factory designers must be mac
bound not to grasp a good principle wneh
they find one
In this years Glidden tour, the springs
which are known to be Of imported metal
containing an alloy of vanadium, Were the
ones that were not DETECTED a particle from
their proper lines by all the pounding OF
the strenuous trip.
With the spark properly advanced, excel
lent results are obtainable when giving the
engine less gas than Is necessary Wlth d
late spark. Proper sparkling not only re-
duces the tendency toward overheatins'
but also it is conducive to fuel economy.
Although little is being said about 1t, the
work of the Long Island Motor PARKWAY
is going forward as steadily as IL there
was to be a cup race on 1t this faI.
It seems surprising that the commercial
vehicle has not come into more general
use. and that American manufacturers
have not realized the great field for a sue
cessful delivery wagon. A prominent
manufacturer in New York city VINO runs
a large stable and employs a number OF
men to take care of his delivery business
said:
Everyone is looking for the successful
delivery car. One that will not be too ex-
pensive to buy and one which will be
cheap to maintain We have all realized
that the horsedrawn vehicle cannot COM
pare In efficiency to the motor car, and yet
manufacturers of automobiles are spending
all their efforts and money to develop
pleasure vehicles and leaving the CONNER
cial field untouched.
In reply to this statement Mr.. Benjamin
Briscoe, president of the Maxwell-Briscoe
Company, had this to say:
1T Is quite largely true that the EFFORTS
of manufacturers have been toward devei-
oping and perfecting the pleasure vehicle'
but we have not lost sight of the CONNER
cial field. Mr.. Maxwell has designed a
light delivery car which has been entlreiy
successful, and we have placed this in the
hands Of several large commercial houses.
/ think that limited factory space has pre-
vented automobile manufacturers from go
ing extensively into the commercial line,
but as soon as we move into our new rae
tory at New Castle, Ind, we intend to
make "a speciality of business automobiles
as we'll as a complete line of pleasure We
hicles.
The question of electrical ignition is a
subject of interest to amateur and pro-
fesslonal alike The following suggestions
are from such high authority as }. d..
Maxwell, vice-president of the Maxwell
Briscoe Motor Company, who, in speaking
on this subject, gives the following don'ts:
Don't forget TO test the batteries and
note that they are strong; don't guess,
Don't screw down battery connections
with your fingers, use pliers.
Don't let the various electrical connec-
lions become corroded, but keep them
clean. You cannot get a good connection
with dirty terminals.
Don't run an accumulator or storage
battery till exhausted.
Don't make electrical connections by
using simply a stripped wire, always use
n regular battery terminal, and see tnat
the wire is securely fastened to the terml-
nal. 1t pays to keep your ignition sys-
tenn up.
Don't allow your electrical wires to be-
come oil soaked.
Don't use a coarse file to true the vibra-
tors. platinum is expensive. Use only a
dead smooth file and use that sparingly.
Some timely hints on the care Of tires
comes from ]. c.. Matlack, of the lnterna-
tional Tire Company. Many motorists are
having difficulty this hot weather with the
patches coming off the inner tubes. 1t IS a
mistake, says Mr.. Matlack, to depend upon
patching, particularly during this hot
weather, as the heat Of friction together
with the heated condition Of the atmoS-
phere loosens UP the patch. Motorists
would save time and money, to say MOTH
ing of temper, II they would send their
inner tubes to some reliable supply house
and have them vulcanized. This insures a
lasting repair.
For high-powered touring cars, the six
cylinder motor appears TO be the permanent
type of the future. This is one style OF
car of which a demonstration seems to be
an infallible convincer.
1t seems unfortunate, but nevertheless
true, that at the present time there is
much poor oil put up in the market. II
is a fact that almost any oil will lubri-
cate when the engine Is running without
a load, but Immediately that heavy duty
is imposed and the temperature increases
then the oil loses its lubricating quantities
j. D.. Maxwell, of the Briscot
Motor Company, said in speaking on th'
subject of fabrication:
"One operator may be able to use one