The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-03-30
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A state division of the American Au-
tomobile association is being formed
I'm Indiana, asswell as in Michigan and
Wisconsin
Senator" w. ]. Morgan Is now in
Florida negotiating for the completion
of a good automobile road from Jack
sonville to Ormond
/ Whatever theory one may have, the
six-cylinder car is proposition that
Is winning its own way in practical
demonstration. After one good ride
behind a six-cylinder engine. men
seem to be invariably converted to the
support of this type, no matter what
their previous prejudice 1t is safe
even at this distance to predict that
the six cylinder will cut quite fig-
ure in 1908.
At no time in its history has the
American Automobile association been
In such a sound condition as at pres
ent and had such promising outlook
as now. Individual memberships on
the basis of 81 a year are coming in
steadily and the organization will have
q big backing behind its federal bill
/ for uniform legislation when congress
+reconvenes. 1t is being realized by
many that motorists can support this
lsbill, and the other good ones drawn
by the A. A. A., in no better way than
by becoming members.
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At present the comings and CO.
ings of W. K Vanderbilt, jr.. are Of
much moment to the biggest affairs in
the automobile world. He is due to
arrive from Europe on April 2 and
meetings of the executive committees
of the American Automobile associa-
ton and the Long Island Motor park
way have been postponed to await his
arrival After these meetings have
been held some announcements of
great interest are expected.
Splendid sportmanship has been
shown by Percy Pierce in asking to
have the deed of gift of the Glidden
cup changed so that the Buffalo club,
for which he won the cup and which
now holds it, would not continue to
hold the trophy in the event of sew
eral cars being again tied with per-
feet score. Under the old rules. the
Buffalo club kept the trophy this year
because Percy won 1t in 1905 and no
one won 1t from him last year. He
and his Great Arrow had a perfect
score and were as much entitled to the
cup as any of the dozen others.
A careful review shows that nearly
all of the accessions to the manufac-
turing ranks during the last year. or
two have been those of firms bent on
producing cheap or medium grades of
cars. The increase In the output has
been chiefly in this sort Of cars They
have had considerable sale and prob
ably have affected to some extent the
sales of the higher grade cars. The
manufacturers Of the top grade and
high priced cars feel confident. however
that there will be a reaction by which
they will benefit. The buyers of the
cheaper cars will surely graduate to the
high grade class, 1t is said, and all who
can afford 1t will pay the highest price
to get the best.
Makers of commercial vehicles have
found it expedient to arrange their
transmission so that the direct drive
as used in conjunction with one of the
intermediate gears, instead of with the
highest speed, because of the lower
gear being more frequently in service.
Some of the producers of pleasure cars
follow the idea in having the direct
drive on the third, instead Of the fourth
gear A new departure entirely is
that of having the direct drive on
both the third and fourth speeds This
construction is found on the Berliet
car built By the American Locomotive
Automobile Co, and 1t is probably the
most important innovation of 1907.
As this permits of running as quiet
ly on the third as on the high speed, it
has peculiar merit for use in a hilly
country and in towns. 1t is a feature
of such marked value that 1t is likely
in future years to be copied in those
makes of cars which appeal to those
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