The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

There has been a great demand in Europe, more
especially In London and Paris. for a type OF au'
tonobile suitab BILE for city work. such as shopping.
thea tire and numerous other uses formerly catered
70 by the horse drawn brougham and coupe.
An automobile to give the most satisfactory
service OF this kind must be designed TO meet the
requirements OF use In trafnc. on narrow streets,
on slippery streets. &c. IL should therefore
be an easy riding car of short enough wheeloass
70 turn readily and quick enough In getting away
TO take advantage OF openin Is In franc, &c. The
maximum speed Of such a car need notsxceed 20
miles an hour. which Is considerably In excess OF
the speed regulations OF any city. Such a car
should In addition TO Its mechanical features De
equipped With comfortable and luxurious body
such as Is seen In the inner types OF brougham ana
coupe. and the general detail should be such as TO
make nrst cost and upkeep rea sonable.
Realizing the great demand abroad. and the de
nAnd is already being evidenced In this country
for such a vehicle, and also realizing that the high
powered touring car. even II ntted with limousine
body. does not fulnl all the requirements enumer-
Ated above. the Z. r. Thomas Motor Company or
5urslo. ". Y. has had Its designing force at work
on the problem. and by October viii have four dlf-
ferent models on the market. These Include a
brougham. q landaulet (open), a limousine and a
caholet. They meet all the requirements Of the
most fsstidious purchaser, and aside from their
hne appointments and good appearance have the
distinct advantage OF being designed for work In
cities. and are not. nor have they any look OF being,
ordinary touring cars chassis equipped with special
town car" bodies.
That the 2. r. Thomas Motor Company has faith
In Its product. and the demand for II is evidenced
by the fact that a large building Is being added
10 It's plant In BuHalo. 10 be used solely and en-
cluavely for the building OF cars for town use. II
strsws show the way the wind blows then the cree
tion OF this great plant for the building OF town cars
exclusively would Indicate the lumber OF these
that Will be used In the near future. Orders are
now being booked from printed specifications by
the Harry S. Houpt Company. The cal Themselves
will be exhibited for the nrst time A. the licensed
show to be held October 81 to November 7 in Madi.
con Square Garden. Deliveries will be in force
after these dates
Samuel vsuciain. SIR. superintendent Of tho
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Philadelphia. IL an
enthusiastic automobilist OF many years expert
ence. He has placed his order with the LoEicr
Motor COMPANY for a 20 horse power touring car.
With which he intends making an extended tour
through New England and Canada. Among other
recent purchasers OF Lozier cars are John A. Weed.
3 N horse power runabout: o. s. Richards OF Yonk-
era a 20 horse power touring car; S. Rempner,
z. L. Fsul. ". D.. Wright and T. A. Klenke. The
Standard Automobile Renting Company. q new
company organized TO rent high class touring cars,
has also Just purchased three 10 horse power tour
Ing cars.
To. advertising manage OF the Hartford Rubber
Works Company, who has recently been using the
metropolitan danies advertising the Hartford Midg-
ley tread tires. says that the demand for this tire has
Increased fully 50 per cent. since the inception OF
his newspaper advertising campaign. The Hart
ord Rubber Works Company has branches In all
the large cities. The managers In charge say that
any number OF owners come in for 4 set of Hartford
Mdgley tread tires with the remark that the wife
has read the advertisement and simply refuses 70
rttein the car without the absolute protection from
aide slip that the advertisement says these tires
afford. Il believe" he said. that this fall. In our
newspaper sd we will write them 70 interest ladies'.
for they seem TO be quick to know q good thing
when they see IL. and their influence Is as valuable
an asset TO a tire manufa cturer as II Is 70 the manu-
fae'urer OF a car"
4 recent test OF 9 Model IS Studebsker electric
victoria phaeton over q measured course on the
streets OF South Bend. Ind, shows that the claims
OF ~ makers have been decidedly modest. This
machine. after hard and continuous use for more
than six months. was tested on each OF Its four
speeds 10 determine Its mileage capacity with a
dnsle charge OF the batteries. Although the test
was conducted. under severely adverse conditions
10 miles we're covered on the low speed, 1875 miles
on the second speed. ll miles on the third speed
and 81 miles on the highest speed. In other words
me test showed an average mileage capacity OF lis
niles per charge. or nearly 200 per cent. higher
nin The claimed capacity OF the machine. which
sidverised as only forty miles. In making this
les, a course was selected over some streets paved
Win a. phalu and others paved with brick. and was
IN this respect fairly representative OF average
conditions IN any city, Taken altogether II was a
remarkable demonstration OF the efficiency Of the
s'CdtolAer electric cars and OF their running quail
ties
=. Motor Mart. 1870 Broadway. a. sixty second
s'''e' IS fast assuming the appearance OF a regu-
hE a-'0trobile show. The number OF cars which
are orr. pying the large and light salesroons. In
"t'a '-e ground noor Is divided, AFFORD a wide
-t'''F u choice TO the prospective purchaser.
ne a,.s' concern 70 secure quarters on the fast
guns 700! space OF the Motor Mart IL the Colt
t.Earolt Company. devoted exclusively TO the
.aa.!acinr. OF si1 cylinder runaoout OF 70 horse.
r.'.l' =" y be 500 cars. The car Is an extremely
20, .A'r been sold. although the car has been
oN'''2 % HE public for only a few weeks.
- NnFa Rscytype on last Thursday completed
y' .0E'a OF running with the original seals that
~ ~.'1mooile Club OF America put on the bonnet.
r. ss,'ery. transmission and rear axle on June
80 Festet' condition. This is a splendid showing
20 Ills rime the Mora has been awarded
spHed core IN two sealed bonnet contests. has