The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25

failprs. hut the failures should not be charged
sS tas'' As z a ' %sE Rsa% az fsc. ' &. q sim me f SSn hold
Sox:.ss least 90 Tar as this country Is con-
Ths oc@%erclsI. proposition has. been
o~cSgRytnG the sitsnt,op r. an ths YommsrciL
e ssss in ths meteor oar sonsshins q has long
nes ore nSs y Y not yss onvtPcs shes what
posss, Heretofoss the makers q the 6sm-
have been sdS With cns o iSsS eSessss
s %saSasp Tor sas rs.s s%i sI' sSss b Sss S's Sa tie ls
motor car Industry rather than advancing
a. q g s'Isf sys S.ss f S.ys sssn sSr p ss.spSs
spirit Of selhsbness that has not. been the
means Of promoting tie Welfare OF the cop-
Emsrcial motor car makers individually or the
The succsss Of future motor. car contests
and Of that branch Of the industry viii lie
onstrstions to the. commercial world Of
what The. commercial car can do for IL a. .
near Of , trar 1sIs 3 On and not through
do. 1t e . case where Individual sslash snds
the trade and che industry as q whole shall
at nrst to those Who contemplate taxing part
il viii be found this 10 the shortest road to the
heart of the merchant who wants something
that win haul his goods quickly and econom-
ID true some q those who entered the
field at the eleventh hour will profit by the
money money and ehY BRAINS Hso in more order 'tt 20 SrRin %tn about
success, but this has been true In, az things
and Of all people; Il Is annOuncsd tina dur
Chicago SHOW. there, viii Be . SERIES Of tests
for commercial. cars and the promoter have
aIrQahy r0eoivod much QnQOnrQ Q0mQDt from
makers Of commercial oars. This week Of
tests ought to be productive Of much con;
uss OF motor propspied vshicies@ providins
the spirit, OF selfshness that naturally exerts
itself In the business world can be cast aside
their advice and through their efforts In
other directions, to make the affair asuccess.
II is q fact little appreciated by the average
gas which performs work in the cylinder Of
the internal combustion motor u composed
Of steam. Under the influence Of the high
he6t generated this is partly broken up into
t Ss. s1smsn Sssn Ms,ee du ID ,sr ths sp pesiod Of aDc comr
bustion. Yet a certain amount Of IL remains
and passes out through the exhaust in the
Importance Of the part which water thus
plays In the active conversion OF latent heat
Into, S EoF MN = S a S,f,i SSIeb m ssisnt,s 70 Sssesm npos
1t IL shovn by the long standing proposition
to inject water into the cylinder for the pur-
pose Oh lncTedsiuk the poWer'
Whenever n pair OF spur or bevel gears have
been dismounted from their normal positions
for any reason it Is OF the utmost Importance
that their security on their shafts be looked
to. az well as their mesh. The former pre-
caution insures tbsir running true. as veil as
the parts which they drive, while the latter
is Of marked effect In regulating their ease
and silence Of operation. as well as reducing
wear to a minimum.
Those who imagine the taximeier principle
to be in any way q new thing. other than It's
application to the motor vehicle, may De
surprised TO learn that as far back as 1889
a company was formed In England which
was designed to cater to public t~ransports-
improved Indicators by which u will be at
once seen the distance travelled" A. .
further objective the prospeetus also stated
that one OF the ideals OF the organization
was TO abolish the insults and extortions now
prevailing by employing men Of known
respectability OF character who will be pro-
vided with livery coats and hats. and paid \
regular salary. " Likely the reason why the
enterprise failed to. survive, however, is
explained by a still further clause in which
was announced the purpose Of brin ging the
use of the popular vehicle within the reach
of all classes by reducing the fares to I'd.
the mile" In March, 1900, six taximeter cabs
were placed on the streets OF London In q
second and somewhat similar attempt to
popularize this form OF travel. But the
objections Of the cab drivers union soon
eliminated them.