The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-21
GASOLINE TALK.

GAS a rule" said representative Of the
Michelin Tire Company toward the END
of the season owners are less particular
about the condition of the tires on their
cars and less prompt in sending them to
be repaired directly they show signs of
wear. In fact, many delay sending the
tires until they absolutely cannot be used
any longer Others take off the tires,
wrap them up carefully according to all
the rules for good preservation laid down
by makers And when the fine weather
returns and they wish to take to the road
again. they are surprised to find that the
tires cannot be used until they have under
gone some repairs, and so they have eltner
to wait until these repairs are executed or
buy new tires. 1t is much more simple,
in order to prevent this contingency, to
send all faulty tires to the repair shop
now, The repairs will be done much
ouiclxer at this season Of the year than IN
the spring when everybody in the trade
is overwhelmed with orders, and the tires
will be preserved just as we'll during
their unused period after they have been
repaired"
clear note for all those afflicted with
"blues'' comes opportunely now from
James Joyce, general manager OF the
American Locomotive Automobile Company
(Berliet). Mr.. Joyce is quoted as saying
This Is not the selling season for auto
nohiles. vet many are talking about sales
~heing slow. as IL it were the selling sea-
son. [ find sales better now than they
were last year at this time. This IS tne
dull season and all should be thankful Tor
whatever is doing. The regular seAnns
season will come along with the spring and
then ali will be well. It is nonsense to talk
of the automobile business being poor
when a car of distinctive class, like the
locomotive car, and higher priced than any
other. is selling well. The hard times are
nearly all talk"
The Automobile Club of America has re-
deemed $4,000 worth OF the bonds on ITS
new building in New York
From the outset the noise Of the exhaust
of the explosive engine was an objection,
and when the engineers undertook to com
ply with the demand for a silent exhaust
thew encountered the problem Of back pres
sure in the cylinders. This has been ever
since a constant factor of consideration in
designing the features of exhaust, and
striking departure among the 1908 models
is the extra large exhaust pipe with hollow
wings or arms. to give more space, that Is
found on the new 45-5o-horsepower Rainier.
The exhaust in this model is made still
more free by the fact that the pipe has no
sharp angle In 1t, but runs backward from
n rounded elbow, system that as whole
probably gives the lowest amount Of back
pressure vet attained
An appeal is being made by the Ameri-
can Automobile Association to have the
retail dealers throughout the country lend
their support to the Federal bill requiring
uniform laws in the various States. The
effort to put such bill through Congress
enlists the sympathy of all motorists, and
those having no club Affiliations should
support the national body by taking out
an individual membership for $2 Particu-
lars concerning the Federal bill and men,
bership privileges can be had from Secre-
tary f. H. Elliott, 4S7 Fifth avenue, New
York.
The most disastrous knocking a car
ever gets is that which develops within
the engine.
In the process OF general enlightenment
on automobile subjects, the greatest prog
ress probably has been that relative to
tires. The average user has not yet be-
come expert in this regard, but the fact
that the best tires are the cheapest in the
end is bit of knowledge that Is spreading
rapidly. AS yet the buyers so largely by
reputation, even in the newer fields, as is
shown by the fact that Frank d. Smith.
OF Minneapolis, says he will double his
business this. year in Fisk tires. which are
the most expensive made, but the educa-
ton of the user is going on so steadily
that one can look ahead to the time when
| buyers Will know why one tire wears
| longer than another. An interesting phase
| of this subject Is the number of cheap
| cars running about equipped with high
| grade tires.