The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04


| coast route, but on the inland route
a long stretch of deep dust was en-
countered, through which the machine
| could be sent only slowly on account
| of the tendency to skid out of the deep
wheel rlts.
I Strictly Stock Car.
1.-THE Great Smith was a strictly
| stock car and had not been specially
prepared for the hard task.
'One of the conditions imposed on
| contestants is that they must use
stock cars which must be in good run
ming condition at the finish.
THE roadster with which Renton
| made the trip had just been run to
San Francisco by the coast route and
return by the way of Fresno and
Bakersfield The car was not over
| hauled on its return, as it was run
ming as well as could be desired.
1.-The set of Goodrich tires had been
run 200 miles previous to the northern
trip, which made their mileage 5000.
One puncture was made on the trip
north and with that exception no tire
| trouble was had on the 1000 mile run.
! On that same set of tires Renton drove
| the car on it's record run to San Diego
without the slightest trouble and the
| tires appear to be in as good condition
as when they started for San Fran
| cisco.
mo water or oil was taken on the
800 miles made Saturday: gasoline be-
| ing Hi IndC was taken. Inc OIL tank
| on the Great Smith holds a quart and
| the mechanical feed maintains the level
| in the crank case. When the tank was
| opened at the end of the trip it was
| found that the motor had used only a
| pint and a half of lubricant for the en-
| tire round trip.
THE running time for the car was
| IL hours, which makes an average of
261a miles an hour for the 31S miles
4 shown on the odometer.
/ : l.
| shown by the slow running over rough
| places to eliminate chances of wreck
| ing the car and by the car having to
be turned around and sent back twice
| when the wrong turn was taken.
Near Del Mar a longer route was
I chosen, which proved to have better
road. but was several minutes slower
on account of its great length. In
| getting into Downey wrong road was
| taken that lost several minutes be-
cause of its Door condition.
| LAS the record stands now, 1t is pos
/ sible for several cars to lower 1t and
| get back in running order, but 1T is
quite probable that no such great
| amount of time will be shaved on
again in one trial
| Next spring the time will be cut ap-
| probably, but now the roads are get
| ting worse every week and make the
going slower.
| Crane & Co.
If you come to Topeka Merchants
week. make it a point to visit the
| plant of Crane & Co., 10S-110 East
Eighth street, the largest and most
complete printing. publishing and
| binding establishment in Kansas. The
| firm occupies a double building OF
four stories and is equipped with the
most modern printing devices. The
company will take pleasure in show
i ing visitors through their plant and
Ill ovyf aS toyx m
| call on them.
i A. b. Whiting Paint & Glass Co.
The A. B. Whiting Paint and Glass
Company with offices and sales room
i at 628 Kansas avenue, is the largest
and oldest established firm OF its kind
in Kansas, Mr.. A. B. Whiting, presi-
i dent Of the company having been in
the business continuously since 1873.
The firm occupies a double building at
), 521-523 Quincy street used for ship
ping, and have a warehouse at 1873
202 East Crane street. They are west
ern distributors for the celebrated
"Acme Quality Line" of paints and
varnishes and carry full stock OF
painters and artists materials. They
sell perhaps more ladders than any
firm in the middle west and in all
branches of the paint business are
!, recognized as one of the largest.
The Central Paper Co.
u A new Topeka wholesale house that
extends an invitation to merchants of
Kansas and Oklahoma to visit Topeka
:. during Merchants week is that of the
Central Paper company. 225 Kansas
avenue which opened for business
; July LIST. The officers and employees
of this concern are all experienced
, paper men. having been in the paper
business for a number of years. and
their stock is all new and complete
; in every department. They occupy a
two story building which already is
. proving inadequate for the large stock
) they have received. new modern
} two color printing press has been in
! stalled, and in every way the new
company is prepared to ship all kinds
of paper. The officers Of the com,
! pany are S. J. Hodgins, president and
treasurer; w. F. Hobbs, vice presi-
dent; James Nelson, secretary and
manager.
! The Central Sash and Door Co.
I'll If you are interested in the manu-
) facture of sash, doors and interior fin
: ish YOU will find one of the most COM
} plete plants of this kind in the factory
I | of the Central Sash & Door company
in North Topeka. and Mr.. w. w
} Manspeaker. general manager. extends
an invitation to all visitors Merchants
D week to inspect their mills. This con-
Germ is the largest of its kind in this
: section of the country, and do an ex-
tensive business in Kansas, Oklahoma
I Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and
4 states west. They employ about zoe
men and aside from this mill bust
: ness deal heavily in all kinds of glass
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