The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-05

ut Is not the purpose OF this letter
to dispute your statement that the
friction engendered by rapid driving
has tendency to make the gas con-
tained In the tires expand or increase
the pressure to such an extent as to be
Injurious to tires: but We do positively
maintain that this statement as APP
piled TO compressed air Is without
foundation. Careful tests with COM
pressed air, under the conditions you
name. have conclusively proven that
the pressure contained in cold tire
Will not be Increased over or Z per
cent when subjected 10 the heat en-
gendered by road friction caused by
fast driving.
The pressure recommended under
normal conditions by tire manufactur-
ers is determined by multiplying the
sectional diameter OF the tire by 20.
Thus: A S-inch tire should be infat ed
10 60 pounds pressure and 5-inch tire
to 100 pounds.
There were 1859 automobiles at the
Mount Washington garage. Breton
Woods. N. H., during the past season.
Eighty-six different makes were repre-
cent, were Packards The next great
est number or cars OF any one make
was 1876.
months OF August. September and Oct
ober. the Packard heads the list OF
registrations OF cnrs selling for more
than $4,000 by wide margin.
At meeting of the boaru of mana
gers OF the Association OF Licensed Au-
tomobile Manufacturers. a welcome at
tendant was Mr.. George J. Durham. the
new president OF the reorganIzed Royal
company. which will hereafter be
known as the Royal Tourist Car com
company, the discontinuance of the
business under court jurisdiction by
the Royal company Is matter OF much
felicitation and qualification.
Mr u h.. h.s TO-
several months assistant general mana
ger OF the A. l.. A. NJ. was elected gem
eral manager OF the association.
"This Is the season OF the year when
the automobiles that are standing any
length of time In the open air have
blankets put over the bonn.ts in order
very cold IL is hard 10 keep the water
much cold air Is allowed to blow di-
alcohol or some non-fre ezins mixture"
said General Manager r. l.. Holmes, OF
the Jackson Automobile Co. OF Jack
son. Mich. Therefore the radiator
and the bonnet are covered over and
the machine 10 kept comfortable"
Among the cars seen on the Savan-
every avaiiabis car was to be found
there that could be made TO run. there
were many OF the little Oldsmobile
runabouts so common years ago. The
little single cylinder cars were all run
ming and all doing we'll Their chug.
chug. was familiar TO old-timers The
manner In which these little one-cylin-
der Olds hang on and run year after
year 10 a never-ceaslng source OF won
der.
The Oldsmobile Co, OF New York.
Will I'm all probability spring their
promised sensation in a day or two.
This IL the $1,000 four-cylinder Odds
mobile. about which there has been so
much talk. Tho little car Is on its
way east. and public announcement will
be made as soon as IN can BIO definitely
ascertaiped when it is due. Unlike a
| lot OF cheap cars, the quoted price of
the new Oldsmobile includes very
complete equipment, VIZ, magnetic
Michelin tires, generator. gas lamps,
oil lambs, horn and full complement Of
tools. From all accounts the new
model II wonder and should be an
important factor in the light car field
II Is certain OF n good reception when