New-York tribune., 1908-12-21
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
BIG SHOW IN NEWARK
Charles E. Durysa on Moot Question
of Size of Tires.

The second annual automobile show, To De con-
Quoted by the New Jersey Automobile Trade Asso-
citation and norntnaIy under the auspices OF Ing
1st Troop, n. G. N. J. viii be held IN me ne"
arr1ory OF the latter, in Newark the week OF Feo-
ruary 20 to q The date and place were decided
upon q meeting OF the association held al lIle
New Jersey Automobile and Motor CIuo on Saul
day night H A Bonnell. the former secretary 0l
the Newark club, has been named as manager
The arnory has floor space Of Us by 20 feet OF
fering capacity Of space nearly four times larger
than Electric Park where the exhioit1on was helu
last year Besides, the arTnory Is within easy ao-
cess OF visitors from in and out OF the cl'y. AZ
most every make OF represented in New Jersey
will be on exhibition, with fine display OF acceS
sories and motor cycles. It is also expected tAA'
the Aero Club Of America will have on ezhlolIoH
several types Of balloons IN connection Win Ile
show.
Few realize the strength OF the organisation
which the Associated Automobile CluDs OF Ne"
Jersey officials are forming to bind together motor
ISIS IN all sections Of the state This federation OF
automobile organizations. which was dormant LoF
several years until members OF the Newark clI0 @
took hold few months ago. has made rapid strldes
in the last six weeks and contains more I1an
q dozen members scattered throughout New Jer
sey The number OF individual motorists aAIleo
with the body through local clubs Is several t1oU-
sand -
All +he povyer Of the Associated Clubs Will soon
be thrown into the fight for more Just autonnoOue
laws Acting in accord with the New Jersey Auto
mobile Trade Association and boards OF uaoe II
various cities, the Associated Clubs VIII make le
most strenuous effort OF its existence toi lepea1
Of the provision OF the Frelinghuysen law WHICH
requires the licensing locally a mOtortst who Is
properly registered n his own state and who pur-
noses 70 tour in New Jersey for only limited
time.
But the policy CT the state federation extends
beyond the struggle for Legislative enactulents
stands FOR the best interests OF all the users OF
the highways in seeking The extension OF lInproVeo
roads Its sincerity IN this direction was SHOWN "
the highly successful good roads convehuon neio
at Atlantic City IN September, when the motorists
Joined hands with the representatives OF the state
oranges in calling for highway improvements and
fair treatment OF an users of the roads
The new life in the organization has been brought
about largely through the efforts OF members Oh
the New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club OF this
CITY which previous TO last year took the stand
that it was for it, as the largest and most
powerful club IN the state, not TO exert It's lnflu-
ence. \ change in this policy was seen TO De de-
sirabe last year. and the results have been appaT-
emf in ths closer binding together Of clubs already
formed and IN the starting Of new clubs IN undo
veIoped territory,
Charles E D,1ryea of the technical committee Of
the American Motor Car Manufacturers Associa-
ton IN an article on Tire Size Tug Of War
says:
The buyer naturally desires tires Of ample size.
prices received for his 1ehice leans toward sizes
that can be purchased cheaply. HIS expeTFience pF5
with air tires in tbe early DAYS was so unsatls sIac
tory that ne followed the lead OF the caTrlase
maker and supplied the tires but would not qua
antee them leaving guarantee, If any, 70 fall
upon the tire maker where It properly 2e9ags, PIE Ps
automobile maker responsible for a produoL SO un
Ger 4e an 1, "a rs 5o3sver bas been detrnen-a to the
user beca the maker purchased tires 100 sI1all
should have. and so did not demand large tires,
while the tire maker more anxious ANXIOUS 10 seq sea w.aS T
little protest Finally, IN seH-proIectlon' the HS
welshts WICn ZEE ZEE u ,ricb r. aTceeded shoud not
Be guaranteed This had the effect OF a. once in
creastng the cross section Of the tires used and
decided step in favor OF better service rom
Each year has shown, however, that both makers
and users are waking Up this important SUB
ject and learning; by slow. costly ano severe s1
the Grand Central Palace Will see some OF these
IN Que the largest similar tires last
IN dlaraeas[ +is ne S inches in diameter Tires sc
by are found several others Truly an interest
ing array, compared with the small TRES OF only
a few years back The increase n wheel diane.
ters Is Partcu!sTlE eLs.1is $50 ~ % j "a ~
roads; for while the size OF wheeI Is a IlaOCeT Oh
little Importance good roads or smooth pave
roads or over g1lIIeys and water bars which easily
traversed al slow speeds by me g arg % wnee.go @
countered by small wheeled automobiles running az
L is true that the large wheel is weaker than the
small one. but large wheels can De made strong T
mechanism and the passengers TO unco5nforta BE
dangerous SHOCKS arising from me use pL
small wheels a rough road locality
TO many users it seems plausible that large
cross section make UP for lack Of large diam
erer t1r 4 little reflection viii show that this IS
not true The larger The cross section the greater
strain fabric. which account the tire l6
more likely to burst than II the section is put
moderate and the diameter large. It is also readily
seen that the wide tire effect road roller,
which requires great power when traversing doughy
r7ud sol snow. where narrower tire would cut
through with great saving. The wide tire likewise
is In greater danger from pUncture. because II must
OF roll obstacles. II IS there
fore matter Of satisfaction to see wheel dametsrs
3lxy fT71r
of a and rs inch than in the past and with
recognition of the value Of carriage wheels of -
and IS inch diameter, eXenlpllfed in one hlgh
wheel buggy ,,,
In considering this development of the suitable
tire for tTa everyday automobile must not lose
siEbt of the fact that material, simphcatlon
OF the mechanism improvements in design and even
the education of the users are all tending toward
lighter weights in the average auIomobile whlch
from he