The sun., 1908-04-26
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.


HH Franklin, manufacturer Of the Franklin
automobiles states that the sport OF the future
Su bs furnished by sIrshps propelled BY gasolene
motors He says: The automobile will settle
dawn 10 utllltArlan machine, necessity In busl-
ness. pleasure and transportation. Ten years
hence the young men Of wealth will be engaged In
speed contests IN the air, and we may even by that
time watch a carnival parade OF sky cars over our
heads" In this connection Mr.. Franklin states
thst the air cooled motor Is to be considered nrst
In Aerial navigation because OF It's llghtnsSs A.
the nrtsent time A real satisfactory motor for
navigation has not been fully developed. Many
inventors are working for light motor, and salts
bctory solution OF the problem Il liable 70 be
reached Al any time.
Alcohol motors for navigation are entirely out Of
The question. Gssolene has so much more energy
70 given quantity that no matter what the
price Of alcohol might be the amount Necessary
70 be carried would add too much TO bulk and
NslFhL The development Of the nying machine
zone the most interesting and fascinating prop
ostlons OF the present time. The dlflcultles 10
Be overcome are greater than In any other form Of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS even than the dlnhcultes
that have been overcome In developing means Of
communication, such as teeGraphlng, telephonlhg
A.. The hyng machine will be not simply the
triumph Of the country, but the triumph Of all the
achievements Of man.
Louis Llchue OF Toledo Ohio has adopted
rather novel plan oilntresllng the women In the
Cadillac for which he Is gent al that point. The
Cadillac he says, Is so sim le Ia operation and 10
absolutely fool proof that lac Immediately puts
tc prospective lady customer al The wheel, shows
her the few simple things TO du and lets her drive
Il right out Of the gal and for Two OF three
mil, spin and back asaln to me sarge WI Mhen we
hlaNilnE, hr. Llchue SAYS the sale Is pTacucauy
made, Why" says he. whenever get woman
Into the car who has been accustomed 10 an electric
and led her drive the Cadillac for mile or two she
never wants 70 60 back TO the electric again.
sold nearly dIty cars last year In this small city
and ! 6iihbuis my success entirely 10 the I'm
picpy and complete reliability Of tho Cadillac
II is not often nowadays that tho owner OF an
lutomOblle is pressed 10 part with his purchase
by the house that sold him But this Is the happy
2, Of Thomas Ownsn The average dealer nei,Ir,s mas
fo each season and nights shy Of trade deals as much
possible 50 II Il all the more Interesting to know
shove. The HsTryS, Houpt Company for several
years past has been continually Increasing the
thclency Of It's second hand department ana
the reputation which II has built up tnere Is second
only to lis reputation In marketing the newer
product The company has easily absorbed AL
the cars these customers brought y IN uhe u1uSi .s
created q new outlet for ThomAses Oi all kinds.
Harry s. Houpt, president OF the company, mas
a
eoncens who have contracted TO get rid OF all the
Thomas cars they can get hold o.
H. n Odell Of Buffalo has started In q 1000 mile
non engine stop sealed bonnet run, under the
auspices Of the Automobile Club Of Buffalo, The
club oflclSls have sealed the car thoroughly and
several Buffalo newspaper men have accompanied
him as observers. Mr. Odell Is using SIX cylinder
Mora, which he has already run several thousand
osNT w'lUuT Ss mSo sEsn 50 se Rs ,Sey Coincidence IN
accomplishing his purpose, This non stop engine
Esl,d bonnet run recalls the fact that Nora car
u, latter M in the memorable run With bonnet sealed
hH June under the auspices OF the Automobile
Club OF America, Since then i has been run AZ
various times with the original seals Intact, and
20 date It's mileage totals close on 1000.
lts most recent performance Is still lIesh ln the
pdolceye. When the New YORK 70 rams iaeeis
passed through Rochester 3. II. Mora decided 20
end the old veteran with them TO Chicago IL
accomplished that trip with honors, overcoming
ell the hardshlps which beset the globe glrdlers'
The added impetus given to the retail end Of the
automobile Industry by the Brarcln race and the
recent carnival has taxed the resources OF all the
well established houses In the greater city. Al
though Il was expected months ago that business
would open up In real earnest around ApIll, not
one OF the dealers was optimistic enough to predict
the rush 10 secure deliveries. VERIFY says Gen
John T. Cutting OF the 0ldsmoblle Company OF
NV NV .or. ~ recalls vac GAYS GL ~ S'S % Snv me- tos
price were being offered In futile attempts 10 lore
tial the man ahead"
The latest addition 20 the mechanical equip.
nent Of the Wayne factory at Detroit lSone OF tho
most modern and complete pattern rooms that u
forward part o1the new building, and It's machinery
u electrically driven by special motor set up lof
N, operating OF this one department. Five or hH
o'thsse new machines Including hand saws. paners
bench SAWS and other wood WORKING Instruments
ere already In place and work is progressing now
iGsTS . and PS%sd SSunt Of the
machine shop equipment OF special machinery
vheh is being built viii soon be on the JOB. 50 that
within avery few weeks this plant VIII De equipped
With h new outlay OF maehlaery.
The 2. R. Thomas Motor Company disputes the
record claim Of Jack Lewis, who asserts be drove
rom Buffalo 70 Rochester IN an American roadster
ln?hour minutes. The Thomss company points
oit that A. Vernon Hart the Thomas dealer In
Rochtser. drove the distance between the. two
ellsslh hour ., minutes IS seconds s-hofor Age.
The rules covering motor boats a. published in
IHE Sun Of February have been Issued In leanet
iorn by John G. Hopkins Co. motor boat out
mprs ii9 Chambers street. They VIII be sent
!" application TO that concern.
Walter Hale will eaye for an automobile trip
hTouEh Spain and France a. the eoncluHon o. tse
ne will use IS horse power Studebaker runsbout
snd win have as his companions on the journey
Dustin Farnum and Fred Nlblo, the mon0logist
They Will tour as faT south as Andalusla This will
MI, Hales nth motor tour through Europe
The latest addition 10 the Haynes family Is a
ghlud number Of runabout cars In new design
me new car Ia called the "Hasty Hiker." The
shee base Is short and the body ls hung very
H% somewhat after the style OF raclnG cars. The
anEle double seat Is set low 10 that the steering
column has TO be given a considerable rake The
mud gu6rds are OF an unusual design and the
ahole appearance OF the car sukEests speed. As
he car Is only Intended 10 carry two persons the
sesEners thought best 20 put no division between
ue Two seats. The Inference Is obvious.
Even the average owner of an automobile has
eos & E99S'd5e TS q. o. sas many P5sess o. sS
nlved, says Frank y. Homan. Take for eI-
lnple the many details In the Up TO date car which
I'VE hrKely for convenience. See how carefully
ee manufacturers OF the Rambler have provided
accessibility TO ~ working parts. The side Of
M - Inches anordlng ample accees 70 the entire
rank shaft and car mechanism. THIS 10 q big I'm
PIovemenl over the old and lhcehVehleut method
removing the lower half OF the crank, In the
tmblef transmission goars dlHeTentlal and All
wasr parts are Just a. accessible ~ the crank
AZ Interesting test Of q tire is contained N The
aAusnef which the Republic Tire, people Oner
n visitors at their New YORK headquaftert.
aleoet q old Republic tlTea are handed out with
~ INVITATION 10 try 20 separate the rubber IRON
s,knss@ knss@s ey neans q 4 psnfSite p snI other
esylse Tires usuailS sftsf being rpn 1000 miles Of
Ien starats Of Themselves a Ae point where
~ ru1bti and fabric unite In the rASe OF the
Mpeok tfeA however. the unioA a. tnytllnG,
so1fs s1sf nah sshsf hs fabric OF the rubber
hFh H'OllA AnOwS nom coast 70 eOass IS ne