The sun., 1908-04-05
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

ID, ,-orc punts than one, as " WIN IN hH ptppaoHNE
ops VI ,ae most productive ln toe mal'er OF ee'uti
,,u ,,lrs Sale forces arc being Increased BY all
~,dIny houses aud many State that their forces
~ ou,pumber those OF the best month OF last
"A is only matter OF year or two ago
~, ,Fs average purchaser OF an automobile az
WI, time OF the year might whistle for delivery
,..,, we're the order OF the day, and even these
~, rot all powerful 10 the man who neglected
,i,,iaf his order slI months ahead. Conditions
"a. tItrrrd Without doubt; manufacturing iaelll'
", nave been greatly increased and the average
,1t,asser. with good reason. s prone to delay until
-, l,.t minute. under the impression that nothing
,gd ,rect the output Of the well established fac
,o5ss In their full capacity each succeeding year
a., ,r,s very easy 10 fall Into this error" states
c,, Iobp r. cutting OF the Oldsmoble Company OF
,,, Work. FOR not few overlooked the fact that
IA, -sr,at financial disturbance came at time
rn,n manufacturing plans were undsveloped
rrod.ct, have been gsuged on the outlook Al that
r. A fact which Is now being realized by the
,D,to-. ones With the awakening In this quarter
,rdpee consequent orders which will accrue irom
,~rsl causes April should be able TO seta standard
ir relail sales.
I, accordance With It's long established custom
oir,,iny early deliveries Of It's product the Packard
Motor car Company Of Detroit Is busy TO
,-, mn capacity Of It's immense plant getting out
Ha
a. 1909 Packard 0s have been delivered 70
purchasers. and the 1000 men A. work In the
Arsrent departments Of the factory, which covers
soor space OF eleven acres, are now turning out
,Nsta rate which will probably complete the
annual progress Of production on schedule Time
lssf scar the nnal car was finished month ahead
o. ne ,cheduled time OF delivery and the com
ps9y I, anxious to be well advanced al the close
OF ibis season. There Is no long period OF IN
la Nha nnnEn n
The production Of cars Of successive models Is
d, srr.ngsd that as one department completes
u, work for 1903 II picks up that for 1908, Thus
,n, immense body building department, Whlch
male, all Of the Packard bodies, including the
.roIsnes aud landauets, naturally completes
, ,Itnut for the season before the assembling
r,.n,lng and other finishing departments and Is
,as O, the hrst 70 start m new work
p pmmner. manager OF the Bharcllh Lodge
IA, psred On order with The Lokler Motor Com
r,ny Tor two % horse power LozIer cArs-one with
,.,,n psuenger touring car body, the other with
,o,ep Messenger limousine body. These cars
VII! he placed In service April Is for the purpose
~ carving guests OF the manor 20 and from the
.yuon uIsthel elnienton OF the Bharclln manage
men, 10 make the automobile stage line one OF
me features Of the hotel Several years ago the
Poland springs Hotel, al South Poland, Me- put
\
,,-y ropular Lofler cars were selected for use
=, south Poland. and during the last two years
s,ery train arriving at the station has been met
is one OF the cars.
,o,,hls addition has been made TO the selling
ors,ullaton Of the Hsrry $. Houpt Company In
ne peDon Of n. d. Willard. Mr. Willard has re-
.rred from the HanodS Motor Car Company,
,r,nt, for the Pierce In the New York territory,
io AXE up bis work In the Interest OF the Thomas
troduct His first step was 70 visit the Buffalo
md Detroit plants OF the Z. r. Thomas MOTOR
rsr Company and he has returned 70 New lork
,rore Than enthuslastlc over the wisdom OF bis
move For eight yeArs Mr. Willard has been lden.
u0td Vlin the automobile INDUSTRY and mas passed
lac been valuable asset and he Is rated as oeng
1ns Of the ablest men 10 the Eastern held Prlor
r,,s uH hs %Ss Identiaed With the Richard BrszleT,
it that period che Imported car was IN lts kenllh
but Ar. Willard was quick 70 read the slgnA Hhisl %
pointed toward the ultimate supremacy OF ins
home product. He reports an unpreSedented
degree OF activity at the Thomas Bunaio plant
, and night shifts are SSrsnf ms ~ tS bs S4ss,est
number Of orders In the history OF the Thomas
company.
There has been Aled with the Secretary OF state
Of Connecticut notice 10 the eneet that the eApllA
stock Of the Corbln Motor Vehicle CorpoLMsoon& M & 9ds
company is located al New Britain, Conn, ana
plnufactures the well known Corbn automo.
Increase IN the capital stock Of the Corbin Motor
Vehicle Corporation Is neoesslnted by me ae'
mand for us product. which had 70 oe met oy IN
CreAted facilities for production and distribution,
The sales Of Corbln cars for the hrst three months
Of the present year far exceed those for the same
period OF time year ago. Such step as this,
made when business conditions are depressed Is
significant and shows that the company building
the Corbln has taken place among toe most sue,
Crss'u and strongest concerns IN lhe automoohe
Industry.
ka
came well known through the performance OF
Inc Mora car which established sealed bonnet
record. predicts before long general awakening
cylnder tyne OF motor car SlGes have come and
will stay ne states. because OF merit, demand
Ini the fact that they are superior @ " lou ioES o.
win always have their supporters and should
secure their share Of public favor Just as the sing
n, prosperous era OF the four The wonderful
feIIblrty In handling well butt d1 cynndeI
motor constitutes s & one ne o. m n ds.gn.1S Sn nes tSs
Introduction OF the automobile and this has been
realized In the mechanically right built S1 cylinder
motor.
NJ the second annual hill climb at Atlanta, Ga,
l@gy W leland; driving p y; lamaHS, nm Sy,n9sT I9ST
Thomas Flyer which took pa5t IN the Ssxannah
races Leland's time was 81 seconds The Ihomas
ca line was 81 seconds. This Is the second year
that ihls Stearns car has won the Atlanta hill climb
Leland Is the same driver who last August made
The fastest time up Fort George hill ln l1 cylinder
car he will be on hand again At me Fort george
bin climb to be held In this city April y
one Of the big talking points Of the Wayne for
ia6 Is the location OF the transmission on the rear
are By reason OF acing the transmission on
me rear axle" says Frank Sanford, "the propeller
angles at maximum are "a degrees and with normal
load car standing, are nothing. In other WORDS
with normal load the drive shaft Is horizontal so
that the entire generated power Is delivered lnt9
me transmission without any OF II being absorbed
by universal Joints working Al an angle
During the automobile carnival In this city next
week u viii become known 10 many for the ntsi
t"e that besides touring cans, town cars thu
sigabS the American Locomo6lle b, ra COMPANY ,vS S
OF lurS, Locomotive" trucks, built for the West,
Cot. Express Company, Will be In line, u now
LgpraR that these trucks have been In commission
ior several months In the process OF being tested
out In actual service.
The Acme Motor Car Company Of Reading Pa,
hls decided TO use the "SeNtuplet" which won third
place at Savannah as travelling demonstrating
ms car wi! pe c,, on ehpGh p, ~. 'S comnanY N
NeS York, Boston, Brookyn, chicago anu san
Francisco.
p l. Rldredge Of the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company's New York housed says that business II
M, what II ought 10 be. This Is strange TOO, A'
Brook, Cars may come and cars may 90 6yt tiTe'
are no, fnE Ss :. nstT. q 10 SrSs co
forward TO- New business 10 all hght. but oyl
o'd customers don't seem AZ ell 70 wear oul tnell
,SoSs.Sd , miles snVSt on one Y sci are Of common &C
cufrence."
,moug the historic parilc pants In the paradi
during carnival week Will be the hrSt production
oi lbe Autocer Company Ardmore, ": IhB
no, S ays sis x, was 9Ss N II Be x. & sss
drive car built In this country also creation o