The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-19
AUTOMOBILE T

AUTOMOBILE NOTES.
Speculation has been rife regarding what the
Thomas people have been holding up their sleeve
ror 1903, The curtain has been raised and ever
the most optimistic Of the prophets has been taker
aoack. For three seasons past IL has come &c
be the fashion for the builders TO spring a sensa.
tion In automobile value. and the car of which
the initial announcement Is made to day Is nc
exception. SIX cylinders for $1,000 does not startle
the imagination ct nrst sight, but when an lnslgh,
has been had into the details of construction the
marvel Is. How can 1t be donef Many OF the nne
points OF the Thomas 5000 cars have been incor-
porated In the makeup OF the newcomer, and to
those familiar with the handsome lines Of the
big 90 horse power Thomas Model F Of this year
t Will disclose . striking reese The weight
Is only 1000 pounds. which solves this very serious
problem for q large shaft driven car, the ex-
cellent results In this direction. as In other Important
points, being due to severe simplicity and compact.
ness OF design and the use Of the best quality Of
NICKEL. vanAdfum and heat treated steels. Two
systems OF Ignition are employed. each separate
and independent OF tho other. A hand red
aluminium body used on the light six is similar to
that used on the high priced Thomases this season,
which will give some idea of Its appearance. n is
natural for the Harry s. Houpt Company to assert
that 1t Is the h~Andsomest thing ever. but as the
company has quite some reputation In the handling
OF machines 1t must count some. Twenty four
hours AFTER he had landed from the Mauretania
on Thursday the last of the 1908 Thomas cars was
disposed OF and Mr.. Houpt decided that the time
had come for showing his hand. although the nrst
delivery will not take place till the end OF the
present month.
With seventy two cars In last years Glidden tour
the spesue Of extra tires used 10 figured to have been
s6,i7a The record was kept by the Diamond
Rubber Company. whose figures showed that
thirty three cars having Diamond tires used four.
teen extra tires all told and thirty nine carr having
other makes of tires used eighty -one extra tires all
told. As there Is no direct penalty for tire trouble
In the Glidden tour the Diamond Company Is again
this year keeping tab on the number Of extra
tires required by all the cars as q means of
showing tire results on a basis of mileage cost.
The figures covering the record OF last year
are made up with SIS as the average value Of the
tires of different sizes In use. The total Of "a, l75
for last year, Il should be understood. indicates
the value Of new tires put on during the run. not
actual tire expense, for the reason that a great
repaired.
Is John D. Rockefeller to become a tourist, For
several several year. <. + he has 5 o ,, %,sr an sutomDbIle and
or at Augusta, he takes a daily outing In his White
1 Msise. Il. t 4 few car aA q , ssG make he as0 SfEIsh a ne e,
seauired; His two former purchases, however,
car. the nrst that Mr.. Rockefeller has owned. The
s soIIoS Il a,I that !, he he a y to to d, DO som some er9ss-ceuntry
Teller has written % the touring bureau Of the White
company, asking for a set OF White route books
and making Inquiries regarding State licenses.
Nineteen hundred and eish. has given convInc-
auStonmSSile trade that the medium n, hnny pf feeat car 10 Is IN, the
s sssns scor IN w sns s plsSli Rf1s q sht r. ne see asR P.Sphe WOULD ~
be split up between the very cheap and the very
s1ee eeiG.' e III! i t !sss, "a, tn q. R Rsfy sRe sTiG s%. Hu sa4 rs
have had their share Of business. but the majority
But p BY eseir po saxs ssan sG IN the h hGs p pf ee ssId
tho percentage Of sales has been exceptionally
III lines OF business throughout The county, Saa1a0h Th IS
later proves that q certain class, Irrespective Of
isaSrioss CREATIONS s' which their hell" position sGR%1 IN so saess
6 Ssn ala g the sss er sas ie q 4. fsns msain@ nf p re se moa %ay
American machine. the car selling around the
.,6ommentinE on this. Gen. John T; Cutting of
;Ss 9 ns.n Sasf,s COMPANY orys q New Sss h York Is;msTtsd
i Isat0e 70 ri ehe 'i future SSna Vsiae Of fa sseii mscs niGwsd sSa
esss a sSs e e n sss sv sa1t d il sS.lr ~, s.s Sdlat I! Il eli eli
An ingenious device. the use of which makes
: i Hs,s cay Z. {, e. 'f sss e Sot G's $csool an or 1Hais%ss,lf;
Engineers. This device consists Of heavy rollers
oYis S sa'n a.. .s' s e0G Hsvo sRsa While 4, sas d ss.f r. mhss,s
stationary BY its use students arc able to master
s spa Sps and Spsk 81 s and eonsro sfGus' the %os speed 81 81 the the
motor; TIL, bis. leaves ,r only the Art Of steering TO be
tag lessons.
The Hol. Tan Company has received a newcomer
IN !he neld q town cars. II is the produc, Of ths
sse' az a III n,oSfe'e en tsaSns; so of s Sas Go Tsss''s as
ne -speed King. Of the Vanderbilt cup races OF
il &c control s1 I wi Whereby by ,h sse davef qS ands /, 81 an ins ss.
TO take his hands from the steering wheel for the
R% SsSS'' Th,s asyics !. I'M Inrs sStsa q =. pS Is he % ol' Iae
which consists Of q Distributing device that Is driven
The car : shsft driven: -four sPeeds. With direct
S on high sha !: ., aas four TS ssi MSsss s %tss r. ID By ,a : inches
o, One %s,,s q !. ' BENZ :rs ssssS ,s sy a. sss. Ct Ct a, ssDps Es,s e.
cylinder sale and demcnsirates tina. the public IS
oa saSi' oS, DC q over 1s- afty = 81 i.s sy Hn q s Mo4a a cars rs
which were held up owing to the ~lateness OF ocen.
R pss1sn o II ssi n a. . h ssea Slsn' p a se away a anSs wh sSs
actual value Of the nachlnss Y v; Burke reports
adjacent to the greater city.
Of the fortunes Of the Moon car In the eastern
s sss sSoe Ct t aSs, G Sss sTow Is n sls ea safn p Ne sooner e.
had he made the announcements the, he had taken
resu Ssss' }or ri %nform %itiS%" ressidi ns ' bis new % ven.
ture. Many sales have accrued already. and he
a asn eUsi' n ' tSs e.r Gfof fsl. '' The si0s ref.S Sars aS Of Of
The Moon has been an entire success.
J; W; De Lamater. who has long been Identified
with the importing and sale Of Hotchkias cars,
IS manager o. the Ho.oSkiss Import Company.
Fred ]. Titus. manager OF, the Harry 3. Houpt
LGr Tho Thousand islands, where be vim spend
va they viii Ss ,hs guest: o. Walter JsInyn q
Island, which IL located on Capt Vincent.
The Mlchelin Tire Company Is running Its plant
twenty- four hours a day and has been doing so
nys months past; In spite Of the fact that
arge proportion Of their outputs and therefore II
would seem that the demand for tires from this
'ourcs must fall OF, the Alohelin Tire Company
inds no letup In orders and cannot sec any. pros
OF giving UP the night shift.
Ferdinand Cimiotti Of the Pullman agency has
,eeu spending the week at the Pullman factory
It York. Pa. hurrylng shipments on cars ordered
everal weeks ago.
New York State registrations for the hrst six
months Of 1908 show that new licenses have been
rranted 70 100 Mitchell. cars ss against So Mitchell