The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
AUTO IGNITION AN
IMPORTANT FACTOR
George MOuntz Tells of Con-
StructiOn of Storage Bat
teries for Motor Cars

"One Of the most interesting and at
the same time important questions in
conjunction with automobiles is that
Of ignition" says George J. Mountz Of
Ouier & Worthington. and the hrst
thought which flashes across the mind
is what kind or make Of a battery
would one use The mind naturally
reverts 10 storage batteries. by which.
% course. is meant wet batteries, and
s-er there are so many reasons why this
style is not the proper or scientific one
TO use and SO few people know that
there are storage batteries made which
are absolutely dry and which have so
many more advantageous features not
possessed by the other kind The Duro
line is not only dry, but has such
guarantee back OF il that il should be
considered seriously by all users Of
batteries Good dry batteries contain
eiectrolyte. which holds charge for
many more hours under all conditions
than any other substance known Tor
Use in batteries With the use Of this
electroiyte Il is not necessary 10 keep
Plugs in the vent Of the battery TO
prevent its splashing over, as the bat
terry can be turned upside down and
nothing VIII run out OF il. This makes
an ideal battery. as all danger OF
Contamination or injury from acid Is
entirely precluded- This peculiar con-
structiou is OF great advantage also in
recharging the battery, - all that is
necessary is simply 10 add a spoonful
or two Of water and recharge in the
or airy way The question naturally
Il SIS. II il is airy battery, why IS
Wa ger added The reply is that the
water creates chemical reaction and
takes Up a loss which is due from
natural evaporation One can take
this battery when on the road. Should
"a become discharged from usage or
short circuit ii would not be necessary
To procure other batteries in order TO
continue the journey, but the simple
addition OF a spoonful OF water in each
vent viii so raise the voltage OF this
battery thar Sfom so 10 Zoe miles can
be had from IT. A battery OF this con
struCtion VIII not oeterlorate 10 any
extent IT j. worth almost as much
when first purchased. and while the
first cost may be slightly greater. Yet
the results obtained more than justify
Tie increased outlay
Anent the much talked of recent
Studebsker E-M-E deal, Hayden
----;. Eanes. general
irelIs of Policy manager Of The
$3.50 mobile company,
says.
we have no ambition to control the
policy OF the. EMF company. The
success achieved by that concern in 10
months under the management Of W
T. Flanders surely Is the best lncorse-
ment Of his administration All the
SruocbakeTS want Is a sufficient guam
tity OF the best cars fl 5 possible TO
build for the price 10 supply the needs
~ Our big sales Organization
In buying the holdings Of EverItt
a Metzger we did il not because We
desire 10 dominate the EMF company.
but simply 10 clear the atmosphere and
carry forward our plans The car viii
70 be called the Studebaker EMF
so There Is no intention 10 discard
OF suppIsnt any dealer who is at pres
ent handling Studebaker EMF sos
on the contrary. IL is our purpose to
retain as many as desire 10 continue
and who VIII fan in with our sales
policy.
7 am sure no other concern IN the
F-orld can give dealer so comprehen-
Ee a line Of gasoline and electrics.
fRGth pleasure and commercial vehicles
as is now controlled by the Studebak-
ers- And II there is gap IN the line.
rest assured Wei furnish a car to I'll
that demand also
u ". Force and r Clark have Just
G. pleted an extensive and strenuous
vat. o-D-- White steam run
ON Hard Trip f aPout car anis f Force Gee
ever owned and.
being a novice at the automobile game.
the trip emphasizes the reliability OF
the White steamer. as the tour was
made over some OF the hardest and
toughest roads in the state The fol-
lowing account is given in his own
we started for stockton sunday
morning. driving 20 Pennington for
the the first days run. The following
day we travelled on through Knights
ferry 10 Sonora and encountered very
rough roads, with numerous wsshouts,
making IL exceedingly hard travelling.
We spent several days In the vicinity
Of Sonora. going TO IuOlumne, Colum-
Chinese Camp and Colterville, from
COlterVille through. Bagby TO Mari
DOsa- The roads in MaripOsa county
are in frightful condition. and we en-
countered some of the worst hills we
have ever seen making some Of the
hills IN this vicinity look like ant hills
BIZ comparison. We made a number Of
side trips from M2r1pOsa over the
mountain roads. returning by way Of
fiornitas and MERGED. With the eN-
ceprion Of one or TWO minor adjust
lurely no tire trouble whatever, al
though in some portions Of the trip
the travelling was so rough and stony
that some OF the castings were almost
cut into shOestrings.
Force purchased his steamer for
business purposes and intends using il
through portions OF the state that can
NOT be reached by rail and only by long
and tedious stage trips.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Motor omnfbuses made their first ap-
pesrance on the streets OF ConstS nti :
n0pIe on the day the constitutional
troops entered the city The vehicles
belonged originally 10 a London COM
pan. They have been generously. pa
n ized, bur chiefly on the score of their
city. They are driven by London
cfaufeurs. but the men find the mar
row streets OF the city a great trial.
Their chief complaint. however, is OF
the slowness OF the people in getting
'on and or
Boston has been made the starting
point Of a 800 mile automobile tour
through Europe. from Glasgow TO Ma
pies. by the Motor touring club OF Syr-
acuse university. The collegemen viii
sail on June -. with their cars. and
expect 70 be home by September II,
ma king tour OF 81 DAYS. They cal
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