The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
AUTOISTS SHOULD
EXAMINE GASOLINE
Oil Company Explains How
Trouble Happens
By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU

/ The "a hour endurance run Of the
Automobile Dealers association that
was held the first part of the month
was an object lesson which should
be thoroughly considered by every au
tonnobile owner and every member OF
the trade 1t was the lack of appre-
citation of the Importance of the gaso-
line used during the contest that
caused smuch trouble. Tt is a known
the Speedwen were penaHzed for car
buretor trouble, which was cansed by
particles. of the rubber hose through
which the gasoline was taken into the
car getting into the tank and then
working into the carburetor There
are many people who do not know the
real cause of the penalization of these
cars and will beliesE that 1t was me-
chanical trouble caused by an error in
the construction which was brought to
light by the hard test instead OF the
drivers carelessness-
1t is a certainty that in future events
the gasoline viii be thoroughly
strained.
The dealers in automobiles should
impress most seriously on the mind OF
a purchaser OF a car the necessity OF
seeing that the gasoline used does not
contain any foreign substance. There
has been many an owner who has be-
come dissatisfied with his car from just
this cause That this was the trouble
with the cars mentioned can be judged
from the following letter received from
the Standard oil company:
"centlemen: The writer noticed that
there was some trouble with rubber in
= lev
gasoline furnished at san Leandro our
ing the endurance run which took place
lat sunday and Monday. Thinking
that poseiblv the Standard oil company
might be at fault (as they furnished
the gasoline) we had the matter thor
ourfllv investigated We find that the
Gasoline was supplied from Standard
oil company tank wagon into tank,
being put there IN nuene.s, .h no. .nrUusd ,,asd
from the tank through steam nose
into the machines. we also learned
that this steam nose became ciogsesu
was inDossible to get good stream
of gasoline from the tank into the
machines. This clogging was caused
bv rubber in the hose being loosened
up by the gasoline. Portions OF the
rilbber so loosened, or course, went
with the gasoline into the tanks OF the
machines. We have IN our possession
aIIy on the tank, and which undoubted-
ly caused the trouble. as the rubber
was worn or sloughed of on the in
side and the garden 1ooRs nIse nas howsva was pa
/ IL there had been no trouble with the
garden hose. If at any time 1t would
be a satisfaction TO you 70 see this
hose the writer would be very glad to
show III to you. Both pieces of hose,
as stated above, are in our possession
w + ITrouhart assistant general
| manager of the western sales depart
!, .s. ment of the White
~ .rto company. who has
Road Course chi Chicago e'urhsa from 20 q
business trip in
the southwest, writes that he has dis
covered road race course 1s5 miles in
length. The course is mace OF crushed
oyster shells. which UrQuhart claims
makes the fastest surface for motoring
In the world.
.sThis oyster shell road was laid out
with view to using it Ior automobile
ones responsible for its construction be-
ing Sam Parks. the Texas good roads
advocate. and John W. Gates. The road
is to connect Port Arthur, Beaumont and
Houston and then run south to Gall
weston. Part of this road already has
been completed, and while south / had
the nIeasijre of driving so miles on il
in a White steamer from Beaumont to
Houston. At Dallas was entertained
BY Russell ID. Rogers, prominent
Texas motorist, who unfolded some of
the plans he mas IN view when the
road is completed.
sI believe that the Texas cities, with
the long line of country clubs, hotels
and this famous shell road, will be-
come a Mecca for northern motorists.
who will take their cars south and
pass their winters motoring in south
eastern Texas.
Governor Sanders of Louisiana is be-
hind a movement to construct a road
Similar to this to connect New Orleans
and Beaumont, and then with the CO.
operation OF the Texas road officiaIs
build the extension to San Antonio.
which will make the roadway $50 miles
In length I find that the business in
White steamers in 1909 is nearly double
that off190s. which in turn was almost
double that of 1907.
The factory at Cleveland. owing to
the improved facilities, has been able
to keep pace with the orders and turn