The sun., 1909-02-28
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.


With regard TO the increase OF caeap and
medium priced cars on the market this ear James
Joyce, manager OF the automobile department
OF the American Locomotive Company. makers
OF the Alco car, who may be fairly taken as
spokesman for the makers OF the cars OF the
highest grade and prices, says;
Let them come; the moro the merrler They
have their field, they make new converts and
send q lot OF them higher up for their second
cars These lower priced cars bring many new
faces into the automobile fold, Some cannot
AFFORD TO pay more but will be able TO do so later
Some others can AFFORD 70 pay the top price put
figure that they can buy two or three cheap cars
for the price OF one Of the Others. They are the
sort who must learn In the school OF experience
Sea soned sutomobists like car that stands
seasoning. that they know and understand as
a friend. They ngure on the economy In the long
run, counting the cost per thousand miles. the
percentage OF time the car Is out OF commission
the delay, annoyance and deprivation endured
or the comfort, convenience and commence en-
joycd. All these things count In car, the same as
they do In house furnishings or clothing There
are men using 1t who say the ~ horse power Aico
at 5000 Is the cheapest car made, and agree
with them. But there are all sorts OF opinions AM
tastes, so there is room for ALL
While a as horse power Franklin touring car
was winning two day endurance contest In Okla
koma with the handicap OF having thirteen as its
contest number duplicate OF tho car was making
aperfect score in California mud plug" although
hsndIc.pped with the number =. This was San
Franclsco's frst contest OF the season, 900 mile
grind around the bay with the fnish at Golden
Gate and Van Ness avenues and with oaklaho
Every competing car was plsstered thick with
mud when Il reached Osklana' some o., nd snS hsI
during the return trip. The event was Arranged
as an endurance contest without CONSIDERATION Oi
development The Franklin entry was driven
by +. STARK,
Gaston plaintiff ma ger OF the Ford Motor Com
pany's NewYork branch has been kept busy during
the past week supervising his force OF saieshen men
delivering more run 100 cars, which would nave
been counted a good years business for mosi
frms few years ago Thirty carloads OF Mooe
IT" Ford touring cars were unloaded by men con
nected with the local branch before THURSDAY
night and the men were Kept busy unlonuiIhs
other cars on Friday and SAtuLdsy' din M5i LIAM ,h
focal branch large quantities of Henry FORD
latest creation from now until late In the summer
one OF the largest exhibits of the Newark auto
mobile show In the Essex Troop armory last week
Was that Of j. M SaSbS Swln6S CH d..ers s Soms oi
the examples OF fne and elaborate coach Work
tnat attracted attention At the Grand Senmsi @
Palace show were exhibited In newark on rem
sylvanla and lsotta ehAsses'
F. W, HOLDS, manager OF Inc NeN iOAh pian, ~
OF the Mchelln Tire Company, who journeyed 70
New Orleans for the hardi Gras track race meet
had very pleasant time there, Tor hIehenn tres
were ltted TO the cars that won most OF the races
De palmas Fiat cyclone. which won several
events and made a now ten mle record; was
equipped with MIchellns. as was Burman's Buick.
which won the 100 mile race without a punciure
and made a cut of more than eleven minutes IN
the former record for the distance.
The Cadillac cars were entered In the recent
endurance run OF the Rochester Automobile Club
mc ii SeGS Two V Csdiiac ThIrys one roadster
and the other = touring car, were penallEeo one
point each, the penalizatlon not being nnlcted ~ q
Of Inc cars. The roadster driver lost point be
cause water found Its way into the tasolene; the
driver OF the touring car because he ran the car
The third Cadillac. a single cylinder rinabou,
went through with perfect score IN the case
handCap OF twenty minutes AZ controls but this
was declined by the driyer Who said he bad en-
petitorS rsgafdleSs OF their Size and power.
There never was a time when automobile part
makers were 10 rushed WIN orders as .nSy s.s
OF small parts said that ~ the orders nov on his
hooks should stand without single addition hls
HStI pSi' sepismber 50. OF course that means that
piore than one automobile manufacturing wiz De
HnaOle 10 secure parts that he expects 10 use
We w do doni smile sf anybodys misfortune,
said Sales Manager Chutehll OF the Winton cou-
practically all winton SIX parts In our own plan,
That epsbles US to delieer cars aceoraiIg 10
ears this spring and summer, when some other
buyers viii be still pondering why they cannot
yet delivery And YOU must not blame the
parts makers either. they are doing the best
they can.
sportsInan and automobile dealer has taken the
agency OF the Fiat car In the Phuedslphla terri.
to and VII aeSos az eas cst.ia
he persuaded Vice President /, r. Hollsnder
Of the Fiat AutSmoblIe Company to S, close TIE
the territory for an agency
Joe NJ Gilbert, general manager Of the Con
tineutal Caoutshouc Company OF New lork city,
has opened branch once In Chicago on Michigan
syenus This %Sye has Ss ssen bSS S9nSSssa S1aISS "a
this country. the other two being located at
San Francisco and Detroit ln addition to the
branches there are numerous Continental dis
tributing agents throughout the country. the
rapidly Increasing business making II necessary
20 appoint new distributes VERY frequently
White route book No :. which has Just been
/ Ssued, Is very important addition to the yaIn
publishing for distribution among tourists. 1he
neN booklet contains detailed road directions
iTS SH'so prevoSs re s ISSUES Of the White
book have contained road directions between
New York and Buffalo. there are now avsuaele
accurate road directions between New York
The new route book also coniaIDs road dlrec
tions from Harrisburg 10, Cleveland via Pits
burg. The twenty two mlle route from BuhAlo
20 NIAGARA Falls Is also described as Is the route
from Plttsburg 70 Washington, Pa, where con.
other irouies desc nbed In White route book No 0.
The new book like the other numbers OF the series,
contains p nne double page map and IA protusely
Illustrated with pictures OF turns aud OF the
country traver>ed,
Manager Garland OF the Overland COMPANY
9i New OTs sent man b,.,.a 70 sSs b5ls1SrS "
succeeded In forwarding eighteen cars while
there and returned pleased with the success OF
his mission, only 70 hnd when he arriyed 70 nj ths
was necessary for him TO make another trp TO
the factory al once.
When asked II the Palmer & Singer Company
was contemplating the addition OF popular
priced model to its line for 1910 following the
example OF other manufacturers the president.
our Sklmsbout or Four thirty at y. go and
s. 800 Is the lowest price car We shall manufac:
ture In the face OF all the announcements OF
IL 800 cars BY other manufacturers In the early
mart OF this season we raised the prices through
out our entire line. To day we are still, unable
10 manufacture enough carsto supply the demand.
priced at 81, 500 a very excellent thing for the
trade In general: as II brings Into motoring men
who would hesitate long time before buying
makes motorists OF those men three years or more
ca rier than would otherwise be the case. AfteT
using this car for a season or two this owner
powered car-posslbly a slx cylinder model. The
iight car Is a powerful educator for the royal
sport OF motoring-bnt our policy Is TO permit
some other manufacturers to do the educating"
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
OF Akron, Ohio, has been working more than