The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-06

The model 10 Buick. owned and driven
by W. F. Wood from Chicago 10 the
coast and back 20 salt Lake. was eX-
hibited along automobile row on Fri
day, and drew many interested spec
tators. The little Buick does not snow
any i'll effects from its long drive OF
over 5000 miles. beyond we'll worn tires.
Mr.. Woods made the trip on advice
from his physician for his wife's health,
and reports her greatly improved on &c
count Of the journey. Mr.. Woods an
nOUnced his intention of continuing The
trip TO New York and back to Chicago.
So far his total expense for repairs has
been 81.
4 carload Of Fords, which included
eight machines, were received this week
by the Consolidated Wagon & Machine
company.
An automobile propelled by an air
cooled engine was recently run eight
days without a stop and without over
heating. and this led TO the publication
in certain periodicals that the per
Torrance made q record for aT-cooied
motor cars. The record, however, is re-
tanned by another air-cooled car, tne
Franklin which, something over a year
ago, made a long nonstop run, start
ing at Cincinnati.
For eighteen and oue-half days the
car was driven over the roads of Ohio
Indiana and Kentucky. making round
trips to Columbia Indianapolis ana
Lexington. and then IL made a four-day
run to the Franklin factory, in SYRIA
cuse. It's performance still stands as
the record for air-cooled motors.
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A carload Of Apperson Jack Ribbets
was received this week by the Utah
Implement-Vehicle company
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sam ShaIman says the demand foi
Maxwells was somewhat relieved this
week when he received a carload from
Los Angeles The cars were consigned
to the Los Angeles agency. but by spe-
cial arrangement with the factory Shar-
man diverted the car TO salt Lake and
took the machines.
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The good roads problem. although
DreCipitated by the automobile. has
been left alone for generations and ex-
tends in its far-reaching Importance
and effect much further than the con-
sideration Of its relation to the automo-
bile; in fact, as far as any economic
question can reach. The automobile is
broadly q medium Of communication
and traffic, upon which the very life Of
the nation depends. Roads are simply
TO animate and mechanical road trac-
ton, and not an end in themselves. This
last should be obvious, but some seem
to think the preservation of roads out
Of-date for modern purposes is the
great desideratum. But progress IA
fundamental matters cannot wisely be
impeded by incidental considerations. It
is clear that the automobile is an i'm
proved method Of accomplishing a fun
damental function.
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The Utah Implement-VehicIe COM
pany received a car of White Steamers
during the week. One was sold to I. n
Clayton Of this city.
Charlie Glow is trying out his new
Chalmers-Detroit, with Which he ex-
poets to make the trip to Seattle about
the first Of the month.
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The Sharmsn Auto company reports
the sale Of a fourteen horse power Max
well TO George Doyle Of this city. Also
a twenty horsepower Mitchell to W. z.
Petrie Of Blackfoot, Ida.
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The Consolidated Wagon & Machine
company reports the sale Of Bucks this
week as follows: J. G. Mcdonald pur-
chased a Model F, Dan Mackay received
a Model II and L. c. Miller got Mod
el F.
One Of the pleasant incidents Of the
Glidden pathfinding trip, which was
completed last week. was the meeting
Of the veteran walker. Edward Payson
Weston. near Buffalo Park. Colo. ct
wRs a pathetic sight-or, rather, SO it