Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

After having Travelled 12.174 miles II
slx-cylinder Franklin automobile
over the roads OF Great Britain anc
Europe. Mr.. George 7. Odell, genera
manager of the Consolidated Wagon
G. Machine company. announces that II
is far more pleasurable to travel in &
turing car. and it is no more expensive
than by rail. The auto affords much
better opportunity of seeing the country
as you pass through 1t than is possl-
BILE when you are ''whlzzeo' by every
thing in a railroad train.
Mr. Odell Is also converted to the
merits of the Franklin touring car In
the coldest spots in the Alps, through
binding snowstorms and frigid winds.
there was no Inconvenience on account
of frozen water jackets. the Franklin
being cooled entirely by air And
when difficult hill climbing was to be
done, the Franklin was equal to the
severest tests-it fairly flew up the
steep inclines Less than So for ac-
tual repairs is the record of Mr.. Odell 5
Franklin for the entire 12.l74 miles.
When the car was overhauled at the
Franklin factory. after its return to
America, the bearings throughout the
machine showed practically no wear.
II Even some oil the spark pluSS Wele uol
changed on the trip.
1t is interesting to note the various
prices paid for gasoline by Mr. Odell
on his trip. In southern Italy the high
price was in escesS of soc, the lowest
price on the continent being a little
less than 80 cents per gallon. The ay-
erage price IN England was less than
30c and in America the high price was
40 cents and the low lie The question
of tire supply on an European trip is
solved by the establishing of Goodrich
Tire agencies in every large center.
For the entire journey. Mr.. Odell had
occasion to purchase five additional
outer castings and inner tubes.
A feature OF the trip. Mr.. odcll
speaks OF with considerable pleasure,
is the assistance and courtesy shown
all travellers by the Automobile club de
France and the Automobile association
OF England. Their good auspices are
extended to all who identify themselves
with these organizations. During our
tour" says Mr.. Odell 1--WE crossed the
frontiers of various countries 16 times,
but we never encountered a bit of
trouble anywhere. owing to our connec-
ton with these splendid associations"
A trip in motor car over the Mt
Ccnis Pass, the route by way of which
the great Napoleon crossed the Alps.
was one of the particular incidents dur
ing the i've months journey through
the countries OF Europe by Mr.. George
T. Odell and party, from April to Sep
tember of this year. The six-sylinder
Franklin touring car of 42-horse power
carried the tourists through heavy
SHOWS and over slippery roads to the
dizzy height OF 500 feet without an
effort. The run at this point was one of
thirty miles. between Modane in France
to Sousa in Italy. the distance being
covered In about one and half hours.
When the party reached Naples they |
found that travellers were taken by ]
tramway to within mile and a quar-
ter of the summit OF the volcano OF |
Vesuvius. They. however, had no dis
position to become tramway passengers.
and instead. made their way up an
irregular roadway through the lava
beds and mass of cinders In their
Franklin In this way they were able
TO go TO a higher point than that
reached by the tramway. This is a
very unusual trip to make. and Mr.. |
Odell does not now recommend 1t to
those who are at all economical in tire |
wear. While in the vicinity of Vesu-
Vius the party visited famoue Pompeii |
and did" the ruins. The roads in this |
part of southern italy are not good. |
but the Odell party in their big Frank |
lin made the trip over the mountains |
TO the cliff road on the Mediterranean. l