Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-18
HAWKINS BACK
FROM THE EAST
WHITE SALES MANAGER TELLS
OF NEW GAS CAR
EXPLAINS NOVEL POSITION NOW
HELD BY COMPANY
Kerosene Will Be Used by the White
People, Which Is Expected to
Greatly Minimize Fuel
Expense

c. A. Hawkins, whose territory as
general western sales manager Of the
White company covers two-thirds of
the United States, arrived here yes
terday, after an extended visit through
out the east.
During an interview with represen-
tatives of the press he remarked that
the White company now occupy the
peculiarly advantageous position of be-
ing the only company able to furnish
both steam car, which has proven
it's superiority in all sorts of contests
and which this year will use kerosene
for fuel, and also a gasoline car equal
to anything anywhere made in the
world for the price.
Kerosene as a fuel for automobiles"
continued Mr.. Hawkins, has, for the
first time in the history of that in
dustry, been adopted for use in White
steam car of the 1910 model. which
are now being shipped from the fac
tory. So well has the White COM
pany solved the problem Of the sue
cessful use of kerosene that it is i'm
possible for the passenger in the car
to tell whether kerosene or gasoline is
being used. California distillate of
=
gallon can be used as well as gasoline,
and will run 20 per cent greater mile
age per gallon than gasoline costing 20
cents per gallon.
Heretofore the only valid objec-
tion argued by competitors against the
superiority of the White steam car has
been it's greater cost of fuel per mile.
The use of kerosene, however, has re-
versed this condition so the White
steamer is today the most economical
car for fuel, as well as the most eco
nomical in the cost of tire up-keep and
mechanical repairs.
when it is taken into consideration
that the White steamer is equal to
any other car in riding qualities, alb
sence of noise, safety and perfect con-
troll, and that the ordinary danger
which goes with the use of gasoline in
any form, particularly at the hands of
persons inexperienced in it's handling,
are not present with kerosene and that
kerosene can be had at almost any
farm house, the enormous advantage
indicated by this step of the White
company becomes manifest.
1.-The 1910 White steamers will be
made in two models selling at $4,000 and
$4,000, respectively and in addition to
the kerosene burner slight change
has been made in the engine design
whereby the pumps are driven from an
independent GCCClIIlC OL lllS OhSlhO
crank shaft, instead of from the valve
mechanism, thereby eliminating the
noise caused by the pumps, which, be-
ing the only noise in the White car,
has been in the past more noticeable,
making the 1910 models so quiet run
ming that passengers are not aware
there is any machinery in the car
Another improvement in the 1910
model is that the wheel base of the
smaller car is heightened from 104
inches to 110 inches. The front axle
sets directly under the condenser. The
steering wheel has somewhat more
slant in the new models and special at
tention has been given to the balance
of the car so that they steer even
easier than heretofore.
1.-The White company has doubled its
manufacturing facilities this year and
will manufacture and sell so per cent
more steam cars than 1t ever sold in
the past in addition to the gas car line,
which has been added because our gas
car output will be surplus product
adding nothing to the selling, adver-
tising or expense of management,
thereby enabling us to sell better gas
car for the money than anyone else,
and permitting us to supply that class
of customers who have been educated
to the purchase of a gas car by the
advertising and talking of about 100
gas car makers.
There is nothing to prevent our
making and selling gasoline machines,
while our patents prevent our competi-
tors from making steamers of the
boilerless type, such as we manufac-
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