The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-07
AMONG THE AUTOMODILlSrS
SNOHi WEATHER ARGt Is FOR
THE MOTOR TRt'Gk.


! Weather like Yesterday talks business
B Tor the automobile dealer the man who Is
= selling closed ears and commercial vehicles.
, h'' SNOW drov. most of tn" touring ears
=" shelter. although there were some that
| hraN"i N" storm with side curtains and
/ 'front.' curtains uH. Inc majority Of pre-
vat" Vehicles and iaNiCah> on the street
and taNi'ahs Il course we're either limou-
~in" or lanasule, bodies. Those persons
VII" had beet rexrrtting week or two
ago that they had been 80 much In hurry
3 I" Shiit bodies or Ia lay up the touring car
h'i their innings and were glad Of 10 yes
terttav when business or other pyramids
| rali-'i them ont On the street
" f"r IN" motor trucks they had tho very
finest cham. to show what they could do.
IN the height Of the storm yesterday after
noon. when horses were Shipping and
f"und-rIng around the moment they had
| I" lear" the car tracks on the main streets.
/ IN" commercial vehicles we're ploushinR
! through and over the snow without being
bothered There one twelve ton
coal truck. loaded 10 capacity which gave
a Tine object lesson. ~ Was coming down
snow hlled street going easily about
ten miles an hour while horse drawn We
hicles were proceeding In q Singerly way
and slipping and sliding about
Department stores that used automo bile
"'''N's WI w iAAh Ihu ~ TO Ae~P
up with the days work. even when they
were Required eo serve The Bron and other
districts where the Streets we're less traffic
broken than In the city itself, Weight
and power had chance 10 show their value
on the slippery surface. and the person in
the street could see wherein lay the ad-
vantasss OF the SiechAnIcal power over
the horse
In streets where frequen, stops because
"f heavy tram" were needed the motor
Nehicl" showed well in being able to start
hnndily Where the horse triad hard for
a footin: Ia eject the start the machine
used simply little extra power and was
on. Another point that showed was when
delivery stops had 20 hr made There was
no need oi hlaRketIng horses carefully
and seeing to It that they did not catch |
cold. Tn" health of the motor isn't 50 deli Z
Eat. thing aS that of the horse which does /
suffer lik" humans from severe weather
and exposure
Given a few days like This and the streets
full ~ examples of what "" can do. said !
a commercial vehicle man Yesterday, and
our business Will jump ~ many morn
notch.S
wha' effect docs running in IN. snow
ttr" business YESTERDAY u
No, "a great deal thai know Of h.
re Piled "N""pt that II * really good for
them Tn" '"ldn"-s ~ the snow and Of III.
air A"eps IN" temperature OF tn. tire down
ana Then" ism 80 mu'R wear through
friction tT"n though there IL a great
zeal ~ slip At ttnI"- Hh"n the snow - packed
down pretty thoroughly th" low t.np.rn-
inr" prevents hat from b.ing converted
INTO heat OF a -nT' that will affect the life
r-rfS-s.s rTfr Is IN .TnowSssT L
md tn" wheels dnn't g"' good hold AZ
hr-' and k"''u wh.rlIn: around and hurrnw
ING down uu'.i 'I''v reach IN. "ar'h under
meath their = bound '" he. som" rubber
thh' vii com" away when the tire nrst
takes hold ~ n" surface" h..lov TN IN.
a. phhI' 'ta' loss won ~ great
In ms sort ~ w"ath"r The non-skld
lures ar" a. u premium. The ordinary 4
round 'r"an ~" wi hardly give SAtIsfar- |
Jon. tlven steel tread or rubber lump
tread on ~" ard II viii hold in great
''vi". "-p""ially u IN" ar - driven Nth
SOM" car" " carlton H. not observed
'-V~ria!If whom corners AT. to b,. made.
ear - NA"ly 10 10 waltz that
prirg ~ ~ asan-' something hard
! h. w"' weather tires are tho things FOR
he snowy days veil and these IN con.
junction with yhninS make II posslbl 90
irIve with comfort