New-York tribune., 1910-06-12
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Little Stories of Happenings in
the Motor Trade World.

tIne ago, when }. g Llttewood and P. ?.
Thomas ests blished a new record of hours
and IS minutes running time between Min
I neapolis and Duluth, the distance being lss
miles. This run, which is a favorite record
trial in the Northwest. has never before
been done in better time than hours and
1e minutes. Since making the new time.
which was officially recorded, several at
tempts have been made 10 lower it, but
none has succeeded. Immediately after
making this record Littlewood and Thomas
started for Fargo. y. D. covering the dis
tance of 500 miles in 1879 hours running
time. No other machine has ever covered
this road before. Part of the road was
through a swamp.
John L. Mitchell. an officer of the First
National Bank of Norwich, Conn. has had
curious experience with the Matheson
Silent Six that proves that silence is not
without its drawbacks. He bought the
Ma stheson a few weeks ago. and had trouble
from the first with people stepping in front
Of the car. not hearing its approach. He
applied TO the chief Of police for permission
TO open his muffler cutout. Under date of
May 26 Mr.. Mitchell wrote TO c. ". Msthe-
son. president Of the Matheson company. as
follows:
The chief informed me that while the law
read that cUtouts were not 10 be used he
was powerless TO grant me this permission
or even TO personally advise me to run
with the cutout open until I had been
warned not TO 60 So The chief is & good
friend OF mine. and 7 explained 10 him
that while driving through town people
were continually stepping in front of the
car because Of its extreme silence
an now running through the crowded
parts Of the city with the cutout fully
opened, and am then not making so much
noise as the average car"
NJ r Luckenbin. Of the Regal Detroit
Auto Company. is arranging q comprehen-
sive automobile exhibit in connection with
the Mineola annual fair. He says that in
1903 motors were shown in a large tent, and
the feature was an interesting one. Last
year. when several makers displayed their
1910 models, the show was very successful
But this year It is planned TO erect a spe-
cial building for exhibiting automobiles and
accessories
The biggest set Of rerountable rims used
on cars has been ordered by the New De-
pa-ture Manufacturing Company, of Bris-
tol, Conn. from the Dorian RemountabIe
Rim Company, and will be used for the new
six-cylinder car IN course Of construction.
The car is OF the heavy type. and Will have
special tires. It has therefore been found
necessary 10 have equally strong rims.
Albert Kahn, the originator Of the famous
Kahn construction, now used almost eI-
clusively IN the construction of the best
modern automobile plants, has become
prominent figure in the automobile industry
in the last few years through the erection
of humber Of the finest automobile plants
in this country. and additions which are
constantly being made to the great Amer
can factories are almost entirely construct
ed under the Kahn system The new 81
oeoooo plant OF the Lozier Motor Company
al Detroit was designed by Mr.. Kahn, and
is being built under his personal direction
He is authority for the statement that this
factory Will be the most perfect in fits ap-
rointnents Of any plant with which he has
been connected. The work was commenced
or May Is. and ell the concrete foundations
are now in place, and the erection of the
steel work will begin next week.
An encounter with Sahara Desert sand
storm while touring through Northern
Africa in an automobile was the expert
ence Of L. H Whitney and family OF
Grand RAPIDS, Mich, not long ago. The
tourists, in invading the environs Of the
desert. travelled IN their air cooled car.
Franklin. They had gone south as far as
the Sahara, and over good French roads
were going toward Biskra- which is on the
edge Of the desert They found the road
was being repaired, and because OF this the
motor car was turned into the loose sand
Immediately the wheels spun around ana
hurried themselves 20 the axles and the car
-, .s.n- enrrna hard labor tire chains