New-York tribune., 1910-04-03
FAVORS HARD TEST
Recommends a .SeUere AutO
Endurance Contest.


A strong appeal has been made TO the
Motor Racing Association by John T. Raj
nier for a real endurance contest 20 De
held on the Brighton Beach MOtordrome
during the spring racing season. MI
Rainier has always been a strong advOcate
OF speed and reliability contests
Mr. Rainier's recommendations are on the
line OF the suggestion made TO the Motor
Racing Association several weeks ago oy
L. A Disbrow that a six-day autornoois
race be promoted. The suggestions OF the
former however. do not insist upon the
six-day idea. He will favor the running Oh
the cars for even a longer period II prac-
ticable. He proposes that during the period
of the competition the cars be on the
course a given number OF hours daily. say
eight ten or twelve hours. and that fOr
the remainder OF the tWenty-four hours
they be kept under official lock and seal 10
prevent any work being done upon them
All repairs and adjustments will need 10 De
done during the actual competition, ana, OF
course this would lessen the mileage Of the
car thus undergoing operations
The rapidity with which asphalt pave
ment wears out. especially along Broadway
anu OltlSE SLctlS HLrIc tAAcAC - .
and increasing amount OF automobile traf-
fic has caused many automobile tradesmen
to look around for a more suitable paving
material. and General John T. Cutting. OF
the OIdsmobile Company. Of New York.
has come out as an adv Ocate OF wood block
pavement. He says:
Wood block pavement. on the contrary.
does not wear out so fast, and even Wheh
It does wear out the wearing down Is
gradual and does not leave the gaping
holes that may be seen in any street pAveO
with asphalt. 1t is practically fInpOsSlOie
10 prevent some oil and grease falling from
cars TO the pavement This rOts aSphaIe
very quickly. but its only effect on wood
blocks is to preserve them For TINS rea-
son alone the economy OF wood blocks
ought to be enough 10 insure their adop-
ton.
1t is my firm opinion that Broadway
ought 10 De repaved with wood blocks from
at least 42d street 20 I'D street Ihere are
more automobiles driven on this sretcn
than on any other in this country. The deal
ers and branch houses pay big taxes ana
are entitled to the kind OF pavenents they
need. which is the wood block type An
other reason for doing away with the
asphalt and using wood. block is the skld-
ding danger. which is present when-
ever the streets are sprinkled or during
and after rainstOrms- The skidding danger
on wet asphalt can hardly be exaggerated
but there is very little danger OF skidding
on wet wood block pavement
The new clubhouse OF the Motor Racing
Association. at No. 3O4 West 5Sth street,
ia now being overhauled and refurnished,
and it will be ready for club members early
next week.
Under the new requirements OF the Amer
lean Automobile Association racing rules
the Brighton Beach Motordrone has been
surveyed and measured. and has been
found TO be several feet over length 20 the
mile.
G. W Matheson. president OF the Ma
theson Automobile Company, had an inter
esting and curious experience the other
day in West Springfield, Mass While pass
ing through the streets of that city fire
alarm was rung. and Mr. Matheson was
IMPRESSED with a certain self-propelled
combined hose cart and chemical ap-
paratus He naturally followed the ap-
paratus 10 the scene Of the fire. desirOus
Of Investigating its mechanism from a
motor standpoint. He was much surprised
and amused TO ind that an old 1895 Ma
theson 40-horsepOwer touring car chassis
had been converted into the combined hose
cart and chemical
With q paid-up capital stock OF $4,000
the KeIIv-RaCine Rubber Company has just
been incorporated under the laws of the
State OF Wisconsin. thereby adding another
big enterprise 70 Racines growing list OF
manufacturing plants. The new company
will make automobile tires for commercial
trucks and tubes and tires for motor
cycles and bicycles, manufacturing only
the highest grade of goods. Charles F. l.
Kelly will Re president OF the new COM
pany.
Announcement is made from the New
York Offices Of the General Motor Company
of the declaration OF a dividend OF 81 per
cent on the preferred stock o. the COM
pany. to be paid on April /.
John W Bate. designer OF the Mitchell
automobile and superintendent Of the
MitChell-Lewis Motor Company. OF Racine.
Wis. on departing for Europe for we'll
earned vacation last week, took with him
the best wishes OF the factory executives,
as well as the good will OF the 1850 en-
pIoyes Not a little OF the great success
attending the development Of the great fac
tory at Racine. leading 10 the merging OF
the Mitchell Motor Car Company and the
Lewis Wagon Company into the present
S1OOOOOO0 concern. IS due TO the efficiency
and loyalty Of the employees
News was received yesterday by r NJ
Owen & Co. local distributors Cf the REQ.
Of another reliability record made by a
new model REQ "4-35 from Kansas City 10
Topeka and return. with G. J. Thomas at
the wheel The roads were very rough and
muddy in spots. especially at Lawrence.
where the Kansas River had Overfowed
the roadbed. and the REQ passed five other
cars making the same trip. four OF them
stalled in the mud Some OF these cars
had left Kansas City early on the day pre-
ceding The going trip was made with four
pasSeng gers n ! hours and 80 minutes and
the return in hours and 20 minutes. AT
the finish the REQ was taken apart By
technical experts, who tested every nut
and couldn't find loose or disabled part
in the car
The location for the new 100000 plant
Of the Lozier Motor Company. to be erect
ed in Detroit. has been selected. and with
In six months the mammoth plant. which
will double the present capacity of the
Tozter Platts burg y. Y. factory, will be