The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25

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r,i--.- a day from SsnsiinR IN r--timon ais
about Oh" ear - III. Nntiposie-. In the
most recent letter wiz. suclo--d % photo
s'.irrss"s aSo,'t 70 s'.S INTO her ia" own car
after she had finished a matincc Miss
tu~,l-- >ass ~"gldn trad" - Tor the
b No'l So apparently -" - very fond oG
'i-r NmerIcan automobile
b The torpedo body according Ia th.. Se1l .n
Motor N"hicl.' Company at Roche -tsr de
'"lnp"l from "a shooting trip made hv the
~" sons ~ L.orS- s@ld"n. the hol'i"r ~
! The S"'d-n patent. They were goinE up
Tor trap IA IA" autumn of lRS aHd had the
lrimning department at III" company ~ up
VA" ear with patent leather strips. which
ga" III" car mu'h IN. appearance of lh.
pr",Hnt day torpedo IN" idea commended
!i-eli Z" " Saim"ns general manager oI
IN" company aud when the boys returned
Iron, the shooting trip he built several cars
ola th"r" nrolel~ and then gave them the
MAINS, III torpedo ears.
Tn. crew Of the Abbott Detroit bulldog
VIII rest IN Ia rk4on lille over Christmas Dsy.
/ Win mileage al more than .O,yD miles
accomplished. he ear lett Detroit sly
weeks az" anl has passed through almost
snow torm through the lakes and over INTO
N"N Ensiapd and zap tn. coast nj Maine
Mn"n 4 ,sMng back alter lhank<,ivige
states. more >now and even "A blizzard VA
encountered
For several days IT. mileage averaged
only about thirty, hur no matter what the
weather tn. "ar kept ON plugging south
un,lll hnallr II got down into Tennessee
anu swapp.d snow for rain. In the mud
zone u took block and tackle to get out
sSNrral times. but finally the car got TO
,o This city in time for the opening of the
Palace show next saturday
The tartercur agent in san Francisco
sold machine recently Ia hotel man In
SrIrh>. New. The agent agreed TO dr'v" the
b reported ~ was the Ia rSts-t "trip he had ever
mide ~ an automobile; The crew got
dt,ed S% cs S" enough aI p to- S able
To return over the thirty miles in the noun
ttins before their gasolene gave out. II
to-; som" hlr plugging when they did
g"l on the right road tn work through the
heavy fall Of enow, hut ia" friction drlre
maChin. worked acll nd hen the motor&ts
got To Eeno they had NOR" confidence IN
IN" friction driN" than-"ver before
Down on a Florida pineappl. pla nta ton
an "nt-rprlsiRg mechanic ha~ ada pied an
old model Jackson motor to car for
H. uhnv pineapple-. The little ear hn- "a
Nv" cylinder horizontal engine and H. IN
constant W" ior hauhnGsih" fruit from IN"
m m%,a J." M rnTsn,rkS,ng hon1s ana runs Ss
ground. Mute power - often used and
sometimes the car> ar" sent los d-d To the
packing house by gravity ID lone being pushed
bl"N NJ the slight Inchn" NY field hnnd~.
square Ca rd"n show will include a 10 inside
drive coup" finished IN gray with gray
'TInlning- To tnhtch. a. torpedo finished
IN field green. ~ torpedo panied blu. |
and gray and chassis al tn. 80 Earl |
Moon. sales manager % the company. na- |
IN New urk Recently to arrange for this /
exhibit tie hH- been spending the las !
three months IN the Fast "a nd was successful |
III closing arrangements FOR a number OF !
Important and large agencies for Moon |
C-rs in the East on" agency contracted !
IOr 700 ears.
George VI Dickson general mansg ger |
oi n" Niuonll Notol Vehicle Company.
IN DISCUSSING TN" selling situation Say- !
, IN" thing thai hhN hurt the motor car
business more than ANYTHING else has been |
The poor ma, h.n"e. hall baked manninc-
maker. rhat i,h tot.ellvei~eryic- in pro- /
rubii" rheT" ha : been 'r' Observation-Disclosures !
doubt - the medium ptICrd md Nhrlp
"a r'field However .. eui. rith- cost li..-t ,
which failed 10 satisfy This condition
vs. expected by all who are now IN the (
the automobile business rather than the
automobtl" gan" \ great many men /
pI.vcd IN" gam" and ar" getting allied
The Regal pluEg.r which i making an
all Southarn tour has Ii..' paid H. second
visit :" Atlanta This arrival N the Georgia
city completed tW"-thIrd- OF the trip
through the South and al this MONT the
pl U srer -peedometer recorded II ~, mIls- :
A." tour was undertaken largely IN the III /
tcr"-t "f good roads and has created much
u
chHrE" OF the ear. says there - NO doubt
that this section " Ill see u wonderful trans
formation IN tn" matter Of good roads in
I he next season
An instance ~ efficiency which was not
without ~ humorous Id. occurred al
morhr truck test VI Massachusetts Recently /
luaird i've Ton iruCk backed OF street
pa ing INTO 80 deep he'd OF mud that u |
could not get back on tn" pavement with it,
pwu power Two Other cars went To IT.
ass stance. hu' because NJ grabbing nj
iHHlr Clv'lN-. were unable 80 render a. I
" this iunrfurs u three ton
i.Fanm truck Wa- hooked on and pulled
r., 'v" ton rival. load and alt. out of H.
huu.iiIa'ing pr'dcamsn'
IN" beginning OF IN" SERIES Of AUTOMOBILE.
shove >" 10 h"li throughout 'h. different
.fri'- OF th" couNry has brought into prom
u"u"v feature ~ Franklin construction
b. HIru arouse runrnrnE wherever seen II |
-h. doping hood with which all IHIi
.up"'''.. a ~ s'tuIp~"d II dIff"r- from that |
- I.l ,.NIvh FrsnLlin- have. been equipped
10 no" rl-I and j. radically different from
'rH hoods u-''d nv makers ~ water cooled
rLr-
~" absence OF a radiator on the air
led i-au,,iin gives The designer q wide
'"-,Ihu'v for d"ssloping m" lines VI The
.pi radiator ySh-n placed IN front Of
'i" "fI IN" ueCC--fatT- an abrupt square |
'ud "n ~" forward part Of TIA" car.
VIZ HILIHEN tOST 81. $50.