The San Francisco call., 1910-11-27
BRUSH DRIVER MADE
THE WRONG FINISH

llI w NO4N0 lANtOAA
e J. Fitzgerald, the driver of the
little Brush in. the truck contest around
the bay, has a hard luck story 10 tell
IN explaining why he was penalized
for being late He understood that the
finish was 10 he at the Weighing in
station at the foot of Webster street.
Oakland. He worked his schedule 10
arrive there on time and, after weigh
ing in, he was told that ne had netter
hurry 10 Idora, park where the trucks
would finish, He did so, but was late.
J. F. Singleton Of the Firestone and
tire and rubber company In discussing
the factor tires are in motor truck eco
nomic- maintenance says:
The businessman who studies the
economy OF motor truck delivery is
learning 70 realize the leading part
thst tires play IN maintenance cost.
This special attention to tires forecasts
Increasing popularity Of the vehicle.
for the neglect of tires has been one Of
the chief stumbling blocks in the past
10 the general adoption Of this great
business economy. Many A good vehicle
has eaten its head OF in tire expense
that was utterly unwarranted and could
have been prevented in the first place
by snoeing the car with large enough
tires Of the right kind.
Every man who knows trucks knows
that the greaest foes to their economy
are persistent overlooking and over
speeding. These strains fall especially
hard upon the tires, owing TO the pc
culiar qualities Of rubber. The harm
thus done 10 tires is so well recognized
that some longheaded manufacturers
discount it by equipping with larger
tires than would be required under nor
NAL usa &c. Fortunately there is a grow
ing disposition on the part Of other
truck manufacturers to become more
particular and not lose sight of the
future tire service for the purpose of
saving z little on the first cost
The Firestone company has turned
away orders for many thousand sets
Of tires simply because our experience
has shown that the tire equipment
contemplated was too small. To have
large enough tires IS Of paramount i'm
portance TO the truck buyer. hence he
should take advantage OF his oppor-
tunity to specify his preference.
1T is absolutely essential that the
tires in service be watched TO detect
and remedy any evidence of undue
wear or misuse, for little injuries TO
rubber rapidly grow 10 big ones and a
stitch i'm time saves nine If only the
which Immediately stopped giving ser
vice when abused the drivers atten-
tic misuse he ended then and there.
EnfOrtunat telN- Injuries to tires do not
assert themselves. but have to be hunted
out and should he promptly Temedied.
In the case Of side wire tires minor
repairs can he made by substituting q
section OF tire. This can be accom-
plished i'm few minutes at almost any
branch store. The more serious inju-
ries are remedied bv rebuilding tires
with new material. The cost Of this il
small and is one of the best tire invest
rents that can be made as this repair
frequently doubles or triples the length
Of service.
Motor truck runs have served to at
tract attention not only to the vehicles.
but 10 the tires themselves inasmuch
as DELAYS from tire trouble are recorded
and count against the score Of the car.
- matter of singular interest that
in recent motor truck runs held out Of
Boston. Chicago and New York Fire
stone tires led in total equipment by so
per cent. the remaining 20 cars being
scattered among % different makes Of
tires. Ia these contests 1t was shown
that cars with Firestone equipment
were singularly free from tire troubles
or tire DELAYS Of any sort. The statis-
dorsement Of the Firestone policy Of
cooperating with manufacturers in
furnishing large enough tires for the
loads and speeds Of their trucks
Watch the crowds at the automobile
shows this season. President r. D.
Chapin of the Hudson motor car COM
pany says that the
character and ac-
Buyers Now tions of the people
the big shows will
attest to the great
American public's attitude toward the
motor car.
The crowds used to come mainly to
look, but now they are coming to
study, SAYS Chaplin. whose finger has
heen on the motoring public's pulse
since the days of the first auto shows.
You viii see said the president of
the Hudson company the other day.
that the visitors at the shows will be
looking at the new models not from
curiosity. but 70 inform themselves
about the most interesting and i'm
portant agency IN our daily. life
The public has discarded the notion
that motor cars were more for pleasure
than anything else They can see how
the automobile has played tremendous
part in business life. The attitude of
the average man now indicates that
he is planning 10 own a car as soon
as possible.
The most interesting arrival Of the
week Just past on the local automobile
market was the new ] qd1 Hudson 80.
The appearance Of this car has been
awaited with no little interest by local
enthusiasts due 10 the popularity
achieved last season by the 1910 Hud-
son models. Added to this knowledge
reports which had come out from the
east crediting the Hudson 33 with be-
ing the greatest development of 1911
in low priced machines. In MANY of
these reports 2 marked similarity was
pointed out between this machine and
some Of the European cars. listed at
around S3000, which had also made
their first appearance this year. A new
1911 Hudson roadster accomps MED the
touring car and both are now attract
ing much attention at the Oakland au-
tomobile show.