The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-13

..Autdehobiles are tne very best in
yestments Tor d farmerNff he under-
stands himself. The aut0mobilexwtll
make the boys contented with farm
life. They can 20 to town with . load
In = few minutes and get back and do
can take the family to lectures. con-
lcerts. or the theatre, and get home
I In time for q good nights Bieep. The
automobile h one Of the greatest aids
to prosperity. II makes agricultural
life worth living.
1t il a significant fact to note that
Mr. Dunlap was ! former president
of the Texas Hankers Association. be-
fore whom Mr.. TAibert delivered his
address attacking the automobile In
dustry In general.
Books designed for the ,consumption
Of motoring novices carefully explain
that II Is necessary to learn hack
steering, and also that when the
brakes fail on hill the proper pro-
cedure Is to turn into the nearest curb
or sand bank. What sometimes ID
neglected In this connection u 20
emphasize the Importance OF side
tracking the car Immediately 1t begins
TO roll backward Instead Of max
Ing futile attempts to check its mo-
ton while It Is gathering Roadway.
The other day a driver waited too
long before cutting out OF the road,
with the Result that when he did
turn out tho shock OF impact was
sufficiently great to overturn the car
For genuine touring purposes q
foreign body builder has devised a
rather ingenious equipment OF the
htgh-sided order, the rear portion OF
which Is convertible for either pas
senger or luggage carrying purposes
By removing the center panel OF the
back seat and substituting q special
form of rack the entire tonneau may
be used for hauling baggage or camp
paraphernalia. For sleeping purposes
the backs Of the divided front seats
may be swung down until they join
the front edge OF the rear seats. thus
forming couch the fun length or
the body.
1t Is necessary to strain the gaso-
line through chamois In filling the
tank. No one thing cause more ex-
asperating trouble than dirt in the
Tuei system. Since frequently the
hole through which the gasoline has
finally to travel In the carbureter is
only our-hundredths of an inch III
diameter. Il will be seen that Il does
not take very big piece OF dirt to
choke 1t up.
1900, geo in Harrisburg, Pa. the
finding of the Midland Pennsylvania
railroad. which will be the first road
In Pennsyiyania on which gasoline
will be used for motive power, In
now almost assured. The new road
will run through the Lykens valley
from Miilersburg to Ashland. where
connections will be made with the
Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania rail-
road. The distance 10 about ~
miies Experiments are being made
with gasoline cars, and announce
ment OF the contract for the rolling
stock II expected TO be made when
the experiments have been concluded.
Automobile clubs in the West have
taken upon themselves TO boost the
good roads movement. In Cleveland
they have sent car out with 4 road
expert in charge to ascertain the
condition OF the Ohio roads and to
determine what il the best method OF
improving them. In Beaver Dam.
Wis. the local club has purchased a
Number of split log drugs ind are
proving the highways.
The 1911 Palmer-Singer $40 won
its spurs In the Cleveland reliability
run OF $40 milss, coming through With
. perfect score. Tho roads were az
ceedinEiy bad, and Mi the cars Suf.
Tered from tire trouble. The Palmer-
Singer ran with sealed hood To-. ~
hours. including an aggregate o. three
hours idleuess In the hot sun while |
tires were being renewed The thick |
mud delayed tire changes on sll ears. |
Terse, fiattering and comprehensive I
r the statement made by q promi- /.
nent European military oficial In con- |
aectton with the abilities OF the motor /
truck He said: AN ordinary army I
,upply wagon drawn by four horses |
sarries q maximum Of $500 pounds. |
4 motor truck OF the latest powerful |
.ypes easily takes three times s. much. |
goes three times ~ fast. with ono.
.enth the risk OF becoming disa blNa. : /
To remove nuts and set screws /
which have rusted In place II ii goO.l I
plan to wind . bit Of cotton waste
around the affected Fastening meme
Der and to saturate II with Kerosene I
III. BY that means the Kerosene can
% kept In contact with the. rusfrft |
Iurfaces. and will be prevented from
Training on, - 1t otherwise would do.
After the oil has been allowed to soak
NIP the rust for period ranging
rom several hours to day or two.
{ usually will be found that the parts
an be separated without dtf1culky and
Without risk Of Hanging them.
T. y ~ 4
One outcome Of the recent xatlicr-
NJ OF Cadillac dealers II tbs fac-
DRY IN Detroit was this formation 81
70 ssOld Guard" To This orgAntxa-
lon no dealer u eligible uniess he
~ beno selling Cadillac cars contin-
Iousfy TOR II least nye years: AMI tho
harter membership numbers SO.
The chief object Of the deasera III
'rinking themselves into cioeer h1nl
J one of mutual benefit. Eacn year,
gten the curreHt seASOn.n Du1itsesai
- been 616xn6d 1p. the CadHl6c DEALT
~ gather ~ the factory to lenrn "
he plans for the following year. Th3n
Ill b made ono OF the OCCASIONS fNrI
meeting OF the Old Guard, aad eassin
I The Nsw York ana ChlcaeO shows
hey win ret together 70 copaparo notoaI
nd exchange experiences ana tleAA
Al the man who has been lcng0Nk in III
be Cadillac sales SERVES, HI nonnec.
lon having been unbr0ken Nm ~ 1402. I'll
leorEe r. Biakeslee. III Jer1sY City, II
m elected prestdent " tn, OH
|uard and InRiin " .a TyDnA<rixS fha a