The Detroit times., 1910-04-04
THE AUTO

Tom Doyle. local Ford manager. de-
livered 90 cars during March. and be-
cause that is the biggest March in the
history OF this branch, the genial Doyle
Lis naturally proud OF the record He
reports an excellent condition through
out the state and says that April will
Irequire 200 cars TO I'll the require
ments OF his branch
As the factory delivered exactly 2.50O
cars last month. and the schedule calls
| for 3 500 for April, IL viii be seen that
branch have easily held their own with
all other Ford branches.
ut certainly pays to build well from
| the beginning says W. J. Mead. sec
rotary and general manager OF the ODDS
Motor Works This fact is being
| brought TO mind more forcibly. every
/ day OF my life. I have just picked up
a letter from an Oidsmobile owner Of
Oshkosh. Wis which makes me feel
prouder than ever before of my con-
lnection with this company. Further
more. II proves our oft-repeated asser-
tion that Oldsmobiles have been good
from the very beginning
Here Is an extract from the letter 10
which Mead refers, and II certainly
speaks volumes for the concern 20
which II Is addressed.
There never was an automobile
built that for cheapness OF up-keep and
general hardness could beat this little
curve dash runabout. have run this
car steady for seven years in all kinds
OF weather and on ell kinds Of roads.
and she goes just Ike a clock I have
never come home IN seven years under
any power but my own. with two cX-
! ceptions one OF these caused by an
otner fellow smashing into me"
From Saratoga Springs. y. Y. 20 san
| Francisco on pleasure jaunt, through
the bottounless mud ~ louisiana
blowing through the swamps which no
other car had ever been able 20 cross
! lost in the Arizona and New Mexico
deserts into old Mexico and up the
coast--that's thg remarkable trip Just
completed by Walter II. Hanson aud
his wife in his 5000 II. p Stearns tour
When Hanson started ont many tried
TO dissuade him from attempting the
journey. telling him that IL would be
impossible TO cross Louisiana, but Han
son was confident that hts big and
powerful Stearus would pull him
through successfully. and he was not
10 be turned from his plans. At New
Orleans the same story was told him
that 10 would be impossible for him 60
cross the state in the direction % Tex
vtrsed by m automobile The roads
were hub-deep in mlre and the rain
hundred miles tho big Stearns pushed
its way through the mud. most 81 the
time on the low gear. ~ times tho
car was forced 10 run through LAP es
Of water. and the engine was covered
to prevent the flooding OF the mechau-
ism This swamp land Hanson saws
Us the worst that he had ever tackled
IN an automobile. and after reaching
~ Paso the party remained FOR week
Of rest.
It IS familiar history that Judge
Hough OF the United states circuit
court for thc southern district OF Now
York upheld what g. known as the
Seldcn patent after bitter legal con-
lAlthoueh this decision Is not final and
a1 appeal has been taken from ~. still
/ IL is 90 the greatest Interest and m.
portance 10 the automobile industry
and users Of motor vehicles. II tNe
appeal fails. Judge Hough's decision
stands and IL should be borne I'm mind
that the burden rests upon the apucl-
liant the defeated party. 70 show that
the decision against him Is Illegal and
ought not 90 stand The aunelI ant iu
this Coso has the unus and tho burden
/ decided.| lie who asserts that 2 wrou ~
/ or an error has been committed. has th~
Iafhrmativa upon his shoulders so IL
may be said That tho first point 81 adj
vauta gc gained nv tho Electric Vehicle
\ Go. u.s. tho decision REFERRED 90 was 20
place the burden on tN" Dot, udnDt 10
4 show that the Seldcn patent o. invalid
land Judge Eough's decision sustaining
/ 10. ia erroneous.
| The Chalmers Motor Co las received
/ The following TELEGRAM from tho No
fDuffee Motor Co. of Denver, under dat
"Cb9iners aso" making c,gr,,o,tt,
Icopscrutive round trip hetwecn Denver.
colorado Springs aud rrturn Car
! huckcd deepest snow in wears FOR 15g
] miles Crow 9ud pass .urore almost
! perifhcd in blizzard SnhN Is Is fn-re
/ on tho lsvcl and five feet In ia, drifts
/ Car has not missed shot ard left ON
! tho nineteenth trip with Fun ica1 In
tense enthugiasm hcinH shown over
/ achievement"
cobb g. expected ,o ioIn the Donovan
Tigers az Nashville tomorrow To v-frr1
| Manager Bill telling him he had bccn
I'm an awful fix."