The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-01-21
The 'AUTOMO-
BILE WORLD
FEATURES OF INTEREST

FEATURES OF INTEREST
AND VALUE.
CBy Chas E Duryea, Special Tech
meal CORES. A. L. A. M
Never before has there been gath
cred under one roof such q splendid
exhibit of business automobiles as are
now to be seen at the second week
OF the great double auto show at
Madison Square Garden. 1910 will go
down in history as a specially proli-
nc year in the development of the
business auto And each exhlplt
shows nothing of the freak or impos-
sible or impractical. but shows that
each designer was an expert in his
line and drew upon a wide experience
in selecting those things which most
simply and directly meet the needs
OF his customers In their special work.
The buyer can therefore buy with
the feeling that he is getting q fully
developed device, splendid value for
the money and a vehicle which will
do his work better and cheaper than
he has been able to do 1t heretofore.
He only needs to use judgment In Sc
letcion to be sure that his choice fits
his work and is not overlarge, such
as Is too often selected for the sake
OF getting a big perambulatlng sign
or is not too small such as is some
times selected in order to avoid pay
ing the price.
In range of choice the buyer can
find most anything he can need The
Mcintyre solid tired buggy is one OF
the smallest OF the vehicle exhibits.
This has a two cylinder air cooled
opposed type OF motor under the body
with planetary transmission and three
chain drive. At the same booth how
ever is shown a two cylinder motor in
front with water cooling and shaft
orH ar fhp roar of
the shaft In fact this variety of
transmissions is to be seen at num-
her OF places, and evidences the fact
that the planetary has many virtues
which cause Ii often to be selected in
stead of the more elaborate sliding
gear device
Enclosed chains is one of the fea-
lures which strike the eve and please
the buyer The chain isNa very flex-
fble driving element and if housed and
oiled 1t will wear well and do as good
or better service than gears and gim-
hal joints Rapid. Sampson, Grabow-
sky, and many others use the encased
chains and secure the flexibility and
long life desired by them. In the
Sampson and other cars the chains
are adjusted by eccentrics which by
being slightly turned lengthen the
chain and case and can be kept lock-
ed where wanted. In many cars the
: various joints are leather covered to
J keep out the grit and thus lengthen
+; the service given as in the Randolph,
Plerce-Arrow and others.
Special steels for springs giving
many leaves for strength but Of thin
stock for great Gexibility are in use
as may be seen on Morgan, Grabow-
sky. Hewitt and Randolph cars.
At the Atlas booth the enclosed car
is mounted on motor driven turn
table so that all sides are presented
tp view from the front.
The Rapid closed 1 ton delivery is
finished in natural wood with very
striking effect On the Stearns an
outside drum is fitted to each front
sprocket so as to carry the transmits
sion brakes This avoids the strain
on the jack shaft, saves complication
in the rear sprocket where one brake
IS located and makes a very effec-
tive brake A much similar arrange
Tnent is found on the Alec except that
the drums are inside. In the Rapid
ears the brakes are in the rear but
double. The Sampson cars have very
large brakes on the transmission and
rear wheels.
That the motorcycle has now reach
ed the stage in its career when COM
fort is as much of a necessity as speed
IS demonstrated by the motorcycle
show which opened in Madison Square
Garden. Monday evening.
Among the glittering 1911 models
that line one side of the garden, there