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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
A Good Road Builder.

The very best advocate of good
roads, the one that can build more
miles OF good roads than any other
advocate. that ever appeared on the
horizon since the borning OF the world.
is a good road. I have preached this
doctrine in and out OF season a
mile OF strictly good road in a county
special levies and all that kind OF
thing, will make more converts 10 the
good roads doctrine in six weeks than
great orators could make in six years.
Just by way of Illustration: Ale
ghany county claims, and justly claims,
am sure, that 1t has more good per
manent roads than any mountain coun-
~ In the State. Fifteen years ago that
county was noted for bad roads The
county people were separated from the
town people by mud and rocks and
creeks and rivers. and all OF the other
things known to bad roads. The town
people built few miles of real good
roads and few bridges. The country
people Travelled over this mile or two
and crossed The bridges. That was
enough. There is no use in eXtendinr
the story. II is sufficient to say that
these few miles of good road and these
two or three bridges made converts
every day, and now there are more
than hundred miles of good roads in
Allegheny county, and nearly all the
streams are bridged, and in August or
September the people are going to
vote a bond issue that will build like
good roads all over the county. The
size of the bond issue is TO be meas
ured only by the number of miles { +
good roads the people are calling for
Truly, the finest road builder in the
world is mile of real good road.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
(Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page.)
tains, try few rows of cotton this
year just to see what will happen.
There is time enough to plant II they
can find the seed, and II Few Of
them want to try their hands 1 Will try
to find the seeds-just for the fun of
the thing. maybe-for the future profit
possibly. - ma.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
t the business organizations will go
fter the thing in the right way

That fire in Staunton was a bad
thing when 1t burned out things. 1t
Is now proving good thing, for bet
ter and more up-to-date buildings are
taking the places of the burned out
shacks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
Good Roads Abroad Tell Tale
in Reduction of Tire Expense

Frank Iirbies. the well-known Nit
cheil driver. has returned from an ex-
tehsive tour OF Europe during which
he covered twenty-eisht thousand
miles. Landing In New York. he de-
cided he needed little more of 1t.
50 he drove from New York To Racine
Zirbies points out differences in cost
Of car maintenance abroad, AS COM
pared with this country. ITO begin
with he says. motors with long
stroke aud small bore are In vogue in
Europe. This means economy not
only In wear and tear. bat a tremen-
dous saving in gasoline Cor petrol in
england. essence in France, as they
call III consumption Of two passenger
cars. averaging from tweuty-four
miles or better This offsets the high
price paid FOR gasoline.
he good roads abroad are respon-
slble for Very low expenditure for tire
maintenance, six thousand miles per
tire being considered a fair average
This fact IL the strongest argument for
stu more energetic campaign for
the hetterment OF our road conditions
In this country.
Foreign methods Of driving too.
have an immense influence an the up
keep and life nf car. Foreigners
use tho gears In their transmissions
intelligent; II they come to even a
slight grade they go back into an In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
Expert Makes Plain Proper Method
to Wire Motors of Every Variety

In order ~ wire motor properly
one must be familiar with the work
ing principles involved. lie must un-
dersIand the working principle of the
motor and the working principle Of
the ignition system used.
Motors "a II rule. differ very little
except I'm points or construction. Take.
for example, the four part cycle mo-
tor This may he designed in Earions
ways. but the principle remains the
same
Assuming fer example. a foar-e}l-
inder four part cNc}e motor tlln first
thing rs determine is the order OF
firing 81 the cylinders In motors Of
standard 0assgB and universally used
there are TWO possible orders of FIR
nag namely. i-2-45 and l~3-4-2. This
order may easily be determined 0S Oh
serving the action ef the VaiN ~ II
found 10 be 1~2~A-s then the same
must be wired accor6inglv. The or
der Of firing determined, the next step
would he 10 set cylinder Ne. J reads
for the spark, which would be approx
imatelg the top centre of compress
siQu.
Assuming the Use of the battery
four unit coil and timer. proceed as
follows First determine the advance
and r.sard action Of tbs spark lever.
aud also the direction OF rotation ~
The circuit breaker. u piston of CYL
inder No ] is set ut top centre Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
HOW LARGE STORES Gut
DOWN DELIVERY EXPENSE

The department stores are the con-
Germs that have got delivery cost
fgured out To the last fraction of n
cent. Every package sent out from
a store. whether its Grass bed or q
eox of talcum powder, costs the
store 1nst SO much to deliver at. its
destination. And when tne great mass
of small inexpensive packages sent
out by the New York department
stores every day is considered it in
hardly surprising that they should
have gone after the delivery problem
with a microscope and trimmed this
cost down To the very last atom. But
the real problem was TO do 1t with
out impairtng the service.
Department store delivery with
horse drawn wagons costs som ewhere
in the neigh borhood OF Sl-2 cents a
package---not much 10 deduct from
the profit on 500 gown, but il makes
quite dent in the profit ON box of
talcum powder. The saving of two
cents a package on ten thousand
packages day amounts TO somewhat
of a profit In year---something over
S60,0o0
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

compression. then spark lever should
be placed at Il point about one-third
on the quadrant from the retard end.
This Will permit a one-thiFd retard
action and two-thirda advance action.
With the spark lever in this position
the circuit breaker of the timer should
Just be making contact With the pri~
mary terminal and segment Corre-
spending 10 coil and cylinder 90, j.
Then the secondary of this coil M. /
must be connected To spark plug No.
4. This accomplished the circuit
breaker should he firmly SECURED.
In a four~cyilnder motor using this
system there are four points or seq
ments to tine timer. each one repre-
senting s. cylinder Taken IN the III
rection of rotation of the circuit
breaker and with the order Of firing
Of the cylinders l-2-4-3. No. ! segment
represents No. cylinder No. seq
ment represents Ne. . cylinder, No. 3
segment represents No. cylinder and
No 4 segment represents Ne. 3 cylin-
der
In other words. the eireuit breaker
due 10 it's construction, will hit each
segment consecutiVeiy. bat the wiring
must he SO arranged that the current
will be- distributed "a the coils and Ia
turn n the spark plugs ia the order
Of 12~42 II the order Of firing
should be 1-3-f-s. then the wiring will
change accordingly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
INTERNATIONAL H|CHWAYS
ARE NEEDED IN AMERICA

International highways are the
need of both the United States and
Canada" says nr. Charles =. Percival,
who Is making 100. o0o-niie tour
OF the country in the Abbott-Detroit.
"Bun Dog and who has already
travelled from Denver to Portland.
Me. Boston to Nashville. and GIN
clnnati To Savannah. Ca
Much progress has been made by
both Canada and the United States
towards the contamination of two
great International highways This
great work has all been done on the
Pacific coast, and within four years
the Pacific Highway VIII stretch
in absolutely first-clasa condition from
Tia Juana Mexico. northuard through
the Pacific coast States and British
Columbia, 10 Hazehon. British CO.
lum bia.
Within the same period an equally
first class Canadian Highway will
stretch from its intersection with the
Pacific, Highway" a, British Co
.lumhia. through the provinces OF
British Columbia. Alberta. Saskat-
chewsn. and Manitoba, TO the city of
Winnipeg"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
Route to Charlottesville Made Plains 00OO00 for Good Road
Congress Asked for $jOO,0O0,000
to Build Two National Highways

1t transpires that the bill providing
for the construction OF an East
West Auto Highway and North
South Auto Highway" was introduce
ed by Representative Hobson. of
Alabama, by request, and is part
OF an Arabian Nights dream or
scheme that staggers Imagination. Mr..
Hobson has introduced two bills call
ing, respectively, for the appropria-
ton of s100,000,000 to be used in the
construction, maintenance and i'm
proyement of post roads and rural
delivery routes through the eo-opera-
ton and joint action or the National
government and the several States
in which such roads may be estab-
lished: and for the appropriation of
the sum of 100000 to provide funds
for an experiment In the improve
ment of certain highways by the sec
rotary of agriculture. in cooperation
with the postmaster-gen
The bills represen, the first serious
attempt of a member pr the National
house of representatives 10 have
part OF the burden of highway CON
struction and improvement borne by
the National government instead Of
the individual States. The first bill.
which Ia numbered II. A: 10,01a, pro-
vides that upon application to the
director OF public roads in the de-
partment OF agriculture, made by the
legislature or any Gtate, requesting
national aid In the improvement or
construction of any post road or rural
delivery route, such aid shall be given
If 1t il shown that (l3 il is in main
travelled highway. 90 that its inn
provement would be of great benefit
to the State, and 90 that funds will
be available on the part of the State
or local authorities 70 defray half
the expense of the proposed improve
ment. The bill further provides that
the director OF the ONCE of public
roads and the State authorities shall
have Joint supervision over the con-
structlon and maintenance Of such
roads. that the entire rost of the road
shall be paid from the treasury of the
United States, and the State authori
ties thereafter shall pay to the treas
urv q sum equal 10 half the total
cost. his half 10 be placed TO the
credit Of the National Highways fund.
created by this bin. which appro-
PIRATES the sum OF 500, ooe,e 600. for
the purpose of which 100000, 900 shall
be available each year: this sum,
after deduction Of salaries and ex-
penses. shall be apporyioned between
the various States according to popu-
| lation. exclusive OF cities Of SO, GOO
+ and over.
The second btu. appropriatlng
$500. 900 for experiments, provides for
I the Improvement Of certain rural de-
I livery roads selected for the purpose
7 Of ascertaining the possible increase
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
ESTIMATE or WATT IS
STANDARD HORSEPOWER

Horsepower measures the rate at
which work is done. One horsepower
is equivalent TO raising $4,000 pounds
one foot minute or 500 pounds u
second. In measuring the work OF a
hor.e. .he estimates of the most ceie-
1 nrateo engineers differ widely" says
Charts. Splitdorf, OF the famous Split
as-f A.aaoratoriea. Bouiton and Watt,
basiEg their calculations upon the
work OF London dray horse working
eight hours day, estimated IL at
$4,000 foot pounds minute. DAubis-
son, taking the work done by horses
at Freiburg. estimated the work at
ls.440 pounds, working eight hours
day. Under similar circumstances,
Desagulicr's estimate was $1,000,
Smeaton's $4,000, and Tredxold's a.
500 foot pounds. Horsepower is call
ed nominal. Indicated or actual.
Nominal is used BY manufacturers Of
steam engines TO express the capa-
CITY Of an engine or boilers. In
dicated shows the full capacity OF the
cylinder in operation without deduc-
ton for friction. ana actual marks
it's power as developed IN operation,
without deduction for the friction OF
the engines operations. The original
estimate o. Watt u still counted a
Horsepower.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

55.2 Trevillian's station 100 yards
to right; keep straight ahead.
55.4 Pass road on lerI; roiIow tele-
graph wires.
SIS Large frame house on right.
So Store on right mouse on left;
take left fork. follow wires.
56.2 Reverse, take left fork.
SIS Cross railroad.
5Iz House on right.
51.4 Cross railroad.
SIS Cross railroad.
6s.4 Green Spring station on left.
80 Cross railroad,
5g7 Pass road on right
5a.s School house on left.
90 Cross railroad
ell Cross railroad.
6l.2 Milton station.
63.l Cross railroad mile post Fort
ress Monroe, l59 miles.
63.a House ON right
Gal Reverse. take loft fork
64.3 Cross railroad bridge into Cor
louisville, straight ahead through to~n
65 Turn sharp to left.
66.2 Small ford
6T7 Ford stream. mill on right.
Gal School house on right.
GA Small ford.
T0.S Reverse. take left fork
70s Small ford.
71.3 Pass road on lsft--pass road on
right.
Ti9 Small ford.
7s7 Pass road ou left
13.S Stone church on left
14.2 Cismont postotfi ce~~-ps1ss cross
roads.
74.$ School house.
74s Small ford.
15s Small ford
500
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

An interesting story ~ Il tltys Se-
tual experience with a motor fire en-
gine is told In the annual report Ut
Fire chief Samuel F Hunter, Of
Springfield Ohio.
Because, II was Springfeid,s flrst VEN
ture with the motor engine. Chief
Hunter kept an accurate account ~
the distance travelled the speed TN"
number az runs made. and the most
ri upkeep cf the machine IN compari-
Son with the horse drawn ire VENT
Gle also used Ivy the city.
AZ the end ct nineteen months i. was
demonstrated that the auto engine cut
two-t thirds OF the total expense and
took the place of five horses, one steam
engine. ard one combination hnrsecart,
and Of course. materially increased tha
efficisnes, Of the department.
according to Chief Hunters report
foy the nineteen months the engine,
bnftt on 1o-horsepower Thomas
chassis and purchased from the Webb
Motor Fire Apparatus Company Of ST.
Louis. Mo. pumped total Of twelve
hours at fires. and made 30s runs. The
total cost for gasoline, oil etc, was
sii1.5s, while the total tire cost was
sa5aT5 The engine and chassis are
th,. same as used In the regular Thnnaa y
stock cars.
The cost of maintaining horses, the
repairs 10 apparatus and for fuel for
the corresponding nineteen months for
one OF the common type of fire engines
was $1,000
The auto engine responded to all
alarms of fire not Just those in its own
district" said Chief Hunter. land ii
was almost always the first 10 arrive
at the fire. When ordered home il is
always the first TO reach the barns, and
is ready for another call. while the
horses are sweating and blowing and
often exhausted. | would recommend
that the city purchase at least four
more of these machines. We would not
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
MOTOR CARS CUT DOWN
DAYTON POLICE EXPENSE

some months ago Dayton, o.. sup
piled Its police department with a
motor patrol built by the Speedwell
Motor Car Company, and very soon
added Speedweli ambulance, j. N.
Allahack. chief of police. Is author
ity for the statement that since the
two cars have gone INTO service the
department has dispensed with eleven
horses, and that the motors do the
same work the horses did in half
the time. Chief Aliahack also says
the maintenance and operation of the
cars cost less than the Keep Of the
horses
Through the efforts of Chief ALA
bach duplicate OF the Dayton motor
patrol II being exhibited In the COM
yention hall during the eighth an
nual convention OF the International
Association of Chiefs of Police at
Rochester. N. r.. June Ia To IT,, This
ear has been built by the Speedweil
Company especially for this occasion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
How Automobiles May Make Trip
to Charlottesville from Richmond

Among the popular automobile
trips out of Richmond is that to Char
iottesvile Folks who are interested
in the new Richmond, Louisa and
Gordonsviile highway also may make
Use of the following readings of the
route, with distances. furnished by
MIR. Il. &. Pelouze, of the Richmond
Automobile Club.
~ Solomon's Store; turn left.
10.9 Glen Allen.
1876 Bridge over Chickahominy.
1872 Harris Bros store on left.
III Harrington; pass crossroads.
1877 Turn left.
COZ Ground Squirrel bridge.
221 Goodall postofiice.
ga j. w. Pollard's store on left.
IS Road bears left: frame house
on right.
PSI Breedloves' store.
26.1 House and blacksmith shop on
left bear to right, reverse. take left
fork.
26.5 Montpelier postofIice.
81 Pass road on right
gel Large frame house on right,
80 Frame house on right: barns on
left.
3ea White house on left
3e.s Pass road on left
SIS Schoolhouse on left; residence
on left.
32e Store and residence on left,
s2T Brick house on right.
sa4 Pass road on rert Locust creek
store and residence on left; sandy
road.
346 small wooden bridge; brick
house ON right; Corduroy hill.
$50 Church on right
35.e Take right for~.
SIS White house IN right; take
eft fork.
S1.s Jackson postofflce.
3as Pass road on right. take mar
row road through woods straight
ahead road 10 right goes 10 Penn
herton and Mineral City.
~ Small ford
s72 Residence az Mr. Hollis On
right
SIS Pass crossroads
~ White house on right
AL Reverse. take left fort
Sa,s Large frame house On right
ga Coates store.
>tt4 Corduroy hill
AL Schoolhouse on right
4a+ Brick church on left
42s Cuckoo. p \ Barrett's store
Keeps gasoline; reverse. take left
'urk
f&4 Pass road on right leave wires,
4f5 Take right fork.
Al Pass read on +n-t.
4a1 l9crd small stream
- Frame house or right
AIS Pass road left,
~ White hnuse on right
tS.& Drive carefully - avoid stuntps
n road
ass Reverse take left fork
- Small ford
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
HOW TO GET YOUR AUTO
OUT OF THE MUD EASILY

In extricating "A car from "A mud
hole by the expedient of sticking short
lengths OF plank. ripped from
nearby fence one difficulty commonly
is encountered. 1t is that the wheels
have a tendency to continue to slip
round in the mud without climbing
on the ends OF the boards, as they
should
To remedy this difficulty a very SIM
pie plan is To tic snort length of
rope around the middle OF the plank,
fastening the other enG around the
rim of the wheel at a point close
TO the ground.
As the wheel begins 20 turn. the
effect is TO draw the prank beneath
ii. and provided the rope IS properly
tied and of sufficient strength de-
vice cannot fail To work once the
wheels have been drawn on the planks
in this manner the ear can he skidded
out Of the soft spot by shifting the
planks from back to front.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
EXCESSIVE COST IS NOT
INDICATION OF QUALITY

rho average purchaser OF the medi-
an priced car seems to thing that the
same care and thought that is given
10 the finishing of the costly car is
somewhat neglected in the automobile
Of lower price. AS a matter OF fact,
this is not tree. la the first place. Ii
would be poor business, and further
more the industry has now reached that
basis where excessive cost Is not nee
essariiy an Indication of quality.
The extremes TO which the best au-
tornobile companies so to finish their
cars in satisfactory manner indicate
more than ordinary precaution. ! have
seen workmen al the Hudson factory
focusing the gas lamps which go into
the soc and "20s | though that was
getting il down pretty fine Ordinarily
the lamps would he ALI right without
any fnssing with them. However. In
this case the company was lust making
sure that such little details were at
tended TO. that there might never be a
chance for customers TO say their lights
were imperfect.
Every little piece ~ brass on Hudson
cars is inspected, Even the buttons
that hold the side curtains are looked
after with the greatest care A car
that graduates" from the Hudson
plant cant have any nnperfections on
il.
| have every reason to believe that
this safe and sure policy OF inspection
holds good in many Of the best plants.
but | do know that the Hudson fac
tory is more than particular, and this
should be comforting news to the large
humber OF people who have bought
Hudson cars during the 191 season. Be :
cause az the very prosperous season
which thu A. Elliott Ranney Co. have
enjoyed this year, Il has been neces-
sary for MS to reapportion our terri
tory. and VIC will aliot few addi-
tional agencies III the near future.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

termediate gear, and preserve a nor
NAL rate of engine speed: most foreign
cars have four speeds ahead and they
use them. because they appreciate
they are not for ornament. but are
there for a purpose. Going into a
lower gear On hill means that nor
mai engine speed Is maintained and
the wearing lahorious strain ON the
motor Is relieved In this country
the ambition Of the average driver
seems 10 be to take everything on the
high. regardless OF cost the sooner
We all take stand for rational use
of cars. including more frequent change
of gears on hard hill work. the sooner
the public viii have q more econom-
ial cost OF car maintenance
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
BOWLER MAKES RECORD
RUN IN sTEARNEs CAR

George Bowler, OF the f. f. Stearns
Company. manufacturers of Stearns
motor cars recently completed %
400 mile mountain tip through the
East. combining business. with pleas
ure.
During the three weeks he was
away. MIR. Bowler visited over TWEEN
~ different cities. caring on Stearns
dealers. He reAcheu Philadelphia
just In timc to enter his car in the
Quaker City endurance run. and al
though the car han already been
driven more than l.Soo miles. he sue
ceeded In winning. second prize.
Bowler made the run from Allan
tir City TO the Beiicvuc- Stratford IN
! hour and 10 minutes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17
Fire Chief Demonstrates Practical
Worth Of the Auto Fire Engine

only Increase eur fire service. bat We
would do away With about dozen
horses. and save tire city great
amount of money.
This machine We have uoW has pot
once refused 10 respond to Il fire. Horse g
on the other hand get name and sick
and it is necessary To always keep two
extra animals on hand Tho auto en-
CINE is capable " travelling sixty miles
an hnnr and pumps 1a0 gallons of
water minute. 1t carries f.Aoo feet
of hose. two three gallon chemical ex~
tinguishers. q 4N~foot extension ladder,
"a iafaot roof ladder and six mem.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

7I.6 keswiek--cross railroad.
7I.S Pass road on right
49, Eeswick Country Club.
1871 Reverse take left fork. white
house In fork.
1873 Shadwell station cross bridge
over railroad
S41 Cross iron bridge.
S6.2 CIaremont Hotel. Charlottesville.
Paynes garage--gasoline and oil
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-17

Reports from CntaWha Sana torluN
state that lis patterns are now en-
rolled at the institut- =. waich is IL
excess of the estimated capacity. Tn
additional room was made possibls
by increasing the nurses quarters.
thus making room for those ncedjn s
treatment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-01

Dr.. J. R. Runyan. who for the
past month has been In Ada. Okla
homa, his old home, attending to
business, returned to Lakeland this
morning. reaching here about
1880 o'clock. DR.. Runyan was one
of the passengers on train No. IS
which was wrecked last night, and
with other passengers did not reach
the city until nearly daylight this
morning. He received no injuries
but was we'll shaken up when the
train turned over.