The Washington herald., 1911-06-18

day Of the two-cylinder machine has not
passed. Not only are they used for city
work, but many make trips through the
country in them"
Baltimore will hold another hill climb
over the same course as the last one a
year ago. Belvedere Hin, Saturday. July
1. At the present time they are con-
fronted with almost the identical propo-
sition that Washington is contending
with in regard to their climb, namely.
the fact that many of the cars that are
represented and which would more than
likely compete have not been registered
with the contest board, and the season
being late, the manufacturers will not
register them. preferring to wait until
their next seasons models are ready.
A representative OF one of the biggest
tire concerns in the country while In
Washington last week made the remark
that his company had so far made no
plans to go after any OF the tire busi-
ness that VIII naturally acrue from the
holding OF the Glidden tour. He asserted
that Il would be more than likely that
there would be no Glidden this year.
Many Of the manufacturers fear that
there might perhaps be a repetition OF
the trouble Of a year ago over the pos
session Of the cup, and do not care to
participate for this reason. Others have
been so deeply interested in the 50o-mile
race held recently that they have not
had time to consider any other kind of
contest. Whether or not It VIII be
held. however, is stil a matter of spec
ulation.
''The upbuilding Of an equipment and
an efficient organization, the kind It takes
to manufacture motor cars that viii be
what they ought to be, is slow and
tedious process" says J. NJ. Stoddard.
of the Cook & Stoddard Company,
agents for the Cadillac. TT requires
work-hard work-study, skill, and time.
The past ten years has seen a great
development as win the next ten."
Detroit has two Packard fire wagons
which, during the past year. have shown
a saving of $4,000 They cover on the
first alarm territory two and a. half
miles from their stations, while the horse
drawn apparatus only reaches out ap-
proximately three-Quarters of a mile,
and often reach a blaze. in time to ex-
tinguish it with a hand extinguisher.
Automooiie dealers VINO make their
machines perform stunts which the later
purchaser finds impossible to accomplish
are compelled either to make explana-
tions or lose considerable time in fur
ther demonstration. 1t is a practice
which is the result OF rivalry and COM
petition, and is especially common in
relation to the sale of motor trucks. A
skilled operator will frequently increase
the load Of a truck beyond its normal
capacity in order TO make a good show
ing. Fifteen miles an hour is a high
rate of speed for commercial vehicles,
and the majority of them are equipped
with q governor which automatically
shuts of the power when the maximum
speed Of the car is attained. It fire.
quently happens that the salesman will
remove the governor and thus secure a
speed from the truck which would be
impossible under ordinary circumstances.
When the purchaser begins to keep an
accurate record Of the performance of
his vehicle and finds that 1t does not
accomplish all that he expected, the
danger Of overdemonstration is shown.
It Is generally wise precaution on
the part Of the purchaser of a truck