Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30

public is most interested is the stock
car title holder. 1t is in the perform
ance of such cars, and not the 400
freaks. that the public sees
the development Of the kind of ma
chine it gets. Howard 8. Wilcox re-
Gently drove forty stock car a mile
over the slower Jacksonville beach in
forty seconds and 32100. reducing the
former record. which had been made by
Barney Oldfield over the faster Day
tona course. The performance was all
the greater in that the car was now
and stiff from lack Of work. and also
because 1t was the only mile record set
To-day could drive my car in thirty
eight seconds or less" said Wilcox. in
talking Of his record. 1.-The car was new
when shipped to Jacksonville. It's motor
was picked at random and tho entire car
assembled within a few days, because Of
the hurry Of shipping. We had no OPP
potunity to work 1t out and therefore
think the performance the most remark
able Of history"
II believe It Is safe to make tho pre-
d1cttOn that within three years, II not
before, there will be more American cars
bought and used in Europe than the COM
bined output Of European concerns"
says Walter e. Flanders, an automobile
manufacturer of Detroit.
This prediction Is not made at ran
dom. During the past year the export
trade has grown with leaps and bounds.
Each day the ocean liners are carrying
American-made motor cars into every
civilized country OF the globe. The
American makers have better organiza-
lions. better sales forces, superior meth
DDS in making and selling, are in posi-
ton to buy and manufacture in huge
quantities, and because we can buy at
rock bottom prices, puts US in q position
to sell cars at prices that are impossible
for the foreign maker to compete with.
THE foreign manufacturer has given
too much attention to the high-class
trade. They have scornfully overlooked
medium priced cars. They have neglected
that class Of purchasers who have been
responsible for the American industry s
enormous output-there Is our opportu-
'The foreign manufacturer does not
look upon our product with q sheer as
heretofore. We are now showing him
the way--in fact, We are boarding the
lion in his own den.' Surely the worm
The average motor1st has learned by
experience to take proper care Of the
mechanism of his car. but he too often
neglects his tires. Ordinary care accord
ed spare envelopes and tubes is good in
surance and will save the motorist much
trouble and money.
A few suggestions at this time regard
ing the proper care Of tires may benefit
the reader.
Never carry spare tubes unprotected in
the tool box-they Will inevitably come In
contact with sharp tools and greasy sub
stances, resulting in their serious injury.
It IL a well known fact that oils and
grease are deadly enemies to rubber.
Exposure to strong light and varying
degrees of temperature is also very in
ITCHY and making It brittle. All Of these
dangers are overcome by the use Of
waterproof cloth bags, made especially
for carrying spare inner tubes. These
Motorists sometimes carry spare tubes
in the original cardboard boxes. The
jclting Of the car in motion causes the
tubes to chafe against the sides of the
boxes, eventually weakening or even
wearing away the rubber. Unless the
tubes are to be stored in the garage they
should always be taken from the origi-
nal boxes and placed in tube bags.
Most Of the above hints may also be
adapted to spare envelopes-exposure to
ticularly injurious. An envelope should
never be carried unprotected on the roof
of a car or left uncovered in the garage.
Waterproof wrappers or cases are made
especially for the protection Of spare
envelopes, and their use will mean a big
saving to the automobile owner.
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Any ono who can afford to ride in
street car day in and day out can afford
to keep an automobile. That enc Is able
to keep an automobile does not mean
that every one who is able to ride on a
trolley car can afford to buy an automo-
bile. Say that the average trolley ride
to and from work is four miles. and that
1000 trips are made year. The expense
of that S,OOOImile trolley ride would be
500. See how that figure compares with
DR.. c. NJ. Carlaw's total expense of S. 13
in driving 5000 miles under all conditions
Of traffic In one year. He says:
Il bought my car a year ago; since
then I have driven 1t 5000 miles, using 1t
every day since I purchased it. Rain,
snow, mud or cold has not prevented its
constant use.
Last summer I made trip to To-
ronto. Ont. and covered 1.7S0 miles. The
car did not give us moments trouble
on that trip, although we encountered
all kinds Of roads and weather: My total
expense bill. exclusive Of gasoline, since
have owned the car, has been $5.13-the
price Of two new platinum points on the
magnetic. The same four spark plugs that
came with the car are giving satisfactory
service.
This winter have not had a fire in
my garage and It is as cold as any wood
shed. yet I have had no trouble starting
my machine In the morning or for night
calls, nor have had to use the printing
cups once.
Before laying the car up for painting
q few days ago I took the auto to
reliable garage and asked the foreman.
who is a personal friend Of mine. to
look the car over and tell me If any re-
pairs were required before putting the
car In the paintshop. He examined
the engine clutch, transmission and rear
axle and found them in perfect condi-
ton"
In Detroit there are thirty-one factories
which yearly turn out more than 100000
mercial trucks. Roughly, the value OF
this product is $3.50, 100000. II the Amer
lean public Is spending that amount of
money yearly for the product from De-
troit alone 1t must have satisfied itself
that the methods OF manufacture and
are of the best. that the cars
are not only produced in quantity but in
quality and up to the best standards.
It il the man behind the gun who
does the work. Similarly. 1t is the fac
tory behind the automobile that gives 1t
value. Tritely. then, the car is the man.
ufacturer.
Grating automobiles is something novel
in shipping. In the ordinary thirty-sfx-
foot car but three autos can be packed.
In the forty-foot car 1t Is possible to
The hardest work for the packers is in
the big shipments of six to
eight autos, all Of which must be Grated
In the f1fty-foot cars which the railroads
within the last few years have had made
especially for the automobile trade. These