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Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-02

~ wv SIN " maCnino onea.
about so. In some cases one car
build his own forge and the only sx
penEs will be for the bellows, which
Will cost about 81, secondhand. This
Test plan 10 to get forge OF No. I
axe. which will coEt about $40. and /,
10th practical and efilcient.
The supply OF carpenters tools In
the shop will vary with the individual
but few OF the necessary tools In
ciude a cross-cut saw. rip saw, com
pass or kcyhole saw, hammers, draw
shave. hatchets, axes. saw set, saw
nile, chisels ", and 2 inches), brac,
and set Of bits, planes, smoothing
finishing and block, a steel square
tri-square. bevel-sQuare. and a spirit
level. With such an equipment tn.
average farmer can. do the greater
part OF his repairing on the home
farm.
Home Carpentry fer Farmers.
Among the various tasks which
should occupy the farm mecAsn,1
ing the slack winter -paai
ing or rspai1RsuS s.iS<.
rssi<ss Chicken no;
80. wagon boxes. hog rae
BILE pansi hurdles. farm Sstes
rious other implements, vh!Sh %
amateur carpenter can successfully
construct or remodel Tho matter OF
farm gates seems simple, yet on num-
bsrs OF farms the makeshft gates
in use are = disgrace. A servicssbls
and attractive gate can DO easily
built with double cieAts at each end
and the middle, and a double brace
running diagonslly from the top OF
each end cleat to the bottom OF the
middle clsst for reinforcement.
Repairing Tools.
The farm mechanic can use biz
forge to excellent advantage In re-
pairing machinery paris. broken tools,
horseshoeing. and In numerous other
odd Jobs which are continually turning
up around the farm. With . little
practice he can Hoon acquire ability
to weld together broken parts. He
can also use his forge In repairing or
tsmpsrint shovels. pickAIss, grubaIes.
broken Iog chains. and other articles
Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1911-02-02

If you have a
Farm, B 0 u n
dairy Of Timber
or Town prop
erty for sale,
letu SELL it
for you.
II you want. to
buy a F m
Boundary 0 I
Timber or Town
Property, let US
SELL it to you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

and from the great lakes to the gulf.
This system of roads would. generally
speaking. comprise four routes east and
west and nine routes north and south;
would traverse every state in the Union
and connect all of the state capitals and
larger. cities. The several states. through
their various highway departments and
al state expense. would connect their
state systems with these national high
ways and In turn the various counties
would. by careful and proper develop
ment of the main market roads. connect
with the state and national routes, and
the townships by the Improvement of
lateral roads would complete the good
the national system would comprise from
I to !. per cent of the total mileage of the
country. the state routes about per
cent of the total. the county or market
roads from to per cent and the town
ship or lateral roads the remaining per-
centage
All OF these matters will be discussed
at the Washington convention which will
, be attended by representatives from all
of the forty state associations and POS
clubs of the American Automobile Asso-
citation. which represent in organized form
the half million motor car owners of the
country. These clubs we'll as state
bodies are already actively enisting the
support OF senators and members of the
House of Representatives. and it can
safely be said that already the ma jority
of both houses are in favor of fedora
aid in the construction and maintenance
of good roads. The important task re-
| mains to unite them on workable and
practical method of procedure.
In addition to the Washington conven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

Fellowcraft Club. where breakfast was
served We were then driven to plant
3, the home of the Flanders car.
Here, at noon. buffet luncheon was
served in the dynamo room. In the aft
ernoon the entire party was taken for
tour of Belle Isle, situated in the river
between the United States and Canadian
borders, concluding with spin through
the boulevards of Detroit. This was fol-
lowed by an inspection Of the Morgan
& Wright tire plant. where the visitors
were divided into groups and guides fur
nished for the occasion. On the first
floor the visitors saw the crude rubber.
Just it is taken from the tree, fed
into the big crushing machines. coming
out in long sheets the opposite side
of the big steel rollers. The crude prod
uct was followed in detail, after being
treated in various forms, until 1t reach
ed the workmen who cut. fit and nodded
II into the dies for the several styles
of tires. The process of making inner
tubes for bicycles. motor cycles and auto
mobiles was also included in the tour of
inspection. Several thousand employees.
divided into three eight hour shifts,
engaged in this work All goods are put
through severe test and before being sent
to the shipping department are inspected
by experts. In addition to this inspection
there is an inspector in each department
who must pass on the work. The trip
proved most instructive one to the
visitors, it being the only tire manufac-
center.
In the evening supper served at
the Pontchartrain Hotel. followed by the
entire delegation. accompanied by officials
of the company. visiting one of the local
theaters. The visitors slept aboard the
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Savannah is making more extensive
preparations than ever before for the
holding of its November contests. The
adding OF the Vanderbilt 10 the attrac-
ton of the grand prize has aroused ex-
traordinary interest in this combination
of Americas greatest two automobile
events, and the outlook is for the largest
crowds and the most successful races
the city has had.
y :. ::
If a motorist is willing To take little
pal ns he can reduce very greatly the rate
of wear of his trembler points by peri
odically reversing the disection of cur
rent flow through the system.
Until federal aid in interstate roads
building shall have become accom-
plished fact, the American Automobile
Association Will hold annual conventions
in Washington. u. G. This was the de-
cison of the A. y. A. executive commit
tee at its September meeting. held in New
York city. when il authorized the ma
tional good roads board to make al
necessary arrangements TO hold the
fourth annual national convention at
the National Capital during December
next. upon the opening of Congress.
The main purpose of this convention
in addition to general rousing of pub
lie sentiment in favor of good roads
throughout the country, is TO secure sub
stantial federal appropriations for high
WAYS. IL has been suggested that tho
federal government should undertake. en-,
tirely III federal expense, the construc
tion aud maintenance of some - ON
miles of Highways. connecting the bi.
cities and extending from ocean TO ocear
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AUTO NEWS OF INTEREST.

The Savannah Automobile Club, under
whose auspices the grand prize and Van
derbilt races will be run November - and
20. is beginning an energetic effort to
have the date of the Glidden tour chang
ed so as TO bring il south at the time of
the races.
The Savannah club feels that in plan
ming the route of this great reliability
and the leading automobile city of the
the list of the cities TO be visited. par
ticulariy as Savannah is one of the logi-
cal and best routes through this Sec
lion.
Bot as this has been done Savannah
will support the tour Loyalty and enter a
team in il. 1t feels, however. that the
contestants in the run will desire to have
their arrival in Jacksonville so timed that
they can return 10 Savannah over the
good roads between the two cities and
witness the running of the grand prize
and the Vanderbilt
II ts thought this arrangement will ap-
peal TO those who have the tour in
hand as il is believed that more entries
would be secured if this is done II is
known that many automobilists intend
coming TO Savannah in their machines
for the races Few of these would care
to make two trips but would be glad &c
come down with the Glidden tour II ths
date were changed. Ii is thought. also
that the change of dates would appeal &c
the manufacturers, who are interested
both In the Gidden and the Savannah
races.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
BY HOWARD FISK.

ETROIT, Mich. is the hub of
the motor world If any one
has any doubt as to the extent
of the automobile business he
will there he soon convinced
that it is one of the biggest industries in
the United States today and one which is
here to stay. A visit to the City of the
Straits is always enjoyable. A tour of
inspection through one of it's big auto
mobile plants is a revelation. There lay
will be able to see an automobile grow
from its tinieSt part to a full-hedged ma
chine. He can see step by step the var-
Gus methods of construction from the
time the pig iron Is introduced until the
finished machine. fully equipped in every
detail, is run aboard the freight car for
shipment to every part of the globe. \
visit to a plant of this character is in
itself an education. No matter how well
informed one may be AS to the automo-
bile and its construction. there is always
something new to be learned as one pass
es the long lanes of machinery, costing
millions of dollars and covering acres of
ground.
The writer has just returned from a
visit to Detroit and an inspection of what
is claimed to be the Largest automo-
bile factory in the world This claim
was made some time ago by the Stude-
baker corporation, owning as 1t does the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10

put on another Every piece of metal
is marked and before leaving one depart
ment and going to another 1t has 10 re-
ceive the 20. X. of the inspector in each
branch of the business.
In our course about the plant we were
permitted to visit the chemical laboratory.
where chemists are always actively en-
gagged in testing the raw materials In
an adjoining room was located machines
for testing the horsepower of motor.
with the aid of a dynamomcter. All tests
are properly recorded III this department
as well as in the others.
x x <
The first room visited was the core
room, where hundreds of men We're en-
gagged in making the sand molds for the
the lurid foundry. where the hot molten
metal is poured and the castings made.
In the forging department We're seen the
massive twenty-tive-ton drop hammers at
work faShioning the drop steel forging,
which are used exclusively. even the lamp
brackets being forged i'm order TO provide
strength and lightness. Here is a most
oDerati0n-the complete forS
ing of front axle. When front axles
and cam shafts have been dropped forged
they are tested again for tensile and
twisting strength. The immensely OF the
ma chinery department makes one stare,
and the work of these machines is un-
canny. Multiple spindle drills bore as
high as seventeen holes al time. while
others bore. ream and mill the cylinders
and other parts with absolute accuracy.
All the balls. cones, nuts, screws and
bushingS are made by the automatic ma
chimes, which need no other attention
than to be fed with raw material The
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special the first night on special track
at the edge of the river entrance to the
Michigan Central railroad depot.
i: x !;
Bright and early Wednesday morning
the cars were again lined up in front
of the depot and the guests driven to
the Felowcraft Club for breakfast. A
visit was then paid to plant l, where
the EMF car is manufactured In this
spacious building, covering several acres
of land. the main offices of the company
are located. The visitors We're lined up
in the offices and introduced to President
Walter f. Flanders. who greeted the rep
resentatives in his usual cheerful manner,
and gave everybody hearty handshake.
Ii was purely a pleasure trip. the dealers
being warned beforehand that the order
department would be closed and the sales
department would be on vacation. The
idea of the trip S President Flanders
explained was that ii would be great
educational advantage to those who had
never visited plant of this character.
A buffet luncheon was served and the
party again divided into groups for an
inspection of the plant The automobile
editors were provided with u special
guide, who pointed out the various meth
DDS OF construction and explained in de-
tail every phase of the industry.
One of the features which struck the
writer most forcihly was the system
which has been adopted by the manage
ment, and to which its success is un-
doubtedly due. To begin with every de-
partment is numbered. On entering and
departing from the main gateway to the
plant every emn!oye is required to regis
ter The same is true of the testers
who pilot the machines over a marked
course. within 2 specific time, to ascertain
| If there are any defective parts before
being equipped and painted. Stockrooms
are located on each floor in charge of
competent men,. Nothing is given out ex-
cept on an order, countersigned by the
heads of the various departments. The
men employed in the different branches
| are specialists In their fine and are never
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"2O' and EMF go automobiles are
manufactured from the pig iron and the
raw steel bar to the finished car. Up
to the present time this claim stands I'M
disputed. A special train left Phila-
deelphia last Monday morning over the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. consisting
of fiy. Pullman cars. dining car and OBJ
seryation car. On board We're the repre-
sentatiyes of the corporation in Penn
| sylyania, Delaware. New Jersey and
Maryland. On its. arrival in this city rep
! resentatives from the District of Column
South Carolina boarded the train. making
the total complement of nearly 200 who
were to be the guests of this big con
Germ On the invitation of ". Z. Long
of this city, who headed the deiesat.on
! from the National Capital. the writer
joined the automobile editors OF the other
local newspa pers-Harry f. Duckstien
the Post Harry Ward. the Times: ). s
Grogan, the Herald, and +: II. Johansen;
Joseph H. Pilling. W. e. Vlet. Edward
Long and "A. NJ Schneider of the Wash
ineton branch. 1t was tie first time that
members of the press had been honored
by an inspection of, the plants in De
Itroit Incident ally, it was the hrst time
THAT any automobile concern had ever
Invited every one Of its agents to visit
Its plant witt, every expense paid from
/ the time he left his home until he re-
turned II was new stunt. 81. SO 10 10
speak ana uIluouuteu! 'nu e -
point of magnitude. In all twenty-five
special trains will make the trip TO De-
itroit and return, conveying the 1900
agents. from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coasts and from the Mexican border to
the Canadian line. 1t is estimated that
the cost will be about 100000
X X X
| Our special arrived in Detroit early
| Tuesday morning the siding adjoining
| the plant As we left the train each
! member was given a card and assigned
to a car during his stay. At the foot
| of the platform forty-five machines were
in waiting to escort the guests to the
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machines performed almost human
Next we saw the big steel stamping
presses, at work turning out and shap-
ing bodies and seats With all of the
parts made interest centered in the
assembling of the cars. which began
to grow step by step. 1t is complex
work, and every man is an expert AT
performing one particular operation,
which develops efficiency to the high
est degree and clearly demonstrated
how nearly two hundred cars could he
turned out every day. one set or men
set up the frame and put II on Whetis.
Another Is busy erecting the motor
which is then installed in the car me
steering post, dust pan and other parts
follow until the chassis is completed
and ready for the inspector, the man
who finds fault with the slightest IN
perfection. Inspection Is the Wilch-
word. and every part is Inspected. me
car is now pushed off the assembling
floor and after being equipped with a
temporary seat and gasoline tank, is
ready for the road test, not on the
city payements, but over the heaviest
country roads in the vicinity OF De
troit. Testers are no respectefS OF au-
tomobiles take my WORD Tor IL al,eI
what / saw. and they subject the car
to much harder strain thdn an or
binary driver would dare do. In the
testing room is a diagram OF the route
over which the cars are sent ana m
struction for the testers. The driv-
ers are warned against exceeding the
speed limits of the town, and II ar
rested they are required to pay their
own fine time limit is put on each
car. and all repairs are to be made by
the operator. No help is permitted
ANY delays on the road are to be noted
and reported on the return to the
nlant. Finished with the road driy
ing. the cars are turned over to the
final assembling department. where the
tenders body. top and windshield are
attached and the completed car is tag
ged and run upon the railroad plat
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ported last week as follows: Former ConS
sui General Robert J. Wynne. five-pas-
senger touring car. finished in black; b.
:. ingersoll. seven-passenger touring car.
Washington blue. Dulin and Martin. de-
livery wagon for suburban delivery: W.
+. Walker. toy tonneau, Washington blue.
x
Fred : Rogers. a former Washington
boy. spent the past week here in the in
terest of the American Ever Ready Com
pany of New York. with which conc ern
he is now connected.
G. l.. Welch has been appointed gen.
tral sales manager of the Apperson Bros
Automobile Company. lie takes the pia, q
formerly held by George H. Strout we'll
known in local auto circles.
X
Thelma kann and W. ID. Arrison re-
turned Tuesday from a flying trip TO
Atlantic City in Mr.. Callisher's new
Washington ear. They took the short
route 10 Philadelphia both ways. In A
number of places detours had TO be made
on account of washouts. No trouble OF
any kind was experienced on the entire
trip
Fred ". Behrens has placed an order
for an Apperson ID touring car, with
full equipment.
Two Detroit electric delivery wagons
We're delivered last week to the PalaiS
Royal.
X i
A 1912 Regal roadster. fully equipped.
was delivered during the past week to
I'll. L. Irwin of this city.
y
W. J Wehber of the Cook e. Stoddard
Company, who has been spending his Va
cation at Colonial Beach returned few
days ago after a pleasant trip. George
\. Weaver of the same company Is ex-
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form for shipment in the automobile

form for shipment in the automobile
freight cars
After concluding the inspection of
the automobile plant the party again
entered their cars and were driven to
the ball park, where the rema inder Of
the afternoon WAS spent watching the
double header between the Detroit and
st Louis base ball teams At $50
o clock dinner was served at the Point
chartrain. followed by speechmaking
and toasts by the officers of the COM
pany and the prominent dealers in the
banquet hall. After a most delightful
evening the guests repaired to the spe-
cial. which was in waiting and at
l / 80. amid cheering and singing OF
songs the train pulled out. leaving De-
, trot in the distant mist. Every one In
the party returned enthusiastic over
the trip. Not a detail had been over
looked in the care and comfort OF
those who participated In the outing a .
guests of the Studebakcr corporation
The special arrived in Washington on tbs
return trip Thursday night.
George 4 Rently and DIR Seneca r.
Balm have arrived al Atlantic City after
a rough trip in the formers Regal road
ster They found the roads in bad shape
between Baltimore and Philadelphia.
while at Contee they plowed through
the red clay. Near Laurel the car skid
ded into a ditch. but no damage was
done. The road 10 Egg Harbor City was
found i'm excellent condition and made IN
for all of the bad stretches
Sales of Washington cars were re-
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DON'T

Crank the motor without making
sure that everything is ready-be
sure the spark is retarded.
Prime the carbureter too much
prime it just once.
Turn corners too rapidly-it wears
tires.
Twist the steering wheel when the
car Is standing
Apply the brakes with too much
force-it is hard on tires, hard on
the brakes and is unnecessary
except in emergency.
Use the brakes too much-slow
down the car by means of the
clutch and throttle.
Let the motor labor on hills.
Abuse the brakes in descending
long hills-use first one set of
brakes and then the other
Engage the reverse gear until the
car is at a standstill.
Shift from reverse GEAR TO any
other gear until the car has
stopped travelling backward and
is at standsti,l
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ton there will be similar meetings on q
smaller scale held by the state associa-
tons and local clubs to actively Interest
the people at large in the economic ad-
vantages of spending government funds
for road Improvement with the subse
quent encouragement Of the several states
and localities to carry on d proper sys-
tenn of internal development.
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Continued on Fifteenth ReSe.l
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You have seen the 1912 models of
other cars selling up to $500. If not,
20 and see these cars first Then come
see the Maxwell Special compare it
point by point-Power, Style, Relia-
bility, Durability = and remember the
immense difference in Price.
The new Maxwell Special embodies
all the famous Maxwell features of
Reliability, Durability and Economy
with greater Po.Der and Style than
ever before.
36-horsepower is greater power
than has ever before been put into
car at this price anywhere near
this price.
The stylish appearance of the new
Maxwell Special will Immediately i'm
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-28
DYED.
XREDENRIRGH Danhnr,r

VREDENBURGH.- Danbury April
&c, Martha NJ. widow of Abraham
G.. Vredenburgh, aged 90 years.
STAPEIBERG.-In Danbury, April
"a. Herman D. Stapelberg, aged So
yearfS.
GORHAM.-At Noroton, April Is
George Raymond Gorham, aged rs
years.
TIMPANY.-In No. Mianus. April Is.
Eli A. .Timpany in the 74th year of
his age.
BAKER.-In Westport. April 25.
Hannah, widow of George Baker
aged 81 years.
QUINN.-In Torrington, April "a.
Patrick Quinn, aged "A years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-02-24
Dac.dly Bedtime
>fNTry The Dog Which
- Went on Strike

egg Evelyn.
E$8E refused! daddy.
w NJ daddy
IA, II did" IIe
In odn kind
wheel v'iA it a
which 0 a
all the tim" that roasted evenly all sides People thought deal
of their
There who dog
good faithful dog who worked hard all especially
on of
he One
he followed
he had TOly locked into small
through window pulpit
"The following Toby Up he
could possibly and spite all his barking
let ard he seemed orerioyed the minister
CAN the following
walking up ana down the wheel turning the meat until done Moth
happened to think
when
dinner
the doc had met wii accident o had been
to
preach II" sad for he missed the little
surprise when lie entered the Tby
at him from the floor Toby clergyman
remain there he must be quiet And
the co&roT2o coa see him
his master to church. but he never an refused Saturday
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Bright BUDGET OF
live news ITEMS
Social Functions and Other
Events in Community.

Smithyille, Ga, Feb, 22.-Nrs. T. c.
Edwards left Sunday for Macon, where
she will spend week with friends.
Dr. and Mrs. 0. W. s,arham, Of
Leesburg, were guests Sunday Of Mr..
and Mrs C. c. Ansley
Mrs J. c. Barker and little son, John
Ed and Miss Georgia Lee Barker, of
Plains, spent the weekend here with
Mrs. R. P. Johnson.
Miss Annie Randall entertained the
Young Ladies Embroidery Club Friday
afternoon.
Mrs. W. C. Glenn and Miss Lizzie
Evans We're guests of friends in
.eesburg Sunday.
Quarterly Conference was held al the