Bisbee daily review., 1912-12-24
WIRE WHEELS USED
 OH LATEST AUTOS
Advices from Indianapolis to ]. K. Henderson Tell of
 Their Introduction

Jan cs R. Henderson or this cIU
 whose brothers at minneapolis are.
 tHo heads of i.e HenderS9o Car coEI-|
 uany is in receEgt of ad,rces relaeys'
 t0 the equipment or tso models with viTe wheels winch are novelty oB
 this continent though popular in Eng
 land. The dispatch which he re- CC.yed it as follows:
 INDIANAPOLIS. Dee. 23.-Progres- fsiveness hos marked all the policies of
 Ire Henderson Mctor Car company Of Indianapolis since i-s inception
 The HeuaersoHs Of indianapolis are now offering ,o the trade two models equipped with gire waeels--t touring ear at SlS5B fully equipped and a rcadsier at SI4S5 with full equip mCnt.
 The new model q. Roadster and Model ~ Tourist Car just announced 1 by The Henderson while retaining ttuc same general festires as the Mod : el 46 touring car. such as dash gasO- line tank. dynamo lighting system, ! left hand drive. etc. b3s added inter est due to the use of the wire wheels Although wire wheels have lonE ibeen in favor iH England and the con tineut it is oalyrecgutly that they ! haN be-un Jo attract attention su this country. The fact that we have better wood for wheels than Is obtaiBable across the water has mad much tO do with our Uuwil'iHguuss Co try out the wire wheel proposition. lt remained ! for the remarkable results obtained ' by ihp London General Omnibus CoBI-
 pany Co bring tHe matter forciBly to tae attention of Amcrfcau engineers. ! The bus company ran a comparative test extending oyer a ioLg period Of ! time ,aGd found that the saue vC- ! hiclCs euuipved with wire wheels t-syciGd % per cent further on a Sc. Of tires than when they wers equipped with wood wheels. This re markabIc gain in cc0uOFuy is attrib- uted 10 the greater elasticity and l Iresilience Of the wire wheel as com pared with wood. and the fact tha. ! tbe load is suspended instead of being supported by a wooden column iE1 {! compression.
 The Henderson wire wheel roadster and touring cars are equipped wien McCue wrecls of the c. D. Demount abel type The entire wheel is dis mounted from the hu1 iu the event Oi
 e tire change being necessary. The
 wheel is secured to tIc hub by a
 floating EEt wbich forces the wheel hub up on the tapered axle hub When the wrench Is removed rom the wheel. the hHD is autoua ticsily locked in pOsiiou thal is the wrench can uot be remoye6 until the nut has been screwed Up lO a certain point, aud when The wrench Is taken of spring ts allowed Co act on two lock ! ing pins which absolutely prevents ro-| sation Of the uuf untl tre wrench is again applied
 Tho extra wheel is carried at the i rear Of the car on fa'se hub. This aiis the interior of tle wheel hub ] and prevents the accommodation Of mud and dust In addition to being ds- mountahle. the wheels have c. D. ring of the Marsh type. SD that tire ! changes are easiiy made This riHg is on the inside of he wheel Fim. 70 ! it cannot be damaged ify @ skid into ! ;he curb. in cass tire eheuge should ' be necessary and the extra tire is fiaf. |. the wheel in question can be removed ! in 6 very sacFt time. thGs getting it I out frcig mder the fender and iactt [ iatlnE the work O. changing. An ez- ' perieneed person cae hardly con I sum more time shan TWO minutes la getting out the jack and wrench and ! eeitng the nheel completely off the ! car
 The driving featpres og the wirs
 wheels are interessina The drive $ i taken hy six heavy pins. iastened sR l. inc inner hub rbcse are pointed on ! tde outside end SO that as the wheel Is drawn up on the ha0 it-eomes into I position without the necessity of ex- tremcly carelal werk in placing |