The Washington herald., 1912-06-23

has had to turn around and back up a
hill because the gasoline would not now
into his carbureter on account Of the
grade. the new tank arrangement adopt
ed by the Henderson is significant. To
the absent-mindsd driver who finds him
self far from the maddening crowd
with an empty gasoline tank the gauge
innovation viii appeal
Cupid almost broke up factory routine
/ in the big shops Of the Stoddard-Day-
ton automobile facfofy in Dayton. Ohio,
last week when a bashful benedict who
wanted an automobile for a wedding
tour placed an order for a car and
impatiently Followed its progress through
the various stages Of construction fear
full lest his bride-to-be might not sane
ton the necessary interval required to
finish up the honeymoon car.
Desperate, and pleading that their
identity be withheld, the young couple
asked the factory to fix their wedding
date and agreed TO marry on the day
the car Is delivered
Needless to say the factory manage
men will brook no delay in the compile
ton OF the car, and will deliver II at
the earliest possible moment.
That tire manufacturers have done
their share toward solving the many
complexities attending the development
Of the motor truck is shown by cOndi-
tons which make it possible for a mer-
chant in Philadelphia to make delivery
OF goods to customer in California in
4 ponderous rubber-tired vehicle.
In the early days of the motor truck
in fact, up to a few months ago-it was
necessary In - nlra In
convenient to a base Of supplies. This
was due TO the fact that solid tires were
applied by pressure. Special tools and
machinery were required, and even II an
extra wheel wers carried to obviate these
difficulties tire changes could not be
made without removing the old wheel
from the truck. Unless this work was
performed by an expert there was al
ways the chance Of the hub mechanism
being damaged or disarranged.
The result has been that up TO this
time the motor truck as a utility has
been limited to more or less short hauls.
Demountable, solid tires, however, have
wrought a decided change. and with the
difficulties of making tire replacements
removed. IT is being demonstrated that
motor trucks can be sent everywhere. II
no longer is necessary to consider the
base of supplies in so far as tires are
concerned.
The latest addition to the factory or
ganization OF the E. R. Thomas Motor
Car Company is Mr.. George Waite, who
takes the position Of assistant sales
manager.
Mr.. Waite was formerly sales manager
for the Simplex Motor Car Company, of
Mishawaka, and through long experience
Is thoroughly conyersant with the retail
selling end Of the me-
Horse owners and devotees Of the rae
ing game disagree with the averaEe mo-
tOrist as to the exact location Of the
ideal tour The sporting men claim
that the only trip worthy OF the name is
the route between cities where Grand
Circuit meetings are held. The fad Of
touring between race meets, practically
unknown a few years ago, has become
the common thing among racing men,
and IL is no unusual sight to see quite a
caravan Of motor cars leaving Detroit
and other Grand Circuit cities following
the wind-up Of a weeks racing The
motor car affords not only a more COM
Portable mode Of travel on the intercIty
trips but 1t a real time saver in those
towns where the race course is located
at great distance from the hotels.
Frank G. Jones, Of Memphis. Tenn,
and Thomas W. Murphy. Of Poughkeep-
sic, n. Y, both owners OF large racing
stables and many famous horses, are re-
cent converts to the motoring habit who
will follow the races in automobiles for
the first time this summer Both have
ordered six-cylinder Lozier cars, and will
go on tour with the first races Of the
season. Mr.. Jones will follow the Grand
Circuit out of Detroit with his stable OF
harness horses, and Mr.. Murphy and his
string Of running horses will travel he
tween Fort Erie, Montreal, Windsor and
Latonia.
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