The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

than 25 tons of steam coal The bill for running the gasoline pump at full speed for 13 hours came to S4.50.
 A few minutes after o'clock the engine backed into it's house. had its tanks filed its parts oiled and the driver reported it ready for duty
 Believing that high speed motor car rae ing no longer serves a useful purpose, be- sides bringing discredit upon motoring and the motor car trade, Benjamin Bris- COG, president of the United States Motor company, has prepared a letter to the American association advising that it abandon the control of speed contests and devote it's time to the promotion and en- commencement of touring and reliability contests and particularly furthering its work for good roads, a work which the national organization has done with ex- cellent results during the past five years.
 More than year ago, we decided that our comranv would not support speed contests with the perils that are always present at such affairs, both from the standpoint of the public as well as the drivers and mechanicians," said MT. Bris- COG yesterday. There has been every eY- idence that the stand of the United States Motor company received general endorse ment, for since that time there has been a further decrease in racing interest, a lessing of public support, and general sentiment that much as we owe to racing for what it taught us six or eight years ago, 1t is no longer needed
 Robert stubbs, the well known motor ycle expert, said yesterday
 "One of the most interesting exhibits il, connection with the automobile show this week IS a section devoted to motor
 cycles, and the management was more than gratified at the large interest dis played in the exhibit.
 Sixteen of the most prominent motor cycle manufacturers of the country are showing their very latest models, one of which shows marvellous detail imporve- ments over 1911.
 "It is estimated that there are at least 1T. GOO motorcycles in use in this country The output for 1912 is estimated at 5o,ooA One manufacturer alone will manufacture F, GOO during the ensuing year.
 "One of the greatest improvements shown is an armore1 type of magneto. which is the same make as that used on the best automobiles, but much lower in cost It is. however, more advanced than the car type, for 1t is entirely protected from water. dust or oil. No cover IS necessary and even the terminals are housed, so that the instrument is now pr actically trouble proof. A large number of prominent automobile manufacturers are considering the use of this type of ruagneto tor their 1913 production.
 "Another improvement is the clutch This is similar to the motor car clutch, and is operated by a convenient hand lever, Together with a double jet carbur- eter. this clutch enables the rider to ob- tain almost any speed. He can adapt himself to any traffic conditions. and bring his machine to a stop without kill ing his motor, just like a car.
 "One of the most attractive models ex- hibited at the show is a : horsepower machine, equipped with an easy starting device, which is model of convenience and ingenuity, and enables the rider to start his machine by light push of the fcot upon lever. With this starting de- vice there is no necessity for pedals, and the machine is equipped with comfortable foot boards. The machine is also fitted with a new double brake which has an internal pand expanding within a drum, and is operated by 8 foot lever conven- iently placed: and also a second band which contracts on the outer circumfer- ence of the same drum. operated by Q grip lever on the left handle bar. Either one of the brakes is fully powerful enough to keep the machine under control at any speed.
 sThere has been radical reduction in prices. One prominent manufacturer Is offering machines at reduction of $50 on 1911 prices Single cylinder, horsepow- ar machines are selling at s200. and I horsepower twin cylinder at .s25o."
 The exterior painting of a motor car is one of the details to which careful build CTS give spec ial attention and apply scien- tific skill, for the right paint and varnish sre essential as protection to any strue- ture of wood and metal which is exposed to the stress of weather and undergoes the, constant washing and cleaning that fall to the lot of the automobile.
 The essential requirement is the proper application and surfacing of the founda- ton coats. To exclude moisture primiag coat of penetrating and viscous nature is applied, followed by successive coats