The Washington herald., 1912-05-05

omeial announcement was made yes
terday OF the reorganization OF the Ma
rion Motor Car Company. OF Indianapolis.
Negotiations which have been In progress
for some weeks were eompieted with the
signing OF agreements tn the Hoosier
metropolis. Through the REORGANIZATION
the company's capitalization is boosted
from 100000 to sl.ie5.ooo. with ss25.oo0 COM
mon stock and e5ooooo preferred.
The reins Of the old and well-known
Marion Company fall Into the hands Of
J. l. Handley, best known for his great
lrecord as president OF the American Mo-
tors Company. OF indianapolis. makers
OF the American underslung cars He
VIII continue to hold this position Mr..
Handley is also remembered as the for
mer vice president OF the United States
Motors Company. OF New York. The
major portion OF stock in the reorganlzed
Marion Company has been taken by
President Handley and John N. Willys.
president Of the Willys-overland Com
pany, OF Toledo.
The news is sfrather startling to the in
dustry, especially the connection of Pres
ident Handley. This man. whose rise IN
the automobile industry has been watch
ed with interest. now takes control Of an
old-estabished company which has for
many years built q high-grade car. and
is now unquestionably destined TO take
its place as one OF the big organizations.
With his ability. ftrthered by the vast
lfaciiities. the Marion Company looms up
on the 1913 horizon as one Of the strong
est organizations.
Arrangements are already being made.
Mr.. Handley announces, for another
large and modern plant. In addition to
the one II now Possesses In Indianapolis.
mot only viii the production be in
creased. but the scope OF the factory
generally enlarged" states the new ex-
ecutive.
II Is also stated on good authority that
the next fortnight will see the announce
ment of a new Marion personnel which
will include the names OF several men Of
national prominence in the industry.
Handley has been quietly recruiting from
the lieutenants Of his biggest competitors.
stated that there is absolutely no connec-
ton or afiliation between the Marion
and the Overland companies, or the
American Motors Company.
The big new company will be an abso-
lutely independent and self-coRtained or
ganization, and will continue the manu-
facVre Of their two styles of touring cars.
Owners Of motor cars should more fully
comprehend the advantages coming from
sane methods in handling their machines.
After all is said and done. machinery
Is quite like the human being. II a
car operator could only be made TO bear
this fact IN mind the longevity Of cars
would be Immediately increased. main
tenance costs reduced and smooth opera
ton continue into old age OF the mechan-
ism.
A strong man win refuse a task be-
yong his strength. II he attempts il and
sprains his back he does not glame his
Maker" He alone was at fault and
he recognizes the fact. But the same
man viii get into his car and drive II.
day in and day out. without considera-
ton of the route or roads. High speed
up or down hill. over car tracks and
bumps, rough roads OF smooth. II Is all
| the same until-a bone" Is broken or a
back" strained. and then because the
mechanism would not or could not rebel
against this unreasonable dnhumaD
| treatment and breaks down the maker"
is blamed. In this respect the strong
man" and the strong car are not on
even terms. II they could be. one
would live and serve az long as the
other.
Our European brothers have commenc-
ed TO recognize these facts, and, not
withstanding the vastly superior roads
In those countries. they use the gears
| IN their transmission intelligently. They
aim to preserve a normal rate Of en-
eine speed as well as normal strains on
| engine and gearing This care also af-
fects the efficiency Of the car as regards
fuel consumption, a greater mileage per
gallon OF gasoline resulting.
| .. T-.,s.. sae,, 80, oarnsd
the sobriquet Of The ball players IA
vorite," because Of the fact that It ap-
pears to be first and last choice with the
bali tossers when selecting car Two
members of the Washington team are
Everitt owners, and nearly every team
IN the league has at least one Everitt
owner, while there are fiye in the Phila-
delphis aggregation.
H. c. Rice, OF Scranton, Pa, has Just
completed a 1,00o-mile run from Chicago
70 Scranton, making the trip in six days,
with a total running tims Of tifty-six
hours, the car averaging eighteen miles
per hour.
The total cost for the car. which was
1909 Model H Franklin. was s27.25. this
cost including washing and polishing
every night.
The six-cyIinder motor used s. gallons
| of gasoline, averaging 14lk miles per gal
lon and the average mileage per gallon
Of oil was 173 miles.
! The entire I.0Oo-mile trip was made
without tire trouble Of any kind and no
extra tires were carried. so confident was
Mr.. Rice Of the fact that he would ex-
perience no tire trouble.
characterization Of magnets Of mag
neto has caused, Of late, much puzzled
comment The answer is simple. A
magnetic can be demagnetized, but this
trouble viii seldom. II ever, occur II the
makers instructions are properly fol-
lowed in making connections.
characterization Is usually caused by
passing the battery current through the
magnetic windings. This. almost inyari-
ably, is the result OF improper installa-
ton OF the wiring.
Some makers OF magnetos use the col
ored wire cable scheme. With this method
It is practically impossible for the in
staller to go wrong, it being only nec-
essary TO connect each colored wire cable
to the corresponding colored binding post.
The following article. reprinted from
the Evening World. published at Roam
cke, Va, speaks volumes for the sturdi-
ness and durability Of the Buick motor
car:
After making nearly 80 miles in less
than day over rough. muddy roads.
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