The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
. GASOLINE GOSSIP -

| r.ceivab,s. and sp,euo IN cash. Two
judgments against the, Atlas Engine
Works. assreGatins ,a7cs. win also Be
paid.
The layman does not always REALISE
the Importance Of lubrication In design
Ing and running IN automobile" says
r. p. Bishop. sales manager Of the
Cutting Motor Car Company. Of Jack
son. Mich.
"As . matter Of fact. 1t 10 one Of the
most important features Of motor car
construction and operation. It bears d.
rsctly upon efficiency and economy. and
on It.
I'VE believe the Cutting cars have the
best lubricatfng system on the market
It has three important features. The oil
u forced directly to the bearing sur
faces: one-hah less OH 10 used than IN
any other method, and the car ID sure
OF fabrication ~ long a. any oil re-
mains In the motor. Our. system u very
costly to install. but We believe that II
IL proving Of great advantage to W and
u worth all It costs us. because OF the
satisfaction It gives the buyers Of our
cars.
The frst car to adopt . system Of this
kind was the Panhard. The oil 10 pumped
by means Of q gear pump located
on the outside Of the lower crank case
and driven by spiral gears from the cam
shaft. Il II forced to the main duct,
cast integral with the crank case. and
from there distributed by means Of ducts
cast in the web to the main bearings.
From here II 10 forced through . hollow
crank shaft to the connecting rod bear
fngs. and thus q constant stream Of oil
IL forced over each bearing when the
motor II started. The circulation Of the
oil through the crank arms and ccnnect-
Ing rod bearings Is in the direction OF
the centrifugal force. instead Of oppo-
site. rs in the case Of splash lublicated
motors. where the OIL must be carried
from the outside Of the bearing inward.
The oil pump 10 powerful enough to keep
the bearings well fuhdcated under all
conditions. A hne wire gauxe IL brased
to the opening Of the oil pump to pre-
vent grit or sand getting into the bear
inga A sufficient amount Of oil Is
thrown OF by the connecting rods to
thoroughly oil the pistons and cam shaft,
both OF which are provided with oil
pockets. An oil gauge extending to the
level OF the crank case and located on
the exhaust side of the engine indicates
by means OF q doat and ball the exact
amount of oil contained in the reservoir.
Distinct marks on the glass gauge show
the high and low mark. and II the oil
is maintained between these two levels.
no burnt oil IL emitted. nor IL there
With this system one gallon Of oil will
run 800 miles.''
A. A. "Rainmaker" Hansen, whose
usAal good nature received a rude jar
when the Glidden tour to New Orleans
was postponed, thus preventing him
from driving the K-R-I-T official check
ing car. has sufficiently recovered to in
vest himself with his accustomed enthu-
siasm.
Mr.. Hansen, who In connected with the
K-R-I-T agency at Minneapolis. took q
hunting trip during q weekend in Sep
tember and tho memory Of 1t still lin
gers. Mr.. Hansen, accompanied by three
friends and an equipment sufncient to
stock an arsenal, Journeyed to Brooten.
Mimi, the trip there and back to Mimi
eapolis covering 35 mileA The peculiar
part Of his "reminiscences is that he tells
no stories Of fish caught or game sIaugn-
tered. though from other sources 1t il
learned that the sport was good and the
results exceptional. Mr.. Hansen. how
ever. Is devoting his tales to the perform
ances Of his car. He wrote to . friend
the other days as follows: e,
Ions of gasoline. an average of NJ miles
per gallon. Lubricating oil I used SO lit
tie that it is not worth mentioning. but
the greatest surprise to me is the fact
AN absolute fact-that I used only two
quarts Of water and the thermometer was
ranging around about IS. The car work.
ed fine. the engine never missed an ex-
plosion and never had to change gears
on any hill"
It il doubtful II any other business pre-
sents the extraordinary Industrial situa-
tions that mark the manufacture and sale
Of automobiles. The public has marveled
At the amazing growth of motor car pro-
duction which has developed from the
condition Of a puny infant to that Of a
huge giant within the short space Of ten
years. But there are now other condi-
tions just as exceptional and unique.
For example. in what business would
one find that 5000 buyers had spent near
ly 1000 apiece for a commodity before
they had seen II. or even q picture Of 1t.
1t is hard to imagine, yet such q situ-
alton has arisen in the automobile in
dustry, according to E. C. Howard.
sales manager OF the Cadillac Motor
Company.
Before. the public had seen the 1913
Cadillacs or even a picture OF them"
says Mr.. Howard, 'our dealers had taken
We believe that this situation illustrates
be hard to ind a parallel anywhere. Sew |
eral things have been responsible for |
this. One ID that We manufactured 1000 |
,ora last vear and On ner cent ~ MIR