The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-06
Football, MOTORING, General Sporting News
Motoring Notes,
Good Roads News
and Trade Matters

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and Trade Matters
President L. N. Foster. Of the Au-
tomohiie Dealers. Show association.
Wishes to call their attention TO the
meeting to be held tonight 1t the
headquarters of the Richmond Auto
mobile club in the Jefferson hotel 1t
s:30 o'clock. The attendance OF ali
the members il earnestly requested
in the call sent out
Y. NJ. @. A. Up-to-Date.
The Boston Y. M. G. A. has started
an automobile school. With the
advent Of the motor truck will come
a rival to the railroad mems Y. M.
c. A.
Says Boston writer:
Widespread adoption OF the COM
mercial motor vehicle that has be-
como more marked the past year
than previously has brought with It
q problem that IL puxzling alike to
the sellers and the buyers OF trucks
and delivery wagons. This is to se-
cure suitable men to operate and care
for the vehicles. The problem 10 q
greater one than was the case when
the motor pleasure car sprang into
popularity, for more IL required OF a
truck operator than Of q car chauf-
feur. The satisfactory truck opera
tor must combine not alone the abili-
ties of a chauffeur to run and care
for the vehicle, but he also must have
a knowledge OF loading and handling
freight and Of the rules and customs
OF the freight yards. He also must
be familiar with the freight routes Of
the city and other things pertaining
to the trucking trade.
AS q rule buyers of trucks have met
the problem by having one or more
of their teamsters broken in az opera
tors. The dealers have been obliged
to do this breaking in by sending an
experienced man for weeks at q time
to instruct the new operator. Even
then the knowledge gained Ia largely
superficial, owing to lack OF time and
opportunity for careful schooling. and
the teamster-driver IL apt to be with
out resource when trouble occurs. To
remedy this dealers. at heavy expense,
have to maintain an inspection SER
vice and q repair gang ready to 60
out on the road for disabled trucks.
There does not seem to be any other
way to meet the situation at present
because chauffeurs who might easily
learn the mechanism of truck are
OF little value as freight handlers, and.
furthermore. do not like the work,
preferring to stick to the pleasure
car.
Self cranking Trial Rssuits.
From the Hudson bureau comes the
You can now bid the old crank fare
we'll for sure, this time. One thou
sand starts In 1000 trials Ia the re-
system OF the New Hudson ''37" by
Coleman Cutchins, the Hudson deal
err.
Public announcement of the tests
was made today.
The trials took place during the
regular work OF the demonstrating
cars. They have been In progress al
the local Hudson representatives since
the arrival Of the first car and the
system has net failed to
crank the car on q single occasion.
the infallibility of the device
on the Hudson.
Few people realize how often they
STRAIT their cars. The average car IL
started ten times q day--s,600 times
a year. yet with the Hudson system
they could start the car without a
failure 10000 times a year II necessary.
The system on the Hudson consists
Of an electric motor which operates
IL - ~~fx
on the fy-wheel OF the car and re-
the Same function as that Of muscu-
larly twirling the crank at the front
Of the car.
The beauty of the system II that the
gasoline motor, while running. re-
wolves a shaft that In turn operates a
generator Of electricity. This current
is stored in q battery. and upon the
pressure OF a button performs the
business of cranking the engine.
The gasoline motor thus manufac-
lures the electrical energy that cranks
1t. You press button to crank the
engine.
The tests, the results OF which were
today, took place during
the regular work OF the demonstrating
car ana having extended over q period
Of time no special effort was made on
any occasion to make the car ready for
the tests.
1T is as we have maintained"
stated Mr.. Cutchins. THE trials
which were watched by numerous mo-
florists upon these different occasions
were conclusive In showing that the
moment for discarding the old crank
has come.
"The manufacturers do not place any
crank on the usual place In the front
pf the New Hudson '37' when shipping
L. That shows their unqualified con-
Fidence in the certainty Of it, opera
ton.
zone thousand starts from 1000
trials evidences the ease with which
! woman can operate the New Hud-
son "37"--for the most arduous task
IN connection with running an auto
mobile is abolished. There II moth
ing in the operation Of the car that
cannot be accomplished from the driv-
ers seat. Electric lights are oper-
ated from three, buttons on. tbs daah-
me stranger and oil and gasoline
xauges are upon the dash. There y
IN electric Hight which lights the Dash
1t night"
TEE. CO.., Thew