The Washington herald., 1912-07-28

knight as the leader. offered with an
option Of wire wheels.
Having combined chasses Of the most
advanced design with examples Of stod.
da I'd Dayton body and coach work. which
have established a nne prestige for the
Dayton shops. the new production Is
certain to be sought by dealers more
eagerly than In any previous year.
Demonstrating an automobile ten thou
sand feet In the air is the latest stunt of
Charles Bile, the Denver dealer of the
Franklin Automobile Company.
Mr.. Bile recently took party of
seven for q trip up Longmont, distance
Of eighty miles from Denver, Upon the
return Of the party, one of the passen-
gers Immediately bought the big Frank
lin touring car from Mr.. Bile.
The Imperial Automobile Company. Of
jackson. Mich. has just closed a deal
for the PURCHASE of the jackson plant
of the Buick, which gives the Imperial
two splendidly equipped factories. The new
plant will have an additional capacity
of 5000 cars. bringing the total output
to 1000 or over. 1t will employ 800 men
and affords eight acres Of floor space. The
additional production Of cars and the pos
place the Imperial firm among the really
big factories Of the automobile business
in this country.
Tho automobile trade has been accus-
toned for some time to large orders for
commercial cars. The Waveriey Com
pany of Indianapolis have recently filled
an order from the Louisville Lighting
Company of Louisville. KY. for six
OF their trouble and repair departments.
These are in addition to four light de-
livery wagons of the same make and
for the same service.
Thirty-hve farm owners. among them
some Of the best-known ranchsrs and
amateur automobile drivers in Texas. left
Dallas last Monday morning on the first
days run OF the farm and ranch endur-
ance tour for the Holland trophy and a
long list of cash and other prizes.
Not since the passing OF the Glidden
tour through the city two years ago has
Dallas seen any such enthusiasm in au-
tomobile circles. The cheering throng
that lined the way on both sides of the
road kept a squadron OF mounted traffic
police busy clearing a path for the con-
testants and II seemed as though every
one OF the 1000 automobile owners in the
city had turned out to do honor to the
drivers
Among the contestants were such prom
inent ranchers as o. L. Sims who drove
in his Overland 80 miles from Paint
Rock to enter the tour; W. r. Bishop, in
a Franklin. who owns a big slice Of
Dallas County, and W. r. Mickle.
Without doubt pumping tires with a
hand pump requires more actual labor
and greater physical exertion than any
ether feature In connection with han
ding an automobile, being dreaded by
autolsts at all times and especially during
the warm weather.
In these days OF electric-lighted, self
starting cars every possible convenience
and luxury is demanded by the ipublic
and presently no car will be considered
complete unless a power driven tire pump
Is part OF its equipment.
That reliable and inexpensive power
news to motorists. A device known as
the Two Minute Tire Pump made in
Racine. Wis. is gaining great popularity
owing 10 the fact that IL IL thoroughly
fills long felt want.
This pump is small, compact. and is
permanently attached to the frame OF
the car underneath the footboard It
may De appned 10 large matorfty OF
automobiles as 1t is adapted for use on
all cars having exposed or accessible fly
wheels.
The only visible parts are a brass fix
ture which attaches to the dash board
and knob on the side of the car which
operates starting lever attached to the
pump. When this knob is turned the
friction wheel OF the pump is thrown
in contact with the fly wheel Of the
motor. The air is forced through a tube
to the dash fixture and from there
through a rubber hose to the tire to be
inflated A gauge in the hose makes II
easy TO initiate the tires to the pressure
marked on them by the manufacturer.
insuring at the same time equal imitation
OF all four.
The Racine Engine and Machinery
Company, Racine, Wis, who rlanufac-
ture this device. have carefully perfect
ed II.