The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-02
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Nearly every one seems to possess
Il hobby of n kind or another. Some
people love cats, others dogs. others
horses. The collection of bric-a-brac
and souvenir spoons IN in for at
tention. Teddy Roosevelt has sew
eral hobbies; hunting. whether for
wild game or for trespassers of the
law, always appeals very strongly to
him. Bill Taft says golf is good
enough for me- But the unique hob
by possessed by the millionaire oil OPP
orator. John r. Chase OF San Jose.
Cal, is mileage from automobile tires.
although il doesn't make the least diff
ference to him whether he must buy
new tires every trip or one set a year.
lie keeps his chauffeur busy changing
h hack tires of his limousine to the
front and the ones on the right to the
left. carefully recording the extra
miles he gets from one make of tire
over another. And after he knows all
about it he goes back to his oil wells
and gathers up the price of a new set
while he smokes q cigar.
Barney Oldfeld is in Los Angeles.
browsing around in the same pasture
where he won SO many world records.
Barney is out of the racing game. So
many OF the friends Of the former
champ" enjoy telling about how Bar
ney is coming back, hut, as a matter
of fact. Barney does not wish to come
back. He is willing to stay right
where he is and that is where he shows
his sense. AS representative of the
F%ircstone Tire and Rubber company.
Barney has II large berth to fill and
he fills it nicely. Now. why should he
risk that precious neck of his again
trying to thrill the world with stunts
he has already pulled off successfully?
Who said the day of stunts had
passed? No. We are all more or less
interested in record runs and the mo-
tor car still has the center of the spot
light. When the time comes that the
aeroplane is the favored one we will
know it full we'll and will be all chas-
ing each other in an effort to he the
first to purchase an airship. For the
time being the earth is about good
enough for any body and it is :. safe
place TO tour. Eut record runs still
| hold their own and for those who like
them welcome.
In Indianapolis an automobile show.
was started and held under unusual
conditions. IT was under a big tent
three city blocks being covered. These
'ioNhS w III HE iIGlS nCOQ OIL UNI
Nersity park. in the center of the city.
T~hirt%-eight thousand yards of canvas
We're required in the making of the
tent for the show.
Having been adopted by more than
a dozen builders of pleasure cars in
this country and Europe the knight
sleeve valve engine is now about to
make its bow to the commercial world.
The Daimler company of England is
preparing to build -four heavy duty
engines. which will be used in six diff
ferent types of chassis. Four of these
are to be trucks which will have ca
pacities of one. two. three. four and
live tons. respectively. In addition to
this the Coventry concern will build a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES omnibus and a thir-
ty-siX-horsc-power agricultural tractor,
THE passing of automobile shows is
but a question Of time now says a
leading eastern dealer. With auto
mobile racing and other spectacular
features of the pioneers days it belongs
to the past. The money tina is spent
in o car exhibitions can be ex-
pended to better advantage. The pub
lie has been educated as to the merits
OF various machines and agents look
ing for cars know where to get them.
The time has come for the industry
to settle down. like other great indus
tries. to a dignihed position in the In
dustrial world. To my mind a perma.
nent show in the salesrooms. with lib.
eral newspaper advertising. is the most
effective way to reach the public
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