Evening star., 1912-03-17
MOTORING
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crease in the number of country dealers,
the increased contracts they are demand
ing for 1912, the prosperous condiuon OF
business generally, the increase IN bank
deposits in the smaller towns ana scores
of other reasons too numerous to mention.
AS in other industries, the output or any
new device first goes to the large cities
The wealthy class more readliy adapt
themselves to new things than do their
country cousins. The latter are what
might be termed from Missouri" and
are willing to let. the city folk do the
experimenting but once the experimental
stage Is passed then the Inhabltants OF
the smaller sections seize anything ana
everything that Is good and make every
possible use of it.
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A new worlds nonstop motor record
was established last week at oakland
Cal, when a Warren $50" touring stock
car covered 12,405 miles without .he
power being shut off once during the
run of forty-nine days. The former
record was 10.O74 miles, which has
been standing for several years past;
The contest was under the omc!al
sanction of the American Automobile
Association, with competent observers
on the car at all times.
The run was brought to an end by
Maj. Rolph of Oakland. who turned off
the gasoline when the closing time
came complimenting the men who had
managed the contest and the drivers
who piloted the car through the rough
and muddy roads Of the western state.
Some interesting sidelights on the
remarkable run of the Warren are given
by w. Sherman Bacon, one of the Of
fetal American Automobile Association
observers on the car. Bacon said yes
terday:
I'm the first place. as Is already well
known, the object of a car entering a
run Of this kind is to cover as many
miles as possible over any and all
roads that are accessible without stop
ping the motor either day or night for
any purpose whatsoever. A leeway of
sixty seconds is allowed, however, for
the starting OF the motor should 1t be
stopped by carelessness or stalled. One
minute is a short time and does not
permit of any adjustments being made.
Should the motor fail to start within
this period the run would be declared
null and void.
1.-THE Warren, which was started
from San Francisco January 20. under
sanction from the American Automo-
bile Association, had travelled 4,270
miles, and then, unexpectedly, the mo-
tor stopped because of the clogging of
the carburetor jet by a small piece of
lint. AS soon as this obstruction was
removed the: car continued running
After four days of travelling, new
sanction was received. and now, after
five weeks of constant travelling over
varied weather conditions, the Warren
succeeded in breaking the former rec
ord of 10.074 miles.
'The question which has often been
asked. and which is rendered more in
a jocular spirit than in sincerity. is:
side road during the dark night, stop
the motor and run up the speedome-
teri 1t is needless to say that this
way of deception, If adopted. would
have to be done by chloroforming the
observers and also importing diff
average California automobile con-
Germs. AS evidence of the true sports
manlike spirit Of every one connected
with the Warren nonstop motor run,
take the incident Of waste in the car
ouretor. wherein thousands of miles
were forfeited, proving conclusively
the way the run was conducted"
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Pugilists are now getting the auto
c. NJ Babbitt. eastern sales manager
of the Hudson Motor Car Company. was
a guest for few days last week, Of the
Strom Motor Car Company.
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AS a further step in the policy of mo-
torizing the fire department at Milwaukee.
Wis, it is now proposed to purchase from
fifty to one hundred motor cycles for a
public safety corps. Two machines are to
be stationed at each engine house or
apparatus station and all will be equip
ped with miniature chemical devices.
Besides furnishing rapid action on fires.
the speed of motor cycle firemen would
make it less difficult to locate blazes
when the heavy apparatus arrives. The
city is now negotiating for several motor
steamers and combination public service
trucks.
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The Chalmers Motor Company has just
sent on the road one of the most valu-
able automobile exhibits ever devised
From the educational point Of view this