The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-12
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Highway

will be long remembered and widely
| quoted. Features or a similar ma
! ture will be a part Of the affair for
! the twenty-five days during which the
| motorists will be en- route.
Definite assignment Of a route has
not as yet been made. There are a
number OF options TO be conside ed.
| Many representatives from Western
cities and States have already shown
| their interest by making overtures
and in giving information In regard 70
| road, weather and other conditions.
The specific effect of this event and
| Its bearing on good roads enthusiasm
| and the use of motor cars will be a
large factor in the final decision.
The only points which are sure Of
being on the itinerary are Tndin-
| apolis st. Louis. San Francisco and Los
Salt Lake City, San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Between these points there
are choices Of directions which are
being investigated For example.
from Kansas CITY to Denver the
| tourists might go direct through
| Topeka, or turn northward through
! Omaha. From Denver to Salt Lake
the route accepted at present Is by
way of Cheyenne and Laramie. but
| Colorado boosters are strongly in
favor Of sending their Indiana WISH
tore through the scenic highway of
the Rockies, directly west TO tho Utah
line.
| The details Of the tour are being
handled by the tour committee. COM
posed OF w. Mckay White, Marion
Motor Car company, chairman; A II.
wagner; Nordy & Marmon Co, Frank
Mutt Haynes Automobile company i;
Jean Marks. Service Motor Truck
company and n. q. Dupree, Remy
Electric company. In addition the fol-
lowing have been appointed to take
charge Of particular duties: j. G.
Monihan, Premier Motor Manufacture
ing company, night stops: Harlow
Hyde. Empire company, supplies: f.
Mack Morris, Great Western AutoYno-
bile company. costs; Frank ]. Morris.
Cole Motor Car company, coast af-
fairs, Mr.. Marks will represent the
truck interests. and Mr.. Wagner will
be in direct charge Of the commits
sariat. W, d Edenburn and his fea-
lures committee will be working in
direct cooperation with the tours com
naittee in arranging the special stunts
TO be held sn route.
There will be few rules 10 govern
the tourists. Two divisions will be
maintained, one for passenger cars and
one for commercial vehicles. All will
be entered by Indiana automobile or
accessory manufacturing concerns, and
each company will be limited to not
more than three cars In either or both
divisions, The usual regulations which
have been 80 successful in the two
previous Indiana tours will again be
tn vogue Will not be contest,
but ia intended to show the product
of Indiana concerns in the nine States
through which they will pass. In fact
this party will make a short stop In
every important town along the route.
Big Sale OF Paoksrds.
The largest days business for the
mid winter season ia tho history OF
the Packard Motor Car company was
recorded on the last day Of 1919, when
sales orders we're received aggregat-
ing a quarter of q million dollars.
For two months. total sales were
greater in volume than ever before in
November and December. The scores
in sales contests reveal the fact that
dealers In the hrteen largest cities
averaged lfty-two per cent increase
in business over any previous records
for the same period.
Sales OF Packard trucks in December
| totaled 213 vehicles, amounting IN
1 value 70 $780, 900 This is an increase
4 Of. twaas fsSsz~ per cert ever rlie 'iTes1
'tpreviuus total for q month"; btfstnesh,
and said 10 be worlds record for
! actusl sales TO users Of motor trucks.
Slippery Street Advice.
Whether you drive a car equipped
with non skid tires or non~skid chains
! be careful-eveEle sting careful--on
slippery strets, is the advice of a local
motorist He says
According 10 my observation. we
all place too much confidence in chains
and non-skid times No differences il
| careful on a street slippery with mud
or water or ice. little care doesn't
cost cent. but a wreck can very
! easily be costly in things more
! precious than mere money.
/ The user of chains should take
/ care to see that they are properly
| applied. They should be loose enough
! to creep or work around the circum-
| ference OF the tire Otherwise chains
| will soon ruin the tires, Chains real
| iy should not be used on iumpy non
skid tires. for ths reason that the pro-
jections do not permit them TO creep,
ana they put the fire beyond the use
ful point in short time.
"If chains are used fer q day or so
and then removed for time they
should be allowed to dry before be-
ing put into. the bag. II mud or ice
elinss to them remove 1t by beating
the chains on the floor OF the garage.
Handled this way the metal has lit
tie chance 10 rust badly. 1t least one
set of chains should always be car
RED with the car. because they NAV
be needed badly when you are miles
frorsshoms
One OF the causes of excessive cur
rent consumption in ignition systems
employing vibrator coils is excessive
tension on the vibrator springs. The
spring adjustment should be slackensd
until the motor begins to mss ak
plostcns and then frightened down
gradually until the. nrins again be-
comes regular. Further tightening re-
suits IN cniy useless consumption Of