The Washington herald., 1913-03-09

the Noon company, accompanied EAr1 J.
Moon to the Minneapolis show aid helped
him demonstrate the various cars Of the
Moon exhibit.
The remarkable success Of the motor
car shows this year In New York. Chi
cago, Philadelphia, and nearly all other
large cities should serve to quiet the talk
that has been common lately Of discon-
ttnuing these annual exhibitions" said
M. c.. Burrell. manager Of the G. B. b.
Motor Company. local agents for the
Peerless cars, yesterday.
The crowds at all the big shows this
year were as great or greater than they
have been In previous years. An un-
usually large proportion were buyers
also. The Peerless Motor Car Company
sold many times more cars at the Madi-
son Square Garden this year than II
did last year, and our experience has
been much the same at nearly all the
shows that have followed.
For the success Of the big shows the
newspapers deserve much credit for the
splendid support they give them. The
special editions devoted to the displays
arouse great public interest, while the
vast amount of matter relating to motor
cars both interests and instructs the mo-
tor car public on every point connected
with the sale and manufacture Of mo-
tor. cars"
Mr.. Burrell. as manager OF the local
agency OF the Kelly trucks. is also
Interested IN the work OF an English in
ventor. John Muir.
John Muir, Strand, London. England Is
the inventor Of a device vouched fors by
the largest users OF motor traction In
the world. as giving every satisfaction
In overcoming vibration on motor trucks.
a To htrof
organize manufacturing development In
the United States.
In Mr.. Muir's shock shifter" hub.
steel balls are superimposed in a cham
Der around the axle. to its width In the
wheel. so that road shock IL thereby
converted into rotary motion. Instead.
then. OF the familiar "thump-and-bump,"
which now destroys roads, tires. engine.
chassis and the vehicle in every fiber. II
is proved to the hilt that this disastrous
vibration is actually thus utilized, as
propulsive power, saving gasoline and
all lubricants. as well as preserving the
whole mechanism. Solid rubber tires are
now successfully used on pleasure ve-
hicies at one-third of present tire cost
by the Muir system
Practical automobile engineers instinc-
lively recognize the all-important effects
of this simple invention on the future
of the industry. The Kelly-Springfeld
Truck Company. prominent IN this
State. are now making this device. the
success of which is assured after pro-
European centers.
Great efforts to obtain good roads in
America are now being made, while IN
the Old World they are strenuously en-
deavoring TO maintain the good roads
they already have there, without the
present continuous and runous cost for
their up-keep.
Experience has taught them in Eu-
rope that the axle in the ordinary
rigid wheel is the hammer which acts
upon the road as the anvil. pounding
therefrom. causing here As per cent
of the cost OF maintenance of the We
hicle itself Truly man moves IN .
mysterious way his blunders to per-
form"
At every revolution the modern rigid
motor wheel violates the principles set
forth for all time by the great Sir
Isaac Newton as governing the use OF
force. II 4. now recognized that by
giving an all but liquid bearing. as
described to the axle, the wheel moves
in harmony with universal law. and
thus the greatest motor problem is
and economically solved.
The dictum OF Emerson is confirmed
thereby that there is no Jet of chaos
US with destruction but
which. by the exercise OF intellect, may
be converted into useful force"
Mr.. Muir is much impressed with the
alacrity, versatility. and business meth
DDS of American engineers. Which, IN
his Judgment. augers well for the de-
OF the worlds export trade.
He likens the truck industry In Amer
lea TO a young giant throbblng with
conscious power and confidence IN its
future. Prior to returning to Europe.
his address for few weeks will be
Hotel. Detroit. and Wal
New York.