The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-06

. from thousands of satisfied owners-that
, for all practical purposes the motorist
can get out Of $1,000 Hupmobile quite
, as much service as he could from a car
, costing a great deal more money.
, Let us see what we can show by a
critical and comparative analysis with
cars of higher types. This car undoubted-
} ly has style and unique individuality; its
} design is based on original and scientif-
cal!y correct lines. There is not a line in
the Hupmobile that is without a mean
ing.
las to materials used in its construc-
tion-nothing superior can be found in
the highest priced cars. There is pow
err to spare, due to the efficiency of our
iong-troke motor; perfect oiling sys-
tenn; and a full floating type Of rear
axle. This axle, by the way, is almost
identical with the design which was
adopted about the same time by one of
our biggest European manufacturers,
namely, Panhard & Levassor.
s"Everythng indicates that this is going
to be the biggest automobile year In the
history of the country. The automobile
has long since passed the stage of a
craze. or a fad: 1T has arrived at the
dignity of a permanent institution
1.-THE subject Of the regulation of warm
ing signals has been considered by vari-
Jus iCSiSidtlNc pOulcS III F<1SldNu, AHlcEl-
ca and ON the continent, while in New
Zealand the matter has frequently been
discussed. and experience has left no
room for experiment" according to a
foreign motor publication. THE adequate
warning signal must have a harsh abrupt
note that gives the impression of i'm
minent danger. warning signal Is not
a play toy. 1t has q serious mission,
and we believe ii unwise TO use as a
| rniy1 Gle NAL OK ,inh To- plr1
the harshness, the abrupt note that is
Immediately recognized as a warning Of
danger
| Emergencies sometimes arise, espe-
cially in cities. through no fault of the
driver of the motor car, which. to avoid
| serious injury. call for immediate action
not only by the motorist but by>the per-
son or persons in danger. The unneces-
| sary use illustrated by the fable of the
boy who cried wolf wolf" when no
! wolf was near, and when the wolf finally
did come and he called for help. no one
| responded, and the wolf devoured him.
| In several of the worlds leading cities
| it is now deemed unlawful for any mo
| torist 20 make or cause TO be made any
| loud or unnecessary noise with bell, horn
| or any other signal device with which
his car is equipped. or to use the same
! except as warning of danger. 1t is
| ing signal as lts unnecessary use that Is
| Objectionable. That the use of an ade-
| quate warning signal upon motor cars Is
| a necessity is almost universally recog-
| niZed, and indeed, required by law in
| every city of importance. That this sig
| nal should be capable OF producing a
sufficient volume of sound to be heard
| under all circumstances is equally neces-
| ssry. ande tina. the bulb horn is both
undependable and so feeble in sound
| that the rattle of surrounding traffic fire.
| quently makes it impossible to be heard.
is matter of common knowledge.
The continuous use of any sort Of
warming signal is uncalled for and highly
Objectionable and should be prohibited
by law. 1t is. however. just as reason
| able to prohibit the use of a given warn
ing signal. admittedly adequate for the
purpose for which. it is used. merely
| because its improper and unnecessary
use may amount to nuisance. as ii
would he to sever ga mans vocal cords
| in order to prevent him from being
guilty of disorderly conduct or a breach
of peace by shouting or singing in pub
lie places. The solution of both prob
| lens is not to deprive the use upon
| a motor car of an adequate warnign sig
nal. but to regulate the use of of each
| by law. AS in cases OF reckless driv-
| ing the ill-considered and unnecessary
use of a warning signal of any sort by
| the irresponsible motorist results in the
Introduction Of unnecessarily drastic laws
| and ordinances"
| I'm a very large number of the cases
| where motor trucks have replaced
| horsedrawn equipment, the motor We
hicles are called upon not only to do
| the work of horses but to perform in
addition service that horses could not
| have attempted either because of the
too great requirements on their
strength or the limits imposed by the
low speed at which Morse may trav-
ell said the manager of the c. B. B.
Motor Company, local agents for the
Peerless Motor Car Company.
The most common Of these excep-
. tional requirements is that 1t replace
the railroad where shipment of
goods Is to be made for a distance of
| from fifteen to seventy-five miles. For
instance when a Peerless truck went
into the service of Sterling & WEIGH.
in Cleveland, recently, one of the first
tasks it had to perform was the de-
livery of a houseful Of furniture and
| furnishing to Willoughby. 1t went
| there, made the delivery, and got back
in less than half a day-much quicker
and more economical service than the
railroad could have given. And it
saved handling the load twice.
Then there Is the case Of the B. T.
Rabbit Company, manufacturers of
soaps and washing powders at Babbitt,
N. j. Former the product of this fac
tory which was intended for New York
City, was hauled by team to the Hack
ensack River, loaded there upon q
scow or lighter, and thence to New
York.
This was slow and somewhat labor
ious. Although the distance to New
York was not great, the road was so
hilly in places that horses could not
draw a full load over it. Three Peer
less trucks have now replaced the
scows. They make the run to New
York in about an hour. handle the
goods a great deal more quickly and
at a considerable saving.
Until it purchased a number of
Peerless trucks the Howell Condensed
Milk Company, of Jersey City, used to
use two heavy horse wagons to carry
milk from its receiving station in Jer-
sey City to it's plant on Staten Island.
These two teams crossed to Manhat-
tam"
Miller Brothers, local agents for the
Ford cars, form q part of the army Of
Ford representatives who are pledged
to busy season. To sell it's output Of
100000 cars this year, the Ford Motor
Company, through its dealers and
branch houses, must sell car every
forty-flve seconds during the entire |
year.
This. however, is not the dinicuIt