Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-06

] or not at all. TO use expensive lake pigments over cheap, inadequate III devised method of throwing money away For cheap, inexpensive meth ods stick to the solid colors
 Europe was ahead in the adoption of the magneto. shaft drive, side-door entrance, worm gear and wire wheels, v said c. Y. Knight the automobile en- gineer, the other day. ''but in the mat ter of self starters it is interesting to note that the old country is looking to America for light. Scarcely a day passes that I do not receive from abroad an inquiry from some Euro pean manufacturer, a request for in formation regarding which of the many makes presented in America are the most dependable
 There has been practically nothing done along this line abroad, and it is meet this situation during the coming season. True, events do not move across there with the swiftness which characterizes the rush of things in the United States, but there is not the slightest question in my mind that the self starter has come to stay and will be in as great demand abroad two years hence as it is here at present"
 The show exhibits this year 1ndi- cate that more attention is being paid IO lHG U0ldll OI stronger steering gears. This feature of a car Is a necessary factor or sheet anchor for the tourist who drives his high-pow- cred car over mountains, hills and val leys.
 1t may be asked how it is possible for the American makers to export cars and sell them in foreign market for less money than the foreign mak- CTS can supply cars for their own mar ket. The answer is simple; no place in the world is there the same use of high grade duplicating machinery as in American factories; no place in the world is there such a market for au- tomobileS as in the United States, and no place in the world has the quantity production of automobiles reached such high state of perfection. These three facts alone are sufficient to ac- count for the cheapness of well-made, ow-priced American cars. What chance has a European maker who turns out from 200 to 800 cars a year, a large part of the work being done by hand, against factories which turn out 2O,o0O, 10000 S0.000 or 100000 cars a year? Even if the foreign maker was inclined to produce in large quantities he could not be supported by his home market, and such a quantity produc- tion must be supported at home as a, rule, before it can gain a foothold in any OCner country.
 A large department store in London is operating 22 motor vehicles, which have travelled a total of 100000 miles or an average of 50,000 miles for each vehicle. One of these vehicles has averaged close to 12,000 miles a year for eight years, and it's owners say that 1t Is giving just as good service today as it did at the beginning. If there is a. limit to the life of a motor truck 1t has not yet been determined.
 Motor lamps that have been exposed to the weather and have gathered a coating of verdigris, which resists or dtnary attempts to remove it, may be cleaned in a simple manner. Take equal portions of good metal polish and wood alcohol, apply with brush and allow to dry. When dry. rub with a clean cloth and the verdig1is will rub off, leaving a clean smooth surface. The lamp may then be polished in the usual way.
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