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The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
SAYS THERE'S NO .
CLOSED SEASON
FOR CLOSED CARS
Demand Is Year Round, Says E..
r.. Benson, Studebaker
Sales Manager
GIVES IMPRESSIONS
ON GENERAL OUTLOOK
Efficient Self-Starting Devices
Open New Field for
Gasoline Cars

Though there will always exist an
active demand for the touring type OF
automobile body, cars OF the future
will be, to an increasing degree. fitted
with various types Of enclosed &C
commodations.
This view 10 put forward by Sales
Manager e. r. Benson, of the Stude-
baker corporation, which 10 market.
ing on q large scale this year line
Of coupes, sedans and limousines,
mounted on the electrically started
and lighted Studebaker "35" and six
chassis.
Mr.. Benson's opinion II shared by
every keen observer. Closed cars
make up q steadily growing proper.
ton Of the motor driven vehicles in
every large American city and suburb.
THE car that il thoroughly wealth
er-proof and dust-pro0f," Mr.. Benson
declares, has always appealed with
especial force to women motorists.
This fact Is apparent In the long vogue
Of the enclosed types Of electrics.
Enclosed gasoline cars have, In the
past. usually implied q man driver to
attend to the cranking operation
which often had to be performed In
adverse conditions. This feature mil.
itated against their popularity as an
all.the-yenr-round vehicle. and limited
the active market to the fall and win
ter months.
But the modern enclosed gasoline
car needs no more cranking than IN
electric. It has, therefore. become an
active rival to the electric In year
round popularity, bringing with It. ~
It does, all the added advantages OF
greater power, more radius Of action.
q fuel supply that can be replenished
at any grocery store, and Z mainte-
nance and garage expense 30 much
lower - to make . large difference In
the footing up at the end Of each
month.
I'm hrst cost the enclosed gasoline
car also has tho advantage. IT. chas-
sis IL built In large quantities. A
the demand for its enclosed body types
increases. manufacturing costs will be
still further reduced. Recent advances
have developed features Of ventilation
whereby all closed models can, II de-
sired, be thoroughly opened to the
summer breeze.
II Is impossible to misread the signs
of tho times. Closed cars are already
eeason-round sellers. And each sue
ceeding year 10 sure to see added en-
phasis of this trend"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
Makes $4,000 mile Motorcycle Jaunt

Just three months to a day from
the time he chugged out OF Indian
apolis on his motorcycle. z. G. Baker
chugged back in again, having ridden
In the meantime $4,000 miles.
Up hill and down dale he went. over
railroad roadbeds. through streams.
across deserts. along cow-paths. over
mountains. &
Cuba. Jamaica, Old Mexico, the Pan
anna canal. the west, the southwest
and the south all hed past him 40 his
sturdy motor carried him swiftly
through the long miles. .
Baker. leaving Indianapolis. struck
out for Atlanta, Co.. then SAVANNAH,
Jacksonville and thence to Havana,
Cuba. He spent six days riding
around the island and then shipped
to Jamaica, where he rode for three.
days. In Jamsics' HE gasoline was-
served to him In half-pint -bottlss--
wrapped In tissue paper. IT'S . deli,
cacy in Jamaica. z
From Jamaica Baker shipped to Co
lon and then rode the lsngth Of the
Panama canal to the city OF Panama:
From there he rode to San Pedro, Los
Angeles and then back into Old Mex
leo. San Jose. Santa Barbara. Oak.
land. San Francisco. Stockton, Los An
geles, San Diego followed In order.
and then he headed for home. Yuma,
Phoenix. Ell Paso. Fort Worth, Da1las.
Little Rock, Poplar Bluffs, st. Louis,
Terre Haute--and Indianapolis. That's
Bakers motorcycle ride In brief.
One day he forded 81 streams.
His best days mileage 30 hours)
was 238 miles.
One day he rode 333 miles in IL
hours.
During the entire trip he rode 400
miles on the cross ties Of railroads.
He rode 1872 miles on cow-paths.
He made what 10 said to be q rec
ord In desert travel, covering $50
miles through sand In 80 hours and Is
minutes.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
TO ILLUMINATE
MOUNTAINS FOR
AUTO TOURISTS
Louis w. Hill Is Preparing
Brilliant Finish for Glidden
Run from Twin Cities
TONS OF COLORED
POWDER TO BE USED
Party Will Leave Minneapolis
July III for Long Trip to
- Glacier National Park

MINNEAPOLIS. May 10.-Announcs-
ment of the itinerary OF the national
A. A. A. reliability tour from the
Twin Cities to Glacier National Park.
Montana July IL 10 10, made yester-
day. was accompanied by the state
msnt that Louis w. Hill will illumin-
ate the Rocky Mountains for the spe'
cial benefit Of the tourists.
Here 10 how Mr.. Hill proposes to
have the tourists get their ArSt
glimpse Of the real Rockies:
He will have stationed on the noun
tain peaks along the picturesque rocky
range just back Of the unique log
hotel at Glacier Park station. . score
Of men who at q given signal will
touch on several tons of red, white
and blue Roman IRE. This striking
illumination Of the heavens revealing
the mountain scenery will b . spec.
tAcle that the tourists driving OVER
the prairies the last night Of the tour
will remember. This spectacular row
elation will be pulled on when the
pilot car Of the tour IL within 10
miles Of the Rocky Mountain range.
The itinerary bears the official
ooANesOn va tAO a. ~. IA nAo - SnO
first time national reliability run has
gone to the Rocky Mountain range
and this fact. coupled with the entry
Of Long Time-Sleep, . full-blooded In
dian from the Glacier Park reserva-
ton, adds considerable interest to the
tour.
The itinerary follows, with the total
mileage fer each day:
Friday, July 11.-Leave Twin Cities.
Mimi. 8 q. M; arrive st. Cloud, Mimi,
noon: arrive Alexandria, Mimi. night:
144.4 miles.
Saturday, July 12.-Leave Alexan.
dria, MIMI, morning, arrive Fergus
Falls, N. D., noon; arrive Fargo. N. d.
night; 1888 miles.
Sunday, July 1S.-Rest at Fargo, N
d.
Monday, July 14.-Leave Fargo
morning: arrive Grand Forks, N. d.
neon; arrive Devils Lake, N. D.,
night; 1916 miles.
Tuesday, July 15.--Leave Devils
Lake. morning; arrive Rugby, N. D..
noon; arrive Minot. N: D.. night: 1855
miles.
Wednesday, July 16.-Leavs Minot.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

output 10 far too limited to all the
demand-and consequently their man
ufacturing costs are much higher.
1T IL estimated that In 1913, the
United States will produce more than
300, 900 automobiles.
This IL three times the estimated
product OF all the countries Of Europe.
In our country, there are ~ manu-
lecturers In the 40 horsepower field
alone.
turers are apparently Just beginning
to realize the enormous possibilities
OF business with our neighbors to the
south.
III you haven't kept up with the
progress OF the automobile In South
America. just consider Uruguay
Few South American cities. In pro-
portion TO the number of inhabitants,
show a. many automobiles In use a.
Montevideo. yet the number IL in
creasing very considerably. During
December and January no less than
116 high-priced cars entered this port
and were sold. There are now more
than 1900 cars licensed In Monte
video, about 1000 being the total Nr
the whole republic. The main cause
OF this large number Is the 100 miles
Of macadamised road, which traverses
q fine agricultural country. A motor
car can negotiate all parts of the TO
public when the streams are not In
food.
"Of the machines In use there.
those of American manufacture are
well represented. It IL extremely
doubtful II there II q better market
for the sale of American automobiles
anywhere at present than Uruguay.
"Our medium priced Forties will
figure big In the South American
market. We have had and still have
stiff competition with the French and
British. But the Latin-Americans are
shrewd buyers-and ~ they learn
they can obtain 40 horsepower cars
with four-forward-speeds. oversize
tires, electric lights, big springs, H.
inch cushions, wide seats, vast over
capacity, everything In car especial
ly adapted to their roads. the Ameri.
can manufacturer will be supreme In
this rich market-as he should be-"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
TRUCK OWNERS
REDUCE UPKEEP
Use of New Record Forms
Proves Beneficial to Those
Who Operate Heavy Cars

OF the hundreds OF motor trucks In
use there Is hardly an owner that isn't
interested in keeping an accurate
daily record of the upkeep cost OF MS
trucks.
For the want of something better
many owners have devised records OF
their own more or less complete in
form. Probably the most accurate
and complete forms for keeping daily
records of motor truck upkeep costs
Is printed and distributed free to mo-
tor truck owners and persons inter.
ested In motor truck upkeep costs by
the B. F. Goodrich company. Akron.
o. The Goodrich record system con.
sists Of two complete but very simple
forms. One IL q card for the drivers
record showing trips made, mileage,
the record of tires, load pounds car
ried, the. oil. gasoline or electricity
consumed per mile each day. The
larger form for the once nles ia a
monthly report made up each day
from the drivers daily report card.
The Goodrich record forms are so
complete that an owner can tell at a
glance just what his trucks are cost
Ing him each day, including wages OF
drivers and helpers.
The Goodrich daily report forms
we're frst made and used by the B. F..
Goodrich company to keep an accn-
rate record of the upkeep costs OF the
trucks used by that company In its
tire and rubber business at lts fac.
tory In Akron. o. The forms are so
complete that they enabled the Good
rich company to and and correct many
leaks" in the daily upkeep costs OF
their motor trucks. Many truck own
ers throughout the country are find-
ing the Goodrich forms a great aid in
keeping an accurate record OF truck
upkeep costs.
Motor truck owners or anyone inter-
ested In upkeep costs, either gasoline
or electric. will be forwarded a sup
ply of the Goodrich forms free, X they
write to the B. F. Goodrich company,
Akron. o.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
TRUCK MAKERS
MAKE PROTEST
Manufacturers Fight Movement
to Limit Weight Of Mo-
tor Trucks

Limit the weight Of trucks. load
and all. to IL tons? No. no." motor
truck manufacturers protested to
state Legislators. width of tire should
determine weight Of load, they are
writing Detroit part makers.
I'VE believe" they say. that q tour.
ing car running so or 60 miles an hour
will do q road bed more damage than
q Potion truck running six miles an
hour, provided that the tires OF the
cotton truck are wide enough to sup
port the load. The present trend of
the so-called anti-autoInobile legisla-
ton is to limit the weight. We believe
there should be no arbitrary limit of
weight. II the width of the wheels
are sufficient there IL no weight that
cannot be safely carried on the streets.
III the Detroit authorities would
take several blocks In different parts
of the city with different traffic con-
ditions and lay In these parts different
kinds of paving In stretches Of per.
haps 20 feet, in a short time they will
be able to tell definitely what Is the
right kind Of pavement to use for any
specific stretch and for any particular
condition Of traffic.
Trucks alone are not necessarily
harmful to traffic. For example. the
ordinary horse-drawn hve-ton wagon
has steel tires about two or two and
a half inches wide. About three or
three and half tons of this weight IL
carried on the rear axle This means
that the weight on the road per inch
OF tire will be about 1900 or 1000
pounds.
Almost every motor truck Is equip
ped with rubber tires. It must be SO
designed that the weight on the tires
does not overload the rubber.
Which cuts up the streets and
pevements worse---a steel tire on an
ordinary wagon with load pressure Of
1000 pounds per inch Of tire or a rub
Der tire OF five-.on truck where the
load is 500 to 700 pounds per inch OF
tire?
Carrying the analysis further
which is better for the roads--a Ave
ton coal wagon with a steel tire load
OF one ton per inch or 30-ton steel
roller where the load Is distributed
over four feet OF front tires and four
feet Of rear tires. making 100 inches
OF width for 80 tons or one-third OF a
ton per inch.
! Build truck which carries even
20 tons over the rear axle and IL the
weight per inch width OF tire is not
excessive the road will not be dam
aged. Therefore. legislation should
not limit the weight of vehicle and
it's load. but II should control the
width OF the tires"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

morning: efrive Dt6n1t ;
rive WiiliSton. n. ~ r.
miles. E|
Thursday. July 17.--16
ton. morning: arrive ~
noon; arrive Glasgow. uq Il
163.S miles. Sl<
Friday. July le.-IeAvo
morning: arrive Malta No.
arrive Havre, Mont. n1Gs
miles. N 4 \ 81
Saturday. July 1S.1-Tooxo
morning: arrive shslhy. lrnut
arrive Glacier Park, xont RI
1850 miles. "a 2x3
The total mileage az tho n
be l.lS1 miles, through throo
Members Of the oonno1(<
charge are DR.. b. G. Duttou, ! ~
polls; H. J. Clark. Minneapol1D:
Baxills, st. Paul: AsA pAlno. IN
polls; w. w. Smith, TAroos
Davis, Butte: N. H. Van 1toktoe
cago; James r. Drought, MDN1i
DR.. Dutton II chairman oe ~
mittee and H. J. CLARK h v1oo
man.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
ED. WALSH, GIANT TWIRLER,
BECOMES MOTOR FAN

Ed Walsh. the Giant" twirler, plans
to tour from city to city In the car
presented to him by the fans In the
Windy City. This car IL . large SIX
cylinder, equipped with Goodyear
oversize tires. which he selected espe-
cially for heavy touring.
Walsh, after coming from training
quarters, seems to be working In nne
form and will be able to put them
over with his usual speed and accu.
racy.
Although the fox hunting down
south IL . great sport, motoring has 1t
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

all over 1t like q tent when 1t comes
to showdown" says Ed while talk
Ing to Teddy Edwards, of Hartford.
Conn, once Of bicycle renown and now
manager of the Hartford branch OF
the Goodyear Tire & Rubber COM
pany, Akron, o.
Il am going to get as much out of
my car as possible this summer, and
1t 10 going to 90 everywhere that
can take 1t. In fact, have Just had 1t
equipped with Goodyear oversize tires
to take care of the hard grind intend
giving Il this summer"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
LOOKING INSIDE AN
AUTOMOBILE TIRE
H. s. Firestone, Prominent Man
ufacturer, Gives Interesting
Glimpse Of Product

BY n. a. COFFIN,
Local Manager Flrsstone Tire 4 Rub
Der Co. Of New York.
1t Ia fact. and not q strange fact.
that the vast majority Of tire users
think little Of any part Of the tire
except the tread. They figure on the
design of the tread, they consider
whether the tread will prevent skid
ding. or they are attracted by the
shape Of the tread. and the type OF
the tire.
In reality, however, the tread. while
an important part Of tire. 10 far
from being entirely responsible for
the service the tire gives. Every part.
from the fabric to outer surface. must
be Of proportionate strength and quail
ity, or service suffers.
This point was never more strongly
brought out than In an interview with
H. 8. Firestoue, president of the Fire
stone Tire and Rubber company. Mr..
Firestons dwelt particularly on the
fabric and it, relation to tire values,
and touched lightly on other points OF
like worth.
'Frabric Is more than the founda-
ton Of the tire" said Mr. Firestone.
1T is the keystone and the backbone
of automobiling and the automobile
industry. Think what . tire must
stand. From the outside there is the
weight Of the car and the load. Then
there 10 the additional terrific strain
when q stone, ridge or rut Is struck.
II the car is going fast the tire gets a
piledriver blow.
From within the strain IL a. great
and constant. Thousands of pounds
pressure battle against the fabric,
searching for a weakness. II only a
poor thread, q tiny pinch or q bubble.
Looked at In this light, IL seems that
there should be but one grade Of fab
ric for tires-th6 strongest and best
that can be produced.
Yet there are more than nifty
grades--Sea Island combed, In differ
ent quantities. Egyptian combed in
many more grades, Egyptian carded
In many ctill cheaper grades. This
accounts In part for many grades OF
tires--the different degrees OF quality.
"All that car owners have heard
about fabric Is that Sea Island cotton
10 used. That means a good talking
point. The best fabric possible to
buy IL made from Sea Island cotton.
This cotton, grown on the islands on
the coast of the Carolinas or from
seed produced there, has long.
strong fibre. just suited for making q
tough, Misunderstanding tire body. But
even this IL sold In many grades.
The highest grade and most expen-
sive Sea Island combed fabric--such
as is used In Ffrestone tires-is made
or that same tough material which Is
used for making frst quality sewing
thread.
Twist IL pieces Of this thread into
one, and you have an idea Of Fire
stone warp. Weave 20 OF these warps
Into each square inch, with the cross
threads In such q way 90 to Withstand
. test several times more than any
possible service strain, and you have
an idea of the strength of our fabric
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
"sewer Main" Convict Caught.

PEORIA, ILL.,, May io.-Clyde STRAIT
ton. the convict who made sensa.
tional escape from the government
prison at Leavenworth, March 29. by
crawling through a half-mile Of sewer.
and who Is now under arrest at Pekin.
ILL.,. near here. on q charge OF burg
larry, last night confessed that he 10
the man wanted at IRayeuwortn
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
LIKES FAST PACE
IN AUTO CIRCLES
c. A. Forster, Sales Manager for
Maxwell, Is Pleased With
Baptism of Fire

e. A. Forster. commercial manager,
in charge OF sales of the new Maxwell
Motor company. is having his baptism
of hre-and he says he likes It.
Having come into the automobile
business from q more conservative
line. Mr.. Forster Is having his first
experience with q dealers stampede
phenomenon for which there II no
parallel in other lines of business.
The stampede Is the direct and log
ical outcome Of the announcement last
week Of the new Maxwell "26," at q
price previously unheard of for q car
Of this power and passenger capacity.
Il have been accustomed to selling
Ito pushing the product" says For
eter. And to have q horde of dealers
swoop down on one and try to take II
away is q novel experience.
The new rs 10 success from q
selling a. well as mechanical stand
point-thats certain now. Our only
problem is to allot the possible out
put of $4,000 cars for the first year.
equitably, and to keep the clamorous
dealers satisfied.
Thanks to our splendid factory 10.
cilities and. production organisation.
we will be delivering demonstrators
Of this model within q week. and
while we cannot hope to supply the
full demand, we do hope to keep deal
ers In good humor by delivering a
goodly proportion Of the cars ordered.
THE demand for the new Maxwell
49, details of which are as yet only
known to dealers. II almost equal to
that for the 49, This 49, model will,
I expect, precipitate another stampede
when We announce 1t publicly, as we
will do as soon AZ demonstrating cars
are in the hands Of our dealers In the
more important centers."
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
BECOMES PURCHASING \.
AGENT FOR MAxW

r. A. Wade, formerly puSon1
agent Of the Flanders Motor Oonn
has bean made general pu1G
agent Of the Maxwell Motoe O.,
with headquarters at the ox6GC
omces. Woodward-ave and Wa1I1
Mr.. Wade has been associated e.
Waiter e. Flanders for many ySf
having been with him oF1gi0o211z|
the Ford Motor company tnou e.
chasing agent Of the BE- oonn1
ana In succession the 9tu6obahoe
poration. and now Of the Bic loo1Ex
concern. IA
In addition to being one @ ~ 1
astute buyers In the busineno 49,
has . knack Of being ootnteQ4 4
those who have goods 70 cell 49,
he wants to buy those part1eulnrUU
or not--a quality which un0l
one Of the most popular Ct M too
In this particular department " 4
automobile business. I'm
Courtesy In the purchas1n9 1oD
ment II = quality Mr.. I1an0lEo T.
always insisted upon. He oayo r.
one can be courteous to the u1
whom he II selling. A IKE 49,
toward those who come - eel l
wares II less common charocto1
Having sold machinery on tho r.
for several years himself, III. ylI
ders appreciates the positica ~ 4
men who 60 to see the pt1renGG
agent, and he believes that co0yel
toward them results IN goo6. ~
lieves that the purchasing agent II
is too busy to see or to be courtQr
to them II liable to remain n ~
rance OF many Of the latest devel|
ments and therefore unable TO 3
advantageously. s
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
DreakInc sajee Recorde.

In three OF the four weeks Of April,
the Studebaker selling organisation in
the United States broke the sales rec
ord Of the second week In June. 1912,
in which the high mark Of former his
tory had been set. Camplete returns
for April will indicate the retail sale
of over 5000 Studebaker cars. accord
ing TO Assistant Sales Manager Philip.
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

Dctroits latest acquisition In the
automobile business Is the Electric
Automobile company, No. 1221-29
Wcodward-ave., represented by Ed
mnnd Land, president, and r. B. Wat
son. secretary and general manager.
fhc new firm wifi offer the Standard
electric car. which II manufactured at
Jackson, Mich ---r-------,--
The new nrm claims the trade slo-
gan, How to save $1,000"
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12
Mr.. oepson Takes Trlp,

Sales Manager Benson, of the
Studebaker corporation, will spend the
month of May In q trip Of the Pacific
coast and the northwest. during which
he 10 inspecting IN organisation built
up under his immediate direction Of
men, hundreds Of whom he has never
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

Rsmorss Prompts consesolen.
CARCASeONNE. France. May Ia
Tormented BY remorss, MIGUEL vAx
lespi gave himself up to the pol}o1
here late yesterday. declaring that ~
wished to 60 to the gallows for W.
murder OF . widow named ScurOQl4
Is years ago. u
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

Mothsss' Pensions . Law. Il IA
COLUMBUS, o.. May l0.-0Ov. g.
late yesterday approved Z bill poo1N
by the legislature providing for n4e
ers' pensions. n
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

Adele NttchI0 ouy0 Coupe.
Adele Richie 10 now the proud pos
SCISSOR and pilot Of nav studsbaksr
as. coupe, bought dufing recent
The Detroit times., 1913-05-12

Twist IL pieces OF this thread into
one, and you have an idea Of Fire
stone warp. Weave 20 Of these warps
Into each square inch, with the cross
threads In such q way 90 to Withstand
. test several times more than any
possible service strain, and you have
an idea Of the strength Of our fabric