The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-10

wheel will note with pleasure the sup
ply of spiders shown by the Schwartz
Wheel Co. Similarly those who have
entered finely fitted cars with muddy
mat for the feet shown by the Hayes
Manufacturing Co. and designed to be
attached to the running board.
Most of h electric vehicles are
grouped together and make a fine
showing. Perhaps the most striking
Coupe, finished exteriorly in gold leaf.
with an original IN very striking |
method OF seating the passengers. Two
Baker closed vehicles are almost as
Notwithstanding as the gold leaf |
coupe.
classes Of vehicles attracted the most
attention on the opening day, it is GER
tain that the Drisco Saxon INC Twom- |
bly, exhibits were great popular favor |
ties.
Motor Car Progress.
Progress in any industry is not a
steady growth. Just as a tree will
show that some years have been bet
ter growing years than others, SO an
industry experiences this same fact.
When business a been crowding the
factories to the limit, they do not stop
work to make improvements. But let
, the trade Slacken even a little and the
busy designer gets in the work Of his
nimble brain, and new features aDpear
as If by magic. Nowhere is this more
to be seen h at the great auto
mobile show now in progress at Grand
Central Palace.
It is not possible to more than out
line the many features to he seen
there which will interest the 1914 buy
e.. And while many of these features
are but new adaptations Of previous
ideas. they appear in new places and
under new surroundings which render
them more attractive than before.
Further the public progresses also,
and will look at and accept a device
this year that perhaps in past years
would not attract attention.
The best Prov or wave line front
end Is seen on many vehicles and
seems to be growing in number. That
such a radiator costs slightly moro
than a fla one, there can hardly be
any doubt it does not destroy the eff
cheney and does please some buyers
better so it is finding favor. The
round-cornered mud fender is another
of the little things which make for
smoother ines and less wind resist
ance. The deeply-formed cowl or
dash carries the lines of the hood back
into the body in the simplest and
smoothest way possible.
Long cornucopia- shaped lamps bulls
into or onto the tenders are seen in a
number of booths. Lamps set into
the domes or tops Of the radiators
are increasing in number. So also
are the number of lamps set into the
dash. Large parcel spaces in the rear
reached from the seat by lifting the
seat back are found in a number of
EXHIBITS. Tire carriers at the rear in
stead Of on the running boards are the
rule now instead Of the exception.
:. The number Of convertible bodies or
removable tops has grown. At one ex-
hibit a movable coupe top is so skill
fully htted that no evidence of it's de-
~tachabiltty a be found without
= search. Nor do body lines Of the car
: to which this top is applied show ap-
preciabte evidence of being fitted for
! a. detachable body portion.
= Additional seating capacity is to be
= seen at many places. 1t may have been
: thought that the cars of the past were
. fitted to carry all3the passengers that
could be we'll accommodated, but at a
= number of places the folding seat ma
:, be found in front of the drivers com
- pal1ion. Th1s arrangement makes a
two-passenger vehicle carry three with
- comfort. -
These and many other novelties make
the create show a most attractive place
+ in these days, when every one is inter
ested in the wide range of exhibits,
q from the low-priced motorcycle to the
q CYCLE car and the larger and largest of
= high-priced autos.
Weight and Tires. @>'
Perhaps in no direction has the
: progress been greater h in the re-
lation between the tires n the
weight. On the one hand the tires
+ have been brought by the tlremaker
I to such a state of perfection that they
will carry the loads imposed on them
y with a great degree Of certainty and
q safety, while on the other hand the
! cars Of today. although if anything
u larger than ever are very distinctly
= of lighter weight.
u This matter of weight is one that
s has not in the past had the attentionit
should have received nor did buyers
seem to care. So long as the motor
Q would pull the load there seemed tc
s be no thought that the load was cost
ing much for needless fuel, needless
y tire wear and trouble and needless e.
> pairs generally. But now a better day
u seems to have dawned.
On one side we find makers calling
attention to the fact that their cars
4 have been lightened by several hund
red pounds Of weight. and or the 9th.
er that their tires, springs and such
g important parts are larger or longer
Is or in some way better adapted to dc
the work. expected of them. No only
p ARE the vehicles themselves llghtened
but the mechanism is of smaller sizt
and of less power. y,' -, j@,..
q The craze of the buyer for NOR,
n power than his neighbor. seems to r-bt
passing. The man with experience
If now buys for his needs. So the small
er engine even though"with' a large,
number Of cylinders is to be found a
many booths. The little six is
common term. The smaller four. cal
- be easily bought. The miniature ca
Ie or the cycle, car is making it's bow t
the public.
Nor have the tires been simply in
10 creased in size. They, are of bette
rs construction than heretofore. Rough
> ened treads are almost universal. Wir
ed bases are moro m Bette
l. quality tubes are shown in man,
booths. And for business purposes tn
In tiremakers goes further and show
s., airles tires of a wide variety of shape
e. While most Of these are of rubber, on
IN maker at least shows a canvas con
struction. that is novel and GEMS t
have shown good results. The multi
1e plicity of devices to make the tires an
it their loads fit each other better wi