The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-18
SRLF.STARTERS NOW
ALMOST UNIVERSAL
Couple Of Seasons Have Seen
Growth to Real
Popularity.
NoMEN DRIVERS INCREASE
This Is Due Directly to More
Observation-Disclosures
Type Strongest.
ooNrx DRIVERS INCREASE

A report from q small Insurance COM
.,v doing business in the middle West
=. that Is per c.nt. Of the money paid
=, :, the course OF the past year was for
.,oa,nts due TO cranking cars This II
"a. said was the largest single item on
"a. liz, for the year. Which IL signifca mt
,,,n II is considered that so many cars
,sv are nted with some sort Of ~,
earring. or perhaps more correctly self
leaking device. When nrst a couple Of
/ .,.ons ago cars b.g gan to be equipped
,,,s self starters there was 4 great out
,v from some makers, who hailed the
-ov,rtnt As passing fancy and put in
more Tine and energy trying to point out
"a, starters weren't rally needed and
ss-t the efficiency OF the motor than they
ave s.nce had to devote to equipping
,b.ir cars with starters.
n hAsn been just a case OF putting on
.,-e,hlng to phase the popular fancy
ard make cars more salable. There 10 no
,s,st,on In the minds OF most car makers
,os that SELF starting devices properi,
os,srs on automobiles and that they
,s,uld BE- figur d into the problems Of de
sgn from the beg inning. So almost every
AZ now, un..ss II Is very small one an
s,s tTactable motor. has a self cranking
,syice A number Of concerns which have
seen slow to be converted have at las,
iound a starter. II does seem as II the re
rere men enough in the automobile bust
/ .,sL actual makers OF cars. who are suf-
firing from ruptur,s due to nothing else
tan cranking heavy motors to have mad
/ Il far easier TO Introduce the self starter.
The early self starter types were crude.
49,
Only few survive. The sort that used
acetylene gas had a run at first because
hey we're lighter and simpler than eiectri.
ypes Now the electric starter has the
upper hand and is practically universal
The spring starters have their supporters.
osi as regular equipment at the factories
hey are few and rare or late IN
rasf-s Of pneumatic starters have re
,sved attention. They claim for their
socds peculiar features. among IN, n
Ashter weight and no unfavorable efYec,
70 the running OF the motor.
This effect on the motor pertormar
rss one thing much urged against tn.
aecrie starter. but the makers appear 70
ave overcome H. Some OF the cars pu,
out al fast with electric starting did
suffer deal on the side OF efficiency. but
~ that couple of seasons have passed
ulremitting work has been put or
lie task OF improvement by experimental
iocrAtorles this all has been taken car,
o. The starters actually belong with
ne cars ana are not atterthoughts. How
ever. there are some starters that can b,
ADDED 10 cars after a couple of season,
Cd and are thought out SO cleverly tina
iaey are not mere excrescences. but com
3aci and excellent peifoI mers
one result OF having starters on a
h
drive automobiles. or perhaps this n
reasoning backward from effect TO cause
II may have been that the needs o
women caused the starter to be though
owl Certainly, anyway. the first steI
oSEd getting women to drive cars othe
naa the eectrics was fitting to the gaso
Itae machines a device that made dancer
'S and laoorious cranking unnecessary.
some people say cars are sod at auto
mobile SHOWS, others say that the storie
q sales are all bunk Those WIN
severed the New York, Chicago and Bos
20 s"oNs this year say that is the ride
i which they ranked as selling shows
9Th Boston the strongest. Ine Bosto
exhibition IS conceded to have been tn
xsi Thing " It's kind ever run in the Hut
Tie approach OF good weather mean
u call u the highway; more touring an
aerefoie more selling OF automobile,
Motor car touring is growing proportion
''e.y 10 the Increase In good roads. an
r.slyt.y also 10 the sign posting an
'og'ng = the available highways. Some
iins q an .dea OF tire growth OF motto
ca tour can De got from the stats
les " MAT single source OF informs
Loa, tie Goodrich touring bureau, did |
!.!3
More than 5000 road signs were put u
and 1900 miles OF road additional wer
2lt on the touring map by the road crew
More than 20, 900 inquiries were receive
N me bureau and 1875. 900 route book
Ne'e sent out for free distribution. BE
s'des al this, 1860 route cards cover
nS snor. tours were Issued.