Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-20
PUBLIC DEMANDS
EQUIPMENT IN CARS
Convenience and Comfort Features
Of 1914 Models, Says John
N. Cole, of Cole Co.

Complete equipment has reached its
highest expression in the new models
which feature the shows this winter.
While there are a few cars which
virtually all the high-grade, popular
models will be equipped with many
things heretofore placed in the cate
CORY of extras The progress made
in this direction has been marked and
motor enthusiasts undoubtedly will
marvel at the regard paid to their
comfort.
Providing necessities and detailed
conveniences were important features
of the national shows. according to
John n. Cole, president Of the Cole
Motor Car Company, Of Indianapolis.
While discussing this question he dug
up photograph of a popular model
of other days and drew many ludi-
crous comparisons at the expense Of
the antiquated motor hack.
In explaining this tendency Mr.. Cole
declared that purchasers insist on hav-
ing every comfort embodied in the car
they buy. The public now accepts
any reputable car as being service
worthy" said Mr.. Cole. There is no
question now about a car being able
to set to a certain place and back
again. Prospective buyers realize that
most any automobile will run with cer-
| tainty. What they want to know is
with how much comfort it will carry
them. They pay close attention to the
details of convenience.
There is everything ON the new
models that even the most exacting
could demand in the way of luxurious
equipment. Take the new Series 8
Coles, for instance. In these you get
a comprehensive idea of what to ex-
pect on the high-grade cars-the fea-
ture which will compel attention at
the show. Go over this list carefully
and you will be surprised to note the
many conveniences, now listed as
standard equipment, heretofore left to
the accessory houses.
"One of the most useful and labor
saving devices installed as regular
equipment is the Noll motor driven
tire pump. You who have labored
on the dusty country road, while the
perspiration rolled down in veritable
streams, or nearly froze in the biting
cold of winter, while changing a tire
can appreciate the advantage of this
equipment.
Such a thing as tire changing, with
its old horrors, is done away with now.
The cars, of course, come equipped
with quick detachable, demountable
rims and since five rims constitute
set, at least one spare tire, pumped up
ready for the wheel, is generally car.
ried. The motor-driven pump is an
added insurance against Inconvenience
In case the motorist should be SO ex-
tremely unfortunate as to have two
tire mishaps before reaching a garage.
However, this tire pump. performs
another function that is highly COM
mendable. Experts tell us that a great
deal of poor tire service Is due to i'm
proper imitation. This negligence
comes from the disagreeable task OF
inconvenience about attaching a hose
to the pump and tire, throwing the
gears into mesh and getting any de.
sired pressure. In this manner the
danger of improper imitation is auto.
matlcally removed, for neither owner
nor chauffeur thinks anything of do
ing this simple task.
Going further into details, note the
manner in which side curtains are
folded up and placed out of the way.
Then you realize how simple and
etfortless it is to string them around
the car. The motorist used to wait
until the last minute before attempt
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inconvenience.
This job meant, first of all, disturb
ing the occupants of the tonneau. The
curtains had to be dug out from under
the rear seat After they were fished
out 1t generally was a case of trying
your luck with the grab bag. You
never knew If you We're picking the
right piece for the right place. BY the
time they were out of their hiding
nt4nl fnI
pretty fast. The road was sloppy.
You were drenched to the skin before !
you We're ready to proceed on your
way. 1t was loathsome task, indeed. |
And 1t was a good deal like locking
the barn door after the horse was
stolen.
Now the curtains are neatly folded
and suspended from a cable running
across the top. 1t is an easy matter
to put them up from the inside. You
don't have to stop the car for a sec
ond. The curtains always are in place
You simply release them from the
cable and they automatically fall into
place. All the work is done in an
instant, without getting outside.
Then there is the electrical feature
shown at the exhibits. Electricity has
done much to make for convenience
and comfort for the motorist. Cou-
pied with the lefthand drive and CEN
ter control. which permits entering
are car from the curb, electric start
ing and lighting systems have elimi-
mated all terrors of disagreeable
weather or the horror of cranking
All you have to do is to press a but
tan and a pedal.
I'm more ways than one electricity
has benefited the motorist. Before its
application to starting and lighting
systems on the automobile, 1t was q
general habit to leave the motor run
ming when the car was stopped for a
short time. The thought of fuel econ
omy didn't come-the main idea was
to get away from the cranking. Now.
no matter how short the stop, the
motor is shut off for it is no effort to
start again.
Electric lights, too, have done their
share. The convenience of getting
out and lighting the headlights was
good excuse to run along until dark
ness made it absolutely imperative
that they be lit to show the way ahead.
This negligence often led to undue
hardship on the car. since the driver
was often unable to pick the choicest
paths without good light. Now II is
simple matter to shoot a flood of
light ahead of the car. All that is