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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Ford Plant Interesting

"rhe wonders of the Ford plant said Manager Brownell of the Brownel1 Motor company, "are manifold. For in- stance fabrication and sanitation take on a new significance when applied to a factory that manufactures approXi- mately 1000 automobiles day and employees 16.0O0 men. With the Ford Motor company these two necessities involve an extraordinary amount of material and labor For example. there are 300 men, force large enough to run many a factory, in the main Ford plant at Highland Park, Detroit who do nothing but scrub. These men are employed in three shifts of eight hours each. seven days a week. Their work is the main feature of the labor neces- sary to keep the Ford plant tidy.
 When the average person thinks of fabrication. he naturally thinks of oil. However. a great deal of the lubrica- tion at the Ford plant is achieved with good old soft soap and water. That is to say, the work of grinding machines, for example, is conducted with a cut ting compound the main ingredients of which are soft soap and water. The factory uses 5000 gallons of this com pound daily. It is made from 2500 pounds of soft soap 250 gallons of oil and $500 gallons of water. It Is cooked with steam in three tanks, each having a capacity of 300 gallons. There ale i've InHeS or pipe uSeu to coHNey this cutting compound through the factory.
 'The factory Is never ending source of joy to the man who has a passion for statistics and comparative figures. He is delighted to discover that there are 10,000.000 bricks used in the
 construction of the buildings, and the fact that there are 475.000 square feet If glass gives his inspection of the plant a new interest That there are sf12 machines throughout the factory is of greater interest to him than the construction of car and the state ment that there are 45 miles of belt ing used to run these machines is a tid-bit to roll under the tongue. The man with a passion for figures would also be interested in the statement made recently by prominent railroad man, who said: There Is greater amount of business done in the build iiigs of the Ford Motor Car company than Is done by any railroad company. with the possible exception of the New York Central and its tributaries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

<<" he purpose of tire is to pro-
 vide traction. to prevent noise,
 to cushion the car and occu- pants from road inequalities, and to pre- vent specialization of the delicate parts of the mechanism, by eliminating jar and vibration,' says the local manager of the B. F. Goodrich company.
 There has arisen a new need for tires due perhaps to the tendency to drive cars the year around With the coming Of fall and winter weather with thefr dan gerous street conditions. the danger from skidding is increa sed So the problem of safe traction has become uppermost in much constructive thought along lines of tire designing.
 "1nnumerable non slSids have been placed on the market. some good and some bad. some had irregular projections which caused the entire weight of the car to center upon certain points of the fab ric. As result, the fabric is weakened prematurely at these points. Some had sharp projections which quickly tore. and showed wear after being worn a short while Then these sharp creVices filled with dirt. The were styled mud singers because the centerfrugal action of the tire caused it to throw dirt, You probably have experienced such tire yourself.
 l "Then, others increased the vibration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
AUTOMOBILES
MUCH SURPRISE AT DECISION OF
 LOZIER COMPANY TO MAKE TOURS
AUTOMOBILES WERE NOT AT
 ALL AFFECTED BY THE SNOW

fast Wednesday during the snowstorm, he said: All my cars are new 1914 Cadil- laos, and l was not sure how they would take the road on four inches of snow, but you can now say that they did nobly. You understand that the taxi business makes a huge demand on motor car as customers are liable to ask for all sorts of trips and on Wednesday during the heaviest part of the storm a party asked to be driven to Tuscaloosa The trip was made In a few hours with entire satis- faction to the passengers and to me a the car went over soggy country roads like a racehorse. Hailstorms, snowstorms, rain storms, cyclones let nature disport itself I know that automobiles will go any where that there is a road"
 There was other comment from private owners of motor cars-and some from the owners of electrics. These machines were also out during the storm and had no trouble in the downtown streets or in making the hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
HEAD OF PACKARD co. WOULD
 NOT CHANGE SHERMAN LA w
FUNDAMENTALS OF ANIDEAL |NON-SKID AUTOMOBILE TIRE,

Of the tire by placing the projections too far apart. To overcome this the pro jectons were brought closer together so close in fact that the desired traction became no more certain than with smooth tread.
 "Consequently, no single factor in the tire industry has been given so much thought as the idea of safe traction We ourselves have tried out nnumerable de- vices and found them wanting For years we searched for a tire that would render motoring safe, and still give long mileage.
 "Our designers worked on a tread that would be free from vibration, that would not strain the fabric. that would ride smooth like a plain tire and not utilize more power that would resist abra sion and still give positive traction
 50, they invented a tire consisting of five long bars extending circumferen- tially on the tread connected by a cross tie. As skiddng Is a resultant between the forward movement of the car and motion sideways it was found that these five long bars resisted side sway more effectively. by holding the tire straight on it's course. Yet to gain such certain traction, it was not necessary to sac rfice any other desirable qualities.
 "The long bars ride like one continuous tread, so that it is as economical as a smooth tread. The cross tie gives trac- tion forward. The edges arc rounded
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Don't Buy Near "Six' When You Can
 Get Real "SiXo

The best known builder of high priced .fours" this year admits the superiority Six by using mechanism which is claimed will give to the four some or me recognized superior qualities Six HOW consistent or those with 'fours' SINGS m one breath and in the tell you they nave device that makes six" car-nearlv, The superiority of Six four exists in inc notorand can be obtained only through motor If axle. " '''
 The last resort of the fourcylinder advocate is that the Tour Is more economical than the Six
 Positively, It Is not.
 II less drive a Master "Six', 5OO0 or 10000 miles, than to drive four of equal size and power the distance. We had in the Chalmers factory every we'll known four of sSOO or over We have run them side by with the Chalmers "Stxes' and here is what have learned:
 Because or its steady, uninterrupted flow power. the SIX IS easier on tires and easier every ing part than four"
 The most prominent -four" in the price class as the Chalmers Six has less power weighs more In divided among the six cylinders: in the four each cylinder does work greater weight carried by four cylinders. Don't hat in the four each cylinder must be doing all the
 
 In other words the four cylinder forced to work at full capacity of the time than Six It Is always working harder than the "Six'-and shorter life.
 Put Six burns gasoline" say four cylinder builders"
 Again say that is n Q true
 For considerable distance Chalmers Master Six be run little gasoline s any four Of equal motor displacement and with is not merely advertising claim. We proved this by actual tests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Chalmers Policy is to Build Best Cars Pos
 sible at Chalmers Prices

As in the past policy shall always be to build the efficient, most to-date quality sell at medium prices We shall change the design of chal adherence that policy shall make changes necessary
 We proud of the changes we have made in chal- For all progress is change To keep pace advance of science it is to change Q made has given higher value comfort greater safety and beauty in chalme cars
 We always build the best cars human ingenuity painstakn workmanship. and fine materials can pro duce sell at Cha liners prices We introduce new and good things they are discovered and proved worth while.
 It in pursuance of this policy of advancement that having proved the Six" superior to the Tour, concentrating the production of Chalmers factory "Sxes.'
 We predict that within two years all cars selling will be 'Sixes' Even those who deerN the "six be building "Sxes within two years or building four at great reduction rom thelf present prices.
 Cars selling above $500 belong to the tx-cylinder field the selling below s10Oo belong to cylinder field.
 impossible to stop the trend toward siN- cylinder 1t would be to dam the Niagara Falls Crying 1t won't stop itit only increases the desire investigation and comparison or the merits of fonrs and "Sixes That Is all that manufacturers of "Sixes' ask
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Joy Before Judiciary Com- mission IndOrses Present Regulations of Big Busi- ness
TN recent speech before the judi

IN a recent speech before the judi \ ciary committee of the House of
 Representatives Henry B. Joy H the Packard Motor Car company rath- CT strenuously pleaded that the Sher- man antitrust law remained the law of the land and be unamended. His remarks in part follows:
 "ln my opinion the sherman act should be allowed to stand on the books intact and rnatered and unamended. If tids law is amended and again reopened for indefinite, prolonged litigation under our methods of procedure the situation VIII continue to be veNed again for another quarter of a century or longer.
 But we have the astonishing conh- ton of the sherman act on the statute books for % years and today 1t Is not known whether under the provisions of that act, definitely and finally. marv- facturer of an article has the right to fix the retail price at which his product is to be sold to the consumer
 Most manufacturers believe as NO that the highest form of business con~ duct is for the manufactures to main
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
STE|NMETz SAYS FUTURE 0F AUTO|S IN THE ELECTRIC Will Come to Be Used for Business Purposes as
 Is Bicycle at
 Present
"HAT the future of the automobile

"HAT the future of the automobile
 belongs to the electric was the subject of the remarks of pr. Charles P. Steinmetz of the General Electric company before the Electric Vehicle Association of America few weeks ago. pr. Steinmetz gave an Illuminating lecture on the possibili- ties of the electric vehicle. His re- marks in part follow:
 tThe future of automobiling belongs to the electric, and for the following req son: Today automobiing is still essen- tially a sport and for this purpose to most people the gasoline car appears to have the advantage of being capable of higher power of motor; therefore, higher speeds, and to go longer distances across the country without requiring charging stations: since gasoline can be bought now almost anywhere.
 The electric automobile is equally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

Pretty nearly all present owners of "Sxes" have at time been owners of "fours." Ask them which is the better car-"Six' four" Did you ever know of driver of Six to go back to a four of equal price?
 Drivers of "SiXes' will tell you that there is some thing inherent in "5X" that makes it better than four, just as there is something inherent in thor onghbred that makes him better than horse of mon blood.
 Outside of the companies that have overpriced Tours to sell, the little talk there is against the SIX comes from people who rode in Six" To all such we say-Iide 90 or 100 miles in any goo, Six, not only the Chalmers. but any good Six" Until you have made such a test reserve judgment We have no doubt of your judgment if you will only take the ride
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

~ N Wednesday fell the heaviest snow in Is years. It caused
 great surprise among the children, most of whom had never seen snow and who wondered where the "white rain" came from. The heavy snow also was surprise to the automobilists of Birmingham. They were unprepared-they thought that their motor cars would have trouble travelling in the snow. Again they were surprised.
 It is stated that all motor cars took the hills and all the grades about Bir- mingham during the snowstorm and aft erward with just as much ease as if the going had been on a nice dirt road in stead of in four inches of snow. One of the most surprised motorists was Henry l.. Jenkins.
 T thought that we would have trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
''Siixes''

D URING the past few weeks big newspaper space has been used for the purpose of defending
 the high priced four-cylinder We not surprised. Any four-cylinder selling for more than $500 certainly needs defense
 Whenever tight shoe pinches, the wearer makes wry face. And high priced, fourcynder shoes are pnchng number of feet pretty hard this
 Let examine the real situation of Six" four"
 Three years ago there eleven builders of Sizes in the United States Last year twenty-five companies produced "Sixes." In 1914 thrtyseven of the forty-two leading manufacturers of motor build Sizes, and fourteen build "Sixes" exclusively
 Can such development be due to fad whim the builders of high priced Hours" say?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

LET ME GSnE YOCR RHEuMATISM
 DON'T SEND ANY MONEY
 Mir. Delano took his own medicine It cured his Rheumatism after he had suf- fered tortures for thirty-six years He covered the remedy that cured him, and want to send you the same remedy free. to try. If you suffer from rheuma- tism let me send you this treatment on friai Don't send any money. want you to see for yourself what 1t will do. The X-Ray picture shows how rheuma ism twists and distorts the bones. Maybe you are suffering the same way Don't You don't need to- I have the remedy that believe will cure you and you can get it for the asking. If you are satisfied that it has helped you, send me tile price. one dollar, but remember that I do not want your money unless you feel free to send 1t. Write me today.
 F. Fl. DELANO. 33S-J De1ano Bldg,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Something New

Something New From the Louisville Herald. 'I have an income of s1s60 per year. What income tax ought l to pay?" q can show you how to dodge your tax" said the alert attorney. But ! don't want to dodge it. I want to pay it.
 Some fresh bug comes in this office every day. remarked the legal light re- flectively. as the client went out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Power and Performance Considered Six
 is More Economical Than Four

The fallacious statement that the Six burns gasoline than four originated in the fact past four cylinder compared with six -cyn der of nearly twice much power. Compared on equal footing, and size, the argument is all in favor of the six
 While sx-cylnder builders working greater fuel economy all the time builders of fours' going the other The Chalmers Master Six for instance, has only in bore and 5a in. stroke A few six-cylinder of equal had of 4$4 in. to in In the Chalmers Master Light Six" which sells for s1S00 the motor is smaller only F has developed 53 h. D. All engineers admit small bore and long for fuel So builders of "Sixes' at least the right track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
V S.

Is it reasonable to suppose that the company which dssents should be right against such whelmng evidence?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
''FOurS''

Four cylinder designers, the other hand, forced constantly to increase the size of their get enough power adequately handle of in creasngly greater weight
 Tire high priced four grows each season be extragavan in fuel; while the we'll built Six becomes economical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
When You Buy "Six" You Get the Ne
 est Style and Best Investment

Why sink money In a already out of style and bound each day. When you buy a rising market When you buy four you buy 0 a declining market
 proposition Is simple. We say ride Tn Tours and ride in 'Sixes." Ask friends who have 'Sxes' they would back to 'fours. We are sure won will want a Six after making such a test
 And having reached that conclusion we ask you to thtn take the Chalmers Road Test After this We sure your purchase will be Chalmers Master six We invite comparison, with even the highest priced 
 Any Chalmers dealer will give the Chalmers Standard Road is proof positive of claim we make Judged the measure of this rigid test, know that within of the Chalmers price even approach the Master "SiX' in power quetness. absence vibration, flexibty. comfort, beauty con and luxury.
 That is a sweeping claim But 1t will cost noth inc to prove to right. Don't buy any ear until you have done yourself and the justice Investigating the Chalmers Master "Sixes ChaImer Master "six" 5-passengrr body ...., &211s (-LmI,ners Vnster Chalmers roadster body 217S Chnymers Master "Six," e. body .227S ChuImers Master Light "Sx," 5-paSscnRcr body 1900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

A leading builder of high priced "fours" Is nouncins through the newspapers that he has tention of building Six" We believe this must be welcome announcement great many intending buyers who had already finally made their minds buy six and had perhaps, been wondering whether this particular manufacturer would build
 Now they have only to pick out the best six They need longer hesitate anticipating that this parti cuar builder may produce six" Such statements of policy much to clarify the public understanding of the motor e situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
High Priced Car Builders Found the "Six
 Superior

Seven years ago the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Com pany built "fours only-fours' that were above re- proach. Six years ago they added Sizes because the "Six" demanded by those who wanted the ut most in a motor For five years the Pierce-Ar- has been building "Sixes' only. Not because the PierceArrow four not good but because tho Six proved better
 For years the Packard Motor Car Company built only "fours." Today Packard are built in "Sixes exclusively. Not because the Packard -four" not good; for there better Hours" But because Packard engineers and Packard owners found the Six mechanically superior to the four and the Packard Company had the courage to build the which proved best.
 The Peerless Company abandoned Hours" for Sizes exclusively, because those who paid Peerless prices demanded the superior smoothness flexbility and silence of the Six
 Seven years ago the Winton Company predicted the growth and popularity of the Six" Since 1908 Winton cars have been built in 'Sixes' only because Winton found the Six superior to the four"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01
Public Demand Forced the Development of
 the "Six'

The admitted mechanical superiority of the Six the four and the demand for this superiority the part of those who willing to pay any price for motor luxury forced these builders of high priced into the six-cylnder field.
 So, too, other successful builders of 'fours" such as Oakland, Oldsmobe, Stevens-Duryea Jef- fiery, Mitchell, Studebaker, Marmon, White, Hudson and Buick forced into the sixcynder field
 None of these companies changed their designs or spent thousands ands thousands of dollars for machinery and to market new types of just to satisfy whim.
 Through sheer merit the Six" has conquered Practically every well known company this year building of $1250 or over, except one, builds "Sixes"
 Is it possible that all of these admittedly success ful companies wrong? Isn't it logical to suppose that the majority is right?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-01

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-14
THE COTTON MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. September IA
determined holding movement and few
offers Of distressed cotton was report
ed by buyers here during the past week.
With this condition came a better de-
innnd and steadicr prices for spots. IN
tho Eastern belt whore some markets
arc quoting spots. rises Of one-six-
tcenth to onc-cighth were quoted from
day 10 day
The Buy-A Bale movement spread
this week to all parts Of tho cotton
region. and il generally was considered
tina; il had not little to do with the
iirmncss OF farmers. Good progress
was made during the week with the
liquidation OF old accounts, and II was
felt by future brokers. that the stcadicr
feeling in spots, IL continued. would
help determine before long, the date
of the rcopcpinC Dt the exchange to
active business.
Tho small ginning returns in tho FIRST
report OF the season issued this week.
showing an outturn only a little moro
than half that OF the same period dur
ing the last three season. was taken
as assurance that the movement In
tho near future would continue small.
and that there would be little chance
for real pressure to sell spots this week.
The approach OF the maturity OF the
October positions is being awaited with
much Interest because Of the threat Of
shorts TO liQu.datc by means Of tho
delivery Of actual cotton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-14
TURKEY RAISING

The methods employed in raising
turkeys differ in no great degree from
those In use in raising chickens Tho
most attention must be paid to consti-
tutional viEor of the breeding stock.
care OF tho eggs and to the care OF
the very young poults While gen
cral principles are much the same
there are some important variations
that must be noted. The birds must
nave more range. If given absolute
freedom they manage to pick thci,
own living with but little expense TO
their owners, but if closely confined
they require an enormous amount OF
feed. and do not get sufficient excr-
else for proper and quick develop
mcnt. During the breeding season.
the mature birds must not have abso-
lutte freedom. since better results arc
obtained when they are under better
control
Most breeders recommend placing
the first eggs under hon.. making the
turkeys lay more before allowing
them TO set. common hen can
cover well only about nine turkey
eggs while a turkey hen may be given
rs many as lftecn.N Other breeders
recommend that all turkey eggs he
the young poults be given to turkey
hens to raise, for the common hens
do not range enough to give the young
birds the exercise they mood. and they
generally ovcrfecd them. Turkey hens
may be given fifteen to Twenty-Five
young birds TO raise. Pen them closely
Tor few days until they answer tho
call Of the turkey hon. after which they
may DO given their liberty in the
mornings after the dew is off. malSinE
sure that all are housed again safely
nj night. The main points in the care
OF the poults are not 10 let them get
wet during the first few weeks. TO
keep the lice from them, to allow them
TO get plenty of exercise, green feed,
bugs. etc, and never to overfecd them
To keep them free of lice. dust them
with insect powders once weekly until
six weeks old. after which they Will
he able 10 use dust baths to advantaEe.
II is recommended also to grease the
mature hens on the breasts and under
the wings with bacon grease. Kerosene
and lard. other lice ointment.
Artificial incubation is much tho
same as for chicken eggs, twenty eight
days. however. being required. Mos-
ture must be supplied during the entire
period. After thirtysiX to forty-eieht
, hours the young turkeys may be fed
corn bread, wheat bread soaked in
milk and pressed nearly dry, cottage
cheese. hard boiled eggs. etc, with
picHtS VI tclitT green lscO, l!ltle
pepper and some grit. They should be
fed four or five times daily for n few
days, then the number of feeds may
be reduced to three and If they have
plenty OF range, two feeds VIII I've
sufficient. Feed in limited amounts,
never giving all they want. Grad
uaily introduce chick feed, finely
cracked grain and small grains into
the rations as the poults develop, and
when five or six months old corn can
he fed