The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-06
FIFTH AVENUE BUSES
SHOW GOOD MILEAGE
Average Six Miles to a Gallon
for All Of Them in
Service.
FRENCH DRIVERS JEST
Steal u March on Rivals by
Making Early Start for
the United States,

1t might be expected very reasonably
that an automobile the size of a Fifth
avenue bus. with the frequent stops In
trafifc that vehicle OF this sort has to
make. IL great consumer OF Easoiene.
A statement that comes from the COM
pany operating these wagons IL that Il
Is not at all unusual for several Of the
hundred or 30 buses to average nine
miles to a gallon for weeks at q time.
The best weekly performance recorded ID
ten miles and fraction to q gallon. and
this has been done on several occasions
The grand average OF all the vehicles
at this time IL six miles to the gallon.
and this Ii lower than It will be when the
weather gets warm There Is an i'm
mediate Jump in mileage when the out
side temperature Ii high.
The company IL naturally q large buyer
OF Easolene. and fuel consumption 10
closely watched. Chauffeurs who run
their buses economically get honorable
mention each week and. although there
are no bonuses. their work counts on their
records. The company's engineers keep
watch on these figures as indicating the
efficiency of operation and the condition
Of the equipment. The buses are prsc'
tically all De Dion Bouton chassis.
A little wheexe sprung BY two drivers
Of the Peugeot racing cars that are to
compete at Indianapolis on May 80 "
probably not appreciated very keenly BY
some Of the rival pilots. Goux and Boil
lot the two In question. were to nave
sailed for this country May . In COM
pany with Guyot and Thomas or the
Delage and Chassagne OF the Sunbeam
Instead the nrst two slipped away and
sailed on April 20 without letting the
others know. In this way they'll get ten
days advantage on tuning up and testing
their cars.
In spite OF unfavorable weather condi
lions April business was good TOT mum
Der OF local automobile firms. For IN
stance. Conover T. Silver OF the over.
land reports his dealings much increased
over last April A summary shows IIe
cars sold at retail and lsl NJ wholesale
This represents In money approximately
S400, 900 double the previous Aprii
There were eight rainy days In the montn
leaving about eighteen real days In wnier
TO transact business. This reckoning doe'
M, include sales in The Bronx and West
chester.
This report II In keeping with the con
dit,ons observed in Cleveland, Chicago
Buffalo and Philadelphia by the head OF
the Overland company. John n. WHY'S
He sums up the situation A. most prom
Using and says that MS company 1" NC,
months has turned out 10000 cars ane
expects to pass the $4,000 nArk> befor'
the fiscal year ends.
Those who have motored down to phil
adelphIa on the Jersey side Will be inter
ested In bridge proposed 10 be DUH
across the Delaware River from SOM
part OF Frankford or Kcnssngton In Phil
adelphia to the New Jersey 'sidc allow
Camden. A bin TO construct such bridg'
and TO call II the William Penn Memoria
ha. been introduced Mt Washington ant
there has been one hearing on the pro)ec
before the Secretary OF War.
The Packard Motor Car Company ma
sent out notices that there are no more
passenger cars to be had and that order
! taken hereafter will be for autumn de
livery only. This Is a pleasant situation
| for n manufacturer to be In. For tn
present the company either will book or
! ders for the fall or else will use sellin'
! arguments on trucks.
Louis Disbrow Is campaigning agar
/ with the simplex ZIP. His latest was a
/ Norfolk, Va. where he made mile dir
ra,ord for thu state of IA seconds