Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15

AUTO PRONOUNCED
triumph OF GENIUS
e.w Form Of Engine Will
Revolutionize Motor In
dustry, Expert Says.
show Closes / omorrow.

y, the most striking features at the
,.,,b,a Automobile Trade Associa-
how. now being held in the Met
a.n Building, Broad and Wallace
ID the new eight-cylnder type of
.nolne. This engine Is practically
AZ far as ideal power Is con-
.sa theoretically and practically the
s,.cyllnder has been found far better
y. me four or the six.
phil Merrill Of Detroit, one of the
81 .osted authorities at the show who
demonstrating the power of the Cadil-
!, ,sht, remarked
m The mind Of the builders the eight
..,iudsr type OF engine Is about as per-
.sIt is possible to make it. | mean
IN. ina viewpoint of power. The Ideal
-, IL that which is constant and
.,. varies. In water and In wind,
hoth Of those elements are steady,
J. have ideal power. The slnsle-cylinder
.,ns a thing Of the past as far as the
..,oroblle Ia concerned. gives one great
.-.o.,ys effort upward when there IL n
-. drop in temperature, with result
=, loss of power and smoothness, With
4. twin.cylinder engine there was still
,,.st deal lost. In the four-cylinder
49,. was less, and in the six the lost
...,.r was considerably overcome. How
~ Il remained for the elght-cylindeF
,,xns to solve many questions. With
4. sight-cyllnder engine the efficiency
y .ha driving power of cars has been
..hsrosd many per cent. The eight will
.-ahablv become the standard type. 1t
|. almost perfect for automobiles.
4 m q hardly probable that any of us
m aver witness the triumph of L.
sgrie engine. To all practical purposes
4, eight would have the II whipped
~,uv WAYS. The little advantage to be
,,lnsd from the building OF a BICYCLE
.srna would not repay the builders for
u manufacture. The extra use Of lubrt-
.,rts and Increased quantity of gasoline
vhIrh would be required for motive
ssrar would be too expensive The eight
M come to stay.
aplaTonal firing in the eight, as in
caller types of engines, results in
,Sooth running with very little loss of
,sVer. Some folk have an Idea that all
n, eyclinders on one side of the engine
!, dred at the same time. Such is not
N case. The firing is done diagonally,
N impulse offsetting the other and all
,5mbining to make a most wonderful
eonblnation Of power Right here let me
stlTsct the impression that the energy
dtyeloped in q gasoline engine is a result
d an explosion of the gas caused by
aing. There is no explosion. The gas
i burnt. This heated gaseous matter
supplies the propelling cyclindrical i'm
pulse,
'roNprove that the eight-cyclinder en-
rne has come to stay, let me say that
isicrs the engine was pronounced ready
for approval II had been subjected to a
ltit Of $1,000 miles under most trying
conditions. 1t Is a radical change from
The slI, but l am sure in the end the
saiomobsts will simply fall in love
rhh IT,"
last night was society night and many
Il PhiladephIas society folk came and
aloyed the show, which is the talk of
he country.
The show will end tomorrow night. Tho
foos will be closed at 1O:30 o'clock.
On and after February 10 the Regal
illss Organization with headquarters at
~ North Broad street, will exhibit and
llmonstrate their Regal cars,
Jackson cars OF new and distinctive
apdals may be inspected at $40 North