The Washington herald., 1916-02-14
MOTOR GOSSIP.

5. A. Luttrer has received word that
Marshall Field & Co., Of Chicago, have
added approximately $4,000 to their In
vsstment in commercial vehicles by the
purchase Of fifteen Packard light service
motor trucks. This increases the Field
feet OF Packards to forty-seyen vehicles,
thIrty-two trucks having been purchased
since 1908. All these vehicles are still
giving good service and 1t was in a
great measure due TO their performance
over a period of years that Marshall
Field & Co. decided to standardiEe on
Packard equlpment-to the exclusion OF
other makes. Another deciding factor
was the report OF Field & Co.'S transpor-
tatIon experts. who have carefully In
vestigated the merits OF practically every
make OF motor truck.
The standard light service design ana
construction Is used throughout the ne"
Chas ssis, with the addition OF electrician
starting and lighting, SeTen cushion
wheels and extra long Wheeloase OF
twelve feet. The frames are ten feet
long. to accommodate the distinctive
type OF body favored by this purchaser
The equipment of the feet with cleo
trical starting and lighting facilities Is
regarded by truck authorities as an I'M
pOrtant Illustration Of the present trend
in department store delivery. The Ques-
tion OF whether II Is more economical 70
allow the motor to idle while deliveries
are being made or to take time for
cranking at each stop has long been dis
Cussed This Is solved by the starting
system, for a pressure on the heel put
ton is all that Is required for quick
getaway and the consequent saving IN
fuel. lubricant and wear OF parts Is an
appreciable amount at the end OF year
Whenever unusual tread wear is de-
af
certain that the wheels are true de-
rIsres l. R GemmIll branch manager,
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Your tire dealer or garageman VIII
usually be pleased to examine them, or
Il his service does not cover this will
suggest where it can be done. As an
addition to our own service and to sup
pIement that Of the dealer, with the
purpose OF aiding motorists TO ascertain
easily and promptly whether the wheels
of their cars are parallel, each Goodyear
branch has been equipped with an align
ment tester Of the latest improved model,
an instrument used in determining II the
wheels are out OF line. All motorists,
whether users Of Goodyear tires or not,
NAV now have their wheels tested at
any OF the various Goodyear branches
and in a few minutes learn whether
out-of-alignment is one OF their trou-
bles
The tester used is a simple instru-
rnent, which registers accurately the dis
tanCe between the same relative sections
Of the feIloe band fon opposite wheels.
Ry its use the slightest variation Is de-
tected-
when the wheels of a car are not
naraIIeI, the tire must undergo a dag
onaI grind as ii passes over the road
surface Sometimes an axle becomes
bent by severe blow. or the steering
apparatus gets out Of adjustment. Often
demouutable rims are not put on straight.
In any case, the tread soon grinds on
and you have a choice of three courses
You must run on the fabric of the tire
with its susceptibility to puncture and
weakening by the moisture that works
its way into the fabric. causing separa'
ton Of the plies. or you must have the
old tire retreaded or replace II with a
new one. But whatever course you Sc
lect. the wheels should Immediately be
placed in alignment.
Through snow and sand, over boule-
ward and mountain road, Grant SIX
made one OF the most remarkable mo-
tor achievements Of the season last
week.
The car was called upon to visit
knights Camp in Big Bear Valley
Camp BaIdy and the summit OF Mt
in the nature of carbureter and
efficiency test. and resulted in an alti-
tude and endurance record for car and
Carbureter alike.
with Milo Bekins. Of the Bekins'
Speers Company, and W. NJ. Jenkins
Of the Master Carbureter Company
alternating at the wheel the car went
into Bear Valley over the Santa Ana
Canyon and Clark grade route.
The return trip was made by th'
same route.
The car penetrated San Antonio Can
yon to Camp Baldy and climbed to the
summit of Mt Wilson, registering al
all three places, before returning te
Los Angeles.
The entire trip covered distsnc,
OF 24s miles. and the total altitude
rlir,hed was 1855 feet. The car was
q stock model and one which has been
given severe usage already. 1t ts a
veteran of long, hard trips, having
made three trips from Los Angeles Ia
San Francisco and return