New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10

and all sub-branches in the metropolitan dts,
trict," declares c. II. Larson, president OF
the oldsmobie Company, of New York.
whole trains OF trucks used for supplying
the United States army at the various places
along the Mexican border are equipped with
United States solid truck tires exclusively,
says c. J. Welch. manager of the truck tire
department Of the United atStes lire COM
pany.
II have lust received reports that these
tires are giving more than satisfactory SER
vice, notwithstanding the terrific wear 10
which they are continually put For the most
part where there are any roads the surface
condition is gritty and stony. and where there
are no roads the conditions are worse
Motor car buyers to-day. more than ever
before. are very careful about the exterior
lines Of cars, and for that reason leading
makers are no longer attempting to make
radical changes in radiator or body design.
according to William c. Poertner, Eastern
distributor for National cars.
"A customer purchases a car to-day and
expects to use il for several years, says Mr.
Poertner. six months from now he Is not
going TO be particularly pleased when the
company whose car he purchased announces
new car of entirely different design. III the
customers recent purchase has an angular
radiator he is not anxious to see his car
made TO look od-fashioned because the de-
versa. Car owners do not like TO be made to
feel conscious of the fact that their machine
is two or three seasons behi'.d.
THE Mitchell car is making a good record
in the hands of users" says George Stowe
president of the Mitchell Motor Car Com
pany of New York. For instance, | have
just received letter from the factory telling
of a record made by Mitchell 'mid-season
Six owned by +. A. Chamberlain. of Mer-
ced. Cal.
"Mr. Chamberlain took delivery on his car
at the factory on July 90 and then drove IL
TO Boston, through Rhode Island. down the
Atlantic coast to New York, and then TO
Washington. From Washington he started
West over the National Trail. passing
through Wheeling. W. Va, St Louis, Kan
sas City. Colorado Springs. up Pixies Peak
and then to Denver.
From Denver TO Salt Lake City and Reno
the car encountered mud. rain and frightful
roads. but arrived safely in California on
October 20. after covering 6,s32 miles.
"Mr. Chamberlain in speaking Of his trip
wrote And here we are in MERGED, after
coming the entire distance without road
stop for engine tire or car trouble. Factory
air is in four of the tires. On the entire
run | averaged 1ii2 miles a gallon. My
total load on the tires was $3.50 TO 1850.
Total quantity of gas consumed, Az gal
Ions. Total mileage. 6,s32. After filling the
diferential case and the Transmission case
in Rhode Island. no more oil was needed
Fred w. Post. jr.. sales manager II the
r. II. Stearns Company. OF New York. an
nounced yesterday that the wholesale end
Of the Stearns companys metropolitan bust
ness was now in charge of the factory
branch. The Stearns wholesale was for
merly handled by Charles f. Reiss & Co..
metropolitan distributors of the Hupmobile
The extension of the Hupmobile business and
the growth of the Stearns retail business
made the new arrangement advisable