El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-15
It IS EASY To
SAVE GASOLINE
By So Doing Motorists VIII
Cut Down Maintenance
Cost Materially

To guarantee ample fuel for army
and navy needs and for the legitimate
requirements Of motor users. the ma
tionaI automobile organizations have
begun their save gasoline" cam
paign among garages. dealers and
owners.
Cooperating in the movement are
the national automobile chamber Of
commerce. Society Of Automotive En-
gineers. motor and accessory manu-
facturers and the American Automo-
bile association. with its membership
Of clubs and Individual owners.
In his announcement, Van II. Man
ming. director Of the bureau of mines.
says It is estimated the United States
army viii need $50 100000 gallons OF
gasoline for airplanes, trucks. trac-
tors etc He says. automobile own
ers need not lay up cars. but should
ure purposes JhOuEhtfully and judi
ciOusly- If this advice IS followed,
there viii be no undue scarcity Tor
the United states possesses an aDun-
dant supply for ordinary purposes.
OF the two and one half billion gal
Ions of gasoline refined IN this coun-
try last year. about one half were
used in the three and one half mill
lion motor vehicles IN use Even II
only a 10 per cent saving is effected
by autOmobilists, this viii amount TO
more than 125 million gallons in the
next u months. Such saving IS
easy 10 accomplish, according TO the
national automobile cham Der OF com
merce, without entailing hardship on
any one and with actual benefit TO
car users aside from the saving in
fuel and the cost thereof
The y. A. c. G. is calling upon all
p
upon $1,000 dealers, $4,000 garages
and 1900 repair shops to help in the
movement TO save gasoline It IS
preparing placard TO De nunS on
the walls OF service stations, garages
and supply stations urging users 10
economic in the consumption Of gas
oline in the following ways
I. Do not use gasoline for wash
ing or cleaning-use kerosene TO
cut the grease
>. Do not spill gasoline or let
drip when flIinG-it Is dangerous
and yvEsteful-
>. Do not expose gasoline to
air-it evnporutes rapidly and is
dangerous.
4. Do not allow engine to run
when ear is standing. Cars are
fitted with self starters and IL is
good for the battery 20 be used
frequently.
.. Have carburetors adjusted TO
use IeaucSt mixture possible
lean mixture avoids carbon de-
posits.
6. See that piston rings fit tight
and cylinders hold compression
well. Leakage Of compression
causes loss
7.FstOp all gasoline leakage
Form the habit of shutting off
gasoline at the tank or feed pipe.
s. see that all bearings run
freely and are well fabricated
friction consumes power and
wastes gas
.. Protect the radiator in cold
Weather-a cold engine Is hard 10
start and IS short in power.
10 Keep tires fully Inflated
soft tires consume power.
II. Do not drive at an excessive
aneed. Power consumption in
creases Mt n faster rate than
speed. Every car has n definite
speed At which IL operates with
maximum fuel economy.
T. Change gears rather than
climb hills with wide open fhrct-
tlea-it saves car and EaN.
II. Do not use cars necdlessly
or aimlessly- BY exercise Of fore
thought n number Of errunds can
be combined 80 that one trip to
town or elsewhere Will do as well
a. two.
II. Reduce the amount OF riding
for mere pleasure by short eninE
such trips or cutting down their
frequency.
The government IS not contemplate
ing any drastic action to compel car
users to give up riding for pleasure
OF recreat on and ii there IS q gen
aral and concerted effort 70 save gas
1lfne 10 is believed there viii be ample
to r-vvt all reasonable requirements.