Arizona republican., 1917-12-16
ORGANIZING II PREVENT WASTE
 IF AUTO FUELS


 industries, provided wastage is care fully avoided, the automobilsts of the | country, in cooperation with petro- | leum division of the United States 1 Bureau of Mines and the Council of ! National Defense, are organizing 1 Don't Waste Gasoline" campaign. Don't waste, is a popular slogan in any line now and there is a big | opportunity for motorists to show not | only their patriotism but their good l judgment in supporting such a move ment," said S. E. Lannis, manager of the Arizona. Motor Sales company, Mitchell distributors in an interview yesterday. Tt is the one certain way to insure a sufficient supply of fuel for war needs. According to the estimate of the petroleum division of the United States Bureau of Mines, 959,000 gal Ions of gasoline a day will be re- quired for the use of army, navy and aeronautical operations during the coming year. The total daily gaso line production is 6,S49, 900 gallons, so with a campaign against waste, it can be seen that the war needs should be cared for easily and still have ample for our industrial needs. President Bedford chairman of | the Petroleum Division of the Coun- ell of National Defense, strongly ad- vocates a Don't Waste Gasoline campaign to insure against any pos sible falling off in the production of crude petroleum.
 "The very high grade of gasoline is necessary for the thousands of air planes now building, most of which will use the new motor, now building In i, ba la factories. Great quantities of gaso- line will also be required to operate the thousands of army motor trucks to be used by our growing army.
 "On the other hand,' continued MT. Lannis, "the production of crude oil in this country has been increasing at a tremendous rate fol number of years. although during the past twelve months it has not quite kepi pace with the demand, so that it has been necessary to use quantities of the reserve supply. which amounted to 164,5S0,000 barrels on July 1, 1917. "Co-operating with us in this move ment is the American Automobile as sociation, the organization of users . the motor and accessory manufactur CTS. including the motor and carbu- retor makers and the Society of Au- . IOiipLINt I@uSlHttIS. III ulIeCl CO., operation are Van II. Manning chief of the petroleum division of the United States Bureau of Mines. If , we can save two thirds of all the ! gasoline wasted, our war needs will be covered.
 There are 4,212,O00 motor vehicles : running in the country, of which, ap- . proximately 100000 are trucks. There Y are 27,S00 dealers and 25,500 garages
 "Of the 6.S4900 gallons produced = daily, approximately 4S00,000 gallons Ii are used by motor cars and trucks while the rest is used by motor boats stationary engines and in cleansing and other industries.
 The bureau of mines estimates that the following savings can be effected o daily:
 i Gallon. - Tank wagon losses ...... 7.2Ol Leaky carburetors, average Q III of pint per car.. 33,40l n Poorly adjusted carburetors. 7, a F pint per car O.OOi f Motors running idle, 14 pint r per car .....................15O,O ,OOt n Wasted in garages, 10 pints Q per day ................... 67,00' Saved by using kerosene in = garages .--................. 10S ,00i Needless use of passenger cars,
 1% pints per car. S97 ,40t
 This makes a total of 1 300 900 gal Ions day. or 561,000 900 gallons year, whereas our war needs are $50, O0O,0OO gallons year or less thai two-thirds of what may be considered as wasted at the present time.
 The National Automobile Chambe of Commerce. cooperating with tn government through the bureau O mines and the Council of Nationa Defense, is preparing thousands o posters to be hung in every automo bile sales room, garage supply sta tions in the country. These poster will show, graphically. the quantit of gasoline produced daily, the quan titles used in motor trucks and moto cars, and the quantities that can b saved in various ways.
 The following important sugges tions for avoiding waste will not onl save gasoline, but users of motor ve hicles will be benefited personal and individually through more eff cient and more economical operatio of cars:
 l. Store gasoline in undergroun tanks. Use wheeled steel tanks wit measuring pump and hose. The prevent loss by fire, evaporation an spilling.
 2. Don't spill or expose gasoline air-it evaporates rapidly and is dar gerous.
 3. Don't use gasoline for cleanin and washing-use kerosene or oth, materials to cut grease.
 4. Stop all gasoline leakages. For, habit of shutting off gas at tank feed pipe.
 5. Adjust brake bands so they ( not drag. See that all bearings II freely.
 6. Don't let engine run when car . standing. It is good for starter ba tery to be used frequently.
 '. Have carburetors adjusted
 service stations of carburetor or a tomobile companies-they will ma ordinary adjustments without chars
 s. Keep needle valve clean and a just carburetor (while engine is he to use as clean mixture as possib A rich mixture fouls the engine al is wasteful.
 9. Pre-heat air entering carburet
 and keep radiator covered in co
 weather-this will insure better V
 porization.
 10. See that spark is timed co
 rectly with engine and drive wi
 spark fully advanced-a late spa
 increases gas consumption.
 Il. Have a hot spark, keep p1u
 clean, spark points properly. adjust,
 12. Avoid high speed. The avera
 car is most economical at 15 to
 miles an hour.
 13. Don't accelerate and stop quic
 ly-it wastes gas and wears out tir
 Stop engine and coast long hills.
 IA. Cut down ainless and needl.
 use of cars. Do number of errar