The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-07-14

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then, ultimately, the sacrifice In
III material things as well. The
Necessity for legislation Is found
In the steel corporation. Before
the war it was selling its pro-
duct from S2t to $25 n ton. At
the beginning Of 1919 its con-
tracts to ship building concerns
was $42.56 ton. and recently it
asked the government SOS q ton,
senator Hiram johnson i'm the
| Senate.
elers reports, apply his experience of
former years ana execute his orders.
But changes are now coming too rap
idly and radically. Communities that
were long engaged in producing some
commodity suddenly change TO other
lines. possibly war munitions. Other
Localities that for years merely eked
| out an existence have become pros
porous because later day needs require
something they can supply. For in
stance, take conditions with the far
mer. Many business man OF the old
school has said you oan't tell me any.
thing about the farmers trade, / was
brought up on a farm and lived there
until 20 years ago. As a matter of
fact what such a man knows of farm
life Is as much a handicap as 1t 10 a
help. Scientific farming, agricultural
eNperiment stations, rural routes, good
roads, telephones, cream separators.
manure spreaders, milking machines,
gasoline engines, etc. all worked
wonderful changes. But automobiles,
motor trucks and tractors are prob
ably accomplishing more than all
other factors. Accordingly the far
mer Is buying different materials and
demands better goods"
| Arrangements have Just been per-
fected and an itinerary completed for
a sociability run over the Pixies Peak
Ocean to Ocean Highway from In
dianapolis. Ind, TO Colorado Springs,
to attend the annual meeting Of the
National Association July 10 and IL.
The annual meeting has been called
to meet on the top of Pixies Peak and
will be the highest good roads meet
ing ever held in the United States.
The official party will leave Indian
apolis on the morning OF July 2nd and
each state division will organize motor
parties to Join the tour enroute, which
Will be made by easy stages with a
moderate running schedule. Several
hundred cars are expected to join the
official party enroute. of the
unique attractions which will appeal
to many Colorado tourists this sum-
mer is the motor road to the top OF
Pixies Peak, which Is so constructed
that all types of cars make the assent
with ease and safety. The road Is 20
miles long and IS feet wide. The of
ficial party will leave Indianapolis on
the morning of July 2, with the 1st
night control at Springfield, Ill. The
End night control, July 8, will be at
Macon, Mo. The 3rd night control,
July 4, will be at St. Joseph. The
4th night control. July 8, will be at
Relleville, Kan. The night control
I,,f, o Ill l.
the 9Th night control, July 7, will be
at Burlington. Colo. On the evening
of July the party will arrive in
colorado Springs, days prior to the
annual meeting. All motorists are
welcome to Join this tour over the
Pixies Peak oceanic Ocean Highway.
and to attend the annual good roads
meeting at Colorado Springs July 10
land IL.
Nuoline, a new substitute for gaso-
line, was tested at the West Side Y.
M. c. A. automobile school in New
York last week, with the heads of
as observers. NJ. Louis Clemont, the
Inventor, supervised the test. with the
help OF his associate, Robert Grogan,
an assistant in the secretary of states
local automobile office. The gas was
disconnected in an engine used for
shop instruction and the vacuum tank
} drained and filled with nouline. Prin-
: cipal Fl. c. Brokaw pushed the start
: er button and the engine started on
the 1st turn. To all appearances, II
was reported. the new fuel did its
work perfectly. The engine ran much
smoother than with gasoline, and
when the petcocks were opened the
explosion was found to be quite as
snappy as from gasoline, while the
flame was blue instead of reddish.
I showing a more perfect combustion.
The inventor claims that there is no
|, carbon formed by nuoline. and that II
: will burn out carbon formed by the
use of gasoline. The engine ran un-
til the vacuum tank was empty and
a End trial showed the same results.
M Clemont told the experimenters
that nuoline Is really as water and
that the other ingredients are SO
cheap and unlimited In supply that
the cost will be practically stationary.
He thought. perhaps. IL the price OF
coal keeps going skyward, 1t might
make a cent OF difference I'm the
J price. but with a manufacturing cost
} OF 2 2Rc gallon, not including over
head charges, 1t will be possible TO
sell the nuoline at 10c a gallon and
leave fair margin of profit-Chi-
cago Tribune.
| llnlSHeu III WoOu
are not only a thing of beauty but
! they are the strongest possible recon-
mendatlon of the car on which they
are found. The wheels are to an
automobile what the foundation is to
, a house, and IL the quality is there
there is mighty little probability of a
wheel breaking down thru skidding
or other undue strains. A cheap
wheel finished in natural wood Is
such a tell tale affair that no con-
cern using them dare finish them in
: that way and so they are painted ul
. and any defects are covered in that
; manner. 1t takes a genuine selected
hickory wheel to stand the critical
gaze of the public when finished in
natural wood. Needless to say such
) wheels cost a great deal more and
! the tempetation is strong to substitute
2 something cheaper. For instance
, suppose only $40 per car is saved OF
t a set OF wheels; this means 5000, 00(
2 added to the years profits of the fac
tory that turns out $4,000 cars. There
isn't manufacturer in the business
D that will not seriously consider q SIC