The Dickinson press., 1917-01-20
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California spent more than one
million dollars a week for motor cars
during 1916.
S. w. Broadhead, the Auburn sales
man, was looking after business inter-
ests in the city this week.
Mr.. Holt, factory representative of
Chevrolet cars, has been looking after
the company's interests in this terri
tory during the past week.
F. C. R. Schultz, a representative of
the Bertsch Motor Company of this
city, was out on the north line this
week looking up some business at the
company's s~ub-station.
Messrs. Goodwin and Heath, repre-
senting the Overland agency, have
been in Dickinson looking up a suit
able location to establish an Overland
branch service station.
Reports from Washington state that
Congress will again consider motor
car tax as a method of increasing
government revenue. The tax will
range from SIP to $25, according to
the wholesale price of the car.
That motor cars are giving a great
err passenger transportation service
than the entire steam railroad sys-
TEN or all urban and interurban cleo
trio roads of the United States, is the
statement made by Arthur Reeves,
general manager of the National Au-
tomobile Chamber of Commerce.
3,25O,OOO motor cars in the country
average 5000 miles a year.
P. F. Berringer, of the Berringer &
Perticka Auto Company, expects to
leave next week to attend the ma
tional automobile show which will be
held in Chicago from January 9th
to February 3rd. From all indica-
lions this will be by far the largest
and best display of automobiles ever
shown in the United States and will
attract automobile agents from all
over the country. This is the 18th
annual show, and it is thought that
the new model cars will show more
improvement during the past year
than any previous year in history.
The motorists new year resolutions:
1 will read the instruction books that
come with my car. I will examine by
battery every other week and fill it
with water if necessary. l will test
the imitation of my tires twice a week
and keep them pumped up. l will
keep out Of car tracks and frozen
ruts. I will examine the oil level in
my crankeasc before each trip. I will
use an anti-freeze in my radiator
in cold weather. I will have my a
washed Immediately after each muddy
trip. | will turn my grease cups and
fill oil holes without waiting for
squeaks. I will not tinker with parts
I know nothing about. Ny watch
word will be, safety First and
Courtesy Always"
The automobile, garage men and
accessory dealers of the city held a
meeting last Sunday afternoon and
expect to perfect a local organization.
VIM. F. Daubcr, of the Willard Serv-
ice Station, was elected temporary
chairman, and H. A. Diedrich, Of the
Dickinson Motor Car Company, was
elected temporary secretary. The
purpose of the organization is to
stimulate trade in the territory and to
create g cooperative spirit among the
dealers. A committee composed of
Fred W. Turner, of the Red Trail
garage, Cal Litch, Of Litch & Son,
and H. A. Diedrich, of the Dickinson
Motor Car Company, was selected to
draft bylaws similar to those now in
effect for. the national organization,
and report at a future meeting, at
which time a permanent organization
will be perfected.
In looking over the specifications of
the different makes of cars M is
sometimes surprised to see how
nearly two automobiles of a different
make are alike, and then again you
are struck by the difference that is
shown between two of them. There
are a great many features that are
alike. In the matter Of cylinders, IS
per cent of all automobiles manufac-
tured have four or six cylinders, with
the following percentages: -Four
cylinder, 81 per cent; six cylinder, At
per cent; 8 cylinder, IL per cent; IL
cylinder, A per cent. Of the four
types Of motors 70 per cent ere IL"
head; 20 per cent r valve in the
head; 5 per cent are at" head and 2
per cent are sleeve valve. The three
Systems of gasoline feed show up like
this: Vacuum feed, IA per cent;
gravity feed, 18 per cent; pressure
feed, 7 per cent. The controversy
over types of ignition has been bitter
ly fought but the magnetic seems to
be steadily losing ground. SAG per
cent of the machines made are
equipped with the generator battery
system and 43.6 per cent with a mag,
ncto. Timing gears are nearly all
one type. Helical gear driven timing
gears run up to "a per cent; chain
drive, 81 per cent; spur gear, q per
cent. For the cooling system, 81 per
cent are equipped with a circulation
pump; 1873 per cent are ~Thermo .sy-
phon, and OF per cent are air cooled.
| On the starting system it is almost an
even break-51 per cent using the two
unit system and 40 per cent the single
unit. The voltage of the lighting
systems vary some. S7.5 per cent are
six-volt systems; lis per cent are
twelve-volt systems, and 1 per cent
are miscellaneous systems. -Four
main types Of springs are used, 46.5
per cent are ga elliptic; 28.7 per
cent are Cantilever; 1919 per cent are