El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
MAXWELL makes
HIGH CAS- RECORD
Car Goes Nearly Eighteen
Miles on Gallon of
Gasoline.

Seventeen and eight-tenths miles
on one gallon Of gasoline was the
I remarkable performance OF a Max
well one ton truck.
This marvellous economy demon
. stration OF the Maxwell truck, loaded,
was accomplished in traffic IN De-
troit and over rural roads adjacent
to the city.
So far as shown by available data
I the Maxwell truck performance IS By
( Tar the biggest mileage on a gallon
/ Of gasoline ever made BY any truck.
1t is believed to be the worlds record.
Two features OF the economy test
make the Maxwell accomplishment
| more wOnderful-the driver had never
I before driven a truck. and the r0a-
used did not allow Of any coastIng
I 10 increase the mileage. An average
speed Of about 10 miles was main
Z tanned.
The test was officially observed
/ by three disinterested persons. They
were w. u. Eden1urn, automobile
editor Of the Detroit News and local
! representative OF ILs American Auto
mobile association; c. T.. Stelnhauer.
automobile editor OF the Detroit Jour
nal, and F. W sullivan assistant
/ secretary OF the Detroit Automobile
club
Before making the run the truck
was loaded with a NacR ell touring
car Weighing 1870 pounds; the driver
weighed 10 pounds and Mr.. sullivan
ups the beam at ZUU POUNDS even.
The gross weight OF truck and load
was o5-5 pounds.
A stock Maxwell truck was used.
with one Of the famous MaNW ell one
gallon red tanks attached Under the
the gallon tank was filled with gas
Oiine-
The start was made at the corner
Of Rhode Island and Oakland avenue.
The truck went over the following
route West on Rhode Island 10
Woodward, north on Woodward 10
the seven mile road, east on that
highway to Gross Point.
During the entire run the MaxW ell
truck gave evidence OF its wonderful
efficiency and economy. The truck
and its load went over the city streets
and rural highways very smoothly.
Inc engine constantly beat with phe-
nomenal regularity. There never was
q hitch TO mar the great demonstra-
ton OF the famous Maxwell truck OF
its economy in gasoline consumption.
After the ten mile mark had been
passed the observers began TO en-
thuse over the showing the truck
was making The eleven and twelve
mile points were passed and the
Maxwell was moving along the
Smoothly as at the start.
Whenever the occasion demanded
the truck responded with alacrity To
the use OF the brakes or speeded up 10
avoid getting caught in cougested
TaIllc- Inc test was as remarkable
In showing the efficiency OF the one
ton Maxwell as IL was in acquiring
q y ondertul economy record.
As the truck clicked off mile after
mile with regularity that was Ike
clock work the observers realized
that another Maxwell record was be-
ing established. 1t had accomplished
by this time greater mileage than
many trucks could duplicate but the
sturdy Maxwell continued TO reel of
the miles. When Il miles had been
made everyone believed the end was
near The Is, 16 and Il mile marks
were reached and passed. 1t was
now the most wonderful exhibition
OF gasoline economy for motor trucks
any OF the observers ever have wit
messed
Finally the Maxwell came 10 a
halt the wheels stopped turning, the
engine was dead. The one gallon Of
gasoline in the tank had been con-
sumed-
The speedomster registered 17-s
miles.
Just one little mischance had pre-
vented the truck from making IS OF
more miles on the test The driver
was not familiar with the roads and
unfortunately Grove into a blind
extremely narrow roadway the
driver found It necessary TO Jockey I
back and forth which lowered the !
mileage.