Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

ing can make his getaway without
sound save that arising sometimes
from the gear shift lever striking the
gate. This man knows al just what
speed his engine should run and just
the correct amount OF time he must
wait before he makes his shifts Most
OF us are in too big hurry to shift;
we do not give the clutch shaft suffi-
cient time to slow down. and the re-
suit is that the gears clash or In some
instances cannot be changed at all.
The third annual tractor show Will
be held at Kansas city, February IL
1G, the same dates as the KanTas city
motor ear show. The location OF the
tractor exhibition has not been select
ed but IL will be in quarters that can
be heated
The first instance on record Of the
rsc OF welding and cutting apparatus
to light thru the burglary OF n state
bank at Waldo. Wis. SO far as can be
learned, the job was done by trio of
yeggmen. who cut their way thru the
vault door with oxy-acetylene appa
ratus, presumably fed from the gas
tank on their motor car.
The Texas highway commission has
issued up to the middle of October
licenses to approximately 10000 cars
under the new law which went into
effect July IS. 1t is estimated that
the total number of cars in the state
Is about 225, 900 and that this number
OF licenses will have been issued by
January /. The total receipts OF the
state highway department up to Oc-
tober 1 were S766,570. OF this amount
the department dlsbursed S3S9,7b5,
which was returned to the different
counties from which the taxes had
been received and will be used for
road construction purposes.
In line with the general policy OF
the Michelin Tire company to take
good care OF its employees, and in
recognition OF the increased cost OF
living, the president of the company
recently declared an unsolicited ad-
vance in wages thruout the plant.
This was the fourth such unsolicited
advance made within the last eight
months. The clerical staff thruout
the general offices of the company
were also remembered by substantial
increases in salaries.
Plans and specifications are being
drawn for an automobile factory
which IL to be erected at Texico, n.
NJ. at cost of $10.000,000. The es-
tablishment OF this new Industrial
plant is being promoted by G. A.
Robertson OF TeXico and associates. 1t
Is stated that enough stock has al
ready been subscribed TO insure the
construction OF the factory along
lines originally planned and that
the contract will be let soon. In se-
lecting TeXico as the site for the pro-
posed plant the promoters had In
mind the fact that there is a large
and increasing demand for automo-
biles in the southwest, including
Texas, New Mexico. Arizona and Ok
lahoma. No formal announcement
has as yet been made as to the type
of car that is to be manufactured.
The Maxwell Motor Sales corpora
ton has opened a new 100000 as
sembling plant at Kansas City, Mo.
The plant has a capacity OF one hun
dred cars and 40 trucks a day, and IL
is expected to be at capacity by the
first OF the year. Features of the
new building are n Wheel-painting
machine designed by Fred G.. Vosler,
superintendent of assembly, which, II
is estimated, can paint 1900 wheels
uay; TWO large electrlcal enanellnb
ovens costing $4,000 each; n tire
mounting machine with a capacity of
1900 tires n day mounted by one
man. A $750,000 stock of parts will
he carried. The opening was cele-
brated by n dinner of the dealers in
the territory.
II has been reported that the Mich
elm company in France, which Is the
parent company of this worldwide
organization, has now started the
manufacture of the Universal tread
casing, which was developed origin
ally In the American factory at Mill
town, n. j.
Important changes In the control
of the Stegeman Motor Car company
are about to take place in Milwaukee.
according to well-founded reports. 1t