Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
AUTO NEWS AND CONTENT


Care should he taken to use cnough
tale on the inner tube 10 keep IL from
sticking 10 the casing but too much OF
this powder is likely To form In balls
or ridges and cause trouble. Tires
should be removed from the rims ono,
in six months anyway and a coating OF
graphite applied to the rims. oil Is
deadly enemy Of rubber and the
tires must he kept carefully out Of
puddles on the garage floor. This is
where n set of Jacks come in handy
Tires are guaranteed for from 3,h00 70
G,C00 miles of running, With proper
care they will give double this mile
age. our national tire bill is well over
5000 100000 per year. II care will
save even 10 per cent of this. surely 1t
Is well worth the effort. DO your part
and save your own pocketboolS.
The Republic Motor Truk company
started out by specializing on a one
and one-half ton truck, which instant
ly won favor with the delivery bust
les IN the country. About year md
n half ago they increased the volume
Of their business tremendously, with "A
smaller sized truck. which met with
cVe1 greater success. Today the Re-
public Motor Truck company manu-
factures trucks ranging In size from
three quarter ton to flve-ton capacity
The development of the truck In
Justry and OF truck transportation in
Spain is cited as showing the wonder
fully increased Importance OF this
class of vehicle in tho commercial ac-
tivities of the world This nation has
taken advantage of its neutrality 20
build up big motor car industry, and
has constructed truck haulage sys-
toms that have taken the place of rail-
roads. Shortage of railroad equip
ment forced Spain to adopt the truck
rs thc chief means OF haulage.
When contemplating the selection
of motor car. few persons pay any
attention To the front axle. They SEEM
ingly take ii for granted that this unit
of the car will prove all right and sell
dom go to the trouble to inquire as to
its construction. Such an attitude may
prove a serious omission as the i'm
portdnce of the front axle cannot be
overlooked. This pare of the car may
not be very impressive feature Of
construction but no unit in the entire
automobile contributes more to the
safety Of motoring. An inferior grade
OF material In the front avle has caus-
ed more than one distressing accident
and an improperly assembled front
axle leads to almost endless trouble
and repairs.
Motorists spend lots of their good
money for tires. and many OF them
waste a good share OF this by driving
on street car tracks when II Is not
necessary" says a tire manufacturer
"A great deal of money Is thrown
away In this manner, and this in spite
of the fact that conservation is the
one dominant subject before the pub
lie in this time or stress. have known
men who were particular about their
air pressure and yet these same men
seemed to delight In driving In the
tice which will rob the best tire in the
world OF thousands OF miles of SER
vice"
\ Mission bell seal has been adopted
as the state symbol to be used on the
motor vehicle license plates of the
state of California for 1918. An or
der has been placed for approximately
cne million Of these plates, indicating
that ri. A. French. superintendent of
the state motor vehicle department, Is
pre- pairing for 5000 cars in Califor
MIA. there being now more thar 270,-
coo.
Travelling alone, John Rockford, 10
years old. of Osborne, Kan. has
reached the nome of his daughter in
Everett, Wash. in his small automo-
bile. His route took him thru Iowa,
Minnesota and the Dakotas. He
and slept out ench night in tent he
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