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New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Those Old Cars

How dear to my heart arc the cars OF
my childhood,
When fond recollection presents
them to view;
The records of those old mach ines, il
compiled, would
Seem strange when compared with
the marks that arc new
Tho old little Loco" the small STAN
Icy steamer
The "Kcttlc on Wheels" that could
60 fast-not far;
The "big" Winton Bullet" was also a
scrcamer.
Tho RED Devil" too, was a wonder
full car.
Then there was the "Olds"-'twas con-
sidcrcd treasure,
Nothing to watch but tho road" so
they said;
But motoring then was not much Of a
pleasure,
A twcnty-mile ridc-one would near
" be dead!
How often we had to get out and get
under,
The work that we did and tho thinqs
VIC did vow.
How dear to my heart arc those cars
and no wonder!
Dear for the fact they arc obsolete
Fl. S. OSBORNE.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Motor ruck Era
Is Just Dotvnir1g

This is indeed tho era Of the mo-
tor truck. The commercial vehicle
UP to the past year or two nowhere
near kept pace with the passenger
car. the ratio Of use being about 10
to in favor Of tho latter. Now,
with the peculiar railroad situation
in this country, the value of tho mo-
tor truck for long aud short hauls is
being daily demonstrated. The use
of motor trucks on 1000 milc trips
is not startling any more. For
hauls in the ncighborhood of 100
miles tho thing admits Of no argu-
ment.
War has called away from this
country thousands Of commercial ve-
hiclcs, complete and in the chassis.
TO take care of tho work Of building
for the Allied governments 1t has
been necessary for some Of the lead
ing makers of trucks to neglect the
domestic commercial field. AS re-
suit new truck companies have cut
in, and cut in successfully. Every
days mail brings to this office arti-
clcs Of various sorts on the motor
truck. proving in ready fashion lust
how valuable they arc.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Soldering Is Made
Lincoln Highway
Head

Succeeding Lieutenant Colonel Henry
p. Jay, who since the organization of
tho Lincoln Highway Association, in
1913, has been president, +. a. Scibcr-
ling, president Of the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber Company, Of Akron, Ohio,
was recently elected TO tho Lincoln
Highway presidency. Mr.. Scbcrling
has been a director of the Lincoln
Highway Association for the last four
years and has always taken keen in
tercst in the big work being conducted.
Hc and his company have contributed
sum in excess of 100000 for road
work on the desert section of the high
way in Utah. Though man of big
affairs in the business world, Mr.. Sci.
berlins has expressed tho intention Of
devoting fall measure OF his time to
the extended programme laid out for
| the coming year.
With the exception of The presidency,
no changes were made in the officers Of
the association. Vice Presidents Roy
D. Chaplin and Carl G. Fisher were re-
elected, as were Treasurer Emory w.
Clark, Secretary A. r. Bemcnt aud
Field Secretary II. G. Ostermann.
II. j. Campbell, of indianapolis. a
founder Of the Lincoln Highway As
sociation, was elected to the board Of
directors of the association, and will
| serve on The executive committee with
the following associates for the coming
year: President A. T.. Seibcrling. Vice
President Chaplin. Director A. Y. Gowan,
Director Paul Dcmng and Secretary
A. T.. Bcmcnt.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

to the tourist. Scores Of army camps
are located there. Parents. relatives,
wives, sweethearts and friends viii
journey south to visit "the boy" and
witness him in his preparation to fight
Fritz. Many will be attracted to Wit
ness Uncle Sans Soldier making"
plants.
Poor highways leading to the South
have been the "bugbcar" of Southern
touring. This year tourists will be as
sured of excellent highways. Under
the supervision of the highway trans
port committee Of the Council Of Ma
tional Defence, and with the coopcra-
tion of state and county, Dixie's high
ways are conditioned to such an exten-
sive degree that very few sections of
the country will boast better highways.
The Dixie Highway, one of the most
beautiful routes in America, is now
being rushed through to completion. A
bad stretch of about thirty miles on
top of the Cumberland Mountains is
being completely rebuilt as part of the
programme of the Tennessee State
Highway Commission, which recently
arranged to spend $3,o00,0OO on the
highways and lanes of its state.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Varnish Is Best
Renew Dull
Finishes


Don't use "polish" or "varrish reno
vator' on your car, advises the service
department Of the Automobile Club OF
America, in "Motor Travel" When the
surface looks duh have it rcpolshcd
Some Of these materials cat the life
out of the finish. Some of them plaster
1T over with a waxy 0' greasy coat
which gives it temporarily IA shin,
appearance, but in reality imprcgnatcs
the finish and tends to destroy it. Some
OF them are bad because they do not
remove the dust and CRIME on the sur
face, but in their application grind
them into the iinish-soon marring and
scratching it beyond repair. Worst of
all, perhaps, these polshcs arc hard
to get of tho surface once they arc
applied, and make it practically inn
possible for the painter to rcnish the
car when this becomes necessary.
Ono of the best known manufactur-
crS Of body varnsh in the country has
on file hundreds of letters from prac-
tlcal painters, commenting on tho pol
ish evil. Such expressions as these arc
| frequent in the letters:
eve refuse TO revarnish a car that
has been polished. The old paint coats
must be removed down to the wood or
metal and tho car entirely rcfinishcd.' -
I'VE refuse TO guarantee a finishing
job on which polish has been used"
I'VE really should charge extra if
polish has been used
"A job on which polish has been
used may go out of the paint shop
looking fairly good, but in few days
or weeks the polish underneath works
up through to the surface and kills the
luStrc."
Car owners arc urged to make it an
absolute rule never to allow a drop of
polish or renovator Of any kind TO be
put on their cars
The proper method of caring for
the finish is TO have it washed care
fully with an easy flow of clean, cold
water and clean sponge. The water
should not be "squirted" onto the sur
face, as this will tend to force the
dust into the finish.
Do not use soap on the body of the
car. Even the best soaps arc far too
strong for the varnish.
! If proper care be used in washing
the car, a good finish Will last many
months. AS soon as tho surface be-
gins to have scratched, dull appear
ance. take it to the paint shop and
have a coat of varnish applied
This varnish, if it be good varnish
properly applied, will protect the color
and other undercoats and put off the
day when the old paint must be re-
moved down to the wood or metal. You
will save money and keep your car look
| ing better by following these suggcs-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Significant Sayings

These last twelve months have not
been happy times for the organizations
bUrdencd by vcr-capitalization, heavy
bonded indebtedness, a weak product OF
feeble management -HorrV NJ. JcU-
cit.
Il isn't nearly SO difficult to keep UP
With the times" in the matters of auto
mobile design as it is to resist the
temptation to do SOL. I. Thomas.
Even if gasolcnc were scarce, which
tic government assures us is not the
case. it would still be economy to use
an automo obtlc.-E. &. Ho2Uard.
This year the element of performance
viii be the chief consideration of buy
crs of cars. George II. Sto,cc.
A few manufacturers are using the
war as an excuse to raise their prices
unnecessarily. They belong in the
front rank of tho Stacker brgadc.-R
c. RueschaW.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
New Jersey Fights
Bad Motor ruck
Law

The motor truck owners of New Jer-
scy arc making Il strong effort to have
the Legislature amend the motor truck
law passed last year, with regard 10
the methods Of licensing and rcgulat-
ing the speed Of motor trucks and
other commercial vehicles.
Tho present law, it is stated. has
broken down with regard to the method
Of licensing motor trucks and has
caused almost as much confusion in
its limited area Of New Jersey as has
the freight congestion On the railroads
throughout the East over coal and other
shipments. 1t was apparent as soon as
the state began to issue licenses for
motor trucks at the beginning Of 1918
that tho law was in tanglc, and much
confusion existed. This was duo to the
clause which used system Of size Of
vehicle and truck carrying capacity aud
size Of tire as basis for fixing the
license.
An owner had to have his truck
weighed, produce Il certificate to this
effect, state its load capacity and size
Of tires. Then when all this figuring
was done a license fee was fixed. Even
the clerks in the motor vehicle agents
department were confused. Owners
with anywhere from five trucks up lost
time and money in the process of cigh- =
ing and figuring, aud there was general
diSsatiS faction
The plan is to set license fec for
truck according to its capacity, with
no other elements TO be figured in.
Thus, so much for one ton truck, so
much for d two-ton truck, and so on
Trucks arc designed to carry rated
capacities, the maker specifying Ger
tain maximum weight Of body. 1t is
thus possible 10 arrive at the average
weight for respective size trucks by TAX
ing data supplied from the manufact-
urcr, adding these figures. dividing by
the total number Of vehicles considered
and thereby getting the same results
that the state now secures. This method
too, saves the owner time. expense of
weighing and gives the state exactly
the same results as it now obtains.
This method also cuts out all figuring
by the state and saves it keeping file
for each individual truck.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Motor Industry Uses Little Coal

Although the automobile industry
ranks near the top in magnitude among
all the manufacturing industries Of the
nation. it is a very light user of col,
According to the report of the United
States Bureau Of Census for the year
1914, 1t ranked in forty-second place IN
tonnage of coal consumed.
Less than half a million tons we're
used in automobile and motor truck
plants in that year. Thirty-one other
industries used more than sl,00o,0Oo
tons each, six used more than 100000
and seven consumed more than 5,0oO.-
900 tons each. Steel works and rolling
mills used more than 20,o0O.000 tons
during that year, clay products com
panles more than $500, ,00n, cement
plants nearly 6,7500O0 and paper and
wood pulp mills more than 6,250,9oo
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Tire Prices
Not Soon Due
To Advance
Rise Is Looked For in Earlv
Summer, When u. S.
Needs More Cotton

There have been reports and ramors
that the prices of tires were about :.
record another advance, but as f.,
can be learned this is not an INN,
date possibility. February 1 was n.
Ja.e assigned by report for the forth.
coming rise, but that day came and
went without raising a ripple. Those
who know in the tire trade Seem ~
expect there win be TO great chane.
IN prices until perhaps the early nsr.
Of Tic summer.
II IS believed that the price adyan...
VIII come coinciden.ally with the ooy
crnmcnt's summer call for cotton f.h
ric, at present the most expensive a,e
,nent in the manufacture Of t;rss
Rubber. which threatened for timc
10 20 shooting away up, is now sell;n,
at very low figures. But the price oh
ta:rcd fer cotton, of which so mnch
goes into the making of casinys. i
what has caused advances in ny;co
nearly 81 per cent, since December
1915. ''''
The government uses for tents -,
@H"ThouS amount OF cotton fabric Of
about the same texture as that r.
ruircd for motor-car tires, except that
II IS stronger and heavier. The GOV
crnment requirements for tents its
li1st order. was about the amount ~
cotton fabric that the entire moto~.nsr
industry uses in nine months. We uero
Informed the other day. The nov.
order, which will probably come alon.
in July, will call for twice that amount
1T 's easy TO see. therefore, why the
tire makers look for another price al.
vance about the first of the summer
Most tire builders have enough cot.
ton on hand or in sight for their nreg-
tnt needs. They are not getting anv
100 much. al that. and with some o.
Them production is under the point ~
demand for stocking up purposes. One
manufacturer representative told rno
shat this winter. for the first tinc IN
the history Of his company, The factory
vas not turning out enough tires 70
MI the shelves Of the various sun.
Branches and those of the dealers who
arc accustomed to fill I'D their stock
in the winter.
he spring situation is not expected
10 be so very bad. at that. The winter
has been 50 bad for driving that NOT :
= ''ta'S men. a. ltf All, except tn 0Sf
VINO were actually forced to do so, have
mad their cars out on tho road. An.
other thing is that with car produc.
ton cu. down as it has been. the dc.
mand for equipment stocks has hoer
Tess, n the demand had been fully ur
to the average, with cotton prices and
stocks what they arc. the prices would
have advanced long ago. W
ne tire man referred to said that
,o-days prices on castings arc about
level with those of 1907. Prices slid slid
down steadily for about nine years.
reaching tho lowest in December. 1915.
since then, as stated before, the ad
vanccs have totalled about 50 per cent
1T is worth while noting that the tiro
companies have been consistent in that
,hcy have reduced TIE prices for tubes
hese beine,aall OF rubber. and requir.
ing no fabric, ought TO be lower in q
market characterized by lower prices
1of rubber. There is some consolation
tor motorists in this particular.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Tour South" Will Be
Lure for Motorists

"Tour South This Spring" is the
slogan of movement by the automo
bile clubs and industrial organizations
OF Louisville. Nashville, Chattanooga
Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, New
Orleans and other southern cities which
will urge Middle Western and New
England tourists to visit the South
when the scenery and historic spots
are at their best.
The Goodrich company will aid ma
terially in the movement. From infor
nation and data collected by the tire
testing fleet, now touring the South
the Goodrich National Touring Bureau
has compiled thousands of road maps
and road logs which point out every
mile of the way from any point in the
North. and which log all of the main
travelled highways in the South. This
tour-nformatIon will be distributed
free to any motorist through dealers
stocked with Goodrich tires,
Added to the scenery Of the South
aud its spots of historic interest, the
South offers even bigger inducements
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Routing by Strip
Map for ostal
Roads

Tie freight congestion on all Of the
roads in the East has recently become
so acute that even the postal service
taS begun to suffer through DELAYS in
me delivery of second and third class
'hali. ~ Is now proposed to remedy this
eoho'tlon by the extension Of motor
truck deilVery 20 various central dis
tributing points within q radius of 100
miles of New York.
ne touring bureau Of the American
Automobile Association is cooperatinc
with the postal authorities in order to
estaD'lsn series Of trunk routes for
thc use of mail trucks engaged IN
intcrarban service. Strip maps have
been compiled covering the principal
.nrough routes to Philadelphia New
Haven. Pougnkeepsic. Middlctovn. Port
Jcrvls and other distributing centres
within one days haul from New Yort
hesc strip maps show graphically
landmarks, turns in the road railroad
crossings, bridges, etc. and the street
names in cities. They arc printed IN
TOUR colors and arc folded in such
way that they can be readily slipped
INTO the pocket when not actually in
use.
Many Of the trunk routes radating
from New York arc already covered in
TINS way. Those still unfinished are
beng pushed 30 completion. Truck
drivers will find these little maps yeri-
table mines Of condensed information,
ana the A. A. A. officials believe that
their advent marks a long step forward
IN inc prevailing system of mapping
local highways.
Supplemcnting this service there viii
be kept on file up-to-thc- minute data
regarding the condition OF these trunk
highways. as we'll as the roads of sec
ondary Importance which radiatc in all
directions from the various distribut-
ing centres. This mass of informaticn!
is available at the New York Office OF
the A. A. A., sol Firth Avenue. to
tourists, as we'll as the Post Office De-
partmcnt
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Deferring the License Year

ONE Of
preceding automobile license always extended beyond Fbru
the date when the licenses
uay
time licenses this habit extending the period
of the old plates will have to
Under
another,
thing Secretary to get
might we'll be written into the allowing
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
4 Traffic TangIe Point

BAD traffic situation has Street
a ton with Amsterdam Avenue Broadway
punched bad fashion short
the
the
held but the accident likely
IT has suggested who
this that the
station and build considerably
the
of the reaying Of tho strcctcar
But
by
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Packing Soldiers
Goods by Hay Bales

=, Inc hay baler has been utilized b!
.he united States government as 4
means of conserving freight car space
Soldiers uniforms, blankets, soft hats.
SOCKS, dried peaches and all sorts OF
other supplies have been pressed and
pound into bales as a means OF con-
serving space.
lhis could not be applied success
1ully. for instance, to bass drums. or
empty lime barrels. Thirty of the ia,-
ter weigh less than three kegs OF ran.
road spikes, yet they require fifty times
the space.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Beating Out the SeparafOr

tTER considerable
that the local battle the oil will
that
For automobile
men ough against installing
by the Department that
of
series of manho
concnded by garage
m not actually and the
ever
Clements that the danger of explosion this
But the end the Fire
tons had to be made 1t
ny inc FIRE Department. least the Department
probably will lead
building plans
This will not the
already installed will
crafty those who have fought
if did not sewage separated the
and dealers their
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Bronx AutomobiIe
Show Opens Doors

me nrst annual Bronx automobile
Show' now under the auspices --of the
Bronx Automobile Dealers Association
opened yesterday in the Second Field
Artillery Armory, 166th Street near
nhlrd Avenue. Borough of The Brony
lhe show will continue daily from
room to 1880 p. M. closing Saturday
February 16 Borough President
bruckner made the address of welcome
About sixty exhibitors at the Ar.
n'ofy snow passenger cars. motor
trucks. delivery wagons, trailers. ac-
cessores, etc. az
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Brooklyn Show PROMISING

- With total of seventy-seven exh;b-
ltors; % the Brooklyn Automobile Show
pnlch y opens February % in the S3o
ne,ll negl,nene Armory, Bedford Avenue
n:rookiyn' has prospects of an exh;bi.
Ion mat WI VII surpass efforts of other
aeasons. srea. o Ih:,l,rty-hve makes Of passen-
frs frs+ cars VIII be displayed during the
l,;s. hih: week. winch is exclusively an ex-
hlblt of passenger automobiIesS S'' and "a
lor5y,two makes of business veh;cles a
wlIl De seen beginning March 5 and
continuing until March 8. anu
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Depriving the Children
For Benefit of Airnlanes

In response to the request from the
government for All increase in the pro-
duction Of castor beans, which arc to
be made into lubricant for the Lib
crty engine, moro than 100000 acres
in Texas arc to be devoted to this prod
uct
The average is fifty bushels to the
acre, and crop Of 100000 bushels il
Texas alonc is practically assured.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Some Harmful Phrases

THE National Automobile Chamber Commerce has
u the automobile industry because they
in the public mind We hereby pledge with this
request avoid the following:
Pleasure Car (should be
Joy Riding
Stunts
Noncss Industries be
Speedster (hould be runabou
Car (should be Gross ycar)
One part of this list will be of blow
have speciality the word "por' designating models
There built
the like, which will
We NJ A. c.
dealers the passenger
show automobiles
also that so cent OF automobile the country would be
handicapped activities
The vehicle distinctly uiarian essential
conditions Of increased activity
shortage 1t belongs Of and
machinery The
the Monday closing held that automobiles public utilities
The statement of the fuel administration classifying automobiles
public utilities who
that the fuel automobiles all
alleged by that the public hcacss Mondays
discouraged from candies Aside from tho fact that there
of the
advisabity of permitting motor cars Streets
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Parts Boys Work on Skates

They use this idea in the big mail
order houses. too. In the local Buick
service station stockroom boys 60
around on roller skates collecting parts
for orders They work twice as fast
that way.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Hitting qlln Twelve
'' C.EeTzSSHarps

ECENTLY there published locally
effect that the Board of City Magistrates wanted make
for all motorists driving
ene idea that this would check reckless Something
SAID at the time about motorists being privileged
before taking such a license.
AS matter of fact all motorists resident
censes the
Their There tenday
lists resident outside of New York If they the
,cnday period they must take a license.
In other words the
law This would be all right if anything all But doesn't
Merely licensing regsra
ton system without examination ALL indication of the
ability automoblis
could often reckless
Or the other reckless often mechanically
equipped the might if taking
the
the 81 fee the whole proposition is manely absurd.
The only valid extending the license whole
eliminate the unfair discrimination of the
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

Charles L. Ricss, local Hupmobile
distributor, for the month of February,
is at Palm Beach. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Riess and his son, Byron II.
Riess. About the first of March. on his
way north. he will visit his son, Ser
eeant George L. Ress, at Camp Wads-
worth, Spart0nburg, S. c.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

William c. Poertner left last week
fer California. Poertner, who is the
National distributor, took his golf clubs
cnd his gun along with him. He is not
on q business trip.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Personal Mention

Arnold w ood, who has been for some
time associated with John f. Plummer
os vice e-prcsidcnt Of Colonial Motors,
Inc, has resigned. Colonial Motors,
Inc. distribute Liberty motors in this
district.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

The King Car Corporation. local dis
tributer Of the "King Eight" has been
reorganized with Z. A. Scheu succeeding
J. d. Porter as general manager. The
new organization will enlarge its sales
torce and lnaugurate a big sales plan
covering extensive territory.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

Charles A. Alderman, for the last
three years used car manager for the
New York branch of the Studebaker
Corporation of America, has been ap-
pointed sales manager for the Franklin
Motor Car Company Of New York
Franklin distributor. He will have su-
pervision over both new and used car
sales departments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms for rent
Apply 525 East Gregory street. 1854
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08
BINGHAM TRANSFER
COMPANY. Phone 63.
Hauling, packing. storing. :"
Has Raised Ten Children.

Few women have raised ten chill
dren and had the pleasure of seeing
them all reach maturity in a sound
and healthy condition. Mrs. Robert
HI. Doepel, Nation, ILL.,, is one OF
them. Mothers everywhere will be
interested in knowing how she did it..
Here is a helpful hint from her: 81
found Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to be the most reliable Group and
cough medicine / ever kept in the
house. 1t is the most wonderful rem
edy for Group / ever saw. / don't be-
lieve / could have brought up nv
children without it."-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-08

FOR SALE-The following
cars at bargain prices: One
Ford roadster, 1925; one
Cadillac 5-passenger tour
ing car, $3.50; one Hupp
roadster, 500; one Grant
roadster, electric light and
$ elf art er, $3.50, and
one Chevrolet 5-passenger
touring car, new, at a bar
gain. We guarantee above
cars in Al condition and
will sell on easy terms. Pen
sacola Buick & Supply Co.
Phone 465. 'an2sf