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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Welding the Maxwell
Into One Compact
Company

From company composed of widely
separated units, in many sections of
the county, into what has become an
AmerlcaD institution with plants COM
pactly situated in strategical business
locatlDns-that is one phase Of the his
tory Of the Maxwell Motor Company.
Inc, Of Detroit, in the last four wears.
This has been done under the leader
ship of President Walter f. Flanders.
Production Of Maxwells has, Of
course, increased wonderfully in four
years-so much go, in fact, that the
original buildings Of 1913 are now but
small group almost completely over
Swallowed by other factories of i'm
proved construction in which hundreds
Of passenger cars and trucks are being
made dailyts In Detroit, on Oakland
Avenue, building has been almost con-
tinuous in order to keep up with an
ever-increasing demand.
In Minneapolis and Kansas City as
sembly plants have been erected. In
Windsor, Canada, Just across tie river
from Detroit, is another assembly
plant, just completed and now ready
for occupancy. This Canadian institu-
ton will take care Of Maxwell owners,
actual and prospective, in the Domin-
ion
While increase in production is, Of
course, primarily the reason for these
vast increases in the physical assets
OF the company, the Maxwell idea Of
service to owners is also largely re-
sponsible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Saxon Reports
Cheerful Sales
Condition

More busness-more Saxon motor
cars in the hands OF owners than ever
before and a record fail and early win
ter season just rassed-these mark the
Saxon Motor Car Corporations state
ment OF what has been done since
Saxon last graccd space in the au-
tomobile show.
Starting with the middle Of August,
the dealer organization from coast to
coast has been working at speed sell
ing in lots that taxed the factory to
supply and kept a continual string
Of untitled orders at the plant. Win
ter has brought 10 let-up, and to-day
dealers are continuing to call for cars
IN numbers that never have been heard
OF at the same season in other wears.
Behind This business there is d sound
rcSson, it IS thought, in the fact that
Saxon has been put forward always as
utility car. This Year more than
evnr before the motor buying public
has sought for utility. The automo-
piles that have been purchased in tho
last SIX months have been bought for
business first and pleasure afterward
Tho country has once and for ali
time found itself where automobiles
were in demand for work. To a less
degree, Of course, it has experienced
what England felt in The early days Of
the struggle, when private motor cars
mad to be commandeered for public
work And instead Of Communicating.
this country has been buying.
Then, too. this has been big season
IN the agricultural sections of the
country. The mammoth harvest Of last
fall provided the farmer with the
means to purchase motor car. and tho
desire to speed up his farm production
during the coming year made the auto
mobile Imperative to his needs. 1t is
impossible, however, to settle upon a
single section that has offered the big
gest sales possibilities. The order
sheets at the Saxon factory show al
lotments Of motor cars for every sec
ton.
Factory and dealers forecast tho COM
ing season as record breaker. The
bcl!ef Of the dealers in Tho coming sea
son already he's taken form In CON
tracts for next year. Dealer after
dealer has sought for allotmcnts larger
than before.
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rods and frame cross members and
breaking apparatus. and even the cast
ing aside Of the entire water-cooling
system. with its radiator. pumps, pip
ing and the water itself.
"And it has been my experience.
Mr. Tisdale continued. chat when the
subject Of inspiring weight was men
toned. only short time ago, nobody
knew what was being talked about. But
now, with maximum tire mileage tax
ing on added consequence, engineers
are seeing to it that axles, wheels and
all MISREPRESENTATION are as light as
possible, SO that tires may be relieved
Of unnecessary pounding In sact, it
has been established that one pound Of
weight below the springs is equivalent
in destructivcness to ten pounds Of
weight above the springs.
The search for efficiency has also
developed the easy-rolling car. Inef-
ficient bearings have been cast aside.
and any complication Of mechanism
or dead weight that acts as drag
on the car, is becoming highly unpopu-
1ar'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Looking TowardEc
omy in Car
Design

When statisticians point To voor,~
national waste OF $500, 900, 900 in raso.
ienc and tires alone" says elena. Tis.
dale. Franklin dealer. at is not strange
that automobile design should come in
Tor its share of attention so as to re-
duce this waste and conserve our war
requirements. In this connection. Di-
rector Manning of tho United States
pu.eau or Mines recently came out
eeient engines as tho foremost stem.
Now, more than ever before, engineers
are recognizing many other clements
tnnc make an engine consume less gas
olene and that extend q cars tire milo
age.
"Airplanc designing, which has shown
such rapid strides since the war" Mr..
Tisdalc cites, ais being reflected in the
construction of automobile engines.
While valves in tho head. always rccog-
nized as an influence in greater cffi-
cheney, have been incorporated in mo-
tors In an off-and-on way since the be-
ginning of the industry, it took the sue
cess OF this construction in war service
to give it the place it deserves.
"Most motorists have given the
closest study to the proper method Of
cooling, because in the past the limits
imposed by water have led to waste of
power through over-cooling Water
cooled engines are fighting this waste
through thermostat attachment, while
the inherent ability of air-cooled en-
sincs to operate at about $50 degrees
higher temperature removes the limita-
ton without mechanical attachments.
Little refnements, like automatic
spark control, light reciprocating parts,
seven-bearing crank shafts. dash con-
troll Of the carburetor needle valve, all
have part in making gasolcne go
further.
1.-The progress toward greater eff
ficicncy is reflected in the develop
ment OF lightweight construction. 1t is
no uncommon thing to hear Of one
thousand pounds of superfuous weight
being removed through refined design
The success of the five passenger
Franklin weighing $3.50 pounds is
often mentioned as an indication OF
che possibilities along this line 1t
used to be regarded as impossible to
make an inclosed car to weigh less
than $500 pounds. but scientific light
weight as worked out in the Franklin
now produces a sedan and a limousine
weighing only 2,GlO pounds
"This weight reduction is all mat
ter Of the use of lightweight materials,
sucl. as aluminium and heat-'reated
steels; the elimination OF superfuous
mechanism, like torque tubes and reach
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

couragcment Of these pioneer buyers,
the automobile industry might have
suffered greatly delayed progress: we
might even now have been in the
single-cylindcr period. For it must
be remembered that mechanical devel-
opment comes only step at time
lie.
Here then is belated credit to the
real boosters OF the automobile. And
II, order that their names may be
known the Winton company has COM
piled list Of the first seventy-five
buyers of it's cars, and it is believed
mat this List represents the actual
founders Of the industry in this coun-
try, inasmuch as no list of earlier
buyers of regular output of cars has
ever been produced.
All the cars bought by these seventy
I Iyo purchasers were single-cylinder
Wintons. Repeat purchasers are indi-
Gated by the sign X, while the one de-
livery wagon purchaser is indicated by
the sign -. Names are arranged in tho
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

7. July 2s-S. b. Price. HazIeton. Penn.
8. July "a. Marke, Hazlcton. Penn.
3. July 30-T G. Blatch, Haz1eton, Penn
10. Aug. lit. Q. Kilburn. Spring Valley.
III. Aug. 13-Edwin W. Adams, Warmin-
ster. Penn
r. Aug. ID; w; Packard. Warren. Ohio.
3D. Aug. 27-W w. Scranton. Scranton.
4. Sept 2:-Dr J. 2: Zabriskie. Brooklyn.
IS. Oct. 20-'C. II. Woodin. Berwick, Penn.
Is. Oct 22-J. r. Noodle. Hamilton. Ont.
IL. Nov. 15John c. Eaton. Toronto, Ont.
~. Nov. 2l-Jackson koehlcr, Erie, Penn
20. Dec. 24-Wilson Phillips. Toronto, Ont.
IL Dec. 31-Josiah Stanford San Fran
cisco.
q. Jan. 5~g. Conn n; Manr0''' F0Fe'tvills.
20. Jan. 5--H. N. Gale. Bristol Conn.
"a. Jan. 81. c. Milier. Millerton. N. d.
20. Feb. 2-J. A. Cailow. Baltimore
SO. Mar. SO. +. Airs, Salt Lake City
y. Mar. 31-M. Y. Beiger, Mishawala. Ind.
2S. April 3-Dr. Peter Fahrney, Chicago.
20. April 1o--J. M Studebakcr, South Bend,
30. April &c. B. Cumnins. Conneaut. Ohio
81. April Isl. C. Eberhart. jr., Msha-
-. waka, Ind.
81. April sc. w. Lee. Wilkes Barre, Penn
we N1pi'i - H. -. ]1IHiStIoHS, foTL OouBe,
81. April 22--Harry Payne Whitney. New
York.
3D. April 24-The Rev NJ. G. Hclmbacher,
Oran. Mo.
w. April 27-F. II. Bettys, Rochester, N Y.
81. April o8-H. p. Hail. Philadelphia
~. April 2S--Jules Junker, Philadelphia
80. April 29-W. G. Walton, Hamilton, Ont
40. April 29-J. w. Bishop, Martinsbury.
w. Va.
Al. May Wv. K. DUPONT. Johnstown,
~. May 5-Louis Will. Syracuse. N. Y
43. May Phillip Odenbrett, Milwaukee,
-. May lo--sJackson Koehler. Erie. Penn.
TO- May l9-Henry Rogers Winthrop, New
York
46. May ID. B. Hoecker. Brooklyn.
~. May 29-Dr r. H. T. Ncsbitt. Wauke-
4S. May SIC. S. Weston. Scranton. Penn.
-. June 81. S. Pickands, CLEVELAND.
SO. June SC. NJ Chittent!en. Columbus
Ohio ''''''''"'
81. June 16-Dr. w. r. Stephens, Wilkins
burg, Penn.
90. June Ia. E. Tower, Poughkeepsie,
So. June CDR. A. P. Good. Philadelphia.
%. July Sd. e: Stone. Cleveland
30. July BIZ w. Hoops. New York
90. July 6-Murray Forbes. Greensburr.
81. July SC. Gray Dinsmore. New Lon
%. July S-Lawrence Waterbury. West
chester. N. y
80. July 10-sDr. J. B. Zabriskic Erool,,,-r
so. July 10-C. Linkroum, Jersey CITY,
81. July l0-Dr. w. II. Fisher, Elmira N v
62. July III. A. Aspinwall, New Yorl,
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is that it provides a safe, comfortable
and reliable means OF transportation.
Every man who is in position to do
so probably desires to furnish such
transportation for himself and his
family With one motor car, and with
out chauffeur, such a thing is impos-
sib!c. The owner himself can drive his
car if he SO elects, but during the time
he is at business--if he uses his car tt,
20 to and from his otiice-the car
stands idle in Il garage or on the street
His family, meanwhile, gets about as
best it can.
Thus it is seen that chauffeur is
wellnigh if not actually indispensable
II the family owning one motor car is
to get the greatest good and usefulness
out of it. Consider the days activities
of chauffeured motor car. The chill
dren arc driven to school Of mornings.
The head of the family is driven to his
business. The mother is taken shop
ping, or to Red Cross or other pa
triotic meetings in the afternoon
While she is there the car calls at
school and takes the children home
again. Later it returns to the city to
bring the mother and father home for
dinner. III the evening it is available
for whatever outing tho family or any
Of its members may have planned.
Economy does not mean solely the
saving Of money. Often it means the
expenditure of money in order to mako
more money. Many successful business
men apply this principle to their motor
cars and their chauffeurs. They are
competent to drive their own cars if
they care to do so.
Instead, they prefer to employ a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

..r.r In this hustling country of
s s.rs time is an ell important element.
NJ g.''r europeans tho speed with which
A. twor;cans put through their projects
~ ~ always been a marvel. 1t was
.s .as that first conceived the pos
s:S;Itv of sending locomotive speed
;rs at sixty miles an hour. And it
80, America that first applied the
sator car TO the task Of increasing the
.sc;ency of modern business. Through
;.s ofFices we have speedcd up trans
.nr.ation, widcNed operating radii and
rm.de distance no longer a matter of
s.;lss but matter of minutes.
Imagine a Carlcss America.
Imagine, !. you can, an America
~.hout motor cars and you will have
~ America seriously hampered COM
mr.rcially. Can you picture the rush
s"nr traffic so familiar part of our
modern city life, transformed sud-
ssnlv to q tangled jam Of horse-drawn
s.hieles? The smooth dizziness with
.sish the traffic policeman handles the
.rift moving motor craft would be i'm
.n.,ible. and the accomplishment now
matter of hours would be drawn out
into days.
hut even were the motor car to be
.rddenly banished from existence, we
could no longer depend entirely on the
serse. During the past ten years 1t
h, been plainly evident that the day
4, the horse is numbered. Day by
d.v man has been placing more and
more dependence upon his awifter
mechanical beast OF burden. Gasolene
!. cheaper shan oats and hay.
In consequence the breeding Of
horses has fallen far below the rec
o,ds Of previous years. Then with the
outbreak Of var in 1914 European gov
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Edgar Apperson's Step Up


Edgar Apperson, who for twenty
five years has been associated With
his brother. Elmer Apperson. in the
manufacture Of Apperson motor cars,
has just been made general manager
of the company, succeeding his
brother in that place.
The Apperson brothers have been
associated in business since they wero
boys. Edgar, when At school. used to
pump tho bellows at the old {orges Of
Elmer Apperson's Riverside machine
shop, where their first automobile was
built.
When the Apperson Company was
organized Edgar Apperson was super
intendent Of the factory. It was lori.
cal when Elmer Apperson wished to re-
tire from the active management of
the company that Edgar Apperson
should step into the place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

drivers and mechanics are in demand
ior the ssrvice, OF course, and because
OF that fact che man who employs a
chauffeur 10 training man tor . hirh-
~ specislized branch Of war work.
Things which arc essentially luxuries
are naturally fewer than those which
are necessitiea. There are thousands
and ten Of thousands Of chaufYeurs
regularly employed in tho United
?, ties. 1t is to be doubted IL one man
driver any moro Of luxury than the
average man considers a strectcar
motorman q luxury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

chauffeur to do their driving. They
arrive at their Office in the morning
with clear heads. They have already
begun the business day. During the
quarter or half hour they have been
on the road from home to Office they
have assimilated the days news from
the morning paper. They have thought
out some new business plan complete
~ or in embryo, or arrived at the losi-
cal solution of some knotty problem
that remained from the day before.
Men who thus employ chauffeur's
time to their own business and per-
sonal advantage list the pay Of thi.
worker in the economy column instead
Of the expense column.
Waiting for the Draft
1t is actually a fallacy to dispense
with the services Of a chauffeur be-
cause he happens to be of draft age.
In due tiine he would have to 20 to
war anyhow, and he is better off work
ing at his regular job until that time
comes. His employer, on tho other
hand, Is spared the annoyance OF hay
ing no chauffeur or Of breaking in
new one.
If the chauffeur is beyond draft are
naturally he should be employed 80
that he may be producing unit to
the nation, and there is no conceivable
reason why his services should not be
retained. Experienced automobile
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Those Who Really
Made the Auto
Industry
By c. w. Churchill

General Manager Winton Com,pany
Not much longer may we continue
to say that automobile manufacture
is new industry. As far as we are
concerned it will be twenty years old
next spring, and it has already grown
to great size. 1t is no longer in the in.
FAINT class.
Great credit is given to the enter
prising and far-seeing men who have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

order that cars were shipped from the
Winton factory.
This is the honor roll Of pioneers:
No Shipped 1885, Buyer.
!. April Robert Allison. Port Carhon
2. April 81: Noodle, jr.. Hamilton. Ont.
,. April III. G. Sergeant. Westfeld. N. 7
T. July &c. R. Woodin. Berwick, Penn.
b. July John l.. French. St. Lonis-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

NE way Of looking
at tho wartime
chauffeur question
and probably the
most sensible way
is this: One
chaufeured auto
mobile accomplishes
as much as two or
three which ara
d riv en- without
chaufeurs. In that
light the chauffeur
instantly becomes
an economy ~- not
merely a justifiable
expense, but an
economy.
The main reason
C.. l, ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

built enormous factories for the pro-
duction Of motor cars. but not suf-
ficient honor has been paid to the men
who really put the motor car industry
on its feet by investing their money
in the finest American cars placed or
the market. Without the aid and en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Easy to Cot at White Valves

-, accessibility is a feature Of tho
white sixtsen-valvc four.cyiinder mo-
tor. BY removing tho cylinder head
nuts and ono water connection the
cylinders. piston heads and valves may
pc exposed for inspection and clean
Ing. 1t is not necessary to remove
the valves from the engine to sec If
thoy need grinding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

tho motor car be-
come identified
with present day
American life that
it requires but a
moments consid-
Grafton to realize
that it is just as
necessary An in
stitution as the
telephone, tho tel
egraph or the rail-
road.
Perhaps t h Q
most obvious as
we'll as the most
important role Of
the automobile is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Care in Ciling

"Too much oil is better than none"
the Ring "eieht"S says. out ,n"s Do not Of
food every oil hole. A coating Of oil
attracts dirt and grit, a motor car.
worst enemies"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
DriverMakes OneCar
Do the Work
Of Two
BY Earle G. Howard

General Sales Manager Cadillac
Motor Cor Company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06

ca. July 1s-Mrs II. P Danie1son, Putnam
Heights. Conn.
81. July pc. f. CroseIn,ire. Newark, ". j.
3D. July 24-John w. Bell, Hudson. n. Y.
C6. July 25J. n. Hazard. Narragansett
Pier, r. I.
81. July 26-Dr K. V. Pierce. Buffalo.
IS. July 31-Wright Lee. Cleveland
o.. Aug. &c: M. Hamilton. Rirfey, N. Y.
70. Aug. 1-*fJules Junker. Philadelphia
n. Aug. DIR. John 6. ChadEick Buffalo.
II. Aug. 5-Dr. f. V. d. Norris, Gales
burg. I'll.
49, Aug. 81. C.. Mccoy, Perth Amboy.
n. j.
-. Aug. &C. w Childs DrexeI PhiIs-
dclpbia.
rs. Aug. I'D. P. Duffy, West Brighton.
Staten ITand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-06
Motor Car Of To-Day
An Economic
Factor
By C. W. Nash

president NASH Motors Con'puny
1870 O CLOSELY has
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COMMISSIONERS OF THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA, Washington, d. c.. December 8.
1e1S.-Applicatiens fefs permission to take the
examinations for the selection Of candidates to
be recommended by the Commissioners Of the
District of Columbia to take the examinat tons
for admission to the UNITED STATES MIL
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eeived at this Office NOT. later than O'Clock
Pm, on Saturday, January IS, 1919. No person
will be permitted to appear at these e1amina-
tons who is not an actual resident Of the Dis
trfct Of Columbia. Applications must be signed
In the applicants handwriting and be addressed
to the Commissioners of the District of Column
bia. Room 511, District Building. Washington.
D. c.; must state the place and date of the
birth Of the applicant and his post-office ad-
dress. and be accompanied by a certificate from
two reputable residents of the District of Co.
lumbia that the applicant is person OF good
moral character and that he is an actual res
ident Of the District Of Columbia. Applicants
must not be less than II nor more than %
years Of age on June ID. 1919; and not less
II; nor less than feet inches in height at
the age Of 10 and upward They will + b.
jected to competitive mental examination
beginning at O'Clock 9. m. on MONDAY. JAN
UARY 20 1919. on the following topics: Algebra
Through quadratic equations and progressions)
Plane geometry, English grammar, English
composition and literature, descriptive geos-
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United States and European history. during the
period mentioned in the War Department regu-
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uated at the southeast corner Of Thirteenth and
Z streets northwest; and to a physical exam
inatfon. beginning at 10 O'Clock a. m, on
FRIDAY, JANU Try "a 1919, in the Fire De-
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southeast cor Ter of 14th street and Ohio avenue
northwest. A copy of a circular Of Information
issued by the War Department respecting the
requirements of candidates for admission TO the
United States Military Academy may be Oh
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No person will be permitted to present himself
70. either mental or physical examination who
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approval Of his application by the Commits
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upon application at this office. LOUIS BROWN
LOW. JOHN G. d. KNIGHT, ". GWYNN
GARDINER, Commissioners Of the District of
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December 10, 19lS-Sealed proposals will be
received at this office, Room Sill. District
building, until O'Clock p.m.. December %.
1918. aud then opened. for the purchase Of
the Commissioners. u. c., from January 1.
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JUST CONvLETED-THREE NEW HOUSES,
one block from 37th and Wisconsin ave.: lot
u #. front by 187 depth to . lb-ft. alley;
plenty Of room for a garage; houses have SIX
beautiful bright rooms. tile bath. large attic,
electric lights. hot-water heat. oak floors. ce-
ment front porch; rear porches and sleeping
porch; can arrange terms
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY,
1853 Munsey bldg. Main S41e.
A VERY NICE HOUSE, NEAR SCOTT CIR
Gle; II rooms. 2 baths. hot-water heat, side
light; room on lot for garage; immediate pos.
session. Price, SIS. 900. Reasonable terms.
JAMES MORRIS WOODWARD,
723 goth st. NV.
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.

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Of Columbian examination will be held in
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NV, on Friday, December 20, 1918. for the
purpose Of establishing an eligible list Of
teachers for the colored schools In the follow
ing subjects: Day high schools-Domestic art,
domestic science, music, physical culture. Day
elementary schools-Manual training, physical
culture. Examinations will begin am.
ERNEST L. THURsTON. Superintendent of
Schools. de11-2t