New-York tribune., 1918-08-09
Automobili;ng
By c. {. T. Scharps
Motorists light lamps to-day, S:s7 p m.

One Of cur readers sends Us post
card from the Mercury Tire Company
lncl. OF 1889 Broadway, announcing
prices of Auto Tires" of various
makes al guaranteed 1000 miles" >"
tire tor one-half priced marked below" >"
according to the Mercury warranty"
that says If d tire fails to run 1000
miles we Will replace it with another
"nlch is fine little trick guarantee, if
ever there was one.
Advertising tires of various makes"
IS right. Tne- are Firestone, Good
year, Goodrich, United States, or some
ether good make. which have done full
service on the wheel but have been
rescued from the Junk pile. to be
covered with the "Mercury" tread and
turned out as something or another
any name that happens 20 come to the
minds Of the "remolders." This camou-
mage system was used With akron"
TRES and Hercules" tires. and will
continue being used as long as there
are iolks gulllble enough TO believe
mat any really guaranteed tire can
oe bought at prices that legitimate tire
MAKERS with real resources and real
manufacturing methods cannot even
approach.
"NNiA, Vi Course, nave DCcN Tue /
Tor the pleasure car" campaigners to
Keep count Of the number of automo-
oiles that were out on the streets
around New York on Monday, Tues
aay and Wednesday nights when the
weather was so terribly hot. The
motorists just drove UP and down the
avenues and out into the country to
seH little fresh ar, and to get away
rom the heat in the city. 1t might
nave been better TO stay at home and
SuHer, but as a matter of fact, it was
whole lot better for those who could
eeI out 20 use their automobiles in
VFder TO keep from being overcome by
the weather.
Inc dentally, it is remarkable how
uncomfortable it is those very warm
0ays TO drive in the city. The asphalt
satners and holds the heat, so that it
:. several degrees warmer riding along
an avenue IN the late afternoon than
oeolse thermometers nearby indicate.
'ometimes II seems as If there were
sA much as 10 degrees difference.
here are some points of interest in
Connection with the cross-continent
WI. la recently completed by the Maxwell
p5tl,ary Express, data Of performance
|ecfed by Harry j. DcBear, manager
."t maxwell local branch:
re iaH "eN performance was not "A relay
-.' mcnamara having driven the entire
9t'Ance WITHOUT relief.
30 Hixht driving ~aa done. il being abso-
,-si9 nefessary for McNamara To see every
,'t of his road on ii fem occasions he
.p.s very slowly after du1. for pcrhapa an
IN order to reach hotel for the night
''H the motor 10 the tail light the truck
.1nsc no attention or replacement, What.
~ o-ner than fan adjustment and one
"a AZ oet replacement. the time required 70,
~ ,in certihes N itself the trucks absolute
'ecpn from delays that would haze beer
~ -, ''Haoie with mechanical troublee
. "e yasplene mileage ran from 3 rnile-
I Ra'4"n, a. ,ne iowe1t average. ~ ls.E
10 - ne gallon. It'd the hi2hes, average
E general aYrrage for thc whole ,rtr ty.
~ 'pt N ~ miirs 10 the gallon
.He truck ran 74.Z5 rnilea 10 the quart ot
g'f OIL. Or 237 nailes u the gallon
ne lf1ch \ nigh mileage days show tina,
fah aistApce1 that gave IT, for the dny,
7ss,,'Yea respectively 275. 2Gs. 230. 237. 2z2
sse ana zbD miles. H. averaged PRACTICAL,
p.tn ~ tn''@s a day, including ita final day from
,,'.'ts@,."ipnia ~ h~w York. when II covered
a. oihiAncr in the Iszt half day
WI. ns feresd III I'm days FOR the tris
~, ana me N,tai eiapsed time for the run
W N'Ai running tlnne waa shown By M
t@1tAra Statistics 10 h. ZG7 g hours e.n,a
s'xht and one~fourth daya for the distanc.
a' ~ me ,rael itsslf was concerned
uneHamara has made affidavit 10 thu
s,ss ssafss ne kept. swearing TO their ac