Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-20
T AUTO NEWS AND COr1nENT

cst' In California That tho public Il
keeping score ON itn daily mileage
record
The Kent brothers. who oporsie tho
motor stage between SIAN Pedro ana
Rcdondo Cal, have their car equipped
with United states Royal cord tires
when one of these tires had run
2E4lt mlles ana WIS brought iu lp bo
rctrctdcd the local press sat up and
took an iptcuHo Interest In lhiH won
der lrr and ON November 3. whom
"a total uf 3N-i9 mites was attained
crowds were waiting al caoh oui ~
the stage route tu lot down thr mile
age
switzerland i- fc,ilnr thc gasoline
famine more seriously lhuu the u'I
uEorcut nations. stocks being Hu luW
that an private use uf cars has ,orsed
Reports regarding ItormBuy ,umir.
thru Switzerland are 10 The effect that
there II nu raHulluo shortage for army
use but the hack NJ rubber iH ,ruHir.'
serious trouble.
The now aorics of ro4olIu, licenses
used Ia England VIII rU.yr HIF
|monthF supply ~ fuel me u'rnsoH
arc in The form of u boob Of vouchers.
each voucher 'nutlup thr holder tu
one gallon of gasoline Nhppjd The
moioriu want bNcuN gallons Is ulust
deliver to tho garage man twenty
vouchers
Hayrtho HuIIrun ~ tho Automobile
F club IT Philadelphia. The police of
Spokane have adopted new H'ttes in
. q d b.
which should oullsl the operation
Of motorists rather thpn arouse their
luulaEouiHm The cor Of u Visiting
uutoiat is courtcnusly brought To- a
stop. ~ n enters the city limits. by au
officer. who extends welcome 60 The
stranger and hands him a. booklet
containing llHts of interesting places
In spokane. ALSO u copy Of the local
traffic ordinance After wishing The
/ trHvricra q pleasant stay IN the city,
! the policeman allows them to continue
their lrip, doubtless a little surprised
l by tho unusual greeting. bat certainly
more ready to observe the reguis
tluns."
Motor trucks are 20 displnrc ruil-
road trains as man curriers' on two
/ long routes out Of Pittsburgh aa soon
] g.
TO an announcement hl Postmaster
A 4 Cuffy ono line. which is sixty
miles long. viii connect Pittsburgh
ana Nhtt ling, W. Va, a-d the uthtt
| 40 misH, viii connect Pittsburgh and
Cumberland, Ma Hound trips win Dee
made 10 Wheeling every day, but twu
days viii he required 10 max" the trp
To Cumberland and return The trucks
viii carry farm produce as purccl post
as wen us regular msli matter.
| ChicaEo's eighteenth annual nation.
al automobile show, which VIII ho
staged at the Coliseum ana tue hlrst
regiment armory January 20 10 Feb
ruhry ., viii have everything tho Ncw
/ YORK exposition boasts Of. and then
some more. THIS N because the cA'
hibits M the New York show viii hc
Hhippcd practically intact Then, too.
there will be a number of additional
exhibitors More than four hundred
cars expressing the top Notch in en-
glneming efficiency and genius, Will
he on view when the sht9T starts -
the 2eth. They win be ~ Inst worn
Ia models.
Christian Girl, who has had charwC
OF the production ~ the Liberty truCK
has been given charge OF itH engineer
ing design as well, and VIII now have
control of both the design and produg
tlon OF the truck. In addition TO hi,
first office as chnirmau of the mill
tary truck production board. he adds
the title of head OF the quartcrmastar
mechanical transport engineering
The new duties In many ways are new
mainly Ia the official recognition thn
has been given them. for the fact !,
that ulrfs activities In the interest oI
the production OF the Liberty truCl
have taken him more and more int,
the engineering side, 40 closely are
engineering and production linked
His competence IN engineering ha,
been shown to bo ms great ns,'that =
production, where no has shown him
self 10 be one of the most capable
mon that the industry has furnlshd
4. = Tobnrk has been appointed
general manager OF the Redden Motol
Truck company. Detroit lie IN Un'
of the best known of the New Hurl
city tradeamen chiefly thru his mer
chandising OF the Hudson cnr.
member of the Automobile club q
America, he has many acquaintance
, lamoug dealers.
The Republic Motor Truck com
! pHny has received an order from II $
/ Iiloningherg a Co, China, FOR
! trucks to be shipped Immediately
Fifteen others are ON their way I,
Japan and the company is ulluR al
: order FOR fire trucks To hc sent /,
, Manila.
, The Auto Wheel company report 10
tho year ending October 10. 1917
shows earnings VI approximately b
: per cent ON IT. outstanding capital o
! $500 ,00u Tho balance sheet show
total assets Of tbG2,6p61S Currrp
nssets were S3iS,S32 ~ prisinK Sl9,
2 07s In cash. {s0.b1a IN accounts re
, crtvahle and S23o17l IN inventories
The current liabilities were SiNg.34g
including bills payable, Stld,9SO, Hc
4 counts payable, s6b.S2S. the accrue,
wages. 50 $40, and net working capita
was Ei59, AS2. The capital ilahiliue
include authorized capital stock o
: 100000, OF which $500 UN0 is ISSUED
and surplus OF t7y,3t6, OF Whicl
s $50, ,0O0 was distributed In the form o
"A 20 per cent dividend.