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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
CAR SHORTAGE IS SURE.
Chandler Dealer Gives Timcls
Warning to Public.

an all my experience as an auton1C
bile dealer / never saw greater de
nand for automobiles than there is a
present" says ]. b. Hulett Of the Brady
Murray Motors Corporation, distributor
of the Chandler Six. There is not onl
an unusual retail market, but we are
flooded with dealers orders and are vir
tually keeping open house to dealers VIII
'ome to our Broadway headquarters bog
cling for cars. The significance of Tho
dealers insistence is that the demand
tor automobiles is general. 1t also point
to a certain shortage of cars. 15vei
though the Chandler factory is workin'
at high pressure TO get back to norma
production It seems to he impossible fol
Us even to get abreast Of the Chandle'
demand.
This general demand for cars is mo-;
! limited TO any one model Sedans anC
other closed models seem to be as popu-
lar as touring models In the headlonl
rush to have cars for use this summer
From the various automobile shows bein'
held throughout the country we get re
ports of steadily increasing demands fol-
all types OF cars for the earliest deliver
! possible.
THE situation keeps MS working nigh
and day to keep the needs Of our dealer
and our own needs supplied. II thos,
persons who are planning 10 buy car
! but are putting things off could only SCI
the inside OF things as we see it, the
would not hesitate an hour TO put IN
| their orders. 1t is case of first come
| first served, and there is surely going t.
| be a deadlina before very long. aftor
which any orders received will not carry
deliveries before the fall Every, days
delay now In getting the order in mea NJ
an extra weeks delay at the deliver:
end. We can sell without any difficult!
all the Chandler cars wo can get and
hope the public will appreciate the fac
that in urging early buying I an
prompted by desire to prevent disap
pointment to those persons who do no
appreciate the unusual conditions pre-
,ailing in the automobile industry"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

the middle eastern California, a State
conference 10 plan another good roads
bond issue for 35,o0o.oo0. As you
know we have already fioated two, one
Of S1S,000.0o0 and one of Sic, 1000. 600.
1t was the most turbulent convention
ever attended, over 200 delegates being
present at three long and stormy ses-
slons. The following amounts were ap-
portioned to my territory: 100000
for the Midland trail between Big Pine
and Oasis through westward Pass,
50, 900. 900 on the Canine Sierra from
Sangus to Bridgeport. $500, 900 from
Crescent City TO oregon State line.
s2.70O,0O0 from Ekish to Tahoe City,
$3.50, 900 FOR the Feather River Canyon
road, sl,O00,000 from Auburn 10 Verdi,
500, 900 for the Placerville route, $780,
600 from Barstow to Mohave, in the
Mohave Desert; 100000 from Mecca to
Blythe. through Chuckawalla Valley
Desert. In all s7.soo,0 900. The matter
of this bond issue will be taken up by
the legislative committee OF tbs State Of
California next week"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
H0UPT SEES CAR SHORTAGE.
Hudson DiStributcr Tells why
Many VIII Tic Disappointed.

For some tme past ! have been
predicting a shoStage OF Hudson Super
Six open cars Que 20 the natural delay
caused by the Hudson factory in getting
back from a war to a peace production
tasis again." said Harry S. Houpt, pres
ident of the Hudson Motor Car Company
OF New York, yesterday.
What is true of the Hudson com.
pauy also applies with equal force 10
the manufacturers of other well known
makes Of cars. Outside of the natural
curtailrnent IN the production Of cars
due 70 war time conditions there is also
to DE considered the usual number Of
cars chat are Withdrawn from service
each year
Experts in motor car production fig
ure that $4,000 cars were w'thdra wn
from service in 1917. which about
equalled the total production Of cars IN
1913. This year they say $4,000 cars
will be wIthdra wn from service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

In line with the extensive expansion
policy which Harry w. CASTOR, presi-
dent OF the Lexington Motor Company of
New York, has planned, an important
scuuisition 10 his sales staff was an
nounced yesterday In the appointment OF
John o. Hoboauer as general sales man
ager of the company for New York and
Eastern territory The selection of the
latter will no doubt meet with the utmost
satisfaction generally. as Mr.. Hofbauer
enjoys wide popularity throughout the
trade.
In resigning from the Paige interest
with which he has been connected for a
number of years as general sales mana
ger, Mr. Hofbauer brings to the Lexing-
ton an experience and knowledge pos
sessed by very few mon in the automo-
bile 6eld to-day, having been identified
with the industry almost since boyhood.
beginning with the one and two cylinder
Darracq cars, which then were the acme
Of motor car creation. Later he was con-
nected with the Banker Brothers, Peer
less agents In 1901; then with Smith &
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
WARNER TOURIST TRAILER.
Automobile Tourists Find IL a SAT-
isfnctory Addition.

The Warner tourist trailer has proved
big seller in this territory, according
to f. c. Showers, head of she Kaufman
Showers Company distributors. This
trailer, attached 10 a passenger car,
mastes u very complete camping outfit
II is known as the home on wheels" as
It provides all the comforts OF the dining
and sleeping room in the home. This is
much appreciated by those motorists
who enjoy outdoor life.
While the Kaufman Showers COM
pany has only had the agency for THE
trailer a short time, the commercial de-
partment has not only made a largs
number OF deliveries, but has many
orders on fre for spring delivery.
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bolts or replace the gasket. Another
method is to inject gasolene around the
joints. II the engine picks up speed
you know that you have found the leak.
so look over your engine and locate
the gasiIets. Keep a supply of extra
ones on hand so that one may be re-
placed readily and practice on some
other machine or part so that when n
gasket is needed you may DO able to
make one expeditiously and well"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
GOOD ROADS BOOM IN WEST.
Interesting Letter to a. A. A.
Tells of improvements.

spreading even far beyond the old os
tRblished trunk routes, thus enabling
tourists to travel for pleasure and bust
ness into many remote regions hereto
fore practically isolated from the
outside world. is indicated by a letter
Just received BY 4. L. Westgard, the
veteran transcontinentd motorist who
Is now associated with the touring bu-
reau of the A. a. a. metropolitan di-
vision. The writer, w. u. Scott. is one
of tho most prominent good roads
boosters in the State of California, In
this letter Mr.. Scott says:
"I Just attended, as a delegate from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
Principals and Show Room in Big Lexington Expansion

Mablcy. lie also sold White and Loco
Steamers when the steam car was
thought to be the solution of the motor
car problem.
Later he helped Sidney Bowman put
the Oakland on the map. In 1913 he
lined up with the Paige interest as sales
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

spirit OF fair dealing and n desire 10 give
absolutely full value to the buyer In
every way possible. This spirit wins
and will win for the Lexington.
The Lexington motor car itself Is a
fine machine. Its construction is along
the line of cars twice as high In price.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

Charles Is. Seger. who has left the
presidency OF the Union Pacific Railway
system to become president of the United
states Rubber Company, following the
promotion in the latter company OF Col.
samuel p. Colt from president to CHAIR
nan of the board. Mrs Seger's rise
from Office boy to railroad president Is
no OF the interesting chapters of Amer
can railroad history, while the aban-
Torment Of the railroad field by a great
abroad head in order 20 enter the In,
iusir.ai field is Unique incident
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N W SANGER Pres

the West spread TO such an extent that
a great demand for this car was created
in the East.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16
srEAnNs.knIemr coMpANY MOVES.

TIL, +. y Stcsrns Company has moved
TO the corner store at ] > Central Park West,
whsre the fun line OF latest models}re pre-
scented ii on attractive display.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-16

nhe mechanical units in IS makeup Are
the best known in Americ l. Cost Is not
spared anywhere.
THE Lexington Motor r Company
at Connersville. Ind. Is pr ably one OF
tho most complete in the W. ID. as they
control thirteen different plants making
parts for the Lexington and many
others. The company has now under
production one of the greatest surprises
automobile men and buyers will ever see.
It's announcement is expected soon. AS /
stated. 1t has arrived and the next few
months will place 1t among the very
leaders Of motor cars"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

\ ECLAIMING oil from metal
turnings is one OF the latest Of
conservation devices. IN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

our ideas of comfort So the Ameri-
can thought one day as he stood, after
a long ride. on the bank of wide and
rapid stream which separated him
from his hating place. He did not
relish the idea OF buffeting the muddy
current on a horse Of gourds, but as
there was no boat within twenty miles
II seemed as II he must either do this
or bivouac on the bank without his
dinner.
While he was in this dilemma a ma
tive signlfied that he would soon set
tho foreigner right. From a neigh
boring hut he brought e. Tive bed
stead-not a four poster such as
Westerners use, but small, light
frame OF wood having four little legs
and held together by the interlacing OF
piece OF cord. which thus forms a
sort OF Melted bottom to this simple
piece OF furniture. The native next
brought out four round earthen pots.
and after protecting the bottom OF
each with a few inches of sand he put
\ the legs OF the cot into the pots and
signified that the vessel was ready to
be launched.
As the American sat doubled up on
the extemporized raft in company
with his saddle he found himself
raised an inch or so above the level OF
the water, the earthen pots forming
admirable floats. A couple of lusty
swimmers then took him in tow and
soon landed him on the opposite bank.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

reintroduction OF species which have
disappeared.
From Marcy's granite peak the
sightseer can have n glimpse OF noun
tains and lakes and valleys eighteen
and twenty miles away. peaks like
Saddleback. Gothic. Armstrong and
Haystack. and Mount Golden and
Mount Skylight, and many others that
rear their submits more than half a
mile into the skies. and Of such lakes
as Placid and Tear of the Clouds. And
invisible from the mountain top, but
within easy walking distance, is the
famous Indian Pass, about a mile long,
and with sheer walls that rise to a
height in places of almost 1000 feet.
called by Prof. Emmons probably the
only object OF its kind In this country
on so vast a scale. Long before the
white man came the moccasined feet
OF the indian slipped through the pass.
and 1t was a thoroughfare between
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06
Most Primitive of Ferryboats

7 n country where rivers are sub
ject to sudden and heavy floods
- bridges are in many cases 80 in
secure that ferries must always be
maintained in addition. Such IL the
case in India, and the methods of
crossing streams to-day are what they
have been from the earliest times.
An American consular officer tells how
he was taken across an Indian river
at the time of freshet. The con-
trivance was simple, and has been
used in the Orient as long as history
shows any record.
A cord having been fastened to a
large, elongated gourd. and a smaller
gourd being also tied TO 1t, the ma
tive gets astride, and laying his breast
upon the larger gourd paddles him.
self across with his hands and feet.
Women, too, avail themselves OF
this singular continuance, under the
escort of a ferryman. who, similarly
mounted, takes his charge in tow, car
ries her basket, with perhaps a child
in 1t. on his head. and conveys them
safely across.
Herds OF cattle swim these flooded
rivers like water rats, and the herd
boy, as a matter OF course. takes the
tail OF the hmdermost bullock in his
hand, and thus gains a very comfort
able lift across.
These methods Of crossing rivers,
however, are hardly In accordance with
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

Buffalo he FASTENED to that city from
Mount Marcy. where he was camping
with his family. When 1t was believed
that the President was out OF danger
he returned to the building of the
Tahawus Club. On the 18th of Sep
TENDER. 1901. he assembled the noun
tain. and then came down to Lake
Tear of the-Clouds. There he received
q message saying that the Presidents
condition was serious. Roosevelt i'm
mediately started down the mountain,
went to the Tahawus Club. where he
received another telegram, and then
rode by night from one of the most
desolate spots in the northern wilder
ness to the railroad station at North
Creek. There he was met by the news
that he was President OF the United
States.
The summit of Mount Marcy Is in
the northern corner OF Township As
of the Totten and Crossfield Purchase
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06
Reclaiming Oil From Metal Trimmings

department is housed in a three story
brick and concrete building 2Sx90
feet that is separated from the main
shop. All scrap such as borings and
turnings is conveyed to the third floor
on an electric elevator. The turnings
are delivered TO an oil separator, which
has basket OF fourteen cubic feet
capacity. This revolving basket is
lifted from its seat by a travelling
hoist through two sings supporting
the two trunnions attached to the
basket near Its centre of gravity The
operator of the truck can with ease
dump the dry chips in the bin where
wanted.
The arrangement OF the concrete
storage bins for turnings to be loaded
on cars Is out of the ordinary. The
bins have sloping bottoms and sheet
metal doors that are full height of
the bins. which are located on the side
of the building where the loading
track is placed. 1t will be noted that
the bins are about 20 feet apart. so
that standard 40 foot car can be
loaded from both ends at the same
time when desired. A travelling plat
form operating on a runway outside
the building serves the different load
ing ports or openings.
Cast borings are also loaded in the
same way, but the loading ports are
not necessarily as large as for the
turnings. The Same arrangement for
loading at both ends OF the car is pro-
vided for borlngs and in this instance
It is necessary. as the railroad regula-
lions require such heavy. dense ma
terial to be placed over the trucks of
the car and not In the centre.
On the second floor OF the oil house
there is a filter directly beneath the oil
separator. This filter has tank OF
sufficient capacity TO take care OF the
filtered oil until II is drawn into port
able tanks for redistribution TO differ
ent parts OF the shop. On the third
1oor Of the oil house a small separator
is provided for taking care OF brass
and aluminium turnings.
Records OF the company show that
the oil reclaimed from the turnings
represents a surprisingly large saving
For Instance. in April. 1913, 3.o92 gal
Ions was recovered. in May 2.40o gal
Ions and in June 1,402 gallons. The
general average 10 about 100 gallons
a working day.
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in Essex county. Before the Revolu-
ton the New York Colonial govern
ment granted to Totten and Crossfield
tract of land which at that time was
supposed to contain 100000 acres. but
which has been found by surveys to
contain 1,150,00o acres. The condi-
tons Of the grant were such that
Totten and Crossfield were required
to purchase IL from the Indians. and
the transaction was celebrated at
Johnson Hall in 1772, the Indians re-
ceiving a little over $4,000 for this i'm
mense region. The land was surveyed
and cut up into townships. and some
Of II passed into the hands of Tory
sympathi7ers and was conflscated un-
Fer the act of attainder. In 1887
Zephaniah Plat of Poughkeepsie, from
whom Plattsburg was named. became
the owner OF the township in which
the mountain Is situated.
Some years later iron was found in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

the mountains that was famed in In
dian tradition and legend.
There is much In this region that is
Of interest to lovers of history and
folklore. 1t is mentioned at great
length in all of the histories OF alb
original New York. and on the map
made by Gov. Pownall of the British
Colonies in 1916 It is inscribed This
vast tract Of land which is the ancient
Couchsachrage, one of the four beaver
hunting countries OF the Six Nations"
There is one modern event associated
with Mount Marcy which always
comes to mind in any discussion Of
the mountain. That is that 1t was
from this peak that Theodore Roose-
welt made his famous night ride to as
sumo the Presidency of the nation
after the death of President Mckinley.
Roosevelt was Vice. President at the
time, and as soon as he heard that
President Mckinley had been shot in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

The collecting pans on the shop
trucks after being filled are carried TO
the rear OF the shop. where the receiv-
ing truck is stationed. These pans are
provided with a trunnion at each end
and the pan is raised and its contents
dumped into the receiving truck by
one workman using an electric hoist.
This method of collecting turnings has
enabled one man TO take care OF the
entire plant, working only on the day
shift. Formerly It required two men
en- both the day and night shifts. The
amount OF labor saved is obvious. and
attention need not be called TO the
,leaner condition Of the shop that has
been brought about by the present
system.
The oil retaining and scrap storage
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

X turnings Is one OF the latest OF
conservation devices. IN
machining metals OF all kinda
particularly steel, much oil Is used to
lubricate the cutting tools This sat
urates the chips or turnings that are
cut Off as waste.
A system for collecting steel turn
ings, recovering the cutting oil that
usually clings TO them and loading
them on cars has been successfully
developed in Cincinnati plant. In a
shop where large amounts OF turnings
are produced 1t is difficult TO collect
them without wasting a considerable
quantity OF the cutting oil that clings
TO them with the attendant difficulty
OF keeping the shop clean. The nature
OF this class of scrap also makes It
extremely hard to handle it &c )nomi-
cally, and this is practically impossible
with the usual methods OF making col
lections from the machines In wheel
barrows or In cylindrical cans moved
on shop trucks.
In developing the system in this
plant one OF the first steps taken was
to provide receiving trucks for con-
veying the turnings to the oil and
scrap building located about 100 feet
distant from the main plant These
trucks were designed and built In the
company's shop. and the idea in their
design was to eliminate the handling
OF the turnings as much as possible.
Only two Of these receiving trucks are
needed and they are operated by one
man.
The trucks are lined with sheet
metal, and the sheet COVERING the
sloping bottom Is perforated at the
lower end 10 allow the oil drained from
the turnings to pass into the tank
located below. A 4-inch battle plate In
provided at the front end to divert
the oil into the receiving tank under
meath and at the top OF the perforatc ted
rection an oil splash guard Is placed
for the same purpose. The oil tank
has a sheet metal sliding top and can
be emptied and cleaned with a mini
mum amount of trouble. A sliding
door at the front Of the truck is pro-
vided for unloading the chips that are
raked into the separator. The top OF
the separator is level with the floor,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

which is more convenient and eco
nomical than II the turnings were I'M
loaded into a separator located above
floor level.
In collecting the chips from the diff
ferent screw machines in the plant a
specially shaped galvanized steel pan
is used. This pan is placed on a small
shop truck directly beneath a sliding
door in the oil pan of the screw ma
chimes and the chips can be raked into
It without spilling oil on the floor. The
usual method OF removing the turn
ings from the machine oil pans with
fork and putting them In n wheel
barrow or other receptacle. 1t is stated,
requires considerably more time and a
great deal Of oil is necessarily dropped
on the shop floor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-06

| The Victory Mountain Park Commit
tee has prepared and submitted to the
prospective donor three plans, all hav-
ing the one end in view OF obtaining
title to the mountain as soon as pos
sible and throwing It and the adjacent
territory open 10 the people of the
State as memorial park. These plans
are:
park exclusively by private contribu-
| ton and its management free from
the restrictions which would apply TO
II under the constitution IL the title
were in the State and II 1t were legal
ly a part OF the forest preserve.
| 2. Purchase by means OF coopera-
ton with the State, the Victory Noun
tain Park Fund being in the nature
| Of contribution toward the cost, the
t1tle vesting in the State, and the
park. while having its memorial desig-
nation as Victory Mountain Park. be-
coming an integral part OF the State
forest preserve.
3. A combination OF the two plans,
the title to part OF Victory Mountain
Park vesting in the State, and part
Ger special administrative purposes be-
ing vested in the Victory Mountain
Park organization.
Details such as these however, are
to be worked out later. The one and
only present object of the committee
is TO get Victory Mountain-and the
committee feels. no doubt, that funds
for that purpose will soon be forth
coming from the 100000 people of
the State.
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the region. and Archibald Mcintyre Of
Albany and two partners, Malcolm
McMartin and David Henderson,
started the Elba Iron Works on the
Club River in 1909. The Mcintyre
Iron Works, the successors OF this
: concern. acquired large area of land
in the vicinity. including Mount
Marcy. In 1891 the State purchased
some 3,323 acres in Township As. in
Guiding Mount Skylight, which ad-
joins Mount Marcy on the south.
Mount Marcy and adjacent territory
st!ll belong to the Mcintyre Iron Com
pany, which has sold to Finch Piuyn
& Company the timber rights for a
period of thirty years. These two own
ers are TO be negotiated with If the
State is to acquire title to the mour-
tain for use as a memorial.
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II VIII Protect watershed.

The location OF the proposed park at
the very sources of thSnvstf+s -H&@&es
Hudson Is also given by the committee
as a cogent reason for the acquisition
OF the land by the State in order that
the watershed may b protected. In
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-06-27
NATIONAL BUSINESS LEAGUE

Tusdegee, Ala, June ID With the
approach Of the time for the annual
meeting Of the National Negro Busi-
ness League which is to be held Iii ST,
Louis, Mo-. August ID, IA. and Ib,
plans are shaping up very rapidly for
the program, which, aa Mr.. Emmett
i. Scott, the secretary, says, viii fol-
low the general idea Of reconstruction.
It Is also significant that Mr.. Will
liam darcy, president of the Asso-
ciated Advertiing Clubs Of the World,
has agreed to deliver mn address dur
ma ssa len que y aaiaeirig Mr. DARCY
IL one of the foremost figures in tho
advertising world, and his message
will serve as an inspiration and an
encouragement to the leagues dele
gates. Mr.. Allen Nv. Charge. secretary