Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-15
". D. MOSS DISCUSSES
MAGNETIC GEAR SHIFT
Expresses Belief That II Is Greatest
Invention Since That OF
Sclf-Sturtcr.
MAKES FOR AuTOIsTs SAFETY
Richmond Distributor OF Premier
and Patterson Machines anu
GranOn- I3crstcin Trucks Grad
uatcd at Y. u. I.

W. -. Moss. local distributor OF the
Premier ear for Richmond. ana grad
ua;c in engineers. both electrical and
mechanical, declared yesterday that
the magnetic gear shift Is the great.
est invention In the automobile in
dustry since the Introduction Of the
scif-startcr.
There is a note OF authority in
what Mr.. Moss says ABOUT the Pre-
nicr. as he lis "A graduate in engineer
ing and has served IN practically
every department OF mechanical and
electrical engineering with tn. Cen
.ral Electrical Company in it's plants
at Schenectady. y Y, .pnd Lynn.
Mass Mr. Moss is member of the
American Society OF Mechanical En-
rinccrs. which requires for member
ship AZ least Ave years WORK IN AN
"Ncrutiv" capacity plus u degree.
Mr.. Moss goes on to say that the
Cutter Hammer magnetic gear SHIFT
as applied to the transmission gears
az Premier cars represents new con-
ccption Of how science has hrough;
about both comfort and safety in the
shifting OF gears.
The ncw invention lifted TIA. mo-
tor car into "a new sphere over four
years ago. adding to its power and
ne. and giving new zcst To iriv-
!ng tn. beginner a. well as ih. OK
p"ricnc"d driver can enjoy driving a
hish-p"wcr car "ten shifting gears
from IN" steering wheel
"ircmicr is tn" only motor ear
which uses IN" Cutlcr-i!amner mag
n.,ic gear shift. Nothing on tho mo
tor car ~ today - fre"r from trouble
and infallibl" In IL operation. max
ing for i!ghtninriik. speed with a
minimum % danger q, the driver"
states tn" local distributor
Tn" fact that THIS device was per
footed by IA" worlds largest mann
ia"'ur"r OF electric controlling appa-
rhius may hav" had consid.rahl. 10
Il" with us adoption by the Premier
Motor Company.
II may hc assur;n. TO ia" public TO
Know that the magnet" type Of con-
'r"l apparatus Is USED on inamrnouth
coal unioadcrg and orc bridg.s-ap-
Iihratus 50 rugged IN construction. yet
50 d"li'atc ~ design. that IN" opera
hnrncs- OF hair by pushbuttons
or small master switches Many OF
IN" largest steel plants in the United
states are similarly equipped az are
many large newspaper presses and
various mechanical labor-savIng de-
vices on IN. great bat,ic>hlps in tn.
United states Navy All Of this APP
raratuS depends upon magnetic or
soIeRoid operation. such a. used by
The Cutler Hammer magnetic gear
shift.
MI. Moss concludes by saying that
III every unit on the automobile re-
CURED Az lIjtl- attention as tn" mag
Hctic gear hhitt as used on Premier
ears. there would be no such depart
mont IN the hutomot!v" Industry as
IN" Scrvic" department"
W u. Moss is a Richmondcr and a
graduate of Virginia Polytechnic In
sntut". lie returned TO this city az
ter MS nvc years with the General
Electric Company I'm 1915. and has
been engaged IN automobile aiStr!but-
Ing since that time. At tn. present
time he In Richmond distributor for
Premier and Patterson cars and
GramIn 'Bcrstein trucks. with show
rooms a. 1915 West Main Strc,t