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The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
CANADIAN MOTORS
TO MAKE STEAMER
Engineer Waterworth Finds
Car a "Celd Weather"
Automobile.

The Canadian Steam Motors. am.
ply financed by Canadian capital
has been organized to handle tn.
Goats steam cars for the western
part Of the dominion. Headauar.
ters are at Victoria, B. C.
Contracts for this enterprise and
territory were signed at the exhi-
billion Of the Coats steam cars DUR
Ing the Chicago show. The Cana
dian Steam Motors was represented
by 7. A. waterworth, q veteran au-
tomobile engineer who Is financial
~ interested to . large extent and
who will have charge Of sales and
service for his organization. The
company decided to devote its full
resources to the Goats car only in
case Mr.. Waterworth should be
fully satisfied by engineering ex-
animation and demonstration Of the
car.
The engineer went over the new
steamer In critical detail-assem-
bled and disassembled. Then he
put the car through all the PAGES
In and around Chicago. He was
more than satisfied. He was en-
thusiastic.
The Coats steamer is cold
weather car all right" he said.
The Coats ignition, combustion and
generating system Is a wonder! It
insures ready starting and steady
performance in all kinds Of weather
conditions. We have everything
from 50 degrees below zero to
temperate climate.
And we have mountains" to
climb. too. The power Of. steam
makes that an easy proposition.
The Coats certainly qualities as a
climber. We expect to make some
records with 1t.
The Coats car Is a beautiful
work-in design, finish and equip
ment. We are astonished to ind
that so much car quality can be
produced at its low price"
The Goats Steam Car Company
made the record Of the show by
long odds in signing up distributors
and dealers. There is territory yet
to be assigned-but practically
every section of the United States
is represented in the connections.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
WOULD ORGANIZE
U. S. CAR OWNERS
American Automobile Asso.
citation to Meet Increas-
ing Motor Demands.

At meeting Of the executive
board Of the American Automobile
Association. held in New York re-
Gently. resolutions were adopted
and plans contaminated which will
not only increase the services Of
the national organization. but will
place them within easy reach OF all
motor car owners in the United
States.
The meeting was for the purpose
Of passing on the many forward
looking activities OF the A. A. A.
suggested at the recent Detroit
meeting which was attended by
several hundred persons represent
ing" practically every motoring and
good roads organization in the
country.
The opinion prevails among the
A. A. A. directorate that closer and
more personal service should be
available for the ever-increasing
army of car owners who cruise the
highways and find need for better
touring directions, uniform traffic
laws, equitable motoring laws and
dependable aid when in trouble
First among the A. A. AS new
plans will be concentrated effort in
each section Of the country to or
ganize all car owners.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26

tential markets will bring out bet
ter cars and better values than
ever before.
is to keep these 100000 motor
vehicles properly serviced and it
is safe to say that consumer salts
faction is going to be a prime
factor in the success of any COM
pany this year.
BASIS for Future Prosperity.
The 1,6s0.000 who purchased new
motor vehicles this year have re-
readjustment in prices and i'm
provement in service Wholesale
price curves have been falling gem
orally, but in many businesses the
retailer has yet to take his loss. In
the automobile industry. however,
the reductions have all been made
direct to the consumer. 1t Is this
prompt liquidation policy which
gives promise OF an early recovery
in the automobile trade when gen.
eraI business RECEIVERS. Dealers and
manufacturers do not look to see
any larger output in 1929 than in
1921. unless world conditions take
rapid change for the better. We
cannot go far ahead of the general
prosperity curve. but we can lay
and are laying a basis to get our
full share of the better times when
they arrive.
The inventory of customers
shows. for instance, that the indus
try has done relatively little in the
line OF occupational selling. The
cash register and adding machine
companies analyze businesses and
show where their machines can be
profitable. The same can be done
for motor transportation. The auto
mobile industry Is just beginning to
realize for instance that there aSe
in the country:
$4,000 retail bakers.
LBS boarding schools.
$4,000 insurance agents
10000 doctors.
The retail baker requires a panel
body truck. The boarding school
needs a suburban" motor car or
bus. The insurance agent and the
doctor should have roadsters or
small enclosed cars. Each Of these
and other occupations present =
sales and held requiring special
study. The outlook IL promising
both for dealer and rnaker>LocalIy
the dealer can work for occupa-
tional sales. Nationally the manu-
facturer can take the experience Of
ono territory and pass it on TO an
other.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
FIND CLOSED CAR
FIELD ACTIVE AS
PRICES GO DOWN
Usual Winter Slump Is
Eliminated by Closed
Model Demand.

Popularity Of the closed cS- and
scores of new and practical winter
accessories have brought an i'm
portant increase in motor utility.
Some manufacturers have succeeded
in practically eliminating the usual
winter slump in their plants by
quantity production OF closed
models to meet the growing dema nd
thanks to the stabilization OF prices
and unquestionable improvements
In the design and refinement Of
closed coach work.
Cold weather accessory features
offer an interesting field for the
trail fan. New exhaust heaters
guaranteed against escaping gas.
automatic radiator. shutters and
thermostat regulators Of motor
heat. fan belt regulators, improved
windshield wings, open car aprons.
and winter tops are but a few aids
to comfort and easy operation Of
fered everywhere on the row.
How best to start and run the
car under zero conditions Is another
difficult art which Is fast losing it's
MY SNCTlcS LOT the
Old-timers this winter have stand
ardized on a few simple rules to
take care OF this problem. Briefly.
they advise: Use denatured alcohol
in the radiator. To start a cold
motor, see that the choke line Ia
adjusted properly; pull choke lever
all the way out. retard the spark
and operate the starter. Never race
the cold motor Warm il gradually =
on retarded spark with radiator
covered, releasing the choke as
soon as the motor will handle its
normal mixture. Shift gears fast TO
overcome sluggishness due to con-
geaied transmission grease, or ir
this is difficult. speed the motor
while the gears are going through
neutral. Some veterans are using
ether for a quick start to counter
act trouble with present-day fuel.
This remarkable increase in WIN
ter driving has added materially to
the interest in winter sports.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
PICTURE BIG ROAD
EXPANSION FOR US.
Officials See Sweeping
Development in Record
Mileage.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Feb. 25.-Thousands
OF highway onlcials. road builders
and contractors from every corner
OF the United States and Canada
took advantage of the reduced rates
granted by the railroads to visit
the Twelfth American Good Roads
Congress and the Nineteenth An
nual Convention Of the American
Road Builders Association. The
1922 show easily surpassed in size
and importance any Of the various
international good roads exposi-
tons held in Europe or in this
country. and as a result of the
numerous exhibits many new ideas
are presented to the road builders
to assist them with their current
construction programs.
An interesting feature of the
show, and one that attracted a
great deal Of attention. was the ex-
hibit Of the United States Bureau
Of Public Roads occupying over
1000 square feet of floor space. In
this exhibit were models of con-
crete roads and culverts. with
photographs OF Federal aid roads.
The delicate testing machinery
used to determine the strength Of
various road building materials was
exhibited on a large scale with
specimens of materials already
tested to the breaking point. The
road builders were given first-hand
demonstrations of impact tests and
the various methods of subgrade
eatrnent were carefully explained.
Although the accomplishments in
hard-surfaced road construction
during 1921 surpassed any previous
years record, the highway officials
attending the meeting were of the
opinion that this years develop
ment would set q new record. In
dications are that thousands OF
miles of paved highways will be
constructed during the year. Many
OF the road men took advantage Of
the meeting to place orders for
road building machinery for early
delivery so that operations can be
started on a large scale with the
first good weather.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
Motor Car Firm
Elects Morgan.
Sales Manager

Important changes In its selling
division T. announced by Earl
Motors. Inc, of jackson, Mich.
George C. Morgan. assistant gen.
eral sales manager. has been sp-
pointed general sales manager. d.
Minard Shaw has also won a pro-
motion. In addition to his duties
as advertising manager. he will
assume those of assistant general
sales manager.
Mr.. Morgan's experience in sell
ing automobiles has been of the
broadest character-both wholesale
and retail. Prior to his entrance
into the alto field In 1910, he
served two years as plant manager
OF Sears. Roebuck and Company.
He was manager of truck sales
for Jeffery when he resigned to
join Willys-overland as once man
ager.
His heart was In selling, how
ever. and he returned to the sales
side as manager of the Overland
branch at Toledo. Later he went
to the Citizens Motor Car Com.
pany of Cincinnati. distributors for
Packard and willys-overland in
Ohio, Kentucky and Southern In
diana. This post he resigned De.
cember l, 1921, to become assistan nj
general sales manager OF Earl
Motors
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
USED MOTOR CAR
FIELD To SELECT
BETTER METHOD
Lower Prices Direct to
Consumer Stabilizes
Auto Realm.
PROSPERITY AHEAD
Says 1922 Will Lay Bedrock
For Strong Car
Business.
PROSPERITY AHEAD

because automobile manufacture
ers reduced prices directly to the
final consumer, instead of lowering
them to the wholesaler and re-
taller, the automobile business
Jared very much better during 1921
than was generally expected and
better than many other lines of
Manufacture.
The increasing need for high
way transportation, coupled with
price reductions in tires. gasoline
and other things entering into car
maintenance, permitted a produce
tion of about 1,6s0.OO0 motor We
hicles, or only "a per cent less
than the 2.205.OOO in the record
year of 1920. OF this 145.00O were
trucks and about 1.533.o0O passen-
ser cars.
Business Affects Trucks.
The decrease in truck production
was prOportiOnately greater than
in passenger cars because of the
falling off in the demand for
transportation that came in the
decrease of general business-a de-
velopment that affected the rail-
roads to. an equal degree.
These reduced prices have not
been without substantial losses to
the manufacturers and the $4,000
motor car dealers, but it was
deemed worth while because with
final price adjustments about COM
pleted the industry enters 1922
with high prices and inventories
Inundated, labor more efficient, A.
nances adjusted and definite and
economical production programs
under way. The adjustments have
been drastic with comparatively
few motor companies showing any
pro1t for the past year. but in the
opinion of economists and bankers
the action taken will make a much
healthier situation during 1922.
This year the export market is
expected to broaden and with bet
ter. highways and general better
business conditions. the industry
should continue its steady growth
growth which, incidentally. be-
gan in 1899 when 3.700 motor cars
were produced. The possibilities
OF the world markets are best
shown by the fact that in 1920
more than 17o,70p motor vehicles
were exported to ia different
countries
The 1891 registration figures
show a little more than i0,o0o,oo0
cars and trucks; which mean re-
placements of probably 100000
vehicles this year.
The keen competition for these
rChlacements and the other po-
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
MOTORDOM TODAY
PRESENTS MANY
NOVEL DEVICES
Cumbersome Vehicle of
Long Ago Is Thing
OF Past.

A dollar goes further today in he
purchase OF an automobile than 1t
ever did before" asserted Don c. Nc
Cord, vice president of the Standard
Motor Car Company, who Is at the
helm OF the new Standard Motor Car
Company. of Pittsburgh.
The great strides which the in
dustry has made are symhoIized by
the new Standard Fights which offer
high powered cars at probably one
third what the same degree Of quality
would have cost five or ten years ago.
Probably every family has the de-
sire TO own a high powered. luxurious
automobile. and many hold back be-
cause they enormously suppose II
necessary to part with $1,000 or more
to possess such a car. The big cum
bersome vehicles of yesteryear are no
more. but in their stead are sleek.
high-powered cars. which render a
degree Of motoring comfort that not
even the finest OF ancient heavy cars
could supply.
Experienced motorists are the
ones who long for high speed and
power more than anyone else. They
become dissatisfied with their or
dinary cars with monotonous hues.
BODY design. and ordinary perform
ance and turn TO something that
VIII quicken their hcart-beats-a car
mat VIII give them the exhilaratiou
they experienced the first time the,
were in a motor car.
with the scaling down in price
or the individual and handsome
standard Fights. we have brought the
car within reach of thousands who
have long wanted high speed. Iuxuri
Gus cars. but thought them too ex-
pensiVe. And because this class of
motorist must think of the unkeep
we nave made mechanical improve
ments in the new Standard Eight
notable among which are the 'dry
sump' oilin- system. which make,
Tor real economy. Although an eigh,
cylinder car. Standard construction 4
so precise. that the running cost is
considerably less than that Of many
cars with smaller number OF cyIin.
ders. Yes. indeed dollar goes
much further in the purchase Of
motor car today, and We are OF III.
nrm belief that the new STANDARD
Fights are being merchandised al
hSure that makes every doIIa,
spent for them buy two dollars
worth of value"
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
MOTOR VETERAN
, TO DIRECT PLANT
E. H. Priebe to Supervise
Body Building of Auto
Firm.

E. H. Priebe. former general fore
man in the manufacturing building Of
the main plant Of the Cadillac Motor
Car Company in Detroit, has taken
over the duties Of superintendent Of
plant three-where Cadillac bodies
are constructed. His appointment
was recently announced by A. U.
Widman, manager of manufa cturing.
Priebe brings to his new position
the experience Of eighteen years
work with the Cadillac Motor Car
since he first Joined the
Cadillac ranks in May, 1904. Within
a short time he became a night gen
eral forman. He gradually worked
up through the various branches of
Cadillac manufacturing and has
solved every dificult situation which
has confronted him.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
HUGE CLOSED AUTO
MARKET EXPECTED
Predicts Heavy Spring and
Summer Orders for
Sedans.

definite expectation of an un-
usually heavy demand for the sedan
and coupe throughout the year is
indicated by Dodge Brothers re-
cent completion Of an immense new
closed body plant The production
capacity is said to have been prac-
ticalIy doubled. and dealers are be-
ing assured that the factory will
do its utmost to keep apacs with
the usual rush Of spring and sum
mer orders.
Despite the most strenuous ef-
forts. such as greatly enlarged
working force and long night
shifts. il was impossible to catch
up with the demand for several
months after the improved type Of
sedan and coupe made their appear
ance last fall.
With the straight sweeping body
lines disc wheels and custom win
dows in the improved sedan. Dodge
Brothers seem to have considered
the motorists every desire in de-
sign and in comfort features
CIeanly chiseled body lines which
flow squsrely backward from the
cowl. strike the observer with their
simple beauty.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
Practical Suggestions.
Never drive on q retarded spark

Never drive on retarded spark
Shellac will stop small leaks in
radiators.
Do not wait until a squeak" is
heard before oiling.
A tool in the car is worth thou
sands in the garage.
Use distilled, and not boiled" wa
ter in the battery.
A wise motorist carries his license
with him at all times.
Scarcely one man in twenty remem-
bers the number Of his motor.
Cover the spare. tire and protect it
from rain, sun and dirt -
A motorist should be as clever in
backing q car as he is when driving
forward.
Two-thirds Of all breakdowns are
caused by improper or insufficient lu-
brication.
A slipping clutch is not only a
strain on the engine, but causes waste
Of power and fuel.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26

Various times in the last few
years speakers have held out In
glowing terms the promise that
the future held for the motor
truck Frequently these speakers
had the magic quality Of silver
tongued oratory. which they could
and did launch unhampered by
knowledge Of the facts pertaining
to their subject.
This has brought the subject Of
highway transportation into disre-
pute in many quarters because dif-
ferent people. charmed either by
the glittering generalities Of the
orator or the seductiveness OF the
smooth talking motor-truck sales
man have been led to embark in
the motor transportation feld
without sufficient knowledge OF
the opportunities of their held or
Its possibilities; without knowl-
edge OF their machine without
business experience or trained judg-
ment in this particular line. and
very frequently without sufficient
capital to justify their venture.
1t has remained for Maj. Elihu c.
Church to speak with authority on
the subject. The authority. backed
by knowledge, for he was engaged
in co-ordinating transportation
with the A. K. r. in France, and
later lectured on the subject at
the War College Of the General
stan of the army in Washington.
upon his return to this country
In addition, he has the authority
OF being in a position where 1t In
possible that his plans may be put
into execution, as he 10 transporta-
tion engineer Of the Port Authority
of New York. This organization
is unique, being bi-state and
clothed with power to bring order
out Of the transportation situation
in the most important area in the
United States. the metropolitan
district, lying in the States Of New
Jersey and New York.
Vast possibilities are opened up
by the plan of motor-truck high
ways as outlined by Maj. Church.
There can be no question but that
the country would be better served
II and when highways are laid out
Of motor trucks and motor-truck
and constructed solly for the use
OF motor trucks and motor truck
trains consisting Of trains Of trail
ers as well as conveys of trucks.
The motor truck will then be in
a position to realize the promise
Of its future, that Of picking up
and delivering to main distribut-
ing centers the bulk of farm prod
ucts with but one handling and no
delays-thus obviating the present
methods Of many landings and
frequent and long delays. Secre-
tary of Commerce Hoover has said
that so per cent of our perishabls
foodstuffs never reach the consum-
er. because the farms on which
they are raised are too remote
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
Sells Eighty-one Cars.

EIshty-one Nash passenger cars
we're sold at retail at the ChicaC,
Automobile Show this wear A.
against total OF forty-nine car,
last wear. Similarly large safes lr-
creases have been reported by Nash
distributors az points where SHOW .
already have been held and mas
much as the shows always have
been regarded by the automohi!,
industry as barometer Of forth
coming business. Nash dealers IN
most sections OF the country are
planning for a very active season.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
Reports Big Market.

Evidence Of a auickening demand
for motor cars is furnished by the
Jordan Motor Car Company in a
report on sales results of the Chi
caso show.
Jordan sold thirty-two cars at re-
tail during the week Of the show.
ana at q Dealers convention un-
~aneeliable orders were taken for
2.Is2 cars for delivery in limited
uliotnaents over the next four
months.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
MOVEMENT OF CARS FOR
EUROPE SHOWS ACTIVITY

Movement of automobiles to for
eign shores continues to show a
gain over last year. AustraIi. is
said to have reported SHORTAGE
and to have cabled a number or
large orders. South African s,Ios
are ahead OF 1920 and at the same
time Z. S. Mexican shipments. botn
cars and trucks, are double those
OF last year.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
WILL TEST ROAD
TO FIND CAUSES
OF WEIGHT EVIL
Experiment May Deter.
mine Why Roads Fail
Under Traffic.

An experiment 10 now being mad.
at Ptttsburg. Cal. which 10 expect
ed to develop valuable information
regarding the construction ana
maintenance Of highways and tn.
causes of road failure under the
weight Of trafic.
A section OF highway one-ouarter
OF a mile long has been built OF ce-
ment concrete on which tests ar.
being made. The road is eighteen
feet in width and built in the shane
of an ellipse or race track, the lso-
degree curves being built on a 7E-
foot radius with super-elevstion
II is divided into thirteen section,
separated by ssphsltUm expansion
Joints. These sections are Of vary
ing lengths from IS feet to Ise feet.
The thickness OF the various See
tions ranges from hve inches Un-
reinforced TO eight inches with TO-
verted curbs.
Sections between these two thIcS.
reinforcement, in some 20 tons 10
the mile. in others "a, IS and 50
tons to the mile.
Results watched.
The road is peculiar in that oh
servstions may be made both FROM
the surface and from beneath ths
road by means OF tunnels in which
have been installed recording de-
vices TO register the movement ~
the sUb-Ersde and the action Of tn.
slab under trafhc.
The principal test to which This
highway Is to be subjected is III,
test OF destruction" Thirty-siV
motor trucks, eighteen three and
hslf-ton Standards and eighteen
fve-ton Pierce-Arrows. loaded 20
combined weight OF load and ve-
hicle to 1880 pounds were first
placed on the grade at a speed ~
ten miles per hour.
The gross loading OF 1880 pound 4,
has since been increased on the
three and a half-ton trucks 20 1s-
500 pounds and on the hve-tou
trucks to $4,000 pounds. Sevent,
nve per cent Of all loading is place.
on the rear axles.
ADOBE IL subseII
Owing 10 evidence that many
road failures are due to poor sub
grade construction an intensive
study Of the subgrade and its ercct
under traffic IL to he made Adobe
being the principal subsoil found
where failure occurs. the entire
road. with the exception of on"
section. has been built over this
material.
Although the test ~ destrUc-
tion" is the principal one. tests 20
the effects OF static. moving aTs
Impact loads are taken once wees
over each tunnel.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
MARKET FOR AMERICAN MOTORS EXPECTED TO BROADEN
France To Offer
Prize for Most
Efficient Plane

PARlS.-Wilh view to finding a
really easy working airplane engine.
a committee founded a few months
ago and known as Lee CoInlte Fran
cais de Propa ssnde Aeronautique has
just created a prize of 1000, 900
francs to be awarded to the con-
structor who can produce an engine
giving necessary guarantee of dura-
bility. regularity, easy dismantlfng
and cheapest in upkeep.
The competition Is open to any
foreign made engine. Foreign con-
structors. however. before submit
ting their engines. must undertake
by contract to manufacture in
France should their motors be ac-
cepted All engines must be ready
for testing purposes on June l.
1928, at the latest. The prize will
be awarded some months later.
The Washington herald., 1922-02-26
Overworking the Blow Out
Patch. \ {

A blowout patch is a first aid
treatment to meet emergencies. Try
ing to make the patch do the job OF
a permanent repair Is a good way to
ruin tire. The casing becomes weak
when the patch IL left In the tire for
any length OF time,
Phillips County herald., 1922-11-23

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