Evening star., 1931-12-13
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

q IMILAR to war methods, the
automobile dealer armies are
preparing for the big drive.
- The objective in this peace
time big push is sales, and every
plan that will lead ultimately to
victory is being laid out. Each
dealer knows that there are many
trenches to stage, many prisoners
to capture, before this accom-
pliShment can be achieved.
In this case the trenches are
the waves of depression that de-
scend upon various sections OF the
country from time to time, and
the prisoners in question are the
prospective buyers.
Headed by Mighty Leaders.
However, the automobile indus
try is composed of mighty leaders
and they are the heads of pow
erful organization, and, with the
finely constructed new models as
shock troops, success is hoped for.
Dealer meetings, the So-called
pep meetings to stimulate the
membership to renewed efforts,
are being held throughout the
Nation. A few of the new cars are
privately displayed as a further
impetus. Factory men are con-
Quoting many of these meetings
and are eXalting the men onward.
One factory man in Washington
last week declared that hard times
and trouSle was a part of life, and
Shat the solving ot TroblemS and
the surmounting of difficulties
brought forth stronger men and
better things.
1t is certainly true that the 1881
and the 1892 car, born in veXSome
period, represents the finest prod
uct of its kind ever built
Plans for the automobile show
here, commencing the last of next
month, are well under way. Mon
day nights meeting of the Wash
1ngton Automotive Trade ASSocia-
tion saw the final drawing for
spaces ct the Auditorium, and pre-
dictions were made that the com
ing event would be the greatest
exhibition ever staged Washing
bOiA duGOllODllS DuSlIl6SS is ROOO.
Interesting New York Plans.
At a meeting of the Show Com
mittee of the thirty-second Ma
tional Automobile Shows, which
was held at National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce headquar-
ters last week, a number of in
teresting plans for the New York
exposition, January 8 to Is. were
formulated. Some of these are
applicable to the Chicago event
as well, January 80 to February 6.
Reports from various car and ac-
ceSSory manufacturers who plan
to exhibit reveal extraordinary
trade interest in the numerous
new features this season. S. A.
Miles, manager of the shows,
stated that the majority of car
exhibitors declare they will not
make their 1882 announcements
until show time. While several
announcements of new cars were
made recently, this policy will not
be general.
There seems to be no end of
new stuff for 1897" emphatically
declare those who have been privi-
legged to peep behind the scenes at
factories In Detroit and other
manufacturing cities. AS one of
the technical experts on this
committee remarked: There are
numerous reasons for these
marked advances. With engine
Speeds steadily climbing until 5000
revolutions per minute is quite
common, engineering achievement
has had to keep pace with this
demand for greater efficiency
The more widespread adoption of
uown-draft carburetorS has helped
a lot, as have better balancing
and lubrication. CONFERENCE.-The
now are cast on nearly all crank
shafts TO smooth out torque, and
fabrication has been extended to
include even the valve stems. An
other factor which has promoted
emclency is the adoption of
vacuum-controlled spark advance.
which Is one of the newer de-
VelopmentS. Through this me-
dium, the spark is automatically
retarded Just the right amount
when the car is accelerated under
W1de-open throttle and advanced
when normal speed is reached.
Thin wall bearings are another
contribution to modernity. The
bearings themselves remain the
same size as before, and thinner
walls not only permit larger
journals, but promote more init
mate contact between the bore
and the bearing back-both fea-
lures which prolong bearing life.
Easier Operating Seen.
One of the interesting points
which will be observed about the
cars to be displayed at the 1882
automobile shows will be the eff
1ortS made to make driving an
easier job. Not only are the con-
troll systems much simpler as re-
CARDS gear shifting and braking.
but those things about car opera
zion which the driver cannot see.
such as proper mixture control.
heat regulation and spark ad-
vanceS will be taken care Of auto
matically so that the human ele-
ment is eliminated.
1t is reported that one manu-
facturer has gone so far as to
make it impossible to drive with
the choke closed. How this is
done is not stated, but according
to best information the choke is
thrown out Of operation automati-
cally as soon as the engine picks
up. This will eliminate those cars
which pour out clouds of black
smoke as they Sputter along, fill
ing their cyclinders with carbon
and the air with a malodorous
exhaust,
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