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fJl Travel Q Roads f Hotels Q Racing J^
NOVELTIES
^ Legislation ? Market \^ Gossip ?
Timely Auto Topics |
Treated in Review
A Few Suggestion? to Automobilists from the
Current Motoring Magazines.
-,'utt'r?? the height of the Car."
K ret S? c< "..?i.ierable importance
, -tr*. Is ths litis of the leading i
'..",,? nobtle" for August
. the author, says :
I , r cent light
__a tb? cars r.ow coming on the mi
,ef ?J ?*-? '
Cc::,.. he -riv*. the 19
it: should be from M to 44 per <?e
rare seaaamieal as to maintenance ai
.?ration, but he believes the cost
reducing the weight will not tend
price of the futu
Ra BOiatS oat, ?t the inme tme, th
the 1S1!*- model mi
1 | feu hundred dollars higher, tl
. _ ceJ; of operating it will within oi
??at m??-' '?!"? 'nef much more tht
i hi ?dried original cost.
y- Cisyden thinks the engineer hi
I himself so close
fot several years ?P?n perfecting tl
- the paychologlei
r'oir.t ?t which he will turn his attei
? on to the I ghtenlng of the ci
? of aluminum, it
? lessen the weight ?
the chas?:? than any other one elemer
? irineer to-da;
red by ei
ire state it Wl ? to
car. Founders hav
' ?Tht met:
thei - .
? ?: ? ?
I? use.
ng i.? shown i
?bt of the sin
? g for a Sx6 motoi
- weighs 110 point!
cast in the alumi
: ran a saving o
: ?nnds. A
,!:t ady been intro
duced in ' the lea?: n
ir.d it ? ' ,l:e key
late of 1 to be re
HDAL8 FOR TOURISTS.
Mr. Hearst's magazine, "Motor," i
th it
Som?
ffered a Tiffan;
medal to evei i who would driv?
of the Mis
rnia exposi
?
'here wa? a flood of ap
of the offer, anc
? ?: their waj
ll medal wai
.-. wife of th-,
manager, whe
? nent in a Pierce
Sew York on May 2(
?.-veles on June 20
- i.warded to C. A
. 111., who drove a Hud
? ? nt. In the Au
"Motor" will be found
half a hundred owners
wio si toute for the '
? '11 be pre ?
?
IR MODE.
of the motoring
cloth?
. which
cover it all
or .?orne other over
ng of the
? hiele, the
found, in her own
ouid have
for motoring. The
on has literally con
ip, and
becoming attire
oc?ate
re are real
*Iothei g by showing,
' tl ?ough photographic Illustrations, just
imminent society women wear
e hen they motor.
Since women generally are inclined
to fol ow fa hions set by the leader.?
aty, Hiaa Toomba'a article should
appeal to every woman who is at all
bothered aboul whal ?he should wear
on her motor trip?.
Among the eriteriom which the author
cues are Miss Katherine Preset?'.*. Law?
rence, Miss Margara! Andrews, Mr?.
Finest Is? lin, Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas,
Mr?. George F. Baker, Mrs. Elsis
??? \ and? rbilt, Mrs. William R.
lleai.?:. Miss Angelica Brown, Miss
Muriel Winthrop. Miss Edith Mortimer,
Mrs. Philip Stevenson, Mrs. P. D. Ar?
mour, Miss Eleonora Sers, Mrs. An?
gler B. Duke, of Philadelphia, and many
other well known women of fashion.
TOURS IN CLUB JOURNAL
The current number of the "Ciub
; ?Tournai," of the Automobile Club of
America, contains tours to Boston, via
?l e Shore Line, returning through
Worcester, Hartford and Danbury; a
loop through the Green Mountains; a
White Mountain tour, starting from
B( ?ton: a scenic tour of New York
State, taking in Cooperstown, Buffalo,
Watkins Glen and Delaware Water
Gap; a tour of the Adirondack?, which
runs up the Hudson to Albany, from
which point it makes a loop following
the v.-i?eys of Lake George and Cham
plain with a spur to Montreal and re
ng to Plattsburg crosses the
through Malone, Ogdenabnrg,
Alexandria Hay. Watertown and Ctica,
returning to Albany, There is also a
tour of Cane Cod and the Real Tour
through the Berkslnres.
FREF TRANSCONTINENTAL MAP.
A. L. Westgard, trnn?eontinen*al
?der. has published a transcon?
tinental ro.-'tl man which will he mailed
free of charge to all who may desire
a copv. Requests should be addressed
18 Old Slip. New York.
It is about the ?best transcontinental
road map which has been published.
Mr. Westgard i.? able to distribute it
- he is using it to advertise the
:.rd TuiT Fabric Tire, handy nuto
? !.<?in?, tourists' toilette kit? and
other motoring accessories
TOURING TWO MILES HIGH.
Prospective transeontinenta' tour?
ist? who are laying out their itinerary
and assembling necessary equipment
will find considerable information in
an article in "Motor Age" of July 2f?,
entitled "Transcontinental Touring
Two Miles High," by Harry G. Hcdden.
THE FIGHTING MOTOR.
W. F. Bradley, special war corres?
pondent for the "Motor Age," writes
very entertainingly in the issue of July
22 on "Motors m the Field-- of Mars."
He gives a comprehensive view of the
dominating part which the motor is
plaving in this great European strug
de.
LIST OF ALL CARS MADE.
There :s a growing demand amon.*
buyers for a complete list, with sped
?:s, of all tie cars in the marke*.
In order to supply this "The Motor
World" has inaugurated a guide, which
i- publi?h?d once a m?4nth, giving the
name ol car, size of motor, horsepower,
?n system, name of carburetor,
type of clutch, whe??l |
baae, use of tire? and the seating ca?
pacity of every car manufactured in i
the United States. The data are cor- ?
rccted each month. "The Moior World," '
1 of July 2~?. ? ? ? ?? guide complete.
will find it a very serviceable
refer? i
Buyers who de ire the specifications
of the 1914 mo(i?ls only, will find a
complete table, giving name of
wheelbase and price
oi" ?ill models which have been an
d, ?n the Augu.?t number of
"Motor."
Chasing the Archaic
Street Sprinkling Cart
Citizens' Traffic Committee Says Ancient Water Wagon
Must Go.
1 r Commit- i
i a luncheon confer- '?
ere?- at the Automobile Club of Amer
?? ner John T. Fcth
?rston on the queatioa of street sprink
. privat? cor.trac'ors, an anti
diluvian prar'-co which the comn.
itegory
-
only two eontra
r il?
-
?
g revenue from
? .
derive was
erence, but
into many
obtain per
?. ? cleaning and
I from
? m.ut cd by
Tiber of the committee that the
contractor? whs prob
ibly due to the support of certain al
reaaona to see this
? ?!.
etheratoa sa;.l very
?nient of Street
? tu lieve in street
from Ix-ing a very
Mnn-n.js practice, it is considered ex
r on a dirty street.
The Automobile Club
of America
pared a Brochure con?
taining maps, itineraries, mile
?ges and hotels on the
?ASSOCIATED TOURS
J -en delightful motor trips that cover
'ne most picturesque sections of
NEW YORK. NEW ENGLAND.
NEW JERSEY & EASTERN
PFNNSYLVAN?A.
.I be mailed, without
.wrist on receipt
*??' \.rir.tr:i request enclosing i 2
?r postai?-.
Aa-lrfna Bureau ?f Ti.um?
Tli* An'omolille (lui. ?if Amerita
-Htli and fi.'.ib ?Mreeta
*?at at ?irnadway. New York City
lie sai? lo er? ste a i lippery, un
healthy slirne which his street dein
I? to remove
The ? oner said his men hav<
9,500,000 square yards of paving t(
clean, an?! with his present force h(
is able to clean and Push about one
half of this surface daily.
II?' thinks the few property owner:
who are still in favor of street sptin
kling could easil) be convinced that ?
is an archaic and useless custom, bul
he would favor an addition to his forct
and fund- in order to take care of thi
tl '-?huh aie now sprinkled by thi
private com ractoi
This would be necessary in or.Ici
reel h s re now sprinkled
clean and remove the objection to dust
which might be raised if no sprinkling
was ?lone. If his department was au?
thorized t., refuse permit? for private
street iprinklii g, do says, he would re?
nn, re mi ad lil onal appropriation of
about $30,000 annually to clean and
flush the streets which are now sprin
!.!"<! by the two Ci
?? month? ago, he s,aid, hi.? ' -
pertinent decided to refuse to iasus
any further street sprinkling permits
until a demand was shown from the
property holder?. This demand was
lucntly shown. He was asked if
the contractors had been instrumental
in prtducing the demand, but he con Id
ay. He was asked if the contrac?
tor! pay for the water thev use, and
aid that he understands they do
pay the Water Department for the
privilege of filling their carts at tire
hy.lrants, but just how much they pa7
lie does not know.
Richard W. Meads, president of the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company, said he
thought the committee should have
n "i. data on the subject of these con?
tractors, showing how much water they
use and how much they charge the
property owners, and he thought an
effort should be made to determine
whether any great number of property
owners desire to have the sprinkling
continued at their CX] i
After discussing various details of
the subject the committee finally adopt?
ed a joint resolution
It denounced the sprinkling of
by pri a? an in. 0
rhich produces ..
ry condition dangeroui t?
and property. The Board ?' Al
and city officials !?:?? requested ? i
stitute for the present system a
flushing, either by ho.-e attached to
hydrants or by portable flushing ma?
chines. The Departments of Street
Cleaning and Water Supply ?re re.
quested to discontinue the issuance of
I permits for street sprinkling.
WmlttW&M
S
i M -Hanfc ?aldvell
--^Jr
"Mon-Auto" Delights Baltimore.
Hugo C. Gibson has always been one of the r
'reshing feaiures of the automobile industry,
was Mr Gibson who, for sever:?! years, toyed ?HI
the diaturbing Sel don Buggy and as eoaaultiag eng
neer of the ol.I A. 1.. A. M. mystified both cour
and motor manufacturers. When the independe!
manufacturers, headed by Ileniy Ford, succeeded i
proving that the Scldon Buggy was not the "Fathi
of Them All" Mr. Gibson turned his attention 1
aeroplane developments, and for a long time soar?4
in the Land of the Clouds.
Returning to earth for a brief period last year ?
witnessed him gayly gliding through Central Par
and nlong Fifth Avenue upon his "auto-ped,"
kind of motor skate, which attracte?! the attentio
of millions of small boys and a few millionaire
who intended to place his invention on the marke
But before this was done, Mr. Gibson again disar
peered from Broadway, and the thousands who kne?
of bis interesting mechanical creations have won
dered where he wa?. As it develops, he has bee
attracting considerable attention in the City o
Baltimore with his "mon-auto," a development o
the "auto-ped.'* It is a two-wheeled conveyanci.
which might be described as neither a roller skat?
nor an aeropiane, and yet it is neither an automo
bile nor a motorcycle.
Not Fast but Sure.
There are two wheels about fifteen inches in di
ameter, and the vehicle is propelled by one cylinde:
with a fixed spark. The operator sits directly ove
the rear wheel and controls the throttle by placin?
his hands on a steering bar similar to that em
rloyed on an ordinary bicycle. As this bar il
gently lifted the "mon-auto" sails away, not at I
great speed, because it is not designed as an instru
merit of speed, but rather as a utility conveyance
which can be carried like a suitcase when not ir
operation.
If Mr. Gibson enters a caf? in the City of Ralti
more to partake of any slight refreshments, he in?
vites the auto-ped into the bar and places it against
the counter as he would a wet umbrella. When he
goc3 to his hotel in the evening he takes it up on
the elevator to his room and slips it gently under
the bed. If he is making a call, he does not leave
it in the street for small boys to meddle with, but
deposits it in the vestibule, hall, library, dining
room or any other convenient spot.
He says all of the citizens of Baltimore, who
have seen it in and out of operation, assure him he
has hit upon a device which is really going to make
walking unpopular. It will be sold at a price within
the reach of messenger boys, artists, actors, type?
writer chauffeurs and, in fact, all classes of strap?
hangers.
Makers Overlook a Bet.
There is very little evidence that the American
manufacturer intends to produce racing cars for
the new speedways. In this he is making a great
mistake, as the few foreign cars which are avail?
able will unquestionably take all the prizes and
reap the benefit of publicity which should go to the
American manufacturer.
It is not because the American maker cannot pro?
duce cars which will equal the speed of the foreign
cars, but he has been so busy producing itock
pleasure cars and trucks for ready sale he has over?
looked the importance of providing fast cars for
the fall races.
It seems to me the domestic manufacturer is ex?
tremely shortsighted and has missed one of the
best opportunities which has ever been presented
to him for bringing his product to the attention of
the public.
"Car Club" Organized.
In California a tryout is being made of a plan to
rent cars without drivers to members of an associa?
tion which has been formed of men who are capable
of driving a car, but who are not in a financial po?
sition to own one. The members of the association
are selected with some care, as the success of the
venture depends largely upon the manner in which
the cars are handled. It is thought that men earn?
ing $20 a week will be able to join the association
and rent cars for day, week-end or longer trip?.
driving themselves and enjoying all the benefit., of
an owner.
A small deposit must be left with the manager of
the Si sociation to act as an insurance against dam?
age to the car.
Only new cars have been purchased by the a?>n
ciation, hut it is suggested that a similar associa?
tion be organized to purchase used cars for hiring
to member.-. The original outlay would not be so
heavy, and if a novice did injure a car the expense
of repair would not he great.
While nothing like this has been attempted in the
Kast, it appears to be a practical method of supply
ing non-ownei s with the pleasures of motoring an?
it has the additional advantage of being educational
Members of such a club would automatically ac
quire a taste for motoring, and this would ev.-ntu
ally lead tht-m to purchase cais.
Route "Cappers."
In the Kast it is quite possible to get accurate
touring information from the automobile clubs and
associations, Hut travellers through the West havr
been confronted with a very disturbing element of
touring information. There is a spirited and, at
times, almost a vicious rivalry between communities
for automobile traffic. Lately it is equal to the
war which is waged at the railway stations by hotel
"cappers."
Towns have sent representatives to neighboring
cities where routes diverge, with a view of steering
tourists their way. These men approach tourists in
a friendly fashion and seem deeply interested in the
fact that the visitors have come to see their country.
After engaging them in conversation, they launch a
volume of denunciation against a certain route
leading to the next logical night's stop, and they
are frequently successful in convincing tourists
that they should take a route other than the one
which has been mapped out for them by a disinter?
ested motoring organization from which they ob
tuini'd their original information. Transcontinental
travellers are warned to be on their guard and not
permit themselves to be too easily "capp. <1" into
taking another route.
Detroit's Volume of Business.
Although the United States government has not
publi in- I any official figures, a statistician con?
nected with the recent government industrial ccn
su- ha? informed F. H. Tobin, president of the Con?
tinental Motor Company, of Detroit, that the gov?
ernment report will show that the autmobile fac?
tories of Detroit alone last year did a business of
$300,000,000, and he said this wa? a conservative
figure.
If this is accurate, and it appeal! to come from an
authentic source, the factories ,," Detroit did just
five times as much business between June, 191 I, and
June, 1915, as ivas ?lone during the preo'ding twelve
months.
Mr. Tobin, who is considered one of the conserva?
tive business men of Detroit, estimates that during
the succeeding year Detroit's automobile business
will total more than $500,000,000, and that the city
will produce 700,000 motor cars.
Practically every motor car and accessory manu?
facturer in the city is cither adding to his plant or
preparing to do so. Henry Ford, always the leader,
has just invested $2,000,000 for land alone as a site
for his new tire tractor engine factories.
Bucking the Added Cylinders.
We may expect 'o see a lively battle during the
coming winter between exponents of fours, sixes,
eights and twelves. The manufacturers of fours
are fighting a strong combination, but in their
ranks they have several large producen. Mr. Wil?
ls-, for example, contend? thai the four cylinder
motor for many reasons is still the most efficient
and simple for all practical purposes. He say- that
the flexibility apparent in cars with six, eight and
i? not entirely due to the motor.
Inquiry, he holds, will show that the gear ratios
play and important role in the perfect torque ob?
tained ht slow speed. He says the high speed mul?
tiple cylinder engine in connection with the low
gear ratios i- a combination that will cause the
average motorist many anxious moments.
Mi. Willys and other manufacturers who still be?
lieve in the four-cylinder car have arguments to
meet those of the producers of multiple cylinder
cars, and the buyer will be compelled to listen to
both ?idea before making his selection.
Weary Willie is reported to have deserted the
eroaatie route and hit the transcontinental trails,
particularly the Lincoln Highway. Motor tourists
report that His Highness has been begging "a lift"
since the newspapers announced that 'cro^s
eountry touring would be popular this summer.
Considerable complaint comes from various parts
of thi country about wayside garage keepers giv?
ing . ne measure. Inspector? find pumps
have been altered to produce a shortage of a half
pint to a ?(uart.
To Explore "Cost of Gas."
See the executive committee of the American
Automobile Association has deputised I.ouis F..
Spear, of Roston, formerly president of the asso?
ciation, to make a nation-wide investigation on the
nervousness of the price of gasolene. We all knov
that the priceof gasolene jumps up at times, with
out any apparent reason, ami seldom falls unies
a rate war is on between the controlling campa
nies. It would be a satisfaction for motorists t?
know why these fluctuations take place. Mr. Spea
is in the oil business, in Boston, and Mr. Spea
should have at his command a great deal of insid?
information on the gasolene market. Whether h?
cares to divulge, for the benefit of motorists a
large, remains to be seen when his report is sub
mitted to the executive committee.
Our Motorless Militia.
The New York State militia encampment thii
year, at Hopewell Junction, developed a sad condi
tion in the Empire State guard as regards motoi
equipment.
I have seen a band of modern gypsies travellinj,
through Jersey with more motor trucks in then
cara-.an than were at the command of our 5.00C
milit'amen mobilized at Camp Whitman.
There were, in fact, only five motor trucks pres?
ent which were owned by the organizations. Four
were used by the Quartermaster's Department and
one by the "th Regiment. There were about a half
dozen others which were loaned by truck makers
for demonstration purposes. A few of the officer?
took their personal cars to camp, but there was no
organized practice in the use of the only modern
means of transportation for soldiers.
It would be natural to assume that New York
leads in providing its militia with modern
equipment, and if this is true the guardsmen of
other states must be at least ten years behind the
times.
I esnnot sec why militiamen should be allowed to
go to or return from camp on railway trains. Every
snd national military organization should be
-o equipped with motor vehicles and so proficient in
utilizing them for every purpose that it would be
possible to send the men to any part of the country
without the aid of railroads or steamship lines.
There is no reason in the world why our military
'orces should not stand on their own wheels and be
able to move themselves, at any time of the day or
night, independent of outside transportation facil?
ities
Kings Also Need Fast Cars.
The Locomobile Company has waxed so prosper?
ous from the volume of its domestic sales, supple?
mented by large war orders, President Davis has
decided to divide profits with his workmen, and
will issue a bonus, based on a sliding scale in pro?
portion to each week's production, to be divided
among all employes of the factory, from floor
sweepers to department heads.
Mr. Kingman, advertising counsel of the Loco?
mobile Company, says one of the five Locomobiles
recently shipped to the Russian army headquar?
ters staff has been selected by the Grand Duke
Nikolai Nikolaievitch, uncle to the Czar and com?
mander in chief and generalissimo of all the Rus?
sian forces. Since looking over the newspapers for
the last week I am convinced that his royal highness
will need a fast Locomobile or other swift Ameri?
can car if the Germans get much closer to his
heaiiquarters.
"Horseless -Age" a Semi-Monthly.
"The Horseless Age," the most venerable auto?
mobile trade paper in America, has promoted itself
from the weekly to the semi-monthly class, and an?
nounces in its current issue that henceforth it will
be published on the first and fifteenth of each
month.
In view of the importance of the trade journal to
the automobile industry, this is a significant move
on the part of the grandfather of trade journals.
Those who keep in touch with motoring litera?
ture have rather expected a progressive move on the
part of the new owners of "Horseless Age." The
publication was recently taken over by Messrs.
Goor;-e Von U tossy, J- S. Hildreth ami Julian
Chase, formerly of "Motor."
"We have decided to publish only twice a month,"
says Mr. Chase, the e?li'or, "because we fee! that,
while the weekly journal seems to have an advan?
tage in its timeliness, this is not actual. The
ne-.v: papers are the real automobile news mediums.
The trade paper has its peculiar function, and it is
a necessary part of the industry, but its business
is not to compete with the newspapers. We think
:? has a Held of far greater usefulness.
"We have carefully considered our move and
think it is one which will soon be appreciated, not
only by our readers, but our advertisers, to whom
we expect to present a much improved publication
at what we believe to be the proper frequency. The
next number of 'Horseless Age* will be issued Au?
gust 18."
Latest Models at Lower Prices
Headliners Offered by the Manufacturers for 1916.
Jeffery Has $1,000 Four.
In announcing a new seven-pa??engi
[ model at 11,035 and a five-seated tou
I ing ear on the same chassis st ?l.Of
'he Thomas H. JefTery Company sound
a "note of standardization" which ha
1 long been waite?! for by the motor .a
buyer.
"In offering the new four to 'he put
lie at $1,000," say- K. S .Ionia::, sale
manager of the company, "we are no
attempting to meet a temporary prie
I condition in order to compromise witl
' an imagined desire on the part of deal
j ers and the public for cheapnesa.
"On the contrary, it is the aim a.n
determination of the JeiTery rompan;
to establish this four as a standard -.
at a standard price."
If nothing arises to change the plan
of the company this model will be con
tinued from year to year with sligh
improvements at thrs price. The ii
p?riment will be ?watched not only bj
the public, hut by other maker?, wh?
have, with few exceptions, ? .
each other in the matter of price anc
design as a flock of sheep follows it'
1 leader over a fence. The original price
j of the Jeffery four was $1,550, and i'
?would seem that the present cut ol
? $550 should be sufficient to satisfy 'he
j public for some time to come.
The JefTerv six, with the same speri
I fications as the JefTery Chesterfield six,
whid ??...' at |1,6B0, is an
: ? |1*I50. This car
? worm drive, ca'.tilever
? r f.-.itures which h IV?
? made the I esterfleld popular,
New Monarch Next Month.
!:. C. Hupp, pn ? *' the Mon
Iarch Motor <"ar Comp:n y plans to
produce a new car about September
1, but refuses to give ary details ?t
thi? time.
New Olds on Its Way.
Oldamobilc del lei have been given
a flash view of the Old. Eight !'
will have a bulging radiator, wr.h a
rounded top. The headlight? an?; side?
lights are combined ami moun'.ed on
, conventional h?-ad!;ghr bra
?mall light proi
ip. This .:? . quite origi
nal and eliminates considerable wir?
ing. The motor is V-type and the ,
i cylinder ii - m by 4%.
Stutz Latest Model.
Harry Stutl has developed ht'.other j
1 roadster which has a slight!;- lower
?g.ar than the Stutz Bearcat It is
? last as the Bearrni, being de?
signed more for all-round use than
; high speed. The motor has four cylin?
ders, 4'i by 6V4; wheel baae l-11
-.nche-. It will probably be Hated at
?2.100.
Dort Cuts Price $80.
The Dort Motor Car Company, of
' Flint, Mich., has made a reduction of
$80 on its 1014 model, which c?tab
I hshes a list price of $f.50 for the tour?
ing car and $510 for the roadster, with
1 electrical equipment. The touring car
I has a motor 3"-4 by 5 inche- and the
roadater I bj* I. There is a double
exhaust ?yatem in both models. Th?
j Apelco electric ?yatem ia ?
Jackson Builds Eights.
The Jackson Au'omohile Company
has decided to build three new models
for 1914, two eights and a four, re?
placing the four and six. The eights
will be in Bv? and seven passenger
i models. The smaller one will li? * for
|$l.li*6 and the aeveu passenger for
$1,665.
Abbott Hns New Eight.
The Con olida ted Cai Company
manufacturing the Abbott-Detroit car
announces that its new eight cylindei
model will be known as the Abbot'
"MO," and Hated a*. 11,960. It is ?
graceful, c? mfortable looking car, ami
' "uglily up to date
One "f the body feature.? is the depth
and i of the back seat. The
nuxiliary seats are of original design,
built on sliding rails, and may be ad?
justed to conform to the leg room re?
quired b. any passenger. Another
original feature is an oialeway light
between the front seats. The object of
this is to .?how a person getting into
the car at night the way from the ton?
neau lato the front '?ompsrtmcrt.
Simplex Builds Six.
The Crane Mo?! ?'. S.x Cylinder Sim
I lex ii the name of the l'.'.* Simplex.
The Crane motor, whieh has been in?
corporated, has already won a reputa?
tion for its performance in swift mo?
tor bo_ts. This is the first s:x to be
produced by the Simplex, and its an?
nouncement has attracted considerable
?mention.
Piiige Has New Six.
The Paige-Detroit Motor Car Com?
pany snnouncei a new Big Six. an
improved edition of the Pairfleld Six
16, which was brought out last Jan?
uary. The new model la a seven-paa
?. ai.'t retains all of the good
red issor. II is
| for flj - is a cut of $100
??vi r 1918 rril'e? 'he body is done in
eu blue, with red running-gear.
Special attention is called to the finish
of the body and upholstery. The com?
pany claims to allow twenty-four days
; for "air-dry iiig the finish o? every body,
it turns out.
New Imperial Four.
The Mutual Motors Company, Jack?
son, has made public the first details of
a new four-cylinder Imperial which is
?" ? ? This is an exception?
ally roomy car. amply powered and
fully equipped. Ir is fitted with a Con?
. . ,x5 motor, disk clutch, three
peed gear set and has a wheelbase of
ll.". inches, with 'i3xt-inch tires. Equip?
ment includes Westinghouse combined
lighting, starting and ignition appara
Sun Rises in Buffalo.
R. C. Hoffman and Ii. Crawford, un?
til recently connected with the Haynes
Company, have organized the Sun Mo?
tor Car Company and purchased a site
for a factory in Buffalo. The capital
stock of the new organization is fvSO,
OilO, aiil the first car produced will be
?ylinder, listing at 11,000.
"Macon" May Sell for $250.
Mr. I ird ? ? another -ompetitor in
Charles F. Smith, of St. Louis, who is
offering $100,000 worth of stock at $10
a shaie m the All-Steel Motor Car
Company, of Macon, Mo., whicn pro
'.i build a car called the Macon,
tu be listed at $''.*)0 for a roadster and
*II<? for a touring car.
Reo Markets Light Truck.
The Keo Motor Company ?? about to
market ;. four-cylinder l.'oo.noun 1
truck, which will be '.'-ted a' $1.075
The engine will be a 4 4 by I 'n This
vehicle has been in the course of 'e
velopment for some time, and til?
company says it has succeeded in pro?
ducing a truck for wh-.rh there has
long been a genuine need in all parts I
of the cuuntry.
Tips to Travellers,
Buyers and Owners
A Car Minus a Good Service Station Is as a
Home Without a Kitchen.
The matter of service is beginning to
get its proper recognition among many
manufacturers.
It is quite eviden* that no manufact?
urer can continue lonr; in business un?
less he provides the best of service for
his owners. The older makers realize
this, and they are straining all their
efforts to hold their dealers up to the
maximum grade of service.
Where they find this impossible they
are putting in branch houses, and in
the future the dealer, in order to hold
his agency, must give to the owner the
same service which he would get were
he dealing with a branch of the factory.
The Tribune has fre?iuently advised
buyers to look carefully into the ser?
vice behind the cars which they may be
interested in. When an agent tells you
his car is so well built he does not
have to maintain a service department
it is time to look at some other car.
The automobile has never yet been
built which can produce continuous
good results without attention. When |
the time come- for this attention the
owner i? helpless unless he has the co?
operation of the man from whom he
bought the car.
In order to provide this co-operation
the ri'-ent must fortify himself with a
service plant.
Where such a plant is not apparent
it i> a very unwise thing to put your?
self in the hands of an agent who you
can see from the start is going to doilge
any ?iemands which you may be called
upon to make for service.
HOTELS l.\ YELLOWSTONE.
Colonel Brett, superintendent of
Yellowstone National Park, has made
arrangements with the Gallatin Auto?
mobile Club of Bozeman, Mont., to
handle hotel bookings for motor tour?
ist- who desire to stop in the park.
The Gallatin Club is in telephonic com?
munication with all the hotels in the
park, ami will make arrangements for
motorists who communicate with the
club either by wire, telephone or letter.
Bozeman is situated north of the
park and east of Butte. It is on the
Yellowstone Trail, which runs from
Chicago. Tourists going to the park
over the Lincoln Highway would nat?
urally enter the park by way of the
Yellowstone Highway, which runs from
Cheyenne to Cody and then enters the
park by the eastern gateway. Tourists
who use the eastern entrance would
not go near Bozeman, and it would be
necessary for them to make hotel res?
ervations by wire or post.
MOTOR LAWS CODIFIED.
The American Automobile Asoeia
tion has completed a codification of the
automobile laws of the Cnited States ;
to date. It is now in press and will
be ready for free distribution in a few '
weeks. Copies may be obtained by I
writing to the association headquar?
ters, Riggs Building, Washington, or
the New York headquarters, 437 Fifth '
Avenue, and mentioning The Tribune.
OWNER WINS INSERANTE CASE.
The Supreme Court of North Caro?
lina has decided that an owner a?
car is insured only for private ti?e mav
collect insurance if the car is ?1? itroyi !
while on hire, provided it was hired
out without the owner's knowledge or
eonsent.
In the case in question a chauffeur
hire?! out his employer's car to hunt?
ing parties, and it was destroyed. When !
the owner attempted to collect his in- '
lUrance the comnany refused to settle >
because the policy did not contain a
renting privilege. The court decided
in favor of the owner.
NO SCARCITY OF LEATHER.
That a scarcity of first class leather j
upholstery for an*?.mobiles exists, is
emphatically denied bv James B. '
Reilly. secretary of the Patent and
Enamelled Leather Manufacturers' A?
lociati
Mr. Keilly*l a -ociation comprise?
thirry of the thirty si ven firms en?
gaged in the industry, and the story
broadcast recently that good
leather was hard to obtain 1.? ridiculed
in his recent statement
"The statement that there is a scar?
city of leather is a .l.storted one,"
Mr. Reilly. "It is true only in
the s? good leather to-day
costs more than it has for the last four
years. Other than this, the market?
are well supplied, and in fact the sup?
ply exceeds the demand, since the tan?
neries catering to the wants of the
automobile trade are averaging only
50 per cent capacity. Demand for
leather at one price and the supply of
same at a higher price are the causes of
the so-called scarcity. Any automobile
manufacturer so desiring can readily
obtain his requirements with little or
no difficulty."
AMERICAN TRl CKS IN FRA.VCE.
Out of 26,000 trucks on duty with
the French army, it is said that 5,1*00
are of American make.
It is estimated that between 15,000
and 20,000 men are engaged in the
armies of the Allies repairing motor
rehielea in service. About one-fifth of
all the motor vehicles in use are re
paired at least once a month.
The majority of them are kept run?
ning twenty-four hours a day with two
and three shifts of drivers. When a
truck or officer's car is seriously dam
aged by a shot no attempt is made to
return it to the repair shops in the
rear of the lines. Such parts as may
be used in the repair of other vehicles
are taken from it and the eaiea?s is
abandoned.
NO RIBBER FOR (.ER.MANV.
The British government h?s made
further objection to the shipment of
automobiles fitted with tires to neutral
countries and has warned the Rubber
Club of America that this practice is in
violation of an agreement which was
made with the British government by
the Rubber Tire Manufacturers of
America at the time the British em?
bargo on rubber was lifted. In con?
s?quence of the latest protest it is
quite likely all cars shipped to coun?
tries other than England during th?
war will be tireless.
TRICK CLUB FOR OWNERS.
The Motor Truck Club of America
has increased its due? for active mem?
bership to twenty-five dollars per year
and will henceforth be composed ?a?
tirely of owners or operators of com
nereial vehicles, Members of the truck
trade who have supported the organiza?
tion since it was organized will not he.
dropped but no other trade members
will be admitted.
BLl'E BOOK FOR SOUTHEAST.
The Automobile Blue Book Publish?
ing Company has decided '-> add an
volume to its library of route
books. The late- I will take
ear? of an imm? I on of the
? low the P ?tomac and Ohio
rivers.
OF INTEREST TO ENGINEERS.
The current i??u? of "Horaele?? Age"
is an engineering nun '? de?
voted to engineering problem?, Among
the feature? whi particular
moment to i
are article? on "The Problem? of Eight
Cylinder Designa" "A Study of ai. I
?'?.r a Motor Truck," "Present
of Synthetic Rubber Produc?
tion," "Capacity of Leather Faced ?'one
Clu'ehes" (.shown by ehart) and "Elec?
trical Equipment foi Automobiles," the
fourth of ? lerie? by P M Heldt, tech?
nical editor.
New Things for
the Old Motorists
Several Useful Accessories Which Have Lately Come
on the Market.
A combination bumper an!
fender ha? been invented and put upon
the market by Samuel Glasgow, of
Broad and Race Streets, Philadelphia.
When not in action, the device acts
us a bumper, protecting tires, lamps
and fenders. In a^c of impending
accident, the driver, bv pressing a
button at his steering wheel or touch?
ing h p.'liai with his foot, rele.i
flexible canvas sheet or pocket, which
drops within two inches of the ground
and i- supposed to snap up and carry
anything from a torn cat to a 800
pound man.
Headlight Clare Killer.
One of the newest attachments to
prevent headlight rays rising above a
predetermined level is in the form of
a meta! ?haie, which covers the lower
half of the electric headlight bulb and
act as a permanent stop to the glare
which is an offence under the law in
many states. Thu device is manu?
factured by R. P. Wilson, 1530 Six?
teenth Street, Denver, ?"ol.
All-Glaas Tail Lamp.
An exceedingly neat tail lamp that
I made wholly of annealed lead glass,
with the exception of hinges ami other
connecting parts, is manufactured by
the Allen Lamp Manufacturing Com?
pany, Chicago, and distributed by the
Hanke Iron and Wire Works, Albany
and Chicago Avenues, Chicago. The
exterior is sand blasted or frosted and
the bull's-eye is the usual bright red. '
The makers state that it never detenor-1
?e, is exceedingly dur?
able, ha? nothing to polish and nothing
an?! rattle and can he ?t.
: to any round or flat bracket on
the market.
New Luggage Carrier.
A practical and neat appearing lug?
gage carrier, designed to bolt on the
running board, is made by the Corry
Metal Pr?nlucts Company, of Corry,
vulcanized libre suitcases
tit in a metal container, which locks
and li dustproof. When a night stop
is made the suitcase? miy be quickly
removed, leaving the container for the
storage of robes and other things to be
left with the car.
Rain Visor for Wind Shield.
Th.- ?U-Coo-C rain ihield, made by
the Frey Manufacturing Company, 1814
ran Boulevard, Chicago, develops
a new method of | i is drivers
in a rainstorm. The shield is
merely a transparent vi?or, made of
pyralin, and :n general form like a
vi?or which is worn to protect the eyes
when reading. The straight ed;{e.
about two feet long, is fitted with a
rubber weather strip and live rubber
suction cups which hold the shield in
a curve against the wind ihield. It
projects about a foot, and the inventor
elsims it will hold fast, no matter how
the wind or lain comes, and always
a spa?e on the wind ?hield
large enough to give the driver perfect
vision. It may be removed by pressing
the suction cups with the ringers.
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