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'THE SUN, SUNDAY, JULY i4, 1918.
AUTOMOBILE NEWS FOR THE DEALER AND THE CAR OWNER
EDITED BY BURTON S. BROWN.
6
TRACTORS SAVE MONEY
FOR STREET DEPARTMENT
The Eleventh of a Series of Articles on Motor Truck
Cost and Performance, Written for Business
Men by an Expert.
By GEORGE W. GRUPP.
(Copyright, 19:8, George W. Grupp. All rights, reserved.)
It Is remarkable to notice, how motor
vehicles have been tnlclne fast hold on
1nunlcip.1l officials during the lant three
years. Ti e citizens of municipalities are
continually complaining about tho high
rate of taxation. High rate of taxation
fired the ambition of our forefathers to
(hake English authority from the Thir
teen Colonies. This hatred for high taxes
and especially when due to extravagant
methods of conducting the Government
seems to be one of our national charac
teristics. The citizenry refuse, to bury
their hatcret of contempt for lax
methods and extravagant habits of of
ficials and high taxes.
Even tho mot har.lened politician Is
conscious that hit political scalp may be
demanded If Improvements In methods
aro not made to suit tie demands of the
people. Ono way to reduce taxes rome
officials hae come to sec Is motor
equipment. As a result, In most cities of
any Importance moVsr equipment has
replaced the ccnturlcs-old beast of bur
den the horse.
Officials of Buffalo's governmental
organization some three years ago made
their debut In motordom. It was attmail
paclty, except one, which Is I.30O gal
lons, nnd are fitted with four swash
p:ates. The tanks nre of No. to shell
and have 2 S-1G Inch heads. The tops
of the tanks arc provided with man
holes so that the tanks may be cleaned
Internally at will. The tilling connections,
which are located in the rear of the
tanks, are fitted with check valve. All
water beforo entering the tanks Is
strained through 6-16 Inch holes to pre
vent any foreign substances entering
them and then clogging the outlet noz
zles. A plug was provided for the bot
tom of the filling lines in order that
they may be drained nnd cleaned when
ncceesary. To relieve the pressure, on
the tanks an overflow pipe of large
dimensions was provided.
In constrjctlng the frame. :el chan
nels were ii"vd. Tho springs ave made
cf silicon-manganese steel, nnd the
axles nre Tlmken roller l.earlis. Steel
wheels 36 Inrti In diameter and equipped
with o inch Goodrich de I.uxe tt'es r
used. A special vump, centrifugal In
type, capable of discharging 350 gallons
per minute at 1000 r.p.m., Is being used.
There are two rvrlnkler heads, located
on tho front end of tho tractor frame,
nnd four rlusher noixle, 1ilch are
situated two on the front end of the
tractor and two amMshlp on the tratrtwr
frame, one on each side of the tractor.
The flushing nozzles have been so de
AMERICAN MOTOR
TRUCK TRANSPORT
It's nn Amazing Th hip, "Writes
Capt. IVrcivnl From
the Front.
all sorts of stuff. We expect to send
mat many over the road every day.
"Hy the time I get through hero
will know the make of every firearm In
tho world nnd be nhle to take them all
apart nnd repair them. Our work also
includes the salvage and repair of gas
masks, grenades, trench daggers, clubs,
motors, range Anders, periscopes, nJr
planes nnd balloons. It's some depart
ment store!
"I hope to get n crack at the tanks
somo day. They figure to put every of
ficer Into every department, so that later'
we can Jump. In anywhere and make
good."
"BIG CONCERN HERE
TO HELP MOTORISTS
Principals in theGreat Liberty Drive
beginning, but It was a beginning never-1 tlgned that they may he set at any
theless. , anglo to which a stream of water Is to
Gradually motor vellcles crept Into I be directed. This feature Is covered by
The nmazlng proportions of the Ameri
can motor truck transport in France
nnd the remarkable work It Is doing arc
graphically described by Caift. Charles i flue
O. l'erclval In a letter to Walter Woods !
of the Van Cortlandt Vehicle Corpora
tion, the 1'cerless distributers here, The
Captain also tells nbout the work of the
salvage corps, which practically lets
nothing go to waste after It la discarded
by fdend or foe. The letter follows:
"I am at Advance Ordnance Uaae No.
1 only a few hours from the front.
We have wonderful warehouses, shops,
railroad system. Ac. Thousands of motor
trucks are In constant use. '
"We receive everv hour truckloads
and tralnload of nil sorts of salvage
picked up on the battlefields, horseshoes,
canteen"), carnoii, machine guns, revolv
ers, rifles, daggers, bayonets nnd the
Lord knows what more. Including leather
MIDDLE AGED MEN WANTED.
Opportunity for Service
Ovrrsens Now.
Herbert L. Pratt, vice-president of the
Standard Oil Company, who recently re
turned from close observation of the
motor transport servlco In Prance, has
asked automobllo clubs to cooperate to
make this service 100 per cent, efficient.
He believes that tho most efficient men
In America to-day for tho work are
the middle aged men who are fretting
because they have no actual part in the
winning of the war. Ha promises that
they will find on the western front n big
Job. Just how big tho Job Is he Inti
mated yetterday In a letter to members
of the various automobile clubs. The
letter follows:
'To win this war the commanders In
Puttiiiff Important Product on
the Market to Hestoro
Car's Finish.
A strong concern Is on deck In New
Vork with something very much worth
while for automobllo owners.
It Is the Lyknu Polish Company, with
headquarters In tie Longacre ltulldlng
and Ohrfrles V. Smith In charge. The
automobile polish offered hy this con
cern has been snapped tip by many
Jobbers because of Its 11111nt1.1l excellence
as a cleaning mid polishing agent.
During the comlntf week Intcieatlng
demonstrations of Lyknu will bo held on
Broadway and on Long Jslnnd.
Lyknu Is" n liquid. It Is applied with
a piece of cheesecloth, With thin single
cloth and but a single operation, I.yknu
cleans, polishes nnd dries each nii'a of
surface In approximately U-eiity sec
onds. The automobile editor of Tub
Sun made n test with It mid found 'It
Just the thin',- to bring back the old
lustre to the car.
There have been many polishes offered
r .1.. tii-.i , ... .
and canvas good and nil the rest or tne 1 ,.,,, llin, v ,. . " , to U10 public that Irtve not Ailed the 1,111
I Wl PI I II 1 I 1 Will
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Inn cr more men leave behind them. To I ,, .,'
the list also may bo added bicycles,
motorcycles, passenger autos. trucks and
locomotives. These we either Junk or
repair. Wo take three broken bicycles
and make one. We.Jakc the rifles apart
and reassemble, them. And It's the same
was with machine guns. Ae.
"We get eery thing that the mobile
repair shops cannot nx 011 the spot. The
stuff we cannot use we send further
back to other depots near tho ocean,
where It Is worked over again or melted
! beeaue they covered 1111 lather than re.
I moved the accumulation of dirt, rtc It
" I
C. A. Is shouldering the responsibility
of sending overseas 4.000 men, of whom
S00 should be automobllo drhcrs and
mechanics.
"You yourself nre the man wanted nnd
without the shadow of a doubt you nre
fretting because you are not In the thick
of the fight. Hut If you conscientiously
cannot enlist at least get your chauffeur
to enlist. Make him your war contribu
tion. Not long hence it will be almost
unpatriotic to bo seen driven by a
strong, tible bodied man fit for war
work. Won't you come yourself or send
jour man to 347 Madison avenue. De
partment of the East. Mr. B. D. Pouch?"
Thcro Is nothing like being cons'stent. will soon be on the other side. In the
When the recent Liberty Loan campaign ! accompanying picture are shown Capt.
was under wav K. s. P.-irlrMz nt..l Kr-1 """" -owih anunpi. Lawrence uu-
Is therefore Interesting and Important
to finally gel something that nrtually
restores the manufacturer' original
finish Instead of glossing over a dirty
surface.
tnin. m... .w T. .T,? LTPi week to the sale of Liberty bond,.!. "Aside from the fact that the Liberty
give It n try out. Wo know, bee
did tliat vnrv ?lilni nnil crrf m.i
1 T V..Vi .1 v 1 V . . nuns .uiiiiiuj is n win nt in very well in our organ!
wu u. ,r,,. ,.ynU nas ne- g0,lff to se)1 Wberty automobiles. tlon." ald Mr. Titus. "I was Impressed
3pmei,r8 "a ,n0,orl,,K More than that, two of tho members ! wlt" ,he, "u,Ual eCnmy f 1,8 Pera-
K-ctory" headquarter, of the Lyknu I the organization have taken the attl- uko 1 gM wdgSt ' plus eclenUflc bait
Polish Company are In Pittsburg, and j tudo that while dollars are absolutely Tnce plu? coventrated strength. I
their Product Is well and favorably I necessary to win the war. thero must I have verified the accuracy of this state
known In other big centres of the ooun- nlso be men to fight- These men have ment. Liberty construction alms to
""' olunteered their services nnd 110 doubt j achieve strength through quality, rather
.ant A I lh I. T ' 1 rrl... ...I..
Titus of the Owen Magnetic -Motor .Sales ,nnnn(?cr of the Owen Magnetic Motor
Corporation devoted their time and that 1 Sales Corporation. l'red Is quite enthu-
of their organization for the period of I slastlc about the Liberty he is driving.
. lTh. i-fYnrt. .. ...m, i,.. parucuiariy nign graoo car. ai-
ijuw w, " !. though smaller than the Owen Magnetic,
nueh sat-, of success. .Now the same company Is it will fit In very well In our organlza-
CAR PRICES WILL GO HIGHER.
lllcht
The Wise Man Will liny
A nj',
"What about future prices for auto
mobiles? Will ther ecu.: more after the
than mere hulk. While all the !.. .
considerably stronger I hai oxen ,i rA
margin of safety wiuld renu ie ,.
Is concentrated at those points he e th
service Is most sexeie. All these thine
tend to make the upkeep cin . i
tlvely low."
Jandorr AUi'a - luarti'r.
Tho .tamlorf AutomnMle nmvn .
business expansion pulley ma, In nr
liy fast Increasing hualne.s in n , t.
partments has taken a I.hph nn th. -moving
picture theatre bulliiiit; n '.
115 West Xitty-nlnth etrtei, jim uff i. a
nv
This building fnr the present w i
voted exclusively to tin boi. i.t, .
the buslne. where over h hundri- ,1 ,
of all styles and prices will b mi in e,
at all times.
department after department. The latest
nnd one of the mostlnterestlng Installa
tions has been the purchase of tractors
for street flushing and refuse collection
purposes. During the summer they are
used for flushing purposes and during
the winter months tl e flushing trailer
and apparatus are removed and the trac-1
iors aro usea in reiuse collection ana .
snow plough work. J the Ottofy patent Each of the Hushing down Wc send out hundreds of cannon
Cot of operating each tractor per, nozzles has Individual supply pipe lines I and machine guns every day and rifles
montu averages, lor riusning purpose. ' uirect from tne punr,). l,acli or these, und revolvers hy the thousands.
about $363.73. This sum Includes gaso
lene, oil, driver and helpers' wages, ttrep.
repairs, rental, lire, liability, collision
nnd property damage Insurance, Interest
and depreciation. Each tractor, as a
fluahea I as replaced three sweeping ma
chines,' one sprinkling wagon, three
pickup wagons, fourteen harnesses and
Jiorjes. More than that, this replacement
has meant an average saving of J2.000
per month, In round figures,
Dyrlng the winter these tractors did
remarkable work as snow ploughs nnd
In the pulling of harrows to break loose
the hard Ice and snow. During the
month of December, 1916. their three
tractors and that In the face of unusual
labor shortage and a strike In the ash
and garbage department, cleaned the
streets of lP.iff.ilo of about 1 "0,000 yards
of now. And most Interesting of all Is
the fact that It waa accomplished for
the sum of 17 cents a yard. This Is 8
cents les than any previous record on
the snow removal cost rolls of Tluffalo.
When 'ho tractors aro used for Mush
ing purposes, 1t Is the usual practice of
the etrect department to operate only
two flushing nozzles at a time. The
front left and rear right nozzles are
used for flushing the right elde of a
street, while the front right and rear
left nozzles are used when the left side
of the street Is flushed. On narrow
streets and where only dust Is to be re
moved, three nozzles are brought Into
ictlon In order that the street may be
cleaned In a single operation. This
flushing outfit, which will presently be
described more fully. Is capable of clean
ing 150,000 square yards In eight hours;
while with the sprinkling feature 300,
noo square yards vln the same time Is
not an Impossible task.
As a flushing apparatus this outfit has
been a big money saver. Street Com
missioner William V. Schwartz says that
portable line hose Hushing cost the city
of Buffalo $1.40 per 10,000 square yards,
the two man reel method 56 cents per
10,000 square yards', and that the tractor
flushcr outfit Is only costing them 20.3
cents per 10,000 squaro yards.
The Pierce-Arrow Ave ton tractor nnd
2.000 gallon Charles Hvass sprlnkler
flusher attachment may bo briefly de
scribed as follows:
Tho tractor has an eleven foot wheel
base. In transmission the gear ratios
aro the same as In the Plcrce-Artow
standard gear box. The rear axle uses
J 73 to 1 worm gear. The rear wheels
nre 36 Inch With this combination gear
reductions and speeds, with motor gov
erned at 560 r. p. m.. would be as fol
lows: High. 9.75 to 1 reducatlon, giving
10.13 m. p. h.
Second, 20.06 to 1 reduction, giving
4.72 hi. p. h.
First, 3G.S7 to 1 reduction, giving 2,"
in. p. h.
Reverse. 47.3 to 1 reduction, giving
2.01 m. p. h,
The tractor may be run In high gear
and the pump nt low speed. I. e 448 r. p.
m. when sprinkling. Flushing Is usually
done with the tractor running In second
gear whllo the pump la operated at the
motor speed. I. p., 050 r. p. in.
The tractor shafts are made of heat
treated chrome nickel steel. The gears
rre case hardened chrome nickel steel.
The sliding gear Is actuated by a lever
Mtualcd ennveiileiitly near tho driver's
left hand, Just in front of tne seat puiiei.
A low speed, a neutral and high speed
position are given on the quadrant. Thi.
gear Is locked 111 each by a latch on the
lever As this iowcr shaft Is geared to
the transmission countershaft, the pump
can be engaged whether the trnctor Is
travelling or stationary.
The trailer Mustier was designed and
nude, by Charles Ilvars & Co, of 511
i-Uirt i::gnteemh street. New York cltv
Utio 'lanka a:o of 2.000 sallon .a.
lines Is regulated by a knife valve con
trolled by levers attached to tho driving
danh.
Coupling the trailer Mustier to tho
tractor Is accomplished by n ttfth wheel
of hpeclHl design. This wheel is of suf
ficient flexibility to permit tho trailer
to turn at any angle up to 'JO degrees.
Tho tractor weighs approximately
7.600 pounds The tractor and trailer
Musher combined welxh nbout 17.000
pounds. To this sum add 16.600 pounds,
the weight of 2,000 gallons of water,
and ou have the total weight of the
outfit with Its load. The overall length
of the outnt is 30 feet.
DEPALMA LEADS IN
SEASON'S RACING
"I am convoy oMlcer now. Have been
two weeks In the shop learning the ma
chine guns nnd small artillery. Last
week 1 onnuiji'il, i. ., took charge of,
fifty big Packard trucks up to the front.
Kach one rarrieil Its full three tons of
arms. We made tiin trip at night and
brought salvage back. We hadn't had
any mln for three weeks and the roads,
which are of white limestone, were some
dusty and the dust coated us at least
half an Inch. 1 had two lino WInton
limousines bn the trip and lode In one
of them. Put It didn't do me much
good, because I had to get out so often
at the different crossroads to find the
right way. We averaged fifteen miles
an hour and covered all told ninety
nines on tne roumi trip in twelve hours.
momieji: win tney co: more arter the i p"vS jfr
war" were two questions put to Oeorgo I CjjJjQj IX
Stnwe. president of the Mitchell Motor ! "XaJv In
Car Company of New York, upon his re- I CnSjJt'
fll.n f, a f g In , li n T?nln. I l 2.XtT"-
. . ...... .w ...o ,it.i.c; IIII.IU J ..lfAK,
"Well." he replied, "in the opinion of, Xgp&Z k 3
our oMIcials who are-constantly In touch . sKlV'S
with Washington the trend of prices 3"oir'
Is bound to be constantly upward, and
a tney see it automouues win cost mole
after the wa- than at present. I
"Tie question of the advisability of
buying a new car this year, In the face 1
of constantly Increasing prices, or wait
ing until the war I over. In one that is
bothering a large number of prospective I
buyers.
The man who can afford to buy a
new ear and wants one vhould buy now.
Fiom indication." car prices. Instead of
decreasing, will inereaw. Irrespective of
the date of the termination of the war
Car prices during the ear 1917 were'
I loner than ever before and cheaper than
I they are likely to be for years to come.
It was during the. ear 1S17 that,
motor car manufacturers rearhed the g
peak of production nnd distribution. Ma- ft
chlnery that must be charged on the i
overhead production waa mostly paid for
and sales plana had been so systema
tized mat the expense from this end was I
icLiiiiri; in Huuuioii, competi
tion had become very keen among the
different make!
"All of these things tended to lowei T
the price of motor cars. Such a condi-l
Hon hat been hanged b thenar To
day material Is scaree and In some In
stances almost Impossible to obtain. Dis
tribution ha. been disrupted by the lie
ce.sslty of freight equipment for war
work. Sale. plans and organizations
have been changed on account of the
number who have either been called In
the draft or enlisted In the different
branches of service.
"The one fact that the owner should
remember Is that he Is driving a vehicle
of transportation and must expect a rise
In. the cost of It. Railroad transporta
tion cost has Just been increased The
motorist who uses his machine to take
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Popular Driver Is Regarded as
Most. Likely Champion
of 101R.
That Ralph De Palma bids fair to be
the champion automobile race driver of
the year Is the opinion of speed experts
who saw him win the 100 mile Liberty
Handicap on tho Cincinnati Ppeedwav
July 4.
The famous Italian's victory on Inde
pendence Day marked the second 100
mile event he has won in three stnrts
this year The first was at New York
in the postponed Memorial Day races.
At Chicago spark plug troubles' put him
out of the running early in the race.
Thus the record now stands with De
PaJma having two 100 mile event3 to
his credit this season and Chevrolet
one. The next clash between these two
great rivals promises to be a thriller.
Though De Palma did not win at
Chicago, his Packard showed vv'onderful
speed. It made the fastest lap duiliig
the 100 mile race, at hettcr than 110
miles nn hour. In addition lo this honor
It hung up as an added attraction the
fastest lap ever made around that truck
in 1.02:41, an average of 115.3 miles an
hour. This broke the two.) car-old Chi
cago record established by De Rest.i of
113.2 miles an hour, and establishes a
new mark In this country over any
track for cars of like piston displace
ment. Track officials who have watched De
Palma work out in practice say that his
Packard twin six has made the two mile
circuit at the rate of 120 miles an hour.
RutTe I'nlma Is not relying on speed
alone to win his races. Hxcerslvc pperd
Is what tears tlren to pieces "In n cry
short time. Thus It has been De
Palma 'a problem to set n pace for him
self that kept h'm In touch with the
lenders and si III saved his tlrfH for the
Hnal spurt to victory. He states that
when the time conies to cut loose he
knows ne can rel on the reserve power
of his Packard alrplnne motor. Do
Palma has a perfect lire lecord for thl.s
season's racinjr which he attributes In
part to the design of his car plus the
smooth action of his twin six engine.
Ills latest victory at Cincinnati indi
cates that lie has a car which matches
his ability as a driver and thnt he has
hit upon the right eorr)blnatlon of speed
and skill to heat tho Jinx which stems
alivays hoveling at hlvclbow.
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Had no sleep for twenty-four hours , him from place to place should flinire
straight. his increase not on a basis of so murh
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hand Just now- have sent out 3pn In gas, but the Increase of a pa.senger
the last twenty-four hours loaded with mile. He will find It slight."
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