THE- FARMER: MAY 28, 1914
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THE CAR THAT WILL GET YOU THERE ,
AH.U UAUJSt AvrAJLIJ . ,
RTTCK MODEL 31 ' '. " v
ARTHUR L. CLARK AUTO STATION
ALSO DISTRIBUTOR OF TPE PRAJfKIilN
" Phone 121 1
I 107). IIAI1I STREET
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3E"cwt . serrw know the trne exhilaration of motorcycllne until you
ride ftofFcpe, especially the IBIS model. - There are rnanr now fea
ture that make It the. perfect motorcycle. Step. In and set prcti
eal demonstration, -i ' . : .. ; - , . " ' .. - , -
Don't throw your th-es away until they aire actually worn out
Bring Uku hero and let. ns vulcanize the cats and tears. 'Oar work
never fails t please in J mj Ji quality and price. ,
ELLIS OIT VULCANIZING COIIPAITY
PHONE 1036 8T1 FAIKFI&LD AVENUE
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2 FCr.II1 '-'SERVICE - STATEOJI"; ;
Te make a iJrtojty of repairing and- renovating Ford cars. Ksts
your car thoroughly ovc rlmuled, repaired arid placed in first claaa
condition. Looks and act 3 Sko a new car. " ' " i
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ESI LMATZS catEErSFEXJDY FURNI SIIKXS
. v UOBSllT M. ALS01T, Mgr. w ' : A:.A- .
C23 Fairfield Avenua , -' - .' ..Phone 4919
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EXTINGUISHER
Is. Belter To UmemM
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" Insurance Pre niums Reduced, J5 Per Cent, on
'Automobiles and IVucks Equipped with PYRENE
FIRES EXTEsTGUlSHERS. '
PYOEFJ SAL2S COMPANY
404-4C3 Caciirity Iiuilding :. . Bridgeport, Conn
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i Automobile Hews
Any car which is not equipped with a two-speed
axle does not embody the most progressive develop
ment of the day. : ". r " f ,
There is only one .way by which you can obtain '
the delightful luxuries of travel as afforded by the I
Cadillac: v . . - r
That is by driving a Cadillac. ' -
Dsfroil Cadillac Motor Car Co.
TEL. 214 . - 367 FAIRFIELD AVE.
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SWIFT SERVICE BY THE PLATT COMPANY
. h. ' S. riiArr, Manager .
Collections and niatribatJ on of Parcels and Express to all Sections ot
the City and Vicinity Prompt Parcel Delivery
Telephone 3834
ADVERTISE III THE EVEIJTNG FARMER
' XiONG AND WIDE SPRIXGS. ,
'Automobile ', owners i all over ; the
country are coming to a: keener real
ization, than ever before, of the value
of properi spring equipment on their
cars," says C. B. Rose, engineer of the
Moline Motor Vehicle Company, Meline,
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: wide springs so designed that
they have a . wide throw is " the only
equipment that is , being accepted ; by
careful buyers.- ,
"The reason is' easy to find. Shock
absorbers have failed . to give the re
sults they -were supposed to give. Short
springs have already proved their in
efficiency. . . .. ' :
- "Full elliptic springs have afforded
certain objections to proper body sus
pension 'and the long wide spring has
been found to be the only one whicth
la satisfactory from - every pointy of
view.. ' ;.
''With the long wide spring with a
long throw the actual road , shocks
are taken : up In the flexure of the
spring leaves, and because of the wide
t.T and the resultant, distance which
the blows have to " travel before - they
reach the chassis the' force, of shocks
from travelling over the road is great
ly reduced. This- is the only solu tion
of '-hard riding."!.'. ". i ".7 ,. ...
"At present the . spring : equipment
of the Moline cari Is-longer and wider
than that of any other car of , its else
that we know- of, and all Moline own
ers ; are loud ? in " their praise of , the
easy riding thev obtain." " t : .
DOJiT NEED A DREfK,'
: If vour bulb horn sounds like it . had
a " sore throat, unscrew it and shake
the water .out of it- . The last' fellow
who washed your car probably thought
the horn needed a drink. - . :. : '
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A CUT OF 4400. v.. Vi :
Owing to the demand for the Moline.
Knight. President W. H. Van Dervoort
of the Moiine Automobile Company,
makes a sensational mid-selling sea
son announcement that he is -compell-,
ed to offer the latest model Moline 40
horsepower, five passenger, touring oa?
at $1,550, to make room, for- increased
Mollne-Knlght production. ' ' : -i ,
"Never in the history of the auto
mobile Industry has a new, fully equip
ed, 40 horsepower, 124 inch wheel-base,
electrically lighted, electrically started
car been offered at such a low price,"
says President W. H. r Van Dervoort.'
. "This is the identical ; car' ' that - for
three 'successive years, won 'the Chi
cago Club trophy, . perfect scores in
grinding Olidden: tour and other well
known endurance contests.
"As is well knowii ; the Moline M-40
has heretofore been sold 'for $1,950,
but we are face to face with a prob
lem beyond- our control, inasmuch as
the demand for the , Mollne-Knight has
gone eo. far beyond our fondest ex
pectations that, it is abeojutely -Imperative
cthat, this Mt40 model be - gotten
out of . the factory, so that every
square foot of floor space In our plant
can be utilized for th manufacture
of thS Moline-Knight. ' ' .
,'This car .is backed by the guaran
tee of a manufacturer . with 11. years
successful motor car . manufacturing'
experience, tiiianciaily responsible and
whose permanency . Is assured. : . This
luxurious, comfortable car is -fmished
in 'blue-black, hand buffed leather, up
holstering, with - easy riding - springs,
long stroke motor 4 1-8x6, cone leath
er faced clutch with cork 'Inserts, ull
floating rear' axle, : 3fix 4 Inch Goodrich
or Blrestone tires,. "Mohair top, . rain
vision wind ' shield, ' gasoline gauge on
dash, Stewart 60-mile speedometer
FlTestone demountable rims with one
rim extra, and other Standard equip
ment. 1 ,
VAnr man . who is a Judges of "motor
car values cannot help but admit that
it' is the largest car ever offered at
J1.550." -
BUYERS . SHOULD ' INVESTIGATE.
, "At the present time there are so
many cars on the market ' that!.' the
buyer, has - considerable difficulty in
choosing the , car that is best suited to
his needs," - said George H. . Peck of
The Peck & Xines Co., distributors for
the Haynes, America's first car, in this
territory. '
"Auto purchasers may be divided In
to two general classes: those who are
buying1 their first car and those who
have owned a car before. , The first
class , is generally interested in ap
pearance and speed while the experi
enced automobilist is anxious to know
the details ' ot the construction, the
quality of th materials, the facilities
of the manufacturer for - giving ser
vice and the age and stability of the
organization, i; ' j
. "The automobile is not an expert1
meet It is the fruit of long and un
tiring effort. This ,is the day of mo
tor refinement, of accuracy and pre
cision. '. The diameter of the valves
Is just, as important as the size ot
the cylinder. Great, stress should be.
laid upon -balancing' the -connectingy
roos ana pistons, not oniy in me en
gineering department "but In each In
dividual motor as It is being built.' The
bore and stroke of a motor, for In
stance, does not mean everything: the
design must be well balanced and the
workmanship accurate. Performance
is the best evidence , by wIch . to be
guided. -
"The intake manifold must "be de
signed ' to give an -equal distribution
of gas to every cylinder, and must be
constructed In euch a manner . that
the gas ; will have no chance to. con
dense bef ore reaching the combustion
chamber. The - fact that gaaollne is
of a poorer quality now than formerly
makes carburatlon a. very, important
factor in design. The .gasoline tank
should be located where dit will not tbe
subjected to any heat, as" vaporiza
tion takes off the very feest , part .of
the gas and leaves a- liq-uid which, is
only a little better than kerosene. , ' A,
strainer, ehould--.be provided in . the
pipe line Just before the ; gasoline
reaches the canburetor to f remove, all
foreign matter and to insure , clean
pure gas. ,".-;.. . s ,'.... .
"The . ideal motor is the motor that
has been reflned - to such an extent
that it develops more than Sts rated
horsepower. The Ideal car Se the ear
whose weight consistent with the
horespower of the motor. - That is- p
say, the ratio of (horsepower to weight
must be sateat enough to meet any
contingency. . ,
"Finish and equipment are very im
portant and, on the Haynes,; receive
proper consideration, -tout the .Haynes
company frankly .etaxes - that ' such
qualities are ' incomparable' with de
eign, woi-kmanshLp and efa-cieney. .The
motor car buyer should investigateM
lt is . his right to know eVery detail of
the car before buying, and this the
Haynes , company ' gladly furnishes
him. -Frankness on the part of ' the
manufacturer is undoubtedly , evidence
of sincerity, quality, dependability."
THE RJEAI iUPPERJENCB f- r '
. ' , BETWEEN" IJEFT AND ,
t RIGHT HASTD 30RTVE.
f. W. .Bate, general: factory manager
and chief engineer of the Mitchell
Lewis Motor Coi( may write "Q .B.
D." upon his discussion . of the rela
tive merits of the left and right-hand
drive without f ear' of having any en
gineer of his world-wide .reputation
successful dispute him. The Mitchell
Ijewis company Wakes motor cars with
both types of drive, because it annual
ly disposes , of a number of cars in
vlef t-drive" countries where ; the ma
chine ; with the right-hand . drive , is
demanded 'by the laws, Jia comes but
unequivocally with his expert advice
to the, American purchaser in favor of
the left-hand drive; About ; the only
place where the matter of the position
of the steering wheer 'becomes a factor
for- little consideration, in the opinion
of Mr. Bate, is out on-country roads,
and. there the - driver encountered
nearly always is as eager to pass you
as you are to pilot your oar past his
machine, the result - being the same
whether left or right-hand drive-' be
used. , ' 1 ,
By applying the rules of the. road
to the operation of the car, in turning
corners, to the right, , you. have- the
benefit - of the- rule against any -car
passlng-you to the right between you
and the -curb. In turning to Hhe left,
however, the car coming' from the rear
must pass to the left. -When the driver
of the car following: sits at the left
side he is aided in making a quicker
decision-as to" your, probable direc
tion. Should hla car have its top up
and a load of passengers, , he unques
tionably is handicapped if he be seated
on the . right-hand side, thinks Mr.
Bate.,
"Besides, it is palpable to any ear
nest: critic,", says the Mitchell engi
neer, that v with the: left-hand drive
your right hand "s available for the
operation of the gear shift lever and
the. emergency. Center - - control is
very desirable In an up-to-date car,
as 1 It does away with a lot of link
age. The latter means : lost motion
and consequent 'Imperfect gear mesh
ing. Judgment, in driving up to curbs
inclines the " driver . to keep far
enough away from the stone to obvi
ate curb cutting tires. . Besides the
passenger may alight more gracefully
and with a greater amount, of free
dom, as he does not have to do any
climbing over lexers or , ducking un
der steering wheel. -Hinged steering
wheels are not new they . were ex
ploited and generally discarded long
ago. J . Designers and builders realized
that the one place where rigidity and
strength were important factors was
in the steering gear. The American
lady is self-reliant and has ' cast ; her
ballot . in i general , public sentiment in
favor, of the, plan ; which permits her
to leave the car on the right-hand side
without, i encountering ; ( the.? steering
-heel..". ''. .. -. :
'4 .'If -Ii may he permitted, there 1 is
a great mechanical, reason., in. favor
of ; the left ' drive. 1 In this country
automobile - engines ;y revolve ," in. ; the
same direction as the i--hands of a
clock. ( '-The power Xf the; engine be
ing .resisted by the , final drive , gears
iievelops a tendency . to ,' throw the
frame of the car heavily -r on the
springs of the right hand side -of the
machine. I V If the driver sits on. the
right 1 hand side when alone, as he
frequently is,: his . weight, added to
the thrust of the motor, causes the
springs on the right hand side of the
car. to settle very-- quickly. ' ' Should
he ,drlve from, the left hand side, his
weight ' riding ; the "thrust overcomes
the spring sag to a great measure. r
. "My firm belief, after exhaustive In
vestigation, is that the only ones mak
ing a stand for the right hand side
steering wheel are some ; engineers
whose engine design will not permit of
using the left drive." .;. v.. t 1
' 24 MIXES PER GAtLOX O.V A SEC
The - - ever - present . fuel question
among motorists has probably never
received a better answer than In the
showing" made -by the new Rayfield
carburetor on Chandler Sixes in differ
ent "parts of the country. - , : . v ,
- The first teat was, made toy the
Chandler people where tbe ear not
-only showed speed, power on hills and
throttling down ability, ut made-the
remarkable record of 24.4 miles to one
gallon;' of gaeoline. The test was, of
course, -official. - .', .:- . , -
Now -cornea the news that in a teat
supervised by Herbert Chase of the
Automobile. Club of America 'a Chand
ler car' on Long Island roads, New
York, has just run 24.8 miles to a gal
lon of gasoltne. ' . It was equipped
with the- new Rayfield carburetor. .
Here also the car performed with
out adjustment, of the carburetor for
Bpeed, hill . climbing and . - throttling
down.. ' - . ,.- 1 .- ' ;,', .'. -' :.
--And Just to show that these -performances
were no flukes another test
made on theT Chandler car with
the new Rayfield carburetor in Phila
delphia has given the remarkable rec
ord of 24.2 miles to a gallon of gas
oline. - :. r .-' -- ., -
It is remarkable that three cars in
such widely Separate localities, with
varied " weather -. conditions. should
' To the motorist whose fuel bills are
a constant irritation, the news of such
results from a six cylinder car will
come ;as..a jrery- welcome- promise.; of
relief ;from?the excessive . cost of the
past. - , '. '
. CHANGING THE TIRES.
. A very small percentage of drivers
Changs the tires around at ' frequent
intervals. It is ' a - well known fact
that ' considerably greater mileage . is
obtained from the tires .when this is
done. . The driving-wheels are.harde
on tires and thes tires should not be
allowed to wear too much. If changed
to the , front before - too much wear
takes place they will serve a long pe
riod on the front wheels, r
CANNED REMARKS
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From the Washington Star.) i
, "I'll never speak to you again: as
long as I live!" exclalme1 the temper
amental girl. , , , .
' "Haw! Haw! rejoined" the practical
youth. "You can't help yourself. I've
got some of your songs and recitations
on my phonogra.ph."
The United States . supreme court
will adjourn on June 15. ? v
Commander Lazarua x. Reamey, U.
S. ?f ., retired, died , in Washington,
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Windshield Glass, all sizes and kinds, set in $2.00 to $5.00
Bent Glass ,3 inch to 12 inch diameter . . ......... . :. . v. 25c to $2.00
Plain Glass, 2 inch' to 12 inch diameter : . ............. . 15c to 50c
Kent Glass Reflectors, all sizes .......... .J ............ . 25c to $1.25
Lens Mirror Reflectors, 4 inch to 9 inch diameter i . . . 85e to $4.50
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NOW THEN,
Altogether, ' you Ladles and Gentlemen Trlth the atitos, trtrn yort'f
gaze npon-tho BLUB.BIBBON GARAGE. - Follow op- that gase w:
a. visit tusldo ot Its portals. ,.-.'- '.
. InduJpro yourself in that restful feellnsr of stability tnl T-u '
eeM solidity which compels your attention in all of Itm departmport.
Go no farther, go home and think it over and its a week c.i 1 do up li
mit to a spread eagle, that the next time. you need , ...p.
. yow car, - you will say to yourself, "I better go to tho BJT-ii 1.1.
BON GARAGE for that.' , '
' ' " Ton get service there, ho It a washand polish, a rcj.a'r ic-'i t -the
purchase of tire and accessories. -
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Now is the time to get your Limousine and Electric Coupe 1-n m
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Varnish, whicli we frarnntv. to stand up in all kinds of weather, x a
tlmates cheerfully furnisheonpon request. ,
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THOR MOTOR GYG.
THE ' IIACHIISn THAT LEADS THE
We have on hand several Motor Gjtlzz xzJ: j .
price $35.00 and up . ' -
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every machine is in perfeot SHAFTS, TNciLrDirn rrr::
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OPEN SUNDAYS
EMPIRE CYCLE CO. 517 Lie::: i
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W. STKZ? f7
. , Careful Inspection of the Selden Truck and detailed com par .
of lt9 apeciflcatlons with those of other trucks of like capacity w, i
show the fact that tho Selden Tract ia a sturdy, powerfully fc-oilt a ?-.
every part of which Is constructed with a large factor of safety a-i .
with due regard for, the rigid rexjuis-emeat of liigh duty commer
. cial service. V The Selden Truck Is built to render the highest degree
' of service at a minimum of cost. ' '
- Standard Chassis in either" short or long wheel has-. Model 3 or Jfh
respectively! in priming coat with driver's neat and eq.ulpnxent $5,0 ,i.
TeECOBJSOLIDAfEP; HIOT 00 C" .
: Ompi 1047 BROAD BT. Tel. S83. Garaee: ies JOHN S. Tel. 3.2
,Ci.rr ;GRAGE siinic:
Automobiles bought, sold and exchanged. We have for salo tit
' bargain prices several used cars of standard makers. If you wish to
dispose of your car call us up. Buying and scJlng is our epecialty.
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GASOLINE, SUPPLIES AND ACCESSORIES
OPEN EVERY DAY IN THIS WEEK
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