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Storm Clouds Had Lining of
Silver for Dixie Motorists
By Percy 11. Whiting.
(In Motor.)
-r T will be many years before the
I South —that is to say. that portion
of the country lying below the
hypothetical line drawn by Messrs.
\i oo.n anil Dixon —will forget the year
Never in the recorded meteoro
•,l historj of this section has there
i , , n .such a promiscuous outpouring of
L .. istle rain" as graced most of this
year. To be accurate, the precipitation
v pi per cent above the ordinary
rainfall.
Now. the roads in Dixie today bear
■Ji,. I. .-. blance to the proverbial bil
... rd table, either for conformation or
ability. The result has been that
conditions last spring reached a
~ : of atrocity, unequaled even dur
the nest benighted days of the an
regime. before the motor car set
~ h , n its career as the apostle of good
roots. And yet there was a silver lin
ing to Ilie cloud of temporary inconven
,t, , The good roads advocates in
I heir years of preaching had never been
, to drive home the lesson of the
~f highway improvement as did
the "muddy spell.
<if course, the unusually bad condi
,,;l of the roads was hard on motorists
in the South as long as it lasted, and
tor a while it was almost reuinous to
, dealers. A Southern branch
'oonnger returned the other day from a
■,,i trip among nis agents. ' 1 don t
i. non whether to be discouraged or de
lighted," said he. "We are not selling
. . niy cars as we ought. On the
/ . nid. I see preparations being
lO ad improvement that will
‘ anything the South has ever
i iwn and that, of course, means divi
, . for us later on.”
South Works on Roads.
\ earn ass of the situation in the
S , • i demonstrates' that much work is
.... done and that real progress is be-
Joseph Hyde Pratt, state
. o. i.-t of North. Carolina, writes:
.nv ii t- are used on the roads of
y ,t , Carolina. but they are not state
; ,, T ;ey are convicts who have
need directly to the roads
fro . the county courts and are direct
ly un(lt r . chargt of lite county. Dur-
Oig 1 . past year there were approxi
maieli 1,454 convicts worked on the
I : roads each day.
I ~st i.a.- North Carolina built IS7
... of macadam road, 549 miles of
... road and 297 miles of gravel
r . making a total of 3,487 miles of
s ..ceil load. Considering the
mt that has been raised by the
■ sold this year for road work.
i uolina should exceed this num.
1, . of miles of surfaced road in the
i oaiing year.
T . only stab aid in North Carolina
througii the geological and economic
. y, which gives . nginei ring assist
. me n, counties and arranges for ad
i -sos ami lectures on various road
ns. Tin legislature of 1913,
convem s in January, will no
■ da api-ropi iate a sufficient amount
mini, everi county in the state to
vi .dl ti c engineering assistance it
in the location, construct ion and
hire..; ... ~f jts roads. The h gis
■ will also doubtless airang- to
- airily for county bonds that
s-m,| lor road work, thus sav
’■oum:' s approximately one per
' i a t cost of their bond issue.
Virginie Makes Progress.
- i
' ■ i . 1 o, in hi, assistant state high- j
issioin r of Virginia, recently
’ h hi... commonwealth was I
- " ‘ :<• Ituo convicts on the
■ml t.ial from 350 to 400'
c i would he hard - surfaced i
Mitchell 1913
the important features in rhe Mitchell car for 1913
is the long-stroke, T-head motor; and the most important point
about the motor, aside from perfect materials and construction, is the
length of the stroke.
We make our motors with 6- and "-inch stroke; long enough for the highest efficiency in
power and flexibility; and not too long. Everybody who knows anything about it knows that
long stroke is best; but “long” doesn’t always mean long enough; we are willing to say
exactly what it means in the Mitchell; 6 and 7 inches.
There are plenty of other good things' to say for the motor; the stroke is not only
long, but it’s powerful; it takes the car along over any sort of a road. The Mitchell
1913 is built to keep going; it’s a car for the man who can’t afford to make a mistake.
Long wheel base; all moving parts enclosed; every' moving part gear driven; long-stroke,
T-head motor; 36-in. wheels; tapered spokes; Mitchell special seven-eighths elliptical
springs; left side drive; center control; electric self-starter; complete electric lighting system,
silk mohair top; ventilating windshield; firestone demountable rims; Jones speedometer;
Bosch ignition; Timken front axle bearings; Turkish trimming.
Now, think of something,[if you can, that is good and isn’t on a Mitchell car.
HERE ARE THE MODELS AND PRICES:
7-passenger Six, 60 H. P., 144-in. wheel base, 4'4 x 7 in. stroke, T head motor, 36-in. wheels . $2,500
5-passenger Six, 50 H. P., 132-in. wheel base, 3\ x 6 in. stroke, T head motor, 36-in. wheels , 1,450
2-passenger Six, 50 H. P., 132-in. wheel base, 3'4 x 6 in. stroke, T head motor, 36-in. wheels . 1,8 50
5-passenger Four, 40 H. P., 120-in. wheel base, 41# x 7 in. stroke, T head motor, 36-in. wheels . 1,500
2-passenger Four, 40 H. P., 120-in. wheel base, 4% x 7 in. stroke, T head motor, 36-in. wheels . 1,500
Dealers everywhere *’« an American buil ‘ Fre " ch “ F November delivery
Mitchell-Lewis Motor Company, Racine, Wisconsin
Branches: New York Philadelphia Atlanta Dallas Kansas City London Paris
MITCHELL MOTOR CO. of Atlanta s A GUMM - s „„,
this year. One hundred and thirty
miles of macadam will be laid, 90 miles
of gravel and from 150 to 180 miles of
sand-clay or soil road. The last ses
sion of the Virginia legislature appro
priated $85,000 for the maintenance of
the convict road force, and SIBO,OOO for
state road aid. The automobile tax.
which will amount to $40,000, is also
available in Virginia for the permanent
improvement of the roads.
In <,e >rgia convicts are used on the
roads almost exclusively. The number
depends only on the number of convic
tions. but as there is a large fiegro pop
ulation and a strong inclination to
make the negroes work on the roads if
they ate not willing to wotk elsewhere,
there is never a lack of road forces.
Exact figures on the number of miles of
road that will be built in Georgia are
not obtainable because there are so
many independent schemes of road
building in operation this year. IL is
reasonably safe to say that Georgia will
improve more miles of road this year
than any Southern state. And those
who took part in last year's Glidden
tour well know that there is no road
better titan a good sand-clay road of
the Georgia vintage.
Louisiana Gets Busy.
I he state of Louisiana is just getting
in a lair way to do some real road im
provement work. It will use 150 con
victs on the roads this year and at
least 200 miles of new road will be
built.
Ihe state highway' department in
Louisiana was not authorized until re
cently and was not organized until Feb
ruary 1, 1911. State aid in road build
ing is now given bj the state in fur
nishing men to control the engineering
and supervision features of the work
and in supplying the convicts free of
charge. Tlie parish securing this state
aid is required to furnish mules ma
chine: y, equipment, to guard and feed
the convicts, and to supply all mate
rial. It has in en found that the cost of
load construction under this system is
a trifle less than SI,OOO a mile.
In Alabama convicts are used on the
roads by only a few counties. Not over
Liu .convicts are being used this year.
Cyrus 11. Brown, secretary of state, es
timates loughly that 500 miles of road
will be hard-surfaced this year and
1.000 miles of new road built. It is
hardly probable that those figures are
to be taken too literally. However, the
state of Alabama will do vastly more
toad work this year than ever before.
Mississippi Makes Up.
Mississippi, a state that hits lagged
behind considerably in the matter of
road building, is doing something this
year. More than $2,000,000 are avail
able now. raised by bond issues, for
toad building, and E. D. Gunning. U. S.
sp cial agent, estimates that 100 miles
of road will be hard-surfaced and 250
miles of new macadam and gravel road
will be built this year. Convicts are
rarely used on the roads and the state
gives no aid, but within the past seven
months counties have issued $1,105,000
in bunds and work is being pushed.
Earle \\ . Hodges, secretary of state of
Arkansas, says of the situation, in his
state:
"Cndc: the laws of Arkansas each
county may use its own convicts, who
are sentenced to the state penitentiary,
upon the public roads. Several of the
la "ger counties aid using their county
and city convicts upon their roads with
excellent results. A number of other
I counties have formed improvement dis
i triets and have issued bonds for the
I purpose of road building.
; Arkansas is f.listing that the legis-
W.ire in the mar future will pass some
j legislation that will encourage the good
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN - AND NEWS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1912.
ATLANTA AUTOMOBILE!
SHOW IS FIRST; OTHERS
FOLLOW UNTIL MARCH
Atlanta, Ga„ November 16 to 23, an- '
nual automobile show.
Paris, France, December 7 to 22, mo
tor car show. Grand Palare.
Barcelona. Spain, January to April,
international exhibition with automo
bile section.
New York city. January 2 to 11, an
nual salon of imported cars, ball room,
Hotel Astor.
Cleveland, Ohio. January 6 to 11, an
nual motor car show. .
New York city, January 11 to 18, an
nual automobile show (pleasure cars)
Madison Square Garden and Grand
Central Palace.
Brussels, Belgium, January 11 to 22.
annual motor ear show, Centenary
Palace.
Philadelphia, Pa.. January 20 to
annual show.
New York city, January 20 to 25. an
nual automobile show (commercial
cars). Madison Square Garden and
Grand Central Palace.
Montreal, P. Q„ January to Febru
ary 1, motor car show.
Detroit, Mich., January 27 to Febru
ary 1, annual show. •
Scranton, Pa., January 27 to Febru
ary 1, automobile show.
Chicago. 111., February' 1 to 8, annual
show.
Chicago, Ill.f February 10 to 15, com
mercial car show.
Minneapolis, Minn., February 10 to
15, annual show.
Ottawa, Canada, February 11 to 15,
automobile show, Howick hall.
Newark, N. J., February 15 to 22, au
tomobile show, First regiment armory.
Kansas City, Mo.. February 17 to 22.
annual show.
Omaha. Nebr., February 24 to March
1, annual show.
St. Louis, Mo., February 24 to March
1, automobile show.
Pittsburg, Pa., March 3 to 8, annual
show.
Boston, Mass., March 8 to 15, annual
show.
Buffalo, N. Y.. March 17 to 22. an
nual show.
Boston, Mass., March 19 to 26, truck
show.
Indianapolis. Ind.,, March 24 to 29.
annual show, auspices Boston Commer
cial Motor Vehicle association.
LONDONERS BRING OUT
NOVEL THREE-WHEELER
LpNDON. Nov. 16.—A little three
wheel motor vehicle that bids fair to
establish a place for itself in the hearts
of motor enthusiasts has just been
placed on the local market. The name l
of this newcomer is the Jackson, and |
its price, about S6OO, should give it a
wide appeal.
It is constructed with a pressed steel
frame, wood wheels, solid front axle,
and "a pleasingly lined torpedo body.
The new suspension system is well ar
ranged. and although comfortable rid
ing on rough roads is so rarely found
with three-wheel productions, in the
new Jackson it is said that the stlspen.
sion is such as to render the riding
really quite comfortable, and that the
car holds to the road well at high
speeds.
work and will make an appropriation
so that the state may be able to aid this
cause."
Road improvement in the South is a
difficult task. The states are lagge,
poor and sparsely settled. Road mate
rial is not plentiful. The country is
building up so fast that it bar little
time for big improvements.
It took the young Hoods of 1912 to
wake up the South to its needs in the
way of roads. From this time on the
work will go steadily forward to its |
appointed end.
Augusta Auto Drivers May
Go in “Auto Rogues’ Gallery”
AUGUSTA. GA., Nov. 14.—1 fan or
dinance, which will be intro
duced in city council by Samuel
H. Myers, of the Sixth ward, is passed
photographers of Augusta will be,
able to make enough money in 30 days
to go away on a vacation of indefinite
length. Mr. .Myers’ proposed ordinance
provides, among other thingfc, that
every owner of an automobile, who
drives th ■ < aims! f. his chauffeur
ami every member of his family who
drives the car must give name, ad
dress. age, etc., and photograph within
30 days of the time the ordinance goes
into effect to the collector and treasur
er of the city.
Mr. Myers' idea in having every au
tomobile driver, whether a dashing
TENER WILL PROTECT
PENNSYLVANIA’S ROADS
PITTSBURG. PA.. Nov. 16.—Gov
ernor Toner refused last week to grant
a charter to a street car company which
has, us part of its line, a part of the
state road taken up. This road sys
tem. which will cost more than $50,000,-
000 when completed, will be one of the
finest in the country. It will cover
more thin 8.000 miles. The governor
stated, in refusing to give up part of
one of the roads to the company ask
ing for a charter, that he would take
the same action regarding existing
companies which wanted to extend
their lines.
Under the corporation laws of the
state, the governor has to pass on all
charter grants to railroads, street rail
way lines and extensions. No line is
allowed to begin work without the per
mit containing the signature of the
governor. Many, both motorists and
street railway men, have been watch
ing the governor closely to see what
action he would take with this first
ease of the kind. The state highway
department has also been vitally in
terested in the action of the governor,
and has been quietly working to pre
serve the roads for all traffic but street
cars amt railroads.
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■M WHITE MOTOR TRUCKS &
Have More Than a Guarantee Behind Them ||i||
I i IIW J purchaser of a motor truck, to be secure in
II i nvestment ’ must consider , not only the con
i 0 wnfllvi s t ruc ti° n °f the truck and * its adaptability to his
business conditions, but also the financial responsi- ||l|b
"''M & aR d integrity of the truck manufacturer wHI
Nil be “ ,t ■
I'6 I 111 ' The 2 uarantees and service inducements under vjM
|| B which so many trucks are offered for sale, are no
t /l iwh better than the reputation and responsibility of the
manufacturers who make them,
White Trucks are manufactured by a company fißl
W///|VI which has had the confidence and respect of the
r industrial world for over fifty years. The name of OH
ie Company is the best guarantee in the
g| I wor ld of the sterling quality of White Trucks.
The |l
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Manufacturers of ’
Gasoline Motor Cars,
// L Trucks and Taxicab®
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young society girl or a coal black Ethi
opian, place a photograph of himself or
herself yvith the collector and treas
urer is. of course, for identification
purposes. If a man is knocked down
by an automobile he may not remem
ber the number, but he will probably
remember the face of the driver—
that is, if he ever regains conscious
ness—and can go to the collector and
treasurer's office and inspect the pho
tos.
Many automobile owners are object
ing strenuously to the Myers' "rogues
gallery" plan, as it is called, but Mr.
Myers insists that the photograph pro
vision is a good one, despite the fact
that several thousand photographs
would have to be taken within a very
few weeks.
LONDON'S AUTO SHOW
PROVES BIGGEST EVER
LONDON, Nov. 16. —-The Olympia
show is a wonder. The value of ex
hibits amounts to $1,250,000. Many
notable Importing firms were squeezed
out. There were 353 automobile exhib
itors, a record number. British firms
supplied 45 per cent of exhibits, France
23 per cent, Germany 10 per cent, Italy
7 per cent, Belgium 6 per cent. United
States 6 per cent, and Switzerland and
Holland 3 per cent.
USE SPECIAL TERMINALS.
In fastening wire ends to battery
posts it is better to use special termi
nals, rather than to trust to binding
the bared ends of the wires around the
posts. The special terminals hold bet
ter, look better and give a more satis
factory contact. If, however, you do
not use terminals, take care to see that
the wire is passed around the post in
such away that the tightening of the
binding nut will tend to wrap it more
closely instead of unwinding it.
If your purpose has Vana
% dium strength—and you go
into the automobile question
without prejudice and with
a determination to make
your dollars serve you to the
best possible advantage—
you’ll come out with a Va
nadium-built Ford.
Every third car a Ford —and every Eord
user a Ford “booster." New prices—
runabout ss2s—touring ear S6O0 —deliv-
ery car $625 —town ear SSO0 —with all
equipment, f. o. h. Detroit, (let particu
lars from Ford Motor Company, 311
Peachtree street, Atlanta, or direct from
Detroit factory.
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