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THREE HANDSOME 1913 TOURING CARS SHOWN AT THE AUDITORIUM
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South Carolina Leads All in
Publishing Motor Tour Books
(From Motor.)
rplir.HH has just been Issued by the
state department of agriculture,
commerce and industries of
8 >nth Ca.-olina, a little book of partic
ular inter, >t to motorists. This is the
fi of a series of automobile route
1-c ' e 'ing the main highways of
South Carolina The volume in ques
t: a, gives running directions, strip
i < and charts of the cities on the
r....- between Columbia, Camden and
< : and Columbia and Augusta. In
an appendix is given a resume o.f the
motor laws of South Carolina and
i is .wring states, and other matter
Ilk, t prove of material service to
t v When the series of route
~ proposed is complete, the auto
i 1 Ist will have in his possession
’’ip ' - ate” and accurate running di
t '■ i ' the main roads of South
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-. In were:', t significance in
ition far beyond its undoubt-
: :v This Uttle booklet
> • attempt of state tiuthor-
- ni.A; information tyf. this sort
i i 'to.'fsts, and it is the devout hope
iro': 'tile users tiiat it may fur-
' • • nt that will be widelv fol
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Problem Is Difficult.
p.obh.-.m of furnishing touring
‘ti u to American hrotorists is a
t one to solve. The great areas
’Verefl make it almost impossl
prlvate capital to handle the
r ti.-factorily. The routQ books
Meet Us at the Auto Show
you owe it to
1 y°“ rself to , v ! sit
_ our display and m
spect the Firestone-
Columbus Gas Cars
\WSj and Columbus Elec
fries before making a
purchase.
Firestone-Columbus Mode! 68-E.
I is as much the service you get as fei
the car you buy that makes auto-
mobile owning a real pleasure. :
Come and let us demonstrate to A
vou why you will get the best service
horn a Firestone-Columbus Gas Car ' '
or a Columbus Electric. ' WjF
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Our exhibit will be located in X
the front center of 1 alt Hall. ~.i..X::,. r ’„
Columbus Electric. . ,
FIRESTONE-COLUMBUS SOUTHERN COMPANY
34 JAMES STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Phone Ivy 4177 K. T. McKINSTRY. Manager
now existing, while excellent in their
way, have decided limitations. The ex
pense of keeping the running directions
up to the nijnute would be out of all
proportion to the probable returns, and
as a result the guide books have to be
content to do the best they can on a
reasonable outlay. They are accurate
in so far as they go, but their com
pilers can not keep up with the ever
changing outline o'.' our growing system
of good roads. 1 le only people who
are in a position t • offer accurate road
information to motorists afe the high
way authorities of the various states.
The authorities of South Carolina have
set an example that it is to be hoped
will be followed by those of other
states.
Needn’t Cost Anything.
It is more than probable that a de
partment of touring in connection with
the highway departments of the various,
states could bo made self-supporting.
There would be Comparatively little
preliminary outlay involved, because
the heaviest expense, that of gathering
the information as to the changes in
the various roads, would not exist.
.These data are already in possession of
the highway departments. Every
change in every road in the state is
reported to the official highway head
quarters. It would simply be a question
of clerical work.
A scheme of this sort would, of
course, ■ require considerable working
out in its details. Authorities differ as
to the best way of imparting road in
formation. A state touring bureau
could probably work best by distribut
ing cheap maps, supplemented possibly
by a system of cards or pamphlets,
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This is the handsome new Flanders Six.
charged for at a nominal rate, sufficient
to cover the expenses.
States Must Do It.
This is no attempt to belittle private
enterprise already in the field. It is
an expression of belief that the
field is too large successfully to be cov
ered by private individuals. If all our
roads were improved, and it was simply
a question of keeping up with repairs,
etc., it might be possible for private
capital to put out satisfactory’ road in
formation. But, as a matter of fact,
our roads are improved only in spots.
Conditions are changing constantly,
Every state in the Union is building
roads, and the highway map of the
country changes from day to da; , and
the only people in possession of con
stant information in regard to status of
the country's roads are the highway
authorities of the several states.
Os course, there are difficulties in the
way of a gonetal adoption of this state
touring bureau idea, but at any rate
the plan is worth thinking over, and in
the meantime all honor to the pro
gressive South Carolinans, who were
the first to see its possibilities.
DON'T LET WATER LEAK
AROUND RADIATOR CAP
One of the minor annoyances to
which motorists are sometimes sub
jected is leaking at the radiator cap
and while it is only' a small matter, it
can be so easily obviated that there is
no good reason for letting it go.
The reason for this le.aking is that
the velocity of the water circulation
occasionally exceeds the capacity of
the radiator, or, again, it may be that
owing to some faulty condition causing
overheating, steam is generated by the
water’s boiling faster than the overflow
will take it off.
The cure' is very simple. Make a
gasket of red fiber 1-16 of an inch thick
and place it under the filter cap. This
will serve the double purpose of pre
venting the cap from working loose and
will keep the water from leaking out
and staining the radiator with un
sightly blotches of rust.
HOW TO DISLODGE VALVE CAPS.
Occasionaly a valve cap will stick
and defy all ordinary efforts to loosen
it. When this occurs, run your engine
for a little while, until the cap is heat
ed, then pour a small amount of water
in the recess of the cap. This causes a
sudden cooling, which makes a con
traction, thereby allowing the cqp to be
easily unscrewed.
Oakland
"THE CAR WITH A CONSCIENCE”
We invite your
critical Inspection of
Models on display at the
Auto Show
or at our Salesroom
The Cars speak for
themselves
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Southern Branch, 141 Peachtree St.
Oakland Motor Company
Southern Road Builders Hold
Meeting! During Show Week
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AS is natural and fitting, the fourth
annual convention of the South
ern Appalachian Good Roads con
vention will be held in Atlanta the week
of the show.
The dates set for the meetings are
November 20 and 21.
The relation between automobiles
and good roads has long been close.
The automobiles forced the building of
good roads —the automobiles have done
much to pay for the improving of the
roads.
The good roads enthusiasts and the
. automobile folks will have a wonder
fully good chance to meet and to fra
. ternize during the course of the Appa
t lachlan convention. . There will be
t governors here for the show, state &e
--‘ ologists, members of congress, state
- road experts, college professors, not to
r mention privates -high and low—of th ■
i big army ■ road builders which is so
- rapidly gatheriug strength in Dixie,
e A full outline of the work that the
convention will undertake has not been
J
published as yet. It Is known, how
ever, that it will consider ths following
highway projects:
Crest of the Blue Ridge highway,
Memphis-to-Rr!stol highway, Brlstol
to-VVashing-Gap-Cincinnati highway,
, Asheville-Spartanburg highway, Knox
ville-Atlanta highway and the central
highway of North Carolina.
The history of the association has
; been one of steady growth and achieve
ment. The first meeting, called with
’ the hope of unifying the movement for
good roads, was held October 5, 6 and
7, 1909, in Asheville. The next meeting
was held the following year at Knox
ville. on the grounds of the Appalachian
exposition. Six states were represent
ed at this meeting, a new one in the
organization being Kentucky.
Last year’s convention was held at
Roanoke. At that time seven states
’ wet represented,' West Virginia being
added to tho !>'. At this meeting the
1 discus-ion ;>;ov>>d instructive and en-
I 'imaging ami mdegates were able to
'ji'.qio'.t rea pro-.. .ss in the improving
1 ‘ of roads.