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NASH IS HUD OF
GENERAL MOTORS
Buick Manager Forced Way to
Front Despite Early
Handicaps.
How <"larles W Nash. newly i-k-ci-nl
president of the G.-m-rai Motors i’on,-
pany. was bound out at the age of
seven years for a period of fourteen
years, or until he should become of
gal age, io; the sum of 1100 and threi
suits of clothes and how In- ran away
and aeqilir- I ao 'd-Wlde fame in the
manufacture of motor cars, was told
W’ his bu.dne issociates and felloe
townsmen Flint, Mleh.. last week.
Mr, Nash has just ix -ii promoted f.om
the position of genera; mnnag r of tin
Xlvlck Moto, ('ompany to the p <-sl
deucy of the General Motors < 'oinpi.nv.
V hlch controls HeV<- al ill tile olggl st
and best establish* I motor *.< r ■ ompa
rihr.
Mr. Xs-. . woo is no.-r a big stock
1. Mi: hi 111.- I’.iiicl; Motor Complin)
end v- o is i o’c. pu’il one of the highest
s h-.rics ciawn bj any man In thecoun
t -v, what it mentis to carry :i
• .1 , and be i bread wlntn . an I
•- it in th- , ■at Buick laetorles. with
t . ■!;■ C.ooti workers, tlieie’isn’t a mat.
twi” d’-e-n’i li.-irbor the hop- that t’iiar-
Jev Xas’i will find some way to retain
1 11 dire- lion of the Rule!; Motor I’uin-
Xrrny is general manage ’. while serving
in the cnpai-lty of p: esldetit of tin- Gen
c-.a Uoto.s Company. The real test of
n man’s worth is th esteem in which
he .!• ’ 1 I ,- tise who .-er\-■ under him
and m<-. sured by that standard Mr.
Nash oct uples distinctive place ns an
employer. Mr. Xasli is in his -il’t’i
year and tin- full vigor of ma lure man
hood. As a graduate of the school of
expel It lice and hard knocks lie comes
into ills la: gi place of usefulness
splendidly equipped for the work that
is before lilni and the General Motors
Company is vxceedinglj fortunate in
obtaining the services of so able and
practical a. man.
He was born on a farm near DeKalb,
111., In 1864. In IS7I he was bound out
to Robert Lapworth with the under
standing that lie was to receive a suit
pf clothes and three months’ education
until he was 21 years old. After one
year lie ran away to learn the carpen
ter trade under John Shelben, a Mount
Morris (Mich.) mechanic. He received
seven, eight and nine dollars a month
for his services for three months, when
he began work on a farm for $8 a
month and his board, going to school
in winter. Hr worked on several farms
until 1881, when he entered the hay
pressing business. He was married in
1881 and later took u position as a clerk
in a grocery store, in 1890 he went to
work for the Flint Road Cart Company,
mm the Durunt-Dort Caviiig.- Com
pany. so; $1 a day.
With this company he found Ills en
ergy and ability were appreciated and
la quickly forged to the front. He was
appointed general manager of tin- Buick
Motor Company in 1910 and his election
to Hu presidency of tin'General Moto-.
Company a few days ago was heraldel
throughout the motor <ar manufactur
ing wot Id.
MORGAN & WRIGHT TO
DOUBLE CAPACITY OF
DETROIT TIRE PLANT
The greatest daily output ever con
sidered possible in tire manufacture is
provided for in next year’s plans of the
I tilt ’d States Tir- Company, which
have Just been made public. This con
cern. which o’perates four great plants,
plans an expenditure- of over |3.00l).o0u
in factory improvements and exten
sions.
First if all, the Morgan w- Wright
plant, which is located in Detroit, is to
be doubled in both area and production.
Ground ha- been broken tor several
new buildings, and work will be rushed
forward as rapidly us possibh -.
It is planned to erect sixteen new’
factory buildings, ranging in size from
2,000 square feet to 131.000 square feet.
Xmong these will be a finely appointed
laboratory, where the scientific experi
mental work incidental to the manufac
ture of automobile tire;: can be chi t ied
on.
When all -if this work is finished, the
Morgan & Wright plant will have a
floor «i<ic> of mor. than 1.000,000
square feet, twin its siz- nt tin pres
ent time.
In addlt'.’H to its big Detroit facto) y.
the I uited States Tir* Company oper
ates extensive rubber works in Indian
apolis, Hartford and Providence, and
It Is the intention to increase the fa
cilities of all these plants
TOUR TO FRISCO BY AUTO.
California believes that a large num
ber of the visitors to the exposition at
San Francisco in 1915 will come by
automobile, and by no means intends
that these shall got out of the state
without seeing mote of the beauties
than are to be found in the exhibits or
along the roads to it. A tour through
the state was recently mapped out, cov
ering all the most Important and beau
tiful parts, and is to bi- advertised ex
tensively. It is to be culled tin I’as- at
tour, from the Spanish word meaning to
loiter, and. us mapped, winders about
the state so us to include tlx ocean,
the mountains, tin- - t .u; : fer-
ti.-- Vu.b-ys Tie. -,..-t till.-,- will 4n. wb-iut
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The Studebaker “Six” Passes
Through Atlanta En Route
to Detroit.
Tile Studebaker “Six.” w nidi waw i
driven from Atlanta alter the auto-1
mobile show through the sands of Geor
gia and Florida. i‘a>m hmk through
Atlanta ,-n route to Detroit.
Witli Hie exception of a full coat of
mud and dirt, the ear was in the suim
condition as when it left, despite Hie
fact that il was given tile roughest sort
of treatment possible on the worst
roads to be found in the South.
Harry Cohen, who accompanied
George Meinxinger, of the factory ex
perimental department, speaking of the
trip, said:
’’line of tlie important facts that wc
have thoroughly demonstrated on this
trtii is that n s<i-lnch tread can travel
the country roads in south Georgia and
Florida as well ass a 60-indi tread.
Heretofore it lias been thought im
possible to gel service in these parts
from a narrow tread car. but the new
Studebaker lias proven this to be
erroneous, it i.s my firm belief that
the result will be more 56-inch treads
sold in Florida during 1913 than the
wider ones.
‘ Tile ear experienced absolutely no
trouble whatsoever, and yet we follow
ed Mr Hazlett’s instructions to the let
ter. His orders said: ’I am not send
ing you on this trip to take care of the
ear; I want you to sul4«Ct it to the
roughest treatment that it would pos
sibly experience in the hands of the
most careless owner. 1 want to’know
if any changes are necessary to make
tills ear absolutely reliable under any
kind of conditions.’ And we certainly
put the ear to some test. We drove
through .-and that’came almost to the
hull and through mud roads that were
considered almost Impassable.
“At every point we picked the places
where tlie going looked the hardest, and
yet neevr once was there a bobble. Tlie
motor, transmission, ignition and cool
ing system behaved perfectly at all
times, and we are driving tlie car from
Atlanta to Detroit without making a
single adjustment.
The roads in this section show a
marked improvement over conditions of
two years ago. and we ran across con
vict gangs at work all along the way.
The country seemed in an exceptionally
prosperous condition. Tlie farmers were
all enthusiastic over crop conditions.’
and our dealers and agents were clam
oring for ears."
’’Milestones" on the open
road are scar ce 1 y m ore
plentiful than Ford service
stations. It’s the one car
that has a world-wide service
system—a world-wide reputa
tion—and is produced on a
scale large enough to satisfy ;
a world-wide demand.
Every third ear is a Ford. Nearly ISO.OOO i
have; been sold and delivered. New prices
- runabout $525 —touring ear S6OO- de
livery ear $625-- town car SSO0 —with all
equipment, f. <>. b. Detroit. Get particu
lars from Ford Motor I’oinpany, 311
I‘eaehtree Si.. Atlanta, or direct from
Detroit Factory
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The Atlanta Georgian
Automobili Department
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Studebaker Engineers Proffer
Boon to the Motorist
in Winter.
To baffle the stmm king in ills as
saults on motoring lannfort has been
long the alm of automobile designers
and body experts. improved wind
shields and tops have helped somewhat
toward this end. There ape now on the
market a numbi r of practical automo
bile stoves and foot - warmers. Special
brands of lobes and cold weather cloth-’
Ing have been involved. The inclosed
body types iv.iltiply on city stn-etr in
ail their glory of coupe, sedan, landau
let and limousine.
Many motorists, w hose means permit,
maintain separate equipment for cold
weather rnotoiing. Rut tie- average
man either garages his ear on blocks
du: 'ng the coldest weatlmr or else does
ids best to last it out, muffled well in
furs ami getting whatever benefit lie
can, from his side curtains.
< >nly one who lias struggled in zero
weather with refractory curtains,
knows the discomfort whicli tins sys
tem implies. To sit inside a car and to
reach out a bare hand, above the door,
buttoning up a gap conveniently acces
sible only from without, is a process
that robs a winter motoring trip of
much of its zest. When frequent stops
are made, as in the ease of a physician
making his rounds, tlie discomfort and
lost time become an increasing annoy
ance.
It recently occurred to one of the
Studebaker engineers that tlie side
curtain might be made to swing with
the door. He worked out a curtain of
this kind and found it necessary to add
only a few pieces of supplementary
construction, easily removed when open
sides are desired. Tin- advantage was
so plain that tin- plan was woiked out
to a logical conclusion with a series of
curtains which would tightly inelose
the entire passenger compartment of a
Studebaker “30” roadster. One of tlie
details is a flap from the top whieli
clips snugly to the top of the wind
shield, effectively closing a Joint always
troublesome with (lie old-style curtains.
Witli tlie doors closed, the new Stude
baker system makes a car perfectly
tight, excepting two small holes for
ventilation, one at either upper corner
of the top.
It Is believed that th” Studebaker
plan is patentable, and exclusive rights
will be asked for. In the meantime the
Studebaker Corporation is arianging to
manufacture a limited number of
Studebaker ”20" roadsters, equipped
with the storm curtains and designed
especially for doctors, contructois and
others who will appreciate a light.
. closed ear, affording easy entrance ami
egress and capable of being trans
formed on short notice into a standard,
open type.
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What to Do and
. How to Do It
Several of the tire companies are now
supplying Inner tubes nicely done up in
envelopes. This is more fc.- tile pro-
I teetlon of the tube than tor tippearance
or advertising and the covering should
not b> removed until it is desired to
use the tube. 11l tlie tool box, where
spare tubes are usually carried, it pro
tests tlie rubber from sharp tools or
oily boxes, both of which wreak Imvoc
witli tires. The best plan is to carry
the tube in some place wher< then- is no
danger from either oil or tools. Nevei
jiut a tuba in loose witli a number of
tools, for a few mile:; will serve to put
the sharp points through tile rubber in
a half-dozen places.
Radiator caps often have an unhappy
knack of working- loose, and it is no
’ uncommon occurrence to see tlie front
of tin- radiator around tlie tiller covered
with lin-igiitly red dust. This is due to
the velocity of the water circulation
sometimes exceeding the capacity of
the radiator or the steam that is gen
erated by a temporary boiling of the
water. If a gasket is made of red fiber,
say 1-16 inch thick, and placed undflr
the filter cap, the latter will not shake
loose, and at the same time, tlie gasket
will prevent leakage of water past tlie
cap. It may happen that the overflow
pipe has had a blow and blocked thu
p:r«sage.
TRUCKS FOR MAIL DELIVERY.
The London, England, postoffice is to
employ 70 new motor trucks to convey
letters and parcels between the central
and district offices and stations. The
wagons will have a capacity of one ton
each, and when tiiey are placed in serv
ice the postoftiee fleet will number about
100 cars.
No-Rim-Cut Tires
10% Oversize
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Face the Facts
Don’t buy tires by guesswork. Keep
records—make your mileage tests.
Men who do this buy No-Rim-Cut tires.
And tens of thousands find the average
saving 48 per cent.
So many know this that these tires fc.a
outsell all others.
And the sale today is ten times larger
than three years ago.
Think of This Winter Treads
Men have tested out in service Now these tires, if wantetl, come
1.700,000 Goodyear tires. with the ideal non-skid tread.
Last year they bought, because A tread made of
of the records, 918,687 tires. And very tough rubber. Not a mere
! our factory shortage lost us sales s ‘fiK ie trea “’
of some 400,000 more. Deep-cut blocks winch present
to tile road surface countless edges
and angles. Enduring treads with
250,000 Know a bulldog grip.
And blocks that meet at tlie base
Now some motorists have Sl> the strain is distributed— not
adopted Goodyear tires. centered, as usual, on a part of
th? fabric
They know that our patent tires These th) s ]ue?n 10l lived
can t nm-cut. 1 hey know that tire a s t! * at . s sure / las( .
the oversize on the average, adds , protection. Come see it.
25 per eent to the tire mileage. Write for the Goodyear Tire
You ought to know, as th*»y do, Book—fourteenth year edition. It
what these savings mean. deals with tire economy.
(jOOD>YEAR
XI XKROXO.no
lIJIRSII ' No-Rim-Cut Tires
, ox*.-..7'.5r '/ With or Without
Non-Skid Tread
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio
TM» Company lihm no < onnrr(ion nhifrirr with nnw other
rubber < tmrern which uaew tlie f i«»<»rtyc.nr name
ATLANTA BRANCH. 223 Peachtree Street.
Teleuhone Bell Ivy 915 and 797.
MTDUME
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Touring by Motor Car Is Still in
Its infancy, Says
Harroun.
Ray Harroun, formerly one of the
most noted race drivers in the country,
winner of the’ first 500-tnile Interna
i lional Sweepstakes rage, now a member
1 of the engineering staff of Nordyke &
Mannon Company, has just made a
I 2,000-mile trip to Pittsbury and vicinity
lin a Marin.m "Six" touring car. Prae
; ticaliy all the time was spent in the
mountainous districts of that neighbor
hood.
“Automobile touring is still in its in
fancy.” says Harroun. “although auto
mobile owners ale gradually waking up
to its possibilities. Much of the credit
for tlie aroused interest is due the
manufacturers of the cars, who are
seeking to embody all the features in
> their ears that will make touring de
lightful.
“Chief among these refinements are
the adoption of a long wheel-base,
; whieli tends to equalize the unevenness
of country highways, and the intro
duction of the demountable wheel,
which lias done away witli much of the
old bugbear that was formerly attached
to tire-changing. What was formerly
considered quite a venture in touring iif
now quite commonplace, if we can
judge by the frequency witli which am
ateur drivers undertake tours ranging
anywhere from 500 to 5,000 or 111.000
miles in length.
“After all. touring is the on< ideal
way of spending a vacation, for one can
be out in tlie open air ail tlie time en
joying beautiful scenery, without any
thought of schedules or time tables or
Pullman accommodations. In fact, the
way ears are built today rivals in com
fort the best tluU. Hie palace bars of the
steam road can produce. 1 was really
surprised at the large number of tour
ing parties I met on my trip, and it cer
tainly speaks well for the popularity of
the motor car. My own trip was on
business for th<^Mannon factory, giving
at tlie same time an opportunity to give
further test on the hills of the Mannon
’Six’ whieli I was driving.
"A trip covering 2,000 miles in about
two weeks would have been considered
extraordinary a few years ago. At that
time it would have been necessary to
provide all sorts of special equipment j
before starting. Hut as manufacturers
have reached ‘he point where their ears
represent additional comfort and lux
ury, as well as capability, 2,000 miles is
hardly above the commonplace,
’ “One Mannon owner has just left In
dianapolis on a 10,000-mile trip to tlie
coast and back, with the idea of run
ning 10,000 miles in 100 running days.
That is an indication of what the mod
ern motor car will allow.”
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Let Your Trade Know that your business is
thoroughly up-to-date. Make your deliveries in
1 a Studebaker “20” and advertise yourself ahead
| of your competitors.
This swift, sure, handsome car is a constant
advertisement of progressive merchants. Because
good customers go where they get good service,
you need a Studebaker “20." It is a business
builder. Goes quicker and farther and costs less
The car s record in use is its best recommen
dation, but in addition you have the extra assur
ance of Studebaker service. You run no risk.
1 Send for us
The Studebaker Corporation
Atlanta Branch, 114 Auburn Ave.
G. W. HANSON. Manager.
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