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When a Motorist
Needs a Friend
It is after he has bought. It does not matter
much what car you buy or how much you pay,
sooner or iater you will have need of the dealer.
If he is strong, intelligent and interested he
will give you service.
If he has split his profits when he sold you
your car, if he has no ideals and is not broad,
in other words, is net suceesaFul nor a good
business man, you will sooner or later regret
your having bought of him.
The best car it is possible to build, fails if the
dealer’s support is not back of it. Inquire
among motorists about our standing. Before
you buy any car consider the dealer who sells it
quite as much as you would the car itself.
See that he is well established and that he has
a reputation for giving service. Be sure he is
prosperous. Service is not possible if he cuts
prices or if he makes unreasonable allowances
for second-hand cars and thus ties up all his
capital in worthless assets.
It is the part of good business to buy only
of successful business men, whether it be motor
cars or any other line of merchandise. The
dealer must be a good business man or no
matter what car he sells, you risk losing all the
motor satisfaction you should have.
Buy a Six if You Are Paying More Than $2,000
The "54“ HUDSON is sfl tWanr aWmobHe at
any price can be in performance, luxury, cocnfort and
value. Backed by our own tanrioa yon will find in it ae
near an approach to ideal motor ratiafaction at is
known.
The "54'’ HUDSON ir the antwer to a question that
has long concerned all automobile builders: “What
will Howard E. Coffin do when he builda a Six?’'
When he built this car he had at his associates
experts from 97 leading American and European fac
tories- -48 all told.
Thus all guest work was eliminated—all experiment
made unnecessary. With so many viewpoints and so
much experience, errors that others had made
eliminated—advancements that others found impossible
were easily accomplished.
The "54” HUDSONnas electric lights. It is elso-
trically self-cranked. The famous Delco system,
patented, is used. Every luxury is included, speedo
meter. plock. top, curtains, rain-virion windshield, de
mountable rims, 12-inch upholstery, etc. Equipped
with a five-passenger Phaeton body at $2450, f. o. b.
Detroit.
At $1875 you can obtain the HUDSON "37"—
designed by the same engineers that built the “54’*—
and pointed to as the "Four-cylinder masterpiece."
See the Triangle on the Radiator
FULTON AUTO SUPPLY CO., Distributors
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46 E. North Ave. J. W.Goldsmith, President Atlanta, Ga.
If KARST \S SUNDAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA. GA., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1913.
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The World’* Largest Builders of Six-Cylinder Automobiles
"54“ Phaeton
Electrically Self-Cranking and
Electrically Lighted
ion cnjiiicitico'.
nc * Accessible - Economical
>Lrl rtfC/fj'tru(ion
The White Company ’ '
120-22-Mqt-ieUci. .St.
i \ t L a 1>I 1 A BRANCH
f'anager
; Telephone Ivy 2347 238-240 PEACHTREE ST.
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JOHNNY JENKINS WILL
DRIVE IN HOOSIER RACE
INDIANAPOLIS, April id—John j
uy Jenkln*, the veteran automobile ]
racing driver, ha* sent in his entry !
to the Indianapolis Speedway Man
ogewent for the famous 600-mils rac
to be held Decoration Day at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Jen
hint has fully recovered from the ac
t ident which he met with In the Los
Angeles twenty-Tour-hour race and ‘
he will drive a fcjchact car which h
being rebuilt at the Schoct factor*
fbr him and will be in shape for
tryout In a few days.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedwn\
was not touched by the flood which
held Indianapolis In Its grasp and the
management reports that not a dol
Jar’s worth of property connected
with the biff ra e track has been
harmed, as the Speedway Is aituate.
on high ground end was several mile-
removed from the flood zone.
KEEP PIPE STRAIGHT
If the feed pipe from the fuel tank to
tlK» carburetor is carried close to the
exhaust pipe, trouble Irnay bo met «h
tbe result of the heating effect of tin
exhaust, particularly if tne feed ripe b
kinked or bent sharply, in which ease
there is a decided tendency for small
vapor locks to form similar In man*
ways to air locks in the cooling system
The result of this condition of affairs
Is a cutting off the supply from the
float chamber.
Trouble from this source is likely
to occur only when the motor Is run
ning slowly, otherwise, the rapid flow
of the fuel serves to earn’ away the
heat, with the only result a somewhat
accelerated vaporization.
The remedy is. of course, to rearrange
the piping, giving it a straighter and
therefore cooler path.
Tire Economy-
Tire Security— |||
Tire Comfort— |f|
That is the "Firestone” 1|||
combination —particu- sll|
tarty on NON-SKID »
Tires. Economy of
longest wear—Security ipk
against accident—Com-
fort of extra resiliency.
Firestone*
Non* rss •
skid lires
Cost most to
build — but
cost you least
to u?e Ask
tor Book—
"What’sWhat
in Tires.”
JBBBk
l be Firestone l ire
& Rubber Co.
"»m«rica't largest ficluelre
Tire and Rim Makers"
253-255 Pachlrte St
ATLANTA.
Momr Office and Factory
Akron. 0 Branchps in all
large cHies,
t‘OA" X / S'
OU louring vmv ~
“40” Touring Car-Wo sizes
“60" Touring Car-six cylinder
’7. The White ^^jfr'Company
__ 120-22 Morsello,St.
APRIL 25 IS DATE
Friends of Machine Will Gather!
by Invitation to Inspect Up-to-
date Establishment.
SITE OF OLD PEEL HOME;
H. C. Whitney, Long Identified
With Automobiling in South,
To be in Charge.
The occupancy of the new building at
th* corner of Peachtree Street and Mer
ritt* Avenue by the Atlanta Branch of
fh# Locomobile Company of America
mark* one of the moat notable develop
ment* In the automobile bufdness that
ha* ever taken place In Atlanta.
The construction of the new branch
building In Atlanta la the rcault of the
big demand throughout the South for e
ear of the quality of the Locomobile.
In equipment, design and convenience,
The new branch houiie leaves nothing to
b* desired Facing Peachtree Street, It
ha* a frontage of 45 feet, with a total
depth extending along Merritt* Avenue
of ISO feet, being a two-story building
remaining a salesroom and service de
partment
Brilliant Sales Room.
The sales room Is an admirably light
ed, beautifully arranged room, the main
office being at the back with the service
department office on a mezzanine floor.
Opening off from the sales room Is tho
service department, with on elevator to
the second floor, which can be used for
atprlng cars. The building Is of brick
with granite and exceptionally large
Window area. A beautifully decorated
■erlpt *‘L” adopted from the Locomobile
•crlpt has been used an a decorative
feature In the construction of the build-
‘T* direct charge is H. C. Whitney,
branch manager, long associated with
high grade automobiles in the Routh and
a man thoroughly ©quipped to take the
responsible position of branch manager
for a car of the standing of the loco
mobile In this section. Under Mr. Whit
ney’s supervision come the States of
«>eorgia, Alabama. Florida, Routh Caro
lina, Tennessee, Mississippi and Texas.
In charge of the service department
1* A. B. Klngree, for seven years in the
mechanical department of tho Locomo
bile Company of America at the factory.
Mr. Kingree Is exceptionally well fitted
to look after Locomobile owners In the
southern territory because of his long
experience as traveling representative
Through the South for the Locomobile
Company.
Formal Opening April 26.
Both Mr. Whitney and Mr Klngree
are thoroughly well acquainted with
Southern conditions. The formal open
ing of the new Atlanta branch will be
held on or about April 115 and will be
an Invitation affair Although the new
-ales room has not yet been formally
opened, Mr. Whitney has already a
omplete line of Locomobile agr* for
exhibition and domonstration and can
make Immediate delivery.
Tho admirable location of tho Atlanta
branch and Its strong personnel, to
gether with tho high reputation of the
car, bid fair to make the opening an
auspicious occasion in the automobile
history of Atlanta.
Th* Locomobile was the first Amerl-
• an car to win the Vanderbilt race,
«ieorgo Robertson bringing the historic
<iip to the Locomobile factory in ft 90
h. p car in 190# Jn this memorable
rac* the Locomobile broke the world’s
record for speed.
The locomobile Company wan one of
the pioneer builders of automobile* In
this country, having made their first
cars in 1$W9 and have been steadily en
gaged in the building of high grad* au
tomobiles ever since.
must carry. One of the virtues of the
modern auto is tho simplicity and the
light weight of the power plant, and
the addition of an extra carburetor ami
heating device Is not in the line of
progress, although it may be necessary
to nu*et the requirements of the fuel
situation.
Will Reduce Insurance.
Kerosene will be received favorably
by the Insurance companies because It
Is considered safer than gasoline. The
kerosene propelled car can be stored
in warm and less ventilated buildings
than cun a gasoline car. Losses by leak
age do not evaporate and leuvo no trace
as does gasoline, but show their exist
ence by oily spots, and thus contribute
to economy by indicating the need for
repairs and attention.
A number of gasoline cars are to-day
fitted with two carburetors, so as to
run on kerosen** after being started oil
gasoline, and this practice is growing
fast. That the heavier fuel is coming
Into use with a rush will not be denied
by any well-informed engineer.
If you want an automobile that,
looks well beside any car—that
runs well anywhere—then you
will he more than pleased with
this handsome Cartercar Motiel
BA.
It is bis and room?, not too
heavy, but just right for comfort
able driving. The elimination of
jerks and jars makes it run
smoothly and quietly, even over
the roughest roads.
And this lack of jerks and jars
also means that the Cartercar will
give you about double the usual
tire mileage.
When you start out tn your Oar-
terenr you know that you will
reach your destination—and you
| also know that you may go by
any route that you wish. You
do fiot hdve to pick the roads—
they're all good to a Cartercar.
Ask us to take you for a ride
j in this car—you pick out the
roads and don't be afraid to
: choose the bad ones. I^t us show
i you to your own satisfaction that
J Cartercar service means the very
J best service possible.
Of course, all Cartercars are
equipped with Electric Starting
and Lighting System—and all
equipment is included at the list
prices. Will you be ready for a
demonstration tomorrow? All
right! Just phone.
P OPE-JIARTFORl) touring j.art from Jiri<i,rep.irt. III., who passed through Atlanta on their
tv ay had; home. II. \V. Lewis and (i. ('. Gray, in a bi#, powerful “Pope,” with a special
ly built body, have covered 40,000 miles nince last November. They drove from Illinois all
over the eastern part of the country and down into Florida, and are now making their way
back home. • . • *
Autos’ Tail Lights
Dangerous, Says an
Expert Engineer
E
FUEL OF FUTURE
No Truck Better
Than Weakest Tire,
Declares W. F. West
Vibraatlon la Very Destructive to
Mechanism and Rubber Men
Must Meet It.
W. F. West, local manager of the
Fireetone Tire A Rubber Company, says:
“The minute a motor truck’s wheels
stop turning, It becomes an expense
instead of a dividend-paying asset.
Every truck owner recognizes this.
Te is fast discovering, as well, that no
He Is fast dlscoveflngfl us well, that no
tires with which it is equipped. These
facts explain the deep study now
being devoted to tires arid their build
ing by tho more progressive truck own
ers.
“Everywhere the demand has been
for mileage And mileage is a big e»-
sentlnl to the profitable truck opera
tion. But If this mileage is at the ex
pen*© of ‘life* in the tiro, the loss occa
sioned by truck repair expense will kill
the mileage value and defeat the pri
mary' purpose for which a rubber tire is
Intended.
“When rubber tires were first used
on motor trucks, the chief aim was,
and still Is, to aid the spring* in ab
sorbing the bumps ns well ns the con
stant vibration caused by street and
road Irregularities This vibration, if
allowed to reach tho truck’s mechan
ism, must eventually loosen bolls and
nuts, cause expensive repairs and more
expensive delays. Rubber costs‘money
-—big money. Buoyancy requires a good
percentage of high-grade rubber. The
result, naturally, was that truck own
ers found rubber tiro equipment ex
pensive, and demanded long mileage
with every tlrp they bbught.
HOW TO FIX CARBURETOR. .
In making varburotor adjustment*,
most automobile operators neglect to
take Into consideration the fact that it
Is more essential to have the motor .fire j
I hard
loads and on low *po*d* than to race i
and run at maximum efficiency when j
Idling. In other words, the majority of ;
operator* sot their carburetor* so that j
th** motor will rim at Its highest speed i
without missing when the car Is stand- j
lug still, with no load on the engii *
Although tho motor will usually run
et maximum efficiency on high speed
with such an adjustment, it does not
necessarily Indicate that thi* adjustment
will prove to be the best when the motor
Is running at slow speed and under
heavy load. ,
No Chance to Quit
Motor Manufacture,
Asserts Leigh Best
American Locomotive Company Says
Report of Alco’s “Death" Is
“Greatly Exaggerated.”
NI3W YORK, April 19.- I^eigh Best,
vice president of the American Loco
motive Corn pan y, has Issued tho follow
ing statement:
“In view of conjectures now current
because we have not before announced
our plans for this, season. I desire to
state that we have never entertained
discontinuing the manufacture of 'Alco
motor trucks, motor cars and taxicabs,
Quite to tho contrary, wo have started
a vigorous campaign and intend to go
afiqr this business stronger than ever.
“A* far as possible, we plan to aegie-
gu<4; the automobile department . from
other branches of the American*Loco*
motive Company, placing the manufac
ture and sales distribution of Alco motor
trucks, cars and taxicabs under a sep
arate urganizatlon, with the backing
of the American Ijocomotlve Company.
Mr. Best, who was named several
months ago In charge of the automobile
department, has been a vice president
of the American Locomotive Company
for the past nine years. Iq charge of
financial, accounting, legal and corpor
ate matters, he has been In close touch
with the growth of the automobile de
partment.
Glen Curtiss Buys
Auto As Substitute
For Flyiug Machine
To Skin Over Roads in Mitchell Six
Instead of in an
Aeroplane.
Firm In bis determination to no longer
tempt fate by flying, Aviator Glenn H.
Curtiss, whose exploits in a biplane have
given him international fame, has com
promised cn an automobile that will
“skim over the road* like a bird.’’
Known In two hemispheres as the
greatest gas engine expert of the dec
ide,, Mr, Curtis* has planned to remain
near his aeroplane factory at Ham-
mondsport, N. Y., from A10*11 25 until
next fall, when he will go to Ban Diego,
Cal., for several months to direct ex
periments with hydroaeroplanes.
In order to escape the almost Irre
sistible impulse to start a motor on
his ueroplane and take an air jaunt
to some neighboring city at an altitude
of several thousand feet, Mr. Curtiss lias
arranged to have a seven-passenger,
six-cylinder Mitchell automobile deliv
ered from the factory at Racine to his
summer home at Hammondsport, and
will put in his spare time touring.
Rrilroad Men Would Have Some
Other Color Than Red Adopted
For Motor Cars.
The red light as a signal on the
rear of motor ears at night to pre
vent r* ir end collisions on the road
may t legislated out of existence with
in the next few years because of their
being dangerous to the operation of
railroad trains.
That statement sounds strange. It
Is a fact, nevertheless. That these
lights already have caused trouble L»a*
Just n < n brought out as a result ol a
coin mi 11 < * representing the locomotive
«ngin. operating train* In New Eng
land l aving spught some remedy
throw/- the Massachusetts Highway
Commit -den
The n umbers of the committee made
a plea that the red light* on motor
Car s bo hanged to white, or some other
* o!«r r < used in railroading, and when
Colonel W D. Sohier, chairman of the
comm i. ion, heard what they had to
say fm > call zed right away that it was
an Important matter.
Color el Sohier was told that there
are many place* In the Bay State, and.
.in fu< r throughout New England, where
(he ‘i fr'hwav and railroad tracks run
| parallel And at some places, for ©x-
; " p’* " near Andover and Gloucester,
make a curve so that the
high\\;i runs within a few feet of the
railroad roadbed.
' >n n re than one occasion, it was
.'-ta * :. n engineer corning around a
,curve l ad seen a red light ahead and
I Jammed on his emergency brakes, bring-
ng the train to a quick stop. Jolting the
passenger*, of course, only to *ee the
red light moving away, being thf* tali
light of a motor car instead of a danger
signal cn the railroad tracks.
This has happened to some of the
important trains. It was stated. Of
cour-e, to an engineer the red light
coming upon him suddenly out of the
darkr-.-s and In close proximity left no
alternative but to take precaution, and
after th’* happened a few times It got
talked about among the engineers So
it seems that the matter was not one
to ho laughed about, but a real *££ious
menace viewed by these men.
DRAMATIZE MOTORCYCLE.
A motorcycle play, written, staged
and produced by motorcycle riders and
containing a “motorcycle hero,” Is the
latest contribution of Kansas.
Members of the Manhattan Motorcycle
Club, at Manhattan, Kan., are respon
sible f<*r the idea—and the play.
Claude Stone, Merle Edelbiute and K.
W Hough ham are to be the joint au
thor.-. and Professor Kamtneyer. of the
Mani a dan Agricultural College, will
give the play its final touches.
A motorcycle elopement and other
thrilling scenes in which the motorcycle
figures will be incorporatedMn the piece.
Will Reduce Bills and Is Also
Safer to Handle—Two Car
buretors Necessary.
By CHARLES E. DUREA.
The last decade ha* seen the price of
gasoline soar from waste product prices
up to 400 per cent to 500 per cent of j
the former price. lo-dey. Instead of |
being a drug on the market. It Is the ;
most profitable of the petroleum prod- i
ucts, and* prices are soaring still high
er Whereas, ten years or more ago 1
the various States had to enforce law's
to prevent the adulteration of kerosene
wltn the light volatile fluids nowadays
It is almost the other way The kero
senes are of the heaviest and highest
fire test, while the gasoline very closely
resembles the cheaper kerosenes of a
few years back.
Many factors have contributed to this
change The rapidly increasing use of
the stationary engine has added a large
market for the gasoline fuel. The phe
nomenal growth of the auto business
has been the main factor, however.
With factory outputs doubling and treb
ling, and with the use of the auto be
coming more constant, It Is no wonder
that the demand for fuel ha* grown be
yond the ability of the refiners to sup
ply.
Big Demand for Fusl.
Not only has the pleasure vehicle in
creased greatly In numbers, but Its use
extends over the whole year. Where
only a few years ago one saw but few
autos In the winter, now It Is recog
nized that they are more reliable In
winter than horses, and certainly the
powerful Inclosed cars warmed with heat
from the engine, are far beyond previ
ous vehicle* In th© matter of comfort.
Then to the pleasure car fuel needs
must be added the rapidly growing num
ber of business vehicles with their large
needs for fuel. Not only do they em
ploy large motors, but being In use the
whole day, every day In the week, they
require large quantities of fuel. And
since the amount of gasoline in a barrel
of crude oil Is not a large percentage.
It Is evident that some other fuel must
soon be used for these pow'er vehicles
The larger truck* will first turn to
kerosene to reduce their fuel bills. This
they can easily do. because they run
almost constantly all day after start
ing in the morning. The use of kero
sene at present offers little difficulty
after the engine Is once started. The
heat from the exhaust can be used to
vaporize the heavy fuel, and the vapor
serves Just as perfectly as the vapor
of a fuel which doe* not need beat.
The increase in price will also force
the stationary* engine owner to use kero
sene. The addition of a heating device
means but a slight cost, and he can save
money without being obliged to carry
some extra apparatus as the auto used
This Feature Means
Perfect Service
Tho (ioarlosH Transmission which is employed in tho Car-
torear, instead of the usual weak gear construction, is Ihe fea
ture whioh makes this ear serviceable under all conditions.
It is this feature which enables it to climb 50 per cent hills—
which affords the unlimited number of speeds—and which pre
vents jerks and jars.
A Speedy, Classy 5-Passenger for $1,700
Henry Ford has built more
automobiles than any man
who ever lived. He knows
how. That’s the reason he can
build “The Universal Car” at
a wonderfully low price.
Better get yours now—if you
want a Ford this season.
Our grreat factory has produced nearly a
quarter of a million Model T’s. Prices:
Runabout, $525; Touring Car, $600; Town
Car, $800-—f. o. b. Detroit with all equip
ment. For particulars get “Ford Times”
- an interesting automobile magazine. It’s
free—from Detroit factory. Ford Motor
Company, 311 Peachtree Street, Atlanta.
CADILLAC
STEINHAUER & WIGHT
228-230 Peachtree St. Ivy 2233