Newspaper Page Text
Information recently releam.ad by
the War Department in connection
with the publishing of war instruc
tion books on all types of army motor
vehicles, reveals the magnitude of
the task of training sufficient num
ber of med to operate and maintain
the wvast quantity of motor equip
ment necessary to carry on the war.
[t required 29 different books com
prising a total of more than 5,000
pvages of instruction matter 4o illus
rate and describe the army ordnance
trucks, tractors and tanks.
To design and produce these books
was the war task assigned to Cap
tain Lucius French, who, prior to
the war, was advertising manager
of the National Motor Car and Ve
hicle Corporation, of Indianapolis.
These 29 books were used in this
country and in France to train the
personnel necessary to operate and
keep in repair the army trucks, trac
tors and tanks. All tractor anfl tank
organizations received and studied
from these books prior to receiving
their equipment. The 29 bYooks con
tained a total of 5,687 pages with
2,134 illustrations. The average size
of each book was 192 pages.
Associated with Captain French
on this work were four of the coun
try’s foremost techincal editors on
automobile construction, including
Darwin Hatch, managing editor of
Motor Age; J. Edward Schipper,
technical editor of Automotive In
dustries; H. A. Tarantous, techincal
editor of Motor, and Chester S. Rick
er, of Indianapolis, technical editor
of Auto Trade Journal. The services
of these editors were loaned to the
Government by the publishers. and
served as a committee, under Captain
I'rench to produce all ordnance de
partment instruction matter on mo
tor vehicles. Captain French has re
cently resumed his former connec
tion with the National factory.
| R e SR NWA TS e owes
’
Supre’me in Quality
7 A *':/1 _‘-‘5 “VR
7 ‘,fi,’s’ e R s o :\ B Y
7 r’vf//’rl//'} W% f \\\\\\ \:.\\fj\\\\\‘\“
|y A 5 (A B
A ///// AN W \‘
& Wy 3 R ,a‘k%.\\\\“\ "
k! "v!f!,f/ iy S | \‘wg\\\ \#
A il . A
A ;L R B
Adfi L B i eed
B o % i 1
L % »
S O\ i Y )
\ A ’\\ @& / -
v R \_\\\;< \! ‘ti:\r ; ‘ .
e, _
e ——
~ .'J\;"; Se el
/
DOSS TIRES AND TUBES have stood the hardest
possible road tests. They are made of the best
materials. Motorists who figure comparative tire en
durance per mile find Doss Tires and Tubes give max
imum mileage at minimum cost—that thevy are un
matehable in economy as well as in durability.
Our policy is to give every jobber, dealer and consumer a
square deal in every business transaction; to give the utmost
value in tire service and co-operate with the dealer in giving'
satisfaction to the consumer.
We have a very attractive distributors’ proposition
and good open territory. Write us.
Doss Rubber & Tube Co.
(Factory) ATLANTA, GA,
\
ATLANTA DEALERS: .
subs Tire Repair Co., 226-228 Peachtree Street
Central Auto Co., 40 Auburn Avenue
0. C. BAGGS AUTO CO., 93.95 8. PRYOR ST
TAKES PRIDE IN REPUBLIC TRUCK
oo e .
e ;:a“fi = -
U, P st T "e‘" (!{ .3 3' i ’(" L‘&
o "w‘ 00l 3 ed RS ROIRIAY o Searmes S . o‘ “ g X A:r:", - ;”".7«
e SRR T N o b LI 4 } i
TG B 8 NOOAEem S 2@ ld
e M Hyry A PR B i L PR Rl e
PTG i 8
&lgtnlg?vr vy 3SR Is; \ n i eo et
Shme T A MLO""‘ T e £ SN <il
TR ‘;‘-,%‘zg.@u,\»%\%w” r s .Vg i t - dar - T
B ey w“‘“i«‘“’"‘{i‘ L | YR e
e T 3 »L?")‘ RO RN oS o BLR * ¢I 3 N e
: @,’ TR ‘ \\., am \. 2 :‘. i" ";A“" { . e
er‘ - 7 \ V/ . M“‘ ¢o)\‘ v r g il/ «?&
: ¥ TN TR sl A¥‘ iw pugd |
T TR e N W
& R R U ARt ‘ Lo R e o " % ¥ 3
B S 530 OANOB.OT A 65 A sst Do W R 1 NN _xm\--a;mj
’ S
“Frederick Disinfectant Company is very particular about equipment.
That a man who wears a ditry suit
of clothes or a soiled collar,is liable
to be equally as careles in other re
speots is a theory firmly believed
in by Frederick Disinfectant Com
pany, of Atlanta,
These people were ih the market
for a motor truck, but they were
not to be satisfied with nicrely a
truck. Their theory led them to be
lieve that the public is influenced
as much by appearance of their truck
as it would be by the equipment of
their office or clothes of their em
ploye?. With ‘this idea in mind
they selected a one and a half ton
Republic. This selection was made
for more than one reason.
They believed absolutely in the
quality of the truck and. fucther,
HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1919
it had the high-class appearance they
desired.
Even after selecting the Republic,
which has an extremely neat and
trim appearance, they had the J.
W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant Company,
distrubtors, add another coat of
paint which made the body of the
truck equal to most any mirror.
Driver Henry has caught the spirit
of his firm and is always on the alert
to detect and remove the smallest
spot that finds its way on the high
polished body of the big Republic
truck. &
The J. W. Goldsmith, Jr.-Grant
Company has delivered a number
of Republic trucks during the past
few weeks, one of which was a two
ton Republic to Marratt & Streater.
i o ————r
’
Over half a billion dollars—to be
exact, $562,000,000—~wi1l be expended
in highways improvement in the next
three years throiugh the partnership
between the National Government
and the 48 States created by the Fed
eral ald road act—if, as is °xpected,
the Saepate $209,000,000 amendment to
the road act is concurred in by the
House of Representatives. Chairman
Bankhead, of the Senate postoffice and
post roads committe, predicts the
House cqnferees will agree with the
Senate conferees,
The Federal aid road aect, resulting
in a great degree from the combined
efferts of the American Association
of State Highway Officials and the
American Automobile Association,
became a law July 11, 1916, and car
ried an appropriation of $75,000,000,
which required a like amount from
the several States, the joint money to
be spent in five years on roads which
formed parts of State systems,
The sum of $10,000,000 was also
voted for roads in Federal forest re
serves, to be used in a ten-year pe
riod. In the Senate amendment there
was included $9,000,000 more for for
est reserve roads, $3,000,000 a year for
the next three vears. These roads are
entirely Federal built, without any
supplemental money from the States
which contain forest reserves.
What the States will receive from
the original bill and its amendment
in the next three years is given in the
following table prepared by the United
States bureau of roads:
Totals for Fiscal Year Fiscal
States, Fiscal Year 1919, 1920 Totals. Year 1921, Grand Total.
Alabama .. . $1,676,187.27 $1,995,501.79 $2,100,528,20 $5,772,197.26
ATINORE .& . . 1.098.12&71 1,301.582.79 1,870,078.15 3,767,794.65
Arkansas , . . 1,338,315.30 1,596 436,11 1,680,459,06 4,81:,210,47
California . . 2,433,607.29 2,896 071.77 3,048,496.60 - &378,175.66
Colorado .. . 1,375,920.24 1,648 384,71 1,735,141.80 4,759,446.75
Connecticut. . 492,552.42 582,422.84 614,129.30 1,690,104.56
Delaware .. . 130,349.55 154 .630.46 162,768.90 447,748.91
Plovida .. ¢ & 912,449 89 1,090 214,68 1,147,594.40 3,150,258.97
Georgia .. . 2,152,942.64 2,557,485.02 2,692,089 50 7,402,517.18
e . 974,371.32 1,159.967.62 1,331,018.55 3,355,357.49
Tlinois .. . . 3,506,652 82 4,152.546.23 4,371,101.29 12,030,300.34
Indiana . . : 2,163,392.44 2,564 846.86 2,699,838 80 7,428,078.10
s.. .. InLIEn 2,741 787.78 2,886,092.40 7,944,106.79
Kansas ... ~ 2,295,068,01 2,728 996.46 2,872,627.85 1,896,692.32
Kentucky . . 1562,2656.52 1,856 043.83 1,953,730.35 5,372.039.70
[ Louisiana. . . 1,086,908.30 1,293 385.16 1,361,458.06 8,741,751.52
Maine .. .. 771,393.47 914.339.95 962,463.11 2,648.196 53
’ Maryland .. ~ 697,750.11 ) 826.000.34 869,474,004 2,393,224.49
{ Massachusetts,” 1,179,698.00 1,400,078.27 1,478,766.60 4,053,542.87
| Michigan .. & 2,319.921.33 2,749 706,22 2,594,427.60 7964,055.15
{ Minnesota. . . 2,278,822.11 2,899 471.61 2,841,549.06 7.814,642.78
| Mississippi . . 1,434,957.38 1,709.027.70 1,798,976.53 4.942.961.61
'Missourh b 1 2,713,079.32 ;18,221 096.78 3,390,628.19 9,324R04.29
i Montana . . ~ 1,592847.61 2,898 987.59 1,998,934.31 5,490,771.51
| Nebraska .. . 1,706.399.76 2,025.619.93 2,138,284.14 5,866,303.63
!N, Hampshire. 33,410.35 394 839.72 415,620.7¢ 1,143,870.83
[ Now Jersey .., 949.046.06 1,28 696,52 1,188,101.60 3,265,844 .18
{ New Mexico . 1,273.633.76 1,517 692,98 1,587,671.56 4,388,898 30
| New York . . 3,989,791.41 4,727,117.16 4,975,912.80 13,602,821.37
North Carolina 1,825.679.70 , 2,165 957.19 2,279,954.94 6,271,591.83
North Dakota. 1,226,375.87 1,459 884,53 1,589,720.56 4.222 980,46
Ohio . . ... 397330318 8,523 4TTO 3,708,924.95 10,205,625.80
Oklahoma . . -,844 961.84 2,190 805 45 2,306, 111.00 6,341,878 29
Oregon .. . . 125985395 ™ 1,498,172.29 1,574,918.20 4,330,044.44
ennsvivania , 3,678,154.14 4,362 544.11 4,592,151.69 12,632 849,94
Shode Island . 188,500,468 221 408.81 238,061.91 640,971.18
South Carolina 1,147.724.05 1.36}884.40 1,434,594.10 3,945,192.55
South Dakota. 1,296.724.35 1,540 369 29 1,621.441.36 4.458,545.00
Tennessee . . T 8115227.45 ~ 2150 99685 2.264.207.00 6,230 431.10
Texas . . . . 4,678989.50 5,559 816,80 5,852,438.74 16,001,245,04
S . . 909.205.72 1,078 .424.99 1,135,184,20 3,122 814.91
| Permont .. . 362,650,03 429 376.63 451,975 40 1,244,002.06
%mm ..« » 158915885 1,884 900.6] 1,984,10591 5,45%,162,37
Washington. . 1,154,550.28 1,872 497.77 1,444,734 40 3,071,782.54
West Virginia, §51,524.37 1,010 817,29 1,084,018.20 2,926,269 48
Wisconsin . . 2.040,726.94 2418 598 40 2,545,892.05 7,005,228.39
Wyoming .. . 980,308.69 1,16462°299'0L8°8 06'528°922'1 99'ge¢’
Totals . . $77.M00.000,00 $92.150 000,00 $97,000,000.00 $266,750,000,00
Administration 2,400,000,00 2,850 000,00 3,000,000.00 8.250,000.00
Grand totals. $80,000,0Q0.00 $95,000,000.00 $100,000,000,00 $275,000,000,90
—_—‘——_—‘-’———'—m—mm
General Motors Planning to
Make 400,000 Cars This Year
. Though there has been the usual wag. )
'“:1' of banking heads over the steady |
and daring incresnse in General Motors
netivities, operating and financial, the of- |
ficial ro‘:oru continue te reveal an unine
terrupted expansion in earning power fully
commensurate with the expanding capital
zntion and aseets, " 4
The big and vital point In the mass of
statistics presented in the nine nmmhl'|
roport of operations to the Stock Kxchange
s that onmr’,un. progits of $36,718,000 to
September 30, 1918, were over §51,000,000 |
fnmwr than the achievement for the bent
ull year period, which was 1817 They
compare, for instance, with a total eapi
talization, preforred and ecommon, of sil,-
496,000, when the Durant-du Pont interests |
took the heim at the end of the 1016 fisenl
year and are an interesting refutation of |
“the then-current theory that General Mo- |
tors had reached the genith of it earning
power, - oo .
Upon the 35105,09¢,000 General Moters
common the balance of earnings after
taxes wmounting to $16,341,000 or 46
cents of every 81 of earnings, after all
lvhnrn- including ordinary taxes were
made, represented $16.41 & share for the
nine months.
As of Beptember 30, ull. Genernl Mo
tors had net quick sssels of $102,000,000,
dnrn,unllv’;g the $19,000.000 tax reserve
Hability. hiln, was before tl{a merger with
United sznmrf which on the same date
had $19,600.000 in net quick nssets and
$17,003.000 in plant and investment, or »
total of un.nvoo, An (}mnnllrolou on
December 31 tvok over United Motors for
$39,825,000 of dehenture and common stock
it ean be seen that little was pald for the
immense good.will which undoubtedly at
taches to the various lmcc..:l companies
ecm:pnnd in the United M omm.‘
‘wotion,
General Moters s iink up this
for & production of 4»0,03%3 wm
avar 804 hbn 14 i setimated warious
Commercialize the consulates.
E. G. Willems, of Detroit, who has
visited practically every country on
the face of the earth in the interests
of large manufacturers, makes this
suggestion as one of the most im
portant steps toward a great and
permanent extension ~ of America's
foreign trade. :
“At first glance, the phrase, ‘com
mercialize the consulates,” may seem
somewhat harsh,” said Mr. Willems,
“but, as analysis should prove, the
underlying thought can hardly be re
garded as offensive even to the most
sensitive mind--at any rate not to
a mind interested in establishing
markets for United States goods
abroad. ¢
“My idea is that America's foreign
consuls should be selected with us
much consideration for their ability
to handle affairs of commerce as for
their ability to hande formal affairs
of state. They should, in fact, bé"
regarded as commercial ambassa
dors.
~ “The saldries paid such cofisuls
should be sufficient to attract more
men of business ability, men inter
‘ested at heart in America’s tremen
dous opportunity to establish her
self more securely in the foreign
markets, Sufficient funds should be
provided the consulates to enable
them to procure more detailed daia
and disseminate information which
would strengthen our position with
foreign buyers. Thereé are many good
men in the consulates today, but
they are handicapped.
Mr. Willems, who is foreign sales
representative of Dodge Bros., manu
facturers of motor vehicles, also lays
| great emphasis on the necessity for
| some tangible Government program
| for the merchant marine,
“There has been a splendid begin
lning," he said, “and we now have
more ships than ever before. But
| the- question of manning our fleets
and operating them in competition
lwith the fleets of other nations is a
most important one. [ am wondering
'how we shall compete successfully
against the so-called ‘coolie crews’
with their wages of ‘keep and a few
cents a day.’ We must maintain our
great fleet, and we must pay our
crews, but we must also be able to
offer cargo space at a reasonable
rate. It appears highly probable that
a Government subsidy will be neces
sary to put this competition on a rea
sonable basis.
“l am greatly encouraged by the
attitude of some of our largest Amer
ican banking institutions. Our suc
cess abrbad will always bhe limited
until we have American banking fa
cilities in every foreign market cen
ter. Judging from present indica
tions we have every reason to look
‘fnrward to this as a reality rather
than a vague hope of the far distant |
‘future"' \
. Compulsory teaching of Spanish in
the' public schools, Mr. Willems be
leves, would be an ideal method of
!training the younger generation to
carry on the broader foreign rela
tions now being undertaken by the
American people.
“Spanish is not at an difficult to
learn,” he said, “and after it has heen
mastered, French comes with com
parative ease. Children should be
impressed with" the fact that their
whole destiny may lle in a knowl
edge of these two highly desirable
languages.”
Chevrolet units will turn out. Buick should
easily do 100,000, Oakland probably 60,000
and Oldsmobile, Cadillae -m; Beripps- Booth
should easily make up the remuaining
50,000,
At the moment Genera! Motors has an
outside ecapacity of approximately 500,000
ears, but when she eventusl plans for ex
tension of the Bulck and Cadillac faciii
ties are completed 700000 will more nearly
reprosent it possibilition, At present
Hulck capacity is only 156,000 cars, wiheres
i, when additions at Flint and the pro
f\m-und mesermbiing plant in 8t Louls #fre
erocted it will Le possibie te ship 1.000
dally. Buick s General Motors' malinstay
and its production and earning lead ovor
the various other constituent companicy
will prebably not be cut down for many
yYoars,
People’s Gas Had Deficit
Of $1,366,628 Last Year
The People’'s Goas Light and Coke Com
pany's annual report, just lssued, shows
for the calendar year 1918 a deficit of
$1,366,628 after paying bond interest to
talling $2,366,160, but no dividends during
the year! This compures with a deficit
of $1,712,678 in 1917, when $1,247,477 was
pnid In dividends on (he $35.600,000 out.
standing canital stock
The income account i divided Into two
periods—for the sight months ending Auk
ust 31, when the company wid operating
under ita old rates to consumors, and the
lant four months of the year, under the
new rates. In the first period the deficit
totallea §1.602,218, The second period
#howed & net revenue of SIOO 877
__The deficit for 1918 was made up of
‘!x,on,lulrom the contingent ressrve and
272814 framr the surplus
© e
An Exclusive Tire Shop
and something more—
\G\NATO
QQ :&0 an institution which takes over en
-7} % tire care of your tire equipment,
W saving you time, trouble, and tires.
Q | saving yot . :
w Y =] —
‘m L Our expert repairing and vuicanizing
:‘)‘ ~— cé s the :im m;‘,z Wears |ln.- klind uu:
‘? s vou have long been looking for
ROAD
Ready 86 Jump ___L_if‘:hc Kangaroo. ready to jump to serve gou
Distributors of UNITED STATES TIRES
“United States Tires are Good Tires”
Expert Repairing Vulcanizing Free Road Service
Quick Tire Service, Inc.
Phone m: 62 - 2-6 W. Peachtree Stree¥
anta
Note telephone numbers Read address again
T————— : ) T——
/”« : '\ " :'\~'\:\
B )50, (R
// g 0 clEjolgiiolgle o/e \
PR LAR REA N )
‘\‘é\z‘ EXHAUSTE t\ £ ;.VH J‘; },' \ ‘,/ 4
X\ ‘l@l -AR
NG 5y " ® " 59
N S L A% W /
% Lel K L\'lj
L P R
. . s i ;/
7 y -
The Ram’s-horn—able assistant
-
to the Hot Spot, which makes
? Yh
Chalmers a great car
l :
HERE has been so much favorable comment oo
the Hot Spot device of the. Chalmers that often
l the Ram’s-horn of this great car is overlooked.
The Ram’s-horn completes the magnificent work of
the Hot Spot, the main purpose of which is to fletcherize
or “crack up”and heatthe gascoming from the carburetor.
Having done its work the Hot Spot passes the 100%
conditioned gas on to the Ram’s-horn. Now here is where
an important job begins.
Gas is a peculiar thing. It “sticks in corners,” “col
lects at any angle,” goes back to its raw state unless it is
handled quickly and scientifically,
So the Ram’s-horn, as one might gather from the
name, is without sharp corners, has easy bends and entices
the gas smoothly into each cylinder. The inside of it is
not a rough casting. It is as smooth as glass.
Note the drawing above. See that the distance from
the Hot Spot to each cylinder is the same. That is the
great secret of the Ram’s-horn.
Most cars have a manifold that feeds gas into one
cylinder, whatever is left over goes on into number two,
the residue to number three and so on.
Cylinder number six is usually“starvedor gets“raw gas. ™
Thus you see why the Chalmers engine runs so
- -‘H\nvl‘h[",, why it gets every last bit of power out of gas,
, ‘,\}l}‘ cold weather does not affect its starting, and why it
runs cool on a warm day . .
[f vou have not looked over a present day j"
Chalmers you have an incomplete educationon §
the modern motor car. For Chalmers now is e,
consideredone of the few greatcars of theworld. Quatity First
JOS. G. BLOUNT
Distributor
| 385 Peachtree St. Ivy 4152
BT T Tlo T NTN A I
USE. GEORGIAN WANT ADS FOR RESULTS.
3C