San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 6, 1919 Page: 62 of 80
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SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS: SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 6, 1919.
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enjoyment of touring de-
pends upon design and
construction of car.
"Comfort in the motor ear has been a
thing of comparatively slow growth," says
a distributor of Studebaker cars. "In the
days when motor cars were 'mar-bines' in
stead of vehicles de luxe. the comfort of
driver and pMMogera was lets than a
secondary consideration. The mechanics
of the conglomeration of steel and glass
snd wine were the first thought, always.
Now, however, with the motive parts de-
\Hoped to h point where they no longer
are a source of worry, car owners have
become more appreciative of what car do-
signers are living to do for their com-
plete comfort aud are constantly demand
ing more along these lines.
"But depth of upholstery and resilient
springs arc not t ho only essentials to
«oinfort. True, they do make for bodily
comfolt ar«- necessary to an enjoyable
ride but there are numerous other things
no less important to complete relaxa-
tion.
Power, first of all. bends the list of
what 1 consider the most, important of
it 11 motor-cnr essentials that make for
comfort. Power to take you there and
back, without continual shifting of gears
and mechanical difficulties. I 'in frank to
admit that most any car nowadays will
howl along easily ami pleasantly on good
roads but for complete comfort and ab-
solute freedom from worry, the motorist
wants an automobile with the reserve
power to meet all the emergencies of
tourlnc. The driver who has to give up
his whole time to the operation of his
car. with his hand constantly on the gear
shift lever, certainly cannot remain in a
very happy state or mind. He'd be more
comfortable in an old easy chair on Ills
front porch.
-What is wanted to make the driver as
comfortable as the other members of flip
party is a road car- a car you can drive
with but two fingers on the wheel an<1
glide alone at any speed, over any road
or up any hill, without fussing around
with pedals and levers. That's why we
talk s<> much about Studebaker readabil-
ity Perfect distribution of weight over
entire chassis frame, balanced lightness,
with great power resources, make a Stude-
baker car comfortable and restful-riding
under every condition of service.
"A comfortable car must have real
beauty in every line with a finish that
is rich and permanent. Not that exterior
design and finish give the body rest—
they don't. Hut they do impel pride in
ownership and that means mental com
fort. Narrow doors are inconvenient and
hence they mar the comfort of nassen-
And it is decidely uncomfortable
if one has to stretch far from driver's
seat to manipulate instruments on dash.
A short wheelbase and lack of scientific
body design means Insufficient leg room.
And how can passengers or driver be
comfortable with no place to put their
feet ?
'Pushing one's hand through a slit in
the curtain to open a door when it is
mining and curtains are up is most, an-
noying. To have to stop and unbuckle a
side curtain before alighting from car,
and then have the wet top flap and spill
a generous amount of rain or snow down
your neck, doesn't contribute to one's
pood nature. Doors should operate from
the inside and curtains open with the
doors to give you the greatest amount of
comfort at a time like this.
"Accessibility of all moving parts for
adjustment or repair is necessary to men
tal comfort. High tire mileage and low
gasoline consumption add to the comfort
of all other things. Absence of vibration,
freedom from annoying rattle, contribute
to mental ease. And, of course, the cush-
ions of your oar are vitally necessary
to bodily comfort. In this respect I
might say that Studebaker cars are up-
holstered throughout in genuine leather,
Ifiilt over long coiled springs and stuffed
with real curled hair. Studebaker cush-
ions are as comfortable as a club (hair
Ipou careful reflection, however. T am
sure lhat most folks will agree with me
that the cushions and springs of the car
alone are far from being the principal
features of a car s comfort, giving quuli
ties."
A
QUIEKJSND ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION
A FEATURE of Nash trucks
is the automatic locking dif-
ferential which practically pre-
vents loss of traction by the
spinning of the truck's driving
wheels. It lets Nash trucks
make surer and safer deliveries.
Nash trucks are being used by such concerns
ac The American Stee! Foundries, The Stand-
ard Oil Company, The Pal mo live Company,
Morris & Company, Black Cat Textiles Co^
Westing ho use Lamp Co., and other*.
Nash South Texas Motors Co.
11 \ RRV E,. Mll.l l K, VIre President.
D1>TRIBI TOM FOR SOI TII TEXAS.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
Phone Crockett 144.
jPerry Motor A Trustor Co Houston Te*a* Auto Kales Co. Laredo.
Austin Motor Sale* «'o . Austin.
NarH Hardware Co. Cuer««
M'Wherter «;«r»ire. !»*>] Rio.
San Juan <»ar*tce. Sun Juan
1*. A J Hoilub. Schalenburg
The Lucas t.arag". Gonial#*.
Ha< kney Motor Co. Corpus Christl.
vash Sale* Agency. Harlingen
Hurry Smith (iarage, port l.avsra
Maker M< Kinnon Co., Taylor.
Omt-Tmi
$1650 1WT« Ossas, $2175 Nuk QwU CWs, $325*
experience has taught driv-
ers that they produce
the best kisults.
An observing person will notice on the
various automobiles on the street a high
percentage of tires of cord construction.
This percentage, growing each year In
original equipment, perhaps will cause
some speculation.
L. A. Meadows, manager of the B. F.
Goodrich Rubber Company's San Antonio
branch, was asked his views:
"Almost from the beginning of pneu-
matic tire manufacture, designers havo
been striving toward a construction which
would at one time deliver the maximum
amount of the engine's power, be resilient
to the highest degree, and be long-lived,"
said Mr. Meadows. "This Is a natural ideal
toward which the tire designer should
strive, because of the tire Itself being so
essential an item to the all around ef-
ficiency of the car—not only adding com-
fort, but minimizing vibration which would
have to be carried by the springs, and
which, In the absence of pneumatic tires,
would be carried through to the mechan-
ism of the car, so the car could not hold
together nearly so long.
"Comfort, minimizing of vibration, and
delivery of an added amount of power from
a given engine, could be accomplished only
by the use of a tire constructed as is the
present-day cord. Automobile engineers
have found that 80 per cent of the power
generated by the motor is lost before it
is delivered in the form of speed. Much
of this power loss is through the tires
themselves. Cord tires reduce this loss
to a minimum. Cars equipped with cord
tires have negotiated steep hills in high
that fail on the same hill with fabric
equipment. This has been proven scores
of times and Is a practical demonstration
of the additional power cord tires give a
car.
"There is no question that the cord con
strutted tire is most efficient. It may
be said to add tone to the car, the car
rides easier; it will coast farther; it will
consume less gasoline; it will steer easier,
and can 'pick up* quicker.
"As constructed during the last few
years, it actually has demonstrated mar-
velous strength. When automobile racing
was at Its height. It was found that only
the cord tire could deliver the speed and
stand up under the severe treatment that
the racing driver must give any tire
equipment he is using.
"iin account of the greater cost it neees
sarilv has sold at a price in excess of
that charged for straight fabric construc-
tion. This naturally has caused It to be
used almost exclusively on the larger, more
expensive automobiles.
"While the cord tire is still a distinctive
tire, used largely by the man who wants
something a little better, there reeentlr
has been a noticeable trend on the part
of Mr Average Car Owner to take note of
this particular equipment, and buy for
himself the added merit which goes with
the cord tire, and which these days may
be bought without the extreme difference
in cost that was necessarily present a few
years ago. In other words, the average car
owner is now able to profit by the increas-
ing popularity of the cord tire, which
through Increased production, has been
brought down somewhat in cost."
LIBERTY MOTOR MAN
PRAISES CADILLAC
Before the armistice was signed, wor 1
of Cedillas service overseas began to reach
this country, and since November, scores
of soldiers, of both high rank and humble,
have added their enthusiastic praise to
what has already been said.
One of the latest of these messages re
reived by the Cadillac Company comes from
one of the designers of the Liberty engine.
Li-ut. Col. E. J. Hall. Lieutenant Colonel
Hall served as chief of the technical sec
Hon of the air service abroad, and also
an associate engineer of the aircraft pro-
duction board. He has now returned from
France to his business at Berkeley, Cal.
His letter says J
"From my observations. I believe be
Cadillac cars abroad gave better serviee
than any other make in France. I porson-
allv used Cadillac cars practically in all
my traveling to and from the front and on
the front during my stay abroad. This
work was during bad weather and general
ly averaged from fourteen to sixteen hours
a dav. and mnst of the driving was done
around an average of forty miles au hour.
I was never held up on car troubles at anv
time Furthermore. I never saw a Cadlll.ic
In France that was tied up for any trou-
ble of anv kind. Many officers would de-
lay their trips until tbey could eet Cadil-
lacs. whereas there were many other mak i
of foreign and American car* available. I
believe you have reached practically the
limit of* aervice that a ctr can give I
«ould not recommend any improvements.
Ope of the first things I did on mv
arrival home was to purchase one for my
own use."
Antoni* Cadillac Couu»an.v. 2W-U
Third fctreet. Distributors.
large consignment for den-
ver soon to reach a
pacific port.
DENVER. Colo.. April R.—The biggest
shipment of rubber ever consigned to a
manufacturer west of the Mississippi River
is on its way to Denver from Singapore on
an American steamship, due In a Pacific
port the middle of this month.
It will require an even dozen freight cars
to transport this shipment of 1,100,00(1
pounds of crude rubber—smoked sheet, ns
It Is called by the trade—from the Western
coast to the plant of the Gates Rubber Com-
pany in Denver. This will be the first big
shipment of rubber to reach Denver from
the Far East sine© the lifting of the 1m
portatlon embargo following the signing
of the armistice. It represents part of the
crude rubber picked up at bargain sa:es
on Singapore docks just after Germany be-
gan to totter.
A price of 02 cents a pound was fixed
by the government on crude rubber during
the war. This was done to conserve cargo
space, and as a result there was a vast ac-
cumulation of smoked sheet on the Singa-
pore docks last November and brokers
were offering as low as 25 cents a pound
without takers. With the con: . '
there was a rush for these ba
That it Is possible to act
stores of rubber is a matter of araaznu-'..i ,
to those familiar with the process of rub-
ber production more than It Is ta "the
man in the street." The shipment en route
to Denver represents the total production
of approximately 225,000 trees for one year,
and the labor of 500 natives In the rubber
zones for the same period.
nn the rubber plantation* of the" Malay
Peninsula, where Denver's supply of itib-
ber originates, natives visit every tree
a day, year in and year out. The latex *
harvested in much the same way sap
collected in the maple groves of the sugar
camps of the East and Middle West.
Hut, unlike the tap in the maple tree. *
fresh cut Is necessary in the bark of IhG
rubber tree each day. From the new :'Ut
rubber fluid drips slowly into small porce-
lain cups for twenty-four hours while tho
bark wound is healing. Each tree bleeds
about two tenths of an ounce of rubber
each day—less than five pounds a year.
Maxwell—
A Car of Assured Reliability
m
reliability of every Maxwell is assured by
| the volume produced One model quantity
JL production involves the investment of millions
of dollars in special machinery, plants, laboratories,
etc., before a single car is produced
Therefore, the basic design must be right—right
beyond any question—before this special equipment
is installed
And after production starts absolute accuracy in
every part must be assured to prevent delays, wast-
age, hand-labor—things we can't afford
No tools are too expensive—no precautions too
elaborate—to assure this result
This was our original plan and it has been con-
sistently followed in producing the 300,000 Maxwells
now on the roads of the world
It is the reason why of Maxwell reliability—-
economy—uniformity.
A car made right to begin with saves you many
a dollar even after you buy it
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Distributors
Guarantee Motor Car Co.
J. F. HAGAN, Prop.
Corner Romana and Augusta Sts.
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