Show white whito ft steamers 06 use kaw kerosene ero as fuel U aw 7 77 THE TRE WHITE MUTE WHICH MADE A successful PUBLIC demonstration OF KEROSENE AS FUEL ON THE TIIE RECENT MILE GLIDDEN TOUR act meet interrant int interesting erratt n g a announcement n n c e ever aade in co connection n ti 0 bouti with t h the automobile industry was un that made a month mouth or two ago to the effect that the new models ot of the theU hite steam care could be he run on kerosene or coal oil instead ot of gasoline everyone at once recognized that the use of the new fuel would add materially to the addan which the alte natte already possessed over other types ot of cars there were some people however who were sceptical as to whether or dot the new fuel could be used with complete success and therefore the makers of the white car the white company ot of cleveland ohio determined to make a public demonstration of the new fuel in the 1909 gild den tour from the standpoint of the public no test more satisfactory could have been selected first of all the distance covered on the glidden tir T ir from detroit to denver and thence to kansas city was 2650 miles this waa was certainly certainty more than suM sufficient clent to bring out any weaknesses if it such bad had existed still more important was the fact that the car was at all times while on the road under the supervision of observer observers darned named by those who entered other contesting cars therefore it would have been impossible for the driver of the white to have even tightened a bolt without the fact being noted and a penalty inflicted at night the care cars were guarded by pinkerton detectives and could not bo be approached by any one T abo complete mp 1 ete success of the new fuel fue I 1 while on 0 n the 2650 mile mlle public test and the advantages gained through its it use were well described IQ in the following dispatch which the correspondent of the new york sun sent to bis his paper at the conclusion of 0 the tour A feature of 0 the tour which was watched alth special interest wae van that the white steamer used kerosene or coal oil as mr fuel instead of gasoline the new fuel worked splendidly throughout the 2650 2660 mile journey and all in its behalf were fully proven first of all as regards cheapness the whito white driver secured ke kerolene rovene all 11 alone along the route from G cents to 10 cent cents cheaper per gallon than was paid for easo caso line secondly the new fuel waa was handled without any precautions and it waa was not unusual to see kerosene being poured into the fuel tank while the crew of tho the car and an interested crowd stood by with lighted cigars and cigarettes at the of the tour the white waa was the only tar car permitted by the authorities to enter convention hall where the technical examination took place without draining its fuel tank thirdly the new fuel proved to be absolutely without smoke or smell fourthly kerosene could be purchased at what ever part of the route waa was most convenient ven veni ent tent and not once during the trip through the ten states of 0 the middle west ans there found a grocery store where kerosene wae was not readily and cheaply obtainable finally the amount ot of fuel used aik oik on the trip showed that kerosene ke roseno Is to at least 1 fifteen per cent more efficient gallon for gallon than gasoline the car in other respects made a moat most creditable showing and there waa was the usual rivalry among the oboe vera to be assigned to the so that ther they could ride with the maximum of comfort the only adjustments or repairs charged against the car during the long trip were tightening a lubricator pipe and wiring a damaged mud guard these penalties were not tn in meted until mora than 2000 allee bad had been completed with an absolute ly perfect score A particularly interesting feature ot 0 the new white steamer la Is that either kerosene or gasoline may be b used a no fuel the necessary adjustments so that the fuel tuel may way be chanced changed from kerosene to gasoline or vice verea versa may tie be made in tn a couple ot of minutes bat no so completely successful haa has kerosene kero aune proved to bo be that it to dot not believed that any purchasers will care to use gasoline the white company report that the demand for their now steam car both the 2000 model and th the 1000 model exceed their moat most man an aulne expectations it ie Is evident that the combination of steam the pow cr er which everyone understands and baa has confidence in with kerosene the fuel fuci which everyone baa has on hand and can cart handle bandle without any danger la to thoroughly appreciated by up to date purchasers of automo biles |