Show j h i t t a t e s s t t 1 I I h t t t 1 CLIMBS HILLS HillS' EASILY Seeing Seattle on high pear gear in the new Cadillac is a a. new pall pastime time Intro intro- by M M. S S. S Brt Brigham ham of the tho Brigham Motor Car company of or that city Seattle iw iH nearly tho the final t test est for automobiles that care to wrestle wi with tho grades In comparison with the western metropolis the sov n hills hill ills of ot Romo Rome are as as' as nothing Tho The t town own is one of ot the few tew on tile tho continent t that hat could make an ancient cliff dweller seem eem s at home As a matter of ot fact It its Is s generally considered plenty good goodenough goodenough goodenough enough if a 0 car gets g-ets over O these formidable formidable for for- Se Seattle Settle elevations elevation on low lov g gear ar At that it has left man many a a. car ready to o take the count But Mr ham Brigham decided to give Ive hi his 1913 Cadillac a real test so with four tour passengers in the car he made a B. tour op o of ot f the tho city for tor one hour covering ap ap- ap- ap p proximately fourteen miles negotiating the he worst hills hlll the town affords and never ever n once shifted out of ot hl high h gear Jear d during the te test lest t J i This experimental trip re really began at t tho the east end of ot the tho M Madison car line T The he Cadillac made the grade to Thirty Thirty- fifth avenue at twenty miles an hour A Although the hill bill is somewhat steep the he performance of or the tho car did not yet excite special comment but when It Jt scaled caled the tho steep grade from Twenty Twenty- avenue to Twenty fifth avenue avenue ave ave- n nue ue without shifting to to second speed the he occupants gasped It Is 15 a a climb that hat will tax the power of ot many a carn car in n second speed but the Cadillac wont o over over ver the summit at a an mlle hour our clip cUP So Mr Ir Brigham continued his test t. t p picking icking out the various steep grades the tho city of offers fern and alwo always s 's meeting with success His experiment Included the tho Taylor Tolor avenue grade tho the scone scene of ot the he automobile climbing contest of ot 1909 and the very cry stiff grade grad of or Qu nAnne nl n Anne driveway 4 |