Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-04 | Page 15 | Intelligent Use of Auto Owner's Duty

t GE i Ei JI USE Of AUTO OWNERS OWNER'S DUTY DUTIl To Public Interest Thai Tha Those Who Vho Drive Cars Give Them Proper Care nv nY o OWl nt Motor Cur Corn Com inn the time when all patriot lJ citizens arc eliminating personal rice doing away with and conser conserving in wherever where the they can d do doso doso so judiciously It Is Just as vital vHal that thai we make the most intelligent and effective effective ef ef- e use of or our n necessities The motor car Is now generally recognized as a being Indispensable Ninety per pcr cent of or all motor car owners their Inability to get set along without it it Loss of ot his car for only a ala la day or so o speedily convinces con any an owner Its of-Its of Its absolute ab- ab b- b solute necessity as a means menns of or trans Inns Yet the avera average e owner is shamefully neglectful of or his car and aUll am oftentimes wholly Ignores Inores giving Si It that little attention which would keepit keep keer It In the best r running order and prolong pro pro- long Jong Its satisfactory operation Indefinitely Indel- Indel An n Illustration of oC the common lack of ot knowledge of ot an automobiles automobile's construction construction construction con con- and operation was furnished by a con conversation In the smoking compartment compartment compartment com com- of oC a pun Pullman man car ono day last winter Several Se of ot the passengers owned cars which the they drove e them them- selves One had suffered the Mio annoyance annonce annoyance annoy annoy- ance nce of a frozen radiator he he day bc- bc before be be- fore and the subsequent conver conversation on tile the subject disclosed the fact that not a single one of oC them knew why roh the radiator should freeze while the engine was running Each Hach one one thou thought ht that the operation of or the motor alone should be enough to keep the water throughout the cooling system warm even en though the radiator were uncovered uncovered ered red and the temperature sixteen be- be Someone finally volunteered an ex explanation explanation ex- ex with somo some wholesome holcome advice ad for preventing frozen radiators It wah was wa heard h arll with the keenest Interest and all the listeners were profoundly grateful for tor the Information which the they might have had long before their troubles occurred occurred occurred oc oc- If IC thc they hl had d taken the tho simple precaution to read read the Instruction books ook that accompanied their cars A great majority of or the troubles that occur to automobiles are arc preventable pre troubles An And of or course since preventable prevent prevent- able troubles do occur they arc all largely due to the neglect of or the man who operates the car Manufacturers go o to a great deal of oC expense to outline simple directions for the care of oC cars and It would compensate owners mon many times over o over In trouble prevention pre forthe for forthe forthe the time they spend In reading these directions If the they would thoroughly familiarize themselves with the contents contents contents con con- tents of or the the Instruction books At t tho the present time It Is not only a a. matter of personal economy for tor the owner to give ghe his car the attention It should have t and keep it at all times In perfect operating condition It Is Isnow Isnow isnow now a a. matter m of ot patriotism as well Few people realize tho the extent of at the seedless needless demand for service work and Its deplorable consequences In Ing the successful prosecution of or this war Avar If It each automobile owner In the United States would spend a few minutes minutes minutes min min- utes dally dall in seeing that his car Is well lubricated and In giving ln It the theother theother theother other attentions It should have and would himself make male or ordinary re repairs repairs re- re his the pairs Instead of ot driving car to nearest repair shop he would be surprised surprised sur sur- ur- ur at the reaching far effects of ot his little personal effort In the tho first place he would keep the greater number number number num num- ber of his troubles from ever happening happenIng happening happen happen- ing at all He would economize by 5 saving the amount of ot the tho service fee on all repair work which he ho did him him- self oleIC He lie would enable the dealer to re reduce reduce re- re duce the amount of oC expense necessary In running his place of business And most Important of all he would help to release an army of mechanics tar for work In plants for fol the arm army branches and for tor the repair shops back backof of ot the firing tiring line The same 10 logic lc which emphasizes t the tha 3 need ne d of keeping cars at topmost effi efficiency also warns against the tho uro U O of c cars cans rJ that have ha long since passed passe the I ze zenith of or their efficiency Tho rho us use usa of or decrepit automo automobiles iles Is hut sighted saving and f false tle Cars r that have ha outlived o their useful usefulness ness are arc a i needless needles extravagance andare and ind are criminally wasteful of oC time CuelI fuel Cuel I lams material The They are continually InI in mn I need of oC new parts and expert attention atten lion tion creating a constant drain on the r service organizations of or manufacturers and dealers denier It Is to the tho public rest late that owners own awn ers use good cars and that the they make malc e cr every possible effort to keep thore there ears cars running properly so that not anI only ma may their own time be spent most usefully and effectively el but also that the work worl of repairmen and service ser exp experts ma maybe may maybe be diverted d to the far more Imperative e needs of or keeping Un Unel l Sams Sam's wat wat- machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery in moll motion on