Show NEW GASOLINE MOTOR CAR the accompanying cut shows a no 16 gasoline motor car manufactured by fairbanks morse co chicago and is one of several different styles of cars of this class they are at present building early in the summer of this year mr george H webb chief engineer michigan central railroad made an inspection trip over the system with one of these cars and below is some data which is of special interest showing as it does what has been actually accomplished with the gasoline motor bama A ai total distance traveled by the car was miles and the total amount of gasoline used was gallons or an average of miles per gallon of gasoline the records show that on the run fram jackson to allegan a distance of miles round trip only seven and one half gallons of gasoline were used or miles per gallon the total c cost ost per mile including lubricating oil battery cells and everything except wages of man in charge was nine tenths of a cent most any railroad man can figure out that this is quite a saving as compared with a steam locomotive pulling a private car this gasoline car has its advantages als also because of its ability to attain a high rate of speed and maintain it on a long run from marshall to allegan miles the distance was made in one hour and forty minutes or at the rate of 40 miles per hour and they report they never stopped the en gine once the distance from Te konsha to harris twenty nine miles was made in forty five minutes and the best run of the entire trip was made from south haven to kalamazoo a distance of miles in forty five minutes or at the rate of miles per hour the manufacturers report that there is a large demand for cars of this class now that they have demonstrated that they are a complete success and their factory with the present facilities is not able to keep up with the orders which are received from all sections of the country |