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Show BlflLO AUTOS TIT IIW GAS Franklin Agent Believes Conservation Should Begin Be-gin at the Factory. As a body, thr motorists of America stand with A. (".'. Bedford, president of the Standard Oil company. vlien he makes, his appeul on a patriotic basis for conservation of I he national supply of gasoline. But there is a difference of opinion as to the best -.vay to increase the available supply for war purposes. Mr. Bed ford advocates a restriction of touring" in order that fsoline bo used t only for strictly necessary prposes, yet this policy wouid necessarily work what rru'.ny vt'Ple coiisid-'i" an unnecessai'y hardsldi) on millions wlio yet their recreation recre-ation from motniiiiir. The opinion .f f. W. Xewton. Franklin Frank-lin Motor Sales company, is that the conservation of gasoline is not so much a matter of self-denial on the part of automobile owners as it Is a problem for automobile manufacturers to solve. The fact that there are any number of cars on the market today whose consumption of gasoline varies widely, points to the influence which design exerts on this problem. It d"es not si-cui that motorists need be called upon ri j Ti t now to restrict milcase when there is plenty of evidence in the automobile Industry that gasoline enonomy is an element that depends on the type of ear itself. The real solution of the problem is undoubtedly un-doubtedly a more efficient use of rubber and gasoline. yr. Xewton feels. That means that the patriotic task of the automobile auto-mobile bui'dc-r (s to make a gallon of gasoline and a set of tires to carry the passenger load farther than ever before. "I believe that Franklin owners, by virtue vir-tue of the V ra n k 1 i n ear. are conserv i n g in n most constructive way. and nrr- unconsciously un-consciously brineins to litrl.t those factors, lik'.- I it; lit weight, minimized friction, efficient ef-ficient oneirics. '.'.. nu which eonmy eventually depends. 1 ' M i. Ne w;on added: "Any car thai, provides for maintaining main-taining the maximum amount of service at a minimum eonsumpl imi of automobile supplies Is In line with 'he economy of good manacenient, hp contrasted with the economy of dolnp; without." |