Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-11-14 | Page 22 | Don't Filter Gas through Chamois; it is Dangerous

I Dont Don't Filler Gas Gas' GasIs Through Chamois I It Is Is' Dangerous ail 5 leis ns It is doubtful if a more start startling announcement has lias come to the attention of or local automobile me men this year ear than the news contained In the last issue of or the Timken n magazine the e House organ of the the- liml Timken en Roller HolIer Bearing Bearing- company compan to the effect that great danger lies in th the use of chamois h mois skin as a strainer for for r gasoline Chamois has been used as asa a gasoline strainer strainer In in practically all garages tor for years ears and nd when the article came to the tho attention of or Frank Botterill late last week he instantly Is issued orders that chamois skin slin should n never el again be be- used for tor this purpose at the Botterill establishment In my judgment it is one of the most important warnings the automobile trade has ever re receive received received re- re declares BotterilL The Timken people are entitled to great credit for for the warning which is about as follows Garage men beware Auto- Auto attention n t There is death in the chamois strainer Whenever you filter r gasoline through chamois you are playing hide and se seek k with one of or the deadliest combinations known to man man electricity electricity and gasoline Fire department statistics of or many cities show that an over- over per cel cent t of auto fires tires ed b by using chamois with gasoline gasoline-a a fatal combination