Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-05 | Page 3 | Franklin Looks for Fewer Cylinder Cars

FRANKLIN LOOKS FOR 0 FEWER CYliNDER CARS The question of the number of or cylinders cylinders cylinders ders for an automobile engine will be finally settled by the people who buy automobiles and their decision will be properly influenced by the cost of operation operation opt op op- oration plus depreciation in the opinion opinion ion of H. H H. H Franklin president resident of the Franklin Automobile company company The sim simpler ler an any mechanism mechanism the cheaper it is is to erate o operate and care for I Mr Franklin points oina out in discussing the e number of number of-c of linders problem I Therefore it would would seem seem that that any any I tendency toward a large number of cylinders In automobile engines is likely to be followed by a return to toa toa toa a policy of fewer cylinders It It is logical that the automobile should go through stages of development development develop develop- ment in that respect following the general rule of mechanical history and working back to a permanent condition condition condi condi- tion of simplicity A man never knows what hIs hiscar costs until he sells It The difference between the purchase price of an automobile au au- au from the fa factory tory and the thes s selling elling price secondhand second is as much tine the cost of ot ownership as are aIe operating I and repair expenditures