Show GAS cs PROBLEM BRINGS STEAM AUTO TO FORE Inventors Rapidly Overcoming Old Defects Patent Restrictions Restrictions Restrictions Released and Auto Engineers Say Steamer to Challenge Gas Car Supremacy X N. E. E A. A Staff Special SAS FRANCISCO Oc Oct 9 9 The The steam auto precursor of ot the gasoline car seems destined to come quickly to the I fore again again- Urged on by the automotive fuel problem inventors and throughout the United States are working to overcome the few remain remain- big ing ng defects which have retarded steam car advance I Automobile engineers here say that unless some immediate solution is found for impending fuel shortage the gasoline car has about reached the limit of ot its development Steam is becoming the slogan For Far the he steam car can use for fuel pr practically c- c any fluid that makes malteS a flame Crude oil unavailable for tor gasoline cn be used Equally good is kerosene for mixed fluids And manufacturers of the steam car carare carare carare are announcing that by using a new new metal Indestructible under the strongest strong- strong est st heat they have overcome the final serious erious defect detect DEFECTS Steam has always been considered the he ideal automobile power Unlike the he gasoline car which carries only a constant load the die dle le with ease case A. A v variable load MakIn Mak In ing only piston movements per per- minute at miles an hour hopr as alf compared compared to for an eight cyl inder gasoline car it is simple in op op- op- op It has no ignition troubles no clutch no gears or transmission and has now reached a a. point where with competent handling it gives less trouble than the gasoline machine Up lio to the p present e t the only practicable tn tnt u steam car on the e market has been in the hands of ot one family in New England the Stanleys Control- Control Ing all the basic patents the Stanleys have steadfastly refused to manufacture manufacture ture more mord than 1000 cars a year The that today there are less are less than steam automobiles running in the United States RESTRICTIONS OFF Orr I But Blit now now the Stanl Stanleys shave have been prevailed prevailed prevailed pre pre- upon to allow the use of ot their patents b by other companies under royalties roy roy- and several manufacturers manufacturers' are planning to push the steam car It Is expected that within a year there will be at least six steamers In the market all l based ased upon the same patents I With their flexibility enormous power and low cheap fuel consumption conlO con con- it is predicted shortly to o outsell lO the ile gasoline machine gln I It has been perfected to the point wl where miles per gallon of oC kerosene ker- ker kerosene is is possible with witha a water consumption con con- of fifty milea per gallon The lIt l gj car is is also t said now o to be able to raise steam from a cold boiler in less than C 4 1 1 on one minute with no manual manual operation I except closing an electric switch IS F. FASTEST Sl AtTO UTO It Is fc well known that the steam car car even in its present Itta stage e of development development develop develop- ment is so fast that it Is barred In races Only once in 1906 1900 has the steam car been driven at full speed The first mile was covered in twenty- twenty five seconds and the car then left the road hurtled into the air all and killed the driver v N New w steam driven cars cars to be placed on the market shortly will probably sell for tor third one-third less than the carnow car carnow j now DOW being manufacture |