Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-03-11 | Page 26 | Riding Comfort is Result of Effort

I RIDING COMFORT IS RESULT OF EFFORT Probably the first demand of or the average motor car buyer after aCter he has satisfied himself as to the mechanical excellence of u a car said Halll Elliot C. C Taylor Chalmers distributor Is 11 riding riding rid rid- 1 in ing comfort He Ho Is critical in hi his examination of or the upholstery ter Ho wants to be uro that the cushions and amI seat eat backs are covered with genuine leather an and not cheap chap Imitations that will wear out promptly He demands I I a top that will sh shed d water r like ie a ducks duck's uck back bide curtains curt that fit so snugly that the they arc are absolutely weather proof A trip through the various arlous departments depart depart- department ments ment of ot a big automobile plant where quality cars ar are turned out reveals re some interesting facts on the tho process of or building bunding- comfort Into a carAt carAt car Clr At the Chalm Chalmers rs plant we use three large cowhides in the leather ther work worl on every Chalmers Six A Awaiting waiting their turn at the cutting tables are scores of ot great reat black hides hodes draped over huge racks The Tho average skin contains sixty-five sixty square feet of leather leathe and no hides under sixty feet are accepted After ACter tho the scat tops have been cut and stitched they are ready for the hair filling and the springs It Jt is hero here that riding comfort hangs in the tho bal bal- ance The building of an automobile cushion is work for an nn expert rt and Chalmers upholsterers are amon among the tho best paid men in the entire plant Care CLire must he tal taken en that th the filling is evenly distributed to so o that the teat seat will not nol bunch sag or 01 J knot Two men work ork on each cut cushion hion The seat cover er is placed over oyer a form formIn In ht a large press and th the hair filling packed in When hen from Crom experience th they know that the they havo have the correct amount of filling the tho power is ap applied applied applied ap- ap plied and the seat seal into shape In Iii the manufacturing of th the thO tops the tho vcr very finest grade of or mohair is used The room in which Chalmers tops lops are made fairly hums with industry Indus Indus- t try Thirty-eight Thirty girls operate electrically elec elec- driven sewing machines with witha a skill and lightning sureness never approached b by mere man With a few weeks weeks' practice girls become wonderfully accurate in the manipulation of these power driven machines Each girl concentrates on one particular part of or tho the work and the tho greatest efficiency Is thus ob ob- ob- ob The lighting in this room Is excellent as it is s entirely in glat glass s. s Then Then- surroundings are arc pleasant and the operators take real Interest in ht their work because they enjoy It Which may servo serve In a wa way to Indicate the shortage of ot domestic servants in the automobile city inasmuch inasmuch inasmuch inas inas- much as most girls prefer this clean work at high wages to the drudgery of housework From the sewing machines the fin finished pieces arc sent to the tho top assembling assembling assembling assem assem- bling department where a score of fit fitters fitters titters tit fit adjust and alter the various sections sec sec- sections ec- ec to fit standard car bodies Each part Is tailored to Its particular car in ord order r that no unsightly creases or crevices for tor the wind or rain to creep through may remain That this sort of carefully checked up work more than repays the manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- has been demonstrated to our satisfaction b by Chalmers owners who have driven their c cars rs miles or more mOle with this equipment stills still In excellent excellent excellent ex ex- condition Sometimes the water does not circulate late Inte properly through the water Jacket on the tho carburetor Run engine and see seo if It it warms up If It not disconnect Jower lower lower low low- er pipe and see If It water pipe pip runs through Jacket Locate stoppage aria ana remove it its Remember that gasoline cannot evaporate unless provided provid provid- ed either by water Jacket or 01 bot Lot air all at Inlet to carburetor I