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Show THE SALT LAKE TRJUUNli SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2L 1020. UPKEEP OF PLANE AUTO EXPORTS SHOW INCISE Expert Tell Why So Many Passenger Cars Double in Value and Trucks Gain People Have Erroneou About 50 Per Cent Impression. nr. . TT rA Net gain of 3$i par cent In car . by boat la considered expensive In th mat and 40 per cent In truck shipment ter of upkeep Is because It travel eo mufh faster than an automobile, accord- over the yesr IMS ir revealed in the ing to Paul G. Zlmmermann, engineer of totals for the calendar year 1919, c the Aeromarlne Plane & Motor company When you tell a man that a three piled by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce from the monthly statepassenger fl lug boat with a 7 motor consume, about It gallons ments of the bureau of foreign and- do ts . of gasoline per hour he ts horrified, Mr, mestia commerce. The curve of Increase fell off slightly Zimmermann aald. In discussing the root of operating airplanes at the iw Aork during the latter part of tbs year, due to the exchange situation. air ahow. Heaviest game for tha American prodGenerally he gets out a pencil and ralrulatea that at 25 eenta a gallon this ucts were registered In the noncar prola $3.43 for on hour. He tells you he ducing regions, such as youth America, can use his heavy touring car three or the far east and Africa. The least progfour hours on that amount of fuel, and ress waa to be noted In Europe and proves It on paper. He reckons his gas- Great Britain, where home manufacturoline consumption at a gallon for seven ers compete. Grind total for the two year are: or eight mllea and announeee that he True k. can tour at the rate of a little more than ) a Valuation best The three gxllnn an hour. Number, ay lO.Stui $14.31 i 932 to convince him a filing boat Isn't so 1313 447 I.. 13 Sj.OJS.OII expenslv is to ask him how far he can 11 eav in Cara will He that ttm. probable Passenger go . Valuation. Number, twenty or twenty.flve miles. Then ,tell 1313 3 33 hhn that while he ha crawled that far $16,273 r93 1319 73,642,033 $7.ln4 the flying boat has gone sevauty-fii- e miles. In other words, the flvlng boat burns three or fours hours' supply of gasoline in one hour, but In that hour It travels INDIAN the distance it takes the automobile SAKS three or four hours to go. The speed makea the fuel consumption per hour seem costly, "Coming down to the actual figures derived by us In prletice, the cost per mile for fuel la $0 0464. and the flying boat will travel 6 43 miles on one gallon lot gasoline. If there is any advantage here for the automobile it la dissipated by the fact that. In addition to the gasoline cost In an automobile, there Is also a tire cost ranging from $0.02 a mile on the lightest cars to $0.03 on large tour mg cars. "Thus, although we do not claim that In the long run a Tlylng boat la as cheap to owlt and operate as an automobile. It is by no means so expensive a matter Motorcycle. to fy as ia generally believed, and constant and rapid improvements are making it more and more Inexpensive week Standing supreme motorcycle by week, as In the case of the auto mo- - offerings for 1920 la among the new Indian Scou. a middleweight machine that eclipse every past triumph of the Indus' try new In construction, design and In Sotting tha Magneto. engineering thought eav Lon Claflln, n When getting a magneto Salt Lake Indian distributor It should first be seen that the proper All of the salient feature making an cylinder la in firing position, that is. ideal solo mount are found In this newhot a vlvea closed and the piston brought est Indian mechanical achievements up to the highest point, which can be Low ofsaddle position, lightness of weighr, ascertained by running a rod of wire economy of fuel and easy control are the through the spark plug or petcork open- paramount or tha machine. t When till reached the Riders of thefeatures ing point shortest stature can. while f motor should be backed up both feet seated, place solidly on the of a stroke, which Is where the spark ground. The low center of gravity makes should occur when the spark lever Is the of easv com- model this fully advanced. If it Is desired to throt- paredhandling tle the motor down very low, the spark mllea toto a heavier ofmodels. Seventy-fiv- e gasoline la assured plug points should ha opened until they One hundredgallon mllea to a pint of o4 1 are fully of an inch apart. another feature The motor transmission and clutch are mounted In the Indian Fcdut as a unit power plant, having three point suspension on a sturdy double tubular frame of unusual of design. The motor is of th strength Power plus type, with aide by aide valves 264 Inch bore and 3 Inch stroke, giving a displacement of 34.33 cubic inches.piston Rated at five horsepower, the bcout eaally and quietly delivers an actual eieien horsepower on 'he dvnamometer. "The weight of the machine Is so lclentiflcallv distributed ind th saddle vosltion so low that th balance and mo- 'illty leave nothing to be desired In ooint of flexibility th Indian Bcout xchievea a rew mark in the motor vehicle Thaae tire are all ntw, fresh poods, field, for it can be ridden eislty And reand NOT retreaded or steadily at a slow walk in high gear, vet built tirea. pick up to fifty-fiv- e miles per hour withSeconds in thirty seconds. Tn clutch is of th multiple disc type, running In oil. controlled by a rockNon. Skid. Tubes. Six. ing pedal on th left footboard. The transmission gwes three speeds forward 30x3 ..... S.45.. $10.55 .. $2.30 and Is controlled by a long shifting lever 46 30x3', 12.45., .. 12 80 on the right side of the 13.05 . 32x3. i machine. The 15.45 2.80 power In the Bcout is transmitted to the 31x4 1800 .. . 18.80 .... 3.65 counter-shaf- t 18 80 . .. 20 65 .... 8 45 mounted clutch through 32x4 train of wide faced helical gears run33x4 18 35 22 00 3 75 34x4 20.00 ning In an oil bath. This Insures max23 00 .... 3.85 imum 33x4'- 24.10 4 40 delivery of power with a minimum 24.35...,. of noise in fact, engineers have been 24.55 27.80 .... 4.70 34x4', astounded at the quiet running ability 27.55 35x4'J 28.80 4 80 displayed by the Bcout. The final drive 28.05 29.65 4.86 34x4,..... to th rear wheel la by roller chain." 32 00..... 28.80 35x6 8 46 O Pn r '. THE SCOUTJSEI Dealer Tells of Feature Which Denote Progress of hlgh-tenafo- i one-eigh- th This Is the tire thats the talk of the Tire Town; Akron knows a tire success Instantly.' It has seen The General factories working 24 hours a day for over four years. It has seen them expand and expand and Akron knows that such success means just one thing mileage. The General Tire has made so many friends that in 1919 Its production was doubled, as In each previous year of its history and now another large factory addition has just been completed to help supply the two-fol- d demand that past experience proves the year 192 will develop for this great Akron tire success. th CORD FABRIC Built bt Akron, Ohio, by The General Tire and Rubber Company jn STANDARD i T8IS MAKES goes a long way to make friends . GUARANTEED STD 31.30..... 34.80 All ether slice In stock. Write for them or call and see them. Price subject to change without Utah General Tire & Rubber Company Salt Lake City, Utah 37x6 notlcp. Goods shipped C. O. D., express or parcel post. Money refunded on poods returned to u Intact within ten days TIRE SHIES CO. 154eAST 2ND SOUTH, Salt (.aka City. More Miles Per Gallon In the nomenclature of the the difference between attired motorist, and "tired" Is very slight, at least it so appears Ferro & Co , haberdasher of Philadelphia.to For. they figure, when a man come in or brings his chauffeur along, for a motor robe, pair of gauntlets, goggles or any of the numerous things coming under the general category of "automobile attire," why shouldn't thla man or his rhtuffeur vant something for the most Important vrt of hla equipment bis motor ear? In nine cases out of ten. th motorist s In a distinctly receptive mood when he omes to purchase motoring needs for himself, and should be see a nice, shining bright tire set right in his path on entering the store, and a complete assortment of tiree and tubes In the automobile department, he Is pretty apt to be Interested in a spare tire to take along so as to complete the transaction. Consequently the "ads" of Ferro A Co now read. Whether It rolls rich or rolls you re pretty apt to figure the "cost bv the mile let it be tire equipment or chauffeur s livery. To appear smart lookating, your chauffeur must be tired and your car properly stylishly "tired go our motor wear departmyit has added to Its quality of tire a quality tire the General tire "Goes a long way to make friends." t UTAHS OLDEST 52-6- 0 V. 4 Zp&ftl - SOUTH DEALERS WAS. 2694. by being able to replace their broken springs without holding up their transportation for any length of time "Temme springs are made exactly to The bushings are factory specifications all true to a fraction. Instead of being d the ordinary spring, they are treated In a special ell. tempering a Temme then and It graphited. process spring breaks within a year of the date of purchase, our company will cheerfully make a refund tn full, if the break is due to a flaw In the material or to imperfect to We are authorised workmanship. make adjustment right here at the Capital Electric company's offices without the delay of corresponding with the factory officials. water-tempere- I Replacement Feature of Service I Gaining Popu lar Approval. Four months the Temrae Kiinift; CHIFfi&N MERCANTILE CO., ' American Fork, Utah. MODERN TIRE SERVICE SHOP, 2360 Hudson Ave., Ogden, Utah. HABERDASHERS SELL THE GENERAL TIRE experience Una of motor convinced' the Capital In handling car springs has Electric be Boise, Idaho. It ts believed the time required to make the run will be from ten days o two weeks." At She meeting Friday a committee of operations, consisting of C. A. Reilley. J. R. Hall, A, H. Smith, S. M Patton and W. B Jenulns, chairman, was appointed. It will be the duty of the committee to map the course and make arrangements for the housing of the truck train members and to care for other problems arising from the operation of the convoy. An organisation ofj truck dealers, af. filiate with the Intermountain Automo-th- e Dealers association, a nd to be known as the truk section of the Intermountain Automotive Dealers' association, was formod at the meeting with a. F. This organisation Savage as secretary. will work In every way with the objects of the main body, but was formed to care particularly for the needs of truck dealers, according to Mr. Jenkins If The Best Lubricants for All, Purposes- - company that a "replacement" service of this kind 18 much hi demand In th intermountain region, according to W. L. Hunsaker, manager of the auto accessories department. "Last November w announced our appointment to distribute Temme springs in the Intermounatln states apd a recent checking up on our volume of business since that time Indicates that we were altogether justified In the unique venture of a complete replacement' spring sendee, aald Mr. Hunsaker. Motorists find it a great convenience to be able to replace a broken spring on short notice and without the Inconvenience and delay of sending away to tha factory. The gratifying thing about our service ts the fact tnat tt covers every make and model of pleasure- - car and truck. The replacement spring Is in every case an exact reproduction of the original factory equipment. Considering tha scarcity of steel, we consider ourselves very fortunate In get ting on hand a big stock of Temme springs, a stock that ts ample to meet the big and growing demand. 15 purchase! ten carloads of Temme springs In November. We bsv already dellv. ered the bulk of these and a new supply will be In our Morehouse this week. All of our dealers who have been handling Temme springs are more than p, eased with Temme quality, guarantee and service. Dealer report an especially large run bn truck replacement springe The motor truck comes first In our consideration In th matter of quirk replacement U one thing that must Transportation not b held up, delay, la too expensive. Temme service meets this emergency truck demand admirably Truck user, throughout our territory have profited Convoy of Thirty Vehicle to Make Trip to Boise and Return. of thirty motor trucks will make the trip from Balt Lake to Boise, Idaho, and return some time tn May, It waa announced yesterday by W. B. Jenkins of the Balt Lake ship by truck bureau. Plans for the journey were completed at a meeting of fifteen truck distributors, held Friday at the Commercial A convoy club. The tour, which will be known as th "intermountain ship by truck' tour," will be held in connection with "ship by truck week," which will be celebrated nationally, according to Mr. Jenkins. "Ha object will be to offer a practical demonstration to farmers and merchants of this territory of the poeslblhties of the motor truck as a conveyor of freight. j said Mr Jenkins Present plan Indicate at least thirty trucks will make the run and tt I possible more will be recruited before the date of departure. In all more than 7"U,I mllea witi be rever-- d In the journey. The route has not been settled as yet, but tne nortaern terminus of ute convoy will I PENNSYLVANIA USE STARCO PARAFFINE IN YOUR BASE CRANK OIL CASE STARCO is an ideal' oil, refined, sold and guaranteed by an organization that has maintained an enviable reputation for nearly half a century. , r , , Oil Co. Star; Lubricating Cleveland Ohio: Intermountain Branch 343 Pierpont Street, Salt Lake City. Phone Was. 1323 |