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Show Standard Truck -Cabs Needed v " . AV E'. . k . - . ; , - . . -- robbers or other criminals who ply their trade while operating taxicabs. . in France, a regular motor service is maintained daily over the new "Routes dee A! pee." between Nice on the Mediterranean shore and the Bwtea frontier, traveling the French Alps and travers- - -i Will Study Problem Becue of the large number of lien facturer having a' large distributer to which motor trucks are put, truck and dealer organisation, this condibuilders adopt the universal practice tion Is .to . be discussed by the motor truck manufacturers committee of of selling motor trucks without bodies the Society of Automotive Engineers or cabs, these units being obtained by standards committee. f The fundamental dimensions wrhich the chassis purchaser. Bodies and must be standardized to obtain cabs are not Interchangeable on dif- the desired interchangeability of eabs ferent makes of trucks of the same are the distance .from the windshield capacity, and It Is therefore necessary to the front of the drivers seat and of The latter width ;the the , seat for chassis purchasers to order ape- - 'dimension has standardized a rial body and cahjob to be fitted to about 200 inchesbeen In practice, but the the truck at the builder's plant. This , former varies depending principally the the steering cot-- j of (upon a. angle means big lose in time and addi- umn. .' i tional expense. It probably wilt be found necessary j Motor truck users and body and ltd establish two cab widths or seat ! lengths, cab manufacturers fully appreciate owing to the larger crew usually carried on the heavier trucks this most uneconomical situation, bat an to appearance. Instruments t the Quantity production of bodies .will dalso probably have to be attached to and cabs Is absolutely Impossible ow- 'a dash furnished as a part of the I chassis. This would save a, large ing to the variation in the amounting amount of time in equipping trucks dimensions fojb. the different types with cabs as no instrument connecand makes of motor truck chassis, tions would have to be disturbed. they-ar- e powerteas - to retrfedy' the - The location of the pedals and the levers involves difficulties so far as ' i situation. standardization in' concerned, and a 8, A. E. To Consider. great deal of study will be required. , At the suggestion of a truck maau. The standardization of the location 'i- - - " e -J ti. l- - mEEJl I 17-d- f J- ing some of (he most wwnderfui mountain country In Europe The University of Pennsylvania Is t course In conducting a special highway engineering. Forty engineers, ali of whom hold responsible positions In highway engineering departments of their respective home states, are atThe school. the youngest stu- tending dent U 21, the oldest 42. Believing that automobiles will be an important factor for the tranapor tation of visitors from ali parta of-- t rotted, States and Canada to the M. nulcentennial Exposition, planned, (of Philadelphia. Pa.. In 192. engtneqfii are working on parking space for thF earn According to estimates an araff of 15 acres will be required for thiprobable 25.960 cars. A new system for contsTl of traffic in the congested part of Detroit. Mich. Is the operalpn of a e ryet master tower, which It is said, "Wr 1 control traffic nvgy a distance wffour mile The single I .toner will AV equipped with bells. ft he and wrtraffic officer The wil4 be tgpeated automatically signals in subsidiary towers, and ail vehicular traffic In the Jfongea.ed district will move or stdng in unteqn upon Signal from the matter tower. New YJ oiv has 10.006 taxicabs operatiinezTO the heart of the citycol-lecin- g OTward of 1260,060 a day in fkrea. affile busiest time of the day is bttwoa seven and nine in the evening. J of the pedals and levers Is not sbso-et- y necessary, however, from the standpoint of standardizing the prindimensions cipal Scat Comfort Sought. Standardization of cab dimensions will mean that the seating comfort of the driver will be assured In all cases. This is a very Important point, possibly more important than interchangeability- of eabs as It would eliminate a great deal of criticism onn the part of drivers who desire pas-segar car comfort In motor trucks, which Is- - Impractical at the present time. It is a point which is taken very seriously by salesmen and receives a great deal of discussion in any motor truck sale. use without our wind tunnel work which enabled us to design a machine which would-ii- ft itself. Tbe lonapst flight on Deq, 17, 1983, was 5 seconds' duration at a speed of 80 miles an hour. Today continuous flights of more than 24 hours have been made and speeds In excess of 175 .siles an hour reached. Many laboratories In all countries are now at work In this field of science. Who, then, will attempt ter predict what a can do st the end of another It j years. , Aiffroximately 1,680 000 Regular Size - CORDS average only J 8 - U) more in cost than fabrics f hr 13: passenger aurfmohilea and trucks with a whole-f- e d value of $1 222.360,000, were in the United State in 1921, a Ii4 per cent decrease in units from the previous years turnout of 2,21(M)06 vehicles. According to the Bureau of Census, the vti of or vehicle In the United States rank first among finished products and in volume of business. It is third In line among nil manufacturers and only preceded by the meat packing and steel industries. f The State Highway Department of Pennsylvania is given advance warnUnited States- Weather Buing hv-t- he reau of snowstorms, which may tie up traffic on sections of the 1,200 miles of highway txhlch the department keep open during the winter. The Automobile Club of Missouri offers a reward of 850 for the arrest and conviction of any person who steals an abtomobile from a member of the organization, and 810 reward for the arrest and conviction of my person throwing glass on the streets. Open-ai- r gas stoves are provided for motorists In a oamplgn and picnicking ground at Brookside. near Pasadena. Cal. The stove, mounted on a concrete base, furnishes a sufficient quantity of gas upon depositing a dime into the meter. To help owners to recover automobiles which have been taken by thieves, stolen car bulletins issued regularly with car numbers, motor numbers, and owner's name, are one of the means automobile manufacturers are taking to with police bureaus throughout the country. The "touring car, a name used in connect certain type of senger Automobile. 1, now termed a pro-ice- Morbid .DIGEST AFTER EIGHTEEN Z. C. Me I. Distributors - f the eighteenth On the anniversary of the first flight, the aeronautical chamber of commerce of New York City obtained from Mr. Orville Wright, the first man in the maworld to fly In a heavier-than-achine, his first statement since the war, as --follow Just It years ago, on the 17th of December, 190. after centuries of endeavor, man for the first time was lifted into the air by a toairplane. Flight seems so easy the day that one naturally wonders at Yet long delay In its accomplishment.thou- 18 years ago, on account of the and of (allures, flying waa with perpetual motion and the fewwho expressed belief, in its possibililooked upon as mentally un balanced. Up to 1900, only a few measurements of airplane wings had been made along successful lines Most flying experiments up to that time had been made on the "cut and try"- - pi.m and by that plan flight probably would not have been accomplished for centuries yet to come. The problem was not, one to be solved by guesswork. Duchemln, about the middle of the last century, had published s formula for calculating the pressure on planes st different angles. Lllien-th- al in the eighties hsd published his measurements on several curved surfaces with other valuable scientific occasion-o- AT THE SHOW ir power-propell- We WUI Exhibit the Complete OLDSMOBILE LINE OF e PASSENGER CARS And ECONOMY TRUCKS tiee-wer- e Your Chance to Make Comparisons. work. Langley in the nineties published his measurements of plane surfaces corroborating- - the earlier work of It was to the work of Duchemln. Lilienthal that my brother and I were by far most deeply indebted. to various defects In the systems of measuring all this work, we found it too inaccurate and too meager for purposes of design. "In 1901 my brother Wilbur and I, actual gilding .tests having proved by the Inaccuracy of these tables, began a scientific etudy of the subject vve in- -, designed new types of measuring struments and made measurements of hundreds of differing wing surfacesac-in a wind tunneL It was due to the we that curacy of these measurements were sble. in 1908. to design a new from type of biplane, almost entirely able to Tin calculation, which was with a crude air an operator into the motor weighing mo,re than 12 pounds already depe rhorsepower. We had control, the veloped a new system of been sy stent with which our name has so largely connected, but this system of control would have been of little Valuable Territory Open for Dealers In Utah, Idaho, Nevada and But-owin- g - Wyoming., i Distributor. 445 SOUTH MAIN. Was. 2876 The Tire with the Wider and Thicker Tread TROlCIHkfT THE WORLD. American autodfobile speed records are not recognized in England. The life of a automobile Used by a physician is ng more than four years. Tbs cost of owning an automobile has decreased tn shout 80 per cent f within f year. Lees than half the motor vehicles owned in New York City carry liability insurance. Forty-fou- r automobile shows , are scheduled to be held this year iii the United- - states Ohio bought more motor vehicles (127,314) during 1921 than any state The f.mC.n adian automobile show for 1922 will be belfl at Montreal, Feb. 25 to March 4. Approximately 34,000,000 tires will he used on motor vehicles in the United States this year. , owners ts the Legal service for-caone big question among the various automobile clubs of the country. An average: of nearly 815 a vean for !;xl ,,rfl!ViWv0liy vVgy ,?,llr" wpm Automobiles landing In Great Britain for touring purposes are exempt from taxation for the first four montha Concerning motor vehicle registration in Canada, Saskatchewan leads the Dominion with one car to every 14 of its population. The word "automobile was created French from the the word Grek by auto, meaning self, and the Latin "mohilla. meaning movable. Automobile in Detroit, speeders Mich, are taken to the House of Correction for kitftien work. The punishment it known in the army a K. P duty. Excluding cities of the United States. the Investments in highway transport amount, to, 320,060.606. n hlch ..include motor vehicle garages, roads, ete. The interchangeability of carburetors, magnetos and similar parts has been made possible through standard- fzatlon the Society of Automotive Ent.ineerf; The fire department of Baltimore jjq., maintains 167 motor vehicles of all type, from the light coffee wagon to the heaviest pumping engine, trucks and water towers Luxurious passenger automobiles of modern make are lined with tapestry and fitted with a settee in place of the usual seat. The Interior Is supplied with all toilet requisites As a means to lessen automobile ac ridents, the Bureau of Public Roads. U. S. department of Agriculture, urges the standardization of ali danger signs American roadwavs the along Because of automobile stealing, a large eastern insurance company is said to have lost 1 2.000 060 In payment last year of cars Insured against theft. Losses during 1920 amounted to 81.000, 000. The average pries of passenger automobiles is $1,409. The average expense of upkeep, including tires, oil. gasoline iWpalre, garage, depreciation. Interest. 8559 per year. etc. Is estimated, at A "Child Welfare Special automobile Is to be operated in Wisconsin, and visit urural communities to advise andA problems. help mothere with theirnurse will acwoman physician and car. the company Of the automobile manufacturers in ths United States, nearly 70 factories are making cars listed between 81.000 and 82,000. There are 26 makes producing cars priced from 8 2 000 to 83.000. Fewer than 15 factories turn, out cars selling for more than 84.000. In Mexico, all automobile drivers In Mexico City must furnish certificates of good conduct before securing licenses. The purpose is to get rid of numerous chauffeurs who are In reality r two-burn- er "phaeton." "Touring car. according to the Society of Automotive Engi- neers, is In elegant and. In a technical sense, is not distinctive of any particu lac type of motor vehicle body. , Seated at the wheel of a big motor truck, and followed by a fleet of auomnbiles. Rev. E. J. Prescott, a Unitarian pastor of North Andover, Mass , goes out every Sunday morning and gathers his Sunday school pupils within a radius of seven milea The Wisconsin Highway Department publishes every week a blue print map showing- - reutes and road condition throughout - t he Stale. The subscribers are chambers of com merce, hotels and garages. New construction. detours, etc., are plainly In- dicated. An automobile speedway race, ache duled for Armistice Day, November II, 1922. over the Greater San Fran cisco Speedway, at San Carlos, Cali., offers a purse TSf 850,009 and lap prizes of 825,000. It is believed that this is the largest prize money ever listed for such a contest For the first time on record motorist was recently Pennsylvania fined $10 and cost In Maryland for carrying too many licenses on Bis car. The victim, a Philadelphian. does business in Maryland and Delaware and Pennsiyvania, and his car carried the license plates of those three states. According t o Maryland law, only two licenses may be displayed at one time. An automobile owner, when paying his Income tax, may deduct from the gross income the amoqnt paid for State, license fee. He may also deduct the tax on gasoline, which is now imposed In a number of States in the Union. The cost of a new car and fines paid for violation while the ear is being driven for pleasure purposes are not deductible Items The latest accomplishment In automobile tours was made by representatives of the Automobile dub of feouth--er- n When they circled California. around the rim of the United States In 120 days, completing the worlds greatest charting and road mapping trip. The distance covered was 23,060 milea The Automobile, club of Missouri, with a membership of 20,000 motorists, has chapters in all cities and towns in ths state. Its principal purposes are give road service to members anywhere -- 4 s jjsSNWjyv : General Line of Accessories Automobile 2L C. M. L Hardware Dept U within the elate end work for road legislation. More than 150 official garages of the club are under contract and bond to aerve its members. The average coat for the registration of all classes of motor vehicles In the United States is 11. The earn average in Arizona, Kansas, Louisiana, South Dakota and South Carolina is 85.67, while two other states have fens that the engine Identification number be placed near the top of the' right hand side of the crankcase proper in a position in which it can bo mended read easily. The numbers would be between two vertical ribs or beads inch , wide, inch high, three inches long and three inches apart, the surface the casting between ths ribs to be left rough that average more than 820 for each as even cast and on ths finttnpainted car In those states. Of the 40,191 cases tried by the traf- ished car. fic court in New York city during 1921, 1,920 chauffeurs were sent to. Geoale s jail on default of payment of fines. Invented by Local Mari Since the court was opened in June, have Jcmied 1916, the fines collected 11.889.180. R. D. Maxfield and Oliver London has a Ladles Automobile of this city, have returned from a are: members club. the Among Ducheee of Beauford. Viscountess business trip to New York, Washington. Pittsburg and Detroit, in conChurchill, Lady Uuchanan-JardinLady Sybil Codrington lady Trou-- b nection with a gearless differentia! ridge. Lady Musgravs. Lady Young. for sutomobiles which Mr. Maxfleld Lady Brace-PorteLady de L'lale and Louise Loder, and Mrs. has invented, and a draftless device Dudley, Lady 4 Loeffier. for hospital and sick windows Miss Garland Johnson, of BridgeMr. Maxfleld was given to un- -' port, W. Vt., has Just been swarded derstand at Detroit that his gearless 84,000 uuniveraity scholarship for device la a very practical thing, and having written the best easay on likely to be adopted by auto manufac"Good Roads and Highway Trans tures. The contest wae conducted by port. the good roads and highway transport education committee of Washington. D. C., and the contest was open to ail Gasoline Aplenty high school pupils. George 0, McFarland, president of At the new Pennsylvania Automotive as- tion dui present mm of producand ooosiunpUon of gasoUao sociation is ta favor of obtaining to last laws for more severe punishment of there would be enough fuel ths United States for at tens TOO persons convicted of driving care while Is It estimated that there under the influence of liquor, or of the yean. are the following o4i deposits tat Mr. McFartheft of motor vehicles, world. the land recommends- that drivers found United States and Alaska guilty of driving while Intoxicated be barrels. sentenced to at least year In Jail, Mexico, 42)00,000,000 barrels. while persons convicted of theft, be Sooth America, i 9,250,000,000 sent to the penitentiary for from barrel. five to fifteen years, without a posEastern Hemisphere, 9,260,000,-0- 0 sibility of pardon. barrels. Because the automobile thief first Probable and undiscovered, to destroy changes the engine number barrels. the identity of the car, the Society of Automotive Engineers have recom one-quart-er one-eigh- th Differential e, r, gen-aril- ly. ' 7,000,-000.0- 00 to 4 Inch OVER 40,000 RINGS CARRIED IN AND OVERSIZES STOCK-STANDAR- It knot 'j These new cords are the same size as yoiir fabric tires and Interchangeable with them, and may. be fitted one at a time as your fabrics wear out.. .Thus you may change to cords by easy stages at practically no Increase expense. Just ask Z. C. M. I. about "Regular Size Michelin Cords. Sizes Up An Easy thing To Do -- ' Gills Now 0 difficult to add two or three thousand miles to the life . of a tire. motorist Every experienced knows that the life of a tire pends upon the rubber tread. So it is perfectly obyious'that by Tires' building Oates Riper-Trea- d with a wider ana thicker tread, a lot of extra mileage has been added. Here Is the tire for which hundreds of thousands of "motor- -' ists have been waiting. A tire that gives an average of 30 per cent more mileage 'than a fabric, as proved by tests covering hundreds of thousands of miles yet costing only 8 per cent more in other words, 22 percent mileage free; FOR AUTOMOBILES, TRUCKS, TRACTORS AND GAS ENGINES. v Gill Piston Ring Co. : 15 EAST FOURTH SOUTH. r' J John J. OTai-rol-I, Manager. . Salt" Lake City- Phone Was. 6691. ,1 .t u H, " .. v j |