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Show White Stealers Use Kerosene as Fuel I THE WHITE STEAMER WHICH MADE A SUCCESSFUL PUIMIC DEMONSTRATION OF KEROSENE ' iliflfl AS FUEL ON THE RECENT 2650-MILE G LID DEN TOUR. lH Tho most Interesting announcement announce-ment ever made In connection with tho automobile Industry was undoubtedly un-doubtedly that" mado a month or two ago to tho effect that tho new models of the Whlto. Steam Cars could bo run on kerosene, or coal oil, Instead of gasoline. Evcryono at onco recognized recog-nized that the uso of tho new fuel would add materially to tho advantages advan-tages which tho White already possessed pos-sessed over other typos of cars. Thero wore somo people( howovcr, who were sceptical us to whether or not tho new fuel could bo used with complete success, nnd, therefore, thq-mnkers thq-mnkers of tho White Car, tho Whlto Company, of Cleveland, Ohio, determined deter-mined to mnko a public demonstration demonstra-tion ot tho new fuel In tho 1909 Gild-den Gild-den Tour. From tho standpoint of tho public, no test moro satisfactory could havo been selected. First of all, tho distance dis-tance covered on the Glldden Tour, from Detroit to Denver and thenco to Kansas City, was 2G50 miles. This was certainly more thnn sufficient to bring out any weaknesses, if such had existed. Still moro lmportnnt was the fnct that tho car was at all times while on tho road under tho supervision supervi-sion of observer named by those who entered other contesting cars. Therefore, It would havo been Impossible Impos-sible for tho driver of tho Whlto to hnvo oven tightened a bolt without tho fact being noted nnd a penalty Inflicted. In-flicted. At night tho cars wore guarded by Plnkorton detectives and could not be approached by any one. Tho comploto success of tho new fuel while on tho 2G50-mllo" public test and tho advantages gained through Its uso wero well described In tho following dispatch which tho correspondent of tho Now York Sun sent to his paper at tho conclusion of tho tour: "A fcalure of tho tour which wnB watched with special Interest was that tho Whlto Steamer used kerosene, kero-sene, or 'coal oil,' ns fuel lnstend of gasoline. Tho now fuel worked splendidly throughout tho 2G50-mlIo Journey, nnd all claims mado In Its behnlf wero fully proven. First of nil, as regards cheapness, tho Whlto driver Bccured kerosene all along the route from G cents to 10 cents cheaper cheap-er per gallon thnn was paid for gasoline. gaso-line. Secondly, tho new fuel wan handled without any precautions, and it was not unusual to see kerosene being poured into tho fuel tank while tho crow of tho car nnd nn Interested crowd stood by with lighted cigars and cigarettes. At tho finish of tho tour, tho White was tho only car permitted per-mitted by tho authorities to enter Convention Hall, where tho technical examination took place, without draining its fuel tank. Thirdly, tho now fuel proved to bo absolutely without smoko or smell. Fourthly, kerosene could bo purchased at whatever what-ever part of tho routo was most convenient, con-venient, nnd not onco during tho trip through tho ton Stntcs of tho Middle WeBt was thero found a grocery Btoro where keroseno was not readily and cheaply obtainable. Flnnlly, tho amount of fuel used on tho trip ilfll showed that koroseno Ib nt least IH fifteen per cent, more efllclont, gallon for gallon, than gasoline. Tho car In B other respects mado a most credltablo B showing, and thero was tho usual riv- B nlry among tho observers to bo as B signed to tho Whlto so that they could lido with the maximum of com- B fort. Tho only adjustments or re- B pairs chnrged against tho car during: B tho long trip were tightening a lubrl- B cator pipo and wiring a damaged mud B guard. These penalties were not in- B Dieted until moro than 2000 miles rH had been completed with an absolute- ;B ly perfect score." B A particularly Interesting feature IBJ of tho new Whlto Steamer Is that jJ either kerosene or gasollno may bo :B used as fuel. Tho necessary adjust- B incnts so that tho fuel may ho changed from keroseno to gasoline, or vlco -M versa, may bo made In a couplo oC minutes; hut so completely successful hns keroseno proved to be, that it Is ' 'M not believed that any purchasers will care to use gnsnllne. B Tho Whlto Company report that the demnnd for their new steam cars. both tho $2000-modol and tho $4000-model exceed their most sail- gnino oxpcctntlons. It Is evident that tho combination of steam thc( pow- cr which everyone understands and has confidence in with koroseno the fuel which everyone hns on hand and can handlo without any danger Is thoroughly npprcclntcd by up-to-dato purchasers ot automo- |
