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Show ill AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP H "All te ask is fairly decent H I weather, and we will do the business," H n remarks one of the Salt Lake deal- H 1 ers. Here Is hoping and fervent prayer H gj that this wish may be realized by our H R ' local dealers. For no one is sur- H ' rounded with more contingencies than H he, and no one is required to place H more ready money into the business B than the man who sells automobiles. But wo are inclined to think that B the weather is going to be just right. B And we are more than sure that the B a optimistic outlook for fall business in-B in-B . eludes the automobile dealer In its B embrace. I As to the cars themselves, pay your money and tafeo your choice. There Is an old saying, "A difference of opinion makes law suits," and the say. H ' ing certainly applies to the manufac- Hi ture and purchase of automobiles. It Bj is very evident that each inake has B its, followers. Wm II SOME RECENT SALES AND H DELIVERIES. H Randall-Dodd: The Randall-Dodd H Automobile Co., Ltd., distributors of H Bulok automobiles have just delivered H a carload to the following: Dr. G. H P. Winters, of Mount Pleasant, Mr. H Slade, of Lehi, I. C. Holbrook, Bountl- H ful, Dr. Carl Snodgrass, Pocatello, all H Model 25, and a Model 31 to Mr. Lawr-M Lawr-M ence Fer of Salt Lake. B Another carload of Buicks will ar-H ar-H t rive on the 23d, these also being all MM sold. 1 Utah Motor Company: The Utah H Motor Company, representing the m Packard have made the following de- Hj liveries the past week: D. C. Jaclc- H ling, roadster; C. W. Whitley, W. G. H Sharp, W. S. Duffield, Frank Knox, all m G-48's; R. B. HarknesB and F. G. Jan- Hi ney, five passenger G-48's; deliveries H that will be made within the coming week will be to the Telluride Power Wm Company and Frank Judge, and B. B. 3 Wicks will receive the first of the B G-38 roadsters. These latter cans are j all Model G-38. B Bt V The Tom Botterill Automobile Com- i pany. The Tom Botterill Automot- K bile Company, selling thePierco ana H Hudson cars, are now Bhowlng the Hj 1913 Hudson, and are now demonstrat- H; ing. B B Cheesman Automobile Company. WM, The Clieesman Automobile Company K have received the first shipment of H Chalmers cars. H; H Utah Tire and Rubber Co. The K Utah Tire and Rubber Company jjH are experiencing an unusual situation. H They cannot fill their orders, and the jB; factory is working twenty-four hours K a day to catch up with their business Hl throughout the country. This concern H is now specializing on the heaviest B ' typos of truck tires, at tne present Bp time equipping the big double tread WjjM wheels of the Pickering eiectnc truck, B one of the largest if not the largest B , capacity truck in this section Qf the B country. H IB MwL ACCIDENTS ARE TOO FREQUENT. Within the past ten days there have been numerous automobile accidents, with some fatality, and In probably each case some one was to blame. It is to be deplored that drivers still exist who will insist upon disregara-ing disregara-ing all rules of safety. More than this we are of the opinion that there is much that is left undone in the investigations in-vestigations that follow. An automobile is one of the safest things in the world of itself, nas no brains and can do no wrong. But it the brains behind the wheel Insist upon up-on directing the machine wrongly, the maohlne is going to go wrong and disaster is the result. The location of the brains of the combination points out the first step of how to go at it to learn the reason why these accidents occur. DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLUTCHES IN USE ON THE AUTOMOBILE. William H. Stewart, Jr., says that all clutches used on automobiles are of the friction type. There are three popular types In common use, namely the cone, the multiple disc and the band clutch. The cone clutch has the advantage of being simple and accessible. The usual cone clutch is faced with leather, fitting into the cone of fly wheel. Springs are arranged In a manner to hold It engaged while it is disengaged disen-gaged or withdrawn from fly wheel by means of the clutch pedal. The leather facing requires some little attention, at-tention, as it may become hard and glazed duo to friction with fly wheel. In that event it should be treated with some good vegetable oil machine ma-chine oil having a detrimental effect upon leather. If it should be found that grease or oil from the engine or transmission has lodged upon it causing it to slip, it should be carefully care-fully washed and treated afterward with vegetable oil. The multiple disc clutch Is composed compos-ed of a number of steel discs fastened fasten-ed to the crank shaft, alternately, with other discs fastened to the clutch shaft. These are compressed by springs and disengaged by the clutch pedal. The discs running in oil make the clutch very flexible. It also has a comparatively greater frlctional surface over all other types, which tends to prolong the life of the clutch. The band clutch Is of two types, contracting and expanding. A band fastened to the clutch shaft, either contracting or expanding, on a drum attached to the flywheel, while some cars used a leather-faced drum. The treatment for that typo is much the same as the cone clutch; still others use a onetal-to-metal combination, the drum usul "y being made of bronze, while the band is composed of steel. |