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Show II Essex Demonstrates Ms Power And Strength In Flying Mountain Trip II Ogden Motor Car Company KS Drivers Speed Essex to Bear Hi ' ' Lake and Return IIS I Ogden to Bear Lake and return bc- H9 i'oro lunch time of the same day they Mm lft Ocden is the achievement of U MM L. Hajnfi'and W. A. Ross of the Ogden HI - Motor Car company, piloting un I'-s- H W 1 sex car In two successive trips, to test the speed, endurance and reliability H fl of Essex cars., which they handle in H3 this territory- HL The first trip was made the lan.ei H part of last week and was in the 11a- turc of a reconnoiterlng trip to map H i out a .course for the real test of the H ISssex in connection with the national Essex week which is being observed H by tDssex dealers and owners through- out the United Scatos this week. Many H similar test runs are being conducted throughout the' country, but it is safe to say that few will subject the car to a greater strain than the trip made H Trip In Rain. H i Tho . second trip wa3 made in the H rain yesterday and up to the time the H meat were delayed helping the cur in H front of them througn tne mud tho H Essex was well ahead of tho time HH schedule, planned after the first trip. Ig. Logan, a. distance of 50 and 7-10 HM miles, was reached In one hour and 1 26 minutes. The same high average speed was maintained up to the sum-Hi sum-Hi mit of Logan canyon, where the bssex Hi was blocked by the other car stuck ( in the mud ahead of it. Had the Es- sex been ablp to continue as it was able the time card shows that the men would have been back in Ogden by 10:30 a. m. The trip yesterday was a thorough test of the Essex durability ana pow- HH er as the mud had proved too much H for many cars passed on the road, HB the Essex, however, had no trouble in going right througn without in- Hl jury o any kin1 10 tne car' as al. HI tested by mechanics after an exam in - HI' ation. The men maicing the second IL trip were W. A. Ross and C. II. 9 Jacobson driving, Captain J. R. Ward, BH and B. N. Fox, all of whom vouch Hl I for the dependability of the Essex af- Hfl ter thie severe gruelling It went Hl through yesterday. 1 On the preliminary trip when a I time record was not tried tor, out a fast .speed maintained throughout, the car Jiiade the trip in 10 hours, leaving leav-ing Ogden at 4:15 a. m with the morning edition of- the Standard arid delivering papers to1 subscribers in the II 1 towns visited whloh Included Brlgham H 1 City, Logan, Garden City, Ideal Beach and Laketown and returning by way i of the Danish Dugway and the Hard- I ware Ranch, arriving back at the 1 Standard office -at 1:30' p. ro... after I spending ope hour and 40 minutes at ; the lake cities. The papers were In the hands of I subscribers before their breakfast and II on each was a sticker explaining how H this was possible by means of the W speedyi Essex delivery. On this trip II were L. L. Haina and "V. A. Ross, 13 driving, and a representative of the S Standard-Examiner staff. ) Motorists who have been over this y route will best be able to Judge th i! road abuse to w'nich. the car was sub- jected, especially on the seqond trip : after the hard rains of Monday night ; and Tuesday morning. This Essex Is 11 one of the cara which Is being used to ' 1 demonstrate the performance, econ- 1 omy and reliability" of the Essex 4 automobile duriqg Essex week in j Ogden. Z The route was chosen for the run ns jt ' being one of the hardest near here, I and one "which would give tho Essex a chance to demonstrate Its power and vj endurance. 4, The trips were made without mishap j I jfr and without motor trouble of any kind. ;B i The proverbial endurance and power JJ J of the." Essex car made such a run in nfl ' so short a time possible. Both ,Mr. l-ijfl Haln's and 2,lr. Rosa are well known I M drivers and .rank among the best in I'll ' the state, as has been proven by many If 1 speed trips and test runs similar to In 1 the two "made this week. m J II Cliock on Road' Conditions. " 111 r-FoE tne" benefit of the many auto- The stop at Garden City. The postoffice receives au early call with a bundle oi the morning edition edi-tion of The Standard-Examiner. HI J J mm IIIBII III III! IBIIII IIIIIB II I I I I I II II I I I I II I I I I II I !! I I II I I I I I I I I I II II llll I I I I I I I I I I III I I I I I I "11 O '" i . . I Crossing the Logan canyon divide. Here the altitude is S300 feet. Note the snowbank. Neither the altitude nor the temperature interfered with the carburetion and the engine kept delivering power .at 10() tper. cent: . ists intending to take a trip to tho lake, an actual check was made on road conditions on the first trip and should hold good how that the roads have had time to dry out after their recent soaking. From Ogden to Wlllard the road is paved almost ail the way and there arc- only a few short stretches whore men are Btill working. There is a good gravel highway from "Willard to Brig-ham Brig-ham City, and from there to Mantua, through WeUsvllle canyon, tho road ' is good all the way. The Essex went through this canyon without shifting out of hlgTi gear. Prom Wcllsville to Logan there Is a detour '.vhlqh makes the road three miles longer than usual. After leaving Logan the first five miles through Logan Lo-gan canyon are cut up by repair gangs, whigh necessitates slow driving. From there-'to. the summit the road is in good .condition all the way except for springs washing across it. The sinks near the head of Logan canyon are" drying rapidly, and now aVe perfectly .safe for travel. The dugway dug-way to. the Dummlt i3 also In good cpndltlon and 3afo for travel. After crossing the divide there is a path of snow across the road about 100 fect long. The Essex plowed right oyer this; thero is, however, a detour for those wishing to take it. The extent of the snow bank may be seen from - the picture taken of the car oh It. Construction crews on the grade down. tlc.. other. side, of . the, divide make going' slow, but otherwise the roads are Open and safe. From there Jarc in their Usual good condition, On. the return trip by way of Hardware Hard-ware Ranch tnero is a two mile stretch vvhero wprKmcn have the road torn up, ana Irom there to the ranch the oads arc in gooa condition except for xbout 150 foot oi sliderock on tho Dan-sh Dan-sh )ugway, which in, however, per-ectly per-ectly safe to cross. From the ranch to Jeaver Creek tho road has been little tsed this year, and because of the ruts and chuck holes the going is slow and tedious for about eight miles. "Down BeaVer Crock to the South Fork of Ogden Og-den canyon, there Are aeveral fords; but the Easjex had no trouble crossing these. From there In to Ogden tha roads are in tho usual good condition. Lalce Country Beautiful. The men in the car were all impressed impres-sed with the Dcauty of the lako country coun-try this year. The water which wjis bo low last yearjs back to tho normal, and all the lake cities and resorts seem clean. There are quite a few campers, many of whom are enjoying enjoy-ing the lake as shown by tho number of suits hanging out to dry. Lilacs are In bloom at Laketown, which i3 quite a contrast to Ogden, where they bloomed last for this year abour. u month ago. Tho rugged endurance and dependability depen-dability or tho Essex car was what made traveling at tho high rate of opeed over such roads possible. Mv. Halns and Mr. Ross took turns driving. driv-ing. They established ar enviable record re-cord and one rarely equalled by lightweight light-weight cars. The Essex weighs 266G pounds, ready for tho road, and Is noted for its power, speed and endurance. endur-ance. Similar records for such runs as the one made today are being piled up by more than 30,000 ownora In the United States. Essex Holds Record. An Essex holds the world's fifty hour endurance record, as well as the world's 24 hours road record, cover-2 cover-2 lng 10C1 miles in the latter test. The . test yesterday was practically all through mountains, making driving hard as well as being a terrible strain on a car at such speed. The Essex driven on tho trial trip jdld not tako oh gas. oil or water on the whole trjiu, The carrier capacity of the Essex la 12 & gallons of ga3, and the register showed 1 gallon left when the car drew up to the Standard-Examiner office after the trip. " The distance traveled was 01.6 miles I ' - " ! The arrival at Ideal Beach, which the Essex reached in record J time without the slightest mishap on the way. I going, and 79. C miles returning, or 171,2 miles for. the entire trip. The gas used wa3 11.6 gallons, or an average of 14.97 miles per gallon, which Is exceptionally ex-ceptionally good, considering the extreme ex-treme travoling conditions which would tend to lower the average below a reasonable rea-sonable mileage. The Essex used was ono originally purchased by L. "V. "Wood in, of tha Burroughs Adding Machine company, last year in Idaho, and turned in this year for a new Essex. The car has been driven more than 10,000 miles, and is exactly like the Essex cars In tho hands of more than 30,000 other owners in tho country. Owners of Essex cars may not want to make tho trip to Bear lake in any such time as made on these trips by the Essex, but it will at least be of interest, to them to know that any time that such a trip Is necessary, the rugged endurance and dependability of their car is what will get them there every- time. The campaign of the Essex company for this week has the motto. "Watch the Essex this Week." It la appropriate because new records are being hung up by Es3ex cara all over the United States. Anyone wishing further information concerning road conditions to the lake arc. invited to call on Mr. Hains or Mr. R0S3 at.-tho -Ogden Motor Car company. - |