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FORECASTS AUTO
TOURING IN 1919
Motorists Told How Easy It Is
to "See America First" Be
fore Visiting Battlefelds
Tli* outstanding feature as re
gards the probable motoring condi
tions far the coming season, relates
ito the eer vincreasing tendency on the
part of the motoring publlo to go
father and farther afield in search or
Interesting things to see. The slogan,
"See America First," is at last be
ginning to bear fruit in the greater
increased demand for information
relative to touring conditions
throughout the entire western por
tion of the country. The inability of
motorists of means to take their cars
to Europe, as was the almost uni
versal custom prior to the outbreak
of the war, has made it necessary
for them to confine their touring to
this country. As a result, thousands
of motor car owners are beginning to
realize at last that America has no
peer as a scenic playground. Not only
can this country duplicate practical
ly everything in the way of moun
tains and lake scenery which is to
bo found in the Alps or the High
lands of Scotland, but also it has
many features which are peculiar to
itself. Where, for instance, is it pos
sible to find a replica of the far fam
ed Petrified Forest in Arizona, or the
prehistoric Cliff Dwellings which dot
that section of the country? The
Grand Canyon of the Colorado river
certainly needs no introduction to
any one who has studied his school
geography, while nearly every one
has either seen depicted in Yellow
stone Phrk, and the glaciers in Gla
cier National Park.
Without attempting to go further
into details in this connection, the
demand for information about the
motoring possibilities through the
Far West is increasing to a large
degree.
There exists in the minds of a
great majority of the tourists an un
reasoning dread of what has been
unfortunately designated the Great
American Desert.
Secretary W. D. Rishel, of the
t'tah State Automobile Association,
has very aptly said: "The average
motorist has visions of miles and
miles of sand, with almost unbear
able heat, through which he must
push his way to reach the Pacific
ocean. He has read columns and
columns of press agent 'slush' where
this car or that truck made the trip
after hardships worse than could be
found on the western front, and that
the driver came through alive due
only to the strong construction of the
particular car he drove or the make
of tires the car had on or the kind of
lubricating oil he used.
"Now, what are the actual con
ditions? The tourist may follow any
one of the central routes and have a
bed to sleep in under a roof every
night. He can sit down to a table
to eat his three meals a day. He will
lind gasoline, a garage and automo
bile supplies at frequent intervals,
or as often as he needs them. The
lighter he is equipped the faster
time he can make. Instead of heat
he will nfid an overcoat comfortable
if he drives at night, and he will
encounter more sand at the old river
bed crossing near his farm in the
mid-continent country than he will
encounter .between the Rocky Moun
tains and the Pacific coast.
"Whenever water can be turned on
the so-;called desert land, he will see
crops of wheat and potatoes, fruits
and vegetables, that will far sur
pass the yield per acre of his eastern
farm. And, what is more, he will
scarcely ever be out of view of an
other automobile occupied by a man
and his family traveling to see the
country."
Jt is not the Intention to give the
impression that such trips are free
from difficulties, but merely to con
very the idea that such difficulties
are not nearly as overwhelming as
many believe to be the case. Bad
stretches will be found in various
places, but there are a surprising
number of good roads also, and
much additional road improvement
is being contemplated for the com
ing season. Active highway depart
ments have been formed in practi
cally all of the western and middle
western states. Such improvements
will, of course, take time, but the
satisfying features lies in the fact
that a beginning has at least been
made.
As regards the touring in the
eastern states, there is little which
can be said at this time having a
direct bearing on the situation. This
is mainly the result of the lack of
activity in highway improvement due
to the exigencies of war require
ments. The state and county engi
neers have as a rule contented them
selves during the past year in main
taining the trunk roads in a fairly
presentable state. This has been by
no means an easy problem as a large
number of motor trucks have been
traveling over these routes during
the past twelve months.
In view of the existing situation,
therefore, it would be wise for all
tourists who are contemplating trips,
of no matter what length, to secure
up to the minute information about
ihe roads over which they propose
to travel. Otherwise they will most
certainly come to grief, for they will
ilnd that roads which they suppose
to be in excellent condition, have
been literally cut to pieces since they
last traveled over them, while other
roads which formerly they would
never have dreamed of using, are
now th? only one available.
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Your Storage Battery
Storage batteries wear out, and be
cause they wear gradually there
comes the time when every car own
er must ask himself this question:
"Shall I have my battery repaired or
buy a new one?"
The average battery man will tell
you that the storage battery has a
life from 15 to 2 0 months. This
means that given a moderate amount
of care and freedom from abuse,
the storage battery will last approxi
mately two seasons.
Granted that the car owner starts
the season with a new battery and
takes advantage of all the service
that is offered —such service as the
Willard Storage Battery Company
offers—he may reasonably expect
that battery to run the first year
and give complete satisfaction. Now
if the car owner is battery wise, he
will put it in the hands of a battery
expert at the beginning of the sec
ond season and have it reinsulated
and generally overhauled. This will
allow him to start the second season
with a battery thoroughly efficient,
perfectly sound "in the wind and
limb." None the less, it is a year
old.
A battery is primarily a chemical
apparatus. It will wear out in time
in spite of all the care that can be
given to it, however good the care.
It wears out because the chemical
elements intering into its make-up
gradually lose their power of reac
tion. When, therefore, the battery
starts on its second year of life it
has lost a certain amount of "come
back." It may not hold the charge
so long. It may not turn the start-
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1U li I mil fy finest cars that tread the highway, in
appearance, performance and refinements,
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== ~TW u n™t wbiA style and the many unusual novelties of its equip- =
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H ' • with beveled French plate glass mirrors in the rides =
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in the right hand front door.
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Gradually it becomes worn down
and it is at this point that the car
owner is faced with the problem of
having it repaired or buying a new
battery.
Naturally, however, far gone the
ba. ery is it can be repaired. New
plates can be put in, new insulation
can be put in, new battery box sup
plied, but the cost of these. repairs,
one after the other, is more than the
price of a new battery.
When, therefore, a car owner has
had from 18 months to two years
of steady service from the battery
and then is called upon to take it to
the service station for definite re
pairs, he may be sure that his bat
tery is nearing the point when it
ought to be pensioned off. A bat
tery does not last forever and there
comes the time when the cost of
constant repairing will amount to
far more than the cost of a new bat
ter}-.
Black's Garage to Feature
Vulcanizing at the Show
Black's Garage, whose large vul
canizing plant at 205 S. 17th street,
has been turning out vulcanizing
jobs will feature certain kinds of
vulcanizing work at their booth at
the Auto Show. One of the main
features will be retreading tires.
They will also make demonstrations
on repairing the large pneumatic
truck tires.
Special equipment has recently
been added to their shop to take
care of the increasing work on these
large pneumatic truck tires. This
equipment is all special and has
been added to their regular equip
ment for taking care of all kinds
of vulcanizing work.
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How First American
Motor Car Was Built
By S3 wood Haynes
It' waa during the delay in the
work of constructing the pipe line
for the Indiana Gas and Oil Com
pany at Greentown, Ind., that it oc
curred to me that some better
means of locomotion over the high
ways than the horse and buggy
might be procured, so I accordingly
laid plans for a mechanically oper
ated vehicle.
In the fall of 1892 I moved to Ko
komo, and the following summer
had my plans sufficiently matured
to begin the actual construction of
a machine. I ordered a one-horse
power marine upright two-cycle gas
oline engine which weighed 'lBO
pounds.
When . the gasoline and battery
connections were installed the'mo
tor, after considerable cranking,
was started, and ran with such
speed and vibration that it pulled
itself from its attachments. Luck
i ily, however, one of the battery
wires was wound about the motor
i shaft and disconnected the current.
In order to provide'against vibra-
I tion I was obliged to make the
1 frame of the machine much heavier
than I first intended. The "horse
less carriage" was built up in the
form of a small truck. The frame
work in which the motor was placed
consisted of a double hollow square
of steel tubing, joined at the rear
corners by steel castings and by
malleable castings in front.
At that time no figures were ac
cessible for determining the tractive
resistance to rubber tires on ordi
nary roads. In order to determine
this as nearly as possible in ad
vance, a bicycle, "bearing a, rider,
was hitched to the rear of a light
buckboard by means of a cord and
spring scale. An observer seated on
the buckboard recorded as rapidly
as possible the "drawbar" pull regv
istered by the scale.
The total weight of the machine
when completed was about 820
pounds. July 4, 1894, when ready
for the test, it was hauled into the
country about three miles behind a
horse carriage and started on a
nearly level turnpike. It moved off
at onoe at a speed ol| about seven
miles per hour and was driven
about one and one-half miles into
the country. It was then turned
about and ran all the way to the
city without making a single stop,
and thus America had its first suc
cessful motor car.
Packard Company
Resumes Making of
Passenger Car Models
The day after the armistice was
signed the Packard Motor Car Com
pany resumed work to get under
peace time production. Under the
new production the 3-25 and 3-35
models are. continued and the first
of the new lot will soon be ready
for delivery. Every third series Pack
ard has for its power plant the
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The Best Passenger Car Value, We Believe,
That Has Ever Come to
Harrisburg
That's a strong statement, perhaps But This means not only prompt service, but
it's one that we make with full confidence; and lower costs,
we believe you will agree with us when you,
too, have thoroughly investigated the car. '
The Briscoe Twenty-four has made a
Why We Chose the Briscoe world-wide reputation in the two vital factors
We wanted a car on which we could stake econom y a*"* performance,
all our reputation—back of which we could The gasoline mileage is astonishing for a
confidently put every effort of our sales car of its power. Twenty-five to thirty miles
organization. to the gallon is not unusual. And with the
Many cars were offered to us, and we in- present high cost of gasoline, mileage will be a
• vestigated the merits of each. vital factor in influencing buyers.
The Standing of the Company Power. Too
Some passenger-car concerns considered We tried out the Briscoe on hills, in sand;
ihoroughly established, were so weakened by in mud —under every conceivable condition of
war conditions that their survival now is doubt- use. We put it through harder tests than you
ful. Some, on the other hand, were strengthen- will ever give it. And we found always a
ed —and the Briscoe Motor Corporation was a ♦ reserve of power ready to carry the car
leader among these. Possessed of millions of - triumphantly through every test,
dollars of resources, it devoted the war period
to making its great plants more efficient than - Fw -v n<>9irable Feature
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ever before. So when these plants were _ _ .
released by the Government they were, we In beauty line, in comfort, in roominess, in
believe, more efficient than any in the world all the little refinements that make motoring
building high-grade cars. satisfaction, we found the Briscoe dominant.
' And so we offer the car to you, confident
Service to Briscoe Owners that if you will subject it to the same thorough
We have had our troubles, in the past, in and severe tests you will endorse it as thor
getting spare or replacement parts promptly oug yaswe °*
on cars which were merely assembled. Weeks _ _ _ ...
might elapse before the factory could get ODen House All Week
action from the parts maker. Come in and get acquainted with the
So it was a great pleasure to find that in the Briscoe. Compare it with your ideal car, and
43-acre Briscoe plants, 99% of the car was with any others you have seen. We're content
produced from the raw materials. . to let it sell kself on your own judgment.
See the Briscoe at the Show or at Our Salesrooms.
M. Brenner and Sons Motor Co.
Third and Hamilton Sts.
Cash or Deferred Payments. Price $BB5, F. O. B. Factory,
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twin six motor of twelve cylinders.
The power impulses overlap each
other so as to produce the smoothest
most agreeable action known to mo
to dom. Wide range of ability ie
another, characteristic of the twin
six engine, it will throttle down to
two miles an hour in trafflc'and from
that walking pace pick up with re
markable rapidity to any desired
speed. On either rang£ of speed it
operates with a smoothness and si
lence that marks a perfected
mechanism.
There is a marked fuel economy
MARCH 15, 1919.
of the twin six resulting from its ex
cellent carburetion and uniform com
pression thermostatic control of en
gine temperatures and scientific ar
rangement of gas passages. It gets
maximum results from the present
low gravity gasoline, its smoothness
of action results in low cost of up
keep, also a particularly economy on
tires.
Perhaps it is only natural that the
power, distinctiveness and comfort
of the Packard twin six qualities,
most apparent to the casual ob
server, have tended to overshadow
its value as an investment In trans
portation. From every investment
we look for returns and this applies
to the automobile to-day as much as
to another business outlay. Packard
owners are not the type to be en
ticed by the charm of comfort and
beauty unless backed by insured
performance and absolute reliability,
in other words, the purchaser of a
Packard feels positive of securing
the highest possible returns on his
investment.