Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 58

6 PART SIX THE DETROIT REE PRESS The Biggest in American Automobile Tours MITCHELL MODELS On In the brass and kt the valve 69 horsepower and a raiue of and its Beat in bad condition 1 trice from si isn ft STANDS HILL TESTS ully Equipped Ba SPARKS AND PLUGS! Gr llt fou price of $425 the in 234 Jefferson East Satisfaction for 6 Years Which Will You Take? road is Tires tp iires With Extra eatures At Extra Prices Nowadays 16 makes of tires are costing The workman of lbu9 QUICK MOTORS LIGHT WAGENHALS ein BH reason it lx iDRonoacsffi land cBbvnUidiy a laoai iqqdi rerythhg sure that broakw in $950 $1050 lit nti Bull Nosed Radiator 2 loating Rear Axle Wire Wheels Standard Touring Car With Electric Starter and fed that we niaKJiig Hie (JaK hurnan Wednesday afternoon a party of about 700 Studebaker dealers and frier ds from Indiana Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa left Detroit with their first deliveries of the new Studebaker and models The tour in point of participating cars and distance traveled was the largest in American motoring history It arrived at Chicago Thursday afternoon having covered the 426 miles in 15 hours rom Chicago the dealers scattered to their homes touring independently The photograph shows the cars lined up in Clark park for the start tire tire was ac to re siding Gear Transmission Cone Clutch CO co YANKEE NOW MAKES MOST MACHINES PER WORKMAN hofdlne inflated that Let us make a demonstration for you in your own delivery work cither for a day or a week UB1 00a ua DO Solves the Grocers Delivery Problems Es 0 on DQ tia OD Bu BE tin company rin tinUMUMl repair him which 1n rtn (ridel! "We have tried Efficiency in the modern automobile means econ omy in operating expenses ample power elimina tion of overweight comfot beauty and sturdiness These points are the quality features of the KRIT the car that the foremost automobile engi neers tell us is at least a year ahead of other mod erate priced cars Six years of sturdy reliable sure service in the hands of owners have proven this car The long stroke en bloc motor of theKRIT is light but powerful the deep upholstery and long flexible springs give maximum riding comfort pound of excess weight is eliminated These are some of the points that have made KRIT sales this year greater than ever And beauty the only way to realize the beauty of the KRIT is to see it to take a KRIT ride KRIT beauty is more than paint deep it is built in the car in every part Call us up and arrange for your KRIT ride Many Dates Assigned for Auto Contests SUNDAY AUGUST 2 I9M Johnston one of the oldest established and Best known grocers in the city has been added to 1 be long list of Wagenhals users If anyone knows the delivery problems it is Johnston He boughta Wagenhals" after personally making a test of it in liis own Uclivcrv service restet all efforts to un sinsrle nut heat The New Price Explained ollowing a well defined policy outlined at the beginning of our organization Grant Motor Company promised to re duce the list price of the Grant Roadsters to the limit just as soon as quantity production would minimize the cost of materials The largest institutions down to the smallest stores arc rap idly proving1 the economy of Wagenhals the United States government and the Canadian governments in mail delivery service Detroit City Gas Company Paige Detroit Motor Car Company Malted Milk Company and a host of others Wagenhals Motor Company 668 GRAND RIVER GRAND 2105 oxce ehMate price acd trtrcdiXtion of a cew type in an electrically tarted and Scream line ear selling tor teat than art atriktag fatunrea of the of th Empire Automobile company az an notuMed tM week This give th com paoy a Hee of three distinct can for taeear a roadster being carried Hi ibe two touring cars 'Use asDouncevnent 1 noteworthy a In'iicaiifrti of the Empire's steady advance the Hiw laid down at the time of the company' foundation and adfari1y followed rtaca that time Lower price the reduetton thia year being for au im psrove3 rar has ctaracterixtlc of: Construction and Equipment Place It Easily Among Lead ers of Coming Season With the addition of a light tour cylinder 55 horsepower car for im mediate delivery selling at $1250 added to its production program for 1M5 and the continuation of the more powerful and expensive rrod fels that the trade still demands the Mitchell Lewi Motor 'company of Racine Wjs preparing for one flCJ CD pa co DD nil DC CH til? nr A simple but often forgotten pre caution in the matter of filling the gasoline tank te to wipe the mouth of the gasoline can so as to re move all dust and dirt Otherwise in the absence of a strainer the fasoiine will carry the accumulated Into the tank and later you will have trouble with clogged pipes or carburetor rn DO If a nut screw it take an ordinary ruaiuiri wincn nu iiip the spanner slightly In the fire or by a blow lamp and let It rest on the nut for a few minutes The heat transmitted from the spanner to the nut will expand the latterand ft can easily be unscrewed bo that has made good in the hands of thousands of yours at the merely nominal price of $425 ZlQODlm out a a btonding of European beauty with AarieM it ha everythin to for comfort ty aad tt the motorist Seat tow altowiBg of more than ordinary higlt l'photerinif throughout Im Turkish type of selected feather All floor binge are concealed avi with the bxiy tapcrirg back tnm cowt gives a tWMt paring float aide ffect com ph Led by the UxnouAine back Holl crown fen er add to the jerertil attractive appear Krit Motor Car Company 1225 Woodward Ave Phone North 93 Wisconsin Company Plans Active Campaign With Light Auto Added to Line SOMETIMES among other un heard of thinew a wire break Inside of its Insulation and gives no exterior sign of the break with the showing stating th matter Cob was always climbing ability' the facts that a be maintained with a maximum econ omy that tho carburetor does not over load and that the engine is not forced to Iabr can readily be seen and ap preclalrd juat what the vacuym fged system mtaos to the motorist Colo company has added thia SimrtAVarner wuum feed as standard equipment to its new model aR and as usual leads where quality economy and sen fee are concerned for the posed of eniery the particles of which ill not embed themselves WITH ELECTRIC STARTER 1050 pBjp etroit Me and very often the blam is laid at the door of the ignition depart ment Spark plugs are changed end magnetos pulled down so that It is a good thing before taking eise to pieces to make there are no interior the insulation cable nrrn An ITT iTTmnn I IlALf Uf ALL AUlUb MADE IN AMERICA an It means that three of the extra price tires ggcost as much as four No Rim Cuts HQ It means that the same price or bb would buy a half inch wider Goodyear IDS Tbornu 1 flKty company oflei the convincing evidence of thenep power and flexibility of the jjlght motor Thy report referred to covers the ilest recently conducted with a Jef iXery Six at onHac III A stop watdi was used from Graves jww iuperlntrndf nt of the stateji forrnatory of that city with In i tr uctlons to snap th atch the In i fan! the car started to move until 1 spe a or 4i rririeH per elapMod time was 11 I ranging from miles per hour on dl posed to the weather and have gathered a coating of verdigris which reslstH ordinary attempt to remove It may be cleaned in a sim ple manner Take eqOal portions of good jnata polish and "allow torirys When dry rub wlthra clean loth and the verdigris wflK rub off leaving a ch an smooth surface Tlje lamp may therr jje polished in the usual way Sometimes when out on the road Miire whi graauuiiy Hated and on removing if aw on examination While the ordinary amateur will be well advised to send his car to the finishers to have any deep scratches treated still if one feels that he is a superfine workman the best methods of curing a is to run beeswax and resin melted together in equal parts into the i abrasion When the filling has set smooth off with fine sandpaper and reiaint EC0N0MY1LA1ED OR NEW GOODYEAR TIRES hat I wan greatly rurpSted or rje nie is ny mildly although the noted for its hUI When one considers maximum speed can One Chassii Policy Allowi Com pany to Make New Model $50 Cheaper prodxtcttofl continuation" of th policy marked reduction IB GoodSyear AKDHU riHiri No Rim Cut Tires OAKLAND CAR i hear a whole lot of talk bnut fool proof cars Personally I like that phrase 1 would tiijomr change it around and say a humanized a car so built that the ordinary man in a very short time will drive the rar automati cally will stop it automatically foer it says It Trav Twins ger of the Detroit Saxon Transcontinental Pilots Predict Splendid Touring to air Motor cars will vie with the rail roads in conveying the many thou ands who will1 attend the Panama Pacific exposition in rancU co next year according to a Croker and red Wilkins pilots of the axon car that made the coast to coast run over the Lincoln bigr way i The drivers upon their return i Detroit after crossing the conti nent in 30 days declared that at least 2500 motorists will tour the coast for the exposition 1915 the highway will be in much better shape than It is said Croker it should not be a difficult feat traverse the continent by automo bile One thing the run of the Sax on car did was to prove that it is possible for a small car to run from ocean to ocean even with roads in some sections of the west still primitive It is not advisable to use over size tubes in regular size cases if the tube Is too large for the rase It will wrinkle and sooner or later oreaK at tne point wnere fold takes place A carburetor that persists tne throttle will be found 1 1 vw IJM 11 ft WE MZ 1 1 I 1 I a in! UJI 1 1 Jr'U yuiw lamp the th English and rtt vi ikv JHH well an Kh W'rkm pr Juc but om ihenvt si herusiH out which each per year wniie the Ancr need foofeathr employe turned out three cars I 'e H8rn time Motor (amps' that been ex probably tl thlnir for I flu livtn mutivji models a prominent place their 141 line The Six de Luxe is trub the ultimate in motor car design and with its long 144 incb base 3Tx5 tires and powerful SO horsepower 4 1 4x7 Inch motor of fer more quality and more comfort than any car in America at any where near th price IlKht Weight Safety irst weight but safety were the terse order issued by Chief Engineer John Bate when designing the 1915 light four The essential features of this new car outside of the combination of low cost with high quality and its unique though long tested ell two unit three point suspen are its light weight with abundance of power low mainte nance cost accessibility and ex treme flexibility the unfailing lu brication of all working elements the harmony of lines and roomi ness of accommodations for driver and passengers and the complete equipment leaving no extras for the purchaser to buy before he can begin to use and enjoy his pur chase In short this car is In Avery way a better more useful and more perfectly appointed mechanical con veyance than any that could be bought a couple of years ago for many times the prices asked Crome vanadium steel drop forg ings ana steel stampings in place of the coarser metals enhance strength and reduce weight Per fect balancing of all reciprocating parts and reduced weight add to the economy of fuel consumption and tire wear The two unit three point con struction makes this car the most accessible ever built The massive alloy crank shaft the vanadum steel construction throughout the steer ing and driving mhanism make for and extreme re liability The powerful four cyl inder head long stroke high efficiency motor with enclosed valves assures ample power under all con ditions Other Attractive eatures Silent chains displace gears cylin ders cast in pairs rigid frame with That Time I Now We have manufactured and shipped thousands of Grant Cars to every section of the United States and Canada Grant representation exists in every country in the world With our unexcelled factory and thorough rigid econom ical manufacturing methods we have arrived at a production cost whereby we can sell the Grant Car st $425 and still maintain the high standard of quality and equipment Think of $425 A complete car supplied with every item of equipment not a thing omitted and what is more to the foint a car VWUCI3 JS In 1899 Motor Car Employee Numbered 2240 in 1913 150000 BY JCLIVV CHASE llt4M of 51 tor everyone knows or 4at trtjlices that more motor care rre moAe in the each year than in ay other country in the world but not many reaiire that the exoeea in production amount to more then per cent or in outer words that the automobile making plant of America turn out in the course of each 12 months more than twice aa many cara as the plants of all the rest of the world com feined This is true non but it was not always true Who fcuilt the Grrt automobile will never be oehnitely decided to trie satisfaction of the world at large but that rance was the birthplace or at least the nursery and kindergarten of the automobile Industry is something that will be agreed to easily America trailed tor some time Loth in quantity pro duced it is safe to say at this late date in quality of product a well We were imitators in those early days and chiefly so in our ideas of tre possibilities of mann facturing and business develop ment Eut in 14 years we have grownin all ways to such an extent that we now hold first position as motor cor producers We have proved that only througn acfentlfic quantity production methods can we get quality at a price which defies com petition Home Market for America The Amerioar maker has a large home market He can build a several American makers 10 rench Started Budnew and for Some Time Produced Beit Quality SIX DE LUXE ULTIMATE IN MOTOR CAR DESIGN The following date have been assign ed for automobile contest during the coming eaon Those marked have been officially sanctioned and the other are tentative date which are contin gent upon proper completion of the pre liminary requirement under the con test rule: Aug Hept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept III Oct 2 Oct 2 nt't a Niv and 11 Track Shreveport La November El Paso Phoenix road race November Lo Angeles Phoenix road race November Albuquerque Phoenix road race November Track phooenlx Ari New Kxhibit Io hinlthaouian a rew exhibit Ln the Smith eonlan Institute attracting a great deal of attention from viator to he na tional said Hill of the Hlh company dhtrihutor In this territory for the Haynes irst is officially known a exhibit No W5S8 and consist of a complete Haynes 1x cyhnder unit power Plant It has bn given a position at the side of th origi nal Havnes carriage' where the striking contrast ws the remarkable Improvement that ha been made in motor design and ontructlon In the last 25 year mot Important 'eature of the power plant are shown clearly ami com prehensively by having ecttot cut away from the various part that the visi tor to the institute are enabled to ee the mechanical construction and th rela tion of the component DG DO ca DO ns mjnnocixagai qqj Q0CSSSB four crons member the long ga spring and eUan lined chas make for the higher ideal in mov car construction Left drive is standard gear control levers In the center placed well forward aHovfin free accM tu seats from either side Norths has been left undone that win aii to the comfort of owner and pas gers The perfci balance th weight carried low the method spring suspension the hand buffed leather upholstering stuffed genuine curled hair and the Inn wheel base all make for greater cornfort The regular equipment on th will include clectn lighting starting and Ignition sv4 tem speedometer oil and gasohie gauge power tire pump one man top crown fenders rear tire carrk portable exploring lamp licensi brackets tools tire repair kit etc MAKY TO MOTOR TO Xs a rule owners of electric vemciefe snow ttwir i i I te I mt air ui mt vat terles to those who have had ex 1 erienc wicn int a few things chat are of particu lar importance to thof who either have to Of want to ao their own tinkering One of thn is to re frain from putting acid in the elec trolyte to bring it up to the proper hydrometer text A il that test too low in acid usually needs a long slow or overchar? which has the effect of drlv ing the acid out of the plates into! the solution and so bringing up the reading Acid should not be added unless the reading cannot otherwise be brought up A possible cause for the break age of incandescent lamp filaments in either inside or outside auto mobile lamps is looseness of the bulbs In their sockets The rat tling of the lamps is accompanied by a series of sharp rap? which hasten the destruction of the fila ments It often is possible for such looseness to exist without in terrupting the flow of current HELPUL HINTS 2 irum to 3oe wl Mlom by 7ree for loraze bat 1 "special tour" and ill But ther are either two five or six passenger poaies while the chasies for the bix de will be fitted with lie full seven passenger body' The wonderful record made by the special six and the special four uurng the past season and the con tinued demand has earned for these New Vacuum Gasoline eed Has Advantages in Climb ing Game Test performed on Clifton Hill In Cincinnati recently by Chief Engineer Charles Crawford of xbe Cole Motor Car company with the Cole Little Six equipped with the new vacuum gasoline fevd how that this new system of feedriatly Improves the car's hill climbing facilities it also allow th Northway motor to show its power to the test advantage and adds additional prestige to the standardized car In speak ng of the trials Mr Craw ford says "We drove 175 mile on CHtton which is tne and ore quarter miles long with a bad curve The driving was all done in high gear and we did It with the remarkable av erage of 15 miie to the gallon on gasoline consumption on hill work alone the vacuum feed we' were able to get a inch vacuum in the vacuum tank at a peed of 15 mile an hour It also was found possible to set the speed of toe car at 10 miles an hour tn high gear In the critical point of the hili and hold Ji In high with an open throttle carburetion waa perfect and the carburetor was clean at the top of the Ther was absolutely no sign of overloading "We found that the carburetor set for maximum economy got the best acceler ation and was test suited for hill cllmbing cvndliloD This fact is not true usually the converse being the care A a rule it is found that a and not a 'lean' mixture gets the best results on the hill when other methods for feeding gas into the carburetor are of the most active in its history the line cf 1S15 mod els now comprising' cars frpm BE q0 more than Goodyear prices be Some makes cost one tfyird more One third more than No Rim Cut the top place tires the tires that out sell any other rtveral American maker lo aa 1 the arru1 Mmecsccw nt a uaute many or more car a year a all the txwlUe by adBerence co the unt cfuuait maker in eome ocher country com 1 (iced He 1 thu enabled to pro 1 The re teurthg car one cf etrikiOK doc a vehicle which In quality and at saline lody arl rrirr ran compete with any in the I oa lolnt of continental deaiyn a well a result he rapidly Karter wd lUthtibt It tend wVriQ ICUH Jtc Jjor a hArr 'inwtzwwr working his way into tne foreign market and will Boon be the larg est exporter of motor car In the world Today he ranks second inhi nM lelrc allahtlv behind bi cor petitor in rance The value ot a large home mT kel In building up exhort trade 1 shown Btrikingiy by the fact thati a few year ago the British motor car maKer were decrying the evil of the "American invasion' The trade fell that something must be done to prevent the inrush of the low prtcrwi American cars and a aj sort of backfire took up the cycle) rar as a type or remcie wmen caura he built quite cheaply In small quantities and sold at a price which would be somewhat less than was asked for the small American car Shortly afterward the cyclecaraiirrV An i rx 1 tx A Af' 1 1 1 A 1 1 JTtCf Vi ain and sclHpg thefh In competilon vith the American Produce Tne American automobile IihJus in lfell different ffusn that of every other country Thl difference la hon in no way mors plainly than by tornparlpg the ra tio of the number of car produced each year with the number of men employed In the shops Take for example the figure of the United btate rance and England 1 ast tyear we turned out approximately cars and It took 15000'1 i workmen to do it rance made 'Xij000 cars and employed oh 004 menln doing so England teillt 41 fifth with Tnfln thftn I priced tires Butwe gave you the savings due to multiplied output No Rim Cuttiresnowcosthalfthe cn old time prices And with all their exclusive features they cost you less than 16 other makes Please find them out A WITT1 Keeping Our Promises tjg gC 11 Old Price of $495 Reduced of thu four It adcrM bchiK equip ped 'lh IhciMj biKh Mpced hlgh ef 7 'HtBE'IUfll1 public attention am wdl ah trade nttri'Mt IrtiM been cftintotwi on iniMd'3 nrid prarlical evidence i In No Rim Cut tires at Goodyear prices de we give you these four extra features Not another tire at any price offers you any one of them: The No Rim Cut the one faultless way to end rim cutting It completely wipes out the greatest source of tire ruin Our cure an extra cure under outs due to ilusrve process Officials Point Out Savings to Made by Absence of astenin A little study and spectiou the new Goodyear truck indicate that in deigning the 1 the feature most sought for economy to the truck owner cording to Goodyear officiate The first and most noticeable item i the total absence of steel fastenings of any kind ft is point ed out The first cost on 'fastenings for a truck tire the demountable type ranges from $3 to $7 per wheel and on the old style pressed on type the supplemental band may cost from $300 to $900 per wheel When one considers that the fig ures given above reprea nt a sav ing possible on one wheel alone it can easily be estimated what it will amount to on a whole truck or to make It even greater on a fleet of trucks To the first cost figures there te found to an even great er economy than is at first appar ent The weight of the steel fasten ings in the cast of demountable type tire or the weight of the sup pigmental band In the old style pressed on tire Is great enough to represent an additional yearly ex penae of more than $100 when the cost of carrying it around Is es timated at 15 cents per ton mile 'These are only a few of the pointy' of economyclaimed for the Goodyeartire but they are suf ficient' to Represent quite an item in the toicki owner upkeep for thex yeart is declared New Jeffery Dealer! Appointed Two Important deator organization the Tfferj company were made during the week anonunce ment was made of the appointment of th rank Kigg company of Portland as ry distributor for tha statn and McArthur Brothers of Phoenix Arlz Arizona Both have attained succeaa as Packard deal' 4n their respective ter ritories Announcement 'has also been made of the appointment of Joseph II Greenwald formerly the Hudson diatrihu tor in Cleveland as the distributor fr the Jeffery line The Cleveland concern will control northern Ohio became de the tn ho no whatever will be perceptible dusty one the smnll leak may be fa ity ijuccejHnvci Portions of the nartiallv tube near the ground until portion Im reached which disturbs the dust due to lhe escape of air Tbw varnish on new ear I apt to become speckled after first! baptism of rain These spots are Do wnvuy i pu slbl to render them fess noticeable ny applying a mixture oi raw itn seed oil and malt vinegar supple mented by a considerable amount of homely but efficacious compound known as ti 4 Cylinder Motor Read 1 nese 21 Hor power Specifications GRANT BROTHERS AUTO CO KL 234 Jefferson East iEMPIRE ANNOUNCES th cheek LOWER PRICED CAR THE GOODYEAR TIRE RUBBER COMPANY Akron Ohio This Company has no connection whatever with any other rubber concern which uses the Goodyear name Any Dealer can supply you Goodyear Tires If the wanted size is not in stock he will telephone our Local Branch dripping when'lnsftl usual h'v ft worn nipdl valve that quires grinding to its seat Use a very fine grinding compound for this work which Is not com can the sanie time Machinery Mike Difference Our multiple drills with 100 rplhdies which drill as many holm in the time formerly took to drill one our special millers which true up and finish aev rfi eight or nine surfaces on four eight iot 24 cylinder castings at one 'opvr atioL our automatic turret lathes ur wonderful gear cutters mnmrmotn presaes and all of our mar A'cious machinery specially designedjor automobile making while themselves the product of the evolution tne industry make our tremn 'rious output possible In lava tncre were empioyeu he manufacture of motor cars in trnerlca 3240 workmen who turn ri ttf ti fent i 6f)o urn In 1904 rthe number of employes had risen 13IA and they built approxi mately cars 1999 saw a won denful advance all along the line fio le8 than 75000' workmen being omploed in the American industry'and this number built 120000 mo tor vehicles or I9J3 as noted 7a ovc the number of employes was "1500OO nd tne number of cars manufactured 4 500CO in these figures may plainly betrcd the growth of the can The workman of 19u9produced less than one motor car The workman of 1904 produced one arid one half carA The workman of produced a traction more man one and a half cars The Anjerican workman of today pro duce three motor vehicles per an Stop Watch Shows Attainment of 35 Miles an Hour in 11 Seconds Ths warn of excitement and en jriarm for the new type of light innt rt tiVi flip country after th IndiariapollA races is be ing augmented By actual Lui from daily reports The per formanc of the rench cars at the Decoration Consider what that means It means $5 to $15 extra on each tire you road conditions to save th" buy It means one third more tire upkeep wrinkled fabric This or unless they are better tires costs us $1500 per day Our rubber rivetst formed in each tire by a patent method to cobibat tread separation They reduce this danger by 60 per cent Our All Weather file tough double thick anti skid The only anti skids which Extra prices are unjust run as 'smoothly as plain treads The anti No man knows of any way to build better skids sharP bulldog grips tires than Goodyears We spend $100000 yearly in our efforts to find a way Those' are costly features On their ac In the four ways listed at the right no other count No Rim Cut tires used to be the high tire equals the Goodyear Men have boughrfourmil BBlion Goodyears They have eq tried them out As a result ggthey buy more of them than of any other tire That anytire can be worth one third more is simply un thinkable The irit High Grade Low Priced Car The Grant at $495 was the first high grade tow priced car and the best value ever offered for the money At $425 the Biggest Value The Grant at $425 represent the most remarkable vduc ever offered the automobile buying public and will serve as the standard for a long time to come 1 We Welcome Comparison' Compare it with any low priced car Its competitor does not exist One look will convince you Its power its speed its beautiful fines its perfect spring suspension its roominess its general quick appeal to your taste will eliminate front consideration the other machine Equipped with the famous Allis Chalmers light ing and starting system including elec tijCAE trie horn the retail price is only PJvJ ull enders and Aprons 30 miles to gallon i 22 Elgin road race 7 Track state fair Detroit 7 Track Providence 12 Track Hamfine Minn 11 Track Milwaukee Wia 13 Track Norfolk Neb Track Hntchinson Kan 18 and Track Springfield 3 Track Oklahoma City Track irenton Speedway Chicago II Phoenix (( 4 I'? $425 A MJ JAZ Illi li IM tai UUU iuLaiu I TrLjij waiiir I 1 I a TOR' 3B 4 gflgSgS' I ifife tw ir ft If II 'I? tr 1 I 4H icara 1 I tt 4l 1 1 I Tsiy 1l W': Jiouy Th MiL rr nnlM: flat three to S5 jHl diivfl I' ir a I A rtittohhitrWHfeltMIVaaMIfW MtMlWMUMM fi.