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The Standard Union from Brooklyn, New York • 17

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17 THE BROOKLYN STANDARD UNION: SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 1924. I made, PIERCE-ARROW'S NEW CAR READY IN ADVANCE Oldsmobile Six Tests Show Hill Climbing Ability this year will be supplied as original equipment by makers. a cqns derable portion of the mortoring public will hesitate about buying balloon tires so long as there isny appreciably greater to give the motoring tfubUcJ penditure Involved than when it wants. 1frff3trtgh pressure tires are used. Third, 1 herd1 will be a disposition ajnang motorist, for some time to fact that is clear la that it is to Titkfr bottw thnw-for tb deserts.

In congested traffic, in sero weather, in hot weather. This extraordinary procedure means that' we have completely safeguarded against every possible contingency. We know that when the new Pierce-Arrow Is introduced It will he the last word in development. There will be no guesswork -k shout tho new for weJwvo now over a good road, east to Katonah and south through Bedford Hills. Mount Kitco to New Castle Corners.

The route is then continued via Bedford Road through Pleasantville to cither the flaw Mill River Road, or through Pocantlco Hills, to Broadway and so back to New York. This trip is outlined by the Bureau of Tours Tha Automobile Club of America, TATIOM had complete experience with regu lar production cars quite a different tjilng. as I have said, from experimentally built cars. RESURFACING QUEENSBORO BRIDGE UNDER WAY One going merits of thn new tires to demonstrate themselves to car owners. It took about seven years for the cord tire to drive the straight side fabric tire off the market, although tho merits of the cord tire were apparent from the first.

It can be reasonably ussumed then that the balloon the will not make substantial Inroads on the use of high preamira tire ilmirq It is safe for the tire dr dvr to expect that eighty-five per cent, of tho tires during 1924 will ho high pres- come to regard balloon tires aa an experiment. while the standard high pressure tires are regarded as a product of demonstrated value and giving complete satisfaction. The one thing tfyuk is going to make it harder for the balloon tire to establish superior position for itself In public fuvor is the exceptional fine service which standard high pressure tires are giving. The last thing motorist has to worry about to-day Is his tires. Motorists are perfectly the AN INTERESTING TOUR THROUGH WESTCHESTER The method by which the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company has da-teloprd th.noderately priced car which will he introduced this aum-mer is without parallel In automotive history, according to those who are In close touch with events at the factory.

'Ordinarily the actual production experience on a new cur does not begin until the first run of the new models is In the hands of customers, rnijb President Myron E. Korbes of the Pierce-Arrow Company. New models carefully hand-fitted and hand-built fn the experimental laboratory arc frequently an entirely different product from the cars which are put through the actual production processes. The only purpose which experimentally built models serve is to prove i he correctness of design from an Yet the general practice has been con- The tire dealer has a great deal to Utnk about )n connection with the itverjt ef the bullion -tir- A -now Ura ooaon is Just about to begin and the dealer finds It necessary to do (jme quick thinking it he is 0 ovoid serious complications for lilm-elf and his biiaineas. Tire manufacturers know that the 'illoon tire hue como and come to iny.

They have been working on It long time now and are fully ao uuinted with Its merit. They regard 1 astho tire of the future, a develop-nent that cannot be sidetracked. The dealer knows that the manu-icturcr usually knows what he is atking about ou the technical feu-urea of tire. The dealer is per-cctlv willing to take the. manufact-irers word for it that as time goes on he use of balloon tires will be gradually increased.

But the dealer wants know what is troing to happen his year, and what stocks he should Tills IXVOCKXT FVF.H with the raurv. On recent drive from the sub urha 'Detroit to the centre of the city we counted twenty-two pedestrians ho stepped to the street from the curb without a single glance tc the left According to the textbooks, Kolf-preservation Is the first law of nature. Judged by the indifference which ve mortals display, the first taw muy rightly be regarded as somewhat of fixxle. Furthermore, aa long ue compliance with this Jaw is a matter at individual discretion, and no penal involved, except those which are Hdf-ifltctcrJ, jt must be expect'd tliut fooif will persist in ignoring peril. Unfortunately, howeveg, the has It I vain of tlii nookWautBhi-have been discovered In ut least A score of different sections of the United States since the Olds Motor Works asked the public to suggest tests for the new oldsmobile HI.

The request lias proven one thing that autoinobilists desire a car that I requires little gear shifting and on that will take any hill encountered, The Oldsmobile tnuv have tosiv i the continent ulh all gears first, second and reverne orpt high -removed, but like to set: it climb Whatsit kill Thai has been tin gist of many stal' imnts made to oidsmobih dealers throughout Hie country during the past wok. Whi'ii proves that local Mils and mountains arc not without honor In Their own coup The work of riHurfqclng 1 Bridge, which is now under way. will take from four to six Westchester and Putnam Coun-: months depending upoq the number tics offer excellent oortunltics for! of men that ran I' obtained for this pleasant one-day and week-end work, according to information re-drives. The tour outlined beiow eelved by the Automobile dub of famous for its scenic features, an)' America I mm Mr. Byrnes, chief en- the road surface ts good glmvr of th bridge division of the sure tires.

Three important elements satisfied with the service they have enter into the situation: In the first been from their tire equip- plaec, very few or the 14.000.000 car tnent, rnd there I agoing to be 0 owners in the counrty will wuut to tropner impoMion than I scrap their present tire equipment in to refrain from taking chances Trttli order to adopt balloon tires. Balloon new product until its superiority type tirrs can of course be used on has leen fully demonstrated. fc rear wheels while the front wheels' With the average h'gh pressure are wearing out the tire equipment. I lire delivering more mileage for the The bulk of balloon tire equipment dollar than ever befofY, it if going rtmeqt of Plants and Structures. lo tlme fo 'I1 I velopmenl of a balloon for.

blameless omplote when the I p-n Results surpttved drivers. a Mdsmoblb )f 1 1 1 1 1 ha a I test have automobilo r.i ding ports froi i l-alers. Th hav' tc i v. 1 1 made a -can do it nee' s- wduii to-day though he may be. the motorist is compelled tanreepr share of the responsibility for moat of the accidents this sort, which result from i sentiment regarding the itbc to crystallize.

and in 'he tnean-i time most cor owners are going to li enough alone. All these At tin- present time, then1 is con-stderaiiie congestion on tile bridge due to the fact that it is necessary to detour all traffic around various rpots that are being retired. The ilub motorist who can use one of the other bridge, without too gieat inconvenience doing so hi: from ten to fifben minutes are added to 1 he running time anyone using mmcnshnio Biidge dining the busy part of the day. Aecotding to Mr. I rues, only si parts of the hridtc as are actually iii need of it are being I i esurfaced nt tins tint' is i eing laid in place the wood block Ntinirrous roads radiate out of the city into Westchester County.

The best, however, is to go nort on the Grand Tonrourse to the Parkway, there turning right and running east to the Botanical Gardens where the Bronx River Parkway begins. The parkway is fol-ilnued through Mount Vernon Tuck hoe. which is as far as it is open at present, here a right turn is made to the Vhl Plains rout Ron I whi'h goes through Scnrsdale and Hortadall to White Flams. From Vhit Plains follow Nnrtl Broadway, passing rt i 1 1 1 Kens I. ah'- through Arrnonk to Bedford good road lends north tnrouh t'anlatoe Corners, pnssing car experimental me hrve been thoroughly tested.

The Pierce-Arrow Motor Ter Compui.y ha never and ver will experiment at the custo. nets expanse. Therefor-, we were not content whn we had complied our tests with experimentally built models. We wanted to be absolutely sure that our regular production would measure up to the high standards of performance established by our experimental models. So we put a group of the new cars right through production.

They were built lead to the conclusion that the pedestrian 8 own stpidity. 1924 will be year in which I ihiiler will sob nomc balloon i I a fair quantity of balloon typp fires. hut the bulk of tin business will be 'done on standard high pressure I pcs. A I it 1 1 olvrv ion or a personal experience ts enough to eonvime one Volteads logie. at (east, is lot of people need to l- saved themselves.

1 i i mtf und loinohih of san tjne oj tto i if "Si now suggestions recdv'l I i MtJiluin.t of ew-l pari 1 1 1 nr. To nnpiv with th--idea of a pi. mk io I a uv itlock i long I niH in 'd Tin in a weir laid dnigonallv. and tu tin in n.Hhd ranging from Tllr motor of a hray trurk 1 1 It to I on r-to foo nic-o ti designed in Germanv h.ts 1 husts were Und at ni'puUi id interval'! sing! usually that Mr. sound.

fron: 'I lie 1 1 I low who wrote look before on lean iii us! hi cn gifted with the prophetic Instinct. He penned il iong before, the day of tin uiRo-dodAm; P'-deatrlnn. SEDAN COMFORT IN REO PASSENGER BUS hy the name men. using the same ffiver Reservoir. ibom mile asi -cy cylinders, cast in three general processes nml machinery as 1 0r Kafonuh Siatlon then via.

Gdu- arul with a separate carturet tisiifv that iuouuction Fridge, Purdy. Oroton I-'. ills and adi 1 1 ioc iun of I ho time all in to iiJ od tl" Th 1 ana rornor, to I dicatc a detour ahead 1 ars over lo lay Brewster tire road ran along novel I 1 nd at 'a rious i fur An i ildvni oldh ru 1 "mn iu hi I i 11 I foil)', without end I 1 1 he I A 1 nm 'usmt' I is hid )i 1 .1 tin in. the road. OV'T Mill 'in I-: trip It ml end.

tor" i ouu My -i i i 1 ugm -ri. iu: Hus or li'-r The application of Sedan comfort jin a parsen him is the lateM de eiopment in tlie Boo line, one of 1 1 1 mi hi hs being now 'in the local salesroom of llu Reo Motor i fompany of New Yojk. men not engim rs expert me- Middle Branch Reservoir to arr. lamped to hann and sent in to vs Idelv i h-re turning south aiong stioi ru of Lake Glenida and continuing it West Branch R8eroir. Iak M-i- hopae and Musiocl Keeriir to: Automobiles vv "i ly 1 11 Amnvnilk vslore connection c.V' -pounds being huib ii Lngiiiud 1 The reason for demonstrating! these light cars is because the di-.

le- tlons to the consumer sa Hiiak- tin- t.oily 1, mount, on a HU-rltn- II Hofop- Tifkine' Hpecd ii' i i hassis, asmmng apecd and 1 an'UrUf-'i 'it Tr i t-H had li vi A WHOLE IAT EASHR To KXI'UMV lf THI-; KH AIHMW THAN TO THK .11 IHil Wf can only JihIko the future by i the past. At least that's what some In enheinier said. I wond-r if he'd know from halt I he journe.v Hun many then st Ilf ahead. Durant Perfected Brakes are Different cuk for a iliji Ifower. in addition to ihc utmost In liomfort.

Every udvantage pos8il)h; has he- tak to provide apace, and i show that ra-ventcen passengera (fau li seated omtortably. The bus divided into three distinct com- part ments--driver's ami baggag' ji.uiokers' und pjisengers. i This is tile very latest develop-j oent in the Inis line, said Georg' Stowe, manager of the local iluanch. aiM in the few davs ave had it on display it has attract -il a great deal of attention. The i i 1 1 1 1 passenger bus u'cticc has been abandoned entirely in this de-I sign, and it pre.senlH room and coin-! ft that must iiHvc a wide appeal.

We believe it Vill prove one of Im icost popular types in the Mg line. Kverv idea haslu'en incorpo-infod to make complete for cross I country or suburban use. ft Ihc number of people now looking at the new cars is a fair imli-esdion of the number that have final payments on In i old om s. itnal Kijin nil an Olito Inatluay riivsiciw and lit I Company, Inc. 1607 Kings High way Sellon Motor 1620 Btdford Avenue I Tim old fHsliinni'ii mum rklnm-r fimls that his vocabnlarf-'is i-ist appropriate in five-ton Hilly now it is dm-.

at pedestrians and passcnypr-car operators. A number of short le that radiate from the hub are laimed to give a new wheel for I luavy motor trucks ihe resiliency of pneumat ic tires. spring's rani lnf alvvavs the f.Jlow wh--onco took gas to get sonic te. tb pulled who now says its like ing ter-lh to A light automobile lias been built England that will float on waiej and can he propelled with aftached to its rear wheels. 1 A' 1 i i ii 1 1 t.

HINTS TO AMATEUR men. is not Inadvisable to a part of ihe repair kit. for a -Hous important but unmentionable reasons, an old-fashioned corkscrew Mnny a can testify that It better to be hen-pecked than cat-nipped. Muck the his choice i A motorist )u g- ts I mud can alwavs take dig out or dig up. I IVMuls RLI was Ins father's car.

hut lo i a i a drove as carefully as if had earned himself. I I 'PUIL SIIOWers RRINJ. I I LOW rs OEITNIIMIs fRK or lll tq1 in Ill I 'I -L LOW Wllo WO L)VT GN Ills SKID CHAINS. Since the introduction of its 1924 models Buich has broken all production records including its own, for the manufacture of fine motor cars HERE ARE SOME FACTS ABOUT THE MOON CAR THAT YOU OUGHT TO KNOW I BUICK MOTOR COMPANY Special Moon-Wamer rans- mission. Fourth By using these proven specialist units, Moon engineers have been leftfree to develop their specialty the fine skill andutmost care in designing and constructing the finished car.

Now, we would liketo put a Moon Gar at your disposal. We want you to prove for yourself that theres no car to compare with the Moon at anywhere near Moon prices. Moon is the car hat the whole industry is watching. FIRST the Moon Motor Car Company is one of the oldest in this country. It was founded in 1907, by Joseph W.

Moon. Second the Mctpn business is the fastest growing automobile business in America. Third the Moon is built throughout 100 per cent of standard units designed by the leading automobile specialists working together with Moon engineers Special Moon-Continental Red Seal Motor Special Moon-Timken Axles front and rear Special Moon-Delco Starting, Lighting and Ignition CENTRAL NEW YORK ROADS OPEN I ir.fhoil the Auto, no. I t'll'1 lilt, nf Aniftiia from tli.ir trier i I 1 1 show li it Fouls In i trial iv 't nrk and lower New Knglaint. g.

In upper Now England, wnli il, oxcoptjnn of the hard 1 I running tunditmits 1 pool Tim r'xact conditions of thr roads 1 1 a cr(U by car cfLrmg tin- lat wo afo as follow y. I Iu- l-ifkawanna Trail is in oxt-h lorulitmn from St.rani"n Hlng-I'amlon. Tlie Libvity highway ho-Ivvffii Hinghamlon uiul Middletown i. undor const ru ion IhUnvc ii imUhoi-am! Binghamton and will probably he i loscd most of the summer. The detour will be via if? rpursv ill-.

Tho bnbmro of this loilto is good except few strHchcs that air hrftv.d up hut will he repaired oon. Mul-I N. In hurg. N. via I Montgomery mute good Ihc New bin g-Rf ferry is now i mnning on schedule, wliih- nil other ferries across the Hudson have i esnmed and are i umiing rrgul 1 1 Meacon to a few rough braved pieces hut not o.

Poughkeepsie to Anienia. all 'good through Mtllbrook and over Irla-verghn Hill. Amenin to Pittsfield, very good all the way through Miller-tun. Boston rnrnors. Hillsdale then over Molnsses Hill thimigh Sii.it Egienunt.

Great Barrington, Stock-bridge. fyenox to Pittsfield. nox to Springfield via Jacob Lnddir rough between Lenny and I re. Then very good to Springfield Spiingfield. Worcester to Ri ston, al good.

There are two bridges under const ruction on this poitmn of the route making it neeessaiy to slow down, but very little delay is experienced. Route No 5 goes fom Weston through Waltham, enterin: Boston via Gommnnu ealth avenm. The best way to go from Weston I through Commonwealth a the Waltham route is badly congested and not as good road surface. Roston to Xewbnryport via turnpike excellent and much shorter than via shore. Shore road via Beverly and Ipswich also in good condition as to road surface.

Newhurvport to Port mouth excellent through Hampton The Kiftery side approiu to new bridge ncross the Mcrrlrnar is verv rough. This will he paved in a shoit time. Poitsmouth to BottLind. rough -cud im in long sections the YciKm. fair thrrmgh 'gim-iuit some much action through Kenne-hunk.

Bnldlcford cspiciaHv thmugh Saeo and fair to Bo taml. Shore road from Portland 11 open and hi good condition where theie is hard surface. Gravel and dirt roads in Maine are very bad and in shady pla es the frost is not out a vi t. Maine dirt roads will not round ml" untilin out May 1 NEWARK BRANCH 497 Broad St. NEW YORK BRANCH Broadway at 55th St.

BROOKLYN BRANCHES Flatbush at 8th Avenue Atlantic at Grand Ave. BRONX Bronx Buick Company, 607 Bergen Ave. 2468 Grand Concourse 948 Southern Boulevard 439 East 149th St. QUEENS MOON HAS ADOPTED HYDRAULIC FOUR-WHEEL BRAKES AND BALLOON TIRES MANHATTAN Glidd! Buicb Corporation, Broadway at 58th St. BROOKLYN Kings County Buick 1606 Buthwick Ave.

6802 Fifth Ave. 314 Roebling St. 1407 Flatbush Ave. Empire at Franklin Ava. Bullard-Murtha Motor 20il (ney Island Ave.

RICHMOND Richmond County Buick New Brighton, N. Y. ESSEX COUNTY Brick Church Buick 441 Main Street, East Orang4 N. J. Belleville Buick 524 Washington Belleville, N.

J. North Essex Buick 310 Bloomfield Montclair, N. J. South Orange Buick South Orange, N. J.

Jfesa Peasant Garage, Beach, N. Y. Rockaway Buick Far Rockaway, N. Y. Strang Auto (k Supply 2125 166th Jamaica 103rd Woodhaven Taft Motors Corporation, 149 Bway, Flushing 1 10 1st Long Is.

City Bayside, Long Island FROM A THINKING AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER -jo'TUe thinking automobile buyer AfoodisS Co. Brooklyn and Long Island Distributors BEDFORD AVE. at FULTON ST. Phone Prospect 130." Jamaica Branch 172 THIWhle Jamaica Photic Jamaica JIIH fn Ihe top of an Italian anlomo-hle factory there has been constructed a threr-quurter-mllc tiak. seventy foci wld and with banked turns, for testing cars..

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