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I see that Mr. Hollis is terminating his connection with Messrs. Smith, Parfrey and Co., Ltd. He always struck me as being a most capable man, and I shall be glad to hear that he is fixed up satisfactorily elsewhere.
The Motor Club, in Coventry Street, Piccadilly Circus, is rapidly becoming quite a rendezvous for the moving spirits of the heavy vehicle business. Only a week or two ago, we found Mr. Julian Milford, of Commercial Cars, Ltd., proposing Mr. Thomas, of Messrs. J. and E. Hall, Ltd., as a member. Mr. George Halley, of Halley Motors, Ltd., is often to be seen there when up in town, and Mr. Arthur Spurrier, of the Lancashire Motor Co., is now a fully-fledged member. Mr. Leo Harris, of John Marston, Ltd., Mr. Fritz Poppe, -of Polack Tire fame, and Mr. R. Bockerniihl, of the Peter Union Tire Co., are constantly there, as also are Mr. Eastern, of Giant Spirit, Mr. Albert Brown, of Brown Bros., Ltd., and Mr. Frank Churchill, of Durham-Churchill.
Mr. Ernest Laycock, of W. G. Laycock, Ltd., Sheffield, is a country member,
and there are, no doubt, many others in the commercial motor world whom I have not run across. May their tribe increase.
One striking experience stored away in the cellars of my memory was the ride back from the first commercial motor meet ten months ago at Ripley.
I had sampled several conveyances on the "Out" journey—a "Commer Car" took me down to Ditton ; then a very fast " Fiat " bus attracted my attention; and then a spell in a Darracq Serpollet, along with my old friend Mr. Bonsor—but most of the " Home " journey was covered in an Adams van, with Reginald Smith at the wheel. I think he must have had a dinner engagement, because the way he hustled that van (and its springs and tires were not built for hustling) was a hair raiser. On Wimbledon Common, Charles Davies, of Foster's, also hurrying back to town, transferred to us from a motorcab, because he saw our turn of speed, and Reginald Smith drove splendidly. I hear he has now left the Adams Company to go northwards for the White Steam people. Good luck to him !
One of the cheeriest and liveliest personages in the trade is Mr. A. E. Newton, of the Vacuum Oil Company, and
he is vastly shrewd withal. He has been a motor " enthusiac " right away from the middle motor ages. Ile started with an early motor-tricycle ten years ago, and he has owned eight or nine vehicles of all kinds since. He was a very popular figure at the Scottish Trials and the Tourist Trophy Race with his Panhard car. Mr, Newton let in a little side light on the oil business. His brain has to be occupied in compiling the booklets in connection with automobile work, and he has discovered another oil company which has lifted bodily some of his choicest literary efforts in that direction. I don't remember ever seeing such wholesale plunder, and it occurs to me to be not uninteresting to place some phrases side by side.
Vacuum.
The very high engine speeds and consequent high velocity of many of trie wearing parts makes it incumbent upon the -user, who cares for his machine, to pay the strictest attention to the most important quW...on of lubrication, for on this the "Lie" and satisfactory running of the machine most certainly depend.
It, does not always follow that because you use less of one oil than another that the one you use least is best; it may be so under certain cir. eumstances, but not invariably, The important point is power economy, to make the best of the energy generated by using as little of it as possible between the piston heads and road wheels.
Notwithstanding its dark colour, we guarantee its perfect freedom from foreign matter and any tendency to corrode or " gum up" the oil leads to the bearings. It is best for ball-bearing gears and thrusts, as it will remain interpOsM between the sliding surfaces of the metal much longer than grease or poor quality oil. It requires to be renewed less frequently than low grade gear oil, and should be used without admixture with any other lubricant, It is quite viscous enough to 'withstand the pressure it is called upon to bear, and should a nut get adrift, or any other foreign substance find its way into the gear case, it is limpid enough to allow it to sink to the bottom of the Vise Out of harm's way. This is one of the principal arguments against the use of grease for gear cases ---Oil Company. The high engine speeds, and consequent great. veloc:ty of the wearing parts, make it absolutely necessary for the owner who cares for his engine, to pay the most particular attention to the cues.Lion of lubrication.
On this the life of the Car depends.
It is not a sine qut non that because you use less a one oil than another, that the oil you use least of is the hest.
The important point, is to economise Power.
Make the best of the energy generated by using as little of it as possible between the piston heads and road wheels.
It is the highest grade, and though dark in colour, we will guarantee its absolute freedom from any foreign matter, and any tendency to gum up" the oil leads to the bearings, It will net leak through the joints of the gear care.
It is best far ball-bear, ing gears and thrusts. It will remain interposed between the sliding surfaces of the metal much longer than a. poor and inferior quality of
Less renewing required if not mixed with any' other lubricant, Far superior to any low
grade gear oil
We guarantee it viscous enough to withstand any pressure it is called upon to bear. Should a nut, get broken loose it, is limpid enough to allow it to sink to the bottom of the case out of ham's way.
I know that imitation is supposed to be the sincerest flattery, but probably quite another name would be found for such tactics as these. It is not only in journalism that one finds flagrant cases of plagiarism.
" THE EXTRACTOR."