my EA 3 EE WI ME SC SLT Se BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1916. Th et THE NUMBER HAS GREATLY IN- CREASED_OF LATE. Kingston's. Prosperity Reflected in the Growth of the Motor Business +. ==Changes in Style of Cars--The First Drivers in Kingston. Some few weeks ago the Whig published its Progress and Prosper- ity number that showed, by returns since received, that Kingston's pros- perity had been made known over an immense area of this country. Few people realize the prosperity that has come to the automobile world of Kingston, To-day there are more carg seen on its streets than ever before. Nor can one say that the cars are of the cheapest kind, Kingston is build- ing up a reputation that impresses even the most casual visitor that the city is "making good" in every sense of the word. The cars are of the best makes, well chosen and splen- didly equipped. It is rather a surprise when one looks back over the history of the motor-car in the city to see what an enthralling thing motoring has proved to be and how it has taken a grip on the people, and they are buying cars for pleasure and business in a way that the most optimistic forecaster would not have dreamed of only a few short years ago. There has always been a question of the ownership of the first automo- bile in the city, About the first time in the writer's memory, An- grove Bros, who occupied a store on Princess street now used by A. F. Treadgold, showed for sale an "Olds- mobile" designed by the present de- signer of the Rea--R. BE. Olds--W. J. Fair, possibly previously, or at least at very nearly that time, pur- chased his first "car." It was sim- ply a four-wheeled buckboard with the engine under the seat. It proved a novelty on the streets, and attract- ed a great deal of attention. Prov- ing that Mr. Fair still rejoices in the pleasures of motoring, he now drives one of the most up-to ate of cars. ! The cars at that tine were mostly of the "one lung" variety. One or possibly two cylinders was the limit, and to go careening along the road at the speed of fifteen, or, if one car- ried heavy life insurance, up to twenty miles\an hour, made the few people then Owning cars the most envied in the world. The bodies as a rule were open--no doors as now. Another great/ change has been in the location of the engine It was quite customary at that time to find the engine crank at the side un- der the front seat. Under no eir- cumstances was there a self starter, as that wonderful thing. had been unheard of. Another advantageous and conspicuous change has been the elimination of many gear levers, j exchanging or selling and getting new ones. | Every year one sees in auto adver.| | tisements the boast that this car or | that car is economical in fuel. The| | cars that have stood the test of pub- { lic opinion and usage are economi- cal, and the new designs are even | more so. The average man rune | ning a car to-day wants efficiency, | whether gas is 10c or 50c a gallon. | The carborateurs must be of the very | highest type and be able to make | good with every drop of gasoline. | The cylinders do not leak and allow | compression to go to the wind, in- CCM. Model "B" i stead of being used for turning the Canada Cycle & Motor wheels, Everything has been done Co., Limited, oronto. i tc make for efficiency and economy. their old cars RE £nish and graceful lines. The "Hercules" Coaster insures -- i Automobile Oils and Specialties . | A new departure, or rather one a. ib | that is steadily increasing in popu- -- Teme ~m-- | larity, are cars with Permanent { tops, or those known as '"'all-year- ful things. The wind shield was! round" cars. For the Canadian clf- supported by two long brass rods, Mate they porve very valuable in and the lights and other fixtures were | adding weeks to the automobile sea- tributes to the brass manufacturer's Son. art. Hundreds of hours that might | have been taken up with motoring | were used by the sorrowful sons of | STOLEN OVERLANDS happy ear owners in polishing the QUICKLY RECOVERED. brass. Neither is this so long ago, | but fortunately it will not come on | Establish Simple and Effective Some four or five years ago an Service For Overland English car designer gave it as his | suggestion that the bodies should | Owners. become more "stream line," as in his | -- opinion too rhuch of an automobile was exposed to the wind, The ideal | stream line is a fish, and since then! car owners have tried to model their| cars on those lines. The greatest | fiald of play is in the engine hood. The cowl dash was brought out, and | the engine hood molded so that from | wind shield to radiator was a gradu- | ally sloping tine. The result has| been that the cars have practically | all changed from being ugly, disjoint- | ed looking inventions to beautiful, well-designed motors that even in the | cheaper makes are a credit to thei designer's talent, There is a saying that good wine! improves with age, and every year brings out new features in motor- cars that add to the pleasures of the | popular sport and pastime. One: of | these has been the great reduction! in the number of engine troubles. | The auto was at one time the butt! of every stage joker. Through the country on every road could be seen a car-driver uncomfortably flopped on his back making some adjustment | or other to his engine. In those days | one could only take pleasure in the! short®when dressed in a suit of over- | its ability to find In these days when the "Bertil- lion," the *finger print" and the numerous other "systems" of run- ning down criminals of all kinds are at the command of gur police and detective departmenfs, it is rather unusual to discover an. establish- ment with a real live, thoroughly or- ganized "gum shoe" department of 4 own, Yet that is what the Willys-Over- land Company maintains for users of Its cars, who suffer from thefts of their automobiles. It is a simple system, but well-night infallible in the missing ma- chines. and often to apprehend the thieves, As soon as an Overland car is stolen its owner notifies the Overland dealer in his district. The dealer In tarn notifies the factory. At once a description of the stolen car, and the facts of the case, are des- patched to all Cverland dealers in the United States. These are post- ed in conspicuous places and the dealer and his employees are in- structed to be on the lookout for a car answering the description. As it is a certainty that sooner or later We handle anything and everything in the Oil line, and ean save you monev, time and trouble. Our Crystal White American Coal Oil--Tmport- ed direct, is entirely free from smoke and odor. Gasoline--Our customers say it is the best they 'have ever used. Twin Star Motor and Gas Engine 0il-- Without a peer, lasts the longest, is the smoothest and best lubricant known. Cup Greases, Metal Polishes, etc., at low prices. W.F.KELLY OIL CO. Corner Brock and Ontario Sts. - Phone 486 brake-levers, etc. There was a time at the first epoch in automobile his-! tory 'that a car was not considered | worth 'while unless the whole right-! hand side was filled up with shining | --or dirty, as the case might he--1le-' vers, horn tubes, handles to. assist! the nervous ones in keeping their! "seats, and hundreds of other wonder- A re AAP lA li By T= The Plants at Walkerville--your'guar- antee of QUALITY and Quick Service alls, for at no time was a through | the car will turn up at an Overland run of more than five miles Prob-| garage, the owner stands a good able. Hundreds of expert mechan-| chance of getting his property back ics, inspired by strong competition, | in short order. Several have, and have done wonders in making the! now auto thieves leave Overlands gasoline engine of motor-cars one of | alone. the most perfect of inventions. There me re------ has always and will alwa¥s be some | > tronbles, but the average motorist, | Ex-Newspaper Men With Automobile it he hag sense enough to allow only Company. experienced men at his engine, rare- Aa lote nOWSPW Id be I' has any inconvenience through en-| A complete newspaper could 2 edited by the ex-newspapermen on gine breakdowns. x oi This year gasoline or gas, as it ig| the staff of the Willys-Overland com- | pany, Managing editors, sporting popularly called, sells above 30¢ a gallon, At first the scate went out| editors; court reponters, politica: that people would lay up their cars| writers, re-write men, from New rather than run them with gas at | York, Chicago and Cleveland dailies, such a high figure. Most of these] as well from newspapers of people have adopted a widely differ-| smaller , are in the Overland's ent method, however, They are' employ. EET evo x Studebaker ideals of quality and the GREAT Studebaker plants at | Walkerville--these are your guarantees of ity in Studebaker |cars. And especially, the Walkerville automobile of the most World Automobile Painting Our Specialty We have now the best preparation for redress- ing your Mohair Tops and Trimmings. W. G. Frost, 299-305 QUEEN ST. Phone 526 Things that were impossible yester- day are today's accomplished facts. Somewhere in the world someone with special knowledge, special experience, special equipment, gets ready and then startles the world by accomplishing the seemingly impossible. f Almost everyone said that a complete automobile of beautiful design, fine finish, the ideal small, light, economical car, built with quality materials and absolutely completely equipped, could not be built to sell for $850. F- And but for Overland special knowl- edge, special experience and special equip- ment, it probably would still be one of the impossibilities instead of an accomplished fact. Probably no other organization in the world can produce the quality and effici- ency equal of this car to sell at anywhere near so low a price. b Certain it is that no other organization is doing so. OVERLAND SALES ROOMS, ARTHUR W. H. CALLAGHAN, Distributor, 22-24 Market Street. & Willys-Overland, Limited Head Office and Works, West Toronto, Canada FICE And no other car ever produced seems so exactly to suit the requirements of so varied a lot of people. People of wealth, people of modest means-- People of longautomobile experience-- People who never before owned a car-- All find in the small, light $850 Over- land their ideal car. It has the beauty, comforts, conveni- ences, power and complete equipment which everyone wants. Yet it is inexpensive to buy and eco- nomical to operate. See the Overland dealer and get ac- quainted with this car. - - But act now, as this car stands alone and the rush to own them is amazing-- delayed action is almost sure to mean a long wait for delivery.