SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1924 Eastern mail rushed by airplane to San Francisco meets with no de- lay, even though the landing field at the Presidio is a considerable distance from the downtown post office. A Bpeed Wagon waits. at , the field and tatrios the cargo from each plane to the distributing office. It is only natural thdt the relia- bility and fleetness of this time- tried vehicle should make it the em manend | Prompt, Courteous Service | | | 299.305 en FROST'S Phone 5 SELECT AUTOMOBILE PAINTING o | 5 ! --~-- PR For Automobile repair work of all kinds and good service, THE DAILY BRITISH In the Automobile -World i choice for air mail auxiliary work in which minutes are equivalent to miles. Mall arrives at San Francisco from Reno, Nevada, every day at noon. East bound mail leaves at 2 in the afternoon. The 190 miles to Reno are usually covered in two hours. > The mail is carried In the regu- lation sack in a special locker just ahead of the pilot and behind the engine of the plane. Speed Wagon flexibility and loading because the vehicle is able to deliver and receive its cargo close to the plane with a minimum of handling. . | 1,000,000 cars Sng Production of motor vehicles at New York City, for the first quart- er of 1924 totalled 1,040,755, which is the largest output on record for this period of the year. Each month exceeded the corresponding reéord- the breaking month in 1923, and three monthe' total was 19 per cent. above the first quarter of a year ago. e The March figures, reported to the directors' meeting of the Na- Automobile Chamber of Commerce at New York, total 356,- tional 509, slightly more than March from February this year. Drought on the Pacific. Coast, the schedules of heavy - production - agility" expedites CANADA'S AUTO NUMBER INCORRECTLY REPORTED One error frequently leads to a flock of 'em. Consider the case of the motor registrations of the Do- minion. A gentleman in Winnipeg #had a pipe dream---or estimated--- that there were 642,571 motor cars and trucks registered in Canada on December 31st, 1923, Now, to anyone acquainted with the 1922 registrations, domestic pro- duction, exports, imports and re- tirements, that figure: was ridicul- ously high. It simply meant that tens of thousands of motor vehicles were smuggled in the country last yéar --or fabricated out of thin air. In- deed, as an estimate the figure was an exceedingly punk guess--so punk that its fatuosity seems manifestly obvious and would be ludicrous had it not been-accepted and broadcast- ed as-fact by those who knew bet- ter had they paused to consider for a moment. "Automotive Tudustries" (New York) published the figure in the statigtica number of that excellent publication. Then Canadian Automo- tive Trade" followed suit basing on it, also, an interesting article on the motorization of the Dominion and the accruing advantages. Re- prints of this article were sent to the newspapers of the Dominion and with and without credit it was re- produced in part or whole by many of the papers that had not reprinted the figures or world motor map or The Gold Staridard of Values IGHTEEN years of wonder- ful accomplishment are truly reflected in the models which maintain Reo as "The Gold Standard of Values," --two modishly designed closed cars,--a 4-passenger Coupe and a S-passenger Sedan, --two open cars,--a smartly appear- x and a generously proportioned tour ing car. All have the simple, distinctive Reo dual control, and unusually clean All are mounted on the with the rugged 50 horse-power Reo engine. All are manufactured in the big Reo shops,--not assembled! Boyd's Garage Ltd. 129 Brock St. and see us-in our new location--210 DIVISION STREET, head of February, and the prevalence of |DPoth from "Automotive Industries.' Queen "Automotive Industries" weeks ; . bad weather in many seetio f th ELLIOTT & WILLIAMSON TELEPHONE tose. [fll 000 mesiber in many sections o out. | 880 heard of the error that it had ! Wu os . put»sharply during the early part | inadvertently made and requested __--_--_"n of March. In the last * two weeks, | the Writer to supply it with authen- however, demand and increase in manufacture have returned. Reports from reta'l Auto Tops and" | Seats Recovered Side Curtains, All Kinds of Bevelled Glass Lights R. SINCLAIR We Can Regrind Your Cylinders square with the base round and true with a heavy duty cylinder grinding' machine, giving perfect work in every respect. Automotive Grinders Limited 205 Wellington Street lighter used car stocks on hand than etocks of new cars. 'carrying more new cars this Spring, Hveries at the peak of demand last year, New truck stocks are reported as moderate or small except in a few centres. i ------------------ . [Jewett Has Lowered Willys Canada's Most Popular ARTHUR CALLAGHAN Distributors been the scene of many attempts at shattering automobile speed record broken by the new Jewétt || Six. faced the Jewett was to reduce the record of "15 hours and 25 minutes. that the Jewett succeeded. The new Jewett record 1s 14 hours and 68 minutes. Phil Seabrook and W. Sinton, drivers of the car, writ- ing the Paige Company, stated that 'perhaps never again will the roads . be quite as bad." "When future attempts are made to lower the Jewett record," claim- ed the drivers, "it will not be g thorough a test of sturdy construe. tion and performing abilities of cars, because a road improvement programme has just been adopteq and will soon be put into execu- thon." Kingston Battery Service W. MILNE, PROPRIETOR. ALL MAKES OF STORYGE BATTERIES, STARTING MO. TORS, GENERATORS AND MAGNETOS REPAIRED OUR FRICE FOR CHARGING BATTERIES .......... 7Be. PHONE 10257. 118 BROCK €T. Spring is here and the finest motoring days of the , are but a few weeks away. : Y= 'A Ford car offers a splendid méans of relaxation after the hard gri of the day's work. 'More than that, it gives your a means of t and opens the way to Suny forme of recreation in open air. And it all a you to enjoy the convenience of motor transportation at all times, FTE If you are planning to drive a car this spring we cannot yuge Jou strongly | only of, iia vos ovdes Bt 8 3 trade cent- res throughout the country record at this time last year, with larger Dealers are since many were unable to make de- New Zealand Record Auckland to Wellington, New Zea- land, a distance of 500 miles, has re- cords. The most recent to come Lo the attention of the States was the Many fast runs have been made between the two cities, despite ad- verse road conditions. The task that It's now history in New Zealand AS | At the Ford Motor _| cars of all models. tic registration figures and to spare no cost in securing them. The re- quest was complied with promptly for we had to hand the figures re- leased by the Automotive Industries of Canada, the association of the automotive manufacturers of the Dominion, which - were compiled from actual registrations by prov- inces and were first published by The Toronto Sunday World and Ca- n-dian Motorist. The error might shave been dis- missed "with the passing tribute of a smile had it not been such a gross exaggeration. Unfortunately it ex- ceeds the actual registration figure by more than the anticipated gain in registration for the current year. In other words it, the alleged regis- tration figure for 1923, exceeds what, in all probability will be the registration figure for 1924 by a considerable margin. Thus, with it as a basis, there will be an apparent recession In the motorization of the Dominion dur- fog the current year. This is un- fortunate and it is to be hoped that Hke "Autoftotive Industries" the other: publications that have helped to broadcast the erroneous figures will correct fit. " There were registered in the prov- incess of the Dominion of Canad last year a total of 566,486 cars ana trucks or 67,464 more than in 1922, or 76,085 fewer than the erroneous figure. HEALTHY GROWTH. Industry In 3 Ford, Ont., April 17.--An indica- tion of the healthy growth of Cana- dian industry during the first three months of 1924 is contained in the fact that forty-three per cent. of the entire production of the plant of the Ford Motor Company has been shipped to British Overseas Dominions when coupled with figur- es concerning shipments of cars throughout the Dominion of Can- ada. This makes a truly remark- able showing. There were produced 9,149 cars and trucks in the month of March, 1924, and for the first three-month period just ended, a total of 24,049 This compared with a similar period in 1923 shows an increase of sixteen per cent. in '| the total business done to date this year: Another interesting feature is the tremendous growth in the closed car business. This branch of the Ford Company's activity approx- imating 50 per cent. of its Canadian sales. XT In addition to the huge plant at Ford, and the three assembly plants located at Montreal, Toromto and Winnipeg, there has recently been opened an assembly branch at Port Elisabeth, South Africa, where about 300 cars per month will be turned out. 2 2 i EB 5 No delay concerning the death of a4 man is ever long. since the old finger began to feel| He that lies down with hogs win | 1 get up with fleas. : THE MONARCH BATTERY Zbyszko, at 50, is still able to give a splendid exhibition on the" mats. Recently he extended the champion, Has proven its high qualities. . For that reason the leading dealers recognize its superiority, and now stock them and"recommend them to AutomobilesOwners and Radio Fans, Ed. "Strangler" Lewis, the limit to Ask for the Monarch win' It was ome of the toughest MADE IN KINGSTON. The Monarch Battery Co. Limited win in his long career. To this trio can well be traced the names of Cy Young and -Bob Fitz simmons of days gone by. Cy and He that wants hope is the poor- 275 ONTARIO STREET, KINGSTON, ONT. est man alive. " PHONES 836-887. If winter comes, can spring be far \ behind? , Fitz both leaped beyond the fortieth milestone ere they quit their sportive endeavors. But fellows of this type are by far the exception rather than the rule, They're unique, to say the least, - There is no place like home, even if it is a cellar. 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