Gleanings in Bee Culture 



Albert Snell, of Clayton. X. Y., in his five-passenger Ford. 



better, and it is much easier to keep it look- 

 ing nice. I have never had to polish the 

 nickel, and the car now looks as good as 

 new. 



There are two complete and independent 

 systems of ignition with separate spark plugs 

 for each. 



The oiling system seems to be about per- 

 fect. The oil is supplied to the crank case 

 of the engine by a force pump which can be 

 regulated so as to keep just the right amount 

 in the case, and not so mucli as to cause 

 smoking at the exhaust. One never sees 

 the Cadillac going down the road smoking 

 like a fire-engine. I can run one hundred 

 miles with one pint of lubricating oil, and 

 there is not a gear on the machine that does 

 not run in grease or oil. The four wheels 

 that carry the car will run 1000 miles with 

 one greasing. It does not seem as though 

 there could be much wear on any part of the 

 Cadillac with such perfect lubrication. 



Some cars use more gasoline than others. 

 I do not know how the Cadillac compares 

 with other machines; but I drove to Indian- 

 apolis and back, a distance of 166 miles, and 

 used only nine gallons of gasoline, making 

 about 18>^ miles on a gallon. I think this 

 is very good for a heavy machine with a 

 load of five passengers, such as I had, 



EXPENSE OF UPKEEP 



I have run my car o082 miles, and it has 

 not cost me a cent for repairs. My tires are 

 in good shape, and I think they are good 

 for 2000 miles more of travel. 



The cooling system has never occasioned 

 any worry. The water is forced through 

 the radiator and around the copper water- 

 jackets by a centrifugal pump, and the air 

 is sucked through the radiator by a fan. 

 The water never boils, but does what it fs 

 intended to do — keeps the cylinders cool. 



Does an automobile pay from a business 

 standpoint? I think it does. An automo- 

 bile costing $2000 will travel further than 

 $2000 worth of horses and carriages, and the 

 upkeep will be less. Besides, much less 

 time is taken, and the traveling is much 

 more comfortable. 



This article may sound like an advertise- 

 ment for the Cadillac; but I have merely 

 given my reason for buying the particular 

 car that I did, and my experience with it. 



Rosedale, Ind. 



CHASE MOTOR TRUCK USED BY A CALIFOR- 

 NIA BEEKEEPER 



BY JAMES PETERSON 



I am sending you a photograph of my 

 automobile, with the last load of bees from 

 an out-apiary. The machine is a Chase de- 

 livery wagon equipped with a three-cylin- 

 der two-cycle engine which will carry all I 

 can pile in the body, at 15 miles per hour. 1 

 have had eight grown persons in it at one 

 time. 



This machine is one I bought last fall in 

 Sacramento, paying ?3C0 for it second-hand. 

 I do not know much about automobiles : 

 but if I had it to do again I believe I would 

 have a car with a four-cycle engine. This 

 machine was not altogether satisfactory un- 

 til I had a machinist rebuild the timer, since 

 which time I have had no trouble. 



The automobile is sting-proof, and saves 

 a great deal of time in going to and from 

 my out-apiary. The cart shown on top of 

 the load is what I use to take the bees over 

 the soft ground to the auto. 



Corning, Cal. 



[The two-cycle engine — that is, those sim- 

 ilar to the motors used in boats — has not 



