Evening star., 1904-03-22


fact that it has two cylinders of the op-
posed type, and has three speeds, back
ward and forward 1t has made many
notable records on the road and track. The
fourth machine for which Cook and Owes
ney are agents. is the Orient blackboard, a
light type of gasoline machine which is
admirably adapted tor both business and
pleasure. 1t is small and light and is one
of the most graceful machines i'll appear
anee that is exhibited at the show. An
Orient, weighing but 900 pounds, was sec
ond in the Eagle Rock Hill contest last
Thanksgiving day.
Oldsmobile Display.
The Oldsmobile Company, represented in
Washington by the National Capital Auto
mobile Company, of which Mr.. ]. c. Woods
is the manager, has the largest display of
any of the manufacturers represented at
the show and shows more carriages. Mr..
John l.. Poole, the foreign representative
of the Oldsmobile people. is in Washington
with the exhibit from his firm. The firm is
showing the newest machine on the market
this year-its six horse power runabout-
which has never been shown at any ex-
hibition before and is not on the market.
This machine is the new style of the old
curve dash runabout that the Olds firm has
had on the market for several years. The
improvements made show six instead of
four horse power; speed of thirty miles,
instead of twenty-four; three-inch tires In
stead of two-and-a-half inch. and artillery
wheels in place of those of less sturdy
build In addition to this. despite the in
creases in speed. the carriage is smaller
and lighter and the motors of simpler con-
struction. The Olds firm also shows line
of runabouts, touring cars, etc.
The Biggest Machine.
The Washington Electric Vehicle and
Transportation Company, representing the
Electric Vehicle Company, the manufactu-
rers of the Columbia machine, shows the
largest automobile at the present show.
The exhibit Of this firm is under the man.
agement of Mr.. NJ. f. Haupt vino is one
of the beSt-known authorities automo-
biles in the city. The big machine in his
exhibit is a twenty-four-ho power gaso-
line touring car. 1t is one of the best types
of touring cars shown in the hail. and is
fitted with the most improved engines. 1t
is valued at $500 Mr. Haupt also shows
the lightest machine in the hail. a $50
pound runabout. 1t is one of the best ma
chimes of the kind shown.
A Dazzling Line.
The Pope Manufacturing Company shows
a dazzling line of machines this year. both
of the Pope manufacture and the Cadillac
type. Mr.. w. j. Foss has charge of the
Pope exhibit, and is assisted by a capable
corps of motor experts, among whom Is
Mr.. r. Jose, well known among bicyclists.
One of the Pope machines big twenty
four-horse power Toledo" touring car. is
a type of the car which was well up in the
severe endurance test on the New York
Pittsburg endurance run last fall. This ma
chine Is of the four-cyiinder type gasoline
motor. The Pope people also show two
cylinder Toledo, a Waverly electric run
about and two Cadillac carriages with the
Cadillac chassis showing the gear that ran
one of these machines up the steps of the
Capitol building.
The other exhibitors include: Rose Manu-
featuring Company 910 Arch street Phila-
delphia. Pa: National Electric Supply Com
pany, New York avenue near 18th street,
Washington; Saks & Co., 7th and Market
space, Washington; Charles e. Miller &
Bro, lib 14th street, Washington; A. l..
Kline, 1926 Connecticut avenue, Washing
ton; Automobile Storage and Repair Com
pany, 1919 l. street. Washington; Pope Man
ufacturing Company, $40 14th street, Wash
ington; Woods Motor Vehicle Company,
Chicago, Ill.,; F. A. Laroche Company. 652
Hudson street, New York, N Y; Maryland
Automobile Company, "a East 21st street.
Baltimore, Md.