The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-20
NOTES OF THE TRADE.
what's Gs,ns On In Autsm ob,le Circles.

Motorists are exhibiting widespread interest In
the transcontinental tour begun yesterday by
Percy F. Megargc In his 10 horse- power REQ tourin
car Besides the novelty Of this tour being the rst
round TIP planned II ronises TO he intensely
valuable TO motorists. In that the mileage between
all towns will be taken the attitudes nature Of the
ground. depth Of fords and grade percentage Of
hills and mountains recorded The best stopping
places. gasoline supply houses and all other data
OF vital Interest to motorists will be secured and
furnished IN the American Motor League. under
whose ampo res the tour Ia being made The run
Will be through New York. northwestern Penn
sylvana, Ohio. Indiana, Illinois. Iowa, Nebraska.
Wyoming. Idaho. Oregon to Portland. then down
through the Willamette Valley into California. TO
San Francisco. and then back across the great
American desert Of Nevada and Utah and through
the States Of Colorado. Kansas. Missouri. Ken
lucky. West Virginia. Maryland. Delaware and New
jersey. back 10 New York city. Megargel has
chrstened his car the REQ Mountaineer." It being
OF REQ make. and the fact that It will have the
Rocky. Bitter Root. Cascade. Sierra Nevada and
Blue Ridge mountain ranges TO cross makes II very
appropriate.
Hollsnder 4 Tangennan continued TO be buried
In business the result Of the hne showing Of the
Flat cars In the Bennett race has been necessary
10 rush large orders 70 Turin 10 supplement the
regular contracts. Twelve new cars arrived this
week. and twenty more arc 70 follow. Among the
purchasers were John L. Flood. the wealthy Call.
fornian: william D. Reid Of Newfoundland. J. Z.
Nicos. George Harris and c. II. Newell.
When Its present plans are carried out the fac
tory OF the Pope Motor Car Company at Toled q,
Ohio. will be one Of the largest In the country. IL
Is announced that additions will be made 10 the
plant which will give the company an additional
10000 square feet OF floor space. total OF 100000
square feet. Next year II 10 planned to make .
speciality Of cars rating At 10 horse power 50 horne
power and Is horsepower. although on special
orders viii be built up q horse power The
working force will be Increased 10 1900 men, and
II Is said that loo 10 LOO OF the 1909 mode,
will be turned out.
II IL noticeable that increasag numbers OF IN.
s yeo have now ssd
Many Of them retain their gasoline cars for outsiGe
asse 81 e. 70 5pse e c.1 n
use. Already. the Electric Vehicle Company S' 81
ea' he Sds o1 @
York and other large citles In the fall monihs.
Duneeness, the beautiful lsland on the ess, ooas,
which Il the southern home OF tho Carnegie fsmiiH
bew used as for the Soss wss ss ~
formerly on the isiand The esrs were bought
Srsnes Sy sss who ny c! sn:sSs
properly. Two OF them are Pope Wsveriy speed
wagons Of the electric type. and the other two are
usy, .na XII Gs. s:m n 4: John
The recent purchasers OF Dc Dietrich cam I'm
nrst sthree mentioned purchased 10 horse power
machines while Mrs. Thomas purchased % horse.
power landauct
Cen John T. Cuttings friends will be elad IA
know that he has recovered his health and Vjii
soon be seen In barnes again: What car he Viii
He has three under consideration, bus woxt ala.
close the names Just yet. However. II d . forerone
oonciueion thAt the one he taken I'D will Be rood
one for the Cadillac company Of New York 10 one OF
the most successful Of Its kind and the General
was one Of the organizers.
A. u. McI.schisn. treasurer OF the Royal Motor
Car Company OF Cleveland. Ohio, was In Now York
last week. and he says their racing car 10 coming
on In good shape and they expect 70 have Il on ihe
road In two weeks He was non -committal o. 70
9ards its possibilities. Charles A. Duerr, their
sGent here took great pleasure 70 allowing him the
ci1e won BY the Royal at the various meets Around
New York this season The Royal company viii
be represented a. the automobile sxhibttioa 70 Be
Branch One Of the cars u a eacepslssAay kas6.