Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27
MOTOR CARS AND MEN
WHO DRIVE THEM

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| Interviews with the leading dealers in
| New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago,
st. Louis and San Francisco indicate that
sales Of cars for 1906 will eclipse those of
any former year. The demand for all kinds
of cars. from the runabout type to the
great big fellows of sixty-horse-power. has
| been very large this year, with the demand
| keeping up so steadily at the present time
| that many factories shipping at as
| lively rate as early in the year. Those
| who have gloomily predicted that the auto
Is going the way of the bicycle will not
| have a leg to stand on twelve months from
| today.
| Next year will only a moderate de-
| mand for cars of the runabout order
compared to this. and those that will be
| sold will mainly go TO purchasers who have
never owned a machine before. More OF
the big cars, particularly OF the four cy
Under type. will be sold next year than in
| any previous two years. very large pro-
portion Of these will go to those who have
] owned four cylinder cars of the older type.
| Older, that ia. years are counted in the
automobile industry. 1t is a safe gamble
| that the Increase in sales of this type of
| car will keep up for at least five years to
| come.
| The automobile is not only bringing the
| country right into the city, and sending the
| well-to-do business man into the country to
| live, but 1t is revolutionizng, slowly. but
surely, the handling OF merchandise on the
| city streets. In few years with automo-
biles for delivery purposes. the number of
vehicles now on our streets will be reduced.
| for the speedier auto will be able to do the
| work OF a horse drawn wagon in very
much less time 1t is not going too far 10
| predict that the street and suburban
| trains will be running gasoline engines In
| the very near future.
Track Racing.
| Barney Oldfield was seriously injured at
Detroit. Earl Kiser lost a leg at Cleve-
| land, Webb Jay was bruised beyond rec
| ognition at Buffalo and Herbert Lyttle
| who drove one of the Pope-Toledo cars
| came within an ace Of getting his at the
| Buffalo meet also. His car skidded for
| eighty feet, and turned clear around, but
| he finally got 1t under control. In fact. 1t
| was the dust from Lyttle's car that blinded
| Jay and sent him crashing into the fence.
| This will spell the doom Of track racing
| In all probability, and It should do so, for
| ii is only a farce any way. The real test
| of car Is to be found on the road, and
| the success or failure of car built solely
| for racing proves nothing to the man who
| wants to buy road car from the factory
| that puts out a racing machine purely as an
| advertisement. speed event of 800 or 100
| miles is being planned for next year for
| touring cars. fully equipped and carrying
| paSSSISeTS nat, over KOOQ ROADS, would
| mean something.
Rubberneck
| Now that nearly every prominent city in
| the land is equipped with what are termed
''rubberneck coaches" by the irreverent, the
| way of the gentle tourist has been greatly
lightened. The city Of Denver puts for
ward claim to having been the pioneer
| in this sort of outfit but the rightful hon
| a nrrr1n of fhaf
| place. With much enterprise, the real estate
| house arranged for a private street car,
| which should go over the city daily. upon
| route that would show prospective real
| estate buyers the beauties of Denver. This
| was entirely free, and it got to be quite
| the thing for hotel clerks to explain to
patrons of their respective hosteries, that
| If they presented themselves at the real
estate office in the gufse of buyers. they
would be shown the city in fine style. AS
result fee was charged for the ride, and
ested in real estate. the new plan brought
| SO much increased business that additional
cars were put on the route. Washington
was the next city to See the plan introduced
and with the coming of the automobile, the
men who had been interested at Washing
ton at once organized seeing New York.
| service which has grown by leaps and
bounds. At the present time the original
New York company has forty big autos In
use and five other companies have invaded
the field. At this writing there seems to
De pieHty Oh DuslneSS IoT ali VINO are IN the
game.
The idea of giving a big benefit perform
ance for poor Earl Kiser is very happy
thought But II the racing game is to be
kept up there should be some plan whereby
| the benefit may be made continuous af-
fair
It's a good plan to treat your automobile
much in the same way that you would a
horse in some respects. You would be
ashamed to take dirty animal out Of your
stable and when he had made long jour-
ney you would take pains to leave him in
good condition for the night. In much the
same fashion it's worth your while to go
over your machine with care before taking
it out for run. Make absolutely sure
that all is right before leaving home, and
many accidents will be forestalled. And
on your return take time to do little
grooming on the machine. especially II
TO moisture.
Half a dozen drivers would probably give
as many lists of the really essential tools
that one should carry a tour. 1t is
safe to say, however, that the following is
the smallest assortment of really indispens-
able appliances that should be carried:
little pipe wrench two gas pipe pliers,
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