Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-23
NEWS OF INTEREST
TO AUTOMOBILES

~ URING the week of January %
February 2. 1t is announced, an
automobile show is to be held in
L. this city, under the auspices OF
the Washington Automobile Deal
ers' Association, at 3D20-30 NJ street. TaK-
ing into consideration the fact that there
will he great number of demonstrating
cars outside the building scheme has
been devised that will do away with the
bother of previous years when the cars
were scattered at random. AT the forth
coming show it will be possible to locate
the demonstrating car desired without trou-
Die. adding to the convenience of those who
may desire to test the same.
As was the case with several shows that
preceded it, the forthcoming exhibition, il
is declared will disclose mechanical prog
ress in the automobile industry far exceed
ing the similar progress in any pre-
vious tweve-month. Not only will the
older established makes show vast improve
rent but to their ranks will be added a
number of cars never before exhibited here
The show committee is composed of the
following Dealers: G.. Royce Hough, w. {.
Long ]. NJ. Stoddard, II. A, Walter, A. L..
Mccormick and B. C. Washington, jr
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After spending several days in this city
last week. during which they invited Pres
ident Roosevelt and the ambassadors of the
European powers to attend the automobile
show in Madison Square Garden next
month. the members of the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers and of
the show committee who composed special
committees on invitation gave glowing ac-
counts of their experiences. President
Roosevelt, they say. evinced an unexpected
interest in automobile affairs. 1t is under
stood that he will visit the show during the
week if he possibly can, but that he will be
very busy with the doings of Congress at
Just that time. He was not asked to ofii-
ciate at the opening of the exhibition.
A number of the foreign ambassadors will
go to the show by special train. The auto
mobile manufacturers were much impressed
by the remarks of Secretary Shaw, which
were miSduoted and subsequently corrected
by the Secretary. What he said, according
20 the manufacturers who were present at
the dinner in the New Willard, was highly
complimentary to the industry. According
to them, his remarks were intended as a
warning against overconfidence in increas-
Ing prosperity, bat he predicted that the
automobile industry will have a greater
growth in the future than II has had in the
past. In speaking of the country harvesting
more crops than 1t could haul to market,
he added that the automobile would show
the way out of the difficulty and that it is
destined to revolutioniZe the methods of
transporting both produce and passengers.
Secretary Shaw also had considerable to
sly about good roads and the work the au-
tomobile is doing in behalf of them.
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The exclusiveness of Leland Stanford
University at Palo Alto Cal, after the
first of the year will not exclude auto
mobiles. previously kept in the outer
darkness surrounding the great intellec-
tual beacon light, it is said There is re-
joicing in the neighborhood. for many are
the motorists from all parts of the coun-
try who sojourn in southern California
The freedom of the beautiful grounds of
the university has been vainly sought
for n long time. The tearing down of the
restrictions is due primarily to the pur
chase of an automobile for use by the
university trustees and of touring car
by Treasurer Charles G. Lathrop for his
own use. The automobile route through
the grounds begins at the main entrance
and proceeds directly through the cam
pus among the most important buildings
THE education of the farmer by auto
mobile is just as practical and probable
as his education by telephone" it is de.
clared Communication of people with
one another is all that is needed to take
off the provincial shine The telephone
put the farmer into direct and quick
communication with other farmers and
with townspeOple. He is coming OUT OF
his she'll. He is becoming interested in
the good roads movement, and if he IS
given a square deal by automobilists
Will soon take a strong interest in auto
mobiles. \ party of Detroiters recently
made a run through the farming COM
munity surrounding Detroit, stopping at
farm houses to chat with farmers and
draw them out upon the subject of auto
mobiles. 1t was found that practically all
the farmers in that vicinity at least have
recognized that reckless and dangerous
driving on the country road is due to tndi-
yiduals and not to class. One farmer said:
Nine out of every ten automobiles are
gentlemen, and we are glad to have them
on the roads around here. They are agi-
tating good roads and will help those of
US among the farmers who are trying to
build new highways. OF course chickens
ard dogs must be kept off the roads.
Geese and pigs take care of themselves.
They see an automobile coming and i'm
mediately turn and dig as fast as they can
for the barnyard. A chicken starts a lot