Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-18
NEWS OF INTEREST
TO AUTOMOBILES
All Branches of Manufacturing
Far in Advance of
Last Season.

Last Season.
r y speaking OF the prospects for trade,an
automobile dealer says that a general
survey of the various manufacturing
lines and material makers finds them in
q most healthy state. The steel mills. forg-
ing Shops iron. brass and aluminium found
ries, as well as textile and other lines, are
far in advance of last season Building,
both for manufacturing and living purposes.
is extremely strong and with an upward
tendency of the various commodities there
is great activity throughout the land. Many
manufacturers are really over-d.'i ven in
their efrCrts to meet the demand and the
question of where to sell goods in many
cases is unthought of. Take, for instance,
the automobile The puZZling question
that today confronts manufacturers is not
the selling, but how TO manufacture in
quantities and in time to meet the demand.
A canvass of the motor car manufactur
ers discloses a condition really unsupported.
Many are running day and night, sending
men to different parts of the country to
obtain material. rushing shipments of ma
. terial by express, which, If it were not for
the urgency of the case, might with profit
TO the manufacturer be- shipped by freight.
tainty or presumption as to how many
each dealer will that the work pro-
ceeds for Defore the manufacturer starts
with the rapid yet Systematic and accu-
rate production of new models it is known
through contracts placed what is required
and plans are laid accordingly.
Many manufacturers report deliveries
sold to March and April next. and many
hope by running full handed day and
night to take care of their portion of the
demand.
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The members of the law and grievance
committee of the recently organized Auto
mobilists' Protective Association of this
city have issued appeal to all automobile
drivers of the city to aid in the effort be-
ing made to have the higher courts or
Maryland reverse the action of Mayor Gar
rett of Glen Echo in filming local auto
mobilist $50 foi alleged speeding on the
Conduit road
we have fight to VIM the committee
says. otherwise every little town will be
levyiRg like tribute. AS matter of fact.
the Conduit road is exclusively owned and
controlled by the government or the United
States. and neither the state of maryland
nor Glen Echo has any jurisdiction there
over" Don't forget that you may be the
next victim. it is added, and theref fore
vitality Interested
1t is stated that the association is a per-
mancnt one organized for the purpose of
protecting the interests OIL the aulOmODlISt
against legislation that may be deemed I'M
reasonable, either in the District of Column
bia or the surrounding states.
Attention is directed to an alleged re-
mark by Mayor Garrett follows
The vast majority Of automobilists are
Offenders and law breakers. are no
more ft to ride among decent people than
jailbirds are to come into our houses"
In view of the large number of cars
which. it is stated will be exhibited at the
seventh annual automobile show of the
Automobile Club Of America, in the Grand
Central Palace, New York December 1-S,
the show committee is planning a sys-
tematic scheme for taking care Of the
various demonstrating cars that they
will not only be easily accessible to manu-
facturers and dealers, but handy for the
spectators who may desire to test them as
well. Heretofore. the have lined up
in hapha Zard fashion along the curbs of
the various streets surrounding the exhi-
bition hail. and it has been difficult mat
ter to find any particular make of car.
As the demonstrating cars in connection
with the show will be lined up on Add and
44th streets. east of Lexington avenue, the
suggestion has been made that each car
be given a number and definite station on
particular street, so that any one know
ing the number of a car could easily find 1t
without wandering aimlessly about over
four or five blocks. AS nearly 100 diff
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and an equal or greater number of DEM
onstrating cars will be on the streets they
will probably be divided up in blocks of
twenty-fve-rthat is to say. all numbers
from one to twenty-five will be assigned
to the south side of 43d street. numbers
twenty-six to fifty on the north side of the
same street; numbers fifty-one to seventy
five on the south side of 44th street, and
numbers seventy-six to one hundred ON the
north side of . 44th street Out-of-town
agents, dealers and manufacturers are to
be notified that If they register their
names. giving their temporary and perma-
nent addresses, with the bureau of infor-
nation at the show they may make ap-
pointments, receive their mail and. in fact,
transact almost all of their business with
out leaving the building.
Heretofore exhibitors and attendants at
the show have been provided with buttons,
but as the buttons were frequently lost or
loaned this year admission will be by
card only, which will bear the name of the
person to whom issued and will be num-
bered and registered.
1t is a certainty. 1t is said, that a
bill will be introduced in the Florida legis-
lature next winter by John B. Parkinson,
who Is secretary OF the Florida East Coast
Automobile Association. providing for the
utilization of all the prison labor of the
state In road building and road Improvement
and other public wrok The prison labor of
floflua at the present time. With the eX-
ception of Dade county. is leased to con-
tractors The system. while providing fair
ly good remuneration to the county, has its
drawbacks The convicts are often mis-
treated and are forced to live in a very
demoraliZed condition. The convicts en-
ployed on the roads of Dade county are
treated very differently. An inspection of
the convict gangs operated by Dade county
In road building between Miami and Palm
Beach last winter showed a fairly treated
lot of men. The taxpayers of the county
very well satisfied with the experiment
of using convict labor for public works
such road building. and the proposed
state legislation next winter will proba bly,
authorize every county in the state of Flor
ida to use and supervise prison labor in the
very important work of road building
main road, IL Is said, from Jacksonville
to Miami will surely come. When 1t does
an automobilist will make the trip from
Jacksonville to Miami about as follows:
Leave Jacksonville after breakfast, take
lunch at st. Augustine distance 81 miles
Ormond or Daytona for dinner and lodging
Next day. IL the trip is continuous one.
Titusville, 30 miles for lunch. Rockledge
30 miles farther on. for dinner and lodging
Next day Fort Pierce for LUNCH distance
81 miles and "a