The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-03

haIns expected to drive straight through
10 his New York home. with the cx-
ceptiOn OF a shOrp stop in Philadelphia.
NJ. J. Lawrence, who arrived here sew
eral weeks ago from Cleveland in a
White steamer. has put his car in dead
storage, at Cook & Stoddard's garage,
and left Washington last week in a
yacht for Florida. he expects to srcrd
the winter months cruising around
southern shores, and viii return to this
city in April. After his car has been
overhauIed he will return to Ohio IN
the machine.
Messrs. Thomas and ToInan have re-
turned from New York. where they
went to attend the Grand Central Palace
Show. in order to inspect new models
OF Maxwell and Pullman cars. They
placed their orders before leaving New
York, and the consignment OF new cars
viii arrive here about November %.
Since taking the agency for the Pullman
car, the Thomas & TOlman agency has
moved 10 its present headquarters on I.
street, and, with the increased floor
space and show room. promises a sue
cessful season this winter
Dr. William F. NJ Sewers was the
purchaser Of an Autocar runabout last
week from the Pope agency, on Four
teenth street.
John A Morgan, with five Washing
tonians. drove to Frederick the week
before last to visit the fair and made
a second run last week. On the second
run the time up was two hours and
half, which comes pretty close to the
record time from here TO Frederick.
Both drives were made in a POQe-Hart-
ford without accident.
II. T. Taylor arrived in washington
last week after a direct run from In
dianapolis in a Stevens-Duryea car. He
Remained in this city three days, leaving
town Friday on the return run to In
diana- While here his car was stored at
the Central garage,
PeytOn Hough made the difficult run
10 Bowie and return last Tuesday on
the way down he went by way of
Bladensburg and Collington. Return
ing. the longer but better road through
Laurel was taken. The roads in south
eru Maryland have been very little i'm
proved this summer, Notwithstanding
the agitation 10 that end which was in
progress last winter.
G. E Cornell, of the Cornell Wall |
Paper Company. purchases 1908 Model
runabout from the Charles Y. Miller |
& Bro. agency
r. c. Ayres, of Chicago. will leave for /
the Windy City the latter part of this !
week. Mr.. Ayres has been in Washing |
ton two weeks, making short sightsee- /
ing run to points in this vicinity in his /
Pierce-Arrow car
4. n. Mudd, jr, and D. T. Knight |
leave today for New York where /
Mr. AIudd goes TO look over the /
new models Of Reading-Standard motor 1
cycles. The Reading factory has put /
new machine on the market this sea
son which marks a decided stride IN /
motor cycle manufacture. The new
bike is a 6-horsepower machine with a
Magnetic valve. In construction it IS
similar to the older types and the in
creased power has added little to the
bulk.
Frank Hough and Robert Callahan, IT.,
ran to Laurel on Tuesday in a Pope
Toledo car for the purpose Of inspect
ing the new boulevard in course of
construction between this city and Bal
timore. Mr. Hough was largely instru-
mental in collecting the money which
was raised in the District for the
stretch which ran from Washington to
meet the boulevard at the Maryland
line Mr.. Callahan Is an extensive prop
erty owner of lands near Contee and he.
with Oths- taxpayers between Washing
ton and the Midway city, look TO the
improvements to enhance the value of
their property.
Work has been going on a little over
a year and thirty thousand dollars has
already been spent. From Laurel to
Riverdale the macadam is nearly com
pleted and, according to Mr.. Hough
this stretch is one OF the finest in this
vicinity. From HyattsviIle TO the Dis
trict line the progress has not been so
rapid and the tourist is compelled to-
turn of the pike on to mud roads after
passing Bladensburg.
H. c. Parsons. who arrived here two
weeks ago driving a 5O-hOrsepowert
Thomas, Will leave this week for his
Missouri home. Mr.. Parsons made a
highly successful trip from the West
70 this city, the run being without ac-
the Western roads are more level Mr. |
Parsons states that they cannot come
up to the Eastern highways in the mat
ter Of smoOthness. On the other side
OF Chicago some Of the dirt roads are
almost impossible. The same condi-
ton prevails about 200 miles out of
on the route taken by Mr..
Parsons. but with these exceptions the ]
going was uniformly. good. While in {
this city he is making his headquarters {
at the Central garage.
Sydney c. Love Of New York. drove
10 Washington in Ne ,des and is
stopping at the New Willard He stored
his car, which is one Of the most com
modious and handsome manufactured
by the Mercedes factory, at the Central
GARAGE. {
a four-cyIinder Wayne delivery wagon
VIII arrive at the Wayne agency on {
New York avenue this week. The ma
chine is demonstration model with a !
few Improvements over the 1907 model.
which proved q good seller here this '