The Washington times., 1907-08-25
ATE NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD
0ut-Of- Town News
OF Current Events
In the Auto World

In the Auto World
Who today is the veteran among the
tourists OF the country? Since the prac-
tical retirement of Percy Pierce, OF Bur
falo. many have claimed the honofs
Mr.. Pierce up to last year had driven
his Pierce Great Arrow 10 a front no
sitlcn since the earliest days Of touring.
in every tour. The Bison retired this
season Up to the time of his retire.
ment he had had q clear field, for Carl
Fseiee had retired the previous year. Mr..
Pierce valued the hOnCrs he held and
the Pierce Arrow has gained honors
through his driving it. The veterans are
today arguing among themselves and
ultimately as a result of the argument
it is possible that a decision VIII be
made. Claimants are putting forward
their credentials.
Pioneers in the bicycle game. pioneers
IN the automobile game, and pioneers
in the game of the airships. Such viii
be the history of many a man today
prominently identified with the automo-
bile Industry. Reports OF automobile
racing in England bring the names OF
Edge and Jarrett prominently to the
front. Both were prominent in the old
cycle racing days. Undoubtedly these
men will ultimately take up airsinp
racing. In this country One-haf me
men prominently Identified with auto
MODELLING were prominent in cycling anu
AN look forward TO a future when air
ships come into vogue. After having
passed through the afrship era many OF
these men win be able TO drop out of
the list with enough laid by to i've
upon for the rest of their lives. IN
some instances men now prominent IN
automobiling grew from the sewing ma
chine field. entering cycling for that
and now automobiling. When they have
reached a prominent place in the held
Of air navigation they viii be able 20
look backward Just a little
Racing teams are not at all imprOt'-
able in the automobile field. for the
makers have entered readily into the
game of late. one maker VINO came
Forward lately with a number OF cars
for the Fort George hill climb and for
the Atlantic City races spoke OF his
team and Il well-known New York agent
has for some time had a team in The
field ready to enter and take part In
every event. other makers have seen
the pubuclty which has been obtained
nv others who have mixed" IN the
feld aud have announced their inten-
ton of taking part. Whether IN the
y.ap,,lar course of events the makers of
automobiles will support regular racing
teams as was done in the old days OF
cycle racing. remains 10 be seen, but
mat era in motoring does not seem to
he "a FAR away. Should this supporting
OF racing teams come TO be fact the
49, Of the promoter will be made lot
ester and track events viii be run reg
ularly throughout the country "hi's
snecial tracks for automobile racing
will be constructed all over the COUNT >
II seems surprising that neither
France nor England has appreciates
the value of meeting the demand LOT
nedium-priced machines They nave
devoted their energies almost exclusively
10 manufacturing the most expensive
tyne of cars, and for this reason II is
not surprising that England has turned
a
is great field abroad for runabouts'
and English makers are beginning 10
wake I'D TO this fact and are preparing
TO supply this demand. While few II
any. of the expensive American cars are
exported, statistics show that there IS
a general Increase in the number OF
American runabouts exported.
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If left for any long period Of time If
is desired TO put a battery away and stil
retain the charge. the plates should be
removed from the liquid and hung Up
in a cool, dry place. They viii then
suffer no deterioration, no matter how
long they be left unused.
James Couzens. Of Detroit, former
chairman of the committee Of manage
ment OF the American Motor Car Manu-
featuring Association. who returned to
this country on the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, last Tuesday, made some inter
esting remarks concerning the automo-
bile business in Europe.
Mr.. Couzens visited thirty-eight Of the
larger cities. and was in all the Euro
pean countries. except Greece, and Tur-
key, travelling 1900 miles. Generally
speaking the prospects for American
manufacturers in Europe would appear
10 be good if they meet the conditions
and requirements of thees various
countries he said, ''but to attempt to
do il on the lines on which business IS
done in America would make il a fruit
less task
THE American manufacturers. not
only in the automobile industry, but in
most all lines of manufacture. have not
catered 70 European requirements and
have not given the European business
the care and attention il should have
considering the possibilities"