The Washington herald., 1907-08-11

uncertain weather AaltgAS III kut Hliu-
die of the dull season, has kept the auto
mobile industry almost at a standstin
from a local viewpoint. There has been
but cry little doing throughout the week
in tie way of sales, and owing to the
weather there has been but little If any
touring Added to this, a great number of
cars are in storage, their owners having
left the city for the vacation period
Many took their machines with them,
but the majority. going TO seaside and
mountain resorts, placed them in storage
The annual exodus from Washington is
at it's height now and this has had an
appreciate effect on the automobile
world. Most Of the dealers are getting rid
of old cars as rapidly as possible, in
readiness for the incoming 1908 models
which are expected within the next
month.
Dr. A. Rhett Stewart made a record
trip to Atlantic City In hts model B Ford.
The entire run was made from this city
in twenty-four hours and not minute
was lost for adjustment or any other rea-
son. There was not even a miss in the
engine. DR.. Stewart is going to spend his
vacation at the shore He will make the
return trip in the machine. and expects
to have as successful run.
Charles z. Miller OF the Ford agency.
has gone TO Burlington. Vt, for two
weeks stay.
c. c. WiIkison has joined the ranks
of the motorists. He purchased a Model
q Rambler from the Dupont Company
yesterday.
Howard 0. Carter. inventor Of the
Carter Two-Engine Car, who has been
in the city for two weeks, in company
with a party Of Ohio capitalists interested
in the Carter Motor Company. left yes
terday with the party for Detroit. The
new plant at Berwyn. Nd was Inspected
by the party during its stay in this city.
The return trip 10 Detroit viii be made
by way OF New York.
Lester d. Moore. jr-. who runs rental
agency az the Pope saIesrooms, returned
TO the city yesterday from his honey
moon. Mr.. Moore joined the ranks Of
the benedicts last week
c. Royce Hough. manager for the Pope
Company, is al Benedict. Md His
brother, Elliott HOugh, is in charge.
Some interesting figures compiled by
the Peerless Motor Car Company from
statistics furnished by Charles Bmnam,
who drove Car No. 40 in the Glidden tour,
/ regarding the consumption of gasoline
during the tour and the hours of time
consumed in running. have been made
public. The compilation shows that the
machine covered .5S34 miles. which seems
10 be the actual distance Of the Gidden
tour as Mr Burnam's machine made no
detours and ran direct from one checking
place 90 another The time consumed by
the car was S3 hours and - minutes, al
though the schedule for the twelve days
Of running was % hours Out Of this total
running time Of So hours and 55 minutes
there was lost for mechanical adjustments
81 minutes. and for other reasons, such as
tires. putting on chains. filling with gas
oline. and enforced stops when the car
caught the pilot car, / hour and 43 min
utes, giving an actual net running time
of 81 hours and Is minutes. The average
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tour was 1917 miles per hour. During
the tour there was used in the machine
exactly 100 gallons Of oil and the average
for the big machine carrying four passen-
gers was. therefore. 1918 miles 10 the
gallon. Figuring the average cost of
gasoline at - cents. the cost per mile per
passenger for the entire trip was s000379
Car No G. Of the Giidden tour, the
Acme, which was driven by J. ". Mears,
has been on exhibition since the tour
In the show windows of the New York
agents. J. B. Brewster & Co. at Forty
ninth street and Seventh avenue. It has
attracted crowds of the curious, anxious
TO see the mud-stained. much-traveled
machine. which went through tie tour
in the face Of so many vicisstudes and
deterring conditions Recently a young
man and a young woman were noted
standing in front of the window study
/ ing this car. By and by the man, in an
swer to a palpable nudge from his CON-
panion. entered the salesroom and asked
an attendant if all Acme cars were made
with that very peculiar hub-eap." The
salesman did not recall any peculiarity
Of hub-cap. and went 10 investigate
When he returned there was a twitchy
smile playing about the corners of his
mouth as he explained
That hub-cap." he said, rs a tomato
can top tied to the end of the axle. Il
IS placed there because Mr.. Mears did
not wish to incur penaIization by putting
on a new hub-cap when the former one
was knocked off. New Acme cars have
new hub-caps."
The couple walked away. AS they left
the young lady was heard to ask: What
do they do. George, if they can't find any
tomato cans?"
In reply to requests which have been
received by the Peerless Motor Car Com
pany at Cleveland. for sets of the postal
cards distributed during the Glidden tour
to the tourists and to guests at the va
rious hotels where the tour made night
stops. the company has had a number
of these sets prepared and will send them
to any one who is interested, upon writ
ten request The cards are interesting
views along the road, showing the scenery
and general points Of interest on the line
of the 1883 miles traversed.
Carl Lilliesterna, the Swede auto globe
trotter, is in America for the fourth
time in six years. Carl asked, in his
pleasing accent, why do they call me
tramp? A tramp is a hobo"
You are a gentleman tramp. Carl"
but the Swede globe trotter cannot see
it that way. 1t is amusing how this puz-
Zles him.
If knowing the languages is On ac-
complishment, Carl is an accomplished
man. He can converse and correspond in
all the leading tongues, and has good
acquaintance with the less important but
! equally difficult to master. Although