The Washington herald., 1908-08-02
GOSSIP OF The AUTOS
Trade Conditions Quiet, bat
Good Season Expected.
EFFECTS OF GLIDDEN TOUR
Several of the Concerns that E1-
plotted Cars In the Contest Are
ReapIng BENEFITS in Increased De-
mand for PrOductS-PrOductiO Os
Commercial Vehicles tagging.

Midsummer conditions. affecting the re-
tail trade, combine 10 keep business quiet
and without Spectacular feature. Several
Of the concerns which exploited cars in
the Glidden tour are feeling the effect Of
this in added inquiries. OF claim such 70
be the case. Under any conditions. par
ucipation in public events. such as the
recent tour. Irrespective Of results. seem
10 bear fruit in increasing the demand for
cars.
The production and sale Of commercial
vehicles does not appear to keep pace
with the Development of the pleasUre-ca-
industry. It would appear that the time
was ripe for some vell-couducted con
tests and trials Of commercial vehicles.
which have been sadly neglected FOR about
two years in America
Unsettled racing conditions still prevail
The position Of the American Automobile
Association has been strengthened by the
recent utterances IN its favor by the
American manufactures. II these stand
by their associatiou-and It is 70 be as
sumed they wiil-any actual revolt from
the control Of racing viii be weakened AT
t-A- ctttl T. no tlNAlAdAt fEalriAE EL A'IM
matters actually stand has yet been made.
The revolt" Of to-day is. after alL only
a threat What IL may become, actually,
is still problematicaL
Tt IS now stated that the Acme racing
car viii be ready for testing on the roads
Of Berks County by August u. Tests Of
the new engine in the Acme Motor Car
Company's factory at Reading have been
most satisfact0ry- and the work OF as
sembliug the car is being actively carried
forward The new car viii have six cyl
inders Of a bore sIghtly less than Eve
inches and with five-inch stroke. It VIII
have shorter wheel base than the six
cylinder stock cars already seen on the
track and VIII be lighter. IN spite Of its
larger engine. The car viii have great
possibilities in the matter OF picking mp
quickly. which. il Is believed VIII be an
mporJaut feature Of its racing quaHfca-
t.ous- Il VIII also be capable Of high
speed
A I. Kuu and c. p. Fleming. of the
newly organized Ciyroscope Automobile
Company. which viii handle the Gyro-
scope car throughout the United States
have just returned from a trip 70 Detroit
where they have been IN conference with
Charles BIomsrrom- The manufacturer OF
the little machine improvements IN con
struction- found necessary after the ex-
haustIve test given the Gyroscope by M.
Kuu in the GHdden tour. We're under dis
cussi0n. and a number OF minor changes
10 take care Of slight weaknesses which
We're discovered in the experimental cars
F.
fected and the new designs tested out.
Mr. KuI says, there viii result a car in
every way satisfactory 20 the buyer. anu
one that can be thoroughly guaranteed IN
every respect. The assembling Cf the
first quantity Of these cars has already
been begun. and they VIII be ready for
delivery soon after September J. Pending
that date, the officers. of the distributing
company. at 81 West Flfty-fourth street.
New York city, have been exceedingly
busy attending n the multitude Of re-
quests for agencies received from al
parts OF the country The car. NJ the re-
markedly low retail price = SO. seems
10 be from the outset a hill with agents
Al this time OF the year. when touring
IS in full blast. and some bad roads are
/ encountered by every road driver. The
need Of care ia handling the steerins
wheel is greatly accentuated- Needless
drivers are often subjected 10 delay
which could have been avoided with a
little care Particularly after heavy rains.
| the constant jumping OF even the best
I cars through the rUts and mUdboles IS
I likely TO work havoc on springs and TN
/ necessarily shake Up the entire car z.
| 2. GaIlaher. Of the NIsJa Company. Ltd,
Z
I bad roads. says that the greatest care is
Z advisable The life Of q car may be pro-
I I0uEed much more than would seem pos
sibie at first thought by care in its han
ding on the road. II is easy 10 avoid
many of the bumps and holes IL the
[ driver Is alert The slightest little twist
I TO the wheel and the good strips Of road
way are picked mp The disposition OF
I the part Of drivers TO believe that on ac-
count Of having a good car under them
l they can take all sorts Of chances, says
Nr Gallaher. Is responsible for minor in
I creases in the tire. oil. gasoline. and re-
/ pair bills. and adds imperceptihly, bat
! steadily and surely. 70 the depreciation
/ Of the car
Earl MIlliken. sales manager OF the
Hotchkiss Import Company. has returned
10 the New York headquarters from a
{ trip to Saratoga and other resorts un-
/ dertaken on behalf OF a number Of own
+ erS Of HOtChkiSs cars who wished 10 in
spect a car of a new model, and consid-
{ ct the purchase Of six-cylinder cars for
( the coming season
Preparation Of new models Of Midland
cars has been pushed rapidly at the
( Moline factory. II. E. Walton, general
manager. expects 10 have a few Of the
! new cars on the testing roads in the
! neighborhood Of Moline early in August
| and delivertes TO AGENTS viii follow soor