Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22

agents and manufacturers, are working
hard to make their city a stopping point
on the next Glidden tour.
1t is estimated that the total value
Of foreign cars that have been sold in
the United States is Ses.ooo. 600.
-Four American factories alone an
nounce a total production Of $4,000 cars
for next year, two of the leaders plan
ming to turn out 10000 cars each.
The annual production of ears in
France is estimated at 10000 and that
of Italy $4,000
AS result of the increasing number
OF cars carried abroad by tourists. de-
signs for virtually all new transatlantic
i1ners now provide for a special deck TO
transport machines.
Amerlcan-made wind shields are gain
Ing much popularity in England
When passing little breaks in the road
caused by water running off and carry
ing the road material with it. holes in
pavement. etc, the shock to tires may
the moment and allowing the car TO
coast straight on. so as not to strain
the machine unnecessarily.
When springs have rusted up the only
cure is to take them down and remove
the rust This will necessitate lacking
up the frame and supporting il while
the spring shackles are released and the
running gear detached. The springs
then will have to be dismounted each
individual leaf cleaned with emory cloth,
we'll fabricated with grease and re-
mounted.
GOV. Hoke Smith Of Georgia. who Will
attend the Savannah race, has shown
himself an enthusiast in automobile rae
ing He was at the stock car race held
at Savannah last March. and after the
contest delivered an address in front of
the grandstand, in which he told of the
interest he had felt in the race
Automobiles In England are becom-
ing as superstitious as sailors. and carry
mascots ranging from fancy watch fobs,
depicting fat cops and Growing cocks, to
models of patron saints.
| The route as mapped out for the an
| nual New Year day endurance run of
the Quaker City Motor Club of Philadel-
phia Will prove stickler this time.
| W1lkesbarre is the objective point and
overnight stops. and the checking stations
are long and difficult
| A handy hnk for starting i'm cold
weather is to warm the cylinders by
squirting gasoline into them and firing
1t with match at the compression cocks
|
Is all that is necessary, and the match
Is held to each open compression cock I'm
turn. The resulting small explosion i'm
parts just enough heat to the walls so
that, after the crank has been turned
| twice to expel the burnt gases, fresh In
jectfOns of gasoline will evaporate and
ignite at once on turning the crank.
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| Encouraged by the success of the Ideal
tour in New England last season, steps
are on foot by the Chicago Automobile
CLUB to map another ideal tour from the
western metropolis to Breton Woods. y.
H., to be opened in 1909.
There will be $1,000 square feet OF floor
space at Philadelphia's next automobile
! show, gain of 1900 square feet. The
dates of the show have been changed
from January 1880 to January % to Feb
| ruary s. This is done to give ample time
| for exhibits to be transferred from the
New York Madison Square Garden show.
A study of the nationality Of the drivers
and cars in the forthcoming grand prize
| race at Savannah is interesting. Six coun-
| tries are represented by the drivers and
four by the cars. Wagner and FournieI
are both down to drive Italian cars
while Hemery and Hanriot, their French
lcompatriots, will be at the wheel of Ger
man makes. The Italians are the most
patriotic of the lot, for three of them,
Navarro, Caguo and Prancenze, will pilot
Italian cars.
|
| That little snowstorm Of recent date
knocked out few tours that had been
| planned. but in spite of the poor con-
| dition of streets and roads the dealers
have been busy giving demonstrations to
| fol In do win 10
is going to be whole lot of automobile
business. according to indications, in this
town this winter. The dealers carrying
limousine cars believe that the business
will keep up in great shape right through
the cold weather.
Speaking of limousines, the Luttrell
Company has delivered five Packards
equipped for winter use. They have also
| just delivered Packard to Otto Car
| michael.
| The Washington branch of the Pope
Manufacturing Company has just taken
| the agency for Oldsmobiles. They expect
a 1900 car in two or three days. The
Pope Hartford 1909 model ought to be in
soon. too. They have been expecting il
! for full month.
Lester d. Moore is keeping the wires
| hot and the mails burdened with appeals
| for more cars. He says his business in
REQ and Premier cars is booming The
Jackson car which he sells Is going some
| too. He said this week that he had been
| selling Reos ION suspicion and that he
| expected a bunch of new cars as soon as
| they had been tried out by the factory.
| Frank S. Bliven, an old hand in the
business of selling anything on wheels
| has Just entered the fold of the Luttrell
| Company. Mr.. Bliven started in the BIZ
| cycle business years ago. For a long
| time he was connected directly and In
| directly with the Franklin people Later
| on in Washington he hooked up with
Cook & Stoddard and now he is or
Connecticut avenue. selling Bucks and
| Packards and keeping an eye on the
! parade of fashion.
| Charles E. Miller & Bro report a
sale Of a Ford runabout 10 r. G. Smith
| son OF Charles Town. w. Va. The firm
expects big business this winter and is
going to make deliveries soon The 1905
Ford is coming and there are a lot of
1 folks waiting H. The Ford people