The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-09
Woods Electric Has Ambitious
Plan for Run on One Charge
Will Try to Make Baltimo and Return This Week.
Brush Runabout on Road From Detroit.
Auto Personals.

r. c. Wilson. the local sales agent for
the Woods Electric, Will undertake an
unique test the first part Of this week.
He will try TO run to Baltimore and
return on one charge OF electricity.
This is something that has never been
successfully carried through, although
It has been tried several times. II the
weather remains fair and the roads in
good condition the test will be made
the first part Of this week. II not II viii
be postponed until later.
Mr.. Wilson viii leave here IN the
morning accompanied by representa-
tive OF The Times, and will endeavo- 10
reach Baltimore by the early afternoon.
Then he will return at once, in order
TO get back to washington before night
fan. If possible. This trial, If success
fuI. will demonstrate the entire useful
ness and practicability OF the Woods
electric car and Will go a long ways
toward refuting the argument that an
electric machine IS not desirable for
touring purposes. The distance from
here 10 Baltimore and return is more
than ninety miles. and If a car can ne
gotiate hat on one charge there will be
few places II cannot go in this country,
for II is very seldom that two charging
stations ara. that far apart. Mr.. Wilson
will be accompanied by a Regal car
from the National Garage.
ON Saturday last w. c. Hussey left
Detroit in a Brush runabout on an en-
duranee run TO Washington. The trip IS
expected to last about two or three
weeks as no attempt will be made TO
make a. record, but only to demonstrate
the many good features of the car.
ON the arrival Of the car in Washing
ton where It IS expected TO happen next
week. the driver and the observer will
he the guests at banquet 20 be given
nv RAYMOND Nichols, the local sales
agent of the Brush-Nichols Company
which has the contract with the POST
once Department for furnishing autos
for mail collections.
The route taken from DETROIT 10 thls
citv will be from Detroit to Toledo to
columbus. thence through Akron ana
wheeling 10 Pittsburg and Philadelphia
and from there through Wilmington ana
baltimore to Washington At the same
time that Mr.. Hudson left Detroit three
others left there for other points to de-
rnonstrate the cars. One Will go 10
BOSTON. one to Kansas City and the
other to Minneapolis, thus making
tour OF almost all the north and north
eastern part OF the country and thus
Introducing the car into regions where
II is not so well known as yet.
The Motor Car Company reports the
recent OF a. 1909 model Chalmers-Detroit
car. price 81 800. This IS the first 1919
model car to be received BY that com
many and it expects the model TO be
come highly popular in this city as well
as In others Mr.. Hood, who lately was
saIesmanager Of the Motor Car Com
many, has left for Detroit to hurry
up the delivery of these cars
The Iope Manufacturing Company
reports the delivery of a Pope-Irloune
r11uabout 10 A o. Meehlin Also the
delivery OF a Pope-T'dbune touring car
to W. E. Ambrose.
Charles Some, Of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing, accompanied by
his wife and family left last week for
an extended tour OF Maryland and
PENNSYLVANIA in his Wayne go
Samuel Edmonston. together with a
party of friends left for Pennyfeld, Nd.
in his Wayne. They expected TO be gone.
about a week or ten days.
w. c. Long, OF the local Wayne
agency. left last week on a tour through
the Northern States, intending to finish
at the Wayne factory in Detroit TO
hurry up the delivery of the 1909 model
cars for which there is promise OF
large demand in the near future.
c. A. Delaney, OF New York. passed