The Washington herald., 1908-08-09


weather and other deJerring elements.
have prevailed during the past week. Re
ports from all manufacturing centers.
however. indicate great activity The rush
IS on to prepare early models OF the 1903
product and in about 30 per cent OF the
instances such product IS now ready for
inspection. Were the national shows TO
be held this year in the fail they would
find most Of the manufacturers ready. It
IS safe 10 say tEat the bulk Of the agen-
cies for the coming season viii be placed
before the shows take place
Much interest is being shown in a mum
Der OF pOpUlar-priced cars new 10 the
market which are being exploited. criefiy
from Detroit Remarkable value for the
money asked is shown in some OF these
products. and where the new cars have
been seen they have awakened a great
deal Of enthusiasm II appears as II the
coming season would be a small car
season The heavy outputs promised
might al first glance appear 10 be too
bulky 10 move When. however. il Is re-
menbered that the export market has
never been thoroughly considered by our
manufactures il may be seen that. IL
promises are fulfilled, these leaders in
The bargain-car wCrld have an exceed
fagly extensive leId-
Il n Sterubergh. president Of the Acme
Motor Car Company, Of Reading. Pa.
says that never since the factory at that
point has been in operation has there
been so much activity as al present. In
addition 20 many orders which are being
received from all sections Of the country
for 1905 cars The factory IS getting t.e
new lines o. the 1873 product into shape
for exploitation h larger fcrce Is en-
piOyed than has ever before been on the
pay rolls. and f. Is q hercuIeaa task 20
keep deliveries Up 10 The demand In
letter received from Nj Sterubersh he in
Gliries- Are there hard rimes2 There
IS no evidence OF IL here"
Notice Of an Increase OF capital has
been made public by the BIomstrom
Manufacturing Company. OF Detroit.
which makes The Gyroscope car The
capital stock has been increased 20 S5od.-
Cjo, and this has been u1derwrirteu by
PirtS6urg. capitalists and paid in 4 large
extension Of the plant IS contemplated
The expansion Of the Blomstrom Com
Pany has been rendered necessary by the
demand fer large output Of cars On the
part OF The GyrCscOpe Automobile Com
pany, Incorporated. the general selling
agents A l. kUIL manager Of the sell
ing company. states that the demand on
the part OF agents for GyrOscope cars in
large quantities has compelled lim TO in
crease his order materially. the call being
for more than twice as many Of the lit
lie cars as were al Grst contemplated
Harry Fosdi-k- Of the HoI-Tan Com
pany. states that a substantial order for
LarCia cars has been placed with the
Italian factory The small chassis viii
begin 20 arrive about the S5th Of August
and deliveries viii continue through Sep
ten5er. Il Is probable that another mod
e. OF higher power viii be seen soon in
New York In a letter received By N-
Fosdick from Lancia the latter calls at
tention 10 the fact that the horse power
o. the small chassis now in this country
IS nearer ls-3l than 13-I6. as il has been
rated Larcia says that the italian horse
power rating IS made on formula wf-icn
takes the stroke as wei as the bore into
consideration and that IL IS much more
conservative than the American rating
and somewhat less liberal than the
French The higher speed which can be
developed with the small LanCia chassis
when the revolutions Per minute are in
creased is an eye-opener 10 some VINO
have assumed that the car with its low
rating was not capable OF fast operation
Solicitors Of all the Philadelphia papers
have organized themselves into q club TO
be known as The Shock Absorbers %
The object Of the organization Is 70 work
IN the interest OF the sport and incident
ally promote Eood-feIlouship The mem
oershiP has been limited 10 makers Of
automobile news and solicitors Of auto
mobile advertising.
The members viii meet once Z. week at
their headquarters IN the Bingham House.
The members are c. a WooIson. z. L.
Clichrist, (. K Leach. H Mex White.
Robert Turner. Il W. Sharp. Harry
Lasher. John A CIeary. Jack Hiscock.
I c Milford. George w. Daley c Black
man, Dick Kain. and Harry J. De Bear.
Hotchkiss owners have been doing a
great deal % touring in the United States.
as well as IN Europe, this sumner. Ar
the headquarters Of the Hotchkiss Import
Company It was stated last week that
more than . per cent Of the touring cars
OF the Hotchkiss brand which had been
sold IN America were being used in tours
OF more or less magnitude or in commits
sion al summer resorts OF country homes.
In Europe, HOtchkiss cars are seen on
The French, Italian, and Swiss roads more
often than any other make. according 10
a customer who recently returned from a
prolonged tour
H E Walton, general manager Of the
Midland Motor Company. Of Moline. IL
has been In New York during the past
week looking over Eastern agency af-
fairs Re expressed himself as much
pleased with the vogue which s;le Mid
land car had achieved throughout the
country During the first season. lust
closing. an enviable number Of agencies /
have been established. and the output Of
The factory has been disposed Of without
much effort The new IsO9 Midland Is {
nov ready for marketing and the good
record made by the car has caused a
landslide on the part Of those who wish I
70 handle It. AIr. Walton saws he ba-
Leves that the demand for a car Of the I
class Of the Midland will be strong after
the election period He sees no reason 70 I
be pessimistic over the general situation. t
Advices received from c. H. Tucker
sales manager OF the Acme Motor Car
Company. who has been at Savannah. /
Ga for the past two weeks. indicate I
great activity al that point. Mr.. Tucker
states that the sale Of cars Of all kinds
have been twice as heavy this season as
ever before He also conveys the infor-
nation that the Savannah Club is doing
magnificent work in laying out and pre-
pairing the course for the coming A c. A /
race on Thanksgiving Day and is making 7
preparations for lavish entertainment and /
a generally enthusiastic time.
Plans are being fai5 for +-,,l-- 49,,