Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15

Texas automobile owners are figuring
that they are responsible for considerable
loss of revenue to the railroads. At the
state fair at Dallas observations were
made of the visiting cars, and 1t was
found that touring parties were present
from all parts of the state.
Believers in the automobile welcome
this evidence of the growing popularity
of the vehicle.
The westward march of business to the
possessions of the United States in the
Pacific is taking American manufacture
ers, including the newest and most up-to-
date automobiles, well on toward the far
east with its centuries-Old ideas and civil
| lization Two America-made 1909 touring
cars and runabout have just been ship
ped from the United States to ] nolulu,
Hawaii
Down in Marshall. Tex, horse with
time to spare fell into well. 1t was
powerless to get out, and people nearby
could provide no relief. Getting a horse
out of d we'll presented problem without
precedent and it was not unto some one
thought of the automobile that any relief
measures were possible. With the ma
chine to provide the necessary pull. how
ever, an arrangement was rugged where
blythe animal was again put on its feet
above ground --- g. --F f.. y
| AS commentary on the growth of the
automobile industry and the increase of
business in standard high grade cars,
some statistics compiled by NJ. l.. Downs,
secretary of the show committee of the
Association of Licensed Automobile Man
ufacturers, are of interest. According to
the actual figures, the number of exhibit
orS at the national show In Madison
Square Garden has doubled since 1905 In
the same period the amount of floor space
utilized for this show has increased 40
per cent. At the next show. January It.
23, there will be about 5000 feet more
space available than last year.
Miss Florence N. SpoffOrd of Chicago,
driving a touring car, passed through
Boston last week on the way to New Yorn
and Philadelphia. She drove all the way
Cleveland Buffalo and Albany. Miss
Spofford does her own driving and takes
| no mechanic with her. This is rather. un-
| usual, .as the trip thus far has been con-
siderably over 1900 miles over all kinds
of country roads.
No more remarkable testimony was
ever offered 10 the practical value of the
automobile man that in a letter written
by E. p. Maidment, sales manager for a
New York milling concern:
been cripple, no use of my legs what
ever. caused by paralysis, and when l
sit down cannot move until carried. ]
wrote out check for $780, bought a
same to blacksmith shop, had hand levers
bolted to the regular foot pedals-loaded
UP with gas and grease, and started the
second day for all New Engil and states.
After this long run l Travelled part OF
New York state all Of Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts. New Hampshire. Vermont
and New Jersey in five weeks The mile
age of these trips was $500.
| Statistics throwing an interesting light
on the cars used by Americans in touring
abroad have been gathered The statistics
| have been prepared from information fur
nished by express, freight forwarding and
steamship companies, and while they do
not perhaps include every car shipped
to Europe for touring purposes during
the past twelve months, it is believed
they are broad enough to give a fairly
accurate idea of the cars used by Amer
leans In Europe and the proportion OF
American and foreign made cars used for
that purpose.
Only a comparatively few years ago an
American made car in Europe and used
for touring was rarity. This was In
in this country, when Americans believed
that it was far cheaper to buy foreign
car for use in Europe. In 1904 and 1919,
| however few pioneers began to take
| their American cars to Europe, and In
| 1906 so extensive had this custom become
that an American company established a
depot in Paris for the furnishing of parts
and supplies for the use of European
| tourists using its car.
| That the American now prefers to use
/ ~Io
| in a striking manner by the statistics
prepared. The reports received show that
| of the cars taken abroad for touring pur-
| poses slightly over IS per cent were of
| American manufacture and less than %
per cent were of European make In 1905
these percentages would have been just
| the other way.
| There is another phase of the matter
| on which. obviously, no percentage fig
| ures could be obtained. Formerly many
automobile owners who tour in Europe
| each year made a practice of keeping cars
| ropean car, they used for touring In Eu-
rope, and another, American. for use in
this country. During the time they were
! in the United States the car in Europe
| would be stored there. Now however,
all this is changed. Fully three fourths
of the people who have adopted this Gus
tom, steamship and express officials say
have changed, and now own but one car,
generally of American make, and take
| this to Europe with them.
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| The Quaker City Motor Club will hold
| it's third annual endurance run January
1 and 9. Indications point to a greater
interest being taken this year than ever
before on the strength of new condition
governing the prize-the Mcdonald and
Campbell cup-which was formerly a per.
petual trophy, but this year will become
the permanent property of the winner
| The contest committee has decided or
Philadelphia to Wilkesbarre and return.
In the proposed speed trials on the Long
| Island Motor Parkway. next month. there
| is likely to be more than a test of cars
| If there has been snow on the speedway
| for a while before the contests the occa
| sion will afford some opportunity to see
how we'll this speedway has been built.
| There is enough business being done
| right now throughout the automobile dis
| trict in New York to Justify the calm anC
| confident feeling noticeable in the trade
! and all the indications are that there will
be a brisk demand for cars of all grades
from now until late into the spring.
| For the ninth national automobile show
| in Madison Square Garden next January
at which the high-grade cars of various
prices of the licensed makers are. shown
| every effort is to be made to have the
decorations chaste and tasteful. rather
| than ornate and gaudy. There will be
richness and elegance throughout the bis
garden. but there will be no cheap allure
| ba will -