The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-25
AUTOMOBILE WORLD

claims the only car in Davis county. A
carload of JacksOns are on the way
to Salt Lake and Will reach here by
the first OF the month. Two of the cars
are model + roadsters. and have been
sold to +. S. Murphy OF Salt Lake and
E. Miller Of the Intermountain Milling
company. The model Z touring car
has been purchased by Mrs. K. Hart
wick
John Dern was seen speeding around
in a new Thomas Flyer this week. 1t
is a $40 with blue body, and one Of
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This coming week six cylinder forty
eight horsepower Pierce Arrows viii
arrive for G. S. Holmes and F. r Good
ing. Mr.. Holmes car is one Of the latest
miniature tonneau cars turned out by
the Pierce factory, and its arrival will
cause considerable stir in motor circles.
L. c. Kelsey, the city engineer, is get
ting plenty Of service from his Chal-
mers-Detroit. His car has been run
nearly 1000 miles to date. without even
a puncture. II is proving a very good
investment for the city, twice as much
ground being covered each day by Mr.
Kelsey Is he could with horses.
The two teams selected to pilot the
Ford ears in the New York TO Seattle
contest are Bert Scott and James Smith
for one, and Frank Kuiick and Pub
Lefty Manager Harper for the other OF
these four, Kulick is the only man who
has had any racing experience, a fact
that can be taken as evidence that Mr.
Ford looks upon the run as an endur-
ance contest and not a racing sprint
The two entries that Will make the
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model stock cars, duplicates Of those
being shipped every day. It is Mt
Ford's desire that any owner OF a car
of this model can refer to the creditable
performance of the cars in this contest
as being the work OF a car the dupli-
cate Of his own.
Harry Elliott. salesman for the Ran
dall-DOdd Auto company, spent the
past week in Pocatello. Ida, and reports
excellent business for the Buick and
Thomas Flyer. While away Elliott sold
and delivered Bucks to a number OF
Idaho residents. including z. c. white.
DR. o. 3. Steeley, Professor Siders, c.
b. Hansen and Z. r. VALENTINE. The
car purchased by Hansen is a model II,
and will be used on a stage line near
Mackay, Ida
Tom B0tterin writes from Denver
that on May 80 and 81 the largest auto
mobile race ever held in the west will
be held at Overland park. The mile
track will be specially banked. and
Louis Strang, Burman and others viii
try for worlds records.
The action Of the states Of Idaho and
Washington in sppropriating large
sums Of money TO repair the roads over
which the Guggenheim contest 70 the
Alaska ukon-Paciflc exposition will
pass, has revived the long projected
idea OF a national highway across the
continent.
Letters are being written by promi-
nent motorists to congressman TO intro
duce bill whereby national aid viii be
extended TO the various states who viii
each build link Of the highway.
IL IS also expected that the war de-
partment will look into the matter and
send an officer along with the contest
ants with a view to looking into the
possibilities Of moving troops by auto
mobile. which experiment was recently
tried with great success in England
The transcontinentaI highway is a pet
scheme of Senator Guggenheim Of Col
oradO. and it IS known that while Pres
ident Taft was secretary Of war that he
had such an idea under advisement-
1t is reported that the war depart
ment viii appoint a committee Of en-
gineers to look into the matter and re-
port on its cost taking advantage Of
the existing roads.
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Two years ago the Pierce-Arrow Mo-
tor Car company moved into its new
concrete and steel factory in Elmwood
avenue, Buffalo. The principal reason
for the construction Of this factory was
that the company had outgrown its for
mer quarters. It was anticipated al
the time that, incidentally. the change
would enable the company TO not only
increase its output, but would allow
much better working conditions in gen
eral- There were other results. how
ever. that were not anticipated. but
which have Tedounded to the benefit Of
the concern. One OF these was outlined
recently by an Official OF the company,
when he said:
Since We moved into the new factory
a number Of Pierce-Arrow dealers have
had their pride aroused TO such an ex-
tent that they have erected new build
inss OF their own, or occupied quarters
more pretentious than before. Some
had been considering this fo- some
time and 0ue r-fzsf t. =