Evening star., 1909-09-05

ment was recently made from one of
the Detroit factories that overwhelms
anything heretofore accomplished in that
Hue This was the handling of one
days output or the Ford Motor Conn
pany-123 cars-in one train. 1t required
forty-one freight cars to accommodate
the automobiles, all of which We're 1910
models. When the train was made up
it measured l,dNi feet from the front OF
the engine to the rear of the last car
one-thrd of a mile. Not only was one
record broken in the shipment, but an
other went down, for the entire train
load Was destined for Minneapolis. Mimi,
and was the largest single consignment
ever made to an automobile selling
agency. Further interest is added by the
fact that this shipment of 12i cars brings
the total Ford shipments to Minneapolis
this season well over the LOCO mark.
\ Cadillac Thirty has recently made
the journey from sydney, on the south
ern coast of Australia. To Normanton,
on the Gulf of Carpentaria, at the north
being the first motor car TO cross the
great Australian continent under its own
power, and the only one, inaSmuCh as
two other cars which essayed to make
the trip with the Cadillac We're forced to
abandon it.
Practically every foot of the 1000 miles
was through sand. scrub, bush. rocks
ana desert. with no nearer approach to
road than a rough foot trail. At times
1t was necessary TO climb grades which
rose one foot in three and one-half, with
the wheel aXle-deep in sand
Henry l.. West, District Commissioner.
Capt. Z. W Markham. acting engineer
commissioner; Joseph II. Crawford s
Dana Lincoln and c. B. Hunt enjoyed the
novelty OF an automobile ride over the
mountains and through the country from
the home of the Blue Ridge Club 10 the
city a week ago. 1t had been their in
tention 10 return home from their week
end outing early Monday morning. hav-
ing concluded TO leave there at 4 O'Clock
and reach here in time 10 attend TO busi-
ness.
The several men were seated on the
porch about midnight ard were about to
prepare to retire when Commissioner
West suggested moonlight ride.
Why go to bed and have to get I'D
early IN the morning." he asked.
Mr.. Crawford agreed that the sugges-
ton was good one. and III a few min
utes he was ready with his Oldsmobile to
max the run OF seventy, miles. Leaving
the club shortly after midnight Mr. Gran
ford running the machine, the party
crossed both rivers at Harpers Ferry
and then sped over tie mountain road to
fItdeflCk. passing through jefferson, and
while IN the mountain section only one
vehicle was met In that was seated a
young man, and Commissioner West
Ventured the suggestion that he was re-
turning home from his Sunday night visit
To his sweetheart.
The night was almost a bright as day,
ana the occupants of the car were ahae
to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the
country through which they passed. Leav-
ing the mountain roads. the automobile
party came through Hyattstown and
GaitherSburg. meeting a second vehicle
which was filled with exhibits and head
cd for he Rockville fair grounds, the
two vehicles being the only things to pre-
vent clear road between the Blue Ridge
Club and this city The distance covered
was a trif1e over seventy miles and the
time was four hours. II was agreed by
the five occupants OF the car that the
trip had been novel and most enjoyable
one.
If plans are carried out New York city
Will have an automobile race track within
few minutes Of the business center The
proposed location Of the course is on the
meadows Just outside of Jersey CITY.
where the McAdoo tunnels will reach the
place. These meadows have been filled
for some time past and a vast area is