The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-10
UTOMOBILE NOTES.

Frederick A. Croselmire and e. J.
Foley took a trip to Bridgeport on
Thursday for the purpose of securing
the formers new Locomobile. While
in the Connecticut city they inspected
the big Locomobile plant.
The New Jersey Motor Cycle Club
will hold a meeting, to be followed by
a banquet, at the Continental Hotel,
next Tuesday evening.
The contest committee having charge
of the endurance contest to be held on
May % by the New Jersey Automobile
Club will meet at the clubhouse this
afternoon to make final arrangements
for the event, and to adopt the rules to
govern the contest, A large advance
entry list is expected to be forthcoming.
The heart of the motorist was made
glad this week, when workmen APP
peared on Park place and repaired the
bad holes in the asphalt pavement.
This ~thoroughfare needed fixing very
badly, and the approach to the Auto
Clubhouse was anything but satisfac-
tory. The entire street is now in good
shape for cars.
In order to educate the young idea
that the throwing or leaving of glass,
nails, etc, on the roadways is danger
Gus in the extreme, the New Jersey
Automobile and Motor Club has asked
the Board of Education for permission
to place signs in the school buildings
Offering a reward for the arrest IND
conviction of anyone guilty of this
o~ffense, which is a misdemeanor.
The Thomas pathfinder car for the
trans-continental race to Seattle Is
making rapid progress across the coun-
try and much interest is being mani
tested in the contest. 1t is expected
that there will be a liberal entry. list,
even without the Endorsement of the
Manufacturers Contest Association.
When the Maxwell car that is now at
tempting TO break the nonstop engine
record. completes the 10, 900 miles to be
covered it is estimated that the rear
wheels of the car will have turned
$500, 900 times.
AT a drawing held last night G. w.
Kelsey was the lucky man and was de-
clared the winner of the Campbell tro-
ply in the recent New York-to-Boston
endurance run. There were fifteen per-
feet scores.
A motor police patrol wagon will soon
he put into service in Philadelphia.
Others will follow in event the expert
ment proves a success. which is not
doubted.
Official sanctions from the A. A.. A..
for events scheduled by the Quaker city
Motor Club leaves the date of the a
ability run to Atlantic City as planned,
namely, April "a. So far there have
this event.
Essex Automobile Company reports
the following sales his week: DR..
James A. Lowery, Newark, Ford road
ster; DIR, Henry Ost, Newark, Ford
roadster and Ford coupe; J.. B. Van
Duyne, Montclair, Ford runabout; G.
II. Harrington, East Orange, Jackson
Model e; w. H. Dohm, Trenton, jack
son Model Il.
The Overland Motor Car Company, of
Indianapolis, mas purchased the plant
of the P~ope-Toledo Motor Car Company,
at Toledo, o.. This will give the Over
land Company 500, 900 square feet of
floor space, and a capacity for 10000
cars a year. The Toledo plant win be
operated in connection with the Indian
apolis factory.
G. e. Eveland expects to have every
thing in readiness to open up the Stew
ens-Duryea agency in Newark before
May /. The salesrooms at Bradford
place and Halsey street will be one
of the handsomest in the city.