The Detroit times., 1909-04-10
MOTOR WORLD
: HAPPENINGS

winter run from Detroit 20 Syracuse,
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Overland Buys Toledo Plant
One OF the largest automobile real
estate deals which has taken place in
this country for some time was con-
signed by j. \. WHY'S. president of the
Cleveland Automobile Co. OF Indian
apolis. Ind. and Colonel Albert Pope.
president OF the Pope Manutae,uri rms
chase OF the mammoth Pope Toledo
manufacturing plant at Toledo, Ohio:
The Pope Toledo factory is conceded
10 be one OF the largest and best
equipped automobile manufacturing
plants In the United States. 1t com
prises - buildings OF modern construc
| square feet and covering IL acres. II
| is fully equipped with hundreds OF
thousands OF dollars worth or modern
machinery for automobile manufactur-
ing purposes.
With its present factories at Indian
apolis. ard the new Pope-Toledo plant.
the Overland Automobile Co. bids fair
TO be one of the largest manufactur-
ers Of motor cars in the United states.
The output OF the Overland concern
will be practically unlimited and the
1910 product will be broadened with a
large range Of models and prices.
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Cobe Race Now Less Dangerous
Determined 10 make the western
stock chassis race for the CODE trophy
next June the fastest road race ever
held in this country. the contest COM
mittee OF the Chicago Automobile club
has resolved TO alter the position OF
| the course sufficiently to eliminate sew
eral sharp turns which would have
served effectually 10 diminish the aver
age pace.
BY building an entirely new road.
! one mile in length, connecting the east
, and west legs Of the course, the rae
! ing cars will not pass through Crown
/ Point. as had originally been planned.
! Crown Point residents made no obJec-
l ton TO this use OF their streets. They
were entirely willing TO have their
| thoroughfares boarded up, and TO give
| the racing cars right OF way. But
there Were two right angle turns
which could not be avoided II the cars
went through the city. Therefore the
committee decided to utilize part of its
! f25.000 road Improvement fund In
building new highway.
other minor changes in the course
reduce the total number OF turns from
is. as originally mapped. to IL. De-
tailed surveys or the ground prove that
II Will he an easy matter to place the
course In better condition than the
Vanderbilt circuit in Long Island.
The Denver to Mexico Tour
Those who drive automobiles have
rather tired of studied routes and are
! looking for new worlds to conquer.
Geo. A. Wahlgreen. OF Denver, decided
some time ago To give the seekers for
| fields that are new, something to test
their driving abilities and offered for
competition starting Sept. l. a hand
some trophy for tour from Denver
TO the city OF Mexico. The contest
/ will be known as the Flag 10 Flag
trophy contest. and the trophy will be
a handsome affair mounted upon onyx
The path finding trip starts from Den
yer on May l. with w. H. Knipper driv-
Ing the Chalmers Detroit car. and r.
Ed. Spooner. Mr.. Ford OF the Chalmers
! Detroit Co. and others as passengers
| owing TO the fact that all or the route
| south OF FL Pasco Is new and has
never been travelled the tourists will
make the Journey provided for rough
work with firearms In plenty. and a
camping outfit.