The Washington herald., 1910-05-01

! Ing. Notwithstanding the fact that while
| crossing the Allegheny Mountains four
| tires were torn off on account Of the
| rocks and the heavy condition Of the
roads. The roads from here to Gettys-
/ burg. so Mr.. Ambrose says. were in good
condition, with the exception Of little
dust
It is the opinion OF Mr. Ambrose that
this trip from Washington to Pittsburg
can be made very easily in one day. pro-
viding a start is made about o'clock in
/ the morning.
Mr.. Hough, secretary Of the Automobile
Club Of Washington. has called a meet
| Ing Of the board Of directors. 10 be held
at the clubhouse Monday night at S
o'clock 10 make arrangements for the
election OF a President. to succeed Mr..
II. Chadwick Hunter. who has recently
resigned. Arrangements VIII also be dis
| cussed at this meeting for the entertain
ment OF the members or the club and
their guests during the present season.
Mr.. j. w. Eberly is a recent purchaser
OF a Hudson touring car. Mr. Eberly is
cashier OF the Massanuttan Bank OF
Strassburg, Va, and drove the car over
the roads to his home
How the automobile Is developing the
suburbs, because people who previously
thought that for convenience they must
be near the center Of the city have learned
to depend on CHE motor car to get them
/ to their place of business, IS exemplihed
in the case Of Syracuse. y. Y. Syracuse
is a typical American city. It's largest
| industry. moreover. is the making OF
Franklin automobiles. so In It's suburban
development 1t has the new means Of
quick transportation easily accessible.
Formerly the suburbs were sought
mostly by those who thought they could
not afford the expense of a city residence,
but now the people who own automobiles
are leaving the noise and dirt Of the CEN
ters OF population 20 dwell nearer the
country. With the increased use Of au-
tomobiIeS in winter. many people have
Joined those seeking residences in the
suburbs. Others find it easy TO maintain
a summer residence near the city, az a
distance suitable for a daily motor trip
into town.
Business men who have found they
could not leave business for a summer
vacation Of more than a few days have
discovered that they can leave their fam
flies at some lake, mountain. river, or
shore resort, spend the days in the city
and after a refreshing automobile ride
sleep at night where cool breezes blow.
Syracuse has several summer places
within the range Of a mornings ride, and
other cities are like it in this respect.
One Of these Is Cazenovia, on the Dor
ders Of the lake Of the same name. AL
though it is about twenty miles away. a
number Of business men cover the ground
twice daily in considerably less time than
is required for the inconvenlent railroad
Journey Of an hours length.
There are many residents Of Washing
ton who use their automobiles as a
means Of transportation between their
country homes and the city.
W. d. ArrisOn. sales manager OF the
Carter Motor Car Corporation. and party
left Wednesday morning for a trip into
West Virginia in regard to the sale OF
cars and establishing agencies. A Wash
ington toy tonneau car, finished in wine
color and striped in gold, was delivered
this week to DIT. NJ. d. Magee.
Miller Bros. local agents for the Ford.
delivered last week model IT. touring
cars to the following: L. P. Smith.
Waterford. Va; Ona II. Miner. and Will
lam Shedd Holton. model IT, tour.
about was also delivered to F. S. Key
Smith.
Mr.. II. E. Burgess, Of Burgess & Par
sons, Is one Of the recent purchasers of
a Washington car OF the 4O-horsepower
type. fitted with touring car body. Mr..
c. Fred Cook has also placed an order
for touring car 10 be finished in olive
green striped in gold.
The Studehaker Branch Comm erciaI
Auto and Supply Company has received
carload Of machines from the factory
and arranged their show rooms in a very
attractive manner for the display OF their
electric cars. They have also had to en-
large their Office force for the purpose OF
handling this particular display. LIZ
T. 2. Stratton and Mr. Woodruff. cleo
trio sales managers were in town the
fore part Of the week. Studebaker cars
were delivered this week TO w. 3. Hibbs
and Mrs Aleshlre.
American automobiles are now be,n9
shipped TO every part Of the civilized
world. For instance. the invoices OF a
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showed that one car was destined for
Port Louis. in Maurltius. the principal
shipping point in the far-away Indian
Ocean island. Two machines were con-
signed to Honolulu. Hawaiian Islands.
three for Americans living in Manila.
Philippine Islands; four for the Paris
representative Of the company, while
other cars in the consignment were billed
for Barcelona, Spain; Buenos Ayres; Co
penhagen, Denmark; Halifax. Nova SEQ
tia. and Tokyo, Japan London and Paris
are now large purchasers of American
machines. The manufacturers do not al
ways know how individual orders from
distant and isolated points originate, but
they feel certain that these orders are
attracted by advertisements.
Here's what looks like the slow-speed
automobile record of the world:
c. A. Galloway. lumber merchant. Hol-
drege. Nebr.. private owner of an EMF
go" made wager the other day that
he could run his car for any distance on
high speed at two miles an hour without
slipping the clutch or stopping the mo-
tor. Under the conditions he was not
permitted 10 touch his clutch pedal at all
Mr.. Galloway succeeded in running a
full mile under these conditions in thirty
two minutes.