The Washington times., 1910-03-05
CONTROVERSY OVER
START OF GLIDDEN
Cincinnati and Indianapolis
Both Want Commence
ment of Big Tour.
BY HARRY WARD.


course which the Glidden tour will take
for its 1910 route. Cincinnati and IN
dianapolis have been the two cities con-
sidered for the starting point. and it is
barely possible that the latter city may
| secure the honor. The only difficulty
would be i'm the fact that the contest
board Of the American Automobile Asso-
citation has practically given its word
70 Cincinnati that the three weeks tour
| will start from that city.
The route selected will take the cars
through the Southwest. which is prov
ing itself a great automobile buying
section. and which has never as yet had
! a national tour II Is probable that
! Nashville. Memphis. Little Rock, and
/ Dallas, Tex. will be included IN the
Southern trip. and then Oklahoma City.
| Topeka, 81. Joseph, and Des MONIES
! will be visited on the return leg of the
! tour. At the Iowa State capital the
! tourists will take turn 70 the East,
! winding up at Chicago June 10 has
/ been definitely decided upon as the date
| for the start. and Chicago will be
! reached June %.
/ Up to the present time the amateur
/ situation in the automobile racing game
has been IN anything but a healthy
| state, but it has ''cen strengthened n.
I the 1910 contest rules Of the American
] Automobile Association b. the addition
/ of a prOvisO that an amateur cannot
/ now be actively engaged In the auto
mobile or accessory business. The rules
/ go still further In providing that an
| amateur cannot drive a car Of any per
| son who Is engaged actively IN either
| the auto or accessory business. These
| provisions put an end to makers get
/ ting hold OF amateur drivers and plac-
/ ing their cars In their hands for ad-
vertising reasons solely. As pointed out
\ by leading authority. America today IS
! IN need Of an amateur class or autOmO-
| bile contests. but this desirable Condi-
/ ton Will never come until the lines de
] finlng amateurs are closely drawn, ana
! the rules lived up 10.
When the 1910 touring season opens
! the interstate tourist viii find himself
l much better provided for as 10 reliable
! road Information thar ever before. The
| bureau Of tours OF the Automobile Club
! Of America has been busily engaged
/ during the past winter in charging the
! scope Of IT'S work TO cover every state
4 in the Union. Through It's own efforts
! and the efforts of the clubs affiliated
/ with the A. g. A. the organization has
/ prepared and has nearly ready for dis
/ tribution a compilation Of all the motor
ing routes In all the States.
While the Lozier Motor Company has
I not announced its racing plans for 1917.
/ IL is understood on good authority that
/ the coming season VIII see LOZier
| racing team in the field using four
/ cylinder stock models The Lozier Com
| pany is making both four and six
! cylinder machines and has not expressed
/ a decided preference in favor Of either,
| believing that both types have their
| gOoo points.
According to advIces received by John
4 r. Thomas, manager Of the Washing
ton branch of the MaXwell-BriscOe Mo-
/ tor Company, l. n Bradley has been
/ appointed director OF publicity and ad-
/ ver;ising OF the United States Motor
/ Company, the big corporation which re-
/ Gently absorbed the MdNWell-BrISCOe
( Motor Company and the Columbia
/ Motor Car Company Mr.. Bradley is
! one Of the best known men i'm the auto
| mobile industry.
| Word was received this morning by
] Lester ID. Moore. jr.. the Premier agent,
! that the Premier Motor Company has
/ entered the first two cars In the annual
! reliability contest Of the three AS for
/ the GHddeu trophy As in the 1893 tour
/ the numbers / and viii be carried by
! the PremjerS. While the drivers have
. not as vet been assigned, II Is assured
/ they will be among the most expert
| enced road operators in the country.
A noted automobile manufacturer
] lL
/ bearings of the car are properly ad-
I justed- one loose bearing has ten
denCy 10 loosen others, causing knocks,
i loss Of power and capitalization OF
metal More harm can be done 70
I motor BY running Il on loose bearings
1 for a few days than would result from
| a years ordinary use. This is a point
! motorists should not neglect.
\. Stanley Zeli. president Of the Zeu
/ Motor Car Company, Of Washington,
/ agents for the Chalmers. received word
/ this morning that ground has been
! broken al the plant OF the Chalmers
| Motor Company, in Detroit, for new
building for the testing Of motors and
/ the heat treating of steels. The building
Will be of cement and steel exclusively
The EMF Company set a new pro-
dGtiOn mark last week by completing
and shipping siNty-hyc cars during the
week" said ". G.. Long, Of the Com
mcrCial Automobile and supply Com
panv. Washington agents for the EMF r
/ \ portion Of the weeks production was
/ sent to this city.
7. A. TAYLOR OF the Philadelphia
branch of the Fisk Rubber Company,
was i'm the city yesterday. He was ac-
Companied by Peter p. Carney. who
| has been appointed travelling represen-
tative OF the Fisk company in Mary
| land. District OF Columbia, and por-
tions Of Pennsylvania and Virginia
The Cook and Stoddard Company yes
! terday delivered Cadillac 30 cars to
the following. Charles p Stone, road
ster: James Strayer. demi-tonneau:
/ Hennen Jennings. demi-tonneau.
II. Fl. White. OF the Peerless Motor
/ Car Company, and James Flynn, Of the
/ Chalmers Motor Company. were in the
I city yesterday.
/ The Carter Motor Car Corporation
/ reports the sale of n Washington car
/ with TOY tonneau body TO DR.. II. D.
/ Fey.
! r. P. Spence, president OF the Pope
! Automobile Company, Of Washington,
/ has returned from a visit to the farm
! OF \. b. Dulin, near Manassas. Va.
! CARDINALS READY
FOR SPRING DATES
The Cardinal a. c., Of Alexandria.