Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-09

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Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bush, accompanied
touring Maryland. Pennsylvania and Del
aware in Mr.. Bush's touring car.
Preparations are in full blast for the
eleventh national automobile show. to be
held In Madison Square Garden. January
Z to 81 1911. Although the show is some
three months distant. the details are SO
many that early preparations are neces-
sary to bring matters to a successful con-
clusion, and the show committee, con-
sisting of Col. George Pope, chairman;
Charles Clifton. Alfred Reeves and Merle
l.. Downs. secretary, is busy every
minute.
Plans for the remodeling of the in
terror of Madison Square Garden have
been completed. Already men are laying
the concrete bases for the structural
steel work which will be used throughout
main support of the elevated platforms.
and will add a tone Of solidity to the
amphitheater. The raised platforms will
be extended to the aisle Of the main
in mt the so outer D ring. The . front balcony
similarly will be extended. Complete cars
will be shown on the main floor. raised
platform and balcony Of the amphl-
theater, and in the exhibition hall at the
right of the entrance and in the base
ment.
All that is new or old in the accessory
line will be on exhibition on the outside
of the raised platform and first balcony
nearest to the wall of the building, in the
ho1 In IN
The show will be divided into two parts,
one Of which will be devoted entirely to
passenger or pleasure vehicles. This Will
be known as part 1 and will be held dur
which will be devoted to commercial or
freight-carrying vehicles. electric car
riages and motor cycles, will be held dur
Ing the period Of January 16 to q.
United States Army officers located at
Fort Benjamin Harrison army post at
Indianapolis have proved to their salts
faction that the automobile must be en-
ployed II the standard of efficiency Is
maintained. During the maneuvers at
this post the trucks have been given CRU
cling tests. They have been used to carry
the quartermaster's supplies, to carry am
munition from the reserves to the firing
line across fields, to carry soldiers through
the swamps and over the hills, and In
fact have been employed In every capacity
to which the mule wagons are used.
Those officers who doubted the posi-
bilities Of the machine have not only been
converted, but have come to see where
the government can save money as we'll
as time. Lieut.. Col. Thomas Cruise. U. s.
A., chief quartermaster, declared that the
one truck has been doing tho work for
merly performed by eight four-mule
teams. This does not include the expense
of wagons and harness. and It Is esti-
mated that the upkeep cost Of the one
automobile will be much less than OF
thirty-two mules.
A party Of motorists from Springfield.
Mass. visited Washington during the
past week, making the trip in a touring
car. The party came from the north via
Harrisburg and Gettysburg. arriving in
this city Wednesday evening. The re-
turn trip was made Thursday morning
over the boulevard to Baltimore. and
thence to Philadelphia via the Short
route" Those in the party included Mr..
and Mrs. James Duckworth, their son and
friends.
When q person buys an automobile it
may not be entirely clear as to what Is