The Washington times., 1910-05-04
RICHMOND TOURISTS
HERE TOMORROW
Contestants in Endurance
Run Will Be Received by
President Taft
By HARRY WARD.

When the contestants in the endurance
run from Richmond 10 Washington
reach .BafIey's crossroads late tomorrow
afternoon they win be met by a number
Of Washington motorists. who VIII es-
cort them into the city
This contest Is attra cti-x. consider
able attention and IS sure % have a
beneficial effect in stimulating interest
in the good roads movement throughout
the length Of the route II IS expected
the tourists Will find the roads rather
heavy, owing to the recent heavy rains
and this ray serve 10 delay their arriv-
al mere The Automobile Club Of Wash
ington. through Secretary Elliott ?.
Hough, has extended the Richmond
tourists the C0Urtesies Of the club. Pres
ideut Taft has consented 20 receive the
tourists al the White House prior 70
their departure Friday morning. and
this feature Will add considerable inter
est 10 The tour
The Waveriey Company, OF Indian
apolIs. recently shipped an electric
DroUgham 10 a customer AZ Cheribon,
Island Of Java. Dutch East Indies One
OF TIRE specifications Of this car was
foOtmau's seat in the rear, made neces-
sary by IA municipal laws Of CLeribOn.
which forbid he owner Of vehicle Of
any rvue 10 leave II standing on the
Just make room enough for a small
native OOy," wrote the customer when
ordering the car
r a KlorS, formerly OF the Dupont
sales Comps ny. has resigned 10 accept
a position IN the sales department Of
the Maxwell-Briscoe Washington com
pany- MI hlock IS one u the best
known men iu the automobile trade Of
this city, having been connected with
the Dupont company ever since g. WAS
organized several years ego j con
nectiou with the resignation Of Mr.
kIOck from the Dupont c-upauv rs
Tumor that the NaNweII-T5r lSC0e Wash
inEtou company VIII H. gwen the
agency for the Columbia ire Of Eas1-
Ieue and electric vehicles Color is lent
10 this T8uor from the fact that the
Columbia factory in Jiar--rrd IS con-
LrOIied bv the United States Motor Com
pany, which also controls the Maxwell
BriscOe Company
Charles Thaddeus Terry, chairman OF
the legislative committee Of the Amer
cen sut0r1obi1a Association ana Frrd-
erick H Elliott. who has just been aP-
pointed secretary OF the Touring Club OF
America arrived IN Washington this
morning Tuey viii BE- here several
/ DAYS and win have conference with
( Tn. members Of the House Committee
/ on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
I OUT .l.f rfAr-l ~ a.sAt'.l--'a'lIf
[ tio7 bill. which IS now before that com
mI-tee-
/ Major Carroll Mercer special repre-
/ sentative Of the StuE=tsker Automobile
1 COMPANY who has been IU Washington
/ several weeks assisting 81 the opening
Of the SOU 7pbaker branch here, VIII
I leave during the latter part Of the Week
/ for Philadelphia whore he Will spend
/ some tire at the Studebaker branch I'm
I that city
/ c. Cassarf S~broth, agen- for the
StearuS- left for New York This morn
I ink and viii return tomorrow over the
[ road. driving a --3l-f71' Stea rms touring
/ car Mt SChro-h rCT"rrS the sale OF
/ 2 S0-horsepower Ssyst--E car &C Frank
[ II Eduouds-
DIT. McFhe-son Creighton has placed
an order with the Cook & S-oddCrd
I Company for a model n Franklin
/ touring car Delivery VIII be made
next week
X Wavne Davis. who mas the PhiIa-
was in Washington YESTERDAY Nj
Davis also has this territory for the
sale Of the EveritC. and he came over
70 anDoinr q sUhaEeu- C.- the car
At a recent meeting Of the stock
holders OF the L P Dorset Company
I Il was decided 20 ChanEa thg name q,
/ the Carpenter Automobile Company
/ 4 petition has been fleH I'm the Equity
I Court asking for perm issiou TO 50
change the name 0T the company