The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-13

Thirty OF the master creations Of the
motor car geniuses of two continents will
be sent away by a pistol shot swapping
above the din OF throbbing, smoking en-
gines about noon Of May q. 1911, In
mad race OF 500 miles over the glistening
brick surface of the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway for fortune OF $4,000 in gold
TWO hundred times will this great array
OF foreign and domestic cars, the pride of
Europe and America. circle the two and
one-half miles course OF the far-famed
Indianapolis track A gang OF Workmen
will be kept busy all winter at the track.
Although the course with its permanent
surface OF vitrihed brick IS now tighten
ing fast no chance will be given the win
ter SHOWS to hurt it In the least. The
gigantic stands, now capable or seating
5000O persons will be enlarged. Even AT
this early date preparations are under
way TO look after the comfort and enter
tainment of more than 100000 people,
Mrs. Burrows. wife Of Senator Burrows:
Mrs Truman Newberry. and Mrs. L. p.
Wadsworth. of the Highlands, have pur-
chased Detroit electric broughams.
s. A. Barker of Chevy Chase, has pur-
chased an Owen touring car from the
Miller Bros.
John f. Macdonald, the local repre-
sentative OF the Locomobile company, Is
making a tour Of Virginia in his 1911 Lo-
comob;le so touring car The object of his
trip Is TO place a few agencies through
the State as there Is only one agency
for the LOcomobile company located
south OF Washington.
The Buick company has delivered TO
Thomas P Morgan. jr.. his special
roadster model 16.
Or. Charles W Richardson has pur-
chased from the Thee. Barnes Company
a 30-hOrsepower Pullman roadster.
Pulling a monster locomotive weighing
10 tons along the railroad track 10 Los
Angeles a few days ago an EMF go"
automobile made one of the most remark
able demonstrations of power ever re-
corded In the history OF automobile man
ufacture The feat, which was witnessed
by several Salt Lake Railroad roundhouse
men. as many Los Angeles motorists. and
a large crowd. was accomplished by
coupling the engine TO the motor car with
machine and starting from dead stand
still Several OF those present offered 70
bet that the car would not be able to
perform the task, and for a moment after
letting in the clutch the big locomotive
seemed glued TO the rails and the by
ISLANDERS expected to see the rear con-
struction OF the car torn out. But they
were disappointed. for slowly but surely
the big wheels of the engine began 10
move and in another moment the locomo-
tive was being dragged along the tracks
When this happened there was a loud
cheer.
Clarence p. Hulst, the representative
OF the Pullman factory, who has been
visiting in Washington. has returned to
York, Pa.
c. l. Young the Norfolk representa-
tive OF the Buick Motor Company, is in
Washington, visiting T. S. Johnston.
The Buick Motor Company reports the
sale of a model 16 Buick 10 Harry R.
Wasser.
When the polls closed at Indianapolis
during the recent elections more than
thirty Overland touring cars lined up on
one OF the most prominent streets after
having been pressed into service by both
parties to- haul voters. More than 2010
employees OF this company were assembled
there. too. 10 watch the election returns
thrown upon a large canvas. VIII II.
Brown. vice president of the company.
made special arrangements TO have these
returns thrown for the special cOnven-
fence OF his employees The Overland
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street was packed with others who took
advantage Of the opportunity to learn
the returns.
OF interest TO advertising men and the
automobile industry IS the announcement
Of the resignation of Fay L Faurote, adj
vertislng manager Of the f. r, Thomas
Motor Company. Mr.. Faurote leaves
the Bunalo concern November 50 to be-
come associated with a large corporation
having its Offices In Chicago.
Or r. ". Bell. Of Ifbertytown, Md,
has purchased a Ford touring car.
Washington" cars 10 the amount Of
S45.090 have been contracted for by the
Southern Motor Car Company. Inc, OF
Richmond, which have taken the agency
ioI the ej4NIt HtdAe OF virginia. Inc
Southern Motor Car Company was origi-
nally the Virginia Motor Car Company, OF
that city.
The first Of the 1911 Washington cars
viii be delivered within the next thirty
days. The new model has a wheel base
Of llg inches with a lower drop of the
entire car. The wheels are 36 inches and
the bodies are all OF the four-door type
with the exception OF the two-door road
ster The purchaser OF = car is given the
choice OF roadster. toy tonneau, tour
ing car, or passenger car at list
price, which Is the same on all models.
Longer springs are used on the new
model. which. with the lower center OF
gravity and large wheels, makes an un.
usually easy and smooth riding car. Ful
floating type aXles are used I'm the rear
and the axles. shafts. and gears are OF
the highest quality CT steel embracing
chrome and vanadium.
The bearings throughout are of ths
famous D. ". f. Hess-Bright type, which
is the highest priced and most accurate
bearing produced. The ignition is SUP.
plied bV the latest TYNE Rosch ma e-pasf