The Washington times., 1910-05-22
MANIFEST INTEREST
IN GLIDDEN TOUR
Thirty Cars Nominated to
Date, With Bright Pros
poets for Future.
By HARRY WARD.

Although the entries for the Glidden
tour 90 not close until June !, thirty
cars have been nominated to date.
Chairman S. n. Butler, Of the contest
board OF the American Automobile
Association, received twelve entries
during the week, and has been noti-
fed OF many more to be made next
week. IN all likelihood the total will
be between fifty and sevenJy-fve cars.
Dai II. Lewis. the official pathfinder,
has finished the work of blazing the
route, ard the tour book based on THO
data he obtained is now being COM
pied. The route OF the tour meas
UTes up Just $3.50 miles from Gin
cinnat, ohio, 10 Chicago, via the lln-
which has been determined upon, and
WIN n passes through thirteen States
ana loops around an area of nearly
one M lion square miles, containing
more than SO,OOO,0OO people II is by
lar the most extensive and important
IN the history of the three AS annual
contest The association, in selecting
this route, is satisfied that the 1910
cars entered viii get one of the finest
mechanical tests ever offered In a re-
liability contest. At the same time
the Manufacturers Contest AssOcia-
ton has approved the route on the
score OF covering the most promising
market country for the sale of ma
chimes next year. The starting date
has been advanced one day, June Il,
which viii make the finishing date at
Chicago, June 30, allowing fifteen run
mir s days and two Sunday rests.
The. entries for the Ghdden trophy
include two Premiers. three Chalmers,
one Cole, one Maxwell, one Carter car,
one Parry. and one GrOut. In the Chi
cago trophy division are three -MOlines,
one Lexington, one Cole. ore Parry, one
Fal, one Maxwell, and two Carter. cars,
The following have entered, but II has
not yet been determined in which di-
vision they viii compete: Two Bucks,
two OverlandS. two Pullmans, two
OhiOs, and one Lexington.
The General Motors Company has is
sued a statement showing among other
things that the earnings Of the company
for the twelve months ended September
80, 1909, were almost sufficient 10 retire,
at par, the present outstanding issue of
preferred stock, and that the assets of
the company are more than four times
the present issue of that stock. OF pro-
duCtlOn IL is stated that the company
numbers among its twenty-eight con-
stituents the largest motor car plant in
the world, which in 1910 viii produce
40 600 cars, or twice the number OF auto
mobiles sold IN the entire United States
in 1907 As an interesting sidelight II
is stated that the plant covers eighty
nine acres, and that the investment for
power equipment alone is Sl,2O0,Oo0.
Nearly all Of the classes in the ma
uonal championship races, TO be run on
the Indianapolis motor speedway, May
30, are filed Indications point 10 q
very successful meet. Workouts have
been begun by the National, MarmOn,
Fuller, Herreshoff and other cars n
tered. IN addition TO the championship
medals several side trophies have been
offered Entries for the championship
races, embracing all divisions OF stock
cars IN this years contest rules, will
close on May ..
Mortimer Reeves has been appoint
ed contest manager for the United
States Motor Company. His selection
for the important position was intiu-
enced by the wide range Of his eXpe-
rience in this field OF automObiling, and
his peculiar fitness for the work. Mr..
Reeves task will be 90 schedule the
events in which the constituent cars
under the United States Motor Com
pany's control will participate. The
makes are the Maxwell, Columbia, and
Brush.
The Columbia Sales Agencies re-
port the sale of a Firestone- Columbus
intermediate touring car, fully equip
Ped, TO A. L. Lawrence.
To close seven big automobile
plants for three days. giving every
employe a vacation at full pay. is
rather an unusual thing to do. This
IS the plan 70 be followed by the E
ME- company during the week Of July
II. when the Elks hold their annual
reunion in Detroit. President Walter
z Flanders has conceived this unique
plan Of rewarding his army OF en-
ployes- The cost to the EMF Com
pany OF doing this is $1,000 a dav.
which is a large item. During April
the company made and shipped 800
EMF cars and 500 Flanders. Dur
ing May and June the company plans
20 manufacture and ship 5000 EMF
cars and $500 Flanders
Barnes and Hendrick, the Pullman
agents, yesterday delivered a model \
35-hOrsepower Pullman touring car
fully equipped, to the Engineer Com
& E. NJ. F. I