The Washington times., 1910-09-12
NAMES OF MAYORS
ON NUNSEY PILOT
Autograph Car of Historic
Tour Carries Noted
Signatures.
By HARRY WARD.


One Of the interesting cars in the
AIunsey Historic Tour was Selden.
used as one Of the pilot cars II was
known as the autograph car, and when
1t finished the tour there was hardly a
square inch on the body that was not
covered with names Though the car
vas bright and sleek IN its coat Of
gray when il left the factory, il was
anything but gray when the tour ended
In addition TO the many who cOul1
lay 10 claim 10 fame VINO had written
their names on the car there were also
written on Il the names OF some par
ticularIy well-known men As the tour
/ started from Philadelphia. Mayor John
e ReybITn Of that city was the first
20 sign, and was given the position OF
honor on the hood Of the car Other
mayors who inscribed their names on
the machine were John T. Fitzgerald
or Boston James Z Burke. the black
smith Mayor OF Burlington Vt, and F.
r. Dawley, Montpelier, Vt Other
public men who placed their autographs
on the car were Governor Prouty. OF
Vermont, United States Senator Dill
ingham, Representative Frank Plum
ley, and State Senator Emerson. Of
/ New York Every official of the tour
placed his autograph on the car
The names VIII all be carefully pre-
served and heavily outlined, and when
the SeldeD car takes part IN future con-
| tests Il VIII sll be known as the
autograph car as II was IN the
| Munsey Historic Tour
The big event Of the Ohio Valley
! Exposition was the presence last Friday
/ OF Colonel Roosevelt a feet OF Ohio
| cars. j-.cIuding the two that partici-
pated in the Munsey Historic Tour,
/ were furnished as escort cars and press
cars, and did good work The Ohio
press cars carried the reporters and
I photographers from place 10 place in
! record time, and were always on the
Ross Henwood. one Of tn most pop
/ ular men on the NUnsey Historic Tour,
was in charge of the Ohio cars.
The Washington branch Of the Buick
| Motor Company has received word Of a
/ strenuous tour just finished bv s :
( White. Of St Paul. who made an over
Z land trip from St Paul 20 Marquette
I Mich, in model 1g Buick In places
AIr- white had no road save a rough
logging trail through the forest and
/ was compelled 20 Jack his car over
distractions. cut away wfndfaTIs- and
+ ~ one instance had 70 send the machine
down a fourteeu-foot ernoanku,eur-
I The car finished the strenuous trip in
| fine order
W. J Lane. who drove the Flanders
1 60 on its run from Quebec 10 Mexico
1 City, has returned 10 the EMF fac
/ tory after vacation He has been
, assigned 70 special work IN the sales
| department
/ A Cary Carter. president OF the Car
I ter Motor Gar corporation. Is II Pierre.
I \ u attending 2 meeting OF the
/ stOCkhC4 1eTs OF the company Before
( returning home he viii visit a number
/ OF factories and close contracts for "a y
( materials for 1914 Washington cars
/ Charles z Myers. the EImore agent
/ has been advised that building opera
( lions for the new EI-nore factory are
| now well under way, ana a consider bic
/ portion of the new plant viii be avaFa-
/ bic for the production Of the FI-ora
/ output for 1911. which mas been con
! servativeIy placed AT 3,1o5 cars. An in
I tereStinE model. and one that is sure
\ 10 create admirIDS comment. IS a denf-
( rOu0eau passenger car now CornfuE
/ through the Elmore factory. It has the
. fore door feature and Is so made that
! the tonneau can be detached. making
T a ruDa bout OF 4 novel type The new
model VIII be known as demi-tOnneau
model S6-br and VIII be fitted with a
/ ffty-horsepower EImOre OF the new
( form Of construction
I The Washington branch Of the Buick
7 Motor Company Is making a determined
I BIO for patronage with its line of auto
hicies have been placed within the last
month and the Buick statesmen are busy
demonstrating the advantages of these
I trucks 10 SrocerS- bakers, and the small