The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-06
.HONK HONk NEWS
West as a Field For Motor Car
Distributions.
Sales For 191Oa Will Approach
Big Eastern Markets.
X. G. In 40 MINUTES.
This New Record Made by Great
Smith Car.
Other Items of Local and Gen.
eral Interest.

VI AAA AAA WA %Ote
The fertility of the west as field for
motor car distribution is emphasized by
President Frank Briscoe of the Brush
Runabout company. Detroit, Mich, in
a statement dealing with the western
motor car the increasing
prosperity of the farmers throughout
that great territory.
81 believe that the western sales of
1910 will not only eclipse those made in
the same territory during 1909, but will
also approach the eastern sales rec
ord says Mr. Briscoe.
THE farmers have manifested
greatly increasing interest in automo-
biles and no one doubts either the.
ability of this class Of buyers or the
immensely of their field.
Manufacturers Of light powered and
medium priced cars have not failed to
recognize the Importance of this terri
tory and there are now five or six
times as many agents as there were two
years ago. These agents are live men
and there seems to be no question as
to the result of their work. Western
states are paying more attention to
road improvements than ever before and
the rural folks seem to have recognized
the fact that motorir has been a big
factor toward general development
Thousands of miles OF roadways which
heretofore have been ignored in auto
mobile travel, are now in shape for
ideal touring, aiding also the business
of farming, and the growth of this ten
dency must have an important bearing
upon automobile distribution"
The new members of the Motor
League are Geo. w. Snyder, DR.. J. H.
Rhinehart, w. M. Meverden, and DR..
Floersch.
The new automobile board began
work this week The new members are
DR.. H. H. Keith, Chester Woodward,
end L. M. Penwell The duties of this
board are to determine the ability of
applicants and ~ issue and revoke Ii
censes
ent Compound, is having trouble in
Sailing his plant. None of the plumbers
in town would take the job and he
was forced to do the work himself.
Mr. Firth, of The North Topeka Mo-
tor Car company. made trip to Law
renee Wednesday in one of his ma
chimes.
Frank Short took a fishing party to
Perry Wednesday.
Geo. c. Brown and family, of Kan
sas City, passed through Topeka in
their Peerless on their way TO Salt
Lake.
Although milady is wearing more
diamonds this year than last. even in
these piping times Of high prices, the
70 delegates to the Colorado Retail
jewelers. association were unanimous
in the conviction that there is a fall
ing off in the sale of diamonds, due to
no other cause than what they term
the automobile FAD" Five years ago,
when there were fewer automobiles
than at present, the sale of precious
stones was SO per cent higher than to-
day.
Campbell & Robbins made a bust
ness triy to Usage City Wednesday.
Mr.. Riggs of the Oakland agency
at Kansas City transacted business at
the 1t garage this week.
The Wear ulvane Motor Car Co.
delivered a 7-passenger Thomas Flyer
to Condit & Peterson on Wednesday.
The Tuesday morning rain was the
cause of a good many motorists con-
filming their travels to the city this
week.
w. w Webb drove to Auburn and
Dover Monday, making the 45mile
trip in just two hours.
Seymour & Davis have moved their
headquarters from 526 Quincy street
to 119 East Fifth street.
E. Bruder of the Western CONNER
cial Motor Car company and B. G.
Hershfield of the Long-Hershfield
Rubber company, both of Kansas City,
Mo-, were in Topeka Friday in the in
terest of the Chase motor truck and
Swinehart tires.
1--WE have cut all the hurrah. joy
riding, entertainment and other fool
ish, non productive expenses out of
our business says President E. r.
Thomas of the Thomas Motor Car
company. I'VE don't want any larger
business than we have now. We are
tired of being rushed to supply a de-
mand beyond our capacity. We want
a normal business. We want a safe
| business"
Three distinguished Japanese visit
/ ors who were sent to this country by
| the Japanese government to make a
study of manufacturing conditions, re-
Gently visited the factory of the
Columbia Motor Car company, Hart
| ford, Conn, to make a close observa-
| ton of the automobile manufacturing
business in an old established plant.
The party included G. Incl, 7. Tanarsugu
and M. Tanita, all of Osaka. Japan.
| Mr.. Tanita is a graduate of Michigan
university and is the only one of the
party who speaks English. A detailed
| inspection of the factory was made.
| Here is a new record for motor
tourists between Topeka and Kansas
| City, according to Kansas City paper
| OF course it is up to the Great Smith
| to make the new mark: Walter
| Smith, secretary of the Smith Auto
mobile company, Topeka, Kan. made