Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
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LONG GREEN VALLEY

and Mr.. Steinhardt expecting to spend
the summer on the Patuxent river.
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The Richmond. Va, Automobile Club
has donated 5000 to the road supervisors
of Chesterfield county for use in complet-
ing the road improvements between Pc
tersburg and Richmond. Members of the
club would have given a larger amount.
but they recently became discouraged by
the frequency of arrests, for alleged vio-
lations of the speed laws, made by county
authorities.
flying trip to Richmond, Va, under
conditions which would try the nerve of
the best of drivers was taken during the
past week by John Thomas. manager of
the local branch of the Maxwell Briscoe
Washington Company, and Bert Robert
son and party of local motorists. Thorn
as drove a Maxwell touring car. being &C.
companied by r. K. Duckstein and II. g.
Williams. Robertson piloted big Co.
lumbia touring car, having as his guest
Cy Grogan, a well known pathfinder of
this city. The start was made from this
city over the old Telegraph road, via
Dumfries. Stafford Courthouse and
Fredericksburg. Monday morning at 10
o'clock, arriving in the southern city ten
hours later. The return trip was made
Tuesday in eight hours. arriving at the
National Capital at 1 o'clock in the after
noon. The distance covered was 1913
miles, hardly any portion of which was
what might be termed a road. Creeks
were forded and mule teams employed to
pull the machines through to safety. In
away entirely and the nearby cornfelds
had to be resorted to before the journey
could be resumed. 1t was an experience
which no one in the party will soon for
experienced and the fearful condition Of
the roads.
W. D. Arrison, sales manager Of the
Carter Motor Car Corporation, has re-
turned in his Washington touring car
after business trip to Philadelphia and
adjoining territory. The trip was made
over the short route without ever open
ing the hood Of his machine, which is
the latest 1911 model, fully equipped.
"Ted" Johnston, manager of the Buick
Motor Company, returned a few days ago
from a trip to New York. where he COM
pleted arrangements for the shipment of
machines.
Powerful new gasoline motor cars are
being used on the Southern Pacific rail-
road to carry settlers from Los Angeles,
Cal, into the fertile San Fernando val
ley. 1t is thought probable that these
motors will be used for all the suburban
traffic of the Southern Pacific in the near
future.
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The supply of good help in the automo-
bile trade is much below the demand.
Just at present there seems to be an I'M
usual demand for craftsmen to work en-
1911 models, for assemblers and engine
men, body builders and painters, lathe
hands and tool designers
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Charles Early, who purchased WASH
tngtan touring car several months ago,
has just placed an order with the Carter
Motor Car Corporation for another Wash
ington ear, the chassis to be fitted with
limousine body and with complete ap-
pointments.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. l.. Sansbury returned
to Washington Monday from five-day
trip through Maryland and Pennsylvania
They visited Frederick, Hagerstewn,
Waynesboro, chambersburg and Gettys-
burg, returning from Gettysburg by way
of Baltimore pike. The trip was made
in Mr. Eansbury's Cadillac 80" making
the entire trip of 2ss miles without a sin
Gle delay of any kind. The agricultural
country through which they passed was
in beautiful condition, the roads. how
ever. being little dusty and rough In
some places.
A Washington 10 horsepower ear of
the tourabeut type. finished In Portland
amber. striped in gold. has been pur-
chased by William Kennedy.
DAME Levy of this city is among the
recent purchasers of Washington ears Of
the touring type, fully equipped.
Elliott P. Housh.. for the past seven