The Washington herald., 1910-10-16

George Mills, ana Char!es NllaiHs VIII
also make the trip to-day in Cadillac.
The Maxwell Briscoe Washington Com
pany reports the deliveries OF Maxwell
roadsters to Dr. c. C Marbury. DR.. J.
+. Briscoe. and A. L. Palmer.
Mrs Frank p. Killian. accompanied by
her mother Mrs. w. Welker, OF the
Cumberland, will motor to-day TO Allan
tic City in an AppersOn 80.
a pony tonneau Chalmers 80 has been
delivered TO William Kuhn by the Zell
Motor Car Company.
Mr.. Wilbur Beaumont. proprietor OF
large garage in Reading Pa, arrived IN
this city yesterday, having motored here
from his home in a Studebaker. Mr..
Beaumont is registered at the ST. James
According to Il. II. Salmons. vice'presi-
dent and general manager OF the Seldcn
Motor Vehicle Company, 10000 automo-
biles are in use in this country and the
annual production is 2O0000. The num-
Der OF cars al present in use he says. Is
less than one-half Of I per cent OF the total
population, very small percentage, yet
one that means years OF production be-
fore the demand for pleasure cars alone
is filed Then, too, it is claimed that
there are 800, GOO farmers and suburban
! ties IN this country who are in posi-
ton to buy automobiles. This number
does not include city residents and With
a production OF 10000 cars a year for
several years to come. this one field alone
will be only partly covered
Rodney Houck and William Ragan viii
tandem q Philadelphia to-day on HaF-
/ ley-Davidson motor cycle.
| The Zell Motor Car Company has re-
celyed five car loads Of Chalmers cars,
and among them is a limousine.
I An annoyance 20 which American mo-
florists have been subjected in Europe
during the past season has been the petty
/ persecution by officers in Switzerland. a
multiplicity Of laws and regulations In
4 the various cantons Of that country so
I
ing there has been robbed OF a great deal
Of its pleasure Certain roads are barred
during certain hours and different speed
regulations almost make a course OF legal
/ instruction necessary before tourist
dares 20 venture across the mountainous
little republic In most Instances tourists
who have been detained by the Swiss
authorities have simply paid their tnes
and left the country as the cheapest way
out Of the matter During the last six
months letters Of protest galore have
been published in the papers OF Germany.
France, Italy, and England.
Now. however. q concerted movement
IS on foot 10 do away with the annoy
ances OF travel there, A tabulauon Is
being made OF the instances in which
motor car users believe they have been
dealt with harshly and these will be
presented 10 the higher authorities OF
Switzerland. Needless 10 say the Ameri-
can and other tourists in France who are
al the head of the movement will have
the ardent support OF that considerable
body. the Swiss hotel keepers.
full playground, Paramount Park, brought
about the closest finish ever known ii
the history Of automobile racing In the
world. Ralph Milford. driving the &C.
horsepower stock champion Lozier witt
, its 544 cubic inches piston displacement
! was only beaten out by $40 seconds 10y
q slx-cyIinder car having 7O7 cubic inche:
: piston displacement.
, II laughed when ! first heard Of race:
being won by seconds. but losing al
. additional cash prize OF 1880 by mar
; Gin of less than six seconds has con
? WINGED me that seconds are valuable,
| was the comment of milford after TIT
race.
, Like other prominent industrial organ
: izations who have the interest Of thei
. employees at heart the United State
= Motor Company has adopted a cooper
. alive plan whereby its employees ma
= become stockholders and participate Fl
! the profits Of the company. Nearly 1900
- employees are affected.
Since the formation OF the Unitet
, States Motor Company. President Bris
. coe has had this cooperative plan con
: tinually in mind He has worked tn
@ plan to completion. and has caused Z
be set aside 81 900 worth OF its pc
cent cumulative stock which is Offere
10 dealers. branch house managers. ant
other employees, with participation in pro
portionate distribution OF a block Of com
a mon stock aggregating s250.000.
Miller Brothers report the sale of
Vere car to A. Y. Conover, OF this city
Hereafter the Sterns car will be han
e died exclusively throughout the State o
s Maryland by c. Cassard Schroth, the 10
e cal agent Mr. Schroth will open a laTg
Q salesroom IN Baltimore on November
n and will carry complete line of tn
: Storms models. Mr.. H. f. Wagner, sale
d manager OF the F. B. Stems Company
S has lust closed the deal with Mr.. Schrotf
having arrived here from Buffalo in hi
e 5000" touring car.
I Mr.. Cakes, of the Parry factory, In
a dianapolis, Ind, was a recent visitor an
y guest of Mr.. Barber. the Parry repre-
S sentative here.
y Mr.. Barber will drive a Parry roadste
q In the coming Washington TO Richmon
h and return run, and is confident OF car
turing one of the handsome prizes.
d David s. Hendrick reports the sale Of
1911 Little Thomas &C. seven-passelgc
p touring car to Mr.. Joseph J. Gottschall
= of Baltimore, Md.
IS Mr.. George Strout, sales manager Of I'll
J. Apperson Auto Company; Harry Jone:
a of Philadelphia: Harris Hanshue, an
s. Mr. Ferguson, who we're guests of II
e 1ocat AODerSon agency have lpfs II