The Washington times., 1910-06-02
MOTORISTS HAVE
MISTAKEN IDEA
Cars Returning From Abroad
Are Not Held Up At
New York.
By HARRY WARD.

The opinion has prevailed among Am
arican motorists returning from touring
abroad with their cars that considerable
time has been required in procuring the
release and delivery of their cars when
received at the port Of New York. Such,
however, IS not the case. as was ascer-
tanned by prominent automobile Off
cials who were in conference with VIII
liam Loeb. jr.. collector of the port Of
New York II has Deen the practice Of
the brokers handling the American au-
tomobTes returned from abroad to
charge a fee ranging anywhere from
SO 10 81, presumably to secure the re-
lease of the automobiles from the ap-
praisers' store. which It now appears
has been unnecessary.
Collector Loeb stated at the confer
enCe that the practice Of the brokers
who had been making sucn charges was
uncalIed for, and authorized the Tour
ing Club Of America to make formal an
nOuncement Of the situa ton 10 the effect
that wharf examination of American
automobiles returned from abroad and
foreign automobiles returned under GER
tttlcate of registration is made OF such
automobiles when applied for by the i'm
porter providing no duties are collect
the officers of the Touring Club OF Am
erica VIII be appreciated by scores of
motorists.
Active preparations are being made az
the Premier factory in Indianapolis for
the approaching Glidden tour. A change
has been made necessary in the compile
ment Of the Premier crews by the deci-
sion OF Vice President Veidelv that he
Will De unable TO leave TIE factory at
Snch an important part Of the year Raw
Mcnamara will drive the six-cvIiDd.r
car No !, while the fOur-cylinder model
VIII be handled by Charles l. Ballinger
The latter Is foreman Of the first as
sem6ly department and head tester OF
the Premier factory.
The DetrOit-DearbOIn Motor Car Com
pauy- Of Detroit, has closed a c0nsra~r
Wit with the LeDroit Auto Company TO han
d!e the Detrolt-DearbOTn So in this
city, This make OF car is built in two
models, both Of the torpedo type WIN
lam NJ. Smith is the moving spirit in
me new agency.
The Carter Motor Car Corporation re-
potts the sale of Washington cars n
p Garrison and R: J. Harp. They
nave Just delivered a Washington four
Vile Meyers.
II Is rather surprising that the first
man 10 come forward in Detroit rbe
motor car center of America. with a
pubic oHer OF cash to further the build
tls or good roads. should be a maui
ldctufer OF electric carriages. The man
IN question is ". g. Anderson Who
builds the Detroit electric. He has IoDr
been 2 stanch advocate Of the idea mai
~, ~. l,SlIIc should not be confined to
TSSc exclusively on the streets Of q CITY
IHlS penef Is so strong that he has sub
united MS own electric to severe ToaJ
leSIs on several occasions. Mr. Auder-
d
Detroit makers of gasolene cars.
With L. z. Hoffman at the wheel
o one F ~ Trek" car, which was
tourhg test run TO Richmond and re-
SGlLlt ltit washington yesterday with
SunoerIand, Md, as the objective
point. Mr.. Hoffman is connected win
The sales department Of the Franklin
factory and will devote the next two
OF three weeks 70 visiting Franklin
VINO drove the car in the touring test
run. has returned TO the Franklin
factory in Syracuse.
With two perfect scores 10 their
credit, the Maxwell crew returned YES.
tCTday to Philadelphia Harry .EUdUr-
anCe' Walls. who drove the Maxwell
touring car in the test run and made
a perfect score. was at the wheel of
the machine when il pulled out for the
Quaker City He was accompanied by
~ AiltriLI SINFUL A. u Eed. VINO secured
2 clean score in the run with a babv
Maxwell, returned 20 Philadelphia by
train.
The popularity OF the Buick is at
tested BY the fact that during the week
ending May y, the registration Of no
tor cars in New York State showed that
the Buick was again first with 135 cars -
said Ted Johnston, manager of the
Buick branch here. Buick registra-
lions IN Washington are also looming
up big" continued Mr.. Johnston.