The Washington times., 1910-02-24
LTIhORE SHOW
ATTRACTS LOCALS
Washington AutOists
Visit Big Exhibition in
Oriole City.
BY HARRY WARD.

Washington motorists were very
much in evidence at the second annual
auto show OF the Automobile Club Of
Maryland, which opened Tuesday night IN
the Fifth Regiment armOry. Baltimore.
A number went over 10 the Monumen-
tai City in their machines, despite the
Wretched condition Of the roads.
Among those who made the road trip
were. A Gary Carter, president Of the
Carter Motor Car Corporation, and Ma
poleOn HILL both OF whom drove Wash
ington touring cars. Mr.. Carter was
accompanied by ". y. Arrison and a
number OF friends, while Mr.. Hill had
Mr. Henderson, Of the United Manufac-
turers'. as his guest Those who made
the trip over in the more comfortable
railroad cars We're AT. and Mrs.
Charles ". Bender, Frank Boyd, Fred
s. Lincoln, ". VI. Ballard, D. s Hen
bricks. DIT. Cannon, G. Cassard SchToth.
Frank Nye, H c. Hengstler- A large
party OF motorists viii journey over
10 the slow tonight.
The show is admittedly the best eXhi-
billion Of the kind Baltimore has ever
mad, and is attracting large crowds
The decorations are Tar from elaDor-
ate, but the showing OF cars Is
superb, and. after all. IL IS the
cars that attract the thrOngs rather than
IN" deCOrati ms and lighting effects
Several racing cars OF note and nuIner-
Gus trophies won during past year are
attractive features Of several exhibits
Tho AlcO car. win which RANT won The
last Vanderbilt Cup, and the cup itself,
occupy the place OF honor IN the booth
OF Nicely & EusOr. Another racing car
OF note is the Rainier which won the
Atlanta trophy last fall. Louis Dis
brow. who drove the car In that notable
event. is on hand to tell nQulTers ali
about the car. The trophy, Of massive
proportions. inclOsed in a glass case.
stands in the center Of the big exhibit OF
the Shaab Auto Company. which con-
trolls the Baltimore agency for the car.
Another interesting. trophy shown by
this company Is the Muusey trophy
which Mr.. Shaab won IN division with
Renault. MuuSev trophies are also
exhibited by the Lambert Automobile
Company. Maxwell agents. and the
Shaffer Manufacturing Company. Pull
man agents IN Baltimore
BaUman & Lilly, who were recently
appointed Baltimore agents Tor the
Washington car, have two popular 1910
models OF this make on display, and
hundreds Of show visitors took occasion
20 closely examine this Capital City
| product Several orders were booked
during the opening night OF the show.
There was always a crowd around the
exhibit OF Carl Spoerer' s Sons Company,
| where several models OF the SpOerer car
are displayed. Fred s Lincoln. the
/ SpOerer agent IN this city. was on hand
/ 10 help the SpOerer forces explain the
merits Of the cars TO visitors.
] A fine collection of tops and all sorts
/ Of covers are shown by r Milton
| Norris, who maintains a large factory
4 in Baltimore. Orders for 40 tops were
/ booked this week by Mr. Norris.
! Theodore Barnes. jr.. and D. s. Hen
/ dTick, the Pullman agents. returned this
/ morning from York. Pa, where they ar
ranged for the shipment of several Pull
/ man cars.
The Baltimore Buggy Top Company
! opened a branch store in this city foi
the sale of its auto tops
Motor Age has a suggestion for the
/ 1910 Glidden tOur-namely, the appoint
ment of a GHdden route committee
| comprised of three representatives from
/ each noon stop and three from eacf
night stop that the tour viii make. II
! a. twelNe-day run were scheduled this
/ would mean a committee Of SeVenty-SiN
| scattered from the start Of the run Il
| the finish. This committee would know
! every mile of the roadway, would b'
/ familiar with the different attitudes o.
| the States passed through, and would
| be IN a position 10 assist TO a marvel
| Gus extent the good roads cause in thi!
territory. Through this committee tn
interest Of such organizations as boards
Of trade, chambers of commerce, lOca
good roads organizations, etc, could b.
obtained and a general spirit for rOa,
reform carried out. Il would be pos
sfble to award prizes 20 those COUNTIES
constructing or improving highway
and awarding q grand prize 10 tina
county which has done most for tn
improvements of its roads up to tn
time the tour passes through