The Washington herald., 1911-10-08

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One Of the most pretentious automobile
showrooms in the city will be opened tc
the public tomorrow when the Buick
Motor Company takes possession of Its
place in Connecticut avenue. which has
been in the hands of the builders fol-
| the past six weeks. During this time
they have entirely remodeIed the build,
ing. more than doubling the floor space
| The new quarters are seventy-five feet
deep by siXty-five feet wide, with the
offices in the rear. 1t is the intention
of Manager Johnston to have at all
times on the floor one model of each car
that the company builds. In the rear
there is room for housing three demon
strating cars
w. A. Ward. Of the United Motor
Washington Company, leaves to-day for
Richmond. Va, where he will remain
all week attending the State fair.
David F. Weaver expects to leave this
week in his Olds Autocrat for a trip
down through Virginia as far as Staun-
ton. going via Warrenton and Culpeper
and thence back up the Valley route
through TO Hagerstown. Md. and on, to
Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
William Jose, manager of the automo-
bile supply department of the National
Electrical Supply Company, is one of
Washington's most enthusiastic fans. He
never misses an opportunity to see a
game here and has already arranged to
take in the worlds series which starts
this week
An indoor track for the trying out OF
ELECTRIC vehicles is to be one of the
features of the electrical exposition, &c
be held this week at the Grand Central
Palace. in New York. In addition Tc
this. there is to he a model electric
garage fitted with every modern appli-
ance for the care OF an electric. This is
the first time that an automobile has
been permitted to be demonstrated in
doors. but the electric vehicle does not
come under the fire underwriters ban,
The track is of sufficient size TO accom-
modate large trucks, several of which
will be on display.
Walter Logan Page. director of the
Bureau of Public Roads of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture. will be one of the
interested spectators at both the Van
dcrbilt and Grand Pr1ze races. to he
held at Savannah the last of next month.
At the conclusion of each of the races
he will personally examine the roadway.
which is of the maCadam type, oiled, to
see the effect that automobiles travelling
at the terrific rate of speed these cars
Will go over the course have on the
surface of the highway. This work is
along the work that his department is
now doing III the taking OF moving pic
lures of automobiles travelling over ma
Cadam roads At different rates OF speed.
E H. Johansen. who handles United
States tires in this locality. has just re-
turned from a visit TO the Hartford tire
factory, at Hartford, Conn.
John Thomas, manager of the United
Motor Washington Company, left yes
terday for Philadelphia, to be gone until
the middle of the week.
The Cook & Stoddard Company has
received the first of their 1872 Pierce
Arrow cars 1t is a six fOrty-eight fore
door Berlin. The Pierce Arrow cars for
this year have a longer stroke motor
than those of year ago. this being the
Improvement for the coming
season. The bodies, in addition to being
all of the fore-doOr type. are larger and
roOmier this season, and all come
through with full equipment.
If deep rings or grooves are found on
the faces of valves or seats, in order to
make them tight it will probably be nee
essary to use a special valve resetting
tool. If the valve is not continually lift
ed from its seat during the operation of
grinding, such rings are likely to be
formed. Light rings may be removed by
continued grinding, using fine emery or
one of the common grinding compounds
and finishing with crocus powder.
What was the most stupendous task
Of its kind ever undertaken in any rub
Der factory in this country has just been
in Akron, Ohio, where the gas
bag for the big airship in which Melvin
Naniman will attempt to fly across the
Atlantic Ocean was manufactured. This
Is the only dirigible balloon of the first
class ever manufactured outside OF
Europe
The work was done in the factory Of
the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
Usually the time required for such an
undertaking is six months, but the mod
ern fabric-making facilities of this plant
and the superior skill OF its workers
have enabled America to claim the time
record in this respect, as the work was
finished in exactly twelve weeks.
Mr.. Frank A. Seiberling, president of |
the Goodyear Company, and of the |
Akron Chamber of Commerce as we'll, |
s financing the venture, and he has re-
,ided to name the big dirigible the |
Akron in honor of the town where 1t |
was built. The craft was shipped to |
Atlantic City a few days ago and the |
light across the ocean will start next |
month.
Some idea of the magnitude of the |