The Washington times., 1911-05-21

pany. This is the largest month DUST
ness in the history of the company.
-
p The Auto Directories Company of New
York has prepared a table showing the
number of automobiles registered in ths
United States, indicating the actual
number of cars In commission. The
total number is 5lS,091. The District OF
Columbia is credited with S,l24, Mary
land with 4,526, and Virginia with "ooo'
Austin Baughman, formerly connected
with the Washington office of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, has Just COM
pleted an automobile trip OF 6I9 miles IN
his semi-racing type Buick. The TIP
spent the past four months, to his home
In Frederick, Md.
c. w. Nash. sales manager of the
Buick Motor Company, was IN me city
Yesterday and was the guest of Ted D..
Johnston, manager of the Buick branch.
The Imperial Motor Company reports
the sale of a 2O-horsepower White tor
pedo.
James Couzins, secretary of the Ford
Motor Company, and one Of the best
known men in the automobile industry.
was in Washington during the week
visiting Miller Brothers, the Ford
agents.
Probably the largest increase in pro-
duction of any OF the Detroit automo-
bile factories will be at the plant OF the
Ford Motor Company, which, II Is ru-
mored, will in 1912 produce $1,000 motor
cars Of the model 7 type 1t is under
stood that orders for material ALREADY
indicate that an endeavor VIII be maze
to attain this figure. :.
Preliminary details of the organization
Of the Automobile Board Of Trade,
which will take the place of the Asso-
citation Of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers, were completed this week.
Col. Charles Clifton was elected presi-
dent: Charles c. Hanch, vice president; /;
Col. George Pope, treasurer. and Ben)a,,
min Briscoe, secretary. H. A. Bonneil
will be acting manager OF the orgaH-
zation.
AS a result of a wager that set OF
Goodyear no-rim-cut tires would not
support the weight of a haIt-groWn
elephant in addition to the weight OF
an ordinary touring car, the residents
of Toronto, Ontario, were Few Gays
ago treated to the unusual sight OF a
baby elephant" Weighing 2,TOO POUNDS,
being driven about the streets IN a
baby tonneau. The wager was won
by the tire people.
The latest purchaser of an EMF car
is Commander R. H. Leigh. Ihe ssle
was made by the Commercial Automo-
bile and Supply Company, which also
reports other sales as follows: Robert
A. Mahony, EMF touring car; NJ. +.
Piper, EMF touring car; Albert N.
Ober. Flanders runabout; Charles Neal-
ey. Studebaker '40'' touring car, and ex-
Governor Kellogg, Of Louisiana, Stude-
baker electric coupe.
Deyotees of electric automobiles are
still discussing with interest the un-
usual feat performed Friday by George
A. Weaver and John ]. Bartram In
driving two Baker electric stock cars 10
Baltimore and return on a single
charge Of the battery. The fact that
several parts of the Washington Balti-
more road are deep IN sand and the
further fact that numerous hills were
encountered. lends additional interest
to the performance of the two Bakers
The record now held by the Baker OF
making the round trip to Baltimore on
single charge has long been sought
by dealers here who handle electric
machines and the Cook and Stoddard
Company Is in receipt of numerous
CONGRATULATIONS on the splendid show
ing made by the two cars. The Wash
ington- Baltimore record follows close
upon the worlds record held by the
Baker of travelling PAS on single
charge over average roads. The latter
record was made around Cleveland,
Ohio.