The Washington times., 1911-08-06
Automobile ClubAnd Cham
Der Of Commerce Want
Capital Included.
CHANGE OF ROUTE
WOULD BE SLIGHT
Local Motorists Would Cut In Be-
tween Gettysburg And
Harpers Ferry.
By HARRY WARD

Iimes Thursday that this wears renewal
OF the classic Glidden tour would he
over a route extending from New York
TO Jacksonville. Fla, excited much in
terest among Washington motorists.
AS originally planned, the Glidden tour
this wear was to start from washington
and proceed to Ottawa. This route hav-
ine been abandoned and the Southern
route selected in its place. the motor
ISIS now are bending their efforts to
nave this city made one of the night
stopping places. The Automobile Club
OF Washington. affiliated with the
American Automobile Association, pro-
moter OF the tour. is endeavoring to
persuade the association 10 change the
tentative route 80 that Washington will
be included. The Chamber of Commerce.
ment ~
The tourists will reach Gettysburg on
the second dav of the contest and il is
hoped TO have them tour over the EN-
mittsburg and Frederick pixies to this
city. regaining the original route at
Harpers Ferry and thence proceeding
down the Shenandoah valley The tour
lists will then strike into North Carol
lima. South Carolina, Georgia, and Flor
ida.
The fact that a radical departure will
be made from what have grown to be
considered the essential features of the
Glidden-its rigid. technical rules-is by
no means minor factor in astonishing
motor circles
In Relation to Roads.
The greatest good, probably. has been
accomplished by the Glidden tours in
developing the perfection of the auto
mobile. Heretofore the tours have been
grueling in their severity. They have
emphasized the weak points in automo-
Hr,
their correction.
None of the tours has been laid out
with any special consideration as to
where the best roads lay. Each has
been routed regardless of road; and
some Of them have travelled fearful
roads. None has ever before reflected
the missionary spirit of good roads.
They have heretofore excluded every
consideration save the Development of
the automobile. None has ever before
encouraged participation by any but
automobile manufacturers who were
willing and able to sacrifice their cars
on the altar Of progress.
But the 1911 tour embodies both those
essentials. 1t will travel along the na-
pletion and is designed as a good roads
demonstration to every county 1t runs
through. 1t. will be. governed by the
rules of Grade ". The bars oil techni-
is open to individual owners and every
body else alike. II will be a pleasure
tour, without the sacrifice of car or
comfort upon the part of any con-
testant-
The studebaker Cooperation. has
EMF 80 and Flanders ''co'' cars.
the engineers admit that the EMF
go motor and transmission cannot be
improved on. but they have found q
number of points which they regard
l., Af
ance. easy riding. and comfort, and
these have been incorporated IN al the
1912 models of the 't30,' which inSude
fore-door touring car, detachable,
two-passenger caupe. The wheel base
has been heightened five inches, and
drop frame replaces the former straight
one while the spark and throttle con-
troll levers have been placed on top OF
the steering wheel An Improvement
also has been made on the steering
gear. Both front and back springs have
been heightened to increase the riding
qualities, and all the brake and control
rods and all levers are inside the frame.
To add to the artistic appearance the
body is a straight line, the seats are
wider and deeper, and the tenders have
body design, which gives the car de-
cidedly rakish appearance.
The go roadster Is built on sep
arate chassis, which sits much lower
than the standard touring car chassis.
the seats being only three inches above
the frame. The motor sits farther
back in the frame, and the chassis is
set off with a handsome fore-door body.
Gasolene is carried in a large round
tank in the rear, and the rear over
deck has tire-carrier attachments AS
a standard equipment, the so cars
will be equipped with Continental de-
mountable rims of the improved Gil
bert type, making the automobile owner
Independent of tire trouble on the road.
The Flanders ''20'' has been forging
to the front in various road runs
through the West, In the endurance
a distance of 1886 miles. :wo Flanders
roadsters finished with perfect scores
under the hardest kind of going. In de-
tail of construction and artistic finish
and equipment, it is a younger brother
of the ''30'' 1t will be built in four
models, fore-door, touring car, suburb
an, and roadster.
Many inquiries are being made OF the
Company about the
1912 models OF Overland cars. The
leader of the line is a big thirty-horse-
power. fore-door, fve-passenger touring
first of its kind at that cost.
President John n. WHY'S, explaining
the building Of the car for that sale
price, said:
$500 was not made possible IN a night.
It is the logical elimination Of more
than a years thought, study. and prep
aration. The general conception among
buyers Is that the low-priced car must,
of necessity, be an assembled car; that
the manufacturer cannot AFFORD to
make his own parts. As matter of
fact. such argument in the low-priced
machine is wrong. Building them in
large quantities Is the secret Of the
matter
In the Overland line for 1872 there are
four distinct chasses and nine body
styles, all equipped with fore doors.