The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-15
Automoble News-Other Sporting Events
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son will discuss the relation r.
proved roads to the transporta4l
crops, the development OF farm
and the increased production a.
wealth that Is in the land. 1Guc1
teresting information is expected
Secretary Wilson on the increao
land values. due to the buffdiu
new roads. or the improvements ~
ones
With President Taft and Sece0
Wilson among the speakers, the G1
tive branch of the government ~
well represented. Many OF thu
distinguished members of Co0l
likewise will be present Oscar
Underwood, majority leader n 81
House of Representatives and = r4
BILE candidate for the Democrats e.
ination for President. will be A
the number. Governors and rCA6
Gals from the various States WJa&#
present and IL Is expected THAN
automobile tours that have beem
ranged will bring automobilise1 L.
all parts of the country The ~
is invited, admission to all the
bits and lectures and other fe4ttl
being free.
States will be represented ana tES
expected that the congress will 81
largest and most remarkable c..
held in America The gathertnG
public men will be tho most dit
guished ever welcomed by any CITY
the country. IN
Production Now Mt High Tido
In one day recently the Pack4
Motor Car Company. of Detroit. ~
! ped thirty cars and ten trucks, NM
F; Is the largest days business Ia
history of the concern. Cars AfU A
going forward at the rate OF fG
day. and this will be increased M1
| the output reaches volume OF hke
cars every twenty-four hours.
! The company il now behind A~
than two weeks on its schedul1
deliveries and Is taxing the cap6
Of Its huge plant In the effort to 4N
up with orders. There are to-d1y
the factory pay roll 1860 men, ~,
out taking account OF the large m6
iemployed in the Offices. A night k4&
Is kept at work in the machine 1la6
The output OF pleasure cars for o.
1919 season Is estimated by the co.,
pany at 315,oo0.o0o. but with tho 41
dition Of the Packard Six" Wh)4l
was placed on the market rec0nt1
it seems likely this figure Will
iexceeded II the factory Ii able
turn out the cars. For the cale141
iyear 1911, the company Is man sfAS
turing motor trucks Of an axgIe9%
value of $3,25a.000. which inclu%l
las one and one-half ton trucks.
initial factory lot OF the latest 4(
dition to the Packard line. S
with the completion OF tho eG
l To-
company will be In a position 4
handle it's business to better adv1a
ltage and increase its output still IN
ther. sss
The building OF an additional IN
on each Of the two services butlGlm
il nearing completion. These 6u11)
ings make up a distinct factory
supply extra parts for Packard G1
and trucks on the road. n
other extensions under way incyN
buildings which will treble the CO
city OF the truck shops and pr0x4
a substantial addition to the TON
dry. There are now thirty-thre0 14xl
of floor space in operation, ana IL
will be increased shortly to THU
: seven acres. sS
Packard cars and trucks ara n
: entirely In the Packard shops.
; 1ranscontinental Tour. mi
; Robert Bruce, secretary OF
Good Roads Committee OF the A%@
A.. has just published a trana9
tinental automobile tour. TrAM
Sunset" from Chicago to Los Ano
; via the Santa Fee trail. The tx11
; gotten up in book form, % - e3
; in ones coat pocket. and u fuM
: all the necessary maps and infCe
ton for making the trip easy 4
pieasurable. The route for the
to Sunset has been carefully au6
iiiberately chosen from a strictly t.
] ing viewpoint, offering the most w.
scenery and many points OF az
interest. From Chicago II
. across the State OF Illinois on III
) gravel road to the Missouri t1
. crossing the same into Dave4
: Iowa. From this point TO OmAn
traverses the now famous RivN
. River road. graded and marked
white band ON telephone
throughout its length. From. o.
Y the route swings southwark sa
\ valley OF the Missouri river % M
sas City. at which point Il
r the historic Santa Fe trail.
. lows this trail az near as the Ae9
Q lines will permit across the ~
Y lenxth Of the State OF Kansas.
. marked at frequent intervA1e
granite monuments. erected
. DANES OF the American NevolN
and for a great portion OF ife
r follows the Arkansas river.
ing a rich agricultural country@
r Tfnany thriving towns. ~ asss sss
r Another Fish story.
In a British motor publicAtl0Ms
r nearssa an item to the effect fhAA
have been killed In great nuA
r when the streams in which tneS
became polluted with tho e.
r Of road oil from motor m
alongside. This announcament
r heen made before this ana na
answered by the friends Of
r billing In a rather ready way
noinf out that when the r0A04
r nsea bv horses the drainage, ads
surely highly unsanitary. hAd
b feet on the fish. ApparenSt1A
thriyed on IL. Such stAfa
r FAIR. the motor faction m11
4 exceedingly less desirable L.
r have fish killed by road oiI ss4
with the streams The point
aren't living to hurt any perso
II 6portsmen interested
:. serves, however. will no o01
! "a NO any merit In this CO..
! rhus FAR there haven't Dssn s2
n rlaints made publicly on
y -.in.t any such damage 0o