The Washington herald., 1911-01-29

Some time during the coming week ar
invitation will be extended to President
Taft to attend the automobile show
which is to be held by the dealers Of this
city in Convention Hall during the week
Of February Ii. The local show last year
had the distinction of being the first and
only automobile show that has even been
attended by a Chief Executive. The
President, who is himself an ardent mo-
torist, spent more than an hour in look
ing over the different models that were
on exhibition in Convention Hall last
year. He displayed keen interest in the
cars and asked many questions about
them. and took occasion to comment on
the fact that greater strides had been
made along this line than that in any
other mechanical art
1t is estimated that there will be more
than forty different makes of cars on ex-
hibition this year and that the total num-
Der will be in the neighborhood of 100
This will include machines of all descrip-
tons, from the little runabout to the big
seven-passenger touring cars and lmou-
sineS, which are virtually palaces on
wheels. A number OF agents have ar
ranged to show cutaway motors, which
will be in operation during the evening
hours of the show. in order that the
visitor may see for himself, the exact
function Of each and every piece of
mechanism that goes to make up the
car. Small electric motors with bel:
running to the ny wheel Of the car will
furnish the motive power, as the fire
regulations do not permit gasoline in any
of the machines on the floor.
Thursday has been set apart as society
Gay. 1t is expected that on this day
many members OF the ultra-fashionable
set and diplomatic corps will drop in to
there were several after-theater parties
to the show. and it is more than likely
that such will be the case again next
month. On Thursday night a banquet
for the dealers will be held at the Cafe
Republique. which during that week will
be especially decorated for the show.
Many of the local agents who have
surrounding territory are also planning
to give dinner parties to their represent
atives in Virginia and Maryland cities
who will be here for the show. At these
times plans for best handling the particu-
lar car in each section will be discussed.
as will the different cars that will be on
the floor of the hall
with the complstion of the work Of
remodelinS our warehouse in Seventeenth
street, where our shop is located.
might say that We are as well il not
better able to care for our customers
than any representative in town." said
Ted Johnston. manager Of the Buick
Motor Company, yesterday. I'VE not
only have q Stockroom where a full line
of spare parts for Buick cars are kept
on hand, but all of our mechanics are
factory men"
John Thomas left yesterday for Phila-
delphis, to be gone over Sunday.
Theodore Barnes, local agent for the
will have on exhibition at the
coming automobile show model o
Pullman, which is an exact duplicate of
the car which won in its class at the
F'airmont Park races last fall.
II is predicted by those who have made
4 close study of the automobile situa ton
that this year automobiles will come into
general use as business propositions. By
this is not meant the commercial ma
chine. but the smaller types of pleasure
cars will to large extent take the place
u
statesmen who find it necessary to travel
from one part of the city to the other
half a dozen times or more during a day
have found that though the horse and
buggy are much speedier than tfe~ street
car. still it is much to slow. Weather
conditions often are such as to preclude
the use Of the horse. In addition TO this,
has become so keen that the
Sc wing of minutes often means the max
nS of dollars.
Business men have proved to their own
that they can accomplish
more in day by the use of an automO-
bile than anything else. They figure that
hough the initial outlay may be some
what more than they care to spend. still
he increase in business that will come |
rom the use of car will more than pay |
or the machine |
A prominent man of this city. whose |
business requires him to be all over the |
it, during the course Of a day. In speak |
ng of the automobiles. said: 'Formerfy /
:Sed A horse, and when night came / was |
90 tired to go anywhere. Now. how |
yer, with the machine it is different. |
)ftentimes after dinner when the wealth
r is favorable my wife and l go for a |
:de. or if We are going out somewhere
lways use the machine. / thus use the
ar for both business and pleasure
The Bergdoll Motor Sales Company
yesterday unloaded a carload of ma
hines In the number was Limousine
ar.
An automobile race driver, who is in a
lass by himself from the unique stand
ONT of that hazardous sport, is Frank
, Fox, of indianapolis. who has just en-
cred a 1911 model Pope-Hartford in the
O--rile International sweepstakes race
yer the Indianapolis motor speedway on
decoration Day. May so next. Fox is the
My motor pilot in the game who has an
rtificial limb, his left leg having been
mputated above the knee several years
go. The strange part of his willingness
, accept this handicap against other ia
ious drivers is the fact that he is indie
evidently wealthy and owns two or three
lriving business institutions which yield
i'm a large annual income, so that the
lement of personal gain does not enter