Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03
MOTORING
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state roads commission audited to see
| where the money has been spent Should
this work continue a new loan of S. Co.,
| coo must be issued by the next legislature,
81, 100000 of which will be used for inn
proving the streets Of the Monumental
| city.
| Ted S. Johnston, manager of the
Buick Motor Company accompanied by
| his wife. spent the Thanksgiving holidays
with relatives at New Rochelle, N. Y,
| their former home
John R. Thomas, manager Of the United
Motor Washington Company, is expected
home tomorrow from Whitford. Pa,
| where he went to spend Thanksgiving
| with his relatives.
| A 1912 self-starting Cadillac touring
car was delivered last week to Gibbs L.
Baker. Cadillac delivery wagon was
! also delivered to julius Garfinkle The
car is 1912 model and is the first deliv-
cry wagon of its kind in this city.
| Chalmers "3O'' pony tonneau, touring
cars, fully equipped, have been purchased
by l.. B. snead and Capt. s. F. Dallam.
United States Army. Chalmers So
| touring cars. fully equipped, were deliv-
! cred last week to Col. Alexander Rodg
ers. U. S. A., retired, and A. v. Conover.
y
The Delaware River boulevard, the road
proposed to follow the shore of the river
| Of that name through New Jersey. will be
one Of the most beautiful automobile
| routes known anywhere. The road will
cover twenty-eight miles in Sussex county,
every bit of which is close to the river.
Nowhere will 1t depart more than 100
| feet from the river bank.
| There is strong probability that the
sandy stretch between Perryville and Elk
| ton, which constitutes portion of the
| short route between this city and Phiia-
delphia. will be improved, according to
| recent reports. The commissioners of
Cecil county, Md, have $4,000 in bonds
| ready to be issued for good roads work
land can secure donations to the amount
of 5000, which is necessary In order to
complete this stretch. The company which
has control over the bridge which crosses
yer between Havre de Grace and
| Perryyille has offered to donate 5000
| for this work, while at q recent meeting
of the Automobile Club Of MARYLAND
$1,000 add uonal was subscribed. This
complete the road. There is about twelve
miles which is badly in need OF a new
road surface, and it Is estimated that 1t
will cost at least $1,000 per mile to do the
work.
Ire road between the points referred
| to is several inches deep with sand. and
| in the rainy season Is almost Impossible
| for either horse-drawn vehicles or motor
| cars The road Is full OF chuck holes
| and washouts are frequent after heavy
| rains, which make driving treacherous
for motorists who ATTEMPT to get
| through. BY using this road the route
| materially shortened. and for this reason
| is known as the "short route" The dis
lance Is about $50 miles. What is known
| as the LONG route" Is via York. Pa.
but is often preferred by motorists to
| the Perryville route by reason OF the
sand stretch, which has always been
| bane to motorists.
Enthusiasm is making the building OF
roads in the west an easy matter. Once
the farmers along projected road get
started they turn out by the hundreds
work the road, keep 1t properly dragged,
and in fact, construct 1t without cost to
any one else. In certain instances. how
ever the farmers have voted heavyi
road tax upon themselves. and have then
gotten out and built q new road with
Okla. recently voted tax OF N.0O0OO
for the construction, within the eounty,.I
Of link of the Meridian road.
A recent addition to the all-star staff
which Walter r. Flanders has gathered |
at the Studebaker Corporation plants In |
Detroit, is that Of Albert f. Mais. former: |
ly of the Mais Motor Truck Company.
When winter comes motorists divide |
naturally into two classes-those who do !
and those who do not put away their |
cars until spring. In early years the
former class was in an Overwhe. ming !
majority, but today the scales are by
no means unevenly divided.
H. A. Gilmartin, head of the moving |
TOD, <lnpYo RITZ nf
Corporation, is back from Europe. where
he installed several sets of Aim, depicting |
the methods Of building Flanders 40"
and EMF go cars.
In filling the gasoline tank it is al
ways advisable to leave a little air space
This will allow the fluid to run into the
carburetor more freely. If necessary to
replenish at night. it Is absolutely essen |
tial that no uncovered light be In the
over a lantern flame does not constitute |
safe covering. Failure to keep the |
supply Of gasoline fresh is neglect that
may be responsible for many unpleasant
delays at inopportune times.
If acetylene headlights upon lighting |
| show yellowish flame. look for leak
in gas connections. II everything is
a blush flame. which Immediately turns
into a bright white light.
I Selling automobiles on time is an i'm
novation just introduced by the Stude-
baker Corporation, manufacturers of
| the EMP 80" and Flanders go"
automobiles. that is fraught with great
| significance and which may reyolu-
| tionize the automobile business. In
the future this concern will accept
notes from farmers and other re-
sponsible buyers for its product.
! Up to this time the automobile in
dustry has been unique In that 1t was
a strictly cash business. No dealer
and no individual buyer. however well
rated financially. could procure one
minutes time on the purchase OF an
automobile. That this was SO was re-
markable, and yet 1t was due to q |
rendered any other method Impossible.
That this condition il now changed, as
evidenced by this latest move, IL proof
that the automobile business has final-
lly entered upon an era OF stability and
permanency such as other industries