The Washington times., 1911-10-15

! SUNDAY RUN GIVES
! GL|DDEN TOURISTS
BATTLEFIELD !. TRIP
Innovation Furnished the
Contestants in Classic
Event.
MEMORABLE RIDE
TO QUAKER CITY
Governor Smith, of Georgia, Takes
Governor Wilson Across New
Jersey-Feature of Contest.
BY HARRY WARD.

For the first time In the history of
the classic Glidden tour Sunday run
has been scheduled Leaving Philadcl.
phia today, tourists will make a run
of 12s miles to Gettysburg in order to
inspect the famous battlefield. and to-
night they will be quartered In the
quaint little Pennsylvania village. To-
morrow the run will be from .Gettys-
burg to Staunton, with noon stop at
Winchester.
Yesterdays run was triumphant
procession from New York TO the
Quaker City, and will long be rcmem-
bered by every one of the 800 persons
who are taking part in the tour. Gov.
Hoke Smith, OF Georgia, who is one Of
the contestants. Is a big figure in the
tour. He had as his guest across New
Jersey Gov. Woodrow Wilson. Today
Governor Tener Of Pennsylvania will
ride with Governor Smith, while to-
morrow Governor Mann is scheduled to
be his guest on the trip down the
Shenandoah valley.
The tour is giving the good roads
movement decided impetus, and the
presence of the various governors Is
proving a big attraction. Charles J.
Glidden, donor of the trophy that is
the main prize of the tour, Is making
the run as the guest of President Rob-
ert Hooper. Of the American Automobile
Association.
With the formation Of the WHY'S
Garfmd Sales Company. at whose head
Is John N. Willys. maker Of Overland
ears. new impetus las been given Gar
ford pleasure cars and trucks. Garford
cars will he In the lmtlight for some
time. President Hooper. of the Ar,eri-
can Automobile Association. is using a
carving charles ]. Glidden. donor of
the trophy. ns his guest Garford cars
also arc being ?sed in the ocean"to-
ocean tour now In progress from New
Claude Miller. of Miller Frothers, ac-
cumpanied Nv Mrs Miller. viii leave
Me-; NsT nr York t3morr9w ON ,r9 IN @ ve,e car: and
way OF the Delaware Water Gap. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller went over to New York
ycsterday.
Years ago the old. heavy wagon trains
Of the pioneers toiled over the Santa Fe
trail. and if the crude iron tires lasted
from Kansas City to Trinidad. the
driver felt extremely fortunate. This
year the modern automobile train will
traverse the cid Santa Fe trail on the
latest nnn-skid type of Goodyear rub
Der tires. After considerable eXperien ,e
the Raymond & Whilccmb company,
which IL conducting the Trail &c Sun
set" tour across the continent. decided
to use the Garford cars, not shod with
the old iron tires, but With the Good
wear make which thew heieved would
outiast and 2u:wear iron. SO when the
five big touring cars and two trucks left
New York Monray TN route for the
l'at iiic coast. one Of the strongest of
tests for the GOODYEAR tire was begun.
"a FttV, - la.
New York to Buffalo. over rough spots
that would make the Santa Re trail
seem IKE an asphalt boulevard. the
Tires stool the stain perfectly and not
distance to be raversed during the trip
is 4.20e miles.
The 237 founders of the Federation OF
American Motorcycles are receiving
honor membership cards bearing their
names and the iate Of their atfiliation
with the organization from the sesre-
tary-treasnrer q. B. Gibson. These
men: who were ,he founders OF the fed
Grafton. Joined it during the year be-
1t grow in eight years to a strong fed
Grafton of over 10000 members. Secre-
tafy Gibson, in sending out the cards
says ne considers them links binding
eeycling was in its infancy to that of to-
aay when The machines are used in
BUSINESS ana pleasure
Miller Brothers, agents for the Ford
In this city, are pointing with pride TO
the fact that orders for 1850 Ford cars
We're received by the makers since the
Dig reduction in price was announced
week or so ago
Some people thought $1,000 cars would
be good many to make, and still more
to sell, but from the way the orders
are piling in at the Ford factory, it
appears 5000 will not be enough" said
w. G. Mcdowell, of Miller Brothers
The dollar mark certainly has its say
In the selling of automobiles. That is
especially SO In the case Of car which
has demonstrated by its long years of
service that 1t will do what the people
want it to do. This great influx of
orders wouldn't have occurred had the
makers put out a new model. at a re-
duced price. But with the price of the
orders simply flooded the factory
There isn't a doubt In our minds
about the demand for 1900 Ford cars"
1t has remained for the Waverley
Company, makers of Waverley cleo
tries. to bring out the finest automo-
bile catalogue of the season. The earli-
was named after the Waverley novels.
In casting about for suitable scheme
of decoration this year, the makers
selected incidents and characters from
the novels themselves and scenes asso-
ciated with ASbotsford, the home Of
Sir Walter Scott, as the setting of the
narrative Frederick richardson. the
illustrator, is the artist who brought out
the catalogue, and his work shows
evidence of considerable study and re-
search.
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