Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-24
MOTORING
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1ey,ng a weekend motps tzD L . saes
vens-Duryea touring cAA iN
land. They viii also motor t5,Eoa9h tAa
Shenandoah valley as far a. "aHeHssso'
before returning home.
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The Crawford automobile iine, 81 ~
viii be handled in the National Ca9atal
by ". ". Gibbs. who has located thS
agency at the Standard Garage R121 14tA
street northwest. The Crawfefu Is Wen
known i'm this city, having been repre-.
scented here in previous years, ana mas
always enjoyed an excellent reputation
as Measure car. In addition, Mr.. Gfbbs
win handle the Crawford delivery wagons.
which are of 1,JOO pounds capaeity, tour
cylinder. and rated at 80 horsepower: Inc
pleaslIre-car line for next year meiaoes
runa bout, 80 horsepower, feur-eyiinder;
roadster foredeor, 30 horsepower tpuf-
passenger touring car. derni-tonneaa, nVe-
passenger touring car OF 80 horsepower
and five-passenger touring car OF Po
horsepower, of 120-inch wheel base IN
the srnall-car class Mr.. Gibbs has secured
the agency for the 1iberty-Brdsn, when
has already established a reputation IN
the local motor world:
A purchasing power amounting to many
millions of dollars annually was pooled
Yesterday nv the formation of the Inter-
national Motor Service Association IN
New York city. The primary purpose
OF the company will be to concentfaI7 inc
purchases of supplies by all OF the taxi
cab. touring car, parcel delivery, motor
truck and meteor public service compameS
in America These purchases exceed SfL,-
100000 annually. Approximately 4Vs nun-
dred firms throughout the United States
Including many OF the most prominent
motor service companies In New fort
CITY. have banded together, and It Is nor
unlikely that the scope OF fhe associa-
raaA n incl
OF the Same character in Europe.
sales Of Washington cars were reported
last week as follows: G.. W IaIpeII
fiye-passenger touring car, fHiy eo ta,.,,
finished in dark red: EDWARD =. pl a,,",,
passenger Washington touring car Mas
delivered Thursday to ". w, Grim1n. IN
ished In Brewster green, fuffy ealiPp'u
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The use of pine straw, which mas nere-
tofore been regarded as WASTE piouus.'
for roadbuilfine in Florida has set road
builders TO experimenting with other
waste substances. The residue from mo
lasses making has long been used IN pats
of the south for surfacihs nisnM go IN
average cost for main aiming q pine straw
road is estimated at $50 FER mile per year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Levy and family re-
turned last week from pleasant motor
trip in their Washington touring car 10
Frederick, Hagerstown and Cumberland.
It is said there Is possibility that
Madison Sauare Garden, In New York,
may not be RACED after the motor snow
in February as scheduled According 10
the promoters of a recent prize fight heiu
in the garden they have IA, tease ,o on u te
July L. 1913. If this assertion snoulu
prove true there Is possibility OF TWO
more motor shows, instead OF one. Delns
held there.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Myers. accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Miller and n. L. carter,
have returned from New York and At
lantic City. They motored over the snort
route" to Philadelphia and thence to the
seashore in their new Washington car.
From there they went UP the Jersey coast
10 New York.
That the American manufacturers Will
be better represented in the Grand Prize
race this year than they have IN any
previous International event seems GER
tain. The foreigners may expect THIS year
to compete against cars spec1ally Dulit
for the race. rather than against Stock
models adapted for racing purposes, as
has been the rule heretofore. Work on
the course, which is being improved AZ
an estimated cost to the county or over
$1,000 Is already well toward completion
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Automobile wheels are bigger this year
than before, the average size being about
thirty-four inches instead OF thirty-two
inches. Larger wheels mean bigger tires,
greater freedom from tire trouble and
consequent economy,
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Land values along the new du POINT
highway in Delaware arc jumping rapidly.
Within a half hour after ground was
OF ofnv yUh
been Offering his PLACE for 5000 refused
q cash offer of $500
From the foreign touring bureau Of thu
American Automobile Association comes
the information that in October the rule
of the road in France win be changed
10 correspond with that OF Great Britain.
which every one knows. OF at Least be-
lieves, or has believed up TO the present
time is wrong.
What new Developments and arguments
have appeared In favor OF driving on the
left and passing on tho right as being
preferable to the procedure OF America,
and indeed pretty much everywhere else
except in the British Isles, IL not ex-
planned in the advices which have Just
come from France.
Possibly there is much to say on either
side but the preponderance Of opinion
would seem TO be in favor Of meeting on
the right and passing on the left. though
II Is undeniab BILE that two approaching au-
tomobiles with steering wheels placed, as
in the majority of instances at the pres
ent time on the right. there is perhaps
more safety I'm getting by each other at
high speed, though naturally the prudent
driver would set his course larger, much
larger in fact, than the thickness of 4
coat of paint.
One reason why this law is proposed
to be put in application in France Is be-
cause a certain class of siow-going
wheeled traffic, that OF heavily laden
country carts. where the driver is as
often on foot as aboard his load, the law
compels him to stand by the right Of
the horses head. If he is thus over
taken by passing automobile he will
still be between 1t and his horse, and
thus be better able to control the animal.
The autumn and winter schedule OF
meetings of the Society OF AUTOMOBILE
Engineers has now been announced. At
a meeting of the society council Just
held 1t was decided that tine annual meet
ing Of the society shall be held In New
York city. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day January Is, - and %. 1872. This
is during the commercial vehicle division
of the automobile show at Madison
Square Garden. Scientific papers OF un,
usual interest will be presented and
discussed as well as reports Of the
standards committees and officers for the
ensuing year will be elected.
September - at O'Clock pm, the
metropolitan section of the s. A E., in
its session in New York city, will discuss
slide, rotary and piston versus poppet
valves for gas engine service. and nov