The Washington times., 1911-09-04
AUTOMOBILE MEN.
To Be GUESTS Of
DETROIT MAKERS
Washington Party Leaves
for the Home of the
Industry.
By HARRY WARD,

A hundred automobile dealers left
Washington today en- route to Detroit,
where for the next three days they will
be the guests OF the Studebaliker Cor
poration. The party consists of dealers
who handle EMF and Flanders cars.
and they are being taken to Detroit In
order to see how the cars are manu-
factured from the time the pig iron,
steel. and other raw materials are un-
loaded until the completed car, in all
its beauty, Is ready for shipment.
There are about 1000 dealers throughout
the country who handle these makes
Of cars, and nearly every one Of them
will be in Detroit this week An elab-
crate entertainment has been provided
for them from the time they land In
the hub Of the automobile industry
until they take their special trains for
home.
Reaching Detroit tomorrow morning
about Z o'clock, the contingent from
Washir gton and the surrounding States
will be driven in automobiles to the
Fellowcraft Club. where they will haye
breakfast. Then will come an inspec-
ton of the immense EMF factories,
embracing many acres Of ground. fol-
lowed by luncheon at a prominent club.
In the afternoon the dealers win have
an auIOIuODllc IIuc dAoulo LEU oOANs @@-@
in the evening Will be entertained AZ
banquet. Wednesday there viii be an
inspection Of the Flanders factories.
and In the afternoon the dealers VII
see the Detrok baseball players IN &C.
ton. Sandwiched in Detween VIII De
excursions on the St. Clair river ana
dinner at the country home OF water
E. Flanders, president OF the E-M-r
Company. The dealers Will return nome
Wednesday night.
No ck1 rfv H0ngiStS OF w.
C. Vliet, manager of the Washington
branch of the EMF Company; w. e
Long, Of the Commercial Automooiie
Company; Joseph Pilling, A. NJ Scnnef-
der, Z. H. Johansen, II. E Duekstesn,
Howard Fisk, s. s. Grogan and Harry
ward. The dealers from the surround
ing States who are in the party are 7.
GtColburn, Norfolk; ]. ]. Hawse. Har-
risonburg, Va; r. C. Ringgold. Snep-
erdstown. w. Va; John ii. Grove,
Frederick. Md; ]. L. Baugher' Staun-
ton, Va; J. G. Walker. Orange, Va: Z
A. FuIks, Gaithersburg. Md; R u
Davis, Bristow, Va; g. c. Weeks. SCOT
land Neck, N c.; Mr.. Carlin, Alexan-
dria, Va; ]. II. Mcmillan, Edenton. y.
c.; w. McAllister, Covington, Va; e,
P. Brush, Cape Charles, Va: l. ~
Allison. Remington. Va; e. NJ. Luns-
ford. Monterey, Va; c., J. Rhea. Wind
sor, N. c.; ]. P. CarrollA Charlottesvil.s.
Va: J. E. Stonebreaker. HagerstoWH'
Nd; w. NJ. Sickle, Roanoke. Va; r.
Carter, Danville, Va; d. A. Prenuss;
Richmond; P. n. Sims. Richmond. and
Mr.. Taylor, Lynchburg.
A large delegation from Philadelphia
and the surrounding cities met tie
Washington delegation at Union Sta
tion and departed on the same train
Indications point to the fact that
large proportion OF the foreign cars IN
the Grand Prize race at Savannah in
November will be piloted by American
drivers.
The nomination OF wild Bob Bur-
man and Billy" Knipper with Victory
Hemery, the French driver. as the Benz
drivers and the selection OF David
Bruce Brown and Caleb Bragg to team
with the Italian driver, Navarro, IN
handling the Fiat racers, SHOWS nov hil,,y .nH lot =,
American pilots to handle the racing
creationc from across the pond. me
naming OF Burman as teammals Ct
the gTeat>Hemery gives worthy recognI-
American automobile races causes hlm
to be thought OF as the leading Arnert-
can driver. "Rilly" Kntpper has come
forward rapidly in the racing game, one
Of his most notable snecesseS tSeDhy Cs raee at
Savannah last fall.
mat the American makers VIII be
Better represented In the Grand Fnze
rsce this year than they have IN any
previous international event seens All.
lain. TIE foreigners may expect TINS
YEAR TO compete against cars Speciany
bniIt for the race, rather than against
stock models adapted for racing pu
noses. as has been the rule heretofoIe
REPORTS from Europe Indicate tnat
savsrai foreign makers new to autouo-
bile racing will be represented IN T,,,s
tpe Grand Prize and the VanderDAn Aup
races. More than $4,000 Is Deins sS
pended in improving the coursmT m .oad
records viii be smashed when the pig
racing machines get In action '@se A.
peois.ered stock cars only WIN %
.,,o,b,a IN compete In the Glidden tour.
. ccording to announcement just made
h,, the contest board Of the American
Antonobile Association. It was an
nounced a few weeks ago that cars OF
nrivate owners would be allowed 70
compete In the Glidden whether fneJ
were registered or not, but TINS COD.
csssion mas been .anceled. The latest
entrant in the tour Is Frank Hardart,
common councilman Of Phtladeipn1a,
who won the Munsey Reliability Trophy
two years ago. Mr.. Hardart competeo
In the Munsey Historic Tour last year
md was accompanied throughout the
tour by his two daughters. It Ii ex-
pected they Will accompany him on the
Glidden tour. -
The fact that LOS automobiles, val
ned at 81. lo4S07, were exported during
Tuly, strikingiy demonstrates the grow
ng Importance OF the foreign trade In
motor cars. It Is estimated Sl5,0ooV90
worth OF cars ard parts win be shipped
rom this country during the present
iscal year.
The Fickling Company. inc, the only
exclusive automobile supply house IN
Is now located In Its en-
arged quarters at 1110-11l2 Fourteenth
Itreet northwest. Extensive improve
nents have Just been completed, and
Manager Frank Fickfng states the
company is In shape to handle the
argest volume Of business IN In his