The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-04

Ashhy Jones read the followines
when winter comes motorists d.
vide naturally into two ciassss-those
Wild. a. and those who do not put
away thsir carr until spring. In early
years the former class was In an over
whslming majority. but today the
scales are BY no means unsvenly d.
vidsd."
N the motorist owns 4 Cadillac car
hs uses II all the year around" oh.
served the head Of the Jones Notcs
Company. Mr.. Jones - very partial
to Cadillac cars.
insurins the Car.
Insurance policies can now be OBJ
tanned that cover practically every
accident which could happen to the
oar. owner. or those with whom the
former comes in contact. Recently a
company has been formed to combine
these contingencies INTO two policies
one to cover FIRE. and the other to In
clude all forms Of accident and liability
such a. theft, breakdown. and all
damage done to or BY the machine.
such combination policies have been
written heretofore, but the com pany In
question 10 backed by the automobile
manufacturers and dealers. and the
break down clause, to q certain ex-
tent. 10 intended to servo - a makers
guarantee. Each policy will be sold
- al accessory Of the car and wiz be
furnished by the agent. just AZ II extra
equipment. In order to minimuze the
ri h. ala
to carefulness in driving and the like.
and, - the insurance company IL alsa
liable for police-court fines imposed
on tts clients, no policies will be writ
ten for those who have the reputa.
ton OF being speed maniacs" Thus
this manufacturors' Insurance associa.
ton Will work with the automobile
clubs and good roads societies in en-
dsavoring to prevent the misuse of the
public highways.
American Cars Arc Wen Made.
The address made by Howard e.
Comm. reputed Americas leading
motor car engineer. before the in
ternattonai conclAve Of American and
european deetgners. 1t London, was
especially interesting.
The occasion was the fusion Of
American and British engineering
minds in advancing the automobiles
netd OF usefulness. The establish
ment OF an International basis for
that work followed the address Of
Mr.. Comm. who has created six fam
Gus American cars. the latest OF
which - the new self-stArting Hud-
son "33.''
After Mr.. Conn had Impressed his
hearers with the trend toward "clean
design" he made . striking COM
parinon Of differing conditions. n
comparison that lent great interest
to the forthcoming union Of engineers
from both sides Of the water. Mr..
Conn said In part:
Il must confess to 4 feeling little
abort OF awe At the amount Of use,
misuse and abuse which can be with
stood BY motor car IN the hands Of
tho average American user. Except
for certAan structural features AFFECT
Ing road or ground clearance, do
not se6 why the American chassis
should perform better than the Eng
lish-dus consideration being had. Of
ceuSSa, Tor the relations o. power.
weight and road cor dillon.
Good materials and good work
naanDhip are certainly much the same
the world over. In England atten-
tion u certainly given 10 fineness OF
finish and there can Be- but little dif-
fefAncs IN WofkmAnahtp Mpon the
vital parts. am referring. Of courss.
to the rsasonably ven built oars upon
both sidea Of the water.
The character Of American roads
ana the coalition under which
American cars Are forced to perform
have haA necessarily great influence
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