The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-04
Stock Car Requirement
Proves Stumbling Block
to Manufacturers.
LOCAL MOTORISTS TO
URGE GOOD HIGHWAYS
Makers Decide to Continue the
Yearly Model"
E System.
BY HARRY WARD.

President w. S. Duvall, Of the Auto
mobile Club of Washington, received
word today that the Glidden reciprocity
tour has been postponed until later in
the season. The contest board of the
American Automobile Association noti-
fed Mr.. Duvall that the contest would
probably be held early in the fall.
A large number of manufacturers
having disposed of their 1911 output,
could not enter 1912 models for the tour
because of the provision in the stock
car requirements of the 1911 contest
rules which made it necessary that at
least twenty five cars of the particular
model entered he actually completed.
The manufacturers not being in a DO
sition at this date to comply with this
requirement. many maker of cars were
Ineligible for entry.
The entertainment plans of the Auto
mobile Club of Washington will be held
Up pending the naming of the new date
for the Glidden tour.
1t is expected Washington motordom
will be well represented at the national
convention in aid of improved high
ways to be held in Richmond, Va. Sep
TENDER l2-l5. 1t will be the first annual
congress under the auspices of the
American Association for Highway I'M
proVement, which was organized in this
city in November last to stimulate
public interest in the good roads move
ment along practical lines
The organization of this national
highway association was primarily due
TO the informal meeting of highway
commissioners and automobile officials
held by the Touring Club of America
soon after the international good roads
congress in Brussels. The touring club
deemed the time was ripe to form a
national association in America which
would do for the roads of this country
what the international road congress is
able to accomplish abroad, and the sue
cess of the American Association for
Highway Improvement has justified the
wisdom of the movement.
Efforts are being made to have a
Carnegie hero medal awarded to Harry
Knight, the automobile racing driver,
who risked his own life and that of his
mechaniCian and sent his machine to
disaster during the 5OO-mile race Tues
day rather than run over c. L. Ander-
son, a mechanician, who had been
thrown from one of the cars. Many
prominent men in the automobile in
dustry have Joined in asking that
Following the announcements of 1912
cars by number of motor car manu-
facturers, the question of yearly models
has caused lively discussion in which
makers, dealers, and owners have dis
played a keen interest In outlining
the attitude of the Packard Motor Car
Company, Of Detroit, Vice President S.
d. Walden announces that the present
plan OF producing new models annually
will be continued.
The public is the real Judge in this
matter and it is accustomed to classi-
flying automobiles by their season rath-
er than by technical changes in con-
struction.' said Mr.. Walden. The
ignate his new car as the one with
such and such a feature, but as a 1912
car.
AUTOMOBILES are manufactured most
successfully in quantity" he continued,
and II follows that their development
must be accomplished by changes cor
responding to the production of diff
ferent factory lots. When the changes
are made annually the factory operates
to the best advantage by being able to
produce an entire seasons output that
is identical in construction and design |
This policy also meets the pubic's de-
mand for new styles each year
ObcCpl M SlOuudTO, george Mills, |
Benjamin Woodruff and Louis Weaver
will leave today in the formers Cad
lilac touring car for New York and
Riverside, Conn. They will devote the !
next ten days to yachting around 10,
Island sound as the guests of H T |
hand, of the Riverside Yacht Club.
Emil Berliner has placed an order !
with the Imperial Motor Company for |
Rauch & Lang electric.
Charles E. Miller returned yesterday
from a 5OO-mile trip through Maryland |
car with which he captured The Times |
Cup in the recent Four Leaf Glover So |
ciab ility Run, Mr.. Miller spent the |
greater part of the week touring over |
the good roads of those States. He |
was accompanied by Mrs. Miller. Miss |
Lillian Miller and Ralph Miller.
Manager J. NJ. Touey, of the Wash |
ington Auto Supply Company, returned |
yesterday from a visit to the factory of |
the Fisk Rubber Company, in Chicopee |
Falls, Mass. He placed a large order |
for Fisk tires the company having de- |
veloped a large demand for this make !
of tire. The opening of the touring |
season has had a stimulating effect on |
the automobile supply business" said |
Manager Touey, and we are rushed to |
meet the demands of the tourists"
THE postponement of the Glidden |
reciprocity tour is d great disappo:3e |
ment to u.s. said A. Gary Carter, presi- |
dent of the Carter Motor Car Corpora |
ton. I'VE entered model D Washing |
ton touring car and planned to have 1t |
gilded like the Washington car we eX- |
hibited at the automobile show early in /
the year. This will be the first time a |
gold car has ever participated in the |
Glidden tour and the machine is sure to |
attract lot of attention"
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