The Washington times., 1911-04-16
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and Three Trophies Will Be Awarded the Hill Climb
ing Contest in Vermont Being One of the Features
BY HARRY WARD.

ing-up" tests. "They are daily In the
hands of the worst car killers In cap
tivity'" said Manager Johnston.
The Owners Automobile School Is fill
ing a long-felt want, and seems destined
TO achieve considerable success, accord
Ing to the men who are behind the prof.
ect. The course given students is
thorough one, the finishing part being
road instruction under the direction of
well-known racing driver. The school
Is located on the second floor OF the
Rambler building, q polished Rambler
chassis being used in the instruction
work.
SALES of high-grade automobiles to
farm owners in all sections of the coun-
try have reached such proportions that
the older manufacturers are extending
their sales and service organizations
beyond the larger cities to other points
Of distribution for the benefit of the
manager Of the Rambler Aptomobile
OF Rambler cars have been largest in
the cities. and increases are being made
every day in the metropolitan centers
of the country, the demand from the
country districts is highly gratifying"
The world-touring Hupmobile lost q
day in crossing the international date
line in the Pacific ocean and now the
report comes to the Hupp Motor Car
Company that it has lost itself. The
world-touring Hupmobile and crew ar
rived in Manila April s. They were
greeted with a typical American recep-
tion, a parade of Hupmobile owners. a
band, greetings by the consul, and a
general gala day among the American
colonists. However. the scent for ad-
tourists and they deferred further hos
pitality in order to reach the smoking
grounds of the recent earthquake at Mt.
Taal.
THAT the automobile has passed the
period where it was known as a fad,
and the rich mans toy Is certainty" :"
says Walter Z. Flanders, president and
general manager OF the EMF Com
pany. THE motor car has become a
necessity, and we could not do without
it any More than we could get along
without the telegraph, telephone or
railroad. 1t Ia performing service far
better than any other invention known;
it has taken its rtghtful place In our
every day life; 1t has brought the city
nearer the country; It has wiped away
border lines; 1t has brought us better
roads: 1t has made the sick well and
brought back good health where medi-
cine failed. With nearly 10000 cars in
use in the United States and the num-
ber increasing, the statement that the
admits of but little argument. The So
called pleasure car is to a large degree
an absolute necessity to great num-
ber of people who could not be forced
to give 1t up after learning its advan-
tages."
THE great strides made by the mo-
torcycle industry in the last few years
have led to numerous inquiries as to
how motorcycle tires are made" says
j. A. Braden. of the Diamond Rubber
Company Diamond motorcycle tires
are built just like automobile tires.
And in these days everyone knows how
automobile tires are built. The reason
for this is that the motorcycle, as Il
is now manufactured, Is a small auto
mobile rather than a large bicycle.
In proportion to their size and weight
motorcycle tires must carry loads just
as heavy as automobile tires. And
quite frequently motorcycle tires meet
road conditions more severe for the
motorcyclist can go numerous places the
motorst cannot reach"