Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28

Auto Association. delegation con-
sisting OF Mr.. Dutton. President Clark OF
the Minneapolis Automobile Club and
attended Westgard's Pathfinder "40'
out Of town and wished it bon voyage"
on the remainder of its long tour.
Mr.. Westgard says the Minnesota roads
certain sections of North Dakota excel
lent. These highways are graded dirt
roads and stand up well even after severe
rains. The appropriately named Path
finder experienced no trouble at all In
this part Of the great northwest country.
Percy 8. Foster. Is the latest purchaser
Of Michigan 40 touring car. Tho car
is finished IN gray. with running gear Of
the same color and equipped with electric
lights. power being furnished by q gen.
orator. Delivery was made during the
past week.
Mrs. David Hirsch Of Fredericksburg.
Va. has placed an order for 1913 Cole
toy tonneau touring car.
Joseph M. Stoddard left Friday night
for West Springfield. N. H.. to join his
family who are summering there.
Edmund X Fox president of 81 the
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week for Europe. to be gone several
weeks.
Recent purchasers Of Buick cars are
William C. Raub. model "a: w. w. Sea-
lock, model 35. Thomas ]. Rice, model
ley. model IA: Columbia Institute. model
S5. and District street cleaning depart
ment. model %. roadster.
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Excavations are being made for another
monster building at the Goodyear Tire
Ohio. This addition to the present fac
tory group will be 400 feet long and 50
feet wide. It will be six stories high,
with basement. and will be made as near
~ fireproof as possible. The company Is
also adding two stories to two Of the
present buildings. Each OF these build
ings is 40 feet long and 60 feet wide. The
new buildings and the two new stories
will give the plan additional floor space
Of 266,0O0 feet making in all total Of
The additions and the new building are
being erected for the purpose of 'aking
care of the increase of the automobile
tire business. At the present time the
The new buildings will enable the COM
pany to turn out 5000 day. The COM
pany employs 5000 men. but with the
new additions employment will be found
more.
A novel window display Will be found
at the salesroom OF the Buick Motor
Company on Connecticut avenue Follow
ing the sale OF the last car Of the 1912
allotment on the floor a few days ago,
two ordinary brooms. tied with red rib
bon, were placed in the two display win
dows, indicating clean sweep for the
present seasons models The 1913 cars
are expected to arrive early next month.
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]. d. Lasley, formerly engaged in the
bicycle business in this city years ago,
spent several days In the National Cap
son he drove here in his new National
touring car from Canton, Ohio where
he Is manager OF sales OF large cleo
trical concern. He has covered $500
the car.
C. NJ. Storm left Thursday in q Hud-
son touring car for New York and
Allenhurst, N. J. Later he will motor
to Maine, where he will remain about
a month.
F. q. Dixon. agent for the Buick line
at Piedmont, w. Va. was q visitor
here for a few days last week. He left
for home Friday.
The Washington branch Of the Good
to teA remove ar from 1925 Connecticut ave-
nue. between August l and Is into its
new headquarters. 1915 14th street
northwest which are rapidly being
completed.
Charles W. Semmes. manager Of the
Congressional garage. who has been
so1ourning at Atlantic City for the
past ten days. is expected to return to-
morrow.
Among the recent pure, asers Of War
rem cars are Edward w. May. who has
received his ''9O' touring car and Bernard
Harding, "40' touring car.
Studebaker cars were delivered last
week to ]. b. Bland, go touring car:
C. D. Brink. suburban 30" four-pas-
senger car; DR.. William Earl Clark.
80" demi-tonneau.
lac fve-passenger touring car Is John
f. Davis Of this city.
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A Detroit electric delivery was put
into service this week by the WASH
ington Tobacco Company. The wagon
Is Of 1000 pounds capacity and Is
equipped with Edison batteries.
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Maxwell cars were delivered last
week to w. w. Gibbs CMascotte) and VIII
liam McAllister. and specials to e L
Myers and c. E Woodward
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Mitchell nve-passenger touring cars
were delivered Friday to Luther B.
Derrick and p. c. Shaefer. with full
touring equipment.
Frederick H Elliott secretarv Of the
Touring Club OF America, spent q few