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

points apart after a run Of sixty-five
miles through the country at speeds con-
stantly changed from point to point.
Harding has for several years past
cup, finally succeeding this year.
George ]. Smith Of Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, who is making an extended tour
of this country In a .5O-horsepower Sim
pick, recently spoke before a gathering
cussed briefly the automobile selling mar
ket OF South America, particularly Bra
zfl. He expressed surprise that only a
few American car manufacturers have
invaded the virgin field
Yankee goods are in great demand
there" said Mr.. Smith. for they are
considered up-to-date and worthy. The
few American manufacturers who are
represented in South America and who
employ Yankee selling methods are get
DONE"
| c. Royce Hough. one of the best known
automobile men in Washington has join
ed the sales staff of the Luttrell Com
pany, and will handle the Packard truck
branch for this concern.
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From present indications the season
Of 1912 bids fair to go down into motor
| Ing annals as distinguished beyond all
its predecessors for the amazing amount
of touring by ownerdrivers of light
cars.
| During June one nufacturer-the
Studebaker Corporation-received news OF
no less than seven parties then en- route
on trips OF LOCO miles or more in cars
of the EMF so and Flanders '2U'
| types. Nor did this include the big
Canyon. in which more than 100 owners
and their friends took part, without the
loss en- route of a single car.
The motorists and their itineraries fol-
| low:
| C. F. Blumberg, in Texas Long Horn
| Studebaker go; Seguin. Tex. to Detroit
c. HI. Owen, in Studebaker go; Lodi,
Cal. to Portland, Me.
Lou Weston Beck in Studebaker 90;
Pasadena. Cal. through great American
| desert and return.
| Messrs. Beaupre and Albert and wives
| In Studebaker go; Detroit to Au Sauble
Fork, N. Y, to Hood River valley, Ore.
Peter Peterson and family in Stude-
baker 800: Tampa. Fla, to Gordon
| Neb.
| A. P. BONNER and E. l. Howard. in
| speedster Studebaker 100: Louisville
to Detroit, Buffalo. New York, Philadel-
phia. Pittsburgh and Louisville with
I two-week time limit.
| Studebaker go: Denver to Detroit and
return, in advance of Denver C. of c.
| tour.
| Veterans of the automobile industry
| recall the days, not so long past. when
| any one of these trips would have been
| considered hazardous even when attempt
ed by factory owned cars in charge of
| skilled mechanics.
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Frank G. Stewart and Robert T. Mar
! mion returned Friday afternoon in the
formers REQ racer from Gettysburg, Pa
where they motored Thursday, spending
the Fourth touring the battlefield. They
report the roads in good condition, al
though slightly dusty
X
That tire manufacturers have done their
! share toward solving the many COM
plexities attending the development of
the motor truck is shown by the condi-
tions which make 1t possible for mer-
chant in Philadelphia to make delivery
of goods to a customer in California
nearly 5000 miles away-in a ponderous
rubber-tired vehicle
In the early days of the motor truck
| in fact, up to a few months ago-it was
necessary to operate trucks in a radius
convenient to base of supplies. This
was due to the fact that solid tires were
applied by pressure. Special tools and