Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

w. Soper and W. T. Nishwitz are the
two members composing the firm, who
| have a promising future in the local
| automobile field.
Delivery was made last week of 1912
| self-starting Cadillac touring cars to u.
| III. Cave. c. F. Nesbit, p. II. Brunwell
| and a touring car and landaulet body to
| r. A. Harlow; roadsters to Joseph IL.
| Letter and DR.. c. l.. Bliss.
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| The Prodigy Carriage Company has Sc
| cured the agency for the Detroiter car
| for the National Capital Among the
prominent features of this car are the
| long stroke motor unit power plant. four
| cylinders, cast en-bloc. inclosed valves.
| three-point suspension, full floating rear
axle, left-hand drive. drop frame COM
| plete ball bearings throughout, with ex-
| ira large bevel gears. This car will be
| handled in addition to the Michigan line,
which the Prodigy company is meeting
with great success. The first shipment
ago and will be placed exhibition at
! the salesroom. 1890 Wisconsin avenue,
Georgetown, this week.
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S. J. Hess. District representative for
the Diamond Tire and Rubber Company,
through Virginia. West Virginia and
Maryland. He reports the Shenandoah
valley pike in excellent condition and the
motorists throughout that section en-
thusiastic at the arrival OF spring.
The city of Detroit will this year in
augurate the first Of a series of great
annual water fetes. 1t is '.Cadillaqua,
and gets it's name from Cadillac. the
French explorer, who founded Detroit 212
years ago, and the Latin word aqua
which means water. The captains of the
o,rfo ind, etrx, ;ol,
show leads the industries of America i'm
the increase in the value of products in
the past ten years, are planning to honor
al the same time Colin. the first horse
in Detroit Cadillac brought this steed
to the city soon after its founding, and
now the gasoline descendants of this IA
nous equine number &c, OOO, 900. This is the
total horsepower Of the Detroit-made
automobiles.
E. r. Preston of the aeronautic supplies
department Of the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company at Akron, Ohio, was
the guest Of F. Wade Powers, local man.
ager. for few days last week.
w. A. Parr, formerly located at the
headquarters of the Diamond Tire and
Rubber Company. at Akron, is now
concern.
The Kinds Auto Company, 1901 14th
street northwest, today announces the
1912 self-starting~ Lion 40" which is
considered the leader in its line for
this year. The Lion car has become
famous as reliability car. having won
in its class in every reliability contest
during the 1911 season in which it was
entered. 1t included runs in Buffalo.
Cleveland, Newark. Chicago. Boston and
many other metropolitan cities, the
drivers in each instance being anna
teurs. The same car also won the Port
Jefferson hill climb by an overwhelm-
ing margin over it's nearest competitor.
This particular model Is a ventilated
fore-door. five-passenger touring car
or two-paSsenger roadster: has inside
control levers, 116-inch wheel base. full
floating rear axle, unit power plant,
mounted by three-point suspension
George Kinds is the manager of the
company.
J. F. Chapman and Robert II. Love of
this city have taken the agency for the
King car and will be located at 1909 14th
street northwest in the near future. The
King car is known as the car with
thousand less parts 1t has fewer parts
than any other car in the world. and has
for some time past been the talk of the
automobile world. Both Mr.. Chapman
and Mr.. Love are well known in the
local business world and will undoubtedly
meet with success in this new field. The
new concern will be known as the Chap
man-Love Motor Car Company.
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The good roads boosters" are now get
ting busy.
III. B. Leary, jr., announces today that
representative for the Mitchell and RAM