The Washington times., 1912-04-13
CAPITAL MOTORISTS
READY TO WELCOME
PATHF F|ND|NG PARTY
Automobiles Are Making
Trip of Inspection From
Miami to Quebec.
BY HARRY WARD.

Washington motorists are looking
Forward with interest to the visit Of
a party of pathfnders who will arrive
here within the next few days on their
three cars left Miami. Fla, this week
IN the interest of the international
highway from the Florida city to
Quebec.
That much interest will be aroused
throughout the Atlantic seaboard
States in furthering the plans for build
ing the proposed highway Is strikingly
shown in the plans being made for re-
ICeiving and entertaining the good roads
advocates in the various cities en- route:
The pathfinding trip, which is expected
10 cover period of six or eight weeks,
ls being engineered by the Touring Club
ternational Highway Association.
An important stretch on the proposed
highway is that extending from Wash
ington to Richmond and plans for
building 1t are now being considered by
the business men of this city and Rich
mond. Another stretch in need of i'm.
provement is the road between Perry
willie and Elkton, Md. 1t will be well
those making trips to Philadelphia and
Atlantic City, to learn that an appro-
priation of $4,000 was voted by the
Maryland Legislature to improve this
road and assurances have been given
,by the Maryland State Roads Commits
Esion that the work will be rapidly
rushed to completion.
There is no better illustration Of the
value of good roads which will pro-
mote automobile touring than the
statement made to the effect that in
New England last year more than $16,-
100000 was epent by automobile tourists.
highways throughout New England
form great incentive to motorists to
tour in that section. However with
the building of so many new roGds in
nnnt0riatC Ivin
Dixie Land, and in this way develop
great touring centers throughout the
Southern States. Washington will bene-
mt greatly, as this city Is the natural
gateway to the South.
Fulton r. Gordon, the real estate
operator, has purchased an American
touring car from the Marion Motor
Car Company.
James J. Flynn will assume the man.
,agement Of the Locomobile branch on
Connecticut avenue Monday. His sue
cessor as manager of the Zell Motor
Car Company has not yet been named
Mrs. .Copley Thaw has placed an
order with the Zell Motor Car Company
for a 1913 model Peerless ''3S'' touring
car.
Frank Shaw, head of the purchasing
department of the Studebaker Corpora
ltion's Detroit plants, spent several days
in Washington this week visiting w
&c. Long. of the Commercial Auto and
Supply Company. Mr.. Shaw had
charge of the Washington and Phila-
.delphia party of dealers who visited
the EMF and Flanders factories last
fall.
Emerson & Orme have sold an APP
person touring car to o. p. Allen.
Paul E. Flynn has Joined the sales
force of the Commercial Auto and
Supply Company. He will specialize on
Flanders delivery wagon.
, w. B. Hibbs is the first Washington
purchaser of the new type of fore-door
Detroit electric roadster The machine
was received this week and has at
tracted much attention.
e. H. Habersham travelling sales rep.
resentative of the South Bend division
of the Studebaker Corporation, was In
the city yesterday. He is making ar
extended trip that will carry him tC
the Pacific coast and back.
w. p. Barnhart, the Everitt agent
has been advised that T. A. Peck has
been appointed manager of the techni
cal department Of the Metzger Motor
Car Company.
THE police department of Detroit ha:
just purchased Regal underslunl
roadster in order'to stop motorists from
speeding in that CITY," said c. NJ
Storm, the Regal agent here. "The cal
is stock Regal and is capable o.
making between fifty and sixty mile!
an hour"