Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-19
MOTORING.
Continued from Seventh Page.1

builders are selling some fine cars. The
manufacturers of European cars and es
peclaiiy those made here, devote much
time and care in constructing bodie.
along graceful lines, avoiding as far al
possible sharp or square-corners. Especia
care is also taken in rubbing down and
filling the woodwork before painting The
impression prevails here that American
cars are more cheaply finished, but finer
ones are not exhibited. Whenever man.
ufacturers of American cars take as much
interest In this growing market as dc
manufacturers OF other foreign cars theil
sales VIII increase, but people will not
purchase cars from photographs.
For the first time there was exhibited
a fine line of American tool machinery
representing the leading builders OF such
machinery in various parts of the United
States. There were two large displays
under the direction of experienced ma
chnists- The displays were both supplied
by power. thus enabling the various ma
chimes to be shown in operation. These
exhibits occupied ample space in prom:-
nent positions. and attracted much atten-
ton. l was Informed that the annual
sale of American tool machinery in b.
hernia will exceed s2,000,O0O.''
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The Washington Automobile Supply
Company has been appointed sole dis
tr1buter for the Fisk tire in the District.
NJ. r. Muller and f. NJ. Van Ness both
well known among the motoring public
of Washington, compose the company and
are prepared for the summer touring sea-
son.. In addition to- carrying g. large
stock of tires they are the distributors
for oils, greases. etc, and automobile ac-
cessories. Their location is at 1927 New
York avenue.
G. M. Storm and F. G. Sibbald of the
Storm Motor Car Company expect to
leave this week for Indianapolis to attend
the 500-mile race on the Indianap polls
motor speedway May 80
Ninety strip maps are included in the
1912 edition of the A. A. A. Trail to
Sunset route just issued by the Amer
lean Automobile Association. The COM
plete route from Chicago to Los Angeles,
including the Santa Fe trail. and thence
to San Francisco. contains all necessary
information with clearness and accuracy.
embracing turns, forks, landmarks and
year ago contained only sixty-five maps
and concluded at Los Angeles.
In addition to going through to San
Francisco, the new addition has two COM
Angeles, the new one by Yuma, the I'm
perial valley and San Diego. The 1912
book also contains all the corrections
noted by A. L. Westgard, A. A. A. official
field representative. on his third trip
ments is a short line from Omaha to
Kansas City. via the new Plattsmouth
bridge. saving about thirty miles. as
compared with the route formerly used.
A new A: A. A. transcontinental map.
showing all practicable routes in their
correct geographic relation, Is also nearly
ready for publication.
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w. P. Barnhart, local representative of
the Everett car. left yesterday for De-
troit, Mich, to attend conference at the
factory of the Metzgar Motor Car Com
pany. He expects to return Tuesday
morning.
Several purposes are served by first
building through routes between impor-
tant points or regular centers, says
George c. Diehl. chairman of the Amer
lean Automobile Association good roads
board. One is the arousing of public
sentiment to the necessity of better roads.
Another Is the accommodation of the
constantly increasing motor traffic. and
the consequent advertisement of the re-
sources of the regions through which
they pass. Still another is the broaden
ing of the economic feature of our pro-
gressive civilization, in that the people
of each section of the country are get
ting better acquainted with the others.
noted newspaper man and writer
Col. p. Donan,s formerly of the Confed-
crate army some years ago stated that
troversy." At the same time he stated
that the then existing poverty and lack
of development for want of capital in
sections of the west were an exemplifica-
ton of Longitudinal ignorance" Had
the colonel lived to see the present de-
velopment of automobiles and the con-
sequent interchange of traffic between the
different sections of the country he would
have hailed 1t as a forerunner of the mil
lennium In the United States. when all it's
1n0 oh nd To och
other
Twenty years ago Uncle Rufus
Hatch, a Wall street multimillionaire and
a veteran western railroad builder, adj
vised his friends and others to acquire a
prairie yacht" in the form of private
car. and take in the beauties of this
country, instead of annually attempting
to secure a tail hold" on foreign nobil-
ity through the blowing" of good Amer
lean dollars.
These two men had an intellectual
grasp Of conditions which may be looked
upon almost in the light of prophecy.
Both passed away when motor traffic
was in it's very early stages, and before
the touring car, in its present condition
of usefulness, was thought Of
Now the legends Of 'latitudinal contro-
versy' are becoming forgotten, and the
longitudinal ignorance" Is becoming dis
PEELED through the operation of yachts"
which will not only traverse prairies. but
ocean to ocean a pleasure jaunt, with
benefit not only to the travellers, but to
the people of the localities through which
they pass.
The touring traffic has great ramifica-
tons. Every automobilist, one time or
another, in whatever section of the coun-
try he may live, becomes a tourist, and
the comfort of tourists depends on the
excellence of the roads. Consequently
every motorist is good roads advocate.
Every other man who possesses reason
able intelligence becomes a good roads
advocate as soon as he begins to COM
pute the cost Of the use of roads which
are not good
The benefits to accrue to the general
public from through or trunk lines of
road seem to have been first appreciated
by the thrifty people of the New England
states. and they began some years ago
to build roads reaching to the principal
centers of population and to various sum-
mer resorts. These roads were built and
are now being extended under the direc-
ton Of the state authorities, and, in whole
or in part. at state expense. They ac-
and general, and add greatly to the COM
mercial activity of the states through
which they pass Other eastern states
are following their example.
The economic logic Of the situation de-
mands that these translate and other
supervision of state officials, and either
in whole or in part at state expense; alSD
that their maintenance be a matter of
state supervision.
The whole state is benefited by the ad-
vertising which such q road gives. The
of the state taxes, are among those who
use such main lines. and thus get their
moneys worth. The business interests
Of the people OF the whole state, the val