The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

Seventeen minutes were consumed n
stops for gssolins end tirss.
| 70 Dayton. Ohio. frnm pstredt Wsdnes-
day night. The Packard engineers lsft
Dayton Thursday uorning and drove con-
tinuously for thirteen hourS to NilwAu.
kes, . distance Of - uaijss. AsyivinG in
Milwaukee Saturday morning. thsy went
directly 70 the raes course and spent the
day. They started for Chicago without
having had any sleep sanoe leaving Day.
toa. and arrived IN Detroit showing NO
dgns Of strain.
Ths drive was made without any spe-
ciai prsparstion. but 10 said to BE- .
record.
True1s with poWss-4a1Deng DoA1es
Largs capacity motor trucks with
power dumping bodies have been found
unusualiy sdlcisnt for the purposes Of
the coal dealer who has . large homage
to deliver to public buildings. institu-
recently . fvs-ton Peerless truck
equipped with such body was pur-
! chased by the Staples Coal Company. Of
| Boston. NasA It was employed almost
immediately hauling coal from the COM
pany's wharf In Albany Street to the
statshouse. . distance Of . little more
than mile.
The route lay through the busiest part
Of the city. but the truck managed to
make sixteen trips In . working day.
delivering eighty tons Of coal A nvs-
ton load hauled much more slowly would
require three horses. Such . team could
at best deliver no more than six loads
So the truck replaced eight horses and
made the services OF two men unnsces-
sary.
The Yoang AutoRobtle Salesnan.
Many young men start out a. automo-
bile salesmen who overlook the drst prin-
ciple Of any highly competitive industry.
namely, that. business does not come Of
its own accord. but must be sought. The
biggest successes to-day among both re-
tall and travelling salesmen are the hus-
tiers who first make the business and
then let business make them. We are
now In one OF the greatest developing Pc
RODS Of the industry. and the demand for
trained men 10 constantly increasing. The
man who can bring in the business 10
worth his own price. and scores Of man
ufacturers are willing to meet his fgurs.
In the near future the automobile in
dustry should see the development Of
more extensive schools Of motor car
salesmanship. Furthermore. the manu-
facturer will see the necessity Of even
geater cooperation between the factory
and the dealers.
simplicity In Motor Cars.
Can simplicity be ono Of tho main
features In the design Of a good automo-
bile? The Oakland Motor Car Company
believes that this is putting the cart be-
fore the horse. The question Is: Can .
plicity?
Americas best automobile engineers
are beginning to realize what an impor-
tant factor IL is to make a motor car
simple. Observation will lead one to be-
lieve that all automobile engineers are
working TO that aim. while some cars. at
present, continue to have q multiplication
Of wires. electric relays, electromagnetic.
bolts, nuts, rods. &c, which all 60 to
make excessive weight and complication.
How many buyers Of motor cars ask
this question: What il the weight Of
your car? What Is the horsepower? And
after receiving an answer from the auto
mobile salesman. determine the horse
power per hundredweight?
Oakland engineers have made a sweep
ing move directly toward simplicity and
high rate Of horsepower per hundred
pounds OF weight.
Every part Of an Oakland car has GER
tain demands upon 1t which are entirely
familiar to Oakland engineers. and the
making of the part out Of the very best
of material 10 the slogan Of the engineer
ing department Of the Oakland Motor
Car Company.
The motor companies are beginning to
realize that any car, other than a simple
car. must be unnecessarily heavy, and,
therefore. leads to exorbitant tire bills.
President Taft Completes Tour.
For the first time in the history of
eutomobiling a President Of the United
States has made use OF the convenience
and utility Of the motor car as a means
Of travel through the country. Last
week President William H. Taft con-
cluded a weeks tour Of New England.
having started from Beverly. covering
during the first day the entire length OF
the State of Massachusetts,, through
Worcester and Springfield to Lenox. the
speedometer registering a total distance
Of 132 miles.
From Lenox the Presidential party
proceeded through Pittsfield and WILL
Jamestown to Manchester and Montpelier
to Breton Woods. from which point the
party returned to Beverly.
The President was greeted all along
the route by thousands OF persons who
Recognized MIN III many to~HS tHc
streets were decorated with fags and
bunting. Upon the radiator cap Of the
Presidents big Pierce touring car was
displayed the handsome emblem OF the
Touring Club of America, beautifully
finished in gold. and II was observed that
Mai. Thomas L. Rhoads. U. S. A.. the
Presidents military aid. was using the
automobile Blue Books. the ofiicial road
nedium Of the Touring Club. In finding
the best roads for touring.
On the way from Springfield to Lenox
the party crossed Jacobs Ladder and the
President gave orders for q few mo-
ments' stop SO that he might enjoy the
view which is familiar to motorists who
have toured this section. The party
was favored with splendid weather
throughout the journey, the autumnal
days being bright and balmy, and the
President and Mrs. Taft enjoyed the
trip immensely.
President Taft receives annually a