The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-22


car is accepted now as one OF the
most desirsle lie. enjoyable, and valu-
able luxury necessities man or
woman can possess.
New Motor Company Organizes
! The American Motor Traffic Com
( rany. Incorporated under the laws OF
! South Dakota. was formally organized
I IL Washington, u. c. on December
f, s. where II Will occupy the fourth
| floor OF the new Citizens Bank Build
| ing. at 1921 q Street y. W. The di-
| rectors Of the company are T. 5. Al
vord. president Lttleheld and Alvord
Express Company. president; ;. J.
/ NacFarren. manager Engineer Search
: Ing Company. FIRST vice-president and
| acting manager; w. J. Moore. presi-
! dent The Moore Company. second vice
! president. \. J.. Kley, of New York
/ C'ty. secretary. ). {. Muncaster. OF
| Washington. and J. G. Menoner. OF
! Pittsburg.
The company Will specialize in heavy
| duty commercial motor vehicles OF the
l pivoted spindle. multiwheeI drive and
. steer type. with flexible load suspen-
sion and balance, and also in liquid
! fuel combustion engines and vehicle
accessories. Many other items of i'm
provement in vehicle construction are
controlled by the company under vari-
| Gus patents.
The company Is empowered to oper-
! ate. as well as manufacture motor
! vehicles for all uses. and proposes to
establish freight, express and passen-
ger services in response 10 demand.
through its exclusive State agencies
The company not only illustrates its
printed matter in familiar ways. but
furnishes at nominal cost to inquirers
l. -. 4
demonstrate the respective points, and
are self Explanatory even to the me
chemically blind.
Tire recent session Of the Stude-
| baker corporations branch managers
in Detroit brought out CALIFORNIA; en-
thusiasm for the motor car in a strik-
ing way.
The Studebaker's automobile bust
ness is handled in California from two
brancnes--Los Angeles and San Fran
CISCO Each of these branches de-
nands. for 1919. S4.5oO.O00 worth of the
new Studebaker "25," "35" and six
models-a total OK $4,000. O0e-which
the branch managers insist, Will con-
stitute the absolute minimum to satisf.
their dealers.
New searchIighf on Alec.
Increased popularity OF night tour
ing has caused manufacturers to give
more attention TO illumination in their
cars for this season.
Following the introduction last vear
OF the step light as a convenience in
night driving. the American Locomo-
tice Company has gone pace further
this year by Incorporating an .lectric
searchlight in the 1913 AIco cars. IL
Is the creation of Harry : Houpt. gem
eral sales manager Of the automobile
department. and Is part Of the com
plete electric lighting system in ali
the models.
Mounted on a universal oint attach
ed 70 the cowl Of the dash. the search
light can De turned in any direction.
either straight ahead. downward. up-
ward. sidewtse or backward
SwedcSboro. -. J., owes its presen,
existence 20. the fact that a citizen OF
the neighboring town of Woodbury. il
enterprising enough to own a motor
truck IL was the motor truck tina;
got The Woodbury. FIRE ezsfne "a
Ewedesboro IN time TO stop a threaten
ed conflagration- The truck. q Kissel
Kar threc-tonner. Is the property 0i
Harry A. Fish. a miller. and when
.
, trcss Mr. Fish gladly came 20 n,
rescue. The truck fowed the Wood
berry engine. weighing 5000 pounds
and carried twenty-five men. uakins
the fourteen miles 60 swedesboro IN
forty-cight minutes. A. horses would
have been Of no avail on account Of
the distance and condition Of the roads
Swedesbofo's presence on IN map is
credited 20 Mr.. Fish's Kissel Kar
Announcement has just been made
By the Marion Motor Car Company Of
new roadster model. which VIII b
built IN addition TO the famous Marion
Bobcat
The new car will be known az tie
Marion asa. and viii be built upon the
same chassis a. the model ia touring
car. with certain adaptations made
necessary by the difference In body &C.
sign. n viii have 3o-fo-horsepower
motor. centre control 1lzinch wheel
base, thirtyfour By four-inch tires and