The Washington times., 1912-07-27
PILOTElEC'TR|CT TO
START MONDAY FOR
new ORLEANS RUN
Pathfinder to Leave Detroit
and Will Pick New
Route. 7
Rx HARRY WARD.

With New Orleans as it's objective
point the Flanders electric ,pathhnding
car will start Monday from Detroit to
lay out the route for, the big three AS
national reliability tour, In the tenth
running of which the possession of, three
trophies will be involved !"
The famous Glidden trophy will be for
team competition the same as last year,
while the artistic Anderson Cup will be
fos the runabout class. An added prize
will be the A. A. A. Individual Cup for
the touring car division, and thus every
entrant will have something to compete
for. Furthermore, the entire field will
be subdivided- into price classificatioris,
which will complete a prize list larger
than even before Offered
Opens New Land.
Opening up to motorists land of new
delight, the journey from the "aatomo-
bile capital Of the country, to the
quaint and yet progressive city at the
mouth of the Mississippi, promises to
be the most notable national tour ever
conducted by the national organization
of automobilists. Undoubtedly. the tour
means to New Orleans itself the open
Ing Of q gateway which will bring down
from the north an additional measure
of prosperity. a.
ndI,, From 9 Detroit to Fort Wayne. Indiana.
course, quite familiar; but little u known
OF that portion Of the route below the
principal city of Kentucky. Although
the louisville Nashville part was trav-
Dallas. Tex, that part of the route has
never been popularized, principally on
account OF worn-out pike. Lately a new
interest has been aroused in the matter.
ana Il Is confidently predicted that with
route from Louisville south will be
greatly improved. This will probably
be true also between Nashville and
Memphis. as two roads are striving for
the honor.
New Standard Route.
From Memphis TO jackson, Baton
Rouge, and New Orleans, the tour will
pass over country that has been travel
ed by private parties. but has never
been raised to a standard route as 1t
will now be accentuated by the tour.
Assurances from points along the Mis-
Iieve that the Improvement will be very
rapid in this section. The result will be
that good roads Improvement through
central Kentucky, western Tennessee,
pect. dating practically from the de-
cision tossFun tne tour that way
While the tour itself Is an important
event, II Is but an incident In opening
New Orleans. A l.. Westgard will be
the route expert Of the American Auto
mobile Association on the trip, which
will be notable from the fact that 1t will
WIN be the first time in the history Of
motoring that an electric car has been
used to lay out a cross-country route.
Ted" s. Johnston, manager of the
Buick Motor Company. and Mrs. john
ston returned yesterday fro ma vacation
to the Thousand Islands. While away
Mr.. Johnston visited the Buick factory
1918 Bucks. The new models will ar
rive in Washington early next month.
James J. Flynn, manager of the Loco
mobile Companys Washington branch,
returned today from a trip to Rich
mond.
Frederick II. Elliott. secretary Of the
Touring Club Of America, was in the
city yesterday visiting Leroy Mark, vice
president of the southeastern division
Of the Touring Club. 9~..F'.''.
Joseph M. stoddard, of the Cook G.
Stoddard Company, left yesterday for
his summer home at West Springfield,
N. H. He will be away throughout the
month of August.
Miller Brothers. who conduct a moving
picture theater on Ninth street, have
embarked in the automobile business,
Rhsy have IN TENS
porary quarters In the Warder building.
Four brooms in the show windows of
lieut. ice % Avenue, % Indicate Clean n" sweep Of
1872 Buick models here. ut has been
by far the greatest season we have
ever had" said Manager Johnston.
Every one OF our 1917 models has been
1918 models to arrive.
Henry Fords manufacturing plans
for 1918 include the production Of 200 OOC
he would turn ont 1900 cars that es-
innate seemed to be a trifie beyond the
capabilities of his factory, yet as a
matter of fact nearer $4,000 cars were
built.
To build 100000 cars in a year, when
reduced to figures, brings out a pro-
duction of slightly less than a car every
two minutes. In a working year of
cars. roughly That calls for $40 cars
in each of the six days of the week.
This daily production, divided by the
full twenty-four hours that the factory
will be run, makes the hourly production
about twenty-seven cars. In other
words. every minute sees As OF a car
produced.
Motorists seem to think that no care
Is necessary in carrying spare tubes, ~
said well-Known tire man. "Uncov-
cred envelopes are tossed on roofs OF
limousines, where sun and rain beat
down upon them. Unprotected inner
tubes are thrown carelessly into too
boxes. where they come In contact with
sharp tools.
Needless TO say. such practices ar,
destructive. Strong light Is very injuri
Gus to rubber. So likewise is heat. Fol
these reasons, II no other, spares shoult
be kept in cases.
Moisture and oil are also injurious Z,
tires. Waterproof wrappers, which keel
out light, moisture and oil and at tn,
same time protect spares from tnjur!
by contact with any sharp substances
can be had of any accessory dealer
Every motorist should use them.
Cardboard boxes are never satisfac
tory for carrying tubes in a car. Ever.
vibration of the car causes chafing be
tween the box and tube, and since card
board Is harder than rubber, the tube
viii Inevitably be injured. Covers 10
inner tubes should take the form o
bags which will fit snugly around tn
tube"
Recalls Bonds.