The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
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Charles J. Giidden win b given .
rodsing reception and send-off tomorrow
when he leads . !. .70o-mile automobile tour
over the Lakes to the Gulf route in his
Maxwell Rorty. Escorts Of local motor
lists will form relays covering the entire
route from Detroit to New Orleans and
In addition the tourists viii be Joined by
large delegations from Toledo. Cleveland,
Columbus, and Chicago, all accompanying
the tourists over part OF the route.
The Detroit contingent is composed OF
members Of the Board Of Commerce.
Wolverine Automobile Club, 610oo-M Mile
Maxwell Club. Detroit Auto Dealers As
automobile manufacturers and mer.
chants.
In the opinion of L N. Powers. Of New
York. who has been driving . S-horse-
power Peerless about Europe for the last
three years. o well built American car
10 much more desirable ON European
roads than one Of foreign manufacture.
In the London correspondence ofsone OF
the New York newspapers he was quoted
as saying:
Though intended to spend only eight
months in Europe have been here now
for twenty-seven. and will probably I'm
tsh the three years and go home. have
motored through Great Britain and the
kind Of work.
yet the expense for repairs has been
only SIS. / had the car examined recent
ly and 1t was pronounced to be a. good
as new. Foreign makers seem unable to
believe that my expense for repairs has
been SO low. find that my car while
perhaps not 80 fast on the level stretches
beats them all on the hills. Foreign cars
may be built for speed but . car built for
American roads has an easy inexpensive
time Of 1t in Europe"
The entry of the Loxier car in the Van
derbilt and Grand Prize races by priv
ate owner in Milwaukee was . great In
justice to the Loxier factory. The Lozier
Company. after i've years successful par
ucipation in great national events, an
nounced its withdrawal from contests
after the Vanderbilt race last fall. Many
private owners, however. Of Lozier cars.
disappointed at not seeing the Loxier cars
in contests during the past year. volun-
teered to enter their private cars. Those
familiar with motor car racing realize
that a private owner without the support
of the factory has very little chance in
competition with expert drivers, trained
crews and factory organizations. to look
after the innumerable details necessary
TO successfully compete in the great ma
tional events. For this reason, every ef-
fort was made to discourage participation
in these events by private owners.
The Nelson entry in the Vanderbilt
and Grand Prize races was an absolete
four-cylinder touring car model, which
in its best day was sixty-mile an hour
car. This car was tuned up and prepar-
ed for the race by the owner in Milwau-
kee and was pitted against some Of the
worlds best special racing cars. It is
a pity that man should be permitted
to make a joke out of good car that
has won national championships. the
Vanderbilt race, and repeatedly estab-
lished worlds twenty-four-hour records.
sending thousands of spectators away
with a false impression of its worth and
ability entirely through inexperience and
lack Of knowledge of the requirements Of
racing competition.
The suit brought some two months ago
by John n. WHY'S, president of the
Willys-Overland Company. against A. L.
White and W. T. Agerter, former presi-
dent and treasurer, respectively, Of the
Gramm Motor Truck Company, Of Lima, |
Ohio. has been settled out OF court. Mr.. |
WHY'S alleged in his complaint that the
values shown in the statements under |
which he purchased the stock OF the
Gramm Motor Truck Company from !
White & Agerter. were not correctly rep
resented, and sued for a rescindment Of
the purchase contract. The matter has
been settled by a readjustment Of values.
which, by his consent to a withdrawal
of the suit are apparently satisfactory to
Mr.. WHY'S.
Announcement was made yesterday |
that Benjamin Briscoe had resigned as
president of the United States Motor |
Company. although retaining his inter- |
est in the big organization. Many Of
those interested in the company are de- |
sirous of having Mr.. Briscoe remain, but |
the great strain that he has been under |
during the past year necessitates his |
taking an extended rest. |
For the past two months Mr.. Briscoe |
has been working early and late. to the |
end that the company's affairs be read |
justed and it be reorganized so that II |
will be no longer hampered by lack Of |
working capital-but will be placed in an |
excellent position 10 handle its big vol |
ume of business which last year ran to |
upward of $50, 900 600. and now feels that |
he is entitled to the long needed rest.
He leaves with the sincere regrets Of his |
associates in the company.
He will remain, however. until the mid
die of November, when he leaves with
his family for a several months stay in
Europe, during which time he will ar
range for further extension Of the COM
pany export business.
Mr.. Briscoe is one of the prominent /
figures in the automobile world having
been SO ever since the Briscoe Manufac-
turing Company at Detroit took up the |
automobile parts business in 1888. He be-
came more prominent when he organized
the Maxwell-Briscoe Company in 1901
which attained under his presidency such II
a splendid success. and which concern. III