The Washington herald., 1912-03-10
By WILLIAM ULLMAN.

lumbia knight demonstrator to the
Norfolk Automobile Show. Z. L. Myers,
the Norfolk agent for the United Motor
products, will be in charge OF the ex-
hibit. and those interested are cordially
invited to visit the United Motor branch.
The American Motors Company, of
indianapolis, makers of the well-kn oxn
american Underslung'' cars, report a
must healthy and satisfactory mid
win ter business. Their sales sheet, sent
to their dealers. shows a gain of ISL
per cent for the first seven months Of
this fiscal year. July ] to February i.
Their slogan is, The safest car on
earth,'' this on account of the low cen
ter Of gravity. large wheels. &C.
The Overland Washington Motor Com
pany report the following sales during
last week: A model 81 touring car 20
e. T. Goodman, a model 81 four-passen-
ger to Charles f. Coberth, a model 50
roadster to clifford Bangs, a model 50
roadster TO L. L. Nicholson, and a sim
liar car TO DR.. r. II. Stewart.
Emerson a. orne delivered an Apper-
son Bachelor, roadster, TO Gardner
orme, last week.
One Of the handsomest cars ever seen
the Marion Motor Car Company. The
ished a canary yellow with black
stripes. being an exact reproduction Of
the American displayed at the New
York show, which attracted unusual at
tention and brought forth so much IA
vorable comment from the admIring
thousands that Viewed It.
The Marion Motor Car Company reports
the sale of an American tourist to Philip
Bush.
| The United Motor Washington Com
pany delivered Maxwell Mascotte tour
ing car to E. T. Hull last week.
Frank ]. Breton, formerly with the
EMF Sales Company, at Toronto,
Canada, Is now associated with the Kinds
Auto Company, as head salesman.
Emerson 4 orme received a carload Of
Apperson touring cars last week.
The Zen Motor Car Company delivered
a Peerless six" to Emmons S. Smith
last week.
| william p. Barnhart. the Everitt rep
resentative. who is visiting Virginia and
West Virginia in the interests of his car,
writes from Lynchburg that he finds busi-
ness among his agents in a good, healthy
condition, and future prospects are bright.
Mr.. Barnhart has some open territory
in those two States, and is being besieged
with requests from prominent dealers,
anxious to act>as agents for the Everitt,
to visit them while in the territory, with
| a view to closing a contract
A six weeks battle with snow. mud.
and sand in the wilds of New Mexico
and Arizona has just been completed by
Henry b. Joy. president of the Packard
Motor Car Company. who has Just re-
turned to his home in Detroit. The trip
was made with standard six chassis,
carrying a special camp body and equip
ment.
Ford dealers within a radius Of 800
miles of Detroit, frantic at the inability
! to get cars on account Of the conges
ton in freight traffic. last week adopted
the plan of sending drivers to the Ford
Company's plant in Detroit and getting
cars to drive back to their respective
cities. The Toledo dealer sent fifty men
on one occasion, and a caravan of Ford
cars Immediately started back TO the
town on the Maumee.
Ralph Mulford has cut loose from all
manufacturers and entered the racing
game on his own account, having just
purchased a siN-cylinder Knox, which he
will pilot in the 5O0-mile race in Indian
apolis, later the Elgin, FairmOunt Park,
/ Vanderbilt, and Grand Prize in their
order.
At a directors meeting of wyckoT,
Church & Partridge, Inc, II. NJ SWEET
( land. formerly the well-known head OF
the Class Journal Company, and at pres
ent director in the United Publishers
Corporation, was elected chairman of the
board of directors. Mr.. SwetIaud brings
with him the ripe experience OF his close
connection with the automobile industry
from its inception, as publisher of the
leading technical and class papers cover
ing the broad field of everything per-
tanning to motor car production and dis
tTibution.
Fully 100000 people are expected to
visit Indianapolis to be present for the
second annual 500-mile International
Sweepstakes race, scheduled for that
city next Memorial Day, May 80. Prep
arations are under way with a view TO
taking care of the racing enthusiasts
when they arrive The Indianapolis
hotelkeepers at a recent meeting ar
ranged to cooperate with the Speed
way lHe OF pro-
viding accommodations. whether in ho-
tells or private homes, for every visitor.
The Washington Motor Car Corpora
ton will put out two racing cars, for
the 1919 season, of the four and six
cylinder models. The four cylinder, 40
horsepower, will be piloted by wild
Bill" Arrison, while the six-cylinder
5o-horsepower will be driven by H. o.
Carter.
These cars will be entered in all
track events of Importance and are ex-
pected to win laurels that will reflect
credit on Washington as a producer of
motor cans.
The Lozier makers are receiving nu-
merous protests from dealers and pri-
vate owners in every part Of the coun-
retiring from the racing game.
The Auto Exchange and Supply Com
pa1y, the newly appointed agents for |
the K-R-IST, have received a model TX" |
hve-passenger touring car of their new /
line. The K-R-I-T Is a very handsome car /
and the prospective purchasers are many. |
The Imperial Motor Company report |
the sale Of a five-ton 40-horsepower, White |
truck. to the Washington GasIIght Com
pany. This car is TO be used In the /
coke department, and makes the sixth
White that the gas company has pur-
chased since last August, all OF which in
dicates that the White has proven salts