The Washington herald., 1912-09-26
Gasoline GOSSIP

F. W. Powers. manager Of the WASH
| ington branch Of the Goodyear Tire and
| Rubber Company. is attending the con-
| vention of the Carriage Builders Asso-
| citation OF America, now in session at
Atlantic City. At this time 1t is the
custom Of the carriage builders to place
their annual contracts for the acces-
sories to be used on their products.
Every manager Of a Goodyear branch
| in which there are carriage manufactur-
ers will attend the convention to take
| care of the wants of the carriage build
| ers in his particular territory.
Hundreds of automobilists are expected
to visit New York City in October from
all parts of the country, so as to wit
ness the greatest mobilization of fight
| ing craft ever assembled In the history
| Of the United States.
The time was when artists OF the
comic supplements delighted to picture
| the automobile as an absurdly cumber-
some piece Of machinery. propelled for
! the most part by farm and truck horses,
| rather than by power generated by gas
! food. However. that stage has long since
| passed. and now the motor car might be
compared to a swallow for grace. and
so fully able is 1t to care for itself that
| not even a passing glance is given to
| its fast disappearing old-time friend
| And one need not be Samson. a loco
| motive engineer or an expert mechanic
| in order to throw the levers or know
how to operate the mechanism of the
| modern automobile.
Various army officers who have OBJ
served the work of motor trucks demon
strated at military maneuvers are con-
vInced that the modern gasoline truck
| is almost indispensable in field service
and work. The transportation of signal
corps wireless equipment. for instance,
! on a truck showed wonderful results
| This truck carried at the same time the
| men stationed with the equipment The
truck supplanted in this case ten horses
| and four pack mules. Most of the off,
GERS who have had the opportunity to OBJ
serve motor truck in the handling OF
army work are advocating its adoption
throughout the army by the government
Though far removed from the comforts
and luNuries of American home life. to
which she has been accustomed, Miss
S. f. Swezey. N. D.. a Presbyterian med
ical missionary in India. is enjoying a
Maxwell runabout. which she recently
purchased through 4 Calcutta automo-
bile dealer. Miss Swezey, whose home
| from the Denver Hospital. is in charge
OF the Sara Seward Hospital OF the
American Mission at Allahabad. one of
| the large Presbyterian missions in East
ern India. She has been in Allahabad
| two years. and will remain four years
longer.
During the past year the importation
OF automobiles by Russia has increased
rapidly. While in 1895 the total did not
reach 100000 rubles. it rose to over
100000 IN 1910. and II is estimated that
the figure for 1911 is nearly twice as
large. The vehicles are mostly French.
Italian. and German, and must be robust
and easy to keep in running order. as the
Russian chauffeurs and mechanics lack
experience and tools in many instances.
I The automobile habit has taken root.
especially in the Cauca sus, the Russian
Riviera, where many wealthy persons
pass the winter. At Tif1is alone 500 to zoo
automobiles are in daily use.