The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-06-20
Maxwell Cars.

% So many owners of Maxwell cars
have reported mieages in excess Of
$4,000 miles that it has been decided
to form the $4,000 Mile Maxwell
Motor Club for the pupose of en-.
cOuraging long distance touring, and
to properly reward Maxwell owners
who qualify on mileage basis.
Jonathan D. Maxwell, President
of the Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Com
pany, said yesterday that in addition
to gold medals for Maxwell owners
who have covered $4,000 miles
there would be also silver medals for
those who have reached the $4,000
mile point in Maxwell cars.
Upon submitting proper proofs,
the branch or dealer handling Max
we'll cars, will arrange with the Pres
ident of the $4,000 Mile Maxwell
Club to see that these medals are
kept for the future.
The mileage obtained by some of
those who are driving motor cars is
hardly appreciated, yet there are
cases where, with a single Maxwell
car, 10000 to 10000 miles have
been negotiated with the car still in
good running shape
1t will not be necessary for an
owner to cover the entire mileage in
one car, for many have bought more
than one Maxwell car, and his prev
ious mileage will be credited.
In addition, the club will be COM
posed of scores of local clubs sub
ordinate to the national Maxwell or
ganization. The work already &C.
complished has produced the neu-
cleus of powerful association
welded together by enthusiasm over
good motor car service, the fascina-
ton of long distance touring and a
strong interest in good roads.
Lee MeriWether a noted author,
tourist and motor scout, who has
driven Maxwell automobiles more
than 100000 miles. has been elected
President of the $4,000 Mile Max
well Motor Club, recently formed as
a national organization to encourage
we'll automobiles according to the
mileages they have made.
Gold medals have been awarded
by the $4,000 Mile Maxwell Motor
Club to sixteen members who have
driven over $4,000 miles in their
Maxwell cars This is in accordance
with the offer of the manufacturers
of the Maxwell car to reward owners
who have attained high mileages.
Aft1davits have been made by each
motorist setting forth the exact num-
Der of miles covered and the models
Of cars that were used. Three men,
bers who have proved mileages in
excess of 100000 are President Lee
Meriwether of St. Louis, Mo-, F. J.
Griffin, a New York lawyer, and
Clarence Cooper, of III Clay Street,
Brooklyn.
Mabel w. Davis, of 1854 Main
St., Buffalo, N. Y, is the first woman
to qualify for medal, although it
is known that several others-nota-
bly, Mrs. Alice Ramsey-exceeded
$4,000 miles several years ago.
For the silver medals which are
being presented to owners who have
covered $4,000 miles, there is a gen.
uine clamor, owing to the much
larger number of cars that have
passed $4,000 miles.
Every present owner or purchaser
of a Maxwell is eligible for member
Ill tuS NluU. MAI Will
more than $4,000 cars in service
there has been large enrolment
Local groups are forming in several
cities and the organization is devel-
oping into strong factor for the
of touring and the
building of good roads.
Since the total number of Maxwell
owners is in excess of $4,000, the
10000 Mile Club finds an
extensive field from which it may
draw it's membership. Incidentally
the awarding of medals for long
distance touring will furnish inter-
esting statistics showing how wide
spread the use of the motor car has
become
Quarters have been set aside in
the building of the United States
States Motor Company at Broadway
and Sixty-tirst Street, New York, and
2 temporary organization, with
Berry Rockwell as Secretary, has
been formed.