The Washington herald., 1913-03-30

Zone of the most interesting pieces of
news that ever came out Of the Indiana
automobile field is the announcement that
several Stutz cars will be entered in the
! Indiana to Pacific Coast tour said
Fred Miller. of the Miller Company, local
agents of the Stutz car.
''One of the cars will be piloted by
Harry c. Stutz personally. who is cred
tied with the ability to build the stancn-
est and fastest stock cars that ever COM
peted in a racing event.
This is the first time that the Stutz
car has been entered in a tour, as our
efforts in the matter Of proving the eff
cheney and reliability of Stutz construc-
tion has heretofore been confined to rae
ing. We, however, believe In the policy
of cooperation and fostering the commu-
nifty spirit which il so evident among
Indiana automobile manufacturers.
This tour covers nine States. and al
ready twenty-eisht cars have been en-
tered. Although the entire route has
rot been definitely settled yet, the itin-
erary Is sure OF including st. Louis.
Kansas City. Denver. Salt Lake City.
San Francisco. and Los Angeles.
THE interest aroused by this tour,
which will start on July from Indian
apols. is already great. as is Evidenced
by kilograms received from the Lincoln
Highway Association, OF colorado
Springs, Colo, reading as follows:
The Lincoln Highway Association. in
annual convention today extends TO In
diana Automobile Manufac acturers' Asso-
citation cordial and urgent invitation to
select Lincoln highway through; Colorado
for July tour. Best roads, finest scenery.
and most satisfactory accommodations
are along this route. Communities rep
resented in association will gladly CO.
operate in making tour success.
,Signcd.I AUSTIN GAVIN. President.
And from the Denver Chamber of
Commerce:
"'Will you recommend adoption OF
midland trail. Denver to Salt Lake, on
manufacturers tour leaving July ] II
Midland Trail Association and Denver
Chamber of Commerce will guarantee
good roads and good accommodations
Runs through most beautiful scenery sec
ton of Colorado. and Is coo miles shorter
from coast to coast than any other route.
Answer our expense.
Our agents in the several cities are
enthusiastic regarding the plans OF the
associa ton. and nsturshy OF the Stutz
entries. as they believe this tour will add
something to the StutZ reputation for
relia bility."
Most OF the arrangements have been
City the tourists will sleep in hotels, but
after leaving the Sunnower State the
nights will be spent in organized open
camps. with the exception OF the stops
at Salt Lake City and Denver.
II is likely that a regular army quar-
terma ster and four cooks will he en-
ploycd 10 insure proper commissary
service. There will be few rules TO
govern the tourists. Two divisions will be
maiatained-one for passenger cars and
one for commercial vehicles.
In explaining its opposition to the cur
rent talk about cessation OF automobile
shows. The Moon Motor Car Company.
OF this city. calls attention to their
educational value.
We consider automobile shows a great
gathering to educate the public regard
ing the technical features of automo-
bile construction and design.
These shows are much less Of the ma
ture Of motor marts than the average
person realizes. We. for instance, rarely
if ever even go so far as to ask a visitor
TO our exhibit anything about his in
tentions-or attempt in any way to offer
selling arguments. We are always very
glad indeed to have people manifest an
interest in our various models and con-
structional parts-and usually have from
three to six or seven young mechanical
engineers, recent technical school grsdu-
ates on hand to answer questions and
explain any points upoh which visitors
manifest Il desire for more information
We consider the great thing which
the automobile shows stimulate is natu-
raj interest in automobiles-and once this
interest is created the sales will follow,
iS onnl without hetnr
compelled to resort to the strong arm
methods happily absent from automobile
selling. but not so far away from many
industries which do not attempt to en-
tighten the public.
Automobile shows mark the progress
in the industry. and are worth their cost