The Washington times., 1913-02-15
DEALERS PLEASED
OVER SUCCESS Of
MOTOR CARNIVAL
Plans Are Already Under Way to
Repeat Event Next Year on
a Broader Scale.
BY HARRY WARD.

Nashington's first automobile carnival
and Opening week will come TO an
end tonight. That II has been an un-
qualified success and has given the
motor car business a decided impetus is
the unanimous verdict of the sixteen
dealers who took part in the affair. So
dealers are planning TO repeat it next
year on a broader scale.
ITO say that am pleased with carni-
val week is putting it mildly" said Col.
w. c. Long, chairman of the carnival
committee. 1T served to bring out
many prospective buyers and enabled
the dealers to get in touch with hun
dreds of people who will buy cars before
the summer months come around"
This plan of keeping open house
FOR a week is about the best scheme 1
kD0w off, said Joseph NJ. Stoddard,
treasurer, of the carnival. I'VE have
sold six cars this week, and are on the
point Of closing several more: 1t was
through the carnival that these GUS
toners were brought to our store
Secretary III. B. Leary, jr., and the
other members of the carnival commit.
tee We're loud in t.ieir praise of the
affair.
During the day Chairman Long is to
pay an official visit to the various sales
rooms and arrange with the dealers for
fitting wind-Up to the week. New
souvenirs have arrived, and every visi-
tor is being given something to remind
him of carnival week.
Huntington Wilson, Assistant Secre-
tary of State, has placed an order with
Manager F. \. Prendergast, of the
Foss-Hughes Company, for a "4S''
Pierce-Arrow landaulet.
The Overland Washington Motor
Company reports the sale and delivery
of the following Overlands during the
past two weeks: Model So touring cars.
James Thatcher. Mrs. c. d. Morris. J.
c. Anderson, George W. Cissell Com
pany, DR.. J. T. Wolfe, A. P. Crenshaw,
Model 81 roadsters-Prbf. E. T. Dawson,
Dr.. J. G. Thomas, DR.. C. b. Smith
Model 50 coupe-Charles Conradis.
Model IL touring cars-E. II. Snyder,
Harry Sager, Mrs. Wallace Eddinger,
DR.. L. W. Austin and d. Z. Riordan.
4 one-ton Gramm truck was sold to
Paul CARRIER
B: F. Vaughan has placed an order
with the Potomac Motor Car Company
for a Marmon 80 touring car
j.. latest
chaser Of a sfx-cyiinder Stutz roadster
The sale was made by the Miller Com
pany.
Capt. j. T. Rose, Washington repre-
sentative of the Invader OIL Company,
VIII leave tomorrow night for Rich
mond, Va. where he will attend the
annual automobile show. He will also
attend the Baltimore show next week.
a. ~
A. A. Woodruff, of the American Mo-
Tors Company, was among the weeks
visitors in Washington.
Tayloe Pollock. the OldsmobiIe agent.
reports the following deliveries of OIds-
mobile light six touring cars during
the past week: Truxton Beale DR.. T.
\. T. Judd, and John B. Henderson, jr.
Senator ]. II. GalIinger is the latest
purchaser of 2 Cole 80 five passenger
touring car. Other sales reported by
the G. r. Cowie Company include a
Cole roadster to J. Clinton Tribby and
touring car TO John II. Becker
There have been several important de-
Nelopments in the last week in the plans
for the Joo-mile race to be held at the
indianapolis motor speedway May 80.
Charles =. Root has been named as
official starteT. and assurance has been
given of several additional entries. Root
VIII succeed Fred Wagner as starter
Albert Guyot has been nominated as the
driver. of an English Sunbeam car.
marking his first appearance in this
country. II will also be the first time
Il Sunbeam car has been seen in a race
in this country. The Stutz makers
have nominated their third car, with
Don Herr as the driver.
Toledo physicians will in the future
. dopt distinctive emblem for use on
their cars which will be recognized by
the police and place human life in
peril on tho same plane with property
that is meraced by fire." as one ply
sician put it. The emblem will be hon.
Ored by the police, and physicians will
not be molested for breaking the speed