The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-21
NEWS OF THE AUTO WORLD

= no MNf hilhnu NlNt car Nlhuu
featured by the Mcfarland Motor
Car Co. OF ConniByillo Ind. has
closed negotiations and will bo rep
resented In Seattle by n new firm
just organized. TO be known ns tho
Horton Motor Car Co, Inc. This
company has taken over the show
rooms recently vacated by tho
hN,tz agency The Mcfarland Six
is we'll known In the United States.
but not until the Horton Motor
agency was organized were they
seen In the streets OF Seattle.
w. l.. Eaton. OF tho Olympic
Motor Car Co. has left for tho
East on six weeks business and
pleasure trip Mr. Eaton viii visit
the Chalmers factory at Detroit.
Mich. before HIS return.
J. p. Scarce, of tho Metz agency.
left yesterday at s:4b a. IN. for
Roman. Mont, whore his brothers
wire and baby woro drowned In tho
Flat Head river Hts many friends
sympathlzo with him IN his trouble.
A 1911 4-cylinder. 40 h. p. Apper-
son Jack Rabbit stock car has been
chosen by A. r.. Guichar1. local
sales manager OF tho Apperson
agency here, as tho car 10 compete
In tho coming Tacoma races This
car has been In constant use for the
past two years. and outside OF
being cleaned. oiled and racing
body attached. no other changes
will be- made. The gearing and
oiling system will not DO altered
In any way.
n II and II. c. Gray. distribu-
tors OF Havern motor cars. have
just made arrangements with the
Chandler Motor Car Co. OF Detroit.
Mich. to act as tho distributing
agents for the Chandler Six for the
state OF Washington. This car
needs no introduction. for already
many Seattleitcs have driven or
heard OF the merits OF this car.
Among visitors TO Seattle during
tho past week were Harry Lewis,
Buick agent at Bellingham. Mr..
Lewis stopped IN Seattle 10 take do.
livery OF a model % Buick. which
he drove back 10 Belllngham.
Mr.. l.. y. ShomRr. OF Port An.
gelcs. agent for the Buick line In
ClallAm county. accompanied by
Mrs. Shomar. were guests OF Mr.. 4.
5. Eldrldge OF the Buick Automobile
Co. this week. Mr. ShomRr took do
~ q
his territory. and ordered two moro
model ass 20 come forward immc-
diately.
Mr.. W. D. Plough. OF wcnatchc,.
spcnt two days In Seattle last week.
during which time he was the guos,
OF Mr.. A. s. Eldridgo. manager OF
tho Buick Automobile Co. and re-
turned with a carload OF automobiles
for distribution In HIS territory. SIR
Plough Is manager OF the Plough
Hardware Co, OF Wcnatchse, and
agent for Buick cars in Chslan
county. He Is enthusiastic over the
prospect OF a road being built from
Seattle over tho mountains In Che.
Ian county. and believes that II will
" va" Va Wv bNfAAN NAANto VI tHt
Northwest
Dr. r. s Clark. OF Sunas, paid n
visit TO tho Buick this week, on his
return trip from tho Rose Festival
in Portland. DR. Clark says the
roads TO Portland are fine. with tho
exception OF near Kclso. whore.
owing 20 tho high waters in the co.
lumbia. they were Obliged TO ship
their car by boat from that place.
He reports that on his entire trip
from SumRs TO Portland and return
10 Seattle his average consumption
Of gasoline in a model % Buick car
was rs miles TO the gallon. and he
did not have a single puncture.
Miller Auto Co. sold one Dorria
two-ton truck and one 1900 pound
Stewart truck TO -. w. Larson, OF
Spokane. Wash. also one 1914
American Six and one American
Scout 10 VI. V. Baker. OF Palouse
Wash. A carload OF Americans for
tho Miller Auto Co. arc due in Sc
attic today. another carload has Jus,
left the factory. and two others will
follow just as soon as they can bo
shipped.