The Washington times., 1913-02-22
GASOLINE PRICE IS
BOTHER|NG DEALERS
Special Committee Is Asked
to Investigate the Increase
in the Price of Fuel.
By HARRY WARD.

Automobile dealers In Washington are
deeply interested in the appointment OF
three members of the National Associa-
ton of Automobile Manufacturers to
probe the 'tgasolene situation" The
committee consists of Col. Albert L.
Pope, Alfred Reeves, and Roy D.
Chaplin The committee is clothed with
general authority to go as far as pos
sible in its Investigations, the result OF
which will be reported to the associa-
ton.
1t is known that the committee has
interested at least two influential direc-
tors of the Standard Oil Company and
before IL completes its labors ii expects
to confer with others. 1t is also under
stood the committee Will confer with
Representatives of the several independ-
ent companies and, in fact, will seek in
formation wherever ii is likely TO be
found.
The chief idea of the associations in
quiry is not so much to discover the
causes that have led to the 80 per cent
advance in the price Of gasolene within
about a twelve-month- but to find out
what is the prospective supply for not
merely the forthcoming year, but for a
period of at least five years and, OF
equal Importance, what is likely to be
the quality or specific gravity of the
fuel; also what suggestions or recom-
mendations the oil producers themselves
have to make which point to at least a
measure of relief.
When the Information is obtained and
| If Il Is learned that the supply Of gaso-
lene is likely to diminish and increase
in price, and that kerosene or some
other fuel is necessary to save the situa-
ton. 1t is the intention Of the y. A. A.
NJ. to call the engineers of various au-
tomobile companies in conference with a
view TO having them redesign their mo-
tors or carburetors or both, to- meet
the new condition. i
The whole matter is of absorbing in
terest to every man who owns asmotor
car and the results Of the committees
investigation will be watched with great
interest. %
Charles Kloppmeyer and F. A Aubert
left for the aBltirlore automobile show
today in the formers Hupmobile.
Francis Poe has placed an order with
the Miller Company for six-cylinder
Stutz roadster. siX-cylinder Stutz
touring car has also been sold TO Mr..
Williams
Sales of Little cars made this week
by the Hendersor-Rowe Auto Company
include machines for G. Clifton Niers,
Eugene Cof. L. W. Todd. and u. NJ.
Smith.
More women will be seen driving
gasoline cars this year than i'm any
previous wear in the history of the in
dustry," said NJ. r pollock. the Odds
mobile agent. Nearly all of the refine
ments this year. have been those which
make their appeal directly 10 the wom-
en-. and which have in measure been
brought about through woman's influ-
ence. ] refer principally to the electric
seIf-starting, lighting. and ignition sys-
TEN.
Every day I'm our salesroom we have
a demonstration of one sort or another
which verv forcibly brings home the
fact that the self-starter is PLAYING a
very important part in the sale of
Oldsmobiles to women. Nine times out
Of ten when We are demonstrating on
Ol6smobiie TO man he has with him
at least one member of his family of
the gentler sex who comments on the
future possibilities of driving that car
herself No matter how militant some
of the other sex may become. they will
never reach that point where walking
into the street TO crank motor car
is pleasureA
I'VE know some men who have made
their wives believe that II takes mans
strength and COURAGE to drive big
case could he questioned If that is
husband can keen the car to himself
although. candidly. we are forced to
admit that there is no truth In that
reason. for the gasolene car with self
starter. is as easy to operate as an
electric fiat IRON"