The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-01
OHIO VALLEY AUTO
CLUBS MEETING
OFFICERS WILL BE ELECTED FOR
ENSUING YEAR.
Committee Will be Appointed to A.
tend Good Roads Meeting In
Neutrality-suspicious. News.

Automobile Club will hold their an
rral meeting at the Board OF Trade
rooms at eight o'clock Wednesday
evening. Ofiicers will be elected for
the coming year and reports OF thu
president. secretary and treasurer will
be read. A committee will be ap-
pointed to attend the Federal Good
Roads Congress, which will be held
a. Washington. ID. C.. next March
Plans for the ensuing year will be
discussed. among which viii be the
taking up of several legislative mat
tiers. which are now pending in the
/ state legislature. Reports OF the
various committees will be made. The
meeting will be addressed by several
OF the members.
The Second Federal Aid Good Roads
| convention will be held March 6 and
BY the American Automobile Asso-
citation at the Raleigh hotel. This
convention is the largest good roads
gathering held during the year and
will be attended by thousands OF good
roads enthusiasts from all parts OF the
| country. Actresses will be made by
Hresident-elect Wilson and several
other United States officials OF high
standing.
| Twen;y-nne governors have already
named delegates TO represent their
respective states and also many state
boards OF trade from all sections OF
the country. Besides these. forty
four state automobile associations.
President John J. Cornwell. OF the
West Virginia State Board of Trade.
mas already named delegates. and
President Elmer Hough, of the State
Automobile Association. is now pre-
pairing his list OF delegates. The Au-
tomooiie Club OF Parkersburg and the
Brooks Auto and Driving Club. OF
Nellsburg Will also name delegates.
Governor Glasscock has been asked
TO appoint delegates TO represent the
state and the above organizations are
impressing upon him the necessity OF
so doing.
II will be readily seen that West
Nirginians are keenly alive to the need
o. good roads aud national and federal
aid in road building.
Union Auto Company.
Inc Union Automobile Company
VINO have recently opened their bust
! ness IN the building at Sixteenth and
Ion streets. which was formerly oc-
cupleu ythe West Virginia Automo-
niie company. received the Abbott
Detroit 44-5O Touring Car this week
anu nave place dit on exhibition.
speaking OF the new car. W. y
SnaHer, manager. said. This. car has
proven Its worth. Its success and
popularity were instantaneous II
represents the greatest automobile
value ever offered No connection
can match its hill climbing ability. \
contest record of 81 miles an hour
when chassis Was fitted for racing
shows its capabilities in the way OF
speed. Above all these considerations
II Is prominently a car OF consis-
: tency
Inc regular equipment includes
TeSIlar2rc.Ji ali,,ytfi shrdluuuu nuu
Electric Self-Starter. 36xt. GOODYEAR
No-Rim-Cut tires. Booth Demountable
rms. Lighting Generator. head. side
and tail lights. also dash and exten-
son lights. tire brackets. tool kit. tire
repair outfit. Jack. etc Top. with
JiHy storm curtains. windshield and
.9peedometer with clock set ccmbina-
ton
Bob Burman.
That Bob Burman. the Speek King.
who was sen in races at the State
Fair Grounds. will drive "A Kneton
i 80 'ttF 'NNih annual g'frIlilt IN
| teTnatlonal Sweepstakes race al IN.
indianapolis Motor SpeeIwaq. MAY 20.
is now an assured fact. formal entry
OF the car having been mad" ycster-
day by the kcciCn Manufacturing
company. OF Detroit. Michi.an. This
| signalizes the entry Of the Eeeton
company into automobile racing. in
which Forest Il. k"eton. president of
m" company. is firm believer. Kre-
To nwas in charge Of the racing inter.
"Sis of III" Pope Manufacturing Com
pdny IN the earliest days OF the Van
I derbil' race. when Herbert IytIe and
/ Bert Dingley were the stars OF tao
team.
After returning 10 California for n
bTief racing program. thurman will 10
cate In Detroit To prepare his car at
| the keeton factory. lie VIII then
come 10 Indianapolis 10 train. a. he
plans 10 he one 81 the first ON the
I sp'cnway and expects aay 80 10 find
him prepared in every way for the
contest.
thurman selected the Kcc'on car
! during bis recent visit 10 tho New
/ lork Automobile show. where he " en-
! from California with The avowsd uiIr-
I pose ~ finding q mount Tor tie 300.
MI race az Indianapolis u is said
That the keeiOn car appealed % him
because he believed 80 entirely fitted
Tor Crueling contest such a. the In
uanspOlis SrO-ID.ie race always proves.
Iie u convinced that car with the
dashboard radiation. such as the K.o-
ton has. and the center control and
l"ii hand steer. making IAN. I'm belt
ana water pump unnecessary. ~ lust
10" car ihaf Will make an excellent
show Ing in long distance races
The kcrfOn a. four cylinder g..
hor cpOwcr. but the engine dr,cicras
- hors eppwcr under break fr.t Tho
car IS regularly equipped as n seven
passenger touring vehI,i" with an
eighty milo sccd1metrr TO- The nuiu.
Ion ~ BIrmau. the korf0u viii d. cas-.
ily reduced IN stripped chassis for
racine io 1000 pound. nuI Iurm1n
believes 'h1' Do viii L. ohio 10 hriug
ms car uP fp a spool ~ from Too fo
100 miles an hour Tho sylindora are
"--x5 J., with piston displacement
~ about so cubic inches Tho car
hae four speeds fprNarI and one 20