The Washington times., 1913-08-23
Senator Swanson and Others
d to Attend Event in Detroit,
81 Beginning September 29.
NATIONAL ACTION A TOPIC
Speakers of Wide Reputation
&c Speak on National Roads
Legislation Day.
By HARRY WARD.

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the American Road Congress to be held
in Detroit during the week beginning
September 90 by Senator Claude A.
Swanson. Congressman Dorsey W.
Shackefurd, chairman of the newly
created House Committee on Public
Roads. and former Senator Jonathan
Bourne of Oregon.
National roads legislation will be
topic second to none discussed at at the
Congress. This subject is one which
is of interest to thousands of motor
lists in all parts of the country. Those
sessions of the congress which will
consider this subject will be under the
auspices of the American Automobile
Association and the American High
way Association.
National Roads Legislation Day"
ewhich will be held on September 50.
will have speakers of national repute,
and men who have given much time
yand thought to this phase of the road
question. II is expected Congressman
tShackleford will propose something new
at this meeting, as he has recently made
a statement which would indicate that
further thought since the creation Of
the Committee on Public Roads has
presented. advanced phases to him.
The automobile manufacturers of De
Jroit are planning TO entertain lavishly
the delegates tO the road Congress.
Robert H. Martin, manager OF the
Washington branch OF the Buick Motor
Con- pany, left today for the Buick fac
tory at Flint, Mich He was accompa-
nied by a number of Maryland and Vir-
giria Buick dealers. Manager Martin
has sent w. 7. Angle, warehouse super
lntendent, and a. G. Prosperi, shop
forar-aD ~ tho Pr,icL- Facrorv uyber-
they will spend two weeks securing IN
structiun in the new Buick features.
One week Will be spent in the Delco
instruction school, now in operati at
the Buick factory. AS all 1914 Buick
cars will have Delco electric lighting
and starting equipment, the Buick Mo
tor Company has deemed IL wise that
every workman connected with Buick
branches throughout the country SHOULD
be carefully instructed in the various
phases of the Delco system. For this
reason school Of instruction has been
started at the factory, and that 1t
men IS the belief of every one connect
ed with the big Buick organization
Capt ]. T. Rose, manager of tho
Washington branch of the Invader Oil
Company. will leave Monday on an eX-
tended trip of the territory recently
assigned to him. On this trip he will
visit various cities in Virginia and Ten
nessee.
- NJ. T Pollock. the OldsmobiIe agent,
SIS spending a few days in Philadelphia.
: The Cook & Stoddard Company report
the sale and delivery of a Cadillac am
5ulance to the Naval Hospital and
seven-pa ssenger 1914 Cadillac touring
<Sar tc D. A. Smith.
A. A. Crumley, of the Hudson Motor
Car COmDanN. is in Washington for a
few days, and is the guest of Howard
6. kneessi, manager of the Hudson
Automobile Company.
Charles II. Peters, Of the Peters Wag-
Fas & Auto Works, OF Baltimore, was
in the city during the week This
company is securing considerable work
in Washington and Mr.. Peters intends
to make frequent rtips here.
Charles E. Wagner, of the Garford
Company, makers of GarfOrd trucks. is
spending few days with the over
Washington Motor Company.
S NJ. Frazier has placed an oruer
with the Miller Company for a 1914
ing car. The company has just deliv-
cred a Stutz roadster in battleskip
gray. TO Charles J. Butler.
George Pumphrey Jack Flick. and
Frank Raynes. arrived in Indianapolis
last Tuesday after fine ride from this
city in a StUtz touring car. They viii
return next week.
The Commercial Automobile and Sup
Fly Company reports the sale of stu
Iebaker ''35'' touring car to Oscar J.
Ricketts, and a Studebaker 80 touring
car to the Lanman Engraving Com
panY.