The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-07
AUTO BRIEFS

II. w. Paul. OF wellsburg. has pur.
shased a new LoZier Six from the
city. The machine which is n Of
the hnest in this part of the country
will be delivered in a few days.
]. II. McGraw, Bellaire agent for the
Studebaker cars have received a large
shipment OF cars during the past week.
J. E. Morgan. OF this city will re-
ceive the first Lozier -Four in the city
from the Union Auto company within
the next few days.
Jones and Kratzer. local agents for
the Buick cars are having a Bowser
gasoline tank Installed at their garage
on Sixteenth street.
An American built automobile. driv-
en- by johnson Martin. of Glenridge.
n. j., has succeeded in crossing the
which automobiles OF a number of for
eign makes have been striving for the
past several years.
The motor truck is being used in
stead of the horse drawn vehicle in
more than 300 lines of industry. II is
being rapidly adopted by cities for use
In street sprinkling.
An ingenious motor driven machine
for picking cotton is being tested in
several southern states. II is operated
by a thirty horse power engine which
supplies power for the cotton picking
mechanism and %propelling the truck.
The picking is done by sets of needles
which pass through the poliage, select.
ing the ripe bowls. but leaving the
leaves and twigs and other refuse.
TA~ ~ VT.
! hibiting the erecting OF a garage with
In 80 feet OF a public school has been
upheld by the appellate division o the
supreme court.
Ross Leonard. agent for the Bowser
gasoline tank company is installing a
tank for the Jones e. Kratzer company
OF Sixteenth street
The safety director o the Toledo
city government has received bids for
motor fire apparatus. The total equip
ment Is expected TO cost in the neigh,
borhood OF 100000.
J. l.. Kimmins. OF Elm Grove, has
received a 1914 Ford touring car
through the Low agency. Of this city.
Several orders for Ford cars have
been placed with the Low agency OF
the Island, during the past week.
David Levi. Of this city. has placed
an order with the Jones-Kratzer
company for a Buick touring car 10
be delivered In the near future.
Owing 20 the inclemency OF the
weather Of the past few weeks. a
decided decrease IN the matter Of sales
is reported. II is expected that "a
Don a. the weather conditions
change that business will once again
pick Up and II IS thought that the
coming season VIII far eclipse any
Registered automobiles in the
United States AZ the present time
number over 1000. 900. New YORK
| leads with a total OF 1859. with n
linois and Ohio ranking In order.
Closed cars are becoming moro
popular IN Cincinnati. especially the
Sedan type Of car designed for an
kinds q weather. Tho old idea that
car. OF model were only useful IN
A movement IL on foot In New
Jersey for the purpose Of licensing
AUTOMOBILES according 70 their
weight.
Automobiles that are brought into
France on a touring "triptyque" and
are not r~e-exported will hereafter be-
given the benefit OF the maximum
tarih. ven though proof Of oriRin
I cannot b. produced.
a gociability run Of $500 miles
through six states. 10 start from
Pueblo. Colo. on May I o. beinr
planned by motorists and good road
promoters from several sections OF
\ Colorado.