The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-07
ELABORATE BANQUET PLANNED
BY OHIO VALLEY AUTO CLUB
AUTO BRIEFS.

Dr.. Victor Biddle. OF Bridgeport.
has purchased a new Buick touring
car.
a car load OF Ford automobiles was
received and unloaded at the c. q p
freight station at Bridgeport last
week
The REQ Sales Company. Of this
city, have received during the past
7 few days several % the new model
REQ touring cars which are on exit
l bition at the local garage.
w. B. Irvine has purchased a new
Lozier four from the Union Automo-
/ bile Company OF this city.
The REQ Motor Sales Company ex-
pect large shipment OF cars in the
near future.
/ Fred Eberly. Of Martins Ferry. has
/ purchased within the past week
Buick touring car from the local
agent.
Selby and Reed. agents for the
Buick automobile in Martins Ferry.
+ have received during the past week
several cars which are being used for
demonstrating purposes and are on
/ display at their garage.
The Electric Vehicle Association OF
America estimates that there are 81
600 electric driven machines in the
United States. OF which number about
z3OOO are pleasure cars and Il. 900
commercial vehicles Chicago holds
the record with 1850. while New
York is second with 1000
The Bell Telephone Company. il is
said. will displace the old method OF
] horse driven wagons and purchase
three automobile trucks for their use
In the telephone business during next
season.
Charles VI Tough. formerly en-
ployed as salesman for the Steenrod
Auto Supply Company. has accepted
a position as teacher Of English His
tory at the Wheeling High school.
a car load OF Overland touring cars
mas been received by the Capitol car
/ company during the week
The annual Grand Rapids automo-
bile show will open Monday morning
] The owners and display men claim
. mat the coming show will far surpass
anything that has as yet been held at
! Grand Rapids
RAY Harroun. one OF the vorld.s
I fastest automobile drivers. recently
/ turned down an offer from the MAY
Wen Motor company 10 drive a car on
b the indianapolis speedway at the com
| ing events.
! DR.. Leech Cracraft has purchased
! within the past week a Ford runabout
+ from the \. w I,oe company. local
agents for the Ford machine.
\ new Ford runabout has been de-
livered during the past few DAYS BY
the A. w. Loe company 10 f. II.
Neagle OF this city.
An automobile school for the train.
! Ing OF men in the building and operat-
ing OF cars has recently been estab-
| lisned at Dayton. O.. At the present
time the enrolment has reached the
| $50 mark with indications that il will
Z NNAAtaA+N+' AAA'lfoNAAlA us tlIOlltueuI.
\. W Loe. local agent for the Ford
/ automobile, has received during the
past week thirty cars. twelve Of
which have been distributed.
Work on the Boggs Run road has
| been abandoned for the winter 4
/ large force OF men have been M work
| Tor the past several weeks getting
[ this piece OF road in shane that u
could be left for the winter II is said
| that the paving win De started in the
+ early spring and rushed TO compile
/ ton as soon as possible.
a. +. otenger OF Warwood purchased
q new Overland touring car from tho
Capitol car company during the past
| week
4 shipment OF two car loads Of cars
| will be- received from the Overland
factory By the Capitol car company