The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
AUTO SHIPMENTS
BEAT THE GALES
Record-breaking Cargoes Pre-
cede Close of us Lake
Navigation.
OLD MARKS ARE ECLIPSED
Ninety Maxwells to Cleveland Form
That Company's Most Valuable
Shipment on Record.
OLD MARKS ARE ECLIPSED

With storm signals flying from every
Weather Bureau station. and with inc
relentless grasp Of Old Man Winter clos
Ing each day on the icy surfaces OF the
Great Lakes. inland mariners nave osen
making frantic efforts to keep ships In
commission long enough to carry from
Detroit the heavy water shipments OF au-
tomobiles ordered by the other lake
cities.
To a great extent, the labor has been
finished While there remain many orders
for early December delivery. as yet uh-
filed. these can undoubtedly be cafeo
for by rail, with the regular winter Or
ders.
The late fall shipments by water nave
set several new records, prominent among
which Is a cargo of seventy Maxwehs'
shipped from Detroit to the Landman-
Griffith Company. of Toledo. This was
the largest cargo of cars, both in num-
Der and value which had ever been re-
ceived at an Ohio port While II in
cluded the regular November specihica-
tions of the Maxwell Toledo distributors
il also gave them generous reserve
for December, enabling them for the
first time since June. to guarantee I'M
| mediate delivery TO buyers
Cir~-Iand's Mark High.
| This record WAS eclipsed. few days
/ later. by the shipment OF ninety Max
wells to the companys representative III
| Cleveland. This shipment. valued nj near
" ssN 90 is the largest and most valuable
| in lake traffic annals. To make II re
aured the careful economy Of every
! inch of spsce OF, the main deck Of the
steamer Eastern States The ninety
cars comprised four hours of production
at the Maxwell plants and were driver
direct from the testing track to the poa'
by a large relay of pilots The LOADING
! process itself consumed more than a day
The Cleveland record surpassed the
prior lake navigation mark OF elghtN
Maxwells shipped To BuffaIo seNera
weeks earlier. In all probability. II viii
remain high. until the Navigation com
NAMES place some larger vessel on the
late fall run.
Motorists In any Of the Great Lake
citi.s are unusually favored this wear. a.
winter buyers will bc insured OF immc
diste delivery for several weeks. II MOI
for the whole month of December. Th.
rromptncss Of boat shipment is the most
ldirect advantage at their disposal. Ever
lduring the season Of navigation this al
Vantage IL Of great value. as dealers II
|, th,s.. cities are able to count definitely
Ior, tho arrival of scheduled cars on deh
mite dates.
| The boat run Is direct one. withou
lstors and with no switching ar other dc
laws which make the shipment OF cars bN
rail far different proposition.
| An unusual feature regarding these rec
lord brc aking shipments is the fact ths
many Of these cars have already been de
lIivered to waiting buyers. Maxwell deal
lers all over the country. As well as in th'
take cities. agroe that few buyers nov
care to wait until spring. as was the Gus
r tom before the advent Of electric start
, lers, modern carhuretion and storm-proo
, lcurtains The greater opportunity 10
prompt delivery during the winter month
has also played prominent part III In
: Isteadv cold weather demand.