Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04


pointed director Of publicity for tho
Hupp Motor Car Company.
Sales Director Norval a. Hawkins. OF
the Ford Motor Company, is on six
weeks inspection tour of Ford
branches and dealers through the
South and Southwest. Mr. Hawkins
will include in his trip Los Angeles
and San Francisco
Conditions in the automobile hush
ness are more settled than at any pre-
Nious time. says Richard l.. Scott,
general manager OF the REQ Motor Car
Company. y can't recall a time when
the outlook was so clear or the indus
try on tirmer basis than right now"
The government OF Honduras, he
Netherlands. Argentine and Italy have
purchased Studcbaker cars for use by
the commissioner nj the Panama Pacific
Exposition The United States Govern
ment not only has two Studcbaker cars
on the ground for its representatives.
but uses A Studcbakcr official mail car
In connection with its model postofice
at the exposition.
William T.. Cody, known the world
over Buffalo Bill" has deserted the
broncho for the automobile. He recent
ly purchased an Overland touring car
and is now seldom seen except al tho
wheel OF his favorite machine He fire.
quently uses the car for iumps from
town TO town when travelling with the
Wild West show. of which he is the
leader.
Although r. c. Hupp entered the au-
tomobile business in 1902 and has been
identified with the growth OF the in
dustry from tho Very beginning. he is
optimistic with regard TO the continue
ton OF tho industry and the outlook
for tho future. Mr.. lIupp believes that
the field for the sale of motor cars has
only just opened to its true possibili-
ties. and that at the present rate OF
production about GOO. 900 cars per year,
II will take tho manufacturers Of
America ten years to supply the de-
mand OF the farmers alone
George c. Huhhs. assistant general
sales mana ger OF Dodge Brothers has
just returned from a swing through
the South and Middle Western sales
districts. on which he visited Dodge
Brothers dealers in Dayton, Cincinnati.
Louisville. Nashville and INDIANAPOLIS
This was Mr.. ilubbs' third trip in con-
ncction with his plan for giving per-
sonal assistance TO the sales campaigns
OF dealers in the larger cities. On pre-
vious trips, Mr. Ifubbs visited Michi-
gan. Iowa. Nebraska and South Da-
kota territory.
Pulling through a stretch Of sand
twelve inches deep near Tarhoro, ~ c.
IN hrih gear. n Cole ht-cylindcr car
completed a run OF $50 miles. in high
gear all the way, on five gallons OF
gasoline and one half gallon OF oil.
This gives the car gasoline milo
age OF 10. miles per gallon. which is
extremely high considering the sandy
nature OF the roads in that section OF
the country.
Evidence OF the amazing development
OF automobile engineering as applied
to low priced cars was furnished in
the recent hill-climb at Uniontown. Pa
Here A Saxon six took second place
in the "23o-inch class" defeating ears
of higher price and prcater piston dis
placement and Yielding the victory
only 10 car Of larger size and near
~ twice th@.rrice.f. The Saxon had the
smallest .i'is;.n displa cement Of any
car in the race. The winners time
for the climb up summit Mountain. was
S minutes 80 seconds. setting new
record for the hill The Saxon "siX"
shot up the steep grade in minutes
seconds Buick was third and Max
well fourth.
The Indiana Secretary Of State has
placed an order for 10000 motor license
tags for 1916. The taCs will have black
letters on white background The
1915 combination OF ccrise and green
has not met with much favor. There
were $4,000 licenses issued III 1914, and
it is estimated the number will run
10 10000 this year
Cleveland at present is turning out
about $50 trucks each week AS fast
as they are finished and packed they
are shipped 10 Atlantic scaporta, where
they are taken over ny representatives
OF the European countries and shipped
abroad.
The Waterloo DAD Speedway Asso-
citation mas fled Incorporation papers.
with "A capitalization of s25o.0oo, to
build and maintain q speedway At Elk
Run.
ed at tn" recent races In Spokane,
local motor car men ana capitalists
shortly VIII consider plans for :, two.
mile speedway similar to that con
structcd IN Tacoma The track will
cost 100000
Florida may now be added to the
list Of states whose laws for the taxing
Of motor cars have boon upheld by the
highest tribunal in the land In Florida
the state statute nxes a license of 60
on each car Two car owners after pay
Ing that contcnded they should not he
required 10 pay further tax In
some places they were subjected 10
separate city and county taxes rs we'll.
They went To tho courts but the SUI
prcTe Court ruled against the plain
tifs.
At the rate the registration numbers
have benn gong. II S!ll not be sllr-
priaine If a. the cud oc the year 100
0ho cars viii have been licensed in the
state Of Michigan. as compared with