The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-20
BOlLL0T, AUTO RACER, TELLS
In LETTER OF THE GREAT WAR
AUTO B RIEFS.

rangements TO begin work on The paw
ing OF the bridgeport 10 ST CIAirsylle
PIKE Just as soon as the weather per
mite b work was finished 20 the
loot OF the st. Clairsville hill last
season and this summer Il is expected
that the work viii be completed.
W. n. Roberts. representing the
Pittsburgh branch Of the Oakland
Motor Car Co. and l.. T. Manley. fac
tory representative from Pontiac.
Mich. have been In the city during
the past week with headquarters at
the garage on Market street.
The following deliveries OF Dodge
Brothers cars were made during the
past week by Sands and Giger. local
agents: W. y. Mcnamara. Laurence
Steinmetz. Lee Frank and n. A. Nei-
der. Another a load OF these cars
Is expected by Sands and Giger about
the middle of next week.
The Steenrod Auto company ID
the following deliveries for the mast
week: Two model 81 Oakland road.
sters. one to l. Blaney, OF this CITY.
n one to Mr.. Hess. Of Martins Fer.
~.
From practically every automobile
sale office in the city the past two
days have come expressions of optim-
ISM and statesmen declare that the
TWO or three days OF spring weather
nave wrought a real change for the
better in the automobile industry.
The roads In the rural districts have
IHAI nGnn nENumn - IN 81. -
days, and should the good weather
continue motorists will have plenty of
room TO do n little c~ross-country work
IN the winter time. The foad is now
In fairly good shape to West Alexan-
DER and out as far as Short Creek.
On the other side. ST. C~lairsviIle can
be made with little difficulty.
Balzer a Balzer. local agents for
the S~tudebaker, received a carload of
mat popular make OF machines at the
local garage during the past week.
Ihis company reports an abundance
OF work In the repairing and over
hauling line.
The Engineering q Equipment Com.
pany. agents for the Cadillac. report
the delivery OF a Cadillac roadster to
George Kraantz. of Martins Ferry.
the early part OF this week. Business
is hourishing around the company's
eighteenth street garage, and there is
plenty to do in the repair line.
NJ. F. schaefer. Of the Union Auto
Company. is in Jackson, Mich, the
home OF the Briscoe factory. where he
has had one OF those cars shipped to
this city. The car is expected TO ar
rive in this city about the middle OF
next week, and will be on display in
the company's show room at the cor
ner Of Sixteenth and Eoff streets.
The Auto Sales Company. local
! agents for the Overland car. reports
the sale OF an Overland roadster to
II. NJ. Kimberland. Of the Union Cen
tral Insurance Company. o. f. Kill
gore. the Holloway representative OF
the company, reports the sale OF a
roadster.
Plans are not yet complete for the
removal OF the Balzer & Balzer garage
from its present location on Eight.
eenth street TO It's Main street loca-
ton. but the company expects TO be in
It's new quarters by May 1. Balzer &
} Balzer are making arrangements to
handle a greatly increased business
IN their new home.
a. j.. vierheller. OF Fulton. has Dur
chased a new automobile. which he
expects to use in touring the count
during the coming summer. II b
likely that he will make the trip in
his new machine to indianapolis to
see the next 5OO-mile race
Il was reported yesterday that How.
ard Atkinson, well known young man
OF near Elm Grove. had purchased a
half interest in the Elm Grove Motor
Sales Company at that place. The
garage and sales company were for
.merly in the hands Of Price & Kraft.
According TO reports, young Atkinson
purchased the Kraft interest in the
business. They will continue in the
sales and repair line.
Autoists are warned against the
present condition OF the roads in Mar.
shall county. Especially are those
along Big Wheeling creek in such con
dttion that Il Is practically impossible
for machines TO make the trip over
them.
a shipment OF Cheverlot machines
has been received by the recently or
Eanized automobile sales company At
Moundsville. The company will be-
gin the construction OF its garage
within a short time.
David Estaque. OF jacksonville. III.
has agreed TO measure and mark that
portion ~ The Pixies Peak highway
which extends from Jacksonville 10
the Illinois river. 10 IS claimed that
this stretch f. the only open gap in
the highway between Utah and Wash.
ington, u. g. ~ IL desired 10 secure
the complete data for the 1915 route
books
wesley Baumbergcr. Of McMcrhen.
local agent for the Alter car. which "a
manufactured AZ Plymouth. Mich. *.
poets three ~ the new 1915 model AL
ters ~ the McMochon garage about
the middle 81 next week.