Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-25

Chicago Automobile Club took place
Wednesday from Chicago to Joliet and
return. The clubs left Union Park at
s a. M. Edward G. Westlake in charge
as referee. The starter was carried
by Edward Schillo in a Mercer with
the pacemaker and the referee trav.
eled in a Stutz. The chief checker
rode in Doty's Haynes and the judges
and guests will be in a White, Pack.
ard and Pierce.ArrOw.
The officials follow:
Referee-E. q. Westlake.
A. A. A. representative-Clifford Ire
land.
Judges-Leo Austrian, w. J. Mohr,
| w. J. Switzerland, W. II. Harliss.
Clerk of Course-J. T.. Calender.
Pilot-John Dods.
Chief checkers--Allen G. Rankin,
Fred Jencks.
Team captains-A. II. Pearsall, c.
A. c.; 8. Z. Hibben. c. A. A.; Henry
Paulman, South Shore.
Chairman j. w. Mcguire, joint
committee; G. +. Ballou. c. A. c.; G..
b. Dryden, G. A. A.; Henry Paul,
South Shore.
Harry, Newman Is building up a
great sales organization. The Exam.
liner says: Stan Il. Comstock, for the
last twelve years one OF the most &C.
tive sales executives in the automo.
bile industry. has just become asso.
ciated with Harry Newman, local dis.
tributor for Scripps.Booth and Pre-
mier Cars as sales manager. Local
friends OF Stan who knew him init.
mately during his eight years asso.
citation with the Thomas b. JEFFREY
Company, the last two years Of which
he held the position of sales manager,
are congratulating him on the big field
in which his efforts can now hold
sway.
Just previous to coming with New.
man. Comstock conducted the Buffalo
branch Of the Oldsmobile Company.
During his entire twelve years In the
automobile industry Stan has been
continually associated with cars OF
high quality, and his connection with
Newman. with control over the sales
OF Scripps. Booth and Premier cars, Is
well In line with his previous endeav.
ors.
In speaking Of recent changes In his
sales organization, whereby Snow f.
Williams becomes assistant general
manager, and Comstock Is taken on az
sales manager. Newman says: 1T Is
my purpose to build up the strongest
retail and wholesale selling organiza'
ton In Chicago"
The automobile world is congratu
lating itself on the fact that Chicago
day, Oct. ., has been chosen for the
start Of a good roads tour which will
link Chicago and Miami, Fla, over the
Dixie highway.
| Directors of the associated roads
organizations of Chicago and Cook
county received from NJ. NJ. Allison
president OF the Dixie Highway As
ISOLATION OF Chattanooga, Tenn, a tele
gram authorizing the announcement
that Chicago day would be the time
for the official opening Of the new
highway connecting the metropolis Of
the north and west with Dixieland.
II Is expected that fully 500 auto
mobiles will leave Grant Park on Oct
for the start of the tour. Most Of
these cars will be entered for the one
day run to Danville, ILL.,, but at least
fifty machines are expected to go the
full distance Of 1900 miles to Miami
The Chicago relay party will turn the
through tourists over to an. indiana
contingent at the Indiana state line
The Indiana relay will carry them Il
Louisville, Ky. State relays In Ken
lucky, Tennessee. Georgia and Flor
ida will take the through reuters Il
Dixie" to Miami.
Gov. Dunno has promised to make
the trip from Chicago to Danville u
special session Of the Legislature
does not interfere.
II hope everybody In Illinois viii
boost the Dixie highway" said thu
governor when he was asked to TAXI
part I'VE are building a waterwa!
to connect us with New Orleans ant
the Panama canal.
Let us all do all we can to bint
Dixie to us and ourselves to Dixie
Our waterway and our Dixie highwa!
are two important steps in the RICH
direction"
Carl Fisher, millionaire Indian
apolis automobile man. has entered
car as the first tourist who plans t
go from Chicago to Miami on the new
highway. Richard j. Barr, state sena
tor of Joliet, is the first Illinois maj
to enter car in the relay run to Dan
vile. Senator Barr will lead a part
of Joliet motorists over the lincOll
, highway to the intersection with tn
, Dixie highway in the southern part O
/. Cook county.
The following committee has bee
z appointed to arrange the departur
! from Chicago:
5 Chicago Motor Club - Charles N
Hayes.
Chicago Automobile Club - Georg
Ballou.
Chicago Automobile Trade Associf
tion-H. NJ. Allison.
Chicago Association of Commerce
Henry Paulman.
, Illinois Manufacturers Association
, John NJ. Glenn.
Associated Roads Organization-W
! G. Edens.
The Chicago Motor Club will be tn