The Washington herald., 1916-06-08
Motor Gossip

20 - William Mckenzie. 100 18th st; Ford 1916.
4"I7i Benz. Gcldsw0rthy, l2m Harvard; Mitchell
1916
lOI75- Elizabeth Mcurse Fins Greek Mills; Max
wel 'sle.
iI7e-w. L. Lapham. Isoo VI St NV; Ford 70 6.
tcl77-wm. F. Kelly. l@ Raleigh st. se.; Stude-
baker
AI7o-Clarence Gilbert. Cod Hope D. c; stude-
4OI7e-Harry Watson IS n 1t. NV; Ford 1916
rISg-SamelI Kammkoviu. I3s st. NV; Ford
'96
4olSl-N. E and W. S Ryon, lig' F st NV;
4Olsc-CIyde Reed 1890 Park I'd; King 1915
.)ls3-The Corby Baking Go. Washington, D. c.;
General 1916.
s5ISi-Ernest Lyles. l5,l p st. NV: Overland 1911
EIg5-Wm. S. Phillips. llOo y. Y. ave- Franklin
1916
20 IS Albert S. Galley. sn Rittenhouse st; Saxon
1916
4O.g-Frank H schoseld, Chatham ct; OIdsno-
iCis5-Reo p. Wright. 4ao 9Th st. NV; Over
land sl
iOlSo-w. H. Keith, 2l4 sth St Sc; Paige 1916.
+leJ-Crow Meter Sales Co. 1875 n. Y. ave
dcmonstrator.
No doubt from now on Bill" Barn.
hart will be anxious to tell every one
the time for yesterday he received from
the Pullman Motor Car Company a solid
gold watch offered as a prize in the re-
cent SaSOllne economy test nelO Dy lnls
company. The various dealers each
drove a car from the factory to their
respective homes and the one who made
the most miles per gallon of gasoline was
to get the timepieCe. Barnhart aver
aged twenty-five and one-quarter miles
to the gallon.
Charles Wilkinson. assistant to the
president of the Hood Tire Company, who
H. ,H4 e. ~
as guest of lie Roy Livingston, left yes
terday for the home office at Watertown.
Mass
Among the other events on the program
of the Anacostia citizens for Friday
evening will be an automobile parade
Prizes aggregating $4,000 have been Of
fered for the best decorated machines in
the parade. In addition there will be
a special prize for the best decorated ma
chine in the parade which is owned by a
resident of that portion of the city.
W. F. Hale. president of the Record
Auto Company, accompanied by Mrs
Hale, leaves tomorrow evening for Wi
mona Lake, Ind They expect to be gone
about ten days.
Not only are the motor car dealers ex-
periencing trouble in filling orders but
the tire companies are now beginning to
feel the shortage of supplies. In antici-
patton of a big year every agency in
the city laid in a big stock during the
so-called off season, that is the cold
months. but though the touring season Is
just starting most of them are already
short on some of the popular sizes. 1t
seems that the demand this season u
much greater than even the most opto-
mistic of the companies figured on. Also
last winter being an open winter, many
cars that would have otherwise been
used but little II not laid up altogether
were in constant service. Naturally this
meant that the tire business kept up to
more than normal for the Off season.
With the coming of good weather, it ha s
opened up with bang, and every dealer TO
date who handles a tire for which there
has in the past been any demand at all
is finding himself unable to fill all the
orders that have come in. Year by year
people are driving their cars more miles
which means greater tire wear. Manu-
facturers try to figure on the amount of
equipment necessary. but beyond striking
so-called average from the previous
years business and allowing for the IN
crease due to the number of new machines
marketed there Is but little by which
shsy can gauge the demand.