The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
AUTO statesmen
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Isl Writes ''Bo" They Have
Arguments for Any Kind
Of Weather.
DAVE HENDRICKS BUSY
DAVE HENDRICKS BUSY
Baltimore Will Have Large Capital
Delegation When 1t Opens Its
Auto Show This Week.

Dear Bo-This has been great week
for gasoline gossip 1t rained all the
forepart of the week and everywhere you
went the air was surcharged with talk
about motor cars. Funny what differ
snsce just a few yesA make. II this
had been a couple of years ago, all the
gas would haveN been about how much
faster one make car was than another,
and how much easier 1t could eat up
the hills. Mind bets on the relative
merits of the various cars would have
been made by the score.
Now the talk is about motor car con-
struction and body design. That is the
an-absorbing topic. Why six cylinders
are better than four, eights better than
skies, and twelves form the last word in
motor car construction. All have their
arguments and 1 doubt IL one was over
looked. Next to motor construction. the
question of body design occupied the CEN
ter Of the floor. Each and every one had
his fayorite type of body. They are
known by various names, such as the
single cowl, the double cowl, and the
stream line.
Whitney Leary, in sticking up for the
Maxwell. says he did not know of any
more graceful line than that of a bath
tub and while that was not the TECHNICAL
name Of the design, he had so christen-
ed II.
The sun came out for few minutes
on Thursday afternoon and all welcomed
II with open arms.
Maybe the boys with the convertible
bodies are not getting in their heavy
licks right now. Irving Henderson with
his Kissel is so busy that he hardly has
time to eat. Tayloe Pollock is another
h. -.
pleasant the oldsmobile cabrolet is in
cold weather.
You know, there is bound to be some
one the goat when that Orme crowd gets
together. Edgar has bought himself a
Stearns-Knight and is very proud of its
performance. He was telling some won
derful tale about il the other day when
the rest of the family got on his trail
and made 1t so warm for him that he dis
appeared and has not been seen since.
Ed" Johsnsen Is in trouble. His COM
pany has brought out new tire-the
USCO-andN Joe" who has always been
partial to his Nobby Tread Tire, is afraid
that he will have to forsake his first love.
Wilbur Leach is so full of Pullman
dope after his visit to the New York
show that now instead of saying good
morning, he asks When are you going
to get that PullmanT'
Baltimore Is going to see a goodly
delegation OF the crowd from here next
week when Ii has its automobile show.
Jimmy Redmond. Irving Henderson,
Percy Rowe, Je and Wilmer Trew, and
several more are planning to arrange a
little party for some day the last OF the
week. Guess they will not miss anything
when they strike the Oriole City.
ar
other day and he was talking about some
Of the old endurance runs that We used
to have in the days gone by. Certainly
brought a lot of pleasant recollections to
mind. Henry Cunningham came along
and refreshed our memories on a few
points. Guess the days Of endurance runs
and record-breaking stunts are about
over. Every one knows what the motor
car is and they are no longer necessary
Would certainly like to find some legiti-
mate reason, though, for holding-st least
one more
David Hendricks had added quite a slice
to his Franklin territory for the coming
year. He now has the entire State OF
Virginia, and it will keep him rather
busy looking after it all this year. Dave"
says Franklins will eat up those Vir-
ginia mountains.
in New York last week. Frank Boyd,
who used to be one of the old guard
here. He Is now connected with a big
paper manufacturer in Pittston, Pa, and
is cleaning up. "Old Man" Boyd loks
the same as ever.
ChesleS and Hsrveycutter, in addition
to pushing the Springfield line of
pneumatic tires, are going to sell the
solid as well. They have a 20o-ton hy-
draulic press on the way. 1t should be
here any time now. Certainly would go
long way to see Thornton Chesley
wrestling with a thirty-sfx by six dual
truck wheel!
Every one has his longings. The
other day Joe Stoddard, George Weaver
and Ruddy Jose were expressing wishes
as to where they would like to be. ]. M.
said nothing would please him more than
to be up north with gun on his shoulder
hunting big game. George Weaver could
see nothing but the balmy South, where
the sun shines all the time Ruddy Jose