The Washington herald., 1916-04-09
ST. WRITES 'BO'
ON AUTO Shows
More Tourists Would Go
South Via Washington if
Roads Good, He Says.
"AUTO-BOAT ADVISABLE"
Would Have Endurance Run, Though
Not as Trade Stimulant-Dealers
Cannot Get Orders Filled.

you will come up from Richmond by way
OF the Old Telegraph road. Well you
may get through II that craft of yours
10 sea-going hack, but otherwise 1
imagine that you will have to abandon
il to its fate somewhere in the neigh
borhood Of Stafford Court House, Va
Guess you remember our last experience
over this route. Well, II has been i'm
proved a great deal since that time, but
there are still stretches where a boat
would make better progress than a motor
car. No doubt in the world but what
more tourists would go south via Wash
tngton instead of the valley II we had
a good road all the way to Richmond.
Cars, cars, how can ] get more ma
chimes at once, Is the howl right now.
Most every dealer Is spending good
nonsy wiring his factory. asking, or
rather implortng them, to hustle along
a shipment or two that is long past due
They are past the stage where they
insisted on all back orders being filled
without delay. It now is a case Of give
qs what you can. but please give Us
something.
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Remember the endrance runs that we
used to have some years ago? Well no
doubt they served their purpose and
did It well. Too bad We cannot arrange
something like that for this coming
summer! True, the business does nor
need a stimulant Of this sort right now
for it Is at its height. Besides, every
one knows Just what a motor car Is
capable Of doing. People have been
shown. II would not be bad idea next
,all, though, to have some sort of a con-
test that all could participate in and
which would not be too long drawn out,
but which would tend to draw attention
10 the motor car after the summer sell
ing season has passed.
BY the way. you know that Emerson
( Orns will soon move into their new
place on N street. From the street, the
place does not look so big, but you know
the old saying. Appearances are some
times deceptive. 1t certainly is one big
building. the largest garage anywhere in
this section Of the country. Some one
made the suggestion that next fall 1t
be properly christsned by holding an au-
tomObile show in it, Whether or not
Emerson & Orme would be willing Is
question. as the point Is, where
would they store the cars they have
garaged during the time the show was
being held. No doubt it would make an
ideal place. centrally located, plenty of
room and all that.
George Weaver is happy. Every MORN
ing he goes out, looks at the thermom-
eter and sees that 1t Is a few degrees
higher than the day before. He has a
double purpose in view in doing this.
One reason is that he is fond Of warm
weather and the other is II means that
baseball season is that much nearer.
George is a rabid fan.
To listen to Joe Trew tell how hard
make you believe that he was still doing
It, now as a diversion, however, while
waiting for the factory to hustle along
a few shipments Of cars. The other
evening Joe was entertaining a crowd
with his story Of how, when a boy he
had followed the pIow, chopped cord
wood and hauled it to the river bank, cut
railroad ties, planted corn and performed
the other work that Is naturally part of
the rural life. Made a very interesting
story.
Maynard BayliSs called my bluff the
other day. Was over at the Record place
and got kidding him about his statement
that = Saxon four roadster would make
better than twenty-five miles on a gal
Ion OF gasoline. He called my bluff.
Filled the gas tank OF one of these cars
up level full and then told me to take
the car and drive it where wanted and
see for myself just what the car would
do. drove II around town for a while
and then out to Great Falls and back.
In all I did thirty-seven miles that
afternoon. Was surprised at how easy
It handled and the power it had, On my
return to the Record place. measured
the gas used by replacing the gasoline
burned and found that I did better than
-thirty-two miles to the gallon.
You remember Len Chew, who han
dies the Pennsylvania tire here with
Harry Goucher under the firm name of
the Chew Goucher Company. He pro-
fesses not to be baseball fan, but any
time that you are in a mood for tanning
bee just drop in. II his father Is there,
50 much the better, Chew, sr,, Is a dyed
in-the-wool fan and between the two of
them they can tell you anything and
everything worthy OF mention that ever
happeed in the grand old sport.
Irving Donohoe Is now settled IN his
new quarters and the new place Is so
much of an Improvement over the old
one that there is no comparison. In the
hrst place he has his accessory depart
nnent and service station for the special
ties he handles all under one roof Sec
Ondly with the room that he has he is
much better able TO display his various
lines. Wonder to me that he did not
make the move long age.
Next Sunday is the day set for Henry
Cunningham's Mitchell owners boosters
day, He plans to get all the Mitchell
owners in Washington TO make the run
10 Haserstown on that date. His idea
Is 10 give the new owners a chance to
become better acquainted with their car
and at the same time see a little of the
country as well as to learn some of the
pleasures Of touring. It's q good idea and
something which has worked out very
we'll in other cities where tried.
Speaking OF Cunningham brings 10 mind
Miller Brothers spring opening week
which has just closed. It went big, a
whole lot bigger than they had hoped
for, From Claude Miller, president Of
the company, down to the office boy.