The Washington herald., 1916-02-11
MOTOR GOSSIP
By @sI, GROGAN.

The Acme Auto Top Company has in
stalled a two-tOn electric elevator oy
means Of which machines can be con-
veyed to the Companys workrooms, To-
Gated on the second floor Of its estao-
Hshment.
]. VI. Stoddard, president OF the Cook
and Stoddard Company. is at French
Lick, Ind. for a short visit.
Though there still remains much to be
done to the Pollock Car Corporations
showroom. which is being remodeled,
TayIoe Pollock hopes to have the new
OldsmObile home ready for the reception
Of visitors by the first Of the coming
month.
John Fister. proprietor Of listers ga
rage is able to be out and around again.
after his recent accident One day last
week. while carrying a storage battery
down stairs he slipped and fell, injurins
himself
If one will but take the trouble to read
and study the various advertisements
OF the different motor car companies. he
will notice considerable change in their
line OF argument over a few years past
Then it was that most attention was
paid to enumerating the superior me-
chanical features OF the machine over
other cars that could be considered in
the same class Today the mechanical
end OF the car is dwelt upon but little.
It IL taken for granted that the buying
public are familiar with this feature OF
the machine Attention Is given to body
iesign and comfort and cOnyeniece for
the occupant instead.
It is estimated that it will take
100000 gallons of gasoline to supply
the demand for the motor car alone
during this coming year. Gasoline is
steadily on the Increase and just how
much higher II is going to go no one
Is able to forecast. Some seem to think
that before next summer comes
around it will reach 40 cents a gallon.
The more conservative place about IS
cents as the limit.
II is said that the closing of the
Panama Canal has had something to
do with the increase in the cost Of this
important fuel Plans had been formu-
lated and contracts made with the idea
in view that IT would be brought to
the East by boat and via the canal
The eastern fields are not sufficient to
care for the demand and, naturally
when the canal was closed the dimin-
ishing of the supply raised the price.
The oil fields are not so productive
as they formerly were is another rea-
son given.
Christy Mathewson-thes same Christy
who has done so much to make the
New York Giants famous-has signed
up with the Paige for an indefinite
term, thus adding one more to the
long list of celebrities swearing allie
glance to that car. When Natty put
his name on the dotted line the other
day In the office of the aige-Detroit
Company. of New York. Manhattan
distributors of the Paige. and became
the owner of Fairfield, one celebrated
Big Six" united with another Big
Six" OF equal fame.
MathewsOn played rather mean
trick on the Paige salesman. He con-
Cealed his identity when he was ex-
amining the car and receiving a
demonstration, giving the name of the
friend who was with him. But all who
know the great box artist say that
such procedure would be quite
characteristics. as he is of an exceed
ingly retiring disposition.
Mathewson has been an automobile
fan for some time, but heretofore has
owned only models of high-priced
makes. At the New York show he
became interested in the cars of me
dium' price, certain advantages in
weight, cost of maintenance. and the
like impressing him. His choice mar
EpWeO 10 three cars one OK "nlcn
was the Paige Fairfield six -i6.
Mstty did his shopping very thor
oughly. making close study of all
that auto row had to ofer. Two days
after he had received his Paige demon
stration he returned to announce his
decision. When 'ths news is spread
undoubtedly he will receive challenges
from Donny Bush, George MorIarvy,
Branch Hickey and other baseball
Efara vbo ara driyiur PafRa cars
Mathewson, when asked why he had
finally settled on the Paige Fairfield,
said:
After investigating I found the car
was light on tires. that the mileag ge
per gallon of gasoline was big and
that the mechanism was very accessi-
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