The Washington herald., 1916-01-07
MOTOR GOSSIP
BY "sI, GRoGAN.
He Meets the WASH
ington Dealers at
the ShoU.
O The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
New York, Jan. 6-Sort of looks like
"oId home week. around the Grand Cen
tral Palace. To enumerate the Wash
ington dealers that are here would be
almost like naming all the trade. One
and all are bubbling over with enthusiasm
at the business they have done, as we'll
as for the business that is in sight for
the coming months. 1t is no secret to
state that some of them are mere with
the idea of taking on additional cars.
Today was Military Day" at the show.
Gen. Leonard Wood, L. S A, was Among
the guests Of honor. The question of
preparedness is one that has given the
automobile manufacturer food for
thought Some of them have already an
nounced just how long it would take
for them to put their plants at the
disposal OF the government. Others have
determined the question, but have not
made public their findings.
Before the show opened there was con-
siderable speculation as to what action
II any, would be taken as regards the
question of changing the time for bring
ing out new models. The question is now
under consideration by a committee OF
the Society of Automobile Engineers.
Opinions around the show vary. Some
have already started bringing out model
number cars instead of yearly models.
They are in the minority, however, as
most of them continue with the IDEA OF
bringing out yearly models. 1t seems 10
be quite generally agreed, though. that
eventually all will come to the series, OF
model. manner. Motor cars today are
so nearly perfect that there is not much
more that can be asked, for body de-
signs have. in a great measure, now got
ten to be a matter of individual taste.
], NJ. Stoddard was among those who
voiced his approval of the exhibition to-
day.
Irving Henderson and Percy Rowe are
here. seeing what there is to be seen.
Bob Martin. formerly manager of
the Buick Motor Company in Washing
ton is here. Stanley Horner, his success
sor, and Brooke Nyee. of the same COM
pany are also in Gotham.
NJ. T. Pollock, of the Pollock Car Cor
poration, is much in evidence around the
Olds booth.
r. C. Mcdowell, of Miller Brothers.
stopped off on his way to Buffalo long
enough to look it over.
The Probey-Arrison Company is rep
resented by both members of the firm.
Walter Gay is also passing his approval
on the exhibit
Henry Ford gave the Grand Central
the once over. He came in so quietly
that 1t was not until he was leaving that
it became noised about that he had been
in the building for some two hours.
The B. F. Goodrich Company announce
they will throw open their books TO an
Independent audit company If other tire
companies will do likewise. The idea is
to prove the Goodrich contention that
they make more automobile and truck
tires than any other concern in America.
They claim to have made more than p
$4,000 tires in 1915. They assert they
have not abandoned the manufacture of
white rubber tires. They assert they
are not building a bIock-tread Barefoot"
tire a substitute. stating that they
have tons of white ingredients on hand.
Furthermore, they will tell other makers
where to get these ingredients If they
want to know.
Dave" Hendricks is among those pres
ent. Just looking for something as good
as the Franklin" says Dave.
Course, you all know Jimmy Flynn
He left his Overland territory to care
for itself while he came up.
John Hall, now assistant sales mana
ger for the Pullman, is working twenty
hours day.
"Al" Muelheisern and Stanley Zrel are
getting up ideas for the Baltimore show
which opens January 1s
3. j. Zimmerman is up looking over the
SteNart-Warner line
Fred Prendergrast is giving the Pierce.
Arrov crowd hand.
"B1andy' Erkman Is making his head,
quarters at the Detroit Electric booth