The Washington herald., 1917-09-16

advanced in rank among the manu-
featuring industries of the chountry
from the twenty-frst to the sixth
place.
On September p Chicago will hold
a speedway race.
On September % Trenton, N. J.. will
have a track race. Good for Trenton.
On September % New York will
ship.
On October Danbury. Connecti-
cut announces a track race. Oh you
Danbury.
On October s Uniontown, Pa, holds
its annual speedway race. Lively lit
tie town.
On October 1s Chicago will hold
its speedway race championship. Big
event.
On October Is Richmond, Va, will
hold a track race.
On October q New York will hold
tnc annual speedway IdCc ChduiptOh-
ship, under the auspices of the A. A.
A., trophies will be awarded.
The week of September IL has
been selected for the meeting of the
motor and acce ssory manufacturers
midseason at Atlantic City. N. ].
The week beginning October 9, at
Pittsburgh. Pa, National Association
Of Purchasing Agents annual con-
gress.
The week OF September will open
the Milwaukee show. State Park fair.
Sauerkraut and beer. and maybe some
limberger cheese sandwiches.
The week of September II Grand
Rapids, Mich. will get in show re-
gala and prove that it can do things
other than manufacture furniture.
The week of September q Mr..
Henry Ford and Mayor William Hale
Thompson will open the big Ford Ac-
cessory Exposition. II Bill will only
leave off the crouch Henry will make
good.
The week of October Buffalo will
hold a closed car exposition. Every
one needs a closed car in Buffalo
when the weather drops twenty be-
low zero.
The week Of October 13 Dallas,
Texas, will mix up a few automobiles
with the Longhorns and wild-eyed
cowboys at the State Fair.
November IL will see Denver. Col.
in gala attire. That little Western
city is going to have an automobile
show and 1t will be some show. If
you doubt it ask Bob Spear.
The week Of January is the date
set for the New York show. This
event naturally creates more interest
and curiosity than anything that
happens in the automobile world. We
will all be there with stin shirts and
heavy overcoats. They say some of
the fellows actually wear rubber
boots. Perhaps Joe Trew. Bob La
Port or AL. Crumley could give in
formation on the question Of dress
and other things.
New York State controller says the
gross expenditure for automobiling in
the State of New York has reached
SO 00oO O00 II Ben Favorite had 10 per
cent OF that total he would stop
selling Hupmobiles.
There has been about 5000 foreign
made cars imported into the United
States during the last seven years,
while the number exported by our
manufacturers has exceeded $500
since the first of last January. Sam
my you're on the job.
Whitney Leary of the H B. Leary,
jr.. Co., selling the Maxwell. and
Joseph Trew. of the Trew Motor Car
Company. selling the Peerless and
the REQ. and r. II. LaPort, of the
Franklin Motor Car Company. selling
Franklin cars. and Ben S. Favorite.
of the Barry Motor Company. selling
Hupmobiles, and A. l.. Crumley. of
the Combs Motor Company. selling
Chalmers and National cars. are con-
sidering a Fall Auto Sales Contest
to be conducted among the statesmen
OF their companies. II this plan goes
into effect they will each offer at
tractive prizes and competition will
be exceedingly keen.
The Roman Auto Company. Of Phil
adelphia. is offering 1917 model
"Studebakers" four and six cylinders
at $3.50 and in the same issue of
Philadelphia newspaper the Stude-
baker is announcing prices from
81, $50 to 1855. How inconsistent.
Arthur r. Collins succeeds A. L.
Crumley as general manager OF II
Combs Motor Co. OF Washington. n
Crumley resigned last week upon
ceiving his appointment in the aviatiu
corps. He is now at Camp Rer
training. where he will undoubtedly
loose some fat. In the meantime Ar
thur Collins is on the job here selling
and delivering Chalmers and Ma
tional cars. Mr.. Collins is a very
capable manager and will ur. r.'oubtedly
make good. He has heen with the
Combs Motor Car Company for quite
a while.
I. J. Henderson, former president
and general manager of the Hender-
son Motor Car Company has received
commission as first lieutenant in
the U. s. Army Ordnance Department
and left Washington Friday afternoon
for Kenosha, Wis. where he will be
duartered for the next 30 days. After
that he will probably go to France.
William d. Brown. 1926 Connecticut
avenue has taken the Washington
agency for the Olympian. This car
is manufactured at Pontiac. Mich, and
is undoubtedly an excellent buy for
the price of 1866. The car is well
balanced and unusually equipped. 1t
has excellent lines and its mechan-
ism seems right. Brown is said to
have contra cted for about 90 cars as