Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

81 Sparks From Motorland
S Events Of Week OF Automobile Ro,c
Sss owing to the bad weather OF last
& week. the managers OF the Petersburg
Show have decided Ia en-
s$Iend the exhibition another week.
SSForty cars, several from Richmond.
81 Rre being exhibited. and the show il
EtsR big success, in spite OF the weather
sSsshandicap.
ss@S For the purpose Of rendering more
service. the Chalmers Motor
S SsGSSi snpany has made arrangements "a
49, re an inspector visit this city two
IS in each month 10 make a factory
sGnHssG pection OF all Chalmers ears. John
Ia n Alsop. local distributor reports
$ycAsIt tho company viii have n service
smolad man spend ton days out Of every
~ irty with the distributor in each
SlBA ate. The service will he free 10 all
IsWelvncrs OF Chalmers cars.
1nst c. W. Forbes, district manager o.
stiGte Hudson Motor Company. spent
s.-S,e week with ~ Edloc ponnan, local
Ell istributor. arranging for the sprinS
campaign. MIR. Donnan reports several
cE;eliverics during the week.
ggi The Universal Motor Company an
that ntty-eiGht Ford touring
~, ears, twelve roadstcrs. one couplct ana
two chassis, making total OF seventy
three. were sold during the month OF
- February. in spite cf tho bad weather
s. and the short month. K. e. Cook was
fsS the winner OF prize OF sc5 offered
sRby II. w. Ellerson. president Of the
NJ company. for the largest sales II. y.
" Bailey took tho second prize OF $40,
\ and Fl. c. Clarke the third prize Of So.
@ Tho Essig Electric Company Is a
81 newcomer in the automobile acccs-
4. series business. The company viii
y handle lighting and starting system.
u for all makes of automobiles. and viii
also make a speciality OF renderins
~ high class service in repairing and
81 overhaulinE the systems.
M- Several advances IN prices OF cars
went into effect on March l. Among
the cars now selling AT higher figures
Il. are the Chalmers, which advanced to
$1,000: the Grant which advanced $50.
wand the Cole, which advanced 500.
S Recent purchases OF Kline Kars. rs
reported by Russell III. Rawlings. Nir-
gina VI. y. isooNi =
~ son, DR.. c. II. Rudd, pr. w. +. Will
st1iamson. ]. T. 1<uestcr. w. +. Pattcr-
son. c. II. Chandler j L. r. JurGens.
n Stanley Reed, ]. B. Young. j. r. Flick,
D. Wv. Durrett II. L. IIalder and DIR.
CHI. McAnnally.
The Alsop Motor Company. Inc. re-
ports the delivery OF two five passen-
ger Chalmers during the past week.
W. A. Condit. OF the Chesapeake and
s. Potomac Telephone COMPANY. and c. 5.
Johnson were tho purchasers.
l4 No surprise was sprung on u. y.
Prentlss distributor OF the Grant SIX
( BY the advance In the price OF the car.
4 although the company made no long
4 time announcement to stimulate sales
The advance, however, Is very con-
4 servative one. amounting TO only q per
e cent while there is no question that
iSs.the materials and labor have added
q much more than that TO the cost.
~ John A. Horner local manager o.
the Fisk Rubber Company. has just
+ returned from conference ut the COM
panys plant at Chicopee Falls. Mass
: Representatives from every state were
present and nm elaborate four,day pro
,Eram was carried ont. Mr.. liorn"r -
highly pleased with his visit. which was
shighlv instructive as sales ana adj
",errisinE plans for the year were care
fully explained. One important sub
iect brought M was this ways and
q means to improve tho Fisk service
policy, which Will make IT possible for
any motorist to drive into one Of the
branches and have his tires and tubes
: changed. rcassemblcd. inflated or in
spected entirely without charge no
matter what car he drives or what tire
{ he uses.
The Plareman Motor Sales Company
reports the sale OF a seven pa s"neer
Jordan touring car TO Henry {. Cham
berlain.
Il Kirkmyer Brothers. distributors for
= the Oakland car. have taken over the
= agency OF the Premier Motor Corpora
ton. indianapolis. and will act as dis
tributors for its seven -passenger, SIN
cylinder car.
The Kaehler Accessories Company is
5Lnraking arrangements 10 dave large
5 gasoline tank installed for the beneht
3 Of its patrons.
- The Maxwell Motor Sales Cornoratlot
has created considerable interest with
3 the announcement of new model
struck.
~ One OF the latest improvements on
the Hudson is the radiator shutter
(which is controlled from the seat. The
shutter proves 10 be great gasoline
( saver.
49, tour from Tulsa. Okla. to Los An
ssgeles, Cal. In Iupmobile sedan on
y. GooiyeRr cord tires, has Just been COM
A spleted by f. J. Slater, n prominent mo-
q torist OF Los Angeles. Although many
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