The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
BLENMtR TELLS OF
TRIP FROM CLEVELAND

After a delightful, trip, lasting from
Richmond people are entertaining
friends with accounts of their auto
run over good roads reaching from
Cleveland, Ohio, to Washington.
thence over Virginia roads to Rich
snoad, without a nsshap and with all
the ccmfoyts and easy riding of Pull
/ man cars and with the added
pleasure and charm Of country life,
pretty towns and cities and beautiful
mountain valleys and towering green
tops. In the party were Mr. and Mrs
Il. A. Blenner, Mr. and Mrs. ]. S
Blenner, MesSrs G. b. and Lamar
MountcaStle and r. III. Hardests, Jr.
Nh Bienner and his party had
spent several days in Cleveland, at
the Chandler plant, much OF the time
watching the marvellous production
of Chandler and Cleveland SAX cars
in the effort OF the builders to meet
the demand pouring in from all parts
81 the country for supplies far in Elk
cess Of output under speeded UP
conditions Securing two Chandler
Skies ard with the promise Of others
10 speedily follow for customers in
Richmond already sold. and with one
OF the new Cleveland SKIS. one of the
latest az the Cleveland factories pro-
ducts Mr.. Blenner and party left
Cleveland Sunday morning at To-
o'clock fer Richmond. He drove the
Cleveland Six and MIR. Hardesty sat
at the wheel OF one OF the beautifu,
Chandler S. which he recently pur-
chased Later that day the Rich
mond people passed through the
great rubber city Of Akron, crossing
the Pennsylvania line near Beaver
Falls and arrived that evening at
PitfsburT where they were registered
at The irons city's famous hotel, the
William Penn.
Immediately after breakfast Mon
day the visitors drove over a great
part of Pittseurg. leaving finally at 4
o'clock for Hagerstown. Maryland,
the road map showing that with their
SKIES they could loaf along and make
the trip easily. They travelled over
the Lincoln Highway from Pitts
burg to Bedford. here the first of the
big mountains Of Pennsylvania were
encountered, Magnificent engineering
work had blasted grades over and
around the hills reaching two and
three thousand feet skyward, and
| every mile of this road between Bed
/ ford and Hagerst own brought int
view a panorama Of scenery offered
| in only a few places in this great
! country.
The cars hummed along over tho
+ Sliiotlt1 aIEIdGG Di Inc ToddS, laklI1E
! the grades in play and rounding long.
graceful curves like some living
things. The members of the party
were enraptured with these delight
| fui hours crossing the Alieghanies.
The fresh mountain air gave each of
them ravenous appetite and at
Hagerstown that evening Mr.. Blen-
ner said the lessons taught by Her
bert Hoover during the war were
picked up and thrown bodily out of
the dining room window.
| The start from Hagerstown was
made Tuesday at 10 o'clock. running
easily to Frederick, Maryland, thence
TO Washington where the Richmond
people took luncheon. Crossing the
Potomac the hoods of the Cleveland
Six and the Chandler were pointed TO
the Richmond and Washington high
way and that evening for supper they
lwere at Fredericksburg. and by 1880
the cars, showing not a single evil
dence of their long run. were in
garage.
I I'VE had beautiful roads until we
got near Ashland" said Mr.. Blenner,
Yesterday. but from that place into
Richmond-but why speak of things
unpleasant when we have so many
delightful memories Of the trip"
The big cars performed wonderfully
well. 1t was in the nature of a try
out OF the tleNelanG SIX nS Mr.. blen-
ner who wanted to see for himself
how the ear would act under a long
and continuous pull. Everything he
had heard and read about the car
was borne out. Not for a moment
did they have the slightest trouble
with either the Cleveland or the
Chandler Six.
Wednesday morning when me-
chanics went over each OF them care.
fully not a fault could be found, and
Mr.. Blenner believes that in bringing
to Richmond the first Cleveland Six
ever seen here he has something to
show automobile enthusiasts and
judges that is worthy to stand side by
] side in beauty, strength and power
with any OF the high price cars on the
market