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Makes Round Trip frm
Coast to Coast,
does not have to be the oldest
to recall -the year when a
- jdiaroad train trying for a mi
took six days to-ress the c.
Anything less, than six days In a
by rail from coast to esast was
meention In the news olamns. But
years ago it was worth a irst
announcement when an antomeble
party was able to report. no
Ahow many days. that it made
fall distance unaided.
trascontinental run at the Hud
luper-six marks a new milo-stene In
'a. progres.. The run from
Francisco to New York and return
a great record. No automobile ever
attempted the round trip against
The Hudson Super-iu set out to
a record for endurance. It was
that records were desired to show
, but that proof was sought In
thLt the Super-aix, by reason of
exclusively controlled and patented
, so reduced vibration that a new
of motor endurance has been
blished by It. Speed prove "edur
to a motor just as it shows the
of a man. Continuous fast
noduces the same fatigue to
as It does to a man.
IKE EIGHT
CYLINDER CADILLAC
'Nearly all of our dealers have visited
Le factory during the past month to
plepect the new line of eight-cylinder
* " says E. C. Howard. sales manager
El the Cadillac Motor Car Company.
I~er enthusiasm over these latest Cad
Products was most gratifying. Al
VOat without exception, the dealers have
'bcoi orders for more cars than ever
Wre-which speaks better for the re
ition the car has had from the men in
W field than anything I might say.
_:!"he body types include practically
pery style that can be desired. Four
Mes of open body are furnished-the
even-passenger touring, the four-pas
er phaeton, the two-passenger road
r, with a disappearing rumble seat
Sor two additional passengers, and the
ur-passenger club roadster.
"Two convertible cars, one for seven
cssengers and te other a victoria for
*1r passengers, and five enclosed cars.
the four-passenger coupe. five-passenger
Usonham. the limousine, landaulet and
Japerial. each for seven passengers, com
giate the line."
DISUSE BAD AS MISUSE;
WINTER TOURING URGED
"The best running motor is one that iln
Worked consistently and given adequate
attention. Disuse breeds depreciation as
surely as does misuse," says M. T. Pol
Inck, who represents the Oldsmobile.
"More and more car owners are coming
to realize that in keeping their cars in
dead storage for three or four months
every year. they are carrying an idle in
-Vestment. besides doing the car more
harm than good.
"Every men ought to realise the joys
ot all-year touring. Some of the most
beautiful scenery is encountered in the
minter months.
"The motorists in this section of the
eountry in rapidly Increasing numbers
re becoming enthusiasts for all-year
motoring."
It is claimed for the American Indians
that they can see at least one-tenth far-I
ther then average white men.
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WIEVYKu al
Also Tells About "Crah Feast" R.
cndti Atteaded.
Dear Be: In looking over one of the
trade Journals this evening. notled where
they have been drawing for spaces at the
Now Yoskeshow, which take. place next
January In New York. Sort of a reminder
that the time is not so far distant when
all the crowd will be getting obard the
"rattler for the big village" to see just
what is what In the way of automobiles.
Makes me feel as though I would like to
see a show In Washington. but there is
no chance. Know that you are a, mlI
lionaire. but not a philanthropist. if you
.wMe. would strike you to drop down here
and buId a hall big enough to house all
the automottlee that are represented in
WashIngton and then we could have an
automobile show here. Lack of a suit
able building is the only thing In the way.
Perhaps when they build the new armory,
for which money has been appropriated,
It will be large enough and Uncle Bam
will be gracious enough to loan It for a
week. so that an automobile show can be
beld.
Do you know the biggest bunch of crabs
In the world? Well I will tell you who they
are: a crowd of competitive automobile
salesmen who get together and begin
Pulling to pieces the cars that sell at
about the same price and whose repre
senatives are lacking from the gathering.
A prospective buyer, were he present.
would be skeptical about buying or even
accepting as a gift the best car that
money could build. I attended one ofi
these "crab feasts" the other day and
were I to print all the complimentary
things that were said I would have to
leave town In the morning.
"Joe" Trew has hung up a prize for his
salesmen that Is well worth striving after.
It Is a trip to the Reo factory at Lens
ing. Mich.. and a visit to the principal
aulpmobile factories in Detroit at the ex
pense of the Trew Motor Company to I
the salesman who makes the greatest
number of car sales between now and I
the Arst of the year. Needless to say 1
they are all working their heads off j
for that trip.
Ba& to the farm. sit on your own front
porch. look out over the river, go fishing
when the fish are biting and do a little
farming In between times Is "Joe" Well's
idea of what he wants to do when he
feels old age creeping on. Down passing
the time of day with him one afternoon
this week and the ecnversation got
around to futures. Personally' I am
heartily In accord with those sentiment.
and trust that "Joe" will be able to grat
ify his wish. My reason may be a selfish
one to some extent for he has extended
me an Invitation to visit him.
Would not be at all surprised to see
Roy DeNeale come back to Washington
one of these fne days as Eastern rep
resentative of one of the big motor car
companies. He left last week for Cleve
land to accept a position with one of the
manufacturers located in the Sixth City.
and as soon as he familiarizes himself 1
with the line is going on the road for
them.
You know I sometimes think that Irving
Donohoe wishes that he had taken up
automobile racing as a profession instead
of the accessory business. There is not
an automobile racing event anywhere
within striking distance of this city that
does not And him numbered among those I
who are watching the contest. He is a
"motor fan" for fair. There Is not a race
of any importance that has been run
within the past fve years of which "Ive"
a purhae itI
ug wairel "SeI-46" tnhpre
'ren hth race sefu th waoud
detlntilly beIncreased.iwau
intheo proats int daywoud'
TWOODh "S~IX-t7IV -AS
FI FLiDfi"l "X -46" InYEe-S
Fourtee nyh bett... yt
Quarters of the Washington-Oakla
,opular machine. Irving Henderson. o
an9t came the winner, the car he
Irove, and the time made.
Duck season is not fqr distant. Harry
lurr is laying his plans tEfget aday for a
ew days to try his luck on the lower
Iver. Every year he spends a couple of
lays trying his skill as a hunter of the
nallard and canvasback. and usually
omes home with a good bag.
To date the freight car shortage has not
othered "Irve' Henderson. He has
eon receiving shipments of Oakland cars
ight along and the result has been that
le has not only closed many prospects
f his own. but made a few sales to those
who had bought other machines, but had
;rown tired of waiting for delivery.
rhough the Washington Okland Com
any is but two months old, they have
>ut out in the neighborhood of thirty
nachines. Not so bad.
Talking to Lawrence Gemmill, who
oks after Goodyear's interests In Wash
ngton. the fore part of the week. He
ells me they are having wonderful suc
ess with their cord tire. In fact, the
nly trouble with them at the present
ime is that they are unable to get them
'ast enough to meet the demand. He
,redicts that it will be but a short time
nill they supersede the fabric tire alto
;ether.
Saw one of the new Wescott cars this
mat seek; in fact, had a ride with Mr.
luinn. Certainly a nice piece of work
nd a much superior looking machine in
,very respect. Last year's car was all
hat one could ask for in an automobile,
bough the body lines were not nearly so
leasing to the eye as are the lines of
his year's machine. That double-cowl
ffect Is something new.
Well, sir, I dropped in on Cliff Long
he other morning and. overheard him
Iracticing the speech that he will de
lver when he goes back to Ohio next
nonth. John Hartman was his audi
nece. Only one fault that I could find
vith the dissertation-there was too
nuch Studebaker in it and not
nough politics. Perhaps though, the
,olonel has a proposition with the f
lenia. Ohio. Studebaker dealer that
e will split commissions on all cars
old while Mr. Long, is in town.
Our old friend, Roy Kanstuebner,
ffice manager for the United States
G Am ane
Better Investmer
As you know, the costs of mei
and labor have jumped sky
during the pest year. To
this condition, we must ci'
more for our product-bec
we pstively refuse to ene
queli1y no matter whet the
modity prices may be.
So, as a clean-cut business prol
tion, can you afford to ovea
*uch a rare opportunity?
Remember, the Paigs Conj
challenge. any manufacturru
the industry to produce a c
within three hundryd dollas
the Paige price-which ofes
much luxury, comfort anc
around dependabiliy as
Fairfield "Six-46". nNchf
stands unonte.~
I$IGBR 11090 P. 0. B. DTR
NGBR $1375 P. 0. 3. D~TE
COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH.
BY CO.,
Phono N- s2
d Company. on Fourteenth street.
le of the "old guard," is president
rire Company. has forsaken us for
he Smroky City. LAbt week he was
ransferred to Pittsburgh, where he
will look after the inside details of
he branch in that city. It is & Pro
notion for Roy. .
With the intensified selling method
dopted by the Ford Motor Company,
vhich has established ten retail agen
les In Washington. Maynard Baylis,
nanager of the Record Auto Company.
as been alive to the possibilities of
ncreased sale of Ford acce'ssories.
7hough this firm already was the
argest dealing in Ford accessories In
Washington it has within the past
nonth greatly increased its stock.
Lnd in addition, added ma'ny things
hat are adaptable to this small car
tot previously handled.
Did I tell you that the Goodrich
ompany is going to move one block
'urther down town? Quarters are be
ng built in Fourteenth street between
; street and Rhode Island avenue.
rhe company has been cramped for
oom for some time past, but ti the
iew place ample provision has been
1rovided for all needs for some time to
orne. To quote "Wacksmuth." who
nanages the local office. "We can ex
yand to the corner if necessary, and I
>nly hope we get big enough to need
he room."
Seems rather odd' to see Bruce Emer
on selling gas cars after he has been
onnected with the electric car end of
he business for so long. Judging by the
vay they have been getting rid of Buicks
le is Just as good a gas car salesman as
ie was electric. By the way, he told me
esterday that they are expecting their
Voods gas electric in shortly. From what
have heard about it it is some car.
"Bill" Jose Is all set to go fishing. He
as fished all around on the upper river
his summer with varying luck. Now he
i going to the lower river and see If
e cannot have a run of real good luck.
Lquia Creek is to be Hie fort for the
ext few days and big mouth mass the
bJective of his quest. If there are any
bh in the creek "Bill" will get them.
Iou can bank on that.
Roy McDowell is getting ready to make
is fall trip through Maryland and Vir
nia. visiting Mitchell, Dort and Briscoe
ealers. Roy has a system. He not only
e em --
nee
306
r in
* et
wad
which is now distributer for this
Rad general manager.
lines the dealer up and gets him t5 take
a cdrtain quota of cam but then turns in
and helps the dealer dispose of them.
When the consumer will not sign the
dotted line after "Mc" gets through with
him there is not much hope of any one
selling him an automobile.
Guess I have told you Fred Harveycut
ter is out and about again after his acci
dent of last June. Though not able to
do much hustling around as yet. he IA
down pt the office every day.
By the way "Bo." judging by the length
of your letters. you must be working
about twenty-five hours every day. Cut
that work stuff dowg to twenty-four
some day and spend the remalaning hour
witing me the news from your neck of
the woods. Goodnight.
SAX(
$4
Safety, I
To the employers of ot
To the solicitor
To the collector
Or any other man who
pense
Can you afford to hav
take you where you want t<
Can you afford to sacri
Can you afford to put
vehicle?
The Saxon Four has de
of the man whose business <
The Saxon Four is the
Think!
Give this matter some
Forget the investment.
Treat it as you would a
qualities-its economy, its t
Investigate the Saxon I
THE SAXON FOUR*
EARTH TO MAINTAIN.
WE GUARANTEE TE~
ON A PINT OF OIL, AND
.THOUSAND MILES ON
EIGHT DOLLARS APIEC1
The Saxon Four's sun
to drive it in two hours' tina
To prove our own cony
make it pesble to buy one
the purcasrto make full '
This ofer to prospecti
belief that under such an ai
. The Saxo is acar of ti
ctand is staneh enough i
ent just as economical in ti
Investiat. our generot
to secure the Immediate aers
RECO
* . 63
oiElf .0 " SHEi$o
Umahi. is Make me-as BDgmes
of Scarcity.
Motor ear manufacturers are attaut
fag to a large degree the shorta Of
gare In the hands of their agents to the
fact that they are unable to SOeCe
freight ears in which to make dip
ment, Acoerding to the figures of th
Astmebtle Chamber of Comamere ther
was a Neptember I when their Mist To
port was made. a shortage of t.1 acte
Aobile freight Cars.
In many Instances the dealer has *0
one to blame but himself for this con
ditto.. He ieceives notice from the rail
road that they have on hand Ooe or more
carloads of machines billed te himt
Instead of immediately uninading thesE
machines. thereby allowing the freight
care to go back to service again, he per
mits the shipment to remain in the yards
for several days.
That finances are not always such that
a shipment of one or more carloads Of
automobtils cannot be unloaded iM
medlately upon notification of arrival
is at timee something that the dealel
cannot forsee. He must hustle around
in these instances and raise the money.
This takes more or less Ume especially
it he has been in the habit of taking
paper as part payment for the machines
tlready sold.
To allow the cars to remain In the rail
road yards simply because it is con
venient is hardly fair to his brother deal
ers. By so doing he ties up a freight car
or cars that would go a long way to re
lieve the shortage. As a matter of self
protection the railroade have about de
cided to raise the demurage on a sliding
scale until it reaches 35 per day.
Companies took it upon themselves to
promise last spring that their dealers
would be more prompt in unloading cars.
Despite their efforts along this line It
does not seem as though they have been
able to accomplish much. Now that the
railroads have again announced that they
w;W put such a rule into effect there
seems to be but little chance of their
being able to stave it off longer.
)N "Fl
10 DELIVI
conomy and
taide salesmen
;e business requires expedient gi
your time wasted by street cars
I go?
ice personal comfort and appeari
ip with the inconvenience and
monstrated its economy and its
lemands a quick, inexpensive veh
nearest medium to the telephone
of the consideration it deserves.
ny other good investment, and tl
line saving, and its comfort.
our. You will be surprised how
lAS PROVEN THAT IT IS T
IRTY MILES ON A GALLON C
SAXON OWNERS ARE GETTI
A SET OF TIRES WHOSE:
plicity is demonstrated in the fa
B.
Ietion that the Saxon is all we
of the Four, on moat liberal tern
ettlement.'
re owners of Saxon Four. is ma
tangement we are opening a tral
day. But itis built with all the
o endure through the rigors of.a
e tomorrows of years to come.
s terms proposition, and the emu
ice of a Saxon Four.
RD) AUTO COM
can1 Main 23
I Masachusetts Aver
Ezpeiimets Sw HiAh ilease Aver
ase as Twin Sizet.
Twin six emootinses of asitbs and
Goodyear cord tires again so into A coos
bination that will give maeimusm joy sad
aIinimum grief to 3M7-nastorlait as far as
tires are concerned.
Inlveitiations have shown tbatit has
not been unusual for- Packard *W te to
get 1.00 to 12,000 miles and even Nsese out
of these tires. All weather tread. a by j
for the rear wheels and rib tread, 6 by ,
for the front wheels are delivered as Twi
Sizes unless other tires are spdfle.
Experiments on smooth strile of beach
with motor cars of ae cyliader have
shown that the tIres left a distiect do
presion in the sand for e&a impulse of
the engine. This was made when the
foroe of the explosion was transmitted
to the wheels. showing that the uneven.
jerky applicatIon of power imposes maxi
mum stress and wear upon the tires it
naturally follows that this effect is di
minished by dividing the stress throughi
the use of additional cylinder*.
The continuous. even flow Of power
given by the twelve-cylinder engine has
practically eliminated the abrasive action
which is so hard upon tiree
NASH COMPANY OWNS
FIRST BATILE FLAG
The Nash Motors Company, manufac
turers of Jeffrey motor cars and trucks.
owns what is probably the first "tattle
flsg" ever designed and used by a motor
truck company in the United States
army.
In each corner of the flag there Is eith
er a pair of crossed American flags or a
spread eagle, while across a blue circle
on a red background appear the words
"Jeffery Quad" in white lettering.
ITruck Co. No. 1" is Inscribed over the
circle. and "U. S A. beneath it
This truck company was the first to
cross the Mexican border 'n the waks
of Gen. Pershing's troops
:3R"
RED
Service
ound covering at small ex
, which, at their best, do not
nce In using a motorcyele?
expense of a horse-drawn
rapid service In every need
icle.
as a time and money saver.
dlnk only of the productive
Ittle Is Its maintenance cost.
RE CHEAPEST CAR (T
F GASOLINE, 150 MIf28
NG FROM SIX TO EIGHT
NITIAL COST IS ONLY
:t that any wommn caa learn
ave clmed for ft, we wBil
ns, allowing ten mnonths for
de largely bmeona it Is our
isaction and not eloshing one.
eare of cars mnany times its
rIrvce and be just as expedI
U ah inv..amat required
PANY