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 November, 1913.

��MOTORING MAGAZINE AND MOTOR LIFE

��would be f,'lad to have the automobile educational convention held durin^^ show week; that he would erect a lecture plat- form and give the delegates the use of the building free. He will make this of- fer to the various automobile factories in the East.

"If such a proposition goes through as planned and discussed, it should be a great boon for the automobile in Seattle. It should not only prove of interest to the dealers, but should attract motorists from all over the Northwest.

The purpose of the convention would not interfere in any way with the show — rather, one would help the other. As con- templated, the various automobile and automobile accessory factories would send a nationally recognized expert to this city to deliver lectures upon the sub- ject with which they are the best ac- quainted. Their object would not be so much to boost any one car or product as to impart general information of interest to motorists for the advancement of the cause as a whole.

Not only should such a convention prove valuable to the owner, but to the lecturers themselves. Conditions in the Northwest, and particularly Seattle, are so different from most places that it has been suggested that a day be set aside for the owners to tell these experts their opinions and ideas of needed improve- ments and innovations here.

Seattle is the logical city for such a convention, as it is situated midway be- tween Portland and Vancouver, and the average mileage from points in the States of Washington, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and British Columbia, is less than to any other city in the Northwest that could accommodate such large crowds as would doubtless attend.

Local motorists and dealers, quick to see the advantages that would result from such a convention, intend to co-operate in an effort to secure this convention.

Fitzgerald announces that he has al- ready had requests for spaces from six- teen firms for the automobile show, and it is probable that some late bidders may be unable to secure space. The Armory only accommodates thirty-six spaces, each space permitting of three cars. In order that the show may be a represen- tative one, not more than two spaces will be allotted to any one exhibitor. ^ "5 ?r

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A dilapidated top gives a bad name to an otherwise good car. Remove the old, shabby top, shine up the brass, polish the varnished surfaces, remove all grease ac- cumulations, and the old car will look quite smart.

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��One of the most complete motoring maps that has ever been issued is given in this number of Afo/oring Magazine. It covers that section of California from Del Monte on the south to Woodland on the north. Calistoga on the west and Modesto on the cast. The grcjt value of the map is that the distances between points are distinctly marked. It is a complete bay map.

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