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Show A NEW RECORD. Odcll's Car "Supreme" Stands Difficult Test. Tha praotioal methods employed In the daily routine are in the ease of Mr. George T. Odell, general manager of the .Consolidated Wagon and Madhino company, carried out iu his automobile experiments. vMr. Odell Is One of the greatest auto enthusiasts en-thusiasts in the oity and never tells anyone else What a car can do until he has personally demonstrated dem-onstrated Its qualities to his entire satisfaction. The Consolidated Wagon & Machine company has the agency for the Columbus Electric "The Oar Supreme," and Mr. Odell has one for his personal per-sonal use. On Wednesday he put the handsome vehicle to a severe test, driving tt from State j street to the L. D. S. Hospital on the second speed. Many a high power machine has stuck a quarter of a mile below the hospital In attempt-ing attempt-ing to make the difficult ascent, but the Columbus Colum-bus car took the hill without a hitch. This Is the samel car purchased by Mr. Odell last spring. It has been driven over 3,000 miles with the same tiros and batteries, another remarkable instance in-stance of the efficiency of the machine. Mr. Odell's Wednesday run has been variously commented com-mented upon by those familiar with the difficult grade, but local experts are unanimous in their opinion that the performance was a wonderful exhibition of the efficiency and endurance of the "Car Supreme." |
