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Show HELL PERFORMS ! IN GREAT STYLE ON YELLOWSTONE TRAIL An ideal autumn season has cast I Its magic spell over thousands of mo-I mo-I torlsts and the call of the road has I never been more potent than this year. The tourist notes the predoml- nance of the lighter types of motor Hi vehicles lor lengthy tours. This is I a healthy sign, because it means that I the joys of touring are no longer con-H con-H fined to persons of large means. H During this past summer and pres-ent pres-ent autuumn season there has been H abundant evidence of the prowess of Maxwell cars on long journeys, their efficiency, their economy and their H ability to stand up under severe pun-H pun-H ishraent. H "Testimonials of the splendid per- H formances of its cars have poured in from every section of the country to the offices of the Maxwell Motor Com- pany, Inc., at Detroit," says the Max-H Max-H well dealer here. H "As a champion of the good roads movement the car has been constant- !y in evidence. The Dixie Highway Association sont a roadster over southern country that had never been j penetrated by motor vehicles until this year and the gospel of good roads was given a great impetus. "The superiority of a light, power-T power-T ful car was demonstrated with dra-NJ; dra-NJ; : matic emphasfe recently in the trans-H1 trans-H1 continental run over the Yellowstone Trail, from Plymouth, Mass. to Seat- tie, Wash. Wk "The purpose of the tour was to NJ. carry a message for the War Depart- H ment The message was carried in H' relays, and sixty-four cars, running Hfl day and night, participated in its delivery, de-livery, A Maxwell touring car carried car-ried the message from Webster to Aberdeen, South Dakota, a sketch of fifty-five miles, taking the place of a heavier car that had been provided. The Maxwell was pressed Into service in this emergency because of its ability abil-ity to ride the mud. "It was found that the heavier car could not keep the grades because of the slippery roads. The Maxwelll made the run without mishap, going the last twenty-three miles in thirty-six thirty-six minutes. "There have been many recent evidences evi-dences of the car's abilities in longdistance long-distance travel. Particularly impressive impres-sive are the statements of many women wo-men drivers of Maxwell cars, who find that they can drive long distances dis-tances under adverse conditions and come through without mishap." oo |