Pope-Tribune

1904-1908 Pope Manufacturing Company, Hagerstown, Maryland.

This company made smaller and cheaper cars than the others in the Pope empire. It was headed by Harold E. Pope, son of the Colonel, and began as a runabout with a 6hp single cylinder engine, selling for $650. It was designed by Gilbert J. Loomis who had made cars of his own at Westfield, Massachusetts. The price was reduced to $500 for 1905, when there was also a 12hp 2 cylinder model with a 4 seat tonneau body. The size and price of Pope-Tribunes rose steadily after that, which meant that they lost whatever market they might have had with a simple $500 runabout. The 1908 models were a 16/20hp four at $1750 and a 30hp four at $2750. The factory had never made a profit, and was closed down in November 1908. Although assembled at Hagerstown, it is believed that some components for the Pope-Tribune came from the Pope-Hartford factory.