The Washington times., 1908-10-11
Lester D. Moore Agency
Will Move to Its New
Home This Week.
WILL HAVE CARS
IN MANY MODELS
Plant viii Include an Up-to-Date
Garage and Commodious
Show Room.

L. D. Moore. jr., Of 9l4 Fourteenth
street northwest. is busy making prep
arations TO move into his new quarters
at $50 Fourteenth street northwest.
which he expects TO have completed
about October 10.
The lower floor Of the building is be
ing made into one large show room. AID
the front is being altered so that the
street entrance viii be large enough to
accommodate the largest style of car.
Electric lights and ALI other modern
appliances are being installed. in prep
aration for a hrst-class garage and
show room. In the new building every
thing will be under one roof. and Mr.
Moore will be enabled to have personal
supervision Of his entire business. He
has engaged the services Of a first
class mechanic TO do adjusting and re
pair work.
Mr.. Moore will handle the Premier
and REQ machines and keep a good
stock OF each on hand. The Premier
machine. known as the quality car"
is made by the Premier Motor Manu-
featuring, Company OF Indianapolis.
Ind. Basing7 their calculations upon
practical experience and careful study
OF tried practice. the company declares
it has produced a car Of luxurious style
and great endurance.
Among the models il offers are -
horsepower. six-cyliuder touring cars.
30-horsepower. fouv-cylinder touring
cars: 24-horsepower four-cyiinder tour
ing cars, roadsters, and limousines. The
six-cylinder engine Will throttle down
70 less than six miles an hour or speed
up TO sixty.
Points Of Premier Cars.
The machines have a make-and-break
ignition and a low tension Simms- Bosch
magnetic for a source OF current sup
ply. The transmission IS the selective
type with three speeds forward. and
reverse The drive on high speed IS
direct The brakes in the Premier con
struCtion are a distinctive feature. Two
systems are used. both being applied
20 the large diameter drums on the rear
hubs. These brakes give equal friction
10 each rear wheel. thus reducing tho
tendency 70 skid from unequal brake
pressure.
The model 1919 30-horsepower. four
cylinder car will carry five passengers
| The body is OF aluminium. II has two
] -
each other. One IS make-and-brake
and the other a jump spark
II was the Premier car that broke the
Boston 10 New York record by travelling
the distance in eight hours and thirty
one minutes.
Offers Another Make
The REQ car. which is also handled by
Mr.. Moore. is manufactured by the REQ
Motor Car Company. OF Lansing. Mich
There are three general types-tOuring
cars. ruHabOuts. and roadsters. The
/ REQ was designed and built by R L.
Olds, an experienced and successful
motOr-car engineer The company
! offers strong. simple. speedy. smooth
running and comfortable cars, whether
/ they are large. powerful touring cars.
the swift gentleman's roadster. or the
/ little runabOut. Among the records OF
| the REQ are its trip Up Mt Washington
1.-THE fact that II was the first car 70
! cross Mt Hood, Ore, and the Ration
range IL New Mexico, which is l2O0C
! feet high. and its run of five miles IN
/ ) minutes and IS seconds on the Los
| Angeles track.
! The REQ chassis is simple. strong, and
/ thoroughly mechanical II has a hori-
/ zontal, double opposed engine which
| gives forcefUl driving power, combined
| with a steady smoothness of operation.
! The long stroke engine saves energy and
| consequently gains in power and
| economy. The large size cylinders hold
| a big charge. with great explosive
power, and their length allows the eX-
I plosion to exert its full force on the
/ piston in one long. continuous stroke
/ The engine is placed in the middle OF
/ the car. This arrangement distributes
! evenly the weight, strain and vibration,
/ and makes the action of the car smooth
/ and less likely TO jar. than If the en-
CINE was placed in another position.
/ 1t also brings the center of gravity very
/ low. which is an important element IN
! Steadiness and safety. The transmits
/ sion is simple and free from sliding gear
/ difficulties. The single-chain drive
J gives a straight. direct pull. without
| the friction and loss Of energy IN
/ transmitting power around corners
/ The spark and throttle control of the
/ touring car are on the steering post.
1 The primary brake pedal and reversC
/ are IN front of the left foot. The speed
/ change lever and the emergency brake
/ lever are at the right hand. The springs
| are elastic but slow acting.
! The long stroke design OF the engine
makes It more powerful tan vertical
I engines and less complicated than the
muIti-cylinder style. It is likewise
| more economical to run.
! Mr. Moore expects to sell a large
] number Of PremieTs and ReOs during
/ the coming winter.
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