The Washington times., 1908-06-07
SPRANG RAPIDLY
INTO PROMINENCE
Dewey Has Taken Place
Among Foremost Gar
ages of City.

The Dewey Garage, at 1919 L street,
was formerly occupied by the Cahili
Automobile Company. which succeeded
The Automobile Storage ami Repair
Company. The establishment has never
been so successful in the amount OF
business conducted as now.
The capacity of the Dewey is seventy
five cars. The building is fre-proof.
well heated, and lighted. and thoroughly
equipped for handling electric. gasolene,
and steam cars.
The apparatus for charging electric
cars IS the most modern and complete
on the market. The offices and storage
space are on the ground floor. On the
second floor is located the mechanical
department. Experts who know their
business arc in charge of this end Of
the business, and they are not handt-
capped by a lack Of adequate appli-
ulces ana equipment necessary for their
work.
The employees are all men thoroughly
acquainted with the work in their varl-
Gus departments. The policy of the man
Egement has heen from the first to en-
ploy only those men who were capable
automobile mechanics, and to the Tace
that cars are in no danger of being
tempered with by inexperienced en-
ul0yes the Dewey owes a large amount
Of its prestige.
Agent for Overland.
Simplicity and durability are the lead
ing claims made by the manufacturers
OF the Overland car. the auto for which
the Dewey has tie Washington agency,
The machine is a light twO-passenger
ruuabout, with 96-inch wheel base, and
has a certain style Of its own. The color
is q rich automobile red, striped with
fine lines of black and gold, and the up
holsteriug as OF dark green leather to
match.
Tie motor is four-cylinder, vertical,
ana water cooled. IT gives - 10 q
horsepower. 1t is said 10 be 50 quiet
that the only percepuble noise the
yghirl OF the fam The control and speed
are entirely by means of two small hand
levers, placed just below the steering
wheel They are in easy reach Of the
singer tips without removing the hand
from the wheel The transmission gears
are controlled by two foOt-levers, one
giving the low speed forward and re-
verse. the other the high speed. The
third fOot-lever operates the two hub
brakes. and is fitted with an improved
ratchet Il acts on the two brakes
through an equalizing bar and two con-
Meeting rods
Transmission System.
One other point which should appeal
especially to experienced drivers is the
fact that the connecting link between
the motor system and the transmission
system is a propeller shaft with two
universal joints filed with a sliding con-
neCtion. so there is absolutely no rigid
connection between these two systems
With the power and speed of the mo-
tor at the finger tips. and the entire
control of the transmission under one
foot, and the other foot ready TO apply
the emergency brake. the operator has
instantaneous control such as is fur
nished by few cars Of any type. This
particularly appeals TO drivers in crowd
ed streets.
The car is equipped with a Reuteuber
engine and a la Casta timer, both of
which have heretofore been used in
only Aigh-powered racing machines.
The therm0-syphon cooling system and
schebier carburetOr and the pressed
steel frame are points emphasized by
the manufacturers.