The Washington times., 1908-02-23

The BalIer-Elctorl& recently sold 10
| w. II. Moses. BY Cook aud Stoddard.
was delivered last week Mr.. Stod-
dard also has taken orders for Frank
lin runabout from ". II. Bull niger, ana
a Victoria from Barber .
Ross.
The T. n. Mudd. Jr., Motorcycle
Agency has assumed the Washington
agency for the Marsh-Metz, a popular
machine, but one which IS new 10 this
city.
Three machines have been ordered.
and a demonstration model arrived yes
terday.
The Marsh-AIetz is built by thorough
I mechanics for practical use, with a
power TO climb any grades, strength
/ to carry heavy loads, speed that is said
/ 10 pe considerably greater than she
/ average motorcycle ana enduring quail
| tiles Of the highest order.
Some of the features of this years
mode. which has been greatly improved
over previous types. are the extra low
/ saddle position. new spring forks, belt
adjustment with wide mineral tanned
/ belt. oil pump operated from the sad
/ die automatic stand, detachable rear
mud guard, and an automatic carbure-
or.
Few parts of the motorcycle demand
so much careful attention g the spring
~. cushion fork. The new fork on the
AIsrsh-NIetz Is neat in appearance,
forming an extension TO the front mud
guard.
The forward standards are hinged to
axle to which they are firglly fastened,
doing away with the tendency OF the
front wheel to work one side 10 the
other. on account Of the fiat three-leaf
surine being held by three bolts under
tEe fork crown, the spring acts III
either direction, doing away with the
necessity of any recoU arrangement
'rbe noise so pronounced in many forms
OF spring fork construction IS entirely
done away with, as there Is no lost
motion and no possibility OF any rat
tling due to loose connections
lanes Flynn. of the Flynn Motor Car
Cofnnanv. at 1O2S Come, ticut avenue,
local agent for the Mitchell car. said re-
Gently in speaking OF automobile con
st~71ction: zone point of superiority Of
the Mitchell which I 'hink is not SUI
fcientIv exploited is the interchangeable
itv OF parts. The future of any-automo-
bile manufacturer will largely depend
on his ability TO make the various parts
of his car interchangeable. This is
particularly true as regards the motor.
The Mitchell manufacturers have now
reached a point where the q 0roach
the ideal. It IS possible Tor Tho owner
Of a. Mitchell car to order IaT-S for the
motor with the absolute assurance that
when they arrive they viii fit. This
fact not only reduces the cost of main
tenance. but enables our patrons to keep
their GERS in commission almost contin-
uOusly.
For anyone who. less fortunate than
myself. has not been through the Mitch
ell factory, It would he impossible to
realize the tremendous expense which
has been incurred - accomplish this
interchangeabnity Of parts. For ex-
ample. where they have in previous
years bought axles, steering gears. etc,
in order TO keep up the standard of
Mitchell construction. they have pur-
chased such machinery Of the highest
TYNE OF mechanical efficiency 10 manu-
IacluEc THESE pa - -ii Ni'N'' N''4. VI >
They have found In many cases that
they could not buy machinery suitable
for producing parts which would repre-
sent the Mitchell standard. and. there
fore. they have. at An unusual outlay
const -ucted such tools and appliances
which win enable them 10 carry on
these Improvements.
IN fact. 1 may say that the inter
changeability OF parts IS one OF the
points t1at TENDS 10 make the Mitchell
an ideal car, for. as some one has 1T