The Washington times., 1908-05-03


owners OF Columbias. + series Of tours
made last summer proved so successful
that number OF new recruits will fol0
the excursions this season.
Mrs George PuIlman's Panhard
Limousine left the Dupont Garage for
New York last Wednesday.
John A Lutz drove his 45-horsepower
OldsmObile 70 Baltimore and return
Thursday. He made the return trip in two
hours and ten minutes. a record all the
more remarkable on account Of the
heayy CONDITION Of the roads
one or The largest lunches of sales
reported BY Washington agent this
spring is credited 10 Cook x stoddard.
VINO during the past week sold six
Model L FranzlIns were purchased
BY Horace Wiley. ex- Senator Marion
Butler and George r. Hamilton a
Model G Franklin runabout was or
dered BY Col c ) BrCmweIi. while a
Bahef electric victoria was sold 10
Miss Corinne BeaVans and Baker
electric depot wagon was bought bv
". J. Lawrence.
The spring season this wear has been
1 = reeofd-bfestker for the Cox e. Stod-
caro- company This, along with the
est season Of the year for autos
makes the aggregate amount Of sales
50 Tar ~ 1855 away above the average
Tor The same period last wear.
That American built taxicabs are
superior TO these OF foreigl manufac-
ture is proven By the success Of the
Thomas. the first Of these machines
1 70 be manufactured in this country -
said the socal agent for the Thomas
The big Buffalo factory is working
octh Gay and night OF their prOduc-
iion- vet the demand stil exceeds the
supply. A large number are ia use
4 throughout the countr-. and are Civ
ing complete satisfaction and large
earnings
In addition TO the large fleet in
New York. Ph-ladeIy Ils. and WASH
ingtOn botn have a line OF twenty
I'VE vehicles which are reported as
having given absolutely no trouble TO
daie- chicago has ten with twenty
more ordered, Portland. ore. has ten
. ordered while San Francisco and many
other cities have smaller lines"
w = sWeiger. head Of the cab de
paTImenl or the Thomas C0muanv
predicts that a year from now the de-
I m1nd VII be many times IT'S present
size. ana that IL viii steadily iUcreaSe
for years 10 come. This statement is
[ borne out by statistics. collected in
beth Europe and America. which he Is
sending out TO prospective investors
Henry ClaybauEh. of New York CITY
has returned 10 Gotham after spending
a few davs here He made the trip over
the roads en- his 45-horsepower Pierce
Arrow.
r. N. SJratton. Of the BeIevue-Srra
ford Hotel. Philadelphia. and a party OF
friends were ia Washington last week
Mr. Stratton IS driving his G. c. v
Mercedes
George r. Reed was ia Baltimore
| yesterday TO witness the finish of the
Baltimore Evening News sealed bonnet
contest
A. NJ. Welsh OF New York CITY. the
Southern sales manager Of the Stude-
baker car viii be here this week TO
assist the local agent EIkins Reed. in
the demonstration Of the Studebaker
delivery wagon.
The wagon has been tried out By a
number Of local merchants. who took
advantage Of the offer 20 furnish o
driver and a demonstration wagon to
any business nrm which contemplated
Z the purchase Of machine for tr1aL
One feature Of the Suudebaker which
has contributed largely 10 It's popularity
I IS the fact that the company viii build
a body TO order II the regulation types
are not suited 70 the mode OF business
which the purchaser is conducting In
the Trials here the S9u-pOund machine
which has been used for demonstrations
mas shown itself able to easily make
thlrty-five miles over fairly even road
/. bed and carrying an average load with
single charge.
Gardner Orme was one OF the Wash
lhgtonlans who saw the finish OF the
Baltimore endurance run conducted un-
der the auspices Of the Baltimore Even
ing News yesterday
Charles z. Miller and family. Or. and
Mrs Sharp and DR.. G. Il. Stearns will
make run 70 PoOlesville today If
weather conditions are favorable. in Mr..
Mllier's 6-cylinder Ford.
Among the dealers who carry or the
palm for the amount Of business con
Quoted last week Is the Charles L. Mi
Ter Company
Mr.. Miller received a carload Of four
( FOrds early in the week. all OF which
were for immediate delivery 10 those
who had already placed orders -Four
more cars viii arrive this week. accord
ing 10 news received from the Ford
factory.
Model s Ford TunabouJs were deliver
ed TO Leonard Sargenat and r J Har-
mon. Of Stravs-s Business Coilege.
Orders have been received from l. W.
Taylor and DR. A. r. Price for road
SterS-
In addition 10 the automobile branch
/ the Ford and Indian agents report two
sale Of Indian mot Orcycles. one. a sin
gle cylinder machine TO 7. II Sheridan.
and ? two-cyiinder cycle to Carl Zepp.
The Gilmore agents are keeping quiet
and LAYING low until the receipt 81 the