Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-07
AMONG YOUNGEST CONCERNS
MOTOR SALES COMPANY ALSO
AMONG SUCCESSFUL.
Washington Agency for Rauch 4
Lang Electric Vehicles and
Moon Gasoline Cars.

one Of the Youngest and yet most
successful automobile concerns i'm Wash
ington is the Motor Sales Company. in
corporated whose Offices and salesrooms
are at SIT 18th street northwest John
s Larcombe is president of the com
pany and John S. I.arcombe. jr.. is sec
rotary and treasurer The Motor Sales
Company holds the Washington agencies
for the Rauch & Lang electrics and the
Moon gasoline cars.
The Rauch 4 Lang electrics are man
ufactured in Cleveland, Ohio by the
Rauch & Lang Carriage Company, a con-
Germ that was engaged in the carriage
business for fiftyseven years. Five years
ago this firm. 1t is claimed, caught the
trend of popular feeling and gave up the
manufacture OF carriages for the bust
ness of building electric automobiles. 1t
carries complete line of the machines
and. with the completion of the additions
ton. il will have, ii is declared, the
largest floor space OF any automobile
concern in the country.
Absorbs Another Company.
When the Rauch & Lang CO. began
manufacturing eectrics it amalgamated
an electric motor manufacturing COM
electric motors for ten years. and had
been furnishing many manufacturers with
motors This concern has been turning
out motors exclusively for Rauch & Lang
ever since.
These electrics are carefully construct
ed every part being made in the factory.
For instance. each body is in charge of
an experienced carriage maker. who is
responsible for ii until the work is com
pleted 1t takes ninety days 10 finish
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and screwed. Twenty-four coats of paint
are applied. Similar care is taken with
every one of the other parts of each
car.
One of the best indications OF the merit
OF the Rauch & Lang electrics, II is
pointed out is the character OF the
agents who handle ii throughout the
country. For instance, Brewster & Co.
OF New York. whose reputation as car
riage makers is international, refer all in
Quiries for electrics to Flandreau. the
New York agent of Rauch K Lang. In
Chicago the Rauch a. Lang eIectrics are
handled by Kimball & Co, the leading
carriage makers of the west. who put
their own name on the electrics when
placing them on sale.
Manufactures Moon Cars.
The Moon cars, for which the Motor
Sales Company is the Washington agent
are made by the Joseph NJ. Moon COM
pany OF st. Louis. Mo, which concern
was engaged in the manufacture of car
riaRes for thirty years before it took up
automobiles. Until this year the Moon
Company made no cars that sold for I'M
der $4,000. but after two years of pre-
lminary testing they are now turning out
81 800 car. In all styles of bodies.
strongly built and powerful. The wheel
base of these cars is 10 inches, with
34-inch wheels. The motor is Al inches
by inches, delivering over thirty-five
horsepower. Each car is thoroughly
tested before leaving the factory, being
given at least 30 miles of actual road
test before the body is put in place and
the car made ready for shipment.
The Motor Sales Company is i'm a posi-
ton to make quick delivery of the Moon
and Rauch q Lang cars. Two weeks
delivery can be made ON the Moon cars.