The Washington times., 1909-09-30
RECORD IN BUILDING
DELIVERY MACHINES
Washington Company TO Ex-
hibit Its First Car in
Floral Parade.t
The First Delivery Car Ever Built
in Washington.
Made I'm IS Days
BY
The Washington Motor Vehicle
Company

This legend TO be displayed ever a
handsome electric delivery wagon in the
floral parade today marks the first
fruits ot the plans OF the committee
on manufacturers OF the Chamber of
Commerce in its campaign for the com
mercial development of the District in
the encouragement OF manufactures IN
this city To prove its faith in the Dis
trict to support such concerns. the COM
mittee. headed by Chairman Arthur O..
Moses. sought the establishment Of a
motor vehicle company. subscribing TO
stock in a $3.50 O corporation that was
organized. There are ~eighty-four stock
holders in the company. every one Of
whom is a Washington man Mr.. Moses
was made president Of the company.
and w. II. Conant its vice president and
general manager.
1t entered on possession OF its pres
ent premises July I, and spent a month
and one week remodellng the building
and installing the machinery. August
Z the workmen started the construction
OF the first of the four vehicles that
were ordered, and this afternoon at .
| O'Clock the finished machine was turned
out Of the factory doors to make its way
70 the White Lot and join the floral pa
Trade. The factory was compelled 20
work twenty-four hours a day during
the fOrty-eight working days consumed
in the construction. This IS the record
for constructing auto delivery cars
The R. p. Andrews Paper Company
bought the first car. and others are
now being built for Henry Evans. the
Boston Baking Company, and W. b.
Moses Sons. The shops are expected
to turn out sixty cars this year. 40 per
cent OF which have been sold. The ma
chine In the parade today has the new
bEdisOns storage batteries that the great
inventor has been working on during
! the past few years, and which he re-
CARDS as the perfection Of storage bat
terry construction. The Washington
Company's car is the first vehicle of any
kind 20 be equipped with these batteries
The car has a capacity or 1000 pounds.
It's batteries cost so per cent less FOR
/ operation than any other storage hat
teries now in use.
The company sells its cars under an
agreement with the owners TO maintain
the batteries indefinitely under all lOcaI
| conditions at the rate OF SO per month
This means that the mpan Will kecE
the batteries in running order so Ions
as the car lasts, renewing cells wher
necessary, etc. without excense 10 the
owners. The motor used Is an eighty
volt machine. n requires forty cells OF
the new Edison battery which will rUr
the car fifty miles without renewal.
Every part of the cars built by this
company Is made in the factory, save
the tires, wheels. motors. and batteries
and all but the latter are assembled IN
1.-THE factory. The equipmnt of the con
Germ is the finest money could buy
and u materials used are purchased
I'm the rough and refined 10 meet the
requirements OF the nigh standards Sc
by the concern. Manganese bronze. witt
2 test OF 10000 pounds per cubic inch. is
used on the heavy bearings and plasti,
! bronze on the lesser bearings. Oak
hickory. and ash are used In the wagot
bodies. and the finest steel, purchased
in the bar, IS used for the other parts
The Ompan expects 20 be able Q,
turn out 100 cars per year with its pres
eut equipment, though IL places fits out
put for the first year at less than that