The Washington times., 1909-05-30
WASHINGTON LEADER
IN ELECTRIC AUTOS

who have had much success II placing
tnem among the best people in Wash
lngton. One model constitutes the
woods line, the chassis beng fitted
with two styles of body-a Queen Vic
tosia with brOugham =, aTal a SINH
lar body without tor n this years
model the motor eff1St has been in
creased, and a numSer of marked i'm
provements have been made in the car
The Woods Is famous for lis ability
70 go long distance on one charge of
the battery.
IN the Babcook electric renresented
BY the L. P. Dorset Company, win be
found all the requisites for an enjoy
able spin, with never a fear of ex-
tend.ns the trip beyond the safe radius
looks me and its road performance is
notable.
A number Of sales of WavesIev cleo
tic carriages have been made by the
Pope Automobile Company OF WASH
ingtOn. Secretary of the NAVY Never
and the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. rec
tor OF st. Johns Church, being recent
Waveriey buyers. The new WaverIey
models have many good talking points
that commend them to intending buy
ers.
In the earlier days of motoring, be-
fore the care Of cars was reduced TO the
science it now is, there was no such
idea prevailing as the segregation of the
gasolene and electric vehicles. Then a
garage was only a garage-a place in
which cars could be stored and cared
for irrespective Of their type. Tut since
the industry has made such immense
strides forward there has ca71e an
awakening, realization that sAeh type
has It's peculiar needs in bouaalg and
care, and that to make success these
needs should be closely studied.
That an expert was needed to super
wise the charging was not thought of.
in a majority Of cases, it being deemed
sufficient 10 turn on the current and let
IL run until the charge was COMPLETED
Conditions are improving. however, and
the electric is taking higher place In
the motoring world.
The L. p. Dorsett Company has en-
barked into the business of caring for
this type of vehicle on a large scale 1t
has brought into the business a
knowledge Of the requirements Of cleo
a scientific way.
First OF all, the company has pointed
out that If the gasolene and electric
cars are 10 be cared for in the same
garage as much attention must be given
the latter as the former.
At a cost OF $4,000 this company has
5tSt AA&oNaA4CN q |UA1i k]tEt- Gas producing
plant TO produce power for driving a
1OO-h0rsepower Fairbankg-Aforse engine.
and direct connected dynamo. The
current thus obtained is used for charg-
ing the electric vehicles in its garage.
Sufficient current is also obtained for
lighting the entire Dorsett building at
the corner Of Seventeenth and L streets.
This plant Is one of the most complete
electric outfits IN the country, 1t is
patterned after a similar piInt in the
BabCock garage in Buffalo, vi ich is the
largest electric garage in this country.
BY means of 1t the L. p. Dorsstt Com
pany can easily take care OF Ice electric
vehicles, and plans are now under way
for enlarging the garage In ,-rder to
provide ample accommodations for this
number OF vehicles, IN addition 10 many
gasolene cars. Making its own cleo
tricity by means of It's gas plant the
company effects a large saving IN cleo
tic current bills, and is enabled to
offer its customers better advantages.
T. N Mudd, Jr., agent for the Reading
Standard, spent the greater part Of the
week at the Reading Standard factory.
kurrying I'D shipments Of machines for
Washington delivery.
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