The Washington times., 1910-01-23

this action has won him the warm re-
gard OF thousands OF motorists IN al
sections Of the country
Referring 10 trade cOuditiSz2s in Wash
iDgton, il can be said that probably
TO other line OF business IN this city
made greater or more substantial strides
during the past year than the automo-
bile and allied lines.
EveTy succeeding year witnesses the
eSia biIshment OF the industry on q
SouuoeT lrGSfS, and fn Washington the
Cauber CT the men who have invested
their money in the business Of selling
automobiles supplies, and the conduCt
OF garages is sufficiently large 10 rank
them among the leaders in the local
commercial world
SalesroOms Scattered.
Unlike many cities. washington has
no automobile row. the salesrooms and
garages being scattered all over the city
Conditions are not favorable COr cen
trailing the trade There has been a
slight tendency 10 establish a row in the
vicinity of New York avenue II and
Fourteenth streets. but as rents are in
creasing in this section. owing 70 the
gradual extension of business from
Pennsylvania avenue and T street. il 6,
generally believed that this city viii be
without Il distinct automobile row for
some years TO come
The National Capital boasts of twenty
eight automobile SaieSrOoms, which is
a gain Of nine over EHN- Fifty-eIghi
different makes are handled here I'm
pToFementS OF very substantial ma
tuTe were made IN number of sales
rooms during the year, IN number Of
instances entire new buildings having
been erected
Among the more important improve
ments that took place during the year
Auto and supply Company erected a
ilTee-StOrC building l. p Dorset Com
Fa0E doubled its establishment. the
Overland Sales Company added an
other wing TO its building and opened
a new Office and saleSrOOm on Y street.
the Dupont Sales Company opened a
store at the corner Of Thirteenth and
. streets, the Isuttreu Company re-
moved from Connecticut avenue 20 1917
II street, the Wilson Company remod-
eled the building at 1888 Fourteenth
street and removed from its Old quar-
IeTS at the corner OF Vermont avenue
and = street. The Standard Garage
Company erected q large garage and
szlesrOOm on upper Fourteenth street
the Vermont Garage Company opened
q large garage IL Vermont court.
Line or Numbers.
Il Is a difficult matter 10 get correct
line on the number OF ears sold here
during the past year, a.. separate regis
JratiOn books for new ears. second
hand cars and cars brought heTs tenn
poraTily are not kept 10y the secretary
of the automobile board. who issues all
licenses. A careful canvass OF the
trade. however, indicates that about
so new cars were sold dUTIlg 1902 This
Is a gain Of about 40 cars over the pre-
cedinE year, according to the best
dope obtainabIe-
Il IS significant that the sales or the
higher priced cars last year were
greatly III excess OF those IN 1905 In
days aCOue il was said that Washing
ton was a cheap car town. and that the
only hiEh-priced cars ever seen here
were brought 10 the CiJv by wealthy
people who made the nations Capital
their winter home TO-DAY this is all
changed and as many E5Eh-pTiCed and
hiEh-poxered cars are sold here as IN
any other city of like proportions
Among the new agencies eS-a bliSIcG
Crawford * SuecdWen- with the War
ner Motor t-ompany- DeTsnble- ID
Waters * Son EaUt-Nrafr- American
Truck COm0auy- LCcOECbIle, Stand
ard Garage Company Empire Mitchell
and KIiUe-EaT. T. P Dorset Company
many. Marion. Overland sales Com
Dany- Ridcr-Lewiss Mt Pleasant Gar
age Company. Moon. Ea-Ch and Lang
Motor Sales Company Plerce-ArTOys
Cook & SroddaTd Company Palmer
Singer. Lester =. Moore. IT. Bush Bel
White Company. Oakland. Pope Auto
mobile Company Of Washington. Hud-
Motor Car Company Flanders,
Automobile and Snppig
Company WintOn and Mora John J. /
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