The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
TY COBB IS FOND
Of AUTO BUSINESS
Says He Can Now See Why
People Fall for the
Gas Carts.
BY HARRY WARD.

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automobile business in his native city
of Augusta, Ga. From all accounts
he has been doing well. He recently
gave a little talk on the auto bust
ness, during the course of which he
said:
Me for the new four-cylinder Gag. l
am very strong for the business. l
now have my own garage and boy
labeled Rastus. who is there like
mallard when IL comes to polishing
the brass works. The automobile is
indispensable TO my line of thought
I take occasional spins in the car and
can easily see why people fall for the
gas carts. They are heady things 10
have around for pleasure trips, bust
ness journeys, and shopping eX-
petitions.
"T think that by and by people Will
be convinced as l have been l can
not see how man can live without
his motor vehicle. OF course, l am
just butting into the business and not
dragging down the change at dizzy
speed, but if the game improves I
hope TO salt away a big wad OF cur
rencv and eventually jump into
more elaborate venture l sure learn
ed my lessons on that jog from New
York to Atlanta, when the good roads
missionaries bumped into all sorts
and kinds OF pixies"
II there vet remains any person who
does not believe in the autOmoblle, u
is thought that this modest statement
OF its values and virtues by so noted
an authority will not be without
potent effect tending toward the con
version of the aforesaid doubter-
Under the new rules Of the American
Automobile Association four grades or
reliability contests are provided Tor.
The first grade is Tor contest not eN-
ceeding six days IN duruatIoh' WuI
penalties for time, road work, maj
operative test. and final technical eN-
animation. The second is tor. contests
of more than six days duration, with
penalties for time, road WORK, hhdi
operative test, and final technical eN-
animation except that carburetOr and
brake adjustments may be made with
out penalty and spark plugs may be
changed. Grade Is for contest OF
any duration in which penalties are I'M
posed for time and road work only, out
in which the final operative test ana
final technical examination are omitted
The fourth grade is for a contest OF any
duration in which penalties are imposed
for time only. The following provisions,
the adoption of which in any contest IS
optional with the promoter, and none OF
which count against car OF are factors
in determining the cars road score,
have been added i'm the new rules;
Rules for tire penalizations: rules Tor
penaliZatiOn or accessories; the keeping
Of a record of lubricatng oil and OF
gaSolene consumption.
Emerson q Orme. the ApDerson
agents, have been advised that the an
nUal Pasadena-Altadena hill climb. the
blue-ribbOn motoring event OF southern
California, has been posted until April
For the past two years this event mas
been won by Edgar AppeTsOn, in an
n. ~. - A con IT
years established a new record for the
hill This year the lack Rabbit VIII
be driven in this event by Harris NJ
Hanshue. and il he wins it will make
The classic trophy the permanent prop
erty Of the Apperson Company
At the Ford plant in Detroit thu
fiscal year commences october j, &nd
all records date from them said Claude
Miller, Of Miller Brothers, Ford agents
For the first quarter ending December
81, 2,Sl0 cars were shipped. since Janu-
arv I up 10 and including March 70,
231S machines were shipped, making
total for the five and One-haf months
Of 6ISS cars. But real activity began
last week. Teh first warm day resulted
in a flood Of orders by wire, mail and
telephone Last Monday 40 cars were
shipped, and for the FIVE and one-half
days for the factory closes At noon
Saturday. the total shipments reached
$40 machines.
The garage and repair shop Of the
Overland Sales Company, at 1874 V
street. has been purchased by r. A
GarlOOk, who will utilize the entire
building for storage and repairs. The
business I'm the future will be known
= : the Overland Garage and will he I'M
der the management of Frank r. Chase.
formerly with the Overland Sales Com
pany. Harry HartuuE and Dan Abbott
Will be foreman and assistant foreman,
respectively, Of the repair shop An
electric charging plant has been in
stalled and a complete line Of aCCeS-
series has been added The Overland
agency will be continued by F. r. Con-
rad, who will open SalesrOOm In the
down town section.
Rudolph Jose, Of the Cook & Stod-
dard Company. has established a
new sales record by selling Cadillac
so every day this week. The pur-
ChaSerS OF touring cars were g. w
Norris. Mrs. +. Moss, Mrs. TuOhy, and
a. Jefery, while y. l.. Sansbury and
Mrs. Belt secured demitOnneau cars
The Washington branch Of the
Studebaker Automobile Company will
be managed by Leonard p Dorset,
whose appointment has Just been an
nounCed by +. V. Stratton, manager
OF the Philadelphia branch. Mr.. Dor
sett has been identified with the auto
mobile trade of this city for the past
eight years He established the /.
Z. DOrsett Company, and made il one
OF the largest auto concerns in Wash
lngton. He has disposed of his in
'teTcSt in that company. and will de-
vote his future efforts to the eX-
plOitation of the Studebaker.
Z. =. Haskin has been appointed
sales manager of Lincoln & Ballard,
Incorporated, agents for the Spoerer.
He Is newcomer in Washington. but
has had a long career in the automo-
bile business, having been connected
with a number of Chicago firms dur
ing the last few years.
The Cook and StOddard Company will
occupy IFS new saleSrOO'n at 1915 II
street some time during the coming
week. The Improvements being made
ars nearly completed. and when the
company il Installed in the new quar-
ters IL expects 20 have one OF the best
appointed sales rooms In this section
Of the country
The Roman Automobile Company is
dc, clipping 4 large business i'm second
Land cars throughout the South Inoui-
rios for cars were received from -
sources during tho past week, while
six machines were shipped to various
points in Virginia and North Carolina.
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