The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-23
MEM AUTO AGENCY
ESTABLISHED HERE.
Worth Auto Sales Company En-
tiers Field Here and Expects
Great Success. \
HANDLE BAKER ELECTRIC
The Company Will Also Repre-
sent Some Standard Gasoline
Cars in the Near Future.

dustry In this country Is something
marvellous and the new figures which
are submitted win doubtless hold the
attention Of the, reader. The Scien-
tific American In its Issue OF April stn
has stated It a. safe to say that the
value OF automobiles manufactured In
1syo amounted to considerably less
mated that II Will reach 80 s.sv0svv0.
Mechanics wages for 1910 wfll APP
proximate $100.o09,090 and chanf-
feurs wages about $45.00o,000.
With the development OF the auto
mobile has also come the perxectlon
OF the electric storage battery OF WON
derful capacity and durability and the
development " the gasolene engine.
In fact, the modern automobile OF
to-day, produced In American fac
tories, where quality receives first con-
sideratton, ID great In every way.
Richmond In keepinK DRQA with any
other city In the country of twice Its
FsfxS m yhe KuyUMUDfl6 1ndustry NEW
firms and AGENCIES ara coming into
existence almost with zach month.
During the past week the Worth Auto
Sales Company entered the field with
OscSy AhoASAASA "a o1SScoS NASA
very start.
This firm i labeled for q solid fu-
ture in the automobile circles OF this
section. They have opened ofncss,
display room and garage facilities at
439-501 West Main street and exten-
sive alterations have greatly improved
that corner.
The company consists Of men who
have given the local situation much
thought before definite plans were
decided upon. Mr.. Thomas w.
CHAMPION. of Boston. who has had
wide experience In automobile con-
struction and Is an expert OF the
highest order on both electric and
gas cars. will be in charge Of the
garage and mechanical end. They
have the agency for the famous Baker
electric vehicles and will shortly re-
present a gasolene car of standard
make.
Prospects in Richmond.
| A reporter for The sFirgtnian had
the pleasure OF riding in the first
shaft-driyen electric car ever run on
the streets OF Richmond as well as
an interesting interview with Mr.. L..
Worth Cole. who outlined present and
future prospects az follows:
We have not entered the automo-
bile field here expecting to create any
sensation in the volume OF business
done in month or year. Neither
have we established an agency with
our eyes shut. We believe that BUSH
ness Is here to be had, and we are
also of the opinion that the best the
market affords for the money in au-
tomobiies has not been introduced In
Richmond in the past. Cheap cars
are All right for time--urtft the
| purchaser learns that he has bought
his machine on the instalment plant
but Richmond has already invested
| thousands In this respect"
| me Baker electric commands q
higher prestige among electric vehi-
| cles than the Packard among gaso-
4ene cars. ! believe that the Baker
people give the best value for the
| money OF any automobile making con-
Germ. The choicest materials that the
markets Of the world can supply are
put together by the finest mechanics
that money can secure. 1t IL almost
nposstble to describe the riding quail
tiles Of this car, because no other ca
ever built compares with 1t in luxury
The Baker IL the only shaft-driven
electric car that can be bought in
1910. The Baker people always take
the initiative ana others attempt to
initiate the following season."
We are going to handle only carr
OF known and tested worth. The gas.
oiene car we will represent 4 little
later on Will rank among the bes,
| to be obtained. Our reason for tax.
| Ing this position Il because Richmond
Is . remarkably progressive ana am.
bilious city, whose residents are proud
OF being thoroughly np-to-dste In