The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
By WILLIAM ULLMAN.


Many of the local automobile dealers
spent the greater part Of last week at
the Baltimore show, assisting in the en-
tertainment OF callers at the booths OF
their respective companies.
The local dealers who attended the
Baltimore Automobile Show. last week.
praise the show highly. but feel more
keenly than ever the disappointment OF
not being able to hold a show at home
this year. The question OF holding a
show here is still being agitated, with
a number of prominent dealers in favor
OF Il. All of the local men do not feel
that March 10 is too late. and are willing
to go in after that date, certain that
they will be amply repaid through the
stimulus show would give the local
trade.
The Storm Motor Car Company has
appointed Russell v. Lewis. OF West
minsetr. Md. TO act as subagent for the
Hudson In that city.
The Imperial Motor Company report
the sale of a Rauch and Lang brougham
TO William r. Rayner. the son OF Sena-
tor Rsyner. Of Maryland.
The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company report the following sales
for the past week: Representative John
W. Davis. a Studebaker electric; Charles
Nelson Chase, a Flanders roadster, fore
door; c. II. Hammond, a Flanders road
ster: Ferd T. Schneider. a Witt Special
Flanders. and W. Clyde Green, a Flan-
ders touring car.
Stuart A. Estey, formerly with the
Barnard Motor Company. is now sssocI-
ated with the Kinds Auto Company as
the head OF their sales department Mr..
Estey has been identified with the auto
trade locally for a number OF years, and
has a host of friends who wish him sue
cess with his new firm. The Hinds Auto
Company are agents for the Lion.
After some weeks Of speculation as to
who would land the Gray & Davis light
ing system account, the announcement
is made by EIkin Reed, Of the Reed
motor supply shop. that he has closed a
contract with the Gray & Davis people
to act as local dealer. This system of
lighting is unusually efficient and will
be included in the standard equipment of
many of the high-grade cars.
Pittsburg is a hilly city, and for that
reason has always been a hard PROPOSE
tion for automobiles. So much so, in
fact, that 1t is a common saving that If
a car makes good in Pittsburg II will
make good anywhere" According to
Earle & Allen, local agents for the
RICH. their car has made good there
The famous Union Station hill, Serpen-
tine drive. and other difficult hills have
been negotiated by both roadster and
touring car in rnapnar that
puts them in the big-csr class. Reports
are coming in from various parts OF the
TO the effect thai the R-C-H is
rapidly becoming known as the most
powerful small car in the country.
"one Of the most interesting features
Of automobile development" said William
P. Barnhart, local agent for the Everitt.
rs the completeness with which the aver
age car is now equipped and the many
little details that manufacturers have re-
Gently added for the convenience of own
Frs.
''Demountable rims. for instance, are
now quite frequently provided-a tre-
mendous advantage in case OF tire
trouble. An extra one, ready for the |
spare tire. and a special carrier, usually
goes with the outfit. The adjustable
pedals now used make IL possible for |
either a siX-foot man or a five-foot wo-
nan to be exactly fitted in precisely the |
'ame cara point for comfort empha-
sizing still further by the deep uphol- |
itering and the increased foot-room in |
tide the body. Robe and foot rails are |
/ great convenience on either a short or |
ong ride: you see them this year on |
many cars. whereas they used to cost |
,Xtra.
The self-starter needs no praise: every |
me knows how seriously it has been |
Practically every car now has |
is own magnetic. whereas a year or so /
go buyers were asked to pay anything
lp to $50 extra for them. speedometer
s necessary IL a driver wants TO keep
within the law; the difference between
wenty miles an hour and twenty-five Of
en- costs a fifty-doIlar bill. Few owners