The Washington times., 1913-10-04
BU|cKsMA|t TRUCK
SHOWS FINE RECORD
Work of 1914 Model Has Been
So Satisfactory W. F. Hale
& Co. Order Duplicates.
By HARRY WARD.

The efficiency of motor trucks for
all-around work is daily being dem
onstrated, by a 1,500-pound Buick
truck used by w. F. Hale and Com
pany. mail contractors, of this city.
This, truck, which already has covered
more than 1900 miles without single
nutDoc bolt being touched, and is still
carrying the original air in the Good
year tires with which it is equipped, is
in continuous service throughout the
twenty-four hours of the day.
In addition to carrying mail from
the city Postoffice to the various sub
stations, it makes several trips each
day 90 Chesapeake Junction, and dur
ing the course of its daily travels en-
counters smooth and rough streets, as
we'll as average country roads. The
work of this truck, which is 1914
model, has been so satisfactory that
w. f. Hale and Company have ordered
a duplicate of il and will install it in
service on October 15.
I'VE are more than delighted with
the work now being done by this
truck" said Robert II. Martin, man.
ager of the Buick Motor Company.
The machine is demonstrating in no
uncertain manner that motor trucks,
properly handled, will deliver the
other users of 1914 Buick trucks in
clude. the George Pitt Company,
which has just purchased another
Buick truck. making the sixth it has
used: ethe SakS Fur Company, and
the CarroTi Electric Company.
The annual meeting of the Washing
ton Automobile Dealers Association will
be Rld Monday night at the CONNER
ciafsClub. Election of officers for the
ensuing year and a number of other
mattarx including the ratification of
ha nf
vention Hall for the annual automobile
show In 1914 VIII engage the attention
of the organisation Following the busi-
ness meeting, the officers, directors and
members will be the guests of President
T. Oliver Probey at d Banquet. which
will be served in the main dining room
of the new quarters of the Commercial
Club.
The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company reports the sale OF
Studebaker Limousine, to former Gov.
william Pitt kellogg: a Studebaker
.si1r touring car to Col. W. B. Thomp-
son,ra Studebaker ''S5" touring car 10
George s Wainwright, and a Flanders
Colonial electric coupe to DR.. r. Z. L.
Wi1tberger 1'sss=sF'---iss - -51zss-. 10
Claude Miller, of Miller Bros, re-
turned yesterday from weeks visit to
Ine- Fora 1aCtOIy IN Detroit he WAS
accompanied by Charles W. Speaks and
weiter McNicholl, who are interested in
the sale of Ford cars in this section of
the. country 'The factory is working
dzyssand night in an endeavor TO catch
up@Gith the great flood of orders that is
pouring in from all parts of the coun-
try.- said Mr. Miller
r. W. A. vesper, assistant general
sales manager of the Buick Motor Com
pany, was in Washington this week
visffing Robert II. Martin. manager of
the Buick branch "The automobile out
Iook. from our viewpoint was never
every effort to build cars fast enough TO
satisfy the demands of our branch man.
ayers and ddealerssthreaehout the coun-
try. and notwithstanding the fact that
the Buick plant Is one of the largest in
the.country, we are not able to turn out
cars fast enough to meet the demand
Buick dealers all over the country are
elated over the 1919 no6els and are pre-
dieting shortage in the supply"
Sales of Overland cars. are reported
by the Overland nd-Washtngton Motor
Company, include 1914 models purchased
bys DIR. Mcmillan, L. S. A; Wilmot w.
TreS, DIR, Clarence Weaver. and T. T.
ksane Company VI.
MISS L1illan Mlller, VINO participated
i'm the two automobile social bility runs
promoted by The Times. is the proud
owner of a Ford runabout. The machine
VIZ presented TO her by her father.
CHARLES r. Miller. one of the pioneer
dealers of Washington. Miss Miller is
regarded az one of the best women
drivers in the city.
Senator Porter j. McCumtser is the
latest purchaser of a seven-pa ssenger
Cadillac touring car The machine was
delivered to him this week by the Cook
&ssStoddard Co, which also delivered
five-passenger Cadillac touring cars to
Congressman Manahan. Mrs. ]. z. Hur-
ley, and Patrick Shugrue
A. A. Crumley. of the Hudson Motor
Car Company, of Detroit, is spending a
few days in Washington. and is the
guest of Howard G. Knsessi manager
Of the Hudson Automobile Company.
Mrs Charles E. hughes, wife of JUS
tice Hughes, of the United States Su-
preme Court, has purchased a Baker