The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-28

Today is moving day for the Worth
Electric Vehicle company. The local
distributors of the Baker machines
viii move into their new garage, 2035
West Broad street The building Is a
two-story edifice and occupies 10000
square feet.
1T is the only garage exclusively
for electric cars south of Washing
toni may say the only one in the
South" said President d. w. Richard,
of the Worth company. last night.
TT is as completely equipped as any
garage in the country. Owners of
electric cars can get anything they
want from us now. We have the
goods and we have the room.
IF 1 can only get the cars we Will
have q good display at the automo-
bile show the week of February nth
22d. The demand for Bakers is SO
great the factory cannot turn them
out fast enough. They are the ideal
city car, the ideal car for business and
professional men and the ideal car
for women"
VIII Build New Garage.
I. Kaufman and Maurice Block OBJ
tanned a permit from the building in
spector's office yesterday to build a
garage on the corner of West Broad
and Ryland streets. When completed
IT will be occupied by the Ford COM
pany, of which r. F. kaehler is presi-
dent. The building Will occupy about
$4,000 square feet. G. j. Hunt, of
Richmond, is the contractor.
Abbott Detroit In Favor.
The Abott-Detroit line has been
scoring some splendid triumphs of
late in being selected by many of the
leading cities of the continent for use
in various departments. General
Manager Hammers OF the Abbott Mo-
tor company considers this one of the
most stringent sales tests to which
any make of car can be subjected, by
reason of the fact that invitations for
bids are widely advertised and practi-
calIy every line Of cars In the field
makes special effort to land such sales.
The city Of Denver is the latest to
place an order with the Abbott COM
pany. The order was for four 1870
three passenger roadsters for use by
assistant fire chiefs. The competi-
ton was keen, but the Denver dealer
had a splendid record of sales 10
other cities to back on, and so was
confident of the outcome. The cars
are to be painted pure white with
gold stripes and red wheels, and no
time liz being lost in putting them
through the factory. The combina-
tion of coiors on the strikingly fiared
bodies with long sioping rear decks
and underslung spring construction
will show up the cars to best possible
advantage for the service In which
they will be placed.
An interesting feature in connec-
ton with these sales is that none OF
the Abbott Detroit models were de-
signed especially for fire department
use, but the Battleship Roadster and
the 344o Roadster were hardly an
nounced when a%heavy demand was
made for the cars to be used in this
particular connection. as well as IN
nearly every other department of the
city government.
New Geographical Test.
Perhaps the most novel and com
plete test to which a new model has
ever been put was that OF the geo
graphical test OF the new Stearns-
Knight Six The test involved the
extremes Of weather conditions. road
conditions, temperatures, and topo-
graphieS Of every section of the
United States during twelve months
of the year
When the new Six OF the Silent
Stearns-k knight family was first com
the market the car was given a
schedule planned under the personal
supervision of Frank r. Stearns pres
ident Of the F. r.. Stearns company
The car was taken from the factory