The Washington times., 1913-02-22
BRANCH
IS MARVEL0F KIND
Ihirty-six Men Are Employed to
Give Quick Service to Own
ers of Motor Cars.

Representing an investment of half a
million dollars in improvements and
stock carried. the Studebaker Corpora
ton of America has just opened a
wholesale branch at 61-s1 Pierce street
northwest that is said to be one Of the
best appointed branches Of Its kind In
the country. So,
Two buildings have been combined in
the branch, each having a frontage Of
110 feet and a depth Of 1s5 feet. the
buildings being Joined by a twenty-five
foot driveway running the full length
of both buildings. This gives the
branch continuous space OF A.O0
square feet on one floor The salesroom
and office are located in the front Of
the west building. In the rear Of the
office is the parts department. which Is
equipped with, six steel bins. each
feet high and three feet wide. Each bin
is subject to dividers, making three bins
out OF one.
, The main stock room is forty-six feet
deep and sixty-five feet wide, with a
substock room twenty by forty-six feet,
for heavy parts. The company carries on
hand at all times 10000 worth Of parts.
and is enabled at a moments notice to
furnish parts for any gasolene car ever
built by the Studebaker Corporation.
Repair Shop a Feature.
The repair shop is one of the most
interesting features OF the establish
ment. Its dimensions are forty feet
by forty-six feet, and 1t is equipped
with lathe. drill press, electric drills.
electric air pumps and other machinery
needed in the repair Of motor cars.
The stock room where are carried 200
cars is 10 feet long and l65 feet deep.
1t is equipped with a double wash rack
and each of the cars Is ready for de-
livery at a moments notice. Each car
as IL is unloaded is washed and clean
ed and is then encased in an immense
paper bag. 1t is then placed in the
storage room.
The service station occupies a room
twenty feet long and forty-six feet
deep. 1t is equipped with a go gallon
gasolene tank automatic self-measuring
pump, concrete wash rack and self
measuring tanks for lubricating oil. In
the service department there Is held in
readiness a Studebaker light delivery
wagon and a driver. - 81. ..
Every order that comes In is time
stamped and when ii leaves the build
ing Is again time stamped. 1t Is a rule
of the department that not more than
two hours must elapse between the re-
ceipt Of an order and its delivery to
the express or freight office for ship
service.
Thirty People Employed.
The branch. which Is under the man
agement of L. 3. Habersham, employs
thirty people, and serves large terri
tory, including the District OF Columbia.
Virginia, North Carolina, a part OF
West Virginia, and all of Maryland west
of Chesapeake Bay. Among the en-
ployes are two travelling statesmen and
two road mechanics. The duties of the
latter are to educate mechanics employ
ed by Studebaker dealers, SO that Stude-
baker owners can have their cars cared
for by intelligent men trained TO Stude-
baker cars.
Manager Habershsm has been con-
nected With the Studebaker Corporation
for three years and has been s!gnaliy
successful in advancing the interest OF
the company In this section OF the
country. -f-'
The Studebaker wholesale branch here
Is one Of thirty similar branches dis
tributed all over the country.
Miller Brothers report the sale OF
Ford cars to the following: Maurice
Eiseman. Fleet S. Hughlett. Charles
II. Kortz, ID. l. S. Savage. w. ID. Hell
len. A. c. McElroy. w. r. Miller. John
w. Day. Rudolph +. w. Schmidt. DIR.
James +. Mitchell, W. II. Wilson. ].
Lewis Battle, DR.. r. n. Morhart, A.
r. Mckenzie, and Russell Schaver.
The White Automobile Company has
sold five-ton White dump truck to
James N. Titcomb.