The Washington times., 1913-03-22
CAPITAL WOMEN
ARE CAR DRIVERS
"Have Captured Automobile, v
Declares Dealer, Who Ex-
plains the Reason.
By HARRY WARD.

BY HARRY WARD.
The women of Washington have cap
tured the automobile" remarked one
OF the motor car dealers here who has
followed the game for years. Not con-
tent with being the boss of the house
hold, they have assumed the task OF
bossing the boss and the boss chauf-
feur.
1T has become A recognized fact that
were all the women of Washington
transported to some barren isle, the au-
tomobile would soon be relegated to the
junk heap. For without fair woman
seated in the tonneau, what attractive
ness il there about this rolling stock!
1t would lose its luster. its real redeem
ing beauty. 1t would become prodnc-
tive of the joyless joy ride.
Since the automobile became realty
and not simply an experiment. woman
has reigned supreme as the guiding
hand that directs tbs destines. without
sweetheart, wife, mother. or sister, man
would find little comfort In amollng
over the macadam and through the for
ests.
lover the hills and far away would
continue to be merely a euphonlous
phrase, and the beauties that lie in the
FAR away would remain unexplored.
The best known means of elopement
would be the commonplace railroad Old
Dobbin still would amble aimlessly
adown the highways of romance.
'Baft for woman the lavish touring
cars Of today would remain the modest
machines of ten years ago 1t Is due 10
her caprices that luxurious tapestry
and harmonious interiors have supplant-
ed the dingy fittings with which the
cars of other days were equipped. l.,
primarily the automobile was IN
vented for pleasure. Woman TO-DAY 10
inspiring her husband to purchase an
automobile because the faithful family
horse, once the symbol of afhuence, no
longer resembles ready money. Inc
automobile is the thing. an acquisition
as indispensable as the servant girl:
-Husbands may be satisfied with other
means of transportation to ana from
their places of labor. but they hearken
to the incessant demands of wives for
an automobile and-capitulate They
soon discover that driving brings back
to the faded cheeks of their helpmeets
the rosy hues of health and content
ment. An idle hour no longer hangs
heavily on the mans hands.
Gle utilizes every spare moment he
can in touring the boulevards and TAX
ing his family for restful rlde INTO tho
country. Life no longer Is monotonous
to him or to his wife; The luxury OF an
that might have existed. Ihey are
living.
creasing the number of accidents. IN
cases where their own chauneurs nave
been employed they have insisted that
the cars be driven at a rate of speed
that would not endanger the lives OF
pedestrians. They always are on the
alert and they see to II that their
chauffeurs are imbued with the same
-
Women are content with speed OF
ten miles an hour. Eighteen to twenty
FIVE miles an hour is the only speed
men thoroughly enjoy. When their nus
see to IL that the speed does not exceed
one of absolute comfort"
Announcement Is made by the Max
we'll Motor Company, Incorporated. that
arrangements have been completed Tor
the acquisition by IL of the property and
business of the Flanders Motor Com
pany, subject to the necessary corporate
action on the part of the two COM
panies which it is expected will be OBJ
TO the Maxwell Company of the prop
erty of the Flanders company, the lat
ter will be operated as branch OF the
Maxwell Motor Company.
Commenting on the formal announce
ment contained in the above paragraph.
a prominent officer of the Maxwell
Motor Company said: 1t was generally
understood in the trade that the Fland-
ers Motor Company was already part
of the Maxwell Motor Company. That
was not so until yesterday. when the
deal was finally contaminated.
"A tentative arrangement was MADE
some time ago for the requirement or
the Flanders Motor Company by the
Maxwell Motor Company. the chief OBJ
ject of which. on the part of the finan-
ciers back of the Maxwell company.
was to secure the services and direction
Of Mr.. Flanders. together with his Or
ganizati of experts and specialists:
The actual consummation of the deal
has. however. been delayed for some
time, while inventories were taken.
audits made and other matters straight
ened out.
result. the Flanders Motor Company
has now been purchased by and has be
come in fact part Of the Maxwell
Motor Company
The automobile dealers are being So
Iicited 10 Join the automobile section OF
the Retail Merchants Association
Claude T.. Miller. one OF the veteran
motor car dealers here, IS chairman or
the automobile section. The associa-
ton endeavors 10 eliminate friction and
petty isalousies, encourages good busi-
ness practices cUltivates a strong fra
ternaI spirit among its members. and
protects them against credit losses
saws Secretary Charles J. Columbus. in
"a communication he has addressed TO
the automobile dealers urging them TO
Join the association.
Samuel Ash and Ed. Mangold have Or
ganized the Wayerley SaIcs Company
and have opened well appoirted sales
room and garage at 1897 Fourteenth
street They Will handle the Waverlev
elec. ric and may later add gasolene
ear to their line Both members OF the
firm were long associated With the Pope
Automobile Company. which formerly
handled the Waverlcy.
Under the management "f Robert ".
Love the Cutting Motor Sales Company
has opened a saleSroOm u. l-32 Four
tecnth street and Will handle the Cut
ting car. Mr.. Love is widely known in
automobile trade circles.
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