The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20
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DODGE CARS
BEING SOLD.
Standard Garage Company
Has Quick Sale of New

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Machines.
That the Dodge automobile is a
car of unusual merit is evinced by
the fact that the carload OF ma
chimes of this make which was un-
LOADED at the Standard Garage last
week have been 500 and The mana
ger, Jhon B. Smith, Jr. has col
lected for everyone of these automo-
biles.
That the demand for this make OF
automobile is unusually strong is fur
ther evinced by the fact that within
the next two weeks five carloads OF
Dodge cars will be received at the
Standard Garage Company's plant.
All of these cars viii go to eager
purchasers, who have been anxtously
awaiting for an opportunity to get a
Dodge.
It has been considerable scramble
among the automobile concerns OF
West Virginia as to whom should be
the representative of the Dodge Au-
tomobile Company in the sales of its
products and the fact that this honor
was awarded the Standard Garage
Company is very gratifying to the To-
cal concern.
The opinion of Miriam Rates Pope. of
Automobile Topics, is particularly
valuable because of his complete
knowledge of motor cars; also be-
cause he has no interest whatever In
give his readers a fair and unbiased
opinion OF 1t. is appropos and is as
follows:
A Worthy Product.
The car really is worthy Of Dodge
Brothers Disappointing those who
look for something freaktsh or overly
sensational, 1t is full grown car OF
1896 horsepower. with four-cylin-
der motor, 8 7-8x4 1-2 inch bore and
stroke. and a wheel base of ITO
inches. It sells for $785, and is avail
able in five passenger touring car
form and as a two-passenger road
ster.
Fully Equipped.
What distinguishes 1t and gives 1t
its character is the way it is made.
and the degree to which the possi-
bilities of a car at $785s have been
developed, in point of commodtous-
ness for the passengers, service,
sturdiness, and general appearance.
/ 1t is sold with everything that could
be asked for in the way OF equip
ment, including electric lighting and
starting, one-man top, and windshield
place. in order to afford hashy or
eye-catching feature at another, and
generous measure is to be seen in
even the small details.
Roomy and Powerful.
With It's tapertng effect from the
.tonneau to the radiator and its we'll
knit, lowhung design. the car has
even greater breadth and room and
more of the large car qualities than
the outside view indicates. In Its
general aspect 1t at once Identifies
itself as car OF. a type that SO large
portion of mortorist want hand
some, comfortable. medium-size car
for five people. with plenty of room
and plenty of power. and built to run
for years.
So far as experience has shown that
recognized requirements can best be
met by what may be considered con-
ventional practice, the conventional
influence has prevailed, but whenever
Dodge Brothers methods OF manufac-
ture and the effort toward an i'm
proved effect have suggested de-
partures and originality. there has
of development the car has evolved
much that is original. but nothing
that is extreme.
Has Perfect Stream-Line.
In form 1t meets the approval of
stream-line advocates. having q grace
full body without abrupt transitions.
The radiator housing is Of the straight
front type with rounded top and edges
neatly smoothed OH, blending into the
straight tapered hood. The ardiator
core is mounttd IN the housing In
such a way that 1t is protected from
all strain and its only function is
then to cool, thus giving freedom
from radiator troubles. The cowl
meets the body section in a sweep
ing flare: The side rails are straight,
but have the effect Of sloping very
slightly upward to the rear and are
topped with strips Of durable pressed
steel.
Wide doors read to the high-backed
comfortable seats. upholstered in
leather of a grade that would do
credit to any car. The back seat is
forty-seyen inches wide inside the up
holstery, and the front seat is forty
one and one-half inches wide The
tonneau Is carpeted and fitted with
nickled foot and robe rails. The
cushions are shaped for ease, with
slipping seats and deeply tufted backs
and ends. The front compartment
like the rear, has an abundance of
leg room. and the. floor. like the
running boards. Is linoleum covered.
Left-Hand Drive and Center Control.
Left-Hand Drive.
center control. Aside from the fact
that the steering wheel ia large, and
the control levers within easy reach.
though mounted far enough forward
to permit crossing from one side OF