The Washington times., 1915-03-20


cal agents, the Cartercar Sales Com
psny. report deliveries to Mrs. Mamie
RiSheill, of Alexandria, and to L. K
Bodine.. of Nockesville. A Metz road
ster has been delivered to John S.
Stewart.
The Snith-Trew Company reports
sales OF REQ touring cars to F. A. Bid
die. Charles Gates, and Frank II.
Hough. A REQ roadster has been de-
livered to DR.. J. w. Stewart.
District Sales Manager Strieby, of the
Maxwell car was in Washington during
the week arranging for a demonstra-
ton OF the Maxwell motor. A motor
will be torn down and assembled every
day.
For the convenience Of local car ow-
ners. The Fisk Rubber Company has
opened branch House at 1913 New
York Avenue.
The branch will be under the manage
ment Of E. d. Hartman. who Is not only
experienced In the tire business but who
was formerely an automobile editor
with the Munsey newspapers and an
automobile salesman. Mr.. Hartman's
ability and personality assure the WASH
ington public Of the same prompt, court
eous and efficient attention that has
made Fisk Service SO popular and sue
cessful in other branch cities.
Automobile saIesmen have to use their
best Judgment to make sales many
times A live one out West recently
caught a furniture dealer by suggest
ing that a 1h-ton JefYery truck with
removable seats to be used on Sunday
for picnic purposes would psy for It.
self in actual cash income.
The furniture man signed the dotted
line. He has already received enough
assurances Of Sunday outings to pay
for his truck investment during the
first season. The seats carry twenty
passengers.
One Of the recent Hearst-Selig news
pictures at a Washington theater
showed nearly half a hundred motor
of the Red Cross with the English
army. On seeing this, a Washington
automobile dealer turned to his COM
panion with the remark. TOO bad for
U.s." Continuing. he said:
There will be q shortage of the bet
ter class Of motor trucks in this coun-
try II the foreign demand for power
wagons continues. Although it has al
ready exported 81. 900, 900 worth Of motor
trucks since the war began the Thomas
b. Jeffery Company has untitled orders
for no less than l.l60 trucks for .delv-
cry all over the world. Moire than one
half of these are light delivery vehicles
and the others are ll4-ton trucks and
the famous Jeffery Quads, which drive
brake. and steer on all four wheels. On
certain models the output of the JEFF.
cry factory Is completely sold for ter
weeks ahead"
The Burgermotor Company is reported
to have taken the agency for the
HAYNES automobile.
Miller Brothers Automobile and Sup
pIv House report the sale OF Ford cars
during the past week as follows:
Tourings to Fannie Bell. Rev. c. P.
Startling, James B. Mcdonnell. G. II.
Mattingly. w. A. Hill. F. J. Bosss, l..
E. White, u. b. Lloyd. c. A. Atkins.
p. r. Anderson, r. r. Rose. J. +.
Kelchner. r. II. Kimball, ]. z. Bates.
Helen f. Middleton. Archie Baker. Levi
Cook. D. F. Brown: W. I. Garnand. 9.
Schroth. L. l.. Hayes. Van Buren HILL
yard. Harry Wilson. John T. Cookscy,
r. w. Farran, Cordelia D. Baldus. Bes-
sic A. Beane. II. C. Young. Biggs
Heating Company, George S. wilson. u.
W. Masten. John Hellon. A. l.. Smith,
DR.. W. s. Hardesty. Laney & Longine
Rurabouts to Harrisonburg Garage.
J. A. Potter.
Delivery wagons to Stearn & Fawcett
(2), G. r. Winston. f. J. Murphy Com
pany, Inc, Neal e. Robson.