The Washington times., 1915-04-10
UTILITY TEST SHOWS
WHAT MAxWELLS
CAN ACCOMPLISH
President Flanders Startles
Motor Fraternity by Unusual
Methods.
BY WILLIAM p. ROSE.

Walter Il. Flanders. president of the
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. of De-
troit. one of the gigantic minds of the
modern industrial world. has more than
once startled the motoring fraternity
by his originality and the greatness Of
his conception of the best business
methods and his untiring energy in ac-
complshins the many great enter
prises he has set on foot.
Success In Washington.
In no city in the country has Mr..
Flanders demonstrated this ability bet
ter than in Washington, where the
Maxwell line is represented by II. B.
Leary, ir., 1921 Fourteenth street, who
has surrounded himself with an or
gaRization of ''hustlers' who have en-
joyed a wonderful success with the car
since he took ii on
They ovinced their capacity for hand
ling things in the Flanders way in the
utility run by cooperating in every way
possible toward making It a success.
The Utility Run.
The utility rup' was started in At
lantic CITY last Sunday and will con-
clude this afternoon at 1 o'clock. On
Sunday a run was made to Washing
ton, and since that time every day has
taken the car into different territory in
Washington and in surrounding terri
tory within 100 miles, carrying with it
some local business man as an official
observer in the interests of the public.
When the car returned from Virginia
last evening, where it had taken j..
Harry King, and H. l.. Golliday, who
are commercial statesmen, Mr.. Leary
sent it Immediately to the Potomac
Electric Power Company to work all
night and up until 4 this afternoon.
Counting yesterdays run this will make
q trip of about thirty-six hours con-
tinuous running.
End of the Trip.
The end of the utility run" is in
sight and it can now be safely reported
that the car will more than make its
1,H0 miles in seven days on an average
of better than y miles to a gallon of
expected the car will have made a per-
loct score from an electrical starting
standpoint. 1t has had only one pune
ture. The cost of operating will have
been less than Il cent per mile. The
run has given a wonderful demonstra-
tion Of the Maxwells serviceability
stand-up ability, and economy of opera
uon.
Reason For Trials.
H. 3. Ieary, ir., in speaking of the
object and aCcomnl ishments of the run,
said yesterday;
Nv hen we undcr ook to give this run
1t was with the distinct instructions
from Mr. Flanders that it was to be ex-
plotted as a .Spe Ial stunt. Its whole
motive was to shoNv the car to the pub
lie exactly as an owner would find II
When he comes to use it himself. The
car had already nun about 900 miles
equipped as it is sold, and the orders
We're to take 1t wherever the passengers
of the day decided. One day It was
travelling hither and thither among the
crowded traffic of city streets, making
dozens OF stops AMI getting off on its
self-Starter every time. Another day it
was shot up the State of Maryland or
in and around suburbs and towns about
" ashtngton. Each day it gave a splen-
did account OF itself. though nothing be-
Nond what | knew the car could do. We
nave told the story of each days run
In the papers curing tho past week. and
trust that the ISlhlc has been interested
enough to read them"