The Washington herald., 1915-12-26
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ON AUTO SHOW
Many Local Dealers Will Be
in Gotham for the Big
Event.
ALL WILL BOOST TRADE
Two Sales Agents Will Look Over
Lines There for Additional Ma
chimes to Be Sold Here.
ALL WILL BOOST TRADE

your turkey dinner yesterday and by
the end of the week will have suf-
ficiently recovered from the ensuing
attack of indigestion to hit the rat
tier for New York. No need of ask
ing IL you are going for I know that
you have as much curiosity as the
next one and. though. you will not ad-
init that there Is anything going to
be sprung about which you do not
know, still there Is that lurking sus-
picion in your mind that IL you stay
ed away you might miss something.
Do not rub your eyes and imagine
that you got in the wrong pew when
you walk down the broad aisles OF
the Grand Central Palace. Most all
the local trade are making prepara-
tions to journey over to the big town
for at least one day.
couple of those who will take the
time for the trip are going with the
definite idea in view of getting some
good representation in Washington.
They are looking for something good
that sells at a popular price. Both
concerns are financially able to swing
most anything that they believe il
good and as one of them put II to
me the other day. I'VE are known as
a reliable nrm and whatever we take
over has to have the stun in it,
To tell you who Is going TO be found
wandering among the cars at the
Garden would be like printing the au-
tomobile directory of Washington. and
you know We sell that kind of adver-
tising.
Dick. Selby is the most patient man
In Washington and there is a reason.
He knows that the Paige have some
thing new due next month and in the
meantime he is spending his spare
time turning out odd jobs on the
small lathe he has installed above his
show room. As you no doubt remem-
Der. Dick is an expert mechanic. In
fact. II was via this route that he
reached the automobile business
Chester Warrington knows the new
product the Chandler people are going
to announce very soon and when you
ask him about II he simply takes a
piece of paper and starts drawing the
outline of the body design More
than that he will not tell.
Our old friend Bill Barnhardt has
new avocation- when not selling
Pullmans he is out boosting the move
ment to complete the few miles OF
road betw cen here and Fredericksburg.
so that tourists will not give WASH
ington the go-by when journeying
south II you do not believe that
tourists pass up Washington because
they have no good road south Of here.
ask bill" He will show you facts
and figures.
Joe and wilmer Trew will be among
those present at New York. They feel
that now that few Reos have been
started through from the factory they
can get away long enough to visit
the big show.
Burton Leary is going over to see
just what the Maxwell people have on
display. He is figuring on getting
the entire exhibit here after the big
time closes and having a little show
all his own.
Looked in on Welding owen. of
Tighlman & owen. one day last
week. Welding has the Stutz idea in
his head for fair and claims that when
it comes to real automobile that
you must take of your hat to this
car.
Irving Donohue. always on the look
out for the latest in the accessory
line. is going to give the show thor
ough combing to see IL he cannot find
something that motorists need and
which is not now handled locally.
Col Cliff Long plans on holding down
the fort while his trusty assistants.
John Hartman and Boyce Hough. do
the big town.
Don't ask me if the Orme boys are
going. Do not believe they have miss
ed anything big in the way of an au-
tomobile celebration in the years that
they have been in business. Bruce
Emerson is going along as a chap
eron for Jim Orme.
Ed Johansen came back from the
factory convention in Detroit. full OF
ideas for the increase in sale of United
States tires.
Fred Prendergast is going to for
sake the Pierce Arrow long enough to
make a trip to his old home in Provi-
dence. r. l.. for the holidays. On his,
way back he will stop OF at New York.
Charles Semmes and Howard Knessi.
though they both have seen the new
Hudson. are going up to the big event
to get another squint at ii, because 1t
looked so good to them when they saw
it at the factory a short time ago.
Joseph Stoddard. George Weaver
and Rudolph Jose. OF the Cook &
Stoddard Company. are going up to
have a talk with the Cadillac factory
representatives. Going to be just sort
of a reunion. OF course Arthur For
aker is going. Sam Luttrell and Louis
Stephenson are going up to try and
hustle along some Packard twin skies.
Pierce Raynor. of the White company.
will also be in the big town. His
company is exhibiting at the Importers
Salon.
Almost forget to tell you about e. v.
AS party last Tuesday night. 1t was
some party and that expresses IL all.
The only regret is that there is not
something like IL to which all the
dealers belong. Greatest thing in the
world for them to get together now
and then and talk over conditions that
arise in the trade.
Well. 1t is Christmas Eve and i
have a little shopping to do. so will
only wish you a Merry Christmas and
hope that you enjoy many Of them.
Be good.
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p. S.-Bill Jose Is also going to the
show. 1t would not be complete with
out him. for he has never missed one.
s. G.