The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
Isl" Pens A "NEWSY"
NOTE TO FRIEND ''BO"
Says Dealers Event at Benning on
Labor Day Will Be Worth
While Sport.

Dear Bo-Have been out of the harness
for so long. that I am sort of out OF
touch with just what is going on along
the row. Got back from my vacation
] right in the midst of the hottest weather
OF the summer. Most all the crowd are
sort OF tagged out with the heat. and not
in much of humor to hand out informa-
ton A few things going on though.
The Labor Day races at Benning are
occupying the center or the stage right
at the present time. Judging from the
entries in so far and and those that have
promised to face the starter on Septem-
Der Fourth, there should be some sport
we'll worth>soing a long way to see. One
race which will no doubt cause more
than passing comment, will be the dealers
event You know as well as l do that
dealer is all wrapped up in his car, ana
III 1t Is any way fast believes that there
| Is nothing on four wheels which can
come anywhere near touching him. Well.
some of them will have to take the ex-
haust and look over the rear construc-
tion of other cars in this event. for 1t is
Cinch that all cannot win.
| By the way, had a letter from Jimmy
| Flynn the other day. You know he is
now manager OF the Chevrolet branch
| in Baltimore. At present he is in tempo
rary quarters. a permanent home for this
popular car being built along the motor
row of the Monumental City. He tells
me that when the new branch is complet-
ed there will be nothing anywhere in this
section that can come up to 1t either in
the way of beauty or convenience.
Guess that you know Harley and Farley
have moved from Connecticut Avenue to
Fourteenth street with their Jeffery line.
There new place is the salesroom formerly
occupied by the Smith Trew Motor Com
pany. and is one of the oldest salesrooms
in the city. They have made several
changes in the interior of the building.
and had 1t refinshed inside and outside.
You would hardly recognize it as the
same place. II you passed II now.
Your old friend, Charles Brooks, is no
| longer service manager of the Smith
| Trew Motor Company. Instead Of taking
care of the wants of REQ owners he Is
| out TO increase the number of cars of
| this make on the streets of Washington
| being now a member of the sales force.
| II any one knows these cars he should.
| for he has seen them in all shapes and
| conditions and heard the experiences of
about every owner in town. Speaks well
| for the car when after this he decides
that the machine is the one to sell.
other afternoon. .You did not know he
was a rival of the Smithsonian did you?
| The only difference between the two is,
that Irving devotes his exhibition space
solely to carbureters which he has re-
placed with Rayfelds. They occupy
space along the entire sidewall of his
service station.
Royce Hough has received his first
MarmOn, a four-psssenger roadster. He
has been waiting sometime for this car,
and now that he has it is making mighty
good use of it, keeping demonstrations
that have been booked for some time.
waiting the arrival OF the car Had a
| ride in it the other day and it is all
that they claim for it.
Rudy Jose spent most of the week at
the Rockville Fair where the Cook and
Stoddari Company had a Cadillac ex-
hibit. Rudy was right at home. for
both he and his brother. Bill" have
Maryland In fact. l believe that they
know most everybody. When not talk
ing Cadillac he was renewing acquaint-
anceship with some old friend.
Here is a piece OF real news for you.
Stanley Horner was telling me that
very likely sometime within the near fu-
ture the Buick Motor Company will erect
its own showroom and service station
here. Washington has always been con-
sidered one of the smaller branches of
this company but of late it has stepped
out in front and is worthy of a home
| all its own. This will be the second
company to build its own branch in
Washington. No doubt others will
follow.
Burton Leary. jr. is sort Of holding
down the Maxwell fort alone these days.
Joyner has gone away for a vacation and
| tional Guard of Massachusetts, is at
Plattsburg instructing rockies in rifle
practice. Burton seems to be doing
| very well.
Ben Zimmerman is numbered among
our latest car buyers. He journeyed over
as far as Connecticut avenue the other
afternoon and purchased one Hudson
Super Six. l presume that from now
| on when he meets US on the street he
| will pass by without even nodding.
Well I am afraid that Col. Long has
gotten the fever. He has started talk
ing about Atlantic City. Expect most
any day to see him make to jump to
the boardwalk. You know he never misses
| a season down there and hardly think
| that he intends passing it up this year.
Well, old top, l believe that l have
about cleaned it all so will say good
night, turn out the light and so home
Goodnight.
81"