The Washington herald., 1916-03-19
"Sp WRITES DO"
ABOUT GASOLINE
Local Dealers Say Demand
Has Not Fallen Off, De-
spite High Prices.
LIKES OLDS SHOWROOM
Private Auto Exhibits Do Much to
Stimulate Business-Jose Busy
Getting Up His Catalogue.

Dear Bo-See by your postal re-
csived this morning that you have not
as yet hied yourself to Mexico in pur-
suit Of our mutual friend, villa. No
doubt, though, you will be on the
job when that last order for trucks
that Uncle Sam placed the other day
are delivered along the border. Well,
1 wish you luck. Understand that the
purchase was for about one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars worth Of
trucks, all to be shipped to the Max
lean border as soon as they can be
fitted with the proper type bodies.
How is the Increase in the price OF
gasoline hitting the people around
your way? Here in Washington the
gasoline dealers say there is no no
ticeaele difference in the amount they
are selling. People buy it just the
same. but naturally raise a yell when
they are told that 1t will cost them
"a cents a gallon, the price that most
gasoline filling stations are charging.
By the way, this selling of gasoline
has become quite an important bust
ness here. The profit in it is only half
a cent per gallon, but it acts as
stimulus for business in other lines.
There are several gasoline stations
in the city that, at this season Of the
year, sell in the neighborhood OF five
hundred gallons a day. During the
used more constantly, this business
about doubles.
Well, il you want to see a classy
showroom. you should give the new
home Of the Oldsmobile the once over.
Tayloe Pollock certainly had his
weather eye open when he approved
the plans. without doubt it is one OF
the brightest. If not the brightest,
rooms OF its kind in the city. The light
ing system has been so arranged that you
can see every acr on the floor at night
The private automobile show has
proven quite a feature in Washington
this winter, and no doubt has done
much to stimulate business. To date,
the smith Trew Motor Company, H.
3. Lsary, IT., the Potomac Motor Car
Company, the Milburn Sales Company,
and the Pollock Car Corporation have
held exhibitions and understand
there will be one or two more held be-
fore the summer rolls around.
Was in giving BILL Jos. the one.
over the other day. Bill was busy
getting together the final data for
his automobile supply cstalog that he
issues every year. 1t will be some
book and to "BnPs" customers &C.
cuplss a very prominent place in their
embellishments
''Irve" Donohue has been conduct
ing 4 removal sale all week and dis
posed OF the greater portion of the
stock that he had in his lower store.
Guess I told you sometime ago that
he had taken larger quarters in upper
Fourteenth street, where he will have
room 20 attach some OF the motor car
spscialtiss he handles to his custom
ers' machines.
J. j. Haas during the course Of the
past ten days has been the host to
a number OF officials from the Fire
stone factory. Among those who drop
ped in to pay their respects to u. J."
were r. J. Firestone. the big noise"
OF the company; Dan Swsnder, Dis
triCt manager. and Ed BabcOck, who
is responsible for all the advertis-
ing copy OF this company. y. j."
took them around to give the town
the once over and incidentally point
ed out the number OF Firestone tires
that were running on the streets.
Told you some time back that Ben"
Zimmerman was going to handle the
stewart graphophons. Well. he re-
ceivsd notice yesterday that the in
itial order had been shipped. He is
going to make a mechanical salesman
out Of one for his Stewart Warner
chinsry do the rest.
Royce Hough is becoming quite
proficient on the typewriter He prac-
tees when not busy selling Stude-
baker cars and, according to John
Hartman, his tellow-worker, and
Col" Long. the dictator Of most of
the letters, he will be proficient along
about next fall
Burton Lssry believes in going out
and giving the subdealer a hand now
and then. Though he has but a limited
territory on Naxwslls, the number of
cars he has put in this territory
speaks we'll for those handling the
car under him. Last week he spent
the greater portion Of the time lend
Jig his AGENTS a hand in putting over
some sales upon which they thought
little assistance would not go bad.
"Bur' Mclean went UP to New
York last week to give a look at the
big roen and incidentally 70 hustle
along the shipment OF a few more
Grants. According to Bill" Broad
way has not changed any. and the
hotels are as crowded as ever. Til.
only complaint the dealers have Il
They are not the only ones who are
raising this howl.
with or without the guarantee" is
the question Joe" Wells asks his
customers when they come in to buy
tires. Joe" handles the American
tire and has 4 novel proposition on &C.
in thst he can either sell II as 9
guaranteed or UnEuarsntesd tire, al
different price in each case, how
ever.
Understand that Dick" Israel has
resigned his position with the Motor
ana Tire sales Company and is about
10 embark in business for himself. He
plans on taking the agency for q tire
little knevn in this section but which
has proven vsry successful in other
localities.
". r. Emerson is a close follow Ell
Of the weather reports these days. He
u anious to get into the new quar-
tsrs that his company is building In
II street which, when tnished, win bs