The Washington herald., 1916-04-30

his way. Was talking with him the
other day and he was explaining to
me new type electric and gas car
that has just come out While he was
talking the mail man came in and
handed him some literature. Funny,
but 1t was about this particular car
which he was discussing. By the
way, he is having excellent success
with his Stearns knights, putting
them over as fast as they arrive.
Will be almost willing to lay a bet
that there is hardly a truck man in
town that does not know Of the Jeffery
Quad. Leon Hurley, manager for Hurley
& Farley, distributors for the Jeffery.
though one of the new men in the local
field, has been right on the job since
coming here. Not only has he been busy
with the truck end Of the business but
he has also found time to sell half a
dozen pleasure cars, both fours and skies.
"BilT' Barnhardt Is giving every spare
minute to the work of trying to interest
enough local capital to improve the six
miles and a half OF bad road that re-
mains between here and Richmond.
BIZ has checked up on it and found
that a large number of motorists who
would otherwise come to Washington do
not do so because they must turn back
from here on account of road conditions
further south. If the necessary money is
collected. which will undoubtedly be the
case, much of the credit for the work
must 90 to Bill"
You certainly remember Leroy Mark.
You know he is now interested in a COM
pany that is building a very widely
| used universal joint and he spends con-
| siderable of his time at the factory in
Detroit. Met him over at the Record
Auto Company one day last week. He
was making a purchase of a Saxon road
ster. II l were BayHs 1 would consider
that quite a tribute to the car, for Roy
certainly has been mixed up in the
business long enough and seen a sufficient
number of automobiles made to have
, pretty good idea of what's what. in q
motor car
Speaking about the Record Auto Com
pany. they certainly are cleaning up on
that car. II Doc Watson. their star
salesman, keeps on at the rate he is 60
ing he will have the factory allotment
all sold up long before the summer is
well under way MAYNARD Baylis himself
devotes most of his time to looking after
the inside details of the business and
the wholesale end. You know they have
quite a slice of Maryland and Virginia
territory.
Joe Wells wore out half a dozen pencils
trying to figure up how it was the
amount Of gasoline that he bought was
far in excess OF the amount the pump
registered as sold and the tank empty
before he discovered that there was a
leak in the line. With gasoline selling
at the price that it is the amount lost
amounted to quite a neat sum. Work
men have repaired the leak and Joe .a
once more ahlc IN 20 out aud exploit
the merits Of his American tire without
any gasoline worries on his mind.
Roy Livingston has again lnaugur1tcd
that free tire service witch hs had in
vogue last summer during tho motoring
season. FLe viii drhvera Hood or Furi-
tan tire or tube within 2 radius of twenty
miles of Washington ANYTIME 'tIring III"
day or up until 10 o'clock at night with
out any additional cost 70 the purchaser
It's a good idea and should bring con-
siderable business for every now and
then one goes out on the road and when
they have tire trouble find themselves
without a spare tube or case and must
either phone for help or come home on
the rim. The latter is often expensive.
il may batter Up,the rim so that IT
is unfit for further use.
Irving Donohoe is at last settled in his
new quarters on upper Fourteenth street.
1t has been quite a job moving from one
location to another and at the same time
carrying on his business. He was telling
when he sells man a speciality for his
car that takes few minutes to attach
all that is necessary for the buyer to do
is to drive around to the rear entrance
and into the service station. There all
facilities are at hand for applying it at
once.
While down Joe's way went over to
give Tom Moore the oncC-over You re-
member Tommy" the man who can fix
any lamp, fender or radiator no matter
how badly it is bent up. Well he GER
taInly can do that little thing. While 1
was in his place saw him work what
to me looked like a piece of junk brass
back into the shape Of a lamp and by
the time that he got through with it you
would hardly know that it had been in a
wreck.
Sam" Luttrell has a very interesting
collection Of pictures that Mr.. Joy. presi-
dent of the Packard Motor Company,
vino has been down on the border and
over into Mexico along the route that
they are following Villa sent him. They
give a better description of the country
and the conditions under which the trucks
in the government service are operating
than any written article could. Guess
you know that there is quite a fleet If
Packard trucks hauling supplies across
into Mexico right now.
Well, Old Scout. will have to slip the
clutch now and put on the brake as I
have an engagement with Dick Wheat.
Told him the other day that I would drop
around and give the Stromberg car
bureter. about which he makes so many
claims the onCe-over. Do not know
whether my opinion of 1t will make much
difference to him. but am going to hand
it out just the same. Be good,
81"