The Washington herald., 1916-07-30
Will Open Home
With AUTO SHOW
Auburn and Pathfinder Com
pany to Display 1917 Mod
els at New Garage.

Coincident with the opening ot 'Na:'
new garage and showrooms at II -
ner Of Twenty-fourth and NJ stree. ;He
Auburn and Pathfinder Sales Company
will hold an automobile show this week
On display will be the 1917 models of both
the Auburn and Pathfinder lines of ma
chimes represented in Washington by this
company 1t will be the first automo-
bile show of the season. Those who visit
the quarters of this company, which will
be formally opened at s O'Clock tomorrow
night with the automobile show. will be
afforded the double privilege OF seeing
the last word in motor cars as well as
the latest in automobile garages.
In addition to the two lines of pleasure
cars this company is also distributor for
the service truck.
The garage itself is to be known as The
Twenty fourth and NJ Street Garage.
Washington is fortunate in having a
number of good garages but the best of
them all is the new Auburn and Path
finder Sales Company's three-story build
ing at the corner of Twenty-fourth and
NJ streets northwest. This freproof build
ing is the last thing in the way of garage
construction. Fireproof throughout, be-
Ing built Of reinforced concrete. 1t has a
frontage Of 1O9 feet on NJ street and $50
feet on Twenty-fourth street. A show
room for the two lines Of machines, the
Pathfinder and Auburn, which this COM
pany represents is located In the center
Of the NJ street front. On a balcony
which extends part way over the show
floor are the offices and telephone ex-
change. On either side of the showroom
there is a driveway, one for incoming
and the other for outgoing machines. To
the right OF the incoming drive there
Is Chauffeurs room for white drivers
and directly above it one for colored
operators. On the other corner of the
front of the building is the accessory
room. Directly in the rear of it Is the
gasoline pump with hose attachment
Two drive ways are also provided for
on the Twenty-fourth street side.
One feature Of the garage that is ex-
elusive with this company is the check
Ing system that they have on stored ma
chimes. Every car Is checked in and
out by means of a time clock, a chain
across the door preventing anyone en-
tering or leaving until this formality
is complied with. By this means the
owner can at all times know just where
his machine is
The garage will accommodate in the
neighborhood of $50 machines, and there
is provision made for washing each car
without moving it from its parking
space. The cars interior can also be
vacuum cleaned at the same time. On
each of the three floors there Is but one
row of posts, which run down the center
of the building. On the first floor 1t Is
planned to store the larger cars, the
lighter ones being taken to the second
floor on a fve-ton elevator, the largest
in the city. The third floor will be given
over to a service station and shop and
storage space for new cars.
In the shop every labor saving device
known to machine shops has been in
stalled. and it is planned to operate on a
twenty-four hour basis. Windows on all
sides and in the roof provide plenty of
light and ventilation in the warm
months, while a steam plant will keep
the building warm during the winter
months of the year.
On the second floor locker space has
been provided for the chauffeurs, as well
as shower baths.
The Auburn and Pathfinder Sales Com
pany. composed of Messrs. Robertson,
Soper and Netchwitz, in, selecting this
location. did so with the idea that it was
adjacent to the best residential section
of the city and at the same time apart
from It, in a district where property is
not so valuable. Located on NJ street.
which is known as a crosstown street. a
block from Pennsylvania avenue, 1t is
but few minutes ride to any part of
Washington.