The Washington herald., 1916-02-13

from the Chandler factory before max
ing his announcement. A short while
ago ne received two carloads of auto
mobiles. but they were sold almost be-
fore they lit.
If you want to get a rise out of
John ORegan simply ask him how
soon he intends to have his gasoline
line to the curb installed. You know
ne rented the place at Fourteenth and
streets northwest and was all set to
De In there by now. He had his per-
nit for cutting the sidewalk to lay
the gasoline pipe and engaged the
man. He told John that he would start
the morning after receiving the order
for the Job to do the work. but at this
writing he is still about to start.
Every day for the past week he has
had some excuse as to why he did
not go to work.
"Dick" Wheat is figuring how he can
persuade his firm, Barber & Ross, to
give him more space for his automo-
bile department. Little by little he
has increased his department until now
he has one side of the store and still
finds that he needs more room. Guess
that isn't pretty healthy sign of good
business.
During the past week there have
been couple of factory men in town
trying TO secure representatives for
their machines. but to date do not know
or any one that has taken up any of
their lines. All Of the dealers seem
pretty we'll satisfied with what they
are now handling.
You remember Roy Erkman, who is
now Eastern sales manager for the
Milourn electric. After spending a
week here with the local represent
atives. the Milburn Sales Company, he
started on jaunt through the South
that Will take him as far as Jack
sonville, Fla.
Believe that 1 told you of rumors
that some of the motor car companies
Of the city were looking at property
In Pennsylvania avenue. 1t ia still
In the air and seems to increase as
time goes on instead of dying out 1t
seems to be the opinion that this parv
of town is the logical place for auto
mobile row. Whether there is any
thing more to it than a mere rumor
l am unable to say at this time.
II patience is a virtue George Mil
Ter, of the Miller Dudley Company, Is
brim full of it. Watched him the
other day trying to trace out the wir-
ing system on one OF those obsolete
type self-starters that looked as
though the man who designed IL got
disguised with his job after building
one and threw the diagram in the
river. He kept at It until he located
the trouble, and then remedied 1t.
lie Roy Livingston is certainly hav-
Ing fine success with his line of HOOD
tires. Though the initial cost is some
what higher than that of many other
makes, once he gets a man to try
them he has but little difficulty in Sc
curing the repeat order.
With as many garages as there are
in the city 1t is we'll nigh impossible
to secure accommoda tions in any of
them. Every place that makes the
slightest pretense of doing a garage
business has all of the cars that IL
can care for and many OF them have
waiting list of anywhere from ten
to fifteen people anxious to come in
as soon as some one leaves. A year
ago no one would have thought that
this condition would have come about.
Most every one that owned an auto
mobile and who has fifteen feet of
back yard was then either building
or getting ready to build the car a
little homo of it's own. The building
regulations in Washington are such
that II is rather q difficult matter for
any one to secure a permit to erect
garage in the residential section of
the city and this is largely the rea-
son that all are crowded.
Then, also, there are a large number
of car owners who live in apartment
houses and must find accommodation
for their machines in some public
place. A few tried the idea of rent
ing a stable somewhere and storing
the machine in It That works fine in
the summer months, but during cold
weather unless the place is heated
there is naturally more or less danger
Of the radiator freezing
Well. old scout. will say good night.
So long