The Washington herald., 1916-01-17
MOTOR GOSSIP
By "sI, GROGAN.

DIR. G. S. Maxwell, formerly wholesale
manager for Miller Brothers, has resign
ed to accept a position with the Record
Auto Supply Company. In his new ca
pacity, Dr. Maxwell will act in general
capacity until such time as plans no"
under way for the enlargement Of Its
business are completed.
Posting the road with Goodrich SAFETY
First road and direction signs Is the tash
before J. S. Gillett and Don NJ. Pfielier
of the Goodrich road crew, who, Win
their White road truck, spent Sunday In
Washington. This is the first stop OF
their trip from New York to fiorioa-
This morning they leave for Richmono
via the old telegraph road ana between
Washington and Fredericksburg, va
viii erect at least thfrty-five signs, which
il the tourist will follow, will guide him
without trouble.
W !. Mclean, manager of Edelen
BROTHERS, representatives OF the Gran'
car, is in receipt OF Information from NE
factory that the company's capitahza'
tion has Just been increased. Plans al
ready have been drawn up for increasing
the size of the factory.
Tho Emergency Auto Repair and Sales
Company is the name OF recehtls o,
ganized company which plans to handle
the DENLY truck A. L. Haycock is the
nresident of the new company. Plans
are under way for opening up large
garage and service station, which Will pe
located at First street and New 1orh
avenue northeast.
F Gibbons. local salesman for the
Bowser gasoline and oil tanks, Is, to GATE
No. l salesman for the company IN tne
limited States in the competition lot ths
ca sh prize that is to be awarded 10 tne
man doing the most business during this
month.
Rusiness has so increa sed during the
mast few months that Irwin T. Donohoe
who runs an automobile supply store al
Fourteenth and Eye streets, has been
compelled to seek additional quarters
He has rented the premises at lSls -FOUR
teenth street where in addition to carry
ing a full line of accessories he Will also
maintain a service station for the va
rious lines he now represents.
A. Fl. Shoup,, general manager for NIL
Ter Brothers, was recently the reclpleu'
of q silver cigarette case from the EN-
pIoyes of the firm, who, in presenting IT,
aid that it was done as a little token
of their esteem. "a H" in accepting the
gift repIied in one word. thanks To
those who know him that one word spoke
volumes.
This morning workmen will begin tear
ing out the front of the showroom OF
the Pollock Car Corporation. At the
same time they will start to remove the
partition that now separates 1t from the
building next door. Plans call for two
show windows, each large enough to hold
a machine, and when the change Is
finished the showroom will have been
increased to almost two and one-hali
times its present size. In the back OF
the building the service station for the
Oldsmobile line, which this company rep
resents, will be located. The present
service quarters will also be retained and
converted into a wareroom for new cars.
Steuart's public garage, which has just
been opened at Isl Twelfth street north
east, by Guy T. Steuart and L. P.
Steuart, is something new in the way of
garages, so far as Washington is con-
cerned. Spaces will be rented in the
building to car owners who will take
care of the garaging of their own ma
chimes. The building runs back to an
alley and both front and rear entrances
havewbeen provided.