The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

for them here IN Washington and has
taken the showroom that Sam Lnttrell
used to have at Dupont circle. Hie first
shipment OF ears ,came In the other day
and they are classy looking machines
That Record Auto Company is certainly
one busy place Twenty-four hours .
day the men there are on the go. They
have recently rented the building next
door. The original idea was to use 1t for
wareroon fer Saxon cars, but these
cars have not remained In their posses
sion long enough to put them IN there.
Thought they have had the agency but
Just about two-months. already they have
disposed of in the neighborhood Of forty
in Washington. They have now opened
up a branch in Norfolk
Percy Rowe is much eiated over the
manner IN which his Cole eights are
taking. II Is only lately that he has
been able to getNany shipments through.
but they no more than struck Washing
ton than they were sold. Like many
other dealers, II is getting TO be not so
much of question Of selling them. but
Of getting cars to supply the demand
ben" Zimmerman issa busy boy these
days. With the warm weather here and
the touring season opening up, naturally
everyone wants to have the speedometer
In frst-class shape. The regular serv-
ice men are not able to care for the GUS
toners at all times. so Ben. himself
pitches IN now and then and gives hand.
He is some repair man.
.rBnP' Jose is planning to be a farmer
for the summer months. He Is going &c
move out on the Conduit road into bfs
place that has lots OF ground around It
Just what he win raise In the way OF
crops he has not declced. but there prob
ably will be string beans and onions. Ac-
cording to "Bill.' they are two vege-
tables that do not Require much atten-
ton and viii thrive under. most any con-
ditions.
II II ever should come to pass that we
would have to put large army IN the
field Uncle Sam has two trained men
now in the automobile business. Sam
LuttreIl and Jack Bartram have seen
days when. Packard cars and Rauch
Lange electrics were stu in the embry.
onic stage. To listen to their expert.
ences is very interesting.
DID I tell you that there Is a rumo1
current about town that the Harper
Overland Company Is going to take the
Ola HaLher~f1ugnes market ou1lotng IN
Connecticut avenue, and after extensive
alterations use It for show room, with
the service station IN the rear II d
quite some building, as you remember
and win make dandy show room.
The new home of the Hudson Is right
next door to It. workmen are coming
along pretty good with this building
They have the four walls up and are
getting ready to close It IN. Charley
Semres refuses to make a prediction as
TO Just when they will be able to move
In He had hoped to be in there by now,
but bad weather caused the delay
! Rudy Jose always has some interesting
experiences. A colored chauffeur came
In the other day with the crank OF a
Cadillac car In his hand and asked what
Il was for. He had been driving the
same car for two years, and in all that
time the starting system had not failed
on HIM. Just as wen It did not, for he
said that he did not know what part OF
the car that piece OF iron was.
As I have to roll out rather early to-
morrow morning, II intend going out
with that crowd going to Hagerstown, ]
viii have 30 stop now and get home, 50
as TO catch at least thirty-ntne winks
before Il Is time to turn over and shut
the alarm clock OF Good night.
"sI."