The Washington herald., 1916-03-12
ST. TELLS 'BO' OF
MOTOR EXHIBIT
Tayloe Pollock Has Stage All
Set for Weeks Olds
Show.
AUTOMOBILE GOSSIP
Irving Donohue Will Move to New Lo-
caion-Record Auto Company
Is Branching Out.

your trip proved so successful, both
from the point Of getting over the roads
at this season Of the year and also
from the other. and more important
point, the financial ore. Things have
been moving along here at about the
same rate Of speed as during the past
month. According to Mr.. Grounding,
good weather should not be much fur
Their away from US now than Powhick.
His six weeks of winter after February
second are now up and everyone has
the weather eye cooked to get the first
glimpse of the springtime as it comes
scTOss the Potomac.
TayIoe Pollock has the stage all set
for his show to be held this week As
7 wrote you some time ago, he has taken
the place next door to his old location
and removed the partition between the
two buildings. 1t is one OF the prettiest
FhOWrooms in the city and a fitting
home for his Oldsmobile line. On Tues
day, he plans TO have a luncheon for
his subdealers and after satisfying the
inner man, various officials from the Olds
factory will explain in detail the Yari-
Gus parts that so to make up the car
and answer any questions that those pres
ent may wish to ask.
Irving Donohue is getting ready to va
cate his store at the corner of Four
tcenth and I streets and move to his
new location on Upper Fourteenth street
As You know, "Irve'' has gone in for
automobile speCialties and a large serv-
ice station is essential to properly han
die this line. At the place he is vacat-
ing there was no room to install one,
while at the new location he has a
large room in the rear of the building
which is admirably suited for this pur-
pose.
IT
tion, or at least some of the members,
are about to display their ability along
literary lines. James r. Lee has donated
solid gold watch charm for the best
essay on the subject, What can you
do as chauffeur to best please your
employer, the public, and the associa-
tom" The topic certainly covers a !
broad field and one that can be written
on at some length without exhausting
the subject
The Record Auto Company is certainly
branching out. 1t has taken the large
building next door to its present quar-
tiers in Massachusetts avenue and will
use 1t as a storeroom for the Saxon.
Messrs. Hale and Baylis believe I'm hav-
ing plenty OF cars on hand to sell and
right now are receiving Saxons at the
rate of about five carloads a week
Joe" Trew is happy again II thereI
is one thing he likes to do 1t is to get
out and sell cars. Up to a week ago he
was confined to the showroom floor most
OF the time, acting in the dual capacity
Of floor manager and superintendent of
the service department. The latter DO
sitiOn has now been turned over toI
Charles Brooks and Wilmer Trew looks
after the sales floor when all the sales
men are out
Arthur Foraker. who has been on a
visit to his old home in Cincinnati brings
back the report that the motor car bust
ness I'm that city is as prosperous as 1t
is in Washington. "Stearns Knights are
finding just IS ready sale there as here"
said Arthur.
Guess have told you about Fred
Pendergrast, the manager of the Foss
Hughes Company, being a baseball fan.
He looks for the Philies to repeat in
the old league, and for Connie Mack and
his crowd in the younger organization
well. they will clean up just as easy asI
ne, iFred), ConvtnCes prospective pUr-
chasers that the Pierce is the car for
them to own. Anyone who has ever
heard him eXtOlling the merits of this
machine knows that that is an easy
task.
Walked in on Dave" Hendricks the
other day. He was busy figuring UP
just how long it would be before some
Of the tire companies would be forced to
close their doors il every autmoblle in
use was a Franklin. He had the dope
right in front Of him. too; for of late he
has been gathering data from Washing
ton owners Of this car on the amount of
mileage they are getting from their tires
Most Of it ran up into five figures You
know these cars have the reputation of
being easy on tires.
Col. Cliff Long might well be called
the dean Of the local dealers He has
been ceiling cars for more than twelve
years and during that time has seen
many chinges in the business His remI-
niscenCes OF the days gone by when
selling motor cars was considered a game
instead of business, would make a very
interesting volume.
II the proposed invasion OF Mexico
really happens, II will give the army the
first real opportunity to test our motor
cars in time Of war, If the pursuit Of
Villa can be so characterized To date
all work with trucks and touring cars
carrying soldiers has been more or less
theoretical The results will be watched
with great deal of interest by the local
trade, for the majority OF them at one
time or another have been asked to sub
nit proposals for furnishing motor cars
to the army.
Well, couple Of trade journals Just
came in on the last mail and I want 10
look them over and see who have been
the latest to raise the price of their ma
chimes. Has been a rumor current for
the past week that several were about to
take that step in addition to those who
have already done so. II you do not get
the papers, let me know and 1 will put
you wise as to who they are in my next
So long. 81"
Design Odd Boat.
Senior GonZalO Mejia who has a con-