The Washington times., 1916-07-29
Institution to Open Monday
With Automobile Show.
Many Brilliant Decorations.
EXHIBIT TO LAST WEEK
Various Models of Pleasure and
Service Cars To Be Shown
in New Building.

The mammoth new garage, sales
room and service station OF the Au-
burn and Pathfinder Sales Company at
Twenty-fourth and NJ streets is COM
pleted. Tho institution will open
Monday with an exhibition Of Auburn
cars, Pathfinder cars and Service
trucks.
A score of decorators and florists
have been busy inside the building and
II vii! vie with metropolitan automo-
bile shows in attractiveness,
Pathfinder models in various finishes
both skies and twelves-will be
shown and the new Auburns for 1917
VIII also be on display. Stripped chas-
Sis OF both cars have been shipped
from the factories and are scheduled
70 arrive some time this evening.
The blaze of glory" scheme will
prevail at the show throughout the
week. from 10 A. m. to 10 p. m. Ev-
Carefully Studied.
The new building. one OF the most
carefully studied and effectively worked
out structures OF it's kind in the coun-
Try. Is lOs feet wide by $50 feet deep. and
three stories high.
without crowding 1t is estimated that
wv cars may easily be stored in the
building.
tnef0
are ample quarters for white and COL
ored chauneurs, with rest rooms show
er baths conveniently adjacent. and in
oiVidual lockers for each driver to store
personal effects.
The parking locations for cars in stor-
age are arranged 80 that each automo-
pile mas Its particular washing rack
huge windows on all sides of the build
Ing make its interior a well-lighted one
from early morning till late evening.
a IN,
has been installed.
There are no posts except in the CEN
ter OF the building. ana these are so To-
Gated as not to hamper the movement
OF cars going in or out OF the garage.
Messrs Robertson, Nishwitx, and
6oper. who form the head Of the Au-
burn and Pathfinder Sales Company.
LETT no stone unturned in an effort to
ma exactly the equipment and innova-
tons necessary to the up-to-the minute
garage.
Care OF detail and attention to the
thousand little refinements one 10 agree
ably surprised to lind are obvious at the
Uniformed Messengers. .'-.
Uniformed messengers win fiil one
important branch Of the service plan of
the garage In calling for or delivering
cars to patrons at all hours OF the day
or night.
A special vacuum cleaning system,
for renovating the upholsterlng Of cars,
has been installed.
As . measure to invite confidence on
the part Of owners. every employee OF
the establishment Is Under bond In u.
self seeming trifle of consideration. al
the SEINE time this is merely enc Of the
little forethoughts that mako for closer
relationship between patron and the
company which will serve him.
Whether the motorist Is OF the pres.
ent degree-an owner-or of the future
degree-a would be-a visit to this up.
treat.
"A. duplicate of the Pathfinder twelve
that Is making records in its transcon
tinental run In high gear Is in the show
rooms. and Is soon to be a famous type
for Its achievement is practically &C
complished.
Friday night of next week will bt
chauffeurs' night. and special arrange
ments have been made to make It ar
enjoyable evening for these professional
guests.