The Washington herald., 1916-07-30
"Sp WRITES 'BO"
OF new MODELS
Finds Little Evidence from
Dealers that 1917 Season
Is Already with Us.

Dear Bo-so far as I can see from an
nouncements OF new models that have
been made there Is to be but little change
in the cars for the so-called 1917 season
which We now have with US. Presume 1t
Is that manufacturers have been too busy
turning out the present car so as to catch
up with orders to give much thought to
the question Of working out ideas that
they have in mind. Another reason Is,
perhaps. they prefer to wait until the
New York show next January to put on
the market whatever new they may have.
Personally. believe that that Is the right
Cope. First place. has a tendency to stim-
ulate business in the worst month OF the
year, January and also gives the pros
pective buyer a chance to study the diff
ferent makes and reach his decision be-
fore the car season really opens up.
When Ed Johansen decided to get
Bob WilIet. his star salesman, a road
ster to cover his trade in he asked him
If he could drive car. "Bob's" reply was
something like this: We'll, have driven
a mule team, handled the controller on
a street car, ridden in a Belgian dog cart
and made the trip to Baltimore with you
hence see no reason why I an not to be
considered as competent to drive an auto
mobile" Result, Bob" is now selling
Nobby Tread tires in a new 1917 machine.
William Emerson. sr.. Of the firm of
Emerson and Orme, better known to
all the boys as Dad" had a very pain
full accident last week. He was super
intending the placing OF some new
radiators in their NJ street place when
a radiator slipped and tipped over on
his foot, crushing 1t badly. He has
been confined to his home since, but is
doing nicely and hopes to be back on
the Job in very few days.
For those who keep their machines
in their own garage. Miner and Rice.
who operate the downtown garage,
have inaugurated a novel system.
They take your car when you come
down in the morning and during Of
fee hours make whatever repairs are
necessary. Unless it is a very big job
they always make it a point to COM
plete the work SO as to give the owner
his car that evening.
lie Roy Livingston is right out Of
the barrel these days. He has bought
himself a National roadster and. OF
course. equipped 1t with Hood tires.
Suppose soon he will be getting a
trailer to hook on behind to bring in
the vegetables from the farm at Falls
Church.
Stanley Horrer is keeping mighty
quiet about that new model Buick,
which his company has put on the
market To date he has received two
carloads Of them and they are gone.
Right classy little machine and the
price is within the reach of the aver
age man that can afford to buy a car.
~ Burton Leary was telling me the other
day that this year the convertible Sedan
is going to be one of the popular type
cars. The idea that it can be used as
an open car in summer and closed ma
chine in bad weather by the simple pro-
cess Of raising a couple OF windows is
the feature that appeals to a great many
buyers. To date the Maxwell factory has
not been able to build them fast enough
to supply the demand.
Bit Ba-nhardt IS sporting a gold
watch these days that was given him
by the Pullman factory for making the
most miles Per gallon OF gasoline on drive
away day which recently was held at the
facco-y. On that date every dealer start
ed from the factory for his home in a
car and the one who made the most
mileage per gallon of gasoline was to
receive the watch. ''Bnl'' brought home
the time piece with a mileage Of twenty
five and one-fourth to the gallon.
Harry Nundy, though he now has one
OF the best-equipped service stations In
the city. is not entirely satisfied with 1t
and claims that he will not be happy
until the Chevrolet Company build
service plant Of their own. His strongest
argument in selling a car is on the SER
vice that the customer will be able to
get at all times. No matter when a Gus
toner comes in or how busy he is, If
there is anything wrong with the car, he
makes it a point personally to see that
the trouble IS remedied with the short
est delay. This personal attention Is
winning him many friends among the
owners.
Bob Clendening learned the other day
by experience that Joe" Trew is too
lucky an individual to gamble with
Bob had just bought himself a new PAN
ANA and on his way back uptown stop
ped in to pass the time of day with the
Snith-Trew crowd. Joe remarked on the
hats good books, tried It on, and found
it would fit He then offered to match
Bob for the hat or the price Of it. See
ing chance to make some easy money.