The Washington herald., 1916-11-26
"Sp WRITES "BO' ABOUT
RUMORS OF AUTO SHOW
Gossip Has It that an Exhibit Is Under
Consideration.

Dear Boon various occasions dur
ing the last few years, since auto
mobile shows have been discontinued
IN Washington. the rumor springs up
about this time of year that there IL
to be another automobile show. It
has come to life again this year. but
in a different form. Several of the
dealers have expressed a desire for
one. and as 1 understand, have been
looking for some place to hold IT. Last
night I heard that they had secured
. tentative location and were going to
start an active campaign for 1t.
Well. our old friend Cliff Long came
back from Ohio all right, but has
gone again, this time to the Stude-
baker factory at Detroit. He Is out
there attending a managers conven-
tion- Though the Colonel does not
work for the Studebaker Company
when there is anything going on al
the factory. the firm always has him
on hand.
L. w. Chew 10 also back from his
automobile trip to Ohio. He came
home all smiles, in so much as his
home State went the way he wanted
IL In the election. Says that on the
entire trip Of about $500 miles he did
not even have to put air in his Penn
sylvania tires.
Dropped into Emerson and orme's the
other afternoon. Dad" was keeping
shop. Told me that Jim" and Bruce
had gone down in the country hunting.
Have not seen them since they returned,
but from Dads description Of the bird
dogs they took. 1 do not imagine that
they brought home many birds.
Kind of hard when a man tells you he
wants a certain type car, and asks how
soon delivery can be made, and you must
tell him February 10. Dave" Hendricks
had a customer walk in the other day
and ask for a Franklin roadster. AS a
sort of a condescension he offered to
accept delivery December 10 When
Dave" Informed him that it would be
February Is before he could make de-
livery he nearly fell through the floor.
When a man who has been a car owner
since 1893 and can trace his ownership Of
cars back to the CresmobfIe. buys one Of
your make machines entirely on his own
initiative, it is rather compliment to
the car, at least that is the way Harry
Mundy takes it, A prominent doctor in
this city recently bought a Chevrolet,
and when asked IL he could operate a
car. modestly said that he thought he
could, inasmuch as he had owned a ma
chine for more than thirteen years
Well, Cook & Stoddard have taken pos
session OF their new service station, and,
though not entirely settled. are gradually
getting things in shape. The new Cadil
lac service station Is but across the street
from the old one, which was in the rear
of the salesroom. The old place will be
fitted up as a used car salesroom-
Bradley Gish has broken into the auto
mn Rf0or Ia Ira dNr ho tNryN
machines. neither one Of them cars that
have to take Of their hats to anything
in these diggings or anywhere else. He
has plans drawn for another car that he
intends building this winter from which
he expects great things.
In addition to giving increased tire mile
age. making the car ride easier. and half
a dozen other things. Irwin Donohue as
serts that Damn Inserts will eliminate
any body squeak. By the way. he Is hav-
ing quite q run on them.
II Ben Zimmerman gets any more en-
thusiastic over his Ray Spark Plug
he will have to equip himself with a
Stewart Vacuum feed system lest he run
out of words. He has already worn out
two speedometers trying to keep up with
his running conversation on this stun.
Well Livingston Is back from his visit
to the various post-offices throughout the
country where his Hood tires are in serv-
ice. He claims that we can all mail our
Christmas packages without fear OF any
delivery delay due to tire trouble. Every
thing Is In fine shape.
Maynard Baylis Is always brinful of
ideas and has put a great many of them
into use about the Record Auto Company,
but from now on we can look for the
haf af Ia hn. Nod
built there q private once, where he will
be free from all Interruptions, and can
work out some efficiency plans that he
has in mind.
Ernest Black has the laugh on Joe
Trew. Joe went hunting and had to kill
a rabbit in self-defense. Black took the
same gun and brought home twenty
eight, not one of which he claims he
shot until It was headed away from him.
Sam LuttrelI is making quiet inquiries
these days as to how water conditions
are on the lower river. Sort OF imagine
that he is Cleaning his gun preparatory
to a duck hunt. You know, Sam has
some reputation as a shot, and just to
keep his hand in during the summer, had
a clay pigeon trap rigged up on his boat.
There has been an aeroplane flying
about Washington the past few days. No
one has watched 1t with moro interest
than Bob" Oldys. Bob for a long
while has had a desire to take up avia-
ton, and would not be at all surprised
to learn of his joining the aviation corps
at any time.
II you ever have time when In town,
drop in on Sam Meeks and have him
tell you the history of automobile body
building. Sam" you know. got his early
education along this line from the car
riage builder. He can give you the why
and wherefore of it all, and, believe me.
it Is interesting.
Joe" Pilling from now on will join the
ranks OF the country gentlemen. He has
purchased a beautiful place over in Vir-
ginia and intends moving there in the
spring, motoring back and forth to Wash
ington every day. Joe claims that
there is not room enough in the city to
stretch 81"
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