The Washington herald., 1916-07-26
Motor Gossip
By "sIo GROGAN.


The following auto licenses we're issued yesterday
A3FAllen Edmonston, 1876 L st. NV; Auburn
SIS
Ay5-w. NJ. PolIack. 3pe Col I'd NV. Hudson
1913
H3l6-Lyon Conklin Co. an st NV; Autocag
I37-C. J. Orlands. ~ Is. st se.; Dodge 1916.
AqS-Doubedav Hill Electric Co. z 18th st
NV; Republic 1875
N3le-H T Lennon. a3 NJ st NV. Ford 1876
4&0-LiIIie H. Mattan. SO Bryant st. NV. Over
lavd 1911
n32l-H W. Lawson. !7n R. I. ave- NV Max
we'll 1916.
n2z2-M. H Meigs. 9ls 18Th st NV: Overland 1876.
A223-Walter L. Lyddane 2e3 lst st. NV Olds-
mobile 1876.
Ho24-semmes Motor Co. us2 Conn. ave. NV.
Hudson 1916
A32-L. 5 White The Oakland Apis; Oldsmo-
bile 1876
ns8-E. A Berger. sos P st. NV: Ford 1916
AE-LeRoy Livingston, 1917 18th st. NV. Ma
tional 1913
4lzs-D Department of Labor. Washington. D. c.;
nscs-E. NJ. Ehrnantraut, 5cs Irving st. NV;
Maxwell 1917.
AaO-Bartou l. Rees 1872 18th st ne; demon
strator
425l-EIa Woodward zl6 1st st. NV; Chevrolet
1876
nss5Thomas P. Baldwin. lsI lith st NV; Ford
,el4
Hs22-Leon D. Forrest, oo6 18th st. NV; Appes-
1878
A2a-J, Maury Dove. 18th & sts. NV; Auto
Car ,l9,5
4'sa-Thornton SENS GsD Wis ave. NV: W.
Detroit 1911.
EEa5-Joserh R. Brown. 5C2 X st. Sc. Ford 1915
E&T-C. ]. Keene. 1854 Third St NV; Speed
well 1911.
Dead numbers. July q lsl6-.sa4. asi2, 242a,
gR
According to "BilT' Leyman, of the
Maxwell Motor Car Company, now in the
city as guest of H. B. Leary, jr., local
distributor, the Sedan type Of body is
to be the most popular model car sold
during the coming season. The reason
that he gives is the fact that it can be
used either as an open or closed type
machine.
Edward Wallace. for some time con-
nected with the Buick Motor Company,
in charge of the inside details of the bust
ness. has been appointed general man
ager Of the service building on L street.
He will have full charge of the service
station. stock room, office force and new
cars received either for local or terri
torial delivery.
Service to owners today sells more cars
than do the statesmen. Dealers are cog
infant of this fact and every dealer who
hopes to make a success of his line either
now has an up-to-date service station. or
is making preparations to get one. Auto
mobile owners today are so numerous
that most every prospective customer has
one or more friends that are owners of
some of the machines that he has In
mind. 1t is but natural that the man in
the market for a machine should 60 to
these people and find out Just what kind
OF service the machine they own is Civ
ing and what the attitude of the dealer is
toward them so far as caring for their
wants when in trouble. The first thing
nine out of ten owners speak of is the
manner in which the service department
is run, If good, they do not have more
than passing comment to make, hut tf
bad, words are not strong enough to con-
denim 1t. Some agencies have been bust
ness men enough to realize this fact with
out it being brought home to them and
others have had to have it drilled into
their heads by the loss of a few sales
The former class already have complete
service plants and a competent force to
handle this end of the business. the LAT
ter are leaving no stone unturned to make
their establishment up-to-date in this
respect