The Washington herald., 1916-10-15
"BO" WRITES "SP' ON
news OF AUTO realm
Cosby Letter Tells of Factory Plans
and Work of Washington Dealers.
Perfect Motor Car Company

Goodpickings, l. T, Oct. 8, 1916.
Dear 81: Better put on your thinking
cap, for now that I have at last sat
down to write, I will put you through
the third degree. From time to time
have sort of kept track of me crowd
In Washington but naturally have not
been able to learn as much as I would
like about them collectively and individ-
ualy so am going to call upon you to
give me all the dope. Do not write
back and say nothing doing because
I will not stand for that. In rumaging
through, some papers this week found
list of-the exhibitors at one of the au-
tomobile shows. Using that as my text
book am going to see how well you know
your lesson.
On my occasional visits to Detroit I
call at the Studebaker factory. They tell
me that Cliff Long still handles their
line in Washington and that he is just
as insistent on getting cars when he asks
for them as he was in telling some OBJ
streprous member OF the old automobile
dealers show association that they had
10 either be satisfied with the space that
they drew or keep their cars at home.
In those days I believe that his line
comprised the E. NJ. F., Flanders and
Studebaker. Since then all have been
merged under one heading, studebaker.
by the discOntinuing Of the building Of
the other lines.
believe that you told me not long
ago that the Overland Washington Mo-
tor Company has ceased to exist. Joe
Trew is now selling the REQ under the
firm name Of the Trew Motor Company,
having taken his brother wilmot in with
him, isn't that the way it is? r. c.
Smith, the other member Of the firm is,
II I am not mistaken, connected with
the REQ factory and the Overland is rep
resented by the Harper Overland Com
pany. Am I right on this? Also are
not their old quarters on Fourteenth
street now the home of Hurley and Early,
Jeffery distributors, newcomers in the
field since I was in Washington?
I know that neither Ted" Johnston
or Bob" Martin are connected with
the Buick Motor Company. Ted"
believe, is in Philadelphia, distributor
in the East for the Monroe car, and
Bob is down in Atlanta selling Oak
lands. But what is this about Emerson
and Orme having the Buick agency in
Washington? Saw their "ad" in the
last copy Of The Herald you sent me.
thought that they still had an cleo
trio car agency.
OF course. Sam" Luttreu still sells
the Packard. Feel safe in making this
assertion. for I do not know Of any
way InaL ne COulQ De separated from
this agency, unless the Packard Com
pany had suddenly decided to go out
of the motor car business. By the way,
is Louis Stevenson still his right-hand
man?
Say. how about Bill Jose? Does
he still dispense the wares of the Ma
tional Supply Company? The last time
I saw Bill" he was figuring on en-
larging his quarters. My last recollec-
r tion of Bill" was his acting as starter
on the Four Leaf Glover Run.
Speaking of the Four Leaf Glover
Run, what has become of Norman
Stringfellow Bowles? Now that the
Warren Detroit car has gone to the
automobile Heaven, what is he selling? ?
Ed Johansen, I know, is still selling
Hartford tires, or rather the successor OF
this tire. the United States line. Met Joe
in Detroit some little time ago.
Now that you have no more automobile
endurance, or sOciability runs, as wo
finally termed them, what does Billy
West do for excitement?
When I was in FL Paso this summer I
ran into Theodore Barnes, who used to
handle the Pullman. Theodore forsook
the automobile business to accept a COM
he was with his regiment guarding the
border.
On a recent trip to Kansas City met
up with Jack Ebersole, who handled the
Overland at one time and afterward the
Marion He Is with the Stdtz out there.
What has become Of his two side part