The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-19

minute. Something's wrong with
the machine. sir" he said. Been
acting badly ell morning and now
the motors running on three and
missing half the time"
Duguid knew what to do. into the
car he climbed. with the chauffeur.
Duguid indicated a place In West
Broad. street where thev drove into a
big parking space. Two workmen
came running out and the trouble
was located.
Run her up. Bill" said the boss
workman. Put her In doctors
The car was showed into a big two
story building onto an elevator. and
presently rolled out into a big. light.
clean and airy workroom. 'Bill'
passed the word TO the foreman. In
tifry. workmen had the hood off
In ten minutes one OF them turned
her over" and the motor sang away
as Sweetly as II II had never thought
Of giving trouble In another minute
and forty seconds the car turned west
into BROAD street and Duguid went
back to his store with smile The
gown would reach Mrs. MillionbuciSs
on time-and 1t did.
IF II hadn't been for that new
garage, I would have missed my one
and only chance for the Millionhucks'
account" he told the manager of i'm
ported gowns
1t was an event In Duguid's career
II was tust part OF the ordinary days
work IN the garage of the Universal
Motor company. already in operation
at T012-101l West Broad street, and
preparing for formal opening next
Tuesday. Physicians automobiles
and commercial motor vehicles are
do -it-now" jobs at this new place,
for Duguld's experience. with varia-
tons. is encountered by busy mer-
chants every day. and physicians. on
whose promptness human life daily
depends, must have instant attention.
to the needs of their cars. The Uni,
versal Motor company gives just that
sort of emergency service where 1t
Is imperattvely needed. and does 1t
without interfering in the slightest
with the regular and prompt service
given other patrons.
In fact, the new establishment Of
the Universal Motor company is quite
an institution. new as it is. and Is al
ready filing an important place In
the motor transportation work Of the
Virginia capital
The new building. to be completed
Tuesday down tn the last detail. is \
model of spaciousness, convenience
and cleanliness. The men ut the head
Of the business have learned that. by
keeping their establishment immacu-
lately clean. we'll aired and perfectly
lighted. they get much larger re-
turn for the money they spend in
wages.T he modern equipment helps
lot, but the working conditions help
more: with the result that their
ffteen expert workmen handle fortv
tohs dav in the new place though
twenty a dav was the average In the
old establishment. where the physical
condition cf tho premises did not
make possible the present perfect
sanitary arrangements And the
men like the change Immensely They
are lust as proud OF their new shop
as the mon who own It. which is say
in~ much
The Universal Motor company IL
hareiv year old. II was organized
to take over tho Ford branch. and.
since that tive. on Soo-car con-
tract. had sold 7eo Ford cars Of all
classes un to last Thursday. II car
ries tSt,oeo stock of Ford parts
and needs It al though thu standard
quota ia a $4,000 stock. There are.
altogether, 700 parts In a Ford ma
chine. 30 tho inventory II q long one.