The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
THEY'LL ALL BE THERE
AT N. Y. auto SHOW
Local Automobile Men Will Take Look
at New Styles.

Dear Bo-When they count noses at
the automobile show in New York this
week the ofncial tabulation will find most
everyone connected with the trade in
Washington answering present as his
name Ia called. None IL going with
the idea that there will be anything SEN
| sational sprung but more to see Just what
the style in bodies is going to be for
some Of the manufacturers have let II be
known that they will offer for criticism
something entirely distinctive along this
line.
"Birr' Jose worked everx-- nisht last
week so as to finish his inventory In
| time to take the o'clock train tomorrow
afternoon for the old town. There are
several others who plan to hit the rat
tier" at the same hour and for the
same place.
Zoe" Wells has been camping on the
contractors trail who is putting up his
new building. It was to be done the first
of the year but bad weather and one
thing or another delayed the work Due
to the fact that his lease expires within
few days zoe" is doing everything pos
sible to expedite the work 90 that he
can get in this present week. Some
boss contractor is the honorable Josephus
Wells
Not satisfied with taking IN the New
York show "Joe" stoddard is also going
to pass his opinion on the Chicago dis
play. There is meeting of Cadillac
dealers at the factory In Detroit tust
about the time of the Chicago show, so
~. NJ" IL going to Detroit via the Windy
City md thereby kill two birds with one
stone, as it were
I Nr.v% H.
a boy with a new toy that he was anxious
to show you. but for some reason could
not You know the Chevrolet Conopany
Is coming out with a new car an eight
cylinder machine. 1t Is whispered. and
Harry, though he has known all about II
under factory instructions, has not been
permitted to mention the car. However
he will be in New York to Introduce all
his friends to the car.
| Burton Leary has had his home for
Maxwells all dolled up in a new coat of
paint, the walls paneled and a new light
ing system. as well as a new floor laid
1t has made quite some Improvement IN
the place. Burton. in commenting on II
said he was simply taking the opportun-
ity to get ready for the spring rush, due
to start in a couple of months.
Did ten you that AR Donohue. who
has one OF the limited Ford agencies. Is
building himself a large garage ana
showroom on Pennsylvania avenue south
east7 1t viii be finished February /. and
there will be room to store about seventy
fve machines. besides leaving plenty OF
room for salesroom. In putting up the
building. which Is two stories high, pro-
vision has been made so that two sddi-
tional floors can be added at any time
| Bob" Haskfns. who is manager of the
Auburn and Pathfinder Sales Company,
is great believer In going out OF your
way TO do something for a customer that
Will make him Just a little better salts
fed with your trea tment of him than he
had reason to believe. As a result of
this plan Bob" has a number of friends
among the car owners who buy machine,
| from him not only on account of the car
he represents, but because It In he thai
sells the machine.
Gave the Washington Oakland Com
panys new service station the once over
the other day. 'Irve'' Henderson. the
manager OF the company, has been some
time getting things Just the way he
wanted, but he has at last achieved his
| object 1t Is quite some place and there
seems no reason why those who have
occasion to visit It should not have their
wants speedily taken care of.
Jim" Orrne got real ambitious the
other day. He suddenly decided that It
| would be a good idea to give the win
dows of the showroom and garage an
extra washing. He gathered all the
available help about the place, with the
| necessary paraphernalia for washing
windows, and then proceeded to show
them Just how the Job should be done
He worked hard for five minutes some
one called him. and the last seen of
Jim he was going out the door IN a
car.
Joe Trew claims ne Is not going to
New York to the show. leaving Brother
| Wilmot to do the nonors for the family
in the big town Perhaps he is not, but