Evening star., 1919-04-06
SPRING CHANGES
OF AUTO AGENCIES
Announcement Is Made by
Several Local Concerns
> of New Plans.

1t has been customary for years 1or
those interested in the automobile
business in Washington to make
whatever changes in location ana
management they may contemplate
about this time Of the year, and 1udg-
ing from the activity displayed by all
those having this work to do, the spring
of 1919 Will be no different from those
Of the past.
able changes that have taken place in
the last two weeks:
The Scripps-Booth Sales Company.
Incorporated, with salesrooms at 1914
Connecticut avenue. have taken over
the agency for the Scripps-Booth pas
senger car.
The new firm is composed of local
men entirely. Robert Haskin. the
president and general manager of the
company. is one of the best known
automobile men in the city, having
been connected with the Buick Motor
Company and Pollock Sales Corpora
tion. now the Oldsmoble Sales Com
pany. for the last ten years. Mr.. Has
kin was general sales manager for
the latter company when he left to
take charge of the Scripps-Booth
Company. Malcolm Dwyer, who will
dct as secretary OF tne new company,
is almost as well known in automo-
bile circles as MIR. Haskin.
Phillip Reilly, the vice president and
treasurer. is rather new to the busi-
ness in Washington, but has resided
here the greater part of his life.
Liberty Sales in New Quarters.
Another important move was when
the Liberty Sales Company, local Lib
erty car representatives, gave up
its showrooms at 1905 14th street
1914 street northwest. where, in ad-
d1tlon to operating sales and serv-
Ice department, it will maintain one
of the largest public garages in the
city. to be known as the Liberty Ga
rage.
The new building is two stories
high. and has a floor space in the
clear of 66x11S feet and is of fireproof
construction. 1t is filled with all of
the latest appliances in the way of
garage equipment. Instead of using
an elevator to reach the second floor
entrance is gained by the means of
q runway fourteen feet wide. which
starts at separate street e>trance,
with the incline an easy grade.
1t is the intention of the Liberty
company to cater in the garage end
OF the business to the transient mo-
torists who come to,visit the city, and
with this idea in view facilities are
arranged for prompt storage and re-
pair work as we'll as handling a full
line OF tires and accessories.
Still Another Change.
And still another change of interest
is the taking over of. the Stearns-
Knight agency by the George c. Rice
Auto Company, which has handled the
Davis line for the last two years in
addition to conducting one of the
largest garages and accessory stores
in the city. To better display the new
line the company is enlarging its big
plant. 1317-1327 H street northwest,
which, when completed. will give q
window frontage Of forty feet on H
street and depth of fifty feet.
No sooner had the Liberty Sales
Company vacated the premises at 1905
18th street than the lease was trans
ferred to j. B. Reid, formerly con-
nected with the Fulton Motor Com
pany. who will introduce this week a
new car that has never been seen in
Washington, the Pan-American. a
product of the Pan-American Motors
Corporation of Decatur. Ill.
Tho Pan-AmericAn liz popular
throughout the western part Of the
country. 1t is a six-cylinder car and
comes in two models, the Pan-Ameri-
can six touring car and roadster Mr..
Reid expects to have models on his
floor during the week