Evening star., 1920-03-23
AUTO SALESRO0MS'
IN FESTIVE ARRAY
Rivalry of the Two "Rows''
Is Shown in ''Buy a Motor
Car Week."

| That there exists a friendly rivalry
| between those automobile dealers To-
Gated on the two recognized auto
mobile rows" of the city. rs to which
| is the more popular-Connecticut
| avenue or 14th streets known TO
all familiar with the local industry.
Judging from the elaborate manner
in which proprietors of the various
esta ablishments whose showroms are
situated on these two streets nave
decorated their places of business for
Buy Motor Car week, when
opened so auspiciously yesterday, to
decide in favor of either rival IS
work for an expert.
Days Work to Inspect.
A Star reporter found it days
work to take in all that was to be
seen on 14th street yesterday. ana
never has such a varied display OF
thoroughfare as are being exhibited
The E. J. Quinn Motor Company is
displaying a complete line of West
| colt cars. delivery on which to Gus
| toners has been held up until next
| week.
Eoth the Hurley Motor Company.
! Nash car distributors. and the Com
mercial Automobile e and Supply Com
| pany. representatives of the Stude-
4 DakGr cars, nave tnclT OOihs'
| attractivel, decorated and are show
! ing all of their latest models.
! The Motor Company of Washing
! ton, at I'LL 18th street, has done
| over that building in most artistic
manner and is showing a full line
| of Stutz and Auburn cars and Service
and Norwalk trucks.
| Starting at Thomas Circle. the
| seeker of things new in the auto
motive world never tires. for from
! that point north to V street the latest
! designs of cars and trucks handled
! by dealers in that section are in full
| display for the benefit of the public.
| The Black Motor Company, repre-
sentatives of the r. and V. knlght
car, Is showing a new model direct
Kneip Motor Company. few doors
above, has a complete line of Frank
lins on the floors of it's house.
H. B. Leary. jr.. Immediately across
the street from the Franklin agency,
! is featuring a cutaway chassis OF
lot of interest This firm, which also
| represents the Chalmers car. has
lately remodeled it's showrooms.
The A. Schaper agency. Crow-Eik-
hart and Elgin dist,d, dist1ihutef' ef .baas mas
two makes. while the Trew Motor
Company, REQ passenger car and
truck and Peerless passenger car
representative, has models OF mos'
every make their factories turn out
n This company is erecting handsome
new establishment at the corner OF
14th and P streets and predicts when
finished it will be the most preten'
tious automobile home in the city.
Showing Latest Models.
At 14th and r streets T. Lamar
Jackson is showing the latest models
of the Winton-6 and Stephens -Duryes
cars, while at the next corner. {
street, the Warrington Motor Cal
Company, Chandler and Cleveland cal
distributor, has spared no expense
to make its establishment attractive
This is the first time that this house
has been able to show complete line
of the two makes it handles.
Across the street from the War
rington company the Huntington Mo
tor Company. Apperson. Grant and
Kissel representative: the Selb5
Company. Paige car distributor; the
Neumeyer Motor Company. Mitchell
car agent. and the Snellings Motor
their showroom beautifully deco.
rated and are showing the latest Tod
Il els of the cars they represent.
The new home Of the r. L. Taylor
Sales Company. at 14th and T streets
Ford dealers, is elaborateIy decorated
and has on display the latest in this
line.
Farther up the street. at zoos 14tt
street, the LAMA Motor Company is
showing a late model Of the Metz.
All told. 14th street has done itself
proud. and it remains to be told wha,
Connecticut avenue has to offer.