The Washington times. [volume], June 27, 1928, Image 11

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Were it not for the economically
B °und basis attained by instalment
buying of automobiles and the in
®rease, year by year, in the number
purchases on the payment plan,
the United States might boast
of scarcely more than half of its
present gigantic total of 25,000.000
motor cars.
In fact, the system of instalment
/buying, although condemned by a
few as an unhealthy economic con
dition, is now generally regarded
as one of the underlying factors
in the prosperity of ’America, it is
pointed out by H. H. Brooks, of
the Mannon Company.
Millions of Miles of automobiles
on payments certainly have played
no small part in the growth of
motor car manufacture to first
place in the Industrial category,
Br ‘^?n’purchasing a car on deferred
payments.'* he continued, “the
American citizen merely is taking
advantage of the same credit privi
leges as are enjoyed by the largest
industries and business houses.
Credit, of course, is the very es
sence of business, and there » no
reason why the opportunity to
exercise this fundamental institu
tion should not be extended to the
individual automobile buyer.
“By simply dividing his sum of
indebtedness into a certain number
of equal parts, the purchaser Is
enabled to distribute the burden of
the cost in proportion to the re
ceipt of his income—hence the term,
instalment buying.
“Purchasing of motor oars on the
thne payment plan was instituted
some ten years ago and has in
creased each year. Now, it is esti
mated that more than 60 per cent
of the total automobile buyers make
their purchases on the instalment
plan and, contrary to the belief of
some, approximately one-third of
the high-pj-lced cars are sold by
this system.
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TIV! delivery, ownership of a Pontiac results in low operating costa.
V*vZIVLC e Six is an experience in economy. gave in resale value
I Seefor Yowwlf You save from the start* 1 — in first because you take less depre«
cost-innpkeep-inremkvalue. ciation and because in every
Vtateur.howroomdurin<‘ You save in first cost because the part of the United States
_ Pontiac Six at a bate price of u«d car buyer, are wtlhng to
DetmxMtntion now being only $745 gives you those ad- pay more for every available
, held. Learn how vanced features usually found Pontiac Six.
only in higher-priced care.
If you value your dollars, you
safety. Don't mIM this op- nve j n upkeep, because of will drive a Pontiac Six and
L i« generou.ly oversize dimen- learn the full meaning of motor-
.ion. developed by long and ing economy. And when you do
* . SKSai. pitile.. toting on General you will marvel at the laving.
JLaMaasMMMsigiMWMmwJ Motors Proving Ground—and you can make.
E ** 2-Door Sedan, $745; ComOc. $745i Sport Roadster, $745; Phaeton, $775; Cabriolet, $795; 4-Door Sedan, sß2st Sport
AU-Amtrican Six, $1045 t 051265. All pricet at factor?. Chedfc Oakland-Pontiac *
d>S delivered prices—they mclwde lowest handling charges. General Moton Time Payment Plan available at minimum rote.
W* Downtown Salesroom L. P. STEUART, Inc. Uptown Salesroom
r 14th A Rhode Island Ave, N.W. * * .... - . ’ ... * . 3113 14th Street Northwest
Sarvice—l444 P Street N.W.
‘ » ASSOC I ATE DEALERS -
4 . J. L JERMAN PADGETT4OYCE MOTOR CO. SHERIFF MOTOR CO. H. R. KING MOTOR CO.
r 3342 MSL N.W. «S 4 Pa. Ava. S.E. 627 K St. N.W. 814 H St. N.E.
1 ‘ BAILEY MOTOR CO. TEMPLE MOTOR CO. SERVICE MOTOR CO.
Mt. Rainier. Md. Alexandria, Va. Silver Spring, Md.
RLYTire GARAGE CENTBAI. GARAGE . SOUTHERN MARYLAND GARAGE PENCE MOTOR CO, GARRETT MOTOR CO.
Lanham, Md. la Plata. Md. L’pper Marlttoro, Md. ManaMidu, Va. Cnlpeper, Va.
g. M. GVE GINGELL MOTOR CO. PRINCE FREDERICK MOTOR CO. REMINGTON MOTOR CO.' F. C. RICHARDS
KkunaecHa, Md. Berwya, Md. Prince Frederick, Md. Remington, Va. Warrenton, Vn.
PONTIAC SIX
PRODUCT OF GENERAL MOTORS
Nolan r s Open Big Garage
JAMES E. NOLAN
The formal opening at Nolan’s
Garage. Inc., will take place to
morrow. and the public has been
Invited to inspect this modern In
stitution which will catdr to
service and storage in ail phases.
William J. Nolan, president and
general manager, has been as
sociated with the local automotive
industry for IS years, serving in
its various branches, and «««»«/
• resigned as manager of Dailey s
Garage. He to conceded to be one
Harry G. Mock Quits
As Market Director
’ CHICAGO, 111., June 27.—The
resignation of Harry Q. Mock as
managing director .of Greatet
Market Development, effective im
mediately, was announced here by
President Arthur C. Btors of the Au
tomotive Equipment Association, on
behalf of the board of directors, upon
his return to national headquarters
frt»m the mid-summer convention.
the -Washington times
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WILLIAM J. NOLAN
of the most capable garage mer
chandisers in the city. James E.
Nolan, vice president and secre
tary, a brother of the firm’s
president, has been identified with
the electrical industry in Wash
ington and New York.
The new garage occupies over
50,000 square feet of floor space
k and Is one of the largest and most
* modern in the city, located just
off Connecticut Avenue auto row.
at 1111 to 1117 . Eighteenth St.
N.W. ,
Driver Arrested After
. Locomotive Hits Car
* PHILADELPHIA, June 37.
When an automobile he was driving
was struck by a shifting engine on
the Port Richmond branch of the
Reading railway, Fred Buchse, 26
years old, received cuts and bruises
which necessitated his removal to
the Samaratan Hospital-
Later he was placed under arrest
by the police, charged with reck
less driving.
Est TESTS OH
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INB.C.
States and cities are moving to
keep off the highways all drivers
Whose vision is unsafe, according
to a progress report of the Eye
Sight Conservation Council of
America, which ’is conducting a
nation-wide investigation to deter
mine the extent and character of
present practice governing eye tests.
The aim of the-council Is to require
“safe vision" of every driver in the
United States.
“Previous surveys made by the
council have revealed the prevalence
of defective virion among all classes
of the population,” said General Di
rector Guy A. Henry. “Loss of life
due to automobile accidents- is
rapidly approaching the total of
25,000 eaeh year.
“To what extent poor virion is a
contributing factor no one knows,
but It is reasonable to assume that
some of these accidents might have
been avoided if the drivers could
have seen properly. ,
“It is regrettable that the
tures or officials of the majority of
the States have not desigpated
standards of visual acuity for motor
drivers- A tow States have adopted
eyesight requirements with signifi
cant results.”
New York and Connecticut are
weeding out the unfit. So is Wash
ington. D. C-. which ta called
relatively the safest of the larger
American cities. .
The eyesight tests Introduced in
Washington, are considered by M.
O. Eldridge, assistant director of
traffic, just as important as the
tests which determine whether an
applicant knows the regulations or
whether he can drive safely.
“We believe that our eyesight
test is partially responsible for the
fact that Washington has less
traffic fatalities and less traffic
accidents in- proportion to the
population than any : large city in
the United States,” Mr. Eldridge
asserted.
Tbe National Daily
Builders Try to Solve
Parking Problem
Leading American architects and building engineer# ars
closely co-operating with leaders in the autombtiva industry
in efforts to solve the traffic congestion problem by develop
ing new and efficient methods to handle parking in w the
big cities. ; . *
, Problems cAsated by the rapid,
multiplication of the automobile,
’ which already have exercised a
f dominant influence on architecture,
» will be responsible for even more
t radical changes in the construction
of new office buildings and apart-
1 ment houses and will bring about
- greater engineering feats of bulld
f ing that any now known, according
to the testimony of America's most
- prominent architects.
’ Plans-already developed to a prae-
» ticable stage include the construc
tion of underground garages, bare
ments in office buildings to store
cars, combined garages and office
> buildings, construction of ramps in
’ office buildings so that cars may
■ be driven up and parked on certain
» floors and in at least one instance,
i a fantastic scheme for an under
t ground city under the heart of the
business section of Kansas City has
i been proposed.
. A special commission appointed
t by Congress for the purpose is
» planning an underground garage
1 in Washington. It will be a city
block long and wide enough to
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Y»ur Buick Dealer
stands back oi me
USED CARS he
_ I | Your Buick dealer’s reputation in the com
wK munity is wbrth far more to him than the
VXwz<*«>»KX profit on any used car transaction.
He is the head of an established business. He
expects his business to grow steadily. He
knows that to get more business, he must
continue to please his present customers.
He carries a representative stock of used cars
—including bnth used Buicks and cars of other
make*.' He offers you your choice of many
makes and models, covering practically every
• ■ price range.
You can ask his honest opinion of any car in
stock and receive an honest answer. He wants
you to be satisfied because he wants you as a ]
used* or new car customer.
Gold Seal Buicks Are You’re sure of a square deal when you buy
Guaranteed Used from the Buick dealer. He will stand back of
Buicks the used car he sells you.
BUICK MOTOR. COMPANY
FLINT, MICHIGAN—DIVISION OF GBNBKAL MOTORS COKPOKATION
STANLEY H. HORNER EMERSON & ORME DICK MURPHY, INC.
1015-1017 14th St. 17th and M Sts NW * 1835 14th St. N.W. & 604 H St. N.B»
BURY MOTOR CO. Fred N. Windridge, Rttslyit, Va.
Anaeostia, D. C. BUJCK MQTO JJ CO .
BOXVDOIN MOTOR CO. Division of General Moton Corporation
Alexandria, Va. 14th at L C.C.Waters&Son, Gaithersburg, Md.
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE. BUILT ♦ . . BUICK WILL BUILD THEM
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 87, IBSB /
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the members of the Senate and
i the House. Memben of Congress
’ experience the same difficulty
’ that an ordinary cltimn of Wash
-1 ington does in finding a place to
: park their automobiles, and the
1 idea of an underground garage
' waa hit upon an . a means cd
; remedying the situation. It win
L be mechanically ventilated by a
system separate. from the new air
’ conditioning plant which la to be
‘ installed to supply the assembly
' rooms of Congress with frtah air.
* Chicago has taken the lead among
American cittern in developing new
‘ parking facilities in buildings sos
automobiles. Various now apert
-1 ment buildings there inelude a gar-
age on each floor for the conven
ience of tenants. The machines are
! taken up In elevator*. Several
1 office building* have been con
. structed there in which automobiles
1 ar* parked on the root These are
1 taken up in elevator* and on ramp*
s but the height of these building*
r *o far ha* been limited to ten
> floor* and a larger area of ground
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AUGUSTA, Me.. June IT.—Values
projected on a sea level plane dis
close the fact that the boundary
line between Maine and Canada ex
tend* for eiO l mile*. The boundary
on ■ water alone, ocean, Mhmi. and
rivers, 1* lie milea
AD the boundaries on land as Well
a* through the water consist ot
straight line • net ween turning
sSJSreSent
eral survey board and to th. most
accurate yet made.
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