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are better built, according to Merrill. In the 1920’s, they didn’t last as long. “Then you could only expect to get 6,000 or 7,000 miles,” he explained.
Demanding Business “Running the motor company takes all of my time because I can’t get any help,” Merrill maintained. But he’s managed to squeeze a couple hours beyond the standard 24 from a day and has found time for other pursuits. A charter member of the Washington Fire Department when it was formed in 1939, Merrill was awarded a life membership about ten years ago in recognition of his dedicated service and work.
In addition, the motor company has not been his only business venture. For a while, he leased orchards and traveled all over the state to horticultural meetings with Herbert Foster and other county orchardists. But he quit “fooling with apples” when labor got too hard to find, Merrill said.
Labor is still a problem. “I’m lucky to find fellows to work here (in the motor company),” he stated. Currently, Merrill’s chief mechanic is his grandson Mark Bailey.
Grandfather “isn’t tough to work for,” according to
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