Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19
A REVIEW OF THE
BUSINESS OF 1908

In reviewing the operations OF the
Consolidated Wagon & Machine COM
pany for the year 1905, General Mana
ger George r. Odell made number
of interesting statements to repre-
sentative Of the Dcseret News.
Speaking of the enlargement of the
companys business, he stated that
plans for two large buildings to go up
at Twin Falls We're now being, pre-
rapidly, and Mr.. Lester. T. Wright
will be local manager. Recently me
company also purchased the .conthoi
OF the capital stock of the Beeman
& Cashin Mercantile company OF
Evanston, the directors having de-
cided to establish themselves =, that
field. The business will be continued
in the old name. but with new OIL
ticers, and under the control OF MI.
Is. p. Critchlow, managing director.
During the year houses have been
erected at Price. Utah, and Ashton
Idaho, and while it is early as yet 70
announce next years plans, MI.
E Odell states empEatically that tne
company will keep abreast OF the
times in all the fields where it oper-
sates.
The reporter asked Mr.. Odell what
effect the proposed increase in freight
rates from the east would have on
the price Of agricultural imple-s
ments.
'In view OF the present agitation
on the subject OF freight rates, said
Mr. odell, "it is question in my
mind whether or not the railroads
will decide that it is wise TO increase!
their tariffs. We have had no re-
ports as yet from the manufacturers,
although some rumors are out that
there will be a slight, advance in
prices. This, however, will depend al
most entirely on the railroad situa-
ton
.,What about the automobile branch
of your business?
THE automobile trade has been very
satisfactory during the past season and
we anticipate q large volume of sales.
for 1909. Our prominent lines will con-
tinue to be the Buick, water cooled the
Franklin, air cooled, and the scar
with the Franklin has been most salts
factory, as have accomplished over
5000 miles since purchasing a siX-cyl-
inder car in June last. The territory
covered has been north TO Idaho Falls
south into Sewer county, east to
Wyoming, and west to the desert, and
while not deprecating a water cooled
ear my experience is all in favor of.
the Franklin; it is light, durable,
strong, in every respect a. good goer.
and is an economical consumer OF gas
oline. lubricants and tires. AS for the
Columbus Electric. / am now OH the
twenty second month and have Gov
cred nearly 5000 miles with but one
change of batteries and only a par
tial change of tires.
''Will your company take on any new
lines next year.
mo. there will be few il any, for
The reason that we represent practical
~ all of the prominent eastern manu-
facturerS of farm implements, farm
machinery, vehicles and all other class
es of goods that this ranch man. stock
raiser. farmer and artisan require. In
addition, we cater to Il trade that de-
mands high grade vehicles and our
stock is always III shape to challenge
| inspection. For Il quarter of a century
| past, since the days when the business
was started as Grant-Odell Il Co. we
| have had such agencies as the Balm
| wagon. the Mccormick mower and
binder, the Plymouth and Internation-
| al brands of binding Irvine, the Deere &
| Oliver plnws. and the Stewart lines Of
ranges and heating stoves. These with
! other lines. make us feel that we are
| firmly entrenched and that we are just
flied in styling ourselves The Leading
| Implement Dealers. in Utah and
| Idaho.H
| In answer to the question as TO how
| wide n territory his comnany operated
over, Mr., Odell said: we have forty
/ odd stores distributed throughout the
/ intermountan region. the most re-
mote being at Buhi on the northwest
| Ashton. idaho. and Alton. Wyoming,
on the northeast. Nernal Utah, on the
! southeast and Tooe!e. on the west
! Our contracts with eastern 1nanuiactur-
| ers cover all of Utah. southeastern Id
aho. western wyoming. and eastern
Nevada Branch houses are located in
/ OGDEN LOGAN and Price. Utnh. Idaho
! Falls. Montpelier. and Twin Falls
Idaho. and thu trade is distributed on
n ecorranhical basis among these sin
| houses and the parent institution a.
\ Salt Lake
Mr.. odell was much sratified to state
! tnat the volume of sales this wear
/ wo'iid not be far below that of 1907
ard that the collections would he in
! crea sod . phenomenal record. when it
is rAmcInhered that business men gem
| nrallv locked forward TO 1908, as be-
ms. n "off vel,.'