The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-09

The cry along automobile row this
week is for still more cars. There is
not 4 dealer in Salt Lake who can keep
up with the orders, and as fast as cars
arc shipped in they are delivered. Sew
eral carloads were received during the
week which made some of the pur-
chasers happy, but not the dealers, vino
are busy sidesteppinE those who are
among the disappointed. The fine
weather Of the past week has sent
many automobile owners into the COuu-
try, as the roads are rapidly drying UP
and becoming in fair condition for mo-
torinE- Several trips from salt Lake
up into Idaho have been made. and all
reports show the roads in fairly passa-
bic condition. Sales continue more
brisk, ana from the reports received
generally the factories viii be moro
prompt IN shipping from now on.
Frank GOtteriu and Wallace Brans-
ford left Saturday morning for Miner,
Ida, intending to make the trip Of 80
miles I'm one day. Botterill goes north
in q new Pope Hartford. which he Will
deliver TO Dr.. acWatters in Miner,
Ida. i is d OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES machine
and viii be given a severe test on its
first trip.
The SharInan Auto company received
q car Of MaxweIIs on Wednesday, They
were all sold and delivered 1T once
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A. Z. White Of the White Savage
Auto is back from q business trip to
Denver. While away ne looked over the
auto business in the Denver metropolis
and reports sales brisk. He also brings
back the information that the Cadillac
> one Of the most popular cars in use
there today. and the Denver dealer Is
being rushed with orders.
Charley Glow is driving his neD
Chalmsrs-Detroit forty about the city.
having received Il the past week Glow
has had the machine ntted up FOR tour
ing and intends TO make a long trip
next month. He leaves Salt Lake and
will drive through to Seattle to take
in the fair After the fair he intends
10 take a roundabout route and return
home.
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The Utah ImpIement-Vehiclc compa-
ny reports the sale OF q Columbus cleo
trio this week 70 E L Sheets
One Of the most spectacular deals
in The history Of the automobile indus
try was consummated this week In the
transfer by William r. Metzser AM
3. T. Everitt OF their interest. about
one-fourth in the stock Of the Everitt-
Metzger-FTarders Automobile cOmpa-
ny, to the Studebaker Automobile COM
pany Of Cleveland. Q.
The total capital stock of the com
pauy is 81. 600 .0O0 and the consideration
for the shares transferred, while not
definitely given. IS said 70 be between
$500. OOO and s1J0.O00. This increase OF
value was made in less than one year
Of corporate existence.
The deal brings the Studebakers or
Sot;th Bend. Ind. who are among the
best known vehicle manufacturers IN
the country. into the Detroit automobile
field. The Studc baker Automobile COM
pany. which is under their control viii
become the sole distributor OF the
EMF cars after sept. !. This year g
output is announced at 800 cars.
The sale involves q reorganization OF
the EMF company. because OF the re-
tirernent Of Mr.. MetzSer ana MI Eve
rift. W. +. Flanders becomes president
and general manage. and g /. Pain
and DR.. J. r. Book remain on the d.
r,s~+orate. The new stockholders secure
two directors. one of whom VIII be
Efavder, Games Of Cleveland and the
other Fred ! Fish. general manager %
.He Studebaker WaEo1 company South
Cond, Ind
Mr.. Nfetzgc- and I have not decided
vet what we shall 90 m lte lAllit- 30
fact. We don't feel much Ike worrying
about it Just now, said 3. F. EveTitt
After tbs deal we feel as II we could
afford ourselves little play spell. and
NE shall take three or four months IN
F,u-cpe together. After that we may
go into something else
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The Utah Implemeut-N enIcle compa-
nv ulaced al. order during the week for
. carload of Appersou jack rabbits
Among the cars viii be an Apperson
taxicab. the 1rst 10 appear in the city
THE machines are expected in during
The coming week.
The Con. Wagon & Machine com
Dau,- unloaded fOu. FOrds this week
and all were delivered at once. The
gs0s company has several Ford taxi
cabs on the way, one Of which goes 10
:. !. DickersOn.
The Randall Dodd company reports
the sale Of a machine 70 W J. Dooley
this week. which has been delivered
\ motor car Of an entirely new type
so far as the BODY lines are concerned
has lust been shipped 70 Europe for
the use OF George h Birge of Buffalo
II is a six-cylinder sixty horse power
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