The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-20

Studebaker's Big Fire-A total of
$4,000 worth Of damage was done at
the recent fire in Boise to the Stude-
! baker Brothers warehouse. Manager
C.. A. Quigley returned home Friday
after visit to the scene of tho fire
and says that the greatest amount of
damage was done to the vehicle de-.
| partmcnt. However, the big stock of
| parts carried ut the branch for Stude.
| baker cars was total loss and some
of the cars were slightly damaged
Stoddard Man Here-wiuiam g.
! Hughson OF tho Standard Motor Car
company OF San Francisco spent two
DAYS in the city with the Chcesman
company the past week on his way
homo from the coast, The Standard
company makes tho Stoddard Dayton
ono Of it's leading ears and the Chces
man company is its Utah representa-
tive. Mr., IIughsou reports business
conditions in the cast as being ex-
cellent and is very optimistic over the
outlook for the coming year
Big Change on Auto Row-Two i'm
rortaut changes In tho selling depart
ments on automobile row have been
announced W. t. Edmonds, formerly
with the Randall-Dodd company, goes
TO the Campbell Auto company as as
sistant manager, and A. T. Savage, for
merly with the Studebakcr company,
goes to the Randall Dodd company as
sales manager. Both Edmonds and Saw
age arc well and favorably known in
the automobile trade and both have
numerous friends among the car owners
Of the city aud surrounding country.
Secures 1918 Equiplnent-J. G. Riley,
manager OF the Goodrich Tire & Rub
ber company. is home from a trip TO
Nevada, where he secured equipment on
a number of 1913 cars.
Spends Week in Country-Assistant
Manager ]. a. Groesbeck Of the Stuie-
baker company spent the past week
in Coalville, Morgan and Weber valley
towns visiting agents and planning tho
compauy's 1913 campaign in that soc
tlo of the country.
Closes Big Oontract-F. w. Allciro of
tho Allure-Smith company received a
wire from NJ J.-Smith OF the same
company Friday saying he had closed
q contract for 400 fords for Utah next
year. This firm s contract with tho
Ford people called for $50 cars in 1912.
and Mr.. Allive says they disposed Of
all of these and more, Mr.. AlkiTe SAYS
he does not think his firm Will have
anv trouble whatever in selling all the
cars contracted for next year,
Ogden Manager Here-Walker Chees.
man spent Friday in Salt Lake. Mr..
Cheesmau now registers from Ogden
when he comes TO Sal Lake and de.
clares he Is q ullfledgcd citizen Of
that town. Mr.. Cbecsmau is the man
agcr OF the Ogden branch Of the Cbees-
man Auto company and has resided
there for about two weeks.
New Mt. Pleasant Garage-CHffl
Moulton. the Rirhfield, Utah, dealer,
was in the city the past week lie re.
ports that Dr.. W. 7. Winters Of Mt
Pleasant and himself had inst com
plctcd tho organization of a new firm
TO do business in Mt. Pleasant and had
new garage under course OF con nstruc-
tion. This firm will make the Buick
Its leading car,
Botterill Goes East.-Frank BotterilI, !
manager of the Tom Botterin Automo.
bile company, left Friday for the east,
Mr.. Botterill will visit the Hudson fac
tory at Detroit and the PicrceArrow |
factory AT Buffalo. lie win he accom-. |
panied as far as Denver by Tom Bot. |
tcrill, president Of the Tom BotterIll |
Automobile company. who has been in !
salt Lake LOT tue past week NlhlllN y |
the local store. Mr.. Botterill is eY-
pectcd TO return about the FIRST Of No
yembcr,
Jail Sentence Needed" Speaking 1
Of iail sentences In connection with /
speeding automobiles - saws Manager I
Sid Tbeobold OF tho United States ]
Tire company, 81 think IL would be 1
more TO the poin, If a few jBi sen
tcnces were handed ont 20 tho man I
who leaves distractions on the high /
w;,v at night without guarding them |
with danger lights. On Friday night |
7 drove down State street aud on reach /
ing point near ThiTtecpth South ran |,
into a pile Of dirt left III the middle Of |
the road by the contractors who arc /
the street car tracks ~ /
this point. II smashed our car and q i
serious accident was only prevented by /
pure luck, II seems 10 me tho auto. /
mobilist il entitled TO a little protcc-
tiou ne well as other people
Dinner Is Givcn.-The Tom BOttcrll /
Automobile company gave Is monthly /
dinner 20 tho employees of the com. I
pany 81 the Commercial club last Tucs.
dav night. The management Of this
company are justly proud % r. They
have two -N'B and one IS now on exhibit