The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-13
UP AND DOWN SALT LAKES
BUSY AUTOMOBILE ROW

Tries Deep Creek Route-L. A.. Nidy,
manager OF the Rcrtram Motor supply
company Of Ogden and one Of the chief
boosters for the Northern transconti-
mental route. covered the Deep creek
route to Ely last week and admits II
| is not a bad as he thought. Vidy says
tho roads are all right, but that per
son is liable to get lost at any tlne.
| Nidy neglected TO supply himself win
Tribune log and took the wrong road
after leaving Deep Creek, going to
Gold Hill instead of Callao. lie MADE
the trim from Ely to Salt Lake In a
| day and a balf. which is fair travel
| ing.
Franklin Engineer Hcre-A. 6. Raf-
flaub, engineer from the Franklin rae,
tory. spent the past week with the salt
Lake Automobile company. Mr.. Raj
6auh acts as travelling adjuster for the
Franklin people and while here visited
| Franklin owners with view of iooR-
| ing over their cars. Manager Taylor
of the Salt Lake Automobile company
SAYS arrangements have been made TO
have Mr.. Rafflaub test all cars In this
territory at least once every two
months.
Looking After Whites-C. T., Den
Ger, western sales manager OF the
White Automobile company, and z. A.
Crosser. representing the same 6Ym IN
Denver. spent the past week In salt
Lake with the local White agency
Their object was to get line on local
out for 1913. Mr.. Crosser drove TO
SAt Lake in a car from Denver and
saws he had no trouble in getting
through.
Vacation in Hospital. ". Alkire,
Of the Alkirc- Smith company is back
in harness again after a second siege
iiu the hospital during the past sum
mer Mr.. hlkirc saws he took his va
cation this year in bed, that he feels
6no again. and is ready TO tslk about
| 1918 Fords.
Takes Southern Trip-After spend.
irg the greater part Of the year IN
northern Utah and southern Idaho,
where he has had remarkable success,
lJ. w, Duffin, road salesman for the
f, Studchaker Brothers left for southern
Utah on Friday. Dufin expects to look
after number Of prospects and get a
liuc on the 1918 business In this terri
tory.
New Garage Opens. l.. Bell and
Ralph Wilson of this city announced
Yesterday they had completed arrange
ments TO take over the old Flanders
garage on State street and would open
in a few DAYS with new garage and
repair equipment. 1t is their intention
to make the new place one Of the lead
ing garages of the west.
Returns From Arco-L O. Laugford
salesman for the Salt Lake Automobile
| ol rNnosHaV from
a drive to Arco, where he delivered n
car. Arco is off the main line OF travel
4 through eastern Idaho, but Mr.. Lang
ford reports the roads in fairly good
condition,
OF to Denver-M. IT, Smith of thc
tAlkire-Smith company, left yesterday
!, for short business trip TO Denver,
Returned Without scratch-Assist
ant Manager j. a. Groesbeck of the
IStudebaker company. speDt Thursday IN
Ogden, where be went to look over the
car recently stolen and recovered
through The Tribune. Groesbeck says
! the car was recovered without the
any kind. The stolen car WAS driven
nearly A thousand miles before it was
returned to Ogden.
REQ Man Here-R. f. Ruescham
sales manager Of the REQ Automobile
company, spent part of the past week
in Salt Lake. Mr.. Ruescham was look
ing over the local field with A Wow OF
establishing his car In this territory.
Cheesman Opens in Ogden-The
Cbeesmau company opened a branct
house in Ogden during the past week
Their new store is located at 2j6f
! Washington avenue, where the conIpa ny
' will always be ready to take care oi
! both Salt Lake and Ogden customers
Walker Cheesmap goes to Ogden al the
branch manager.
Rubber Men Here-W. c. Hcudrie
manager Of the Heudrie Rubber com
pauy Of Denver; S. V. Dodge of thu
Dodge Rubber company of San Fran
cisco and Norman Balleptine, Denve
capitalist, arrived in Salt Lake yester
day, and expect to remain in the cit7
for several DAYS. Just what is the na
ture Of their business here is not known
the rubber goods line may be au
pounced within the next few days.
Il Pierce Sales Manager-Arthur Lad,
of the sales department Of the P1erc
| Arrow Motor Car company is Vlsltin
the Tom Botterill Automobile company
! Mr. Ladd states that never in the his
4 tory Of the Pierce Arrow company ba
it been so swamped and SO far bebin
with orders for the new models. Nj
Ladd further states every car that ca
be manufactured by the Pierce compan
up TO June !, 1913. is already solo
) actual deposits have been placed b