Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-20
Another CADILLAC week" FOR
Won HANN- YOUNG COMPANY

Small runahoutB we're also delivered
TO 4. Il. G.. Mccormick. Alfred u. Fair.
weather, and a. II. Perry Of Kawailoa.
\. Y. Gait took delivery Of a G-Cyliu.
der, G0horscpowcr, 7.passcnEcr Pope.
Hartford touring car and i-Cylndor,
5O-hOrscpOwCr POpC.llartrOrd roads
ter these cars having been ordered .
especially for Mr.. Gait. who in select. /
ing them took into consideration the /
wonderful reliability and satisfaction .
to he obtained from the Pope cars.
This element of confidence in the re
liability of the Pope was based on
knowledge of the integrity aud re.
spOnsibility of it's makers, Mr.. Gait be. |.
ing familiar with the policies of the |.
manufacturers and having also owned /.
two other POpc.IIartford cars of car.
liCr models
The Won IIamm.YOung Comrany's
report this week docs not seem to /
bear out the statements that have
boon made lately that tho possibility /.
Of free sugar Is seriously affecting tn" |
sales of automobiles. On the contra.
ny, business with this firm Is just as
brisk rs ever, as Is evidenced by the
above
Delivery Problems.
II would appear that the merchants
of Honolulu are not giving aa much
attention to their delivery problems
as this important adjunct of their bus.
mess deserves. While II Is a signili.
cant fact that until very recently com.
mCrCial mOtOr-CarS were mainly to he
| found on the streets Of only the great
cities. they have lately appeared In
sufficient numbers in the smaller cit
! les and towns in the States to indi-
cate that the businessmen Of thcS"
! swallcr towns are commencing to
realize along with the merchants 0f
! the larger cities the tremendous ad
! vantaGcE of the commercial motor
! car.
The nadCuuaCy of the horse in
! transportation IN this era Of motor.
/ car perfection Is now becoming CVi-
dent To all just as il has been apparent
! tn the discerning few IN the past, and
| tn" argument in favor of the power
wagon Is being made more foricble BY
! tho increased cost of feeding and sta
| bling horses aud the decreasing cost
! in the maintenance of motor vehicles.
Too often docs the merchant in con
sidcriug power driven wagons for his
| deliveries figure on dollars and cents
only, entirely overlooking the trcmcn.
dOus increased efficiency in his scrv.
! ice 10 his customers, and service, after
all Is said and done, is really the
! thing that counts. The Increased Of.
| hcicncy by the use of the motor-waCon
/ In deliveries means increased Satisfac-
! ton among patrons and IL also a
| strong feature in attracting a greater
/ volume of trade to an uptO-date store.
! Quick and reliable deliveries and up.
! tO.datC methods are always apprcCiat.
ed aud the trade will eventually drift
! to the store which can guarantee such
! service.
In these DAYS of close competition
/ factories aud business houses every.
| where are Installing service depart.
mCnts at n cost of thousands Of dol.
| lars year, simply to render better
and quicker service to their custom
! Crs because 1t is this Service that
makes or drives away trade. Most of
! the attention of these Service Depart.
! mcnts Is directed to the delivery end
Of the business, providing with motor
trucks an efficient delivery service ca.
! pahIe of making deliveries when prom.
iscd.
II merchants in all lines of business
/ would keep itcmiXCd accounts of the
cost Of their delivery systems they
would become easier converts to mo.
tor trucks, but they have used the
! horse SO long that they are satisfied
| that this II the cheapest method,
! same being wholly unfoundcd on facts,
| where as If they would carefully
compute the cost of their present
! horse equipment with that of the mo
tor equipment taking into COnsidcra
! ton tho manifold advantages of tn"
latter, they would without doubt sOOu
realize the tremendous Improvement,
! decreased cost of maintenance and
, increased efficiency OF the motor over
/ the horse drawn wagon.
The Won IIamm-YOung Co. being dis
! trhutOrS in this territory for the
| Packard, POpc-Hartford, Kissel Ear,
, Buick aud Overland Services Wagons,
are in position to offer a wide range
! OF selections from the j-tOn truck
down To the lOO0-lb. delivery wagon,
in every type and style of car and
body suitable for every commercial
| purpose which might be required.
! A representative of this firm wOulG
he pleased to call on any house inter
estod and submit comparative tables
of the cost of horse and motor deliy.
cries. These statistics being furnished
by some of the largest and most con
servatiye houses in the States, show,
ing and telling just why they use the
mtOr instead OF the horse.