Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-11
Sunny Jim and His Auto.


tFfum iUH Sow YORK pO-tl
James Srhoolcfuu sherman. uf
Iuct bought himself one auto
sont AMI pants ON March %. 1910.
md had the hil oI $50 charged up 20
the United States. As BE- fitting that
tho Vice president ut the United
states should buy himself ono auto
coat ana pants and charge 10 Co the
United states. the bin was paid.
The coat and pants wrr" much admir-
cd hy fellow motorists in Utica and
Washington, and an agreed that the
vice president got OF cheap at $50.
considering the high cost of every
thing connected With the King 81
outdoor sports
Record of Mr.. Shcrmun's bargain
will bp found On page 700 OF that in
tcrcsting document entitled, Receipts
and Expenditure of tho senate un.
der the sub-hcading cot Detailed
statement OF Disbursements from tl"
Contingent Fund. ots. Mr.. sherman,
unlike SEQ many men iu public office,
WHO reckon not OF costs when the tax
payers money foots the bins, eXer-
aised the same iudIcious economy In
AN the expenditures ON his ear. So
that De VAS able Co wind nap the fiscal
year with him OF unN $1,000.
Rcm In mind that tins was ,ho vice
presidents first fiscal year with his
ear. and that besides tho high initial
cost OF ou,ug the machine. it was
necessary tu Wy iu ul sorts of exc
pensNr things uko the SEQ coat and
pants which ought 90 DO tine yi,"
prcailont az lcnst until March g. 1919.
some OF tho accessories he bought
we're mohlir seat covers, uT" trunk.
Mind shield. uutom,ter, door straps.
shock ahHorhcrs and wood alcohol, one
gallon
AU things considered. ,h.u Mr.
~hcrmuu- bin Us looked upon 100
Washington us % model 0i Its KIND,
destined. many believe Go rank Win
ouch historic documents rs the
.Icuyspurg address. Washiust"u's
farewell. Marines collected speeches
ION. suffers interviews
Let ms examine it more closely. MT.
sherman took up motoring in August
1910. Heiug strict believer H. pat
rou.zing home industries he bought
pf lticH company one muu's size
Limousine model g. tSi4ooj pies onH
touring body. model 20 tts,N0oI, plus
one mohuir top tit0j, Plus one SCI
pt mohhir scat covers 90 match, Ni0l
plus 81 few othor oddR ana ends uu tRa
isaal day ct August 7. OF the fiscal
scur OF 1910 up to fi,25i.J0.
some may complain thug the vice
president might have reduced tH" ma
'ioutl debt Do be- had learned 20 dr.No
the car himself. thus eliminating The
mEn cost ~ chauffeur ON the
other hand. 70 is pointed uut that %
novice ls apt to run up bis bills Cor
repairs. fines hrcUkgge and such
tmuas. so that Mr. sherman actuully
saved thc couuty's money when Hc
hired George TrJsk 90 drive for MIN
ut y7a month Wei, everything
Included. the maehinc won't smoothly
until the neat fiscal month, when %
hatch of iiluo repairs had in De- made,
ucccssIiutinR among other things, the
purchase Of ny" pound pui' of ~ndu
to Keep the grrnap III tho hands ni
the starr ur mocnhniriuus tuiliua hi
their OIL tasks
Iu this ycxatIous period, one finds
such Items as.
september li--Reno. 8 hours. over.
hauling motor 100 go cents.
september lN-Honu, - hours ad-
| iu-ung motor.
october Reno. &c hours al'
iustius lining ciulch
October ii-Hrno. % hours ADJUST.
in yarburetcr aud mngneto and re-
parisg muftler
Al urst blush the careful auditor
| would De- prone Goo assume mat th,
vice presidents sojourn in Reno h"d
! been t costly one. bat such. ol course
| VIA NOT inv case. The Reno here 20.
ferred To- b. not Reno, Sew, but Rene
of UTICA. automobile repair man
! Coming now to the vice president
| gasoline bilI .t viii be seen that Nj
! sherman MWurt,d the standard Ol
even before ihc supreme court came
| 90 the rcsr'lr ~ suffering humanity
! hv completely dissohiug that sr'hI
| CORPORATION Nj sherman hided hi'
time Wnrn gH-niuc was down "
Il2i, cents q gallon M bought heavily
! BE bought 80 gallons oi u ai ms NV
! figure loo December. 1919. Thon me
next month Mr. Uorkofrllor sho'r'
lane price up to - cents ana the Nir'
president fooled him uN buying nnl'
three gallons. Tnrn Boz March the pfi''
slumpcd 90 igi. cents tgain, ANA MI
! Shormnu ordered nls brokers go buy
/ f. hlt month uc lald in reservoir
of liA gallons. su'lns tho rnlnl''
Ili, cents ON each gallon. or q total q"
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