The San Francisco call., 1913-08-26
SERVICE CHIEF
VISITS THE CITY
Doddridge Tells Auto Trade
Relation of Service De
partrnent to Owners

VI. III. Doddridge, chief of the parts
the factory at Cleveland. O., is now in
this city making a study of local con-
Editions. He is known IL the auto in .
dustry as one of the pioneers in the
service field, and his advice Is recog-
nized as authority along this line.
While in San Francisco Mr.. Doddridge
Is making his headquarters with H. L.
Owesney, manager of the local Winton
gency.
Very few people have any idea of
the extent Of the service department
of our factory" remarked Doddridge
yesterday. I'VE devote one special
building to the maintenance of proper
service for Winton customers. In this
department are employed moro than
100 skilled machinists. mechanics and
engineers who are experienced in Win
ton cars.
Aside from the central service dc :
partment at the factory eaen of our
various branches throughout tile United
States works hand in hand with US
and co-operates with us in every pos
sible way to the benefit OF NintoE
owners. Going out from these branch
e5 we have a corps of experts. whose
duty It is to see every out Of town
Wilton owner at regular intervals
giving such advice and rendering such
serN ice as will caabie each owner 20
get the best possible satisfaction from
his Winten Six
GOSSIP ALONG sGAs ROW.
I c. Fl. Howard of the Howard Auto
mobile company. Pacific coast distrib-
uters of Buick and National cars drove
from Los Angeles to this city with his
IN tie ffr>., !
the early part of the week
Mr.. Howard reports the roads be-
tween here and the southern city are
in fair condition and that there are a
great many people making the trip
by arto at this time.
IN speaking CT the trade conditions s
Howard says: Cur 1913 season is now
practically at close, there being very
few unsold Bucks In our territory
The entire organization is preparing
for an unusual amount of 1914 busi-
ness. as all the> indications point to
next season being a banner year in
the automobile industry. especially so
on the Pacific coast
Norman de Vaux. the head of the
Reo-Pacific company, is visiting the
dealers through the San Joaquin val
ley, preparing for the coming season.
L. A. Reniff of the same company Is
doing the upper Sacramento district.
In conference with the REQ dealers all
through that section, word was re-
ceived from both these men that the
commercial outlook is splendid for the
farmers and the dealers.
q
Fred j. Titus has been appointed as
sistant city sales manager of the New
York branch of the Alco company by
c. A. BENJAMIN, general sales manager.
The oftice is new one and was Gre
ated for Titus, who was travelling rep
resentative for the Alec
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Experts of economics, who have
studied the influence of the automobile
on business conditions, predict that
something radical will result says S.
@. Chapman, local agent for the Chan
dler car. The public will continue to
buy cars, but they will buy a car of
the Six type. of light weight. nominal
first cost, and car that does not take
fortune to maintain and operate"
A contract has been signed. accord
ing to a report just received by Henry
Mccoy of Chanslor & Lyon company,
between the American and Marion
Motor car company with the Hartford
people for the complete equipment of
the output of these two factories of the
Traffault- Hartford shock absorbers as
regular equipment.
Following out the policy adopted in
this state, the Lozier Motor company
are discontinuing their factory
branches. Word has Just been received
by Milo Beekins to the effect that the
Lozier company has just closed its
branches in Chicago, Boston and Phila-
delphia.
The strict enforcement of the city
ordinances by police officials has
of the WHY'S Overland company in re-
CARDS to testing cars. The company is
supplying plans for the construction of
a new testing track for it's cars.