Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-01
BUICK OWNERS
MAY WELL FEEL
PROUD OF CARS
New Stunt Is Pulled OFF by
Manager Of albuquerque
Agency Who Shows Just
What Can Be Done.

liniek enthusiastic. uwners. demon
strators and dealers. when q pulling
contest " on, arc somewhat like the
old lady was when she lined" the
church. Tho story goes that after she
came up out OF the watcA blowing
her nose and wipine her eyes, she
said, I'm now ready for spute."
Nothing dcliGhts Buick owner
moro than n chance to demonstrate
that his particular car will ont-pnll
another. so when ]. II. T.. Jones
learncd yesterday morning that new
test hill'' Ind been discovered. he
began 10 get nervous, and shortly at
forwards was missed from the sales
room Of the Albuquerque BUICK Auto
company. 500
II did not take him long to get
down 10 the "hill" tnbout one block
east OF thesi000 block, South Walter).
and size up the situation. lie found
numerous auto tracks running about
twO-thirds OF the way up the hill
bit no tracks 10 the top. The hill IL
about n 4s per cent grade. about $50
feet from bottom 10 top and Of n
ooso gravely nature.
Jones. being an old banker. hogan
10 nut two and two together. which
was hut natural. lie argued that III
we can pun the hill II win be n
feather In our CAPT We cannot. no
one else need try,' 40 he made up n
party md journeycd to this so-called
test hill. -
Tho frst car. the model c-55. G.
cylinder Buick. was driven up by Paul
Jones. the young demonstration on the
FIRST trial In second gear. who larer
drove up the model 81, and then the
30. These cars were lined up In "a
row and so great was the feat that
Mr.. Jones friends opportuncd him to
send for q photographer to come
and take the picture" Whercupon.
Mr.. Walton was sent for aud ''wrote
some moro New Mexico automobile
history s.
SO well pleased. was Mr.. Jones with
the wonderful performance of hts
cars that he says he will send these
pictures, together with a description
.of the Hill, 10 the Buick factory
which Is getting up a special maya
zine with colored pictures, for the
New York motor show, which takes
place III January.
II is said that only one other car,
a high-powered SIX. has been able to
negotiate the fBulck-reunion hill" II
Is said by experts that no car can
make II in low---it has got to be ne
gotiated at high speed on account OF
the loose gravel slipping from under
the wheels. Low-gear pulling simnly
digs n hole and the car burIes itself
and the car must have sufficient pow
err to make 1t fast Or II will not make
Il at all,
The popularity Of tho Buick car is.
attested by the fact that with but one
exception there are moro Bucks in.
New Mexico than any other car. The
lighter and cheaper Ford car leads
all in the state, and the Buick comes
second. According TO the records In
the office OF Secretary of State An
tonic Lucero. on October 10, there
were at that time ais BUICK cars
owned in this state.
Mr.. Jones, who has charge OF the
Buick agency In this city, II one of
AlbuquerFe's leading citizens. A.
former hank president in Texas. he
ca me TO this city because II has the
hest climate on earth and because he
liked the town and It's people. Before
leaving the Lone Star State he had
discovered that the nuick car was the
only car that would take the Red
river valley sands. and also that on
It's merits. II was the easiest car Of
all to sell. Consequently. Il was not
difficult matter for him to make an
arrangement with the manufacturers
Of the car Cor M agency.
AZ proof Of the wisdom of Mr..
Jones In this natter II Is only ncces-
sary TO mention that the Albuquer-
que agency of that car has sold over
forty Of The 1915 models. which only
came out August l. last.