El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-25

1HRISTMAS cheer was evident
along automobile row this week.
~ The majority OF the salesrooms
were open Christmas morning but not
10 sell cars. Many of the dealers had
Christmas morning deliveries of cars
purchased for Christmas gifts and all
had the glad hand. happy smile and
good cigar for their visitors From the
standpoint OF the automobile men, this
IS a record Christmas for a tremendous
business has been done in ears, tires
and accessories IN FL Paso during the
present year and there is real cause
for a happy feeling among the dealers.
Probably the happiesc man of all is r.
@. Perry. president Of the Lone star
Motor company Visitors to the Lone
star will recall that Mr.. Perry IS al
ways q man Of business and very Serl-
Gus but on Christmas eve he had
smile as big as that of the small boy
who has just received his most cher
ished desire.
The cause Of Mr.. Perry's happy smile
vas the arrival, at 6 o'clock on Friday,
Of the new Chalmers $50" touring
car. a model which has caused a lot
Of talk among the. automobile men OF
the country and is expected to De
somewhat OF 3 sensation here. 1t was
dark when the car was run into the
garage but under the electric lights II
sure looked a beauty
Has Fast Motor.
The most unusual point about the
new car is that IL has a motor which
viii turn to $500 revolutions per
big truck on Friday night and then
taken through the streets. There were
only two cas- of this model in the
shipment and Cas- Edwards OF Alpine.
Leo j. frost. Of the Franklin Motor
Car company, is happy because he sold
q Franklin touring car TO III. :. Id
wards, q critical buyer. during the
with several other energetic dealers
Ben L Clements traces his happy
smile back TO the fine business he did
for the ROrderiand Auto Supply COM
pany On q business trip TO Roswell,
Carlsbad and other New Mexico points.
from which he returned early in the
week.
orders PiIing IN.
A H Eimore, general manager of
the Overland Auto Sales company,
pointed first TO 81 big stack OF rOdars
from his subdealers and then TO the
box OF Christmas cigars He reports
business as extraordinarily good" AR
Elmore returned early in the week
from san Antonio and will leave for
Denver next week on a short business
]. Hise Ayers. Of the Valley Vehicle
and Implement company. says he has
reason to be very thankful this Christ
mas on account Of the good business
being done in Mexico for the Moreland
trucks Four more distillate trucks
were unloaded at Nogales this week
for the use Of the Carranza army in
Sonora.
Alpine Dealer Active.
Cas- Edwards sent the BuQuor Motor
Car company a Christmas present from
Alpine in the shape Of fat deposit
check on three more MaxWells. Stock
land Brothers, Of silver City, came
along with an order for two tourinss
Dr. .. Rodarte secured delivery this
week OF Maxwell touring car; J. ,
Byrne, OF Hurley, y II. got one: +.
" Buchanan. Of Sanderson one, and
z. G. NeH-Of Fl Paso, one.
Barney Oldfield isn't spending a
hapDr Christmas. il we are To believe
The reports that come from Los An
geles- Barney bought a Maxwell tour
Ing car from the Buquor Motor Car
company last spring when he was here
and he hadn't owned il a month before
some one stole it Barney recovered
II and it was stolen IN Los Angeles
again last week. According 10 the