El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-10

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resulted in a great Improvement in
L road conditions throughoutthe south
west. Reports were received here this
week from the road 70 the coast, the
Albuquerque road and all the snort
touring roads. OF the road to CalifOr-
mia reports indicate that except for
about seven miles in the Mammonth
wash. conditions we're very good tax
ing in the whole trip In the Nam
moth wash there is one stretch OF
sand wher II IS almost impossible TO
make progress with heavy cars with
not resOrting TO the use Of planks to
keep the driving wheels from sinking
West OF Yuma, too, there are some
stretches OF road which might be much
better.
The northern roads are reported to
have dried out nicely after the rain OF
last week, and except for some dusty
stretches, are in fine condition Tor
touring TO the dam or even TO Albu-
Querque.
Between FL Paso and Sierra Blanc,
the roads are reported as excellent
East of there they are pretty fair, but
there are some short stretches of bad
road east Of Fort Stockton. In sew
eral places Workmen are busy work
ing crushed rock into Inc roads, with
the result that the mOtorist VIII find
il rather rough on tires until the re
pairs are completed
The road 10 Hueco Natural park is
reOprted good and to Cox's ranch it is
fine.
The exciting event Of the week in
local automobile circles was the arri-
val or Barney Oldfield on Thursday
for the Quien Sabe races at Washing
ton park Saturday afternoon. Barney
was accompanied by a party Of friends
and wired on Wednesday to the Blu
Quor Motor company for a Maxwell
touring car. When he stepped off the
train the car was waiting for him.
Barney is having If fitted with some
special equipment and will use IL as a
pleasure car during his summer racing
campaign He left his pig Packard in
Los Angeles, declaring it to be too
heavy to carry around with him De
Lloyd Thompson, the aviator with Old
fields party, drove here from Los An
geles in a Packard roadster, but viii
likely store that car here for several
weeks and share Otdfield's Maxwell.
Oldfield and Maxwell are to appear
next at san Antonio and Barney had
not decided this morning whether TO E
drive there in his new car or 10 ship
L by express. He probably viii ship
Sales along gasoIine row were light
or than last week. Most Of the dealers
attribute this 10 scarcity Of cars.
Agents for the lighter and medium
priced cars declare that they are Mt
rerly unable 10 keep up with the de-
have a waiting list One dealer de-
ciares that he has orders ahead for
thirty-siX cars, while another has had
20 decline 10 take any more orders
Having used up his allotment of cars
from the factory h may not be able
10 set more
Already many Of tie agents are pre-
pairing for the 1916 models and are (
placing their orders with the factory. J
In nearly every case the agents are D
increasing their 1915 demands By from
so 10 100 per cent The first Of the !
1916 models viii be out about June.
While dealers in the heavy cars are
dong a very fair business, the big !
demand here seems 10 be for the light I
er models There is no longer the I
same demand for heavy cars there were /
a couple Of years ago.
Jitne men declare that the recent /
legislotiOn viii not have a very great !
effect upon the number Of machines I
in the local service Most Of the 4
drivers are now affiliated with one or .
the other OF the three local companies [
and they VIII unite in arranging for 1
the bonds required by the new ordi-
nonce- A few Of the independent
drivers announce, however, that they
VIII be compelled to quit the business.
as they viii be unable to conform with
the new regulations
A Bliss Albro, OF the Pioneer No
tor company, who is now in Arizona I
In the interests OF the DENLY truck 4
reports that business prospects in that
state are excellent. Mr.. AlbrO is now
IN Tucson and has forwarded orders
for two Dandy trucks for delivery
iEethat city.
Driving a Studebaker Six L C
Stephens and Nr. and Mrs. Sharp. Of
oakland Cal, were in the city this
week. on their way 10 northern New
Mexico points. They left Oakland on
March Is and made a leisurely trip
Nr- stephens reports the roads excel
ent in California; not good in Arizo-
ma Needless 10 say, Mr.. Stephens is
native son Of the golden state.
Mr.. sdHwen, with o. J. Bagwe1 and
b. wien as his guests. made a fast 4
-un in from Marathon. Tex, last sun
lay They left EIaraLhon in Mr. still
ven HupmOblle touring car at 1880
l. m, ana after making several stops.
cached FL Paso at g a. m. Mr.. still
vel reports that the roads are good.
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The road from san Antonio to Del ;
do IS in good condition; from Del Rio /
. Juno Il IS very bad; from Juno 10
'ort Stockton it is good: from Fort Z
itoekton TO Alpine poor and from Al a
line TO FL Paso excellent" according
9 report made by Robert H Harris {
I San Antonio, who drove over in his {
1upmoolle touring car early in the { v
eek lie was accompanied By Bento Z I
Davis and Jack Cassidy. Thew took q
heir time on the way and made the =
Quincy In three and one-half DAYS. {
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DO not look for any great increase n
business IN the pleasure 9car line / T
or q little while" SAYS r F S+rrsrt :
manager Of the REQ sales department {
I the Neff-Stiles company, but the ! +