Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-16
CHALMERS men GATHER HERE
Convention of Subdealers Held by
the Stewart-TooEer Motor Com
pany of Omaha.
SALES MANAGER IS PRESENT

On last Tuesday the Stewart-Toozer
Motor company held a convention of the
Chalmers sub-dealers IN this territory.
The program began with business ses-
sion at 1890 n M, which was presided
over by Mr.. Percy owen, sales manager
Of the Chalmers Motor company. at De
troit
Mr.. owen talked Of conditions at the
factory and of relations as they should
be between factory and sub-dealers.
sales methods were discussed at length
and a new and broader sales policy. as
recently established by the Chalmers
Motor company, was explained by the
speaker during the course of the ses-
sion. Mr.. owen remarked about the con-
ditions in Nebraska and Western Iowa
in comparison with other parts of the
country and was quite enthusiastic In
praise of this section.
Never in the history of the Chalmers
Motor company have conditions been so
favorable toward record-breaking
year" continued Mr.. owen. Our factory
has on hand orders for more cars at
present than we can ship in the next
thirty days, but with cars leaving the
factory at the present rate our produc-
ton cannot last that long. Omaha. along
with other middle west cities, is threat
ened with a shortage of Chalmers cars,
even though fortified as we are with
orders at the factory. We are unable to
alter this condition working fun ca
pacity every day as We are
Mr.. ]. H. w. Mackie. district super
visor, gave a very enthusiastic talk on
the model B. light six Chalmers.
At u o'clock the meeting was ad-
iourned and the visitors were gwen q
luncheon at the south dinner room OF the
commercial club The table was laid for
twenty guests and til Luncheon was made
more enjoyable by the wonderful view
of Omaha given the visitors from the
Commercial club rooms.
At 2 o'clock Mr.. Il. L. Lewis Of the
Chalmers factory engineering STAFF ex-
plained the many good points OF the
model 20. new light six Chalmers. Mr.
1ewis was in charge of the experimental
work on the little car from the time the
first mart was made until It was passed
on as perfect and the first cars came
into the hands of the owners.
q During the remainder of the afternoon
IN. time was spent in road demonstra-
ton of the various Chalmers models,
An interesting feature of the afternoon
I session was a sale actually closed before
the sub-dealers. Mr.. G. F. Francis OF
central City, Neb.. was tina buyer
Many sub-dealers drove cars home
with them, feeling satisfied that, with
their newly acquired knowledge OF sell
ing cars. the demand would be greatly
increased. ~ft
Chalmers sub-dealers, VINO were suesOs
or the stewart-Toozer Motor company
we're; l.. e. TAFT of Lincoln. G. M Ayrea
Of Central city, Elsie Rhode OF Randolph
Ia: John Branigan of Columbus Neo.
william Blumer of Chalco, l. 5. Need
had Of Norfolk, and Oscar sederbers OF
Kiron. Ia. Luther Larson OF fremoht'
Neb., George ortman of Bancroft
The factory was represented at the con-
vention by Mr. Percy owen, sales man
aeer. Mr.. ]. H. w. Mackie, district sup
er,isor; Mr.. marc Bunneh' supervisor
~ the Pacific coast territory ana MI
F. l.. Lewis OF the factory engineering
department .,,
talks were made during the conVen
tim bv George E. Toozer and George l.
Dinzman of the stewart-Toozer Mouo'
company.