Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-02
AUTOMOBILE MEN
Items of Interest About the Most Popular
and Useful Industry of the Day and
the People In 1t.

day run to Danville, ILL.,, but at least
fifty machines are expected to 60 the
full distance of 1900 miles to Miami.
The Chicago relay party will turn the
through tourists over to an Indiana
contingent at the. Indiana state line.
The Indiana relay will carry them to
Louisville, Ky. Slate relays in Ken.
lucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Flor.
Ida will take the Through reuters to
Dixie" to Miami.
Gov. Dunno has promised to make
the trip from Chicago to Danville II
special session of the legislature
does not interfere.
II hope everybody in Illinois will
boost the Dixie highway" said the
governor when he was asked to take
part. I'VE are building q waterway
to connect us with New Orleans and
the Panama canal.
Let us all do all we can to bind
Dixie to us and ourselves to Dixie.
Our waterway and our Dixie highway
are two important steps in the right
direction"
Carl Fisher, millionaire Indian.
apo,is automobile man, has entered a
car as the first tourist who plans to
go from Chicago to Miami on the new
highway. Richard J. Barr, state sena.
tor Of Joliet, is the first Illinois man
to enter car in the relay run to Dan.
vile. Senator Barr will lead a party
of Joliet motorists over the Lincoln
highway to the intersection with the
Dixie highway in the southern part Of
Cook county.
The following committee has been
appointed to arrange the departure
from Chicago:
Chicago Motor Club - Charles M.
Hayes.
Chicago Automobile Club - George
Ballou.
Chicago Automobile Trade Associa.
tion-H. M. Allison.
Chicago Association Of Commerce
Henry Paulman.
Illinois Manufacturers Association
John NJ. Glenn.
Associated Roads Organization-W.
G. Edens.
The Chicago Motor Club will be the
headquarters Of the tour. Applica.
lions for entry blanks may be mailed
to the offices of the club In the New
Southern Hotel.
The Lyon Brand tires are in great
demand. The Auto Tire Sales Com.
pany at 1916 Michigan avenue. Of
which T. 8. Shattuc Is the manager.
never hear anything but words Of
praise for the Lyon Brand, Of which
they sell an immense number. both at
wholesale. to the trade and retail to
private individuals.
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T. 8. Shattuc. the manager Of the
we'll known Auto.Tire Sales Company
at 1916 Michigan avenue. has made
many friends by his square dealing
and upright business methods. Every.
thing sold by his company IL reported
to give satisfaction to the purchaser.
Harry Newman Is building up q
great sales organization. The Exam.
liner says: Stan II. Comstock, for the
last twelve years one of the most &C.
tive sales executives in the automo.
bile industry, has just become assO.
ciated with Harry Newman, local dis.
tributor for Scripps.Booth and Pre-.
mier Cars as sales manager. Local
al pf x.,h0 htsSN mt l.
mately during his eight years assO'
citation with the Thomas b. jeffrey
Company. the last two years Of which
he held the position OF sales manager.
are congratulating him on the big field
In which his efforts can now hold
sway.
Just previous to coming with New.
man, Comstock conducted the Buffalo
branch of the Oldsmobile Company.
During his entire twelve years In the
automobile industry Stan has been
continually associated with cars OF
high quality, and his connection with
Newman, with control over the sales
of Scripps. Booth and Premier cars. Ia
well In line with his previous endeav'
ors.
In speaking Of recent changes In his
sales organization, whereby Snow E.
Williams becomes assistant general
manager. and ComstOck Ia taken on as
sales manager, Newman says: 1T Ia
my purpose to build up the strongest
retail and wholesale selling Organiza'
ton In Chicago"
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The Chicago Automobile Club, the
finest and strongest automobile club
In the country, is campaigning for new
members. 1t ought to get three thou
sand more at once. for It Is a real club
with real purpose.
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Harry w. Cooper reports a big de
mand for Batavia tires. They are
more popular than ever.
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Motor trucks will take the place Of
horse drawn vehicles for hauling Unit
ed States mail in Chicago within 9
month, according to an announcement
made by Postmaster Campbell. Or
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