El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-04

i PASO AUTOMOBILE WEEK
viii close tonight. Practically
- all the showrooms- viii be open
this evening and visitors viii be made
welcome. The attendance. has been ex-
cellent during the past few days. but
there is still room for improvement,
particularly in respect to attendance
idea that they can see any time what
is shown this week, but in this they are
wrong. for the special displays are nu-
merous and well worth seeing. There
Is no charge OF any nature and every
body is invited to come out.
With show week drawing to a close,
1t is possible 10 get a line on the re-
suits obtained Nothing need be said
about the publicity obtained through
the great automobile parade on Friday
night, for everybody. his wife. best girl
and brother were out to see it
Benneu Reports Good Results.
F. NJ Bannen expressed his senti-
nents on show week tersely on Friday.
when he said: You can count the FL
Paso Overland Auto company in on
Auto week every time I believe that
IL has been a tremendous success. II
Fl Paso had a really big auditorium
where we could have room for exhibits
by every dealer IN the city, would 90
IN or il, but until we do get such
building, an emphatically In favor OF
this Auto week stunt In the first
place. il serves to Jack up the local
selling organizations; gives them en-
thusiasm- I don't care how en-
thusiastic and energetic selling or
ganization may be, little lacking up
sever does IL any harm
Even if we hadn't sold q car,
would be well satisfied with the results
for We have been placed in touch with
dozens Of excellent prospects. We have
also placed one good rsubageney ana
have prospects for q couple more And I
on top of il all. We have sold, up TO
Friday evening. Just 25 cars for deliv-
cry as fast as We can get them Yes.
Tn for 'Autp week every time and
here's hoping we have another next {
year
Maxwell Sells IS Cars
Another firm which reports unusu |
ally good business during the week is /
the BuQuOr Motor company We've had 1
the best week since we opened" said 4
John l. Buouor I'VE didn't have q I
car on the floor this week until Tues |
day. Since then we unlOaded IS, the i
last carload coming in Friday noon BY 4
Saturday noon we will have delivered !
the last Of the Is cars and we have
several orders for future delivery Ey-
cry dealer who went into Auto week
in the right spirit had excellent re-
suits
The great majority OF the dealers
have expressed themselves as very well
satisfied with the results obtained by
The first show Of its nature ever held
n the southwest The outoftown at
tendance was rather disappointing I'M
il Thursday, but it vas excellent on
Thursday afternoon and all day Fri
aE. The only big complaint is over
he failure Of Fl Pasoans TO Tisit- the
hoT-ooms.
Parade Gains PubIicity-
The parade gained the dealers an
nOrmous amount Of direct publicity
or they got their cars before thou
ands Of persons. The direct results Of
his cannot be estimated. but unques-
iOnably viii become apparent IN the .
lsxt few weeks.
To H Bernard, chairman OF the
arade committee and H NJ. Gillespie,
\ charge OF the truck COMMITTEES, are
ue the thanks Of e Pasoans for the
uccess Of the parade, but they had
bic assistance from l. o. Jarvis, c z :
fenry, Ben L Clements ana other mem
ers of the committee. H. NJ Hatcher, /
eneral chairman for the big week, has ]
eel an energetic worker and has done
lot to make the unique show big
The Herald has endeavored TO give a /
omplete list Of every car and truck
D the big parade. as will be noted
rom a lengthy account in another col ]
mn. Should, from any cause, any car :
ave been overlooked, the assurance is
lTeE that II was entirely unlntenIlOn-
and unavoidable.
Too Busy for Sales Reports
Reports Of sales have been very diff :
cult TO obtain this week for the rea- !
1n that the dealers have been 50 busy !
TAT they have not been able to compile !
ieir usual weekly reports The list OF E
lies Is. therefore, rather incomplete.
The Republic truck made its appear :
ice here this week, when F. D. Eugle,
.ctory representative, unloaded a car
ad OF three machines, 1900 pound
uck and one and two ton trucks Ne
citations for the agency are now i
ending with the Myers company and 4
contract viii likely be closed early Q
sxt week Already one truck has p
ien sold, the Rio Grande Oil company 8
lrchasing the one ton car. =
Guy Watt, auto sales manager OF the =
yers company. reports the sale Of a n
levroiet touring car to DR.. G. H 2
Jung. Of Deming. r
Carl Goodman has Joined the Chevro- Ii