El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-16


, permit an increase in the wheelbase
J of Fords of i or 80 inches and there
is already a good demand from jItney
owners
More Ame-tOns Coming.
Another carload OF Ancestor trucks
is now rolling for Marker * Nonge
while they unloaded big shipments OF
/ Cray & Davis starters and metal and
wood delivery bodies for Fords this
week.
The T. Il. c. trucks are in demand.
according 10 Z. VI. Ford, manager OF
the Oakland Auto Sales company He
reports being sold out at present, but
looks for another carload in about q
week The new fOur-cylinder motor IN
the 1500-pOund model has made Dis
The FL Paso Auto Sales company
viii unload another carload or Cnai-
nrers this afternoon.
Mitchell Man in Town.
E s Coliette, factory Representative
OF the Mitchell. spent several days mere
this week with the FL Paso Auto Sales
company. southwestern distributors Ior
the product OF John W Bates and MS
staff Of efficiency engineers MT COL
lette reports that Mitchell business al
ever Texas IS setting a new FecOrC
ard predicts that the greatest year N
the history Of the Mitchell line Is Just
The Borderland Auto supply company
reports a brisk business IN accessories
suitable for the Christmas trade
The Tri-State Motor company is an
other busy Christmas shop and more
AUTO accessories will be given as
Christmas gifts this year than ever
before in FL Paso, according 10 aces
sorry manager Pierson-
n. ]. RoseborOs who has been repre-
sentfug. the Southern Motor company IN
Arizona IS back in town.
Lacy Gets Fat Orders
". J. Lacy, assistant manager OF the
nr--urr Dallas. was IT
the city on Friday and TOOK away N
or5ar from the EIliott-Garrett company
for $4,000 of Studebaker cars lot IN
mediate shipment Ar, L5e 80 rsP 2'sLS
made as big a hit in other parts OF
Texas as in EI Paso and states that
The orders taken by him this week
from southwestern dealers VIII aggre-
cate about 100000. and all OF these
cars call for quick shipment
Charles Hamrick. manager or me
1Iicheliu tire branch at Denver. was a
visitor with c. D. Freeman TINS Week-
he states that there IS a general feel
ing in the tire trade that prices viii
advance early in January.
ssJax- Visits Fl PasO.
J r Overstreet- southwestern repr--
civ on Friday and when he left ne
states that prospects for Hupmobile
business IN FL Paso were never peter
than al the present time. He pointed
pany had retailed three Hupmobiies
Ibis week alone and had booked many
demonstrations for Saturday and sun
day. They are pushing the Hupm0-
bile and I am glad 10 say tnat u
Pasoans are seeing the good points OF
this car. OF course, I'm 4 Hupp man
but just the same like 70 De fair.
but I still maintain that there Isn't
car on the market at anytnlng nsaT
the price that will touch the Hupp-"
The Universal Tire Specially com
rany had = record weeks business
The mail orders from the west Texas
territory have been very heavy
G h Chaplin, Of the Goodrich Drancns
plans a trip TO Arizona fo- Christmas
He will drive over and call on Good
rich dealers along the way. Some OF
his friends along Myrtle avenue insist
that Chaplin has been pricing rents OF
apartments lately and are predicting
that both seats in the speedster viii
be occupied on the return Journey
Tire Business Good
while December is usually looked
upon as a Door month in the tire busi-
ness, the demand for Ell Duro castings
has shown no decrease, said c. F
Johnson
trailers in the southwest was placed
with the Lone star Motor company this
week By Ike :. Byrum, factory repre-
sentative Mr.. Byrum states that he
had many applications for this agency
but desired 10 be represented here by
one of the strongest firms in the south
west and had therefore chosen the Lone
star.
\ Knox. city salesman for the
E;uquor Motor company, claims cell
ing record or disposing OF a Maxwell
car in Just 50 minutes, including the
demonstration.
n. .. Brown. Maxwell field service
man. was a visitor with the Buquo-
Motor company this week.
Dealers 10 Meet Here.
All southwestern dealers Tor the
Maxwell viii gather in Il Psso on
January S Tor q dealers convention.
which viii be followed by a banquet
c. z Mcdonald. representing the JET
ferry line OF cars and trucks, is with the
BuquOr Motor company for z few days
The BuquOr Motor company IS show
ing q film. from Molten steel to Auto
mobile" every night in their sales