El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

, reports the arrival OF a big shipment Of
Portage tires. for which this company
recently secured the agency.
Has L. :. Battery Agency.
The FL pasO Battery Station has
taken the agency Tor the southwest OF
Z the L. ). batteries. The deal was closed
/ when the factory representative. Mr..
Chapman, was here recently and the
manager has received notice that his
first shipment is now en- route. The
! 4. $. battery is well known both for
automobiles and railway coach light
ing il being about the most extern
sively used battery for railroad work.
The FL PasO Battery Station is con-
Quoting a big advertising campaign to
make this battery better known to To-
cal motorists.
G. r. Pice, who halls from Virginia,
has Joined the Elk Auto supply com
pany.
Elk IL Growing.
The Elk Auto Supply company has
completed some extensive changes in
its interior arrangement and has ma
terially added to its stock Of accessO-
ries and now ranks with the largest in
this section.
II. Steiner Of the Hatcher-S terner
company. is on the sick list and his
partner asserts that it is because OF a
fear that he viii get rich too quick.
The used car business has been un-
usually brisk lately and the Hatcher
Steiner company has had difficulty in
meeting the demand They also report
seven orders for the new attachment
for converting Ford cars into one ton
trucks.
To Push Wholesale Trade.
We are going to make the Pennsyl-
vania tires known throughout the
southwest" said c. f. Kent. in charge
Of the tire department Of the Rio
Grande Oil company. we expect to
go extensively into the wholesale tire
business and viii take on couple OF
travelling statesmen at once"
REPAIR business was never BETTE
than il is at present said Tom White.
manager Of the Auditorium garage.
Judging by the work we are doing,
Fl PasOans are going into touring on
an extensive scale, for every owner
wants his car put in shape for a hard
season"
harmon Engineer Here.
W Parmenter, inspection engineer
OF the Marmon, is in the city with the
FrankIln Motor Car company for the
regular inspection OF Marmon cars in
this territory
The demand for Marmons has been
very brisk with the Franklin Motor Car
company and the arrival OF another
carload viii enable manager Leo J.
frost 10 make prompt deliveries for a
short time.
Invents seas saver.y
George G. Haley is now developing
a new gas saver on unique lines. The
primary IDEA OF the saver Is TO feed a
mixture Of air with the gasoline The
attachment is fitted to the carburetor
and is controlled automa tically with
the throttle. the supply Of air depend
ing upon the amount OF gasoline being
FED to the motor and also on the
speed OF the car. THE faster they go
the more air will go to the cylinders
said the inventor. lie has applied for
patents and hopes to have his appara-
tus complete within a few DAYS It
VIII be manufactured in Fl Paso
j. W. Pettus has Joined the staff of
Marker & Honge and has taken charge
Of the accessory business Of that firm.
The company has added a big stock of
Ford parts. tires, tubes and accessories
IN its new quarters at 620-622 Texas
street. The increased shop room has
also enabled the employment Of more
mechanics and the mechanical staff has
been increased to six.
New ROadsters Coming.
The new Chevrolet cloverleaf road
sters are expected here with the next
shipment for the Tryon Motor Sales
company. Manager c. T. Tryon states
that all reports indicate a very beau
tiful car.
W. Smith. formerly OF Denver. has
arrived in the city to join the McClin-
took company and made the trip in his /
Chevrolet roadster. He reports not the !