El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11
BORDER TROUBLES AFFECT SALES;
SOME DEALERS SHORT Of AUTOS
General Shortage is Predicted and ALI the Dealers Urge
the Placing of Early Orders or Reservations; The
Studebaker and Maxwell Companies Put Out
New Commercial Cars; Many Sales.

DORDER troubles had their effect
on automobile sales this week for
~ even the dealers preferred to dis
cuss the latest from Columbus or
Washington or the possibility Of inter
vention to telling OF the good points
Of their respective lines OF cars.
Business generally, however. was
good and agents having cars for i'm
mediate delivery all had good business.
The threatened shortage Of cars is be
coming apparent locally, and two Of
the local distributors are Completely
OUT and awaiting shipments while
many Of the others nave no guarantee
that they can continue prompt delivery
for very long.
W. S. Meredith. Of Pittsburgh, Kas..
drove into FL Paso this week by way of
Ration pass and Trinidad. He had
made 1000 miles in his Saxon roadster,
and is driving about the country hay
ing a good time as he expresses it.
He states that his car has behaved
beautifully and has given him no
trouble Of any kind. Mr.. Meredith
goes from FL Paso to Maria.
Many saxon Sales.
Saxon sales reported by the Western
Auto company this week were a Saxon
six" to James Lee, Of White Oaks, n.
NJ, a similar car to A. w Pollard, Of
Deming making the second Saxon
touring car TO be purchased by Mr..
Pollard for his personal use and a
Saxon roadster TO Lieut.. W. A. Raborg,
Of the Eighth cavalry. William Day
ton also took n Saxon light delivery
car. Two big shipments Of SaXOns are
now en- route to the Western, but in
the meantime they are out Of cars. The
next shipment is due Monday or Tues
day.
c. ?. Henry. Of the Cadillac Sales
company. is in Carlsbad. and viii visit
other New Mexico towns with the
Cadillac eight before returning
home.
CadnIacs set Scarce.
A carload Of Cadillacs FOR the Cadil-
lac Sales company, arrived this week.
l. O. Jarvis is feeling happy that the
Cadillac Sales company has one
roadster IN stock for advices from the
factory are that no more Cadillac
roadsters or closed cars can be secured
The Eniott-Garre company reports
another good week. Atkinson & Simp-
son, agents at Corona, n. NJ, took de-
livery Of two Studebaker four series
Il touring cars. one six touring and
a one-ton delivery car with express
body. This delivery car is the new
model which is being turned out by
the Studebaker corporation.
st~udebnlOer Commercial Cars.
The Studebaker company is going
extensively into the commercial car
business, and announces a inc OF
trucks ranging from a half-ton light
delivery to a one-ton model.
A S-tudebaker -four" series Il tour
ing car was delivered to c. c.. Morris,
1919 Magoffin avenue and a similar
model to Charles Thomas. Of Alamo
gordo. Tommy Witholder got a series II
S~tudebaker -four" touring.
Edward Finley, Of Valentine is IN
the city awaiting the arrival Of a ship
ment Of Studebakers, and will take a
roadster back with him.
Or. Leonard Tabor came in last Sat
urdav from Silver City TO attend the
grand opera. and drove home sunday
in p new Studebaker six roadster.
Golden Chassis COminE.
The famous Studebaker golden
chassis the largest and most ex-
pensive piece of gold plate ever brought
20 the southwest. is TO be on display
at the Elliott-Garrett shOwrooms in
about two months.
Truck sales reported this week by
the ElliOtt-Garrett company are a
three and n half ton Wichita to A. 3.
Cummings, Of Monahans, Tex, for use
on a freight line. and a one-ton
Wichita TO W L Beckman, Of JaL.
n. NJ
z. G. Perry, president o. the Lone
sta Motor company, is on the sick list,
but hopes to be back at his desk IN