El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-08
GEECY changes featured The p

GENCY changes featured the past
"A week on gasoline row. Then, TOO
L n there was the arrival Of the new
scripps- Booth, the dainty little three
passenger roadster taken on by the Pr
oneer Motor company The haynes
agency goes to a new company, when
VIII make an announcement OF us 10
cation and plans next week; Nes slo.l'i,
lions for a change in another agency
are now under way and may be COM
pieted before another week is out
The used car business has been un-
usually good. too, this Weeh. tete
that his concern did more business m
The first seven days Of April than IN
three months previous and that II me
rush kept up he and his partner Wouiu
have to 20 TO California 70 recuperate.
The biz demand was for light cars ana
an tho Fords in sight were snapped up
quickly. The light Overlands, Hupmo-
piles and Dodges were also in big de-
fuand al all the used car Establishments
New Tire schedule.
The tire situation is gradually lind
Ing ITSELF and the Rio Grande Oil COM
pany announces new schedule o.
prices on the Pennsy lNania plain trea s,,.
The Southern Motor company, now
ccntcring its attention on Grant skies
and Republic trucks, viii receive an
other carload Of Grants on Sunua.. =.
A.. Freeman returned Thursday from
placed two more agencies and Dookeu
IA orders for Grants.
I. h. Hood. Douglas dealer for the
Oakland, unioaded five care there on
general manager Of the Oakland AUTO
sales company, who returned on Friday
from the Arizona city.
Carr visits San Antonio.
r. c. Carr. III Paso sales manager
FOR the Oakland Auto Sales company Is
Ia san Antonio on business. lie VIII
visit Houston before returning home
about the end OF next week.
i. !. frost manager or the FRANK
lin Motor Car company, is thinking OF
having his watch examined Being as
columbus Is a temperance town right
now. I can only blame il on the watch,
FOR can hardly believe II rs true said
mr. frost in telling how he left Column
nus. tuesday at 100. O'Clock and SAT-
down 10 dinner in Deming at 2:5O the
same afternoon. That's some speed
even for a Franklin. Incidentally, Mr.
frost made some fast time between u
Paso and Columbus on Monday night
when he answered a hurry call TO CO.
lumbus for a conference with the quar-
rermaster's department on F.ranklins.
He averaged p miles 70 gallon OF
gasoline on the trip.
BriseOe VIII RaiSe-
Announcement is made that the Brts-
coe is the latest 20 set in line with
the general advancement Of motor car
VII be advanced s35 per car on April
Is. according TO an announcement re-
ceived BY the Pioneer Motor company.
The new Briscoe "24" will remain at
$3.50. The first shipment OF these cars
should arrive here within ten days.
The Allen moved into the commooi-
Gus new home Of the Cactus Motor
company on Mesa avenue this week. but
the new quarters have not yet been
completely fitted out and the formal
opening viii not take place until about
the end Of next week. Sales manager
Doc" Thomas says that there viii be
decorations Of cactus plants while SER
vice superintendent Jack McPilSe viii
be rugged out in a new cash register.
The Western Auto company received
a shipment Of SaNons this week, some
what relieving the demand Tor THIS
popular make.
Like Puneturc Proofs.
Lee puncture proof tires are in great
demand by the quartermaster's depart
ment for the army cars in Mexico, and
Ben l. Clements. Of the Borderland
Auto company. made another trip 10
Columbus on Friday in connection with
this business.
The III Paso Auto sales company ex-
poets another shipment OF Mitchella
early in the week and manager c. =.
Dewitt is anxiously awaiting news OF
a shipment Of Wintons.
Manager s. Z. Silversparres OF the
BOSS Rubber company, attributes the
brisk demand for the new Hartford
tires 20 the Run like H. advertising
campaign which featured their arrival
mere He reports that the new ~
Tread IS proving very popular with