Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-03
Sparks From Motorland
Erents Of IIsek on automobile Rom.

AUTOMOBILES m.nufacurcrs are jus;
beginning - realize the future bust
ness ~ St"r" Cor Them in Virginia ana
arc Focusing their attention on this
State. hocaus. il j. declared to Ii. ono
az the mos; fertile States Tor to
rr!opmcm; in this country. Several
factory agents have visited Richmond
in tho past few weeks Tor n PERSONAL
Inspection OF tho territory.
In thr past it was seldom THAI
Factory advertising manager cam, 40
NhGini" TO study conditions n; t,~r
hand. bat tho vanguard OF liz. s,,,t..rv
'"'S''!"' commercial managers. >ll".
'h' inN'r;SiuG manu@crS has arrived
- Elcmnoud. and il is expected thar
IRON now Oh ia. Factories will dcyn,.
! relative amount of .hcir rNpori.
time /" Virginia
On" OF these officials WAS n e. l.ra.i
H"'N' advertising manager OF tn" Ki..
At"'ot ca! Company. who .Iv. am i'm
,''ea''iE i'k 10 ia. automobile in.n
81 IN" city recently. He told tb.,.,
mat = process al elimination was no
in: on in ;ho autoIuobil" industry. ANA
tHat 'h' liz successful muuufacttrrrE
"cre wedding out the dead wood ~,
tn" unsuccessful dealers Tie d.ciur.d
ihAt I'll" manufacturer WAS looking. tor
H. 'l"Ul"r viii" expected to cu,,ju,,,
~ business l,"rnan. ana who h,l
ih's "onid'ncH -: his bankers AMI hu..i
ness associates, as well rs customers
II. White. OF III" White Auto service
Company. local dealers for III" loff.r,.
Pour said yesterday that th.r.
would be no increase in the list ,ric.
of this ear. rs tic factory had l:,i.
sl lss
tim" ago.
The Commonwealth Motor Compau..
Richmond distributors az tn. Dodeo
Hrnth"rS car. has Just removed To its
&"w home on West I:road street. near
the CORNER - Allen Avenue. TN. new
building. which is among the mos.
handsome garages in tic city. is
thoroughly modern ANA ,ircproor in
every way. Tho showroom is located
on n" first floor. together with a large
repSir shop i'm tn" rear. Will. ;h..
:t""lSroom ana offices are OIL the mos
@aniuc floor i:oth interior AMI .N
terior finishes OF tho building arr nm
usually attrNCtivc
Making tho third mov" in a it'll.
less than tire. years TO tRil. care of
his expanding business. J. Moshy West
has Just removed his accessory store
10 %2l West Broad street
Arthur J.. Tate. wcll-known IN tho
automobile business in Richmond ha.
jus; taken over the manarcfu"ut %:
the Atlantic Auto and Accessories
Company. which is one Of tile --latest.
concerns To enter the accessory rcid
in this city.
L. u. Greedy. local manage of The
Chevrolet Motor Company. has in
creased his sales fore" Ivy the addition
OF Toy NJ. Thomas who recently re-
turned from Denver, whcr" lc WAS
connected with Tho automobile trade
Banner Brothers. distributors OF Tho
hVrt car, announced yesterday . sp.-
cial show Cor this week with Il model
car and factory expert 10 lecture daily
Tie Richmond Automobile Dealers
Association will meet o-morrow night
when plans f"r the automobile show
Will be discussed and all arrangements
Will probably be completed.
j. J.. koher, formerly connected with
the Goodyear Service station. has lust
accepted Z position with the EachIer
Accessories Company. ana Will be in
charge OF service department: cf that
company.
NJ. u. stone mas jus, returned from,
Il business trip to New York. and
brought back with him the latest
hu'cN and MartnOn models. which will