El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-05

M Sunday. must divide local inter
u est with the discussion as 10
whether there shall be an automobile
slow in connection with the Interna-
t'onal Soil Products exposition in Oc-
tober. Elsewhere in this section will
oe found some items of interest to all
motorists who plan tours. short or
long. for National Touring Week
The automobile men had luncheon
on Wednesday at; the sheldon grill
After putting away an excellent
lneal-all the dealers are in fine health.
thank you-the discussion OF the auto
show was taken up. The consensus OF
opinion was that the proposition OF
square foot for display space, was far
100 high to permit the dealers TO
emerge from the show with anything
like an even break
Inspect Show Buildings.
a committee was named to look into
the matter of erecting dealers build
ing at the exposition and to cooperate
in every way with ii or to arrange for
some other building for the use OF
an auto show in October. This COM
1nfttee inspected couple OF buildings
on Thursday morning and then held a
conference with N K Hanarourde'
colin 4. Fraser, Of the chomber OF
commerce
Mr.. Hanafourde submitted. IN out
line. an entirely new proposition u
The dealers. He stated that II less
elaborate scheme OF decoration would
Ice acceptable, it might be possible 70
sell space to the automobile dealers
At between 30 and 20 cents per square
foot" at the exposition This report
appeared to meet with approval from
the dealers on the committee but they
requested Mr.. HanafOurde TO nave MS
facts ready for submission TO the deal
kaN
chamber OF commerce on Monday even.
ing at O'Clock. when the matter OF
a separate show viii be threshed out
Cooperate in the Exposition.
The dealers, as whole, are DESTROYS
OF cooperating with the exposition
but all are DESTROYS OF obtaining sucA
terms rs will permit them 10 eyhihi-
without too big loss The latest
proposition is likely 20 meet with ap-
Y. 4. Compton has taken charge OF
the office Of the Toltelk Motor com
pany while NJ. J. Byrns viii confine his
attention TO the sales branch, -,
G. +. Johnson, manager OF the South 1
western Smith Form-A Truck com
pany. is en- route to Chicago 20 arrange
Tor heavier shipments 10 the south /
west and To close contracts for Form
A-T-Uck attachments for Dodge and /
other standard makes of cars, q line !
when has Just been added by the Smith I
company
$aXOns In Demand .
The demand for the Saxon -four" Z
roadster has again cleaned out the /
Saxon agency Of these models and sales !
r. W. Deason has had to wire :
the factory for a special carload ship I
ment. additional to the regular order 3
for this popular car. The Saxon skies
are also moving fast and the roadster
in this model is q big favorite-
Word has been received by the South
er1 Motor company that a big ship
ment Of the new Grant models left the
factory over a week ago but they hav.
not vet reached here This shipment in
,ludes both roadsters and tourings and
its arrival is eagerly waited by the
Southern Motor company's staff as they
have neither cars or trucks on hand
It the present time Shipments OF Re
public trucks are on the way. however.
Hupp Man Visiting City.
7 r Overstreet. southwestern sales
Of the HupmObile, has been
IN the city most Of the week and is
visiting" among the local dealers. Mr.
0verstreet states that he viii have an
important announcement 10 make early
next week He was one Of the speak
ers at the automobile mems luncheon
on Wednesday at the sheldon
N. A. Leach. who has been southwest
ern sales manager Of the bort, has F,
been promoted 10 the sales manager
ship OF the bort for the western states !
and now has Jurisdiction over all the ,
territory west OF the Mississippi river |
He is now in California and viii visit I
Fl Paso within the next two weeks.
R. F Stuart says that he IS mere !
" pussy-footing around" these days 1
and the fact that he is going to Dallas 4
for q couple Of weeks does not ueces- /
sarily mean he IS to sign up for some 1
new agency.
The Quick Tire Service received an 1