El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12


Will be the most elaborate in the city.
/ LOndener VIII Move.
! Twelve sales this week indicate
| that the used car market is pretty
/ much alive" said Wolf LOndener of the
] Londener Quick Sales company I'VE
have been in our present quarters only
a little over month but have already
] outgrown them. We move, on Tuesday
| into the big salesroOm at the corner
! of Chihuahua and West san Antonio
| streets where we will have more than
twice the floor space of our present
quarters and my sales manager Fred
! Hoagland, promises me that he will
/ set some new selling records when we
| get established in one Of the best sales
rooms in the city"
Business is excellent and we haven't
a kick in the world" said Pete"
| Hatcher Of Hatcher-Sterner. People
are getting ready for spring touring
and the fine weather this week has
been the greatest help in the world to
the auto men,
Novel Sales Plan.
The past week saw the real OPEN
I ing of a new idea in local auto circles
The Universal Tire Specially company
recently started reConstructing two old
tires into one new tire, Of the puncture
proof variety. They have now started
the manufacture OF Universal subcas-
ing. which they guarantee to double
the mileage Of any tire, old or new.
The Universal company has also opened
n free automobile market at 4O4 Mills
street, where persons have used cars
for sale may place them on sale and
meet prospective buyers. No commits
sion is charged. An experienced sales
man has been placed in charge Of this
branch and the place is guarded at
nights by a bonded Waterman.
The new service car Of the HALEY
Auto company went into action" this
week, -Four difficult jobs gave the
machine real initiation. one of the
features is a permanent crane on the
back Of the car. This can he used for
lifting damaged cars and has already
demonstrated its worth.
Tire Men Are Busy.
The tire business is picking up" I
said d. G. Booth, of the Quick Tire I
Service. The fine weather is getting
the cars out and many owners who had
their cars in storage are now wanting /
new tire equipment"
Presley ". Bittick. son of A. W !
Birtick OF the FL PasO Auto Sales COM
pany, has decided on business career |
He has left Wesleyan university at |
MiddletOwn, Conn. and is now on his /
way home to enter his fathers bust !
ness. 1t is likely that he will take 4
charge Of the retail end
r. c. Carr arrived from San Antonio 4
early in the week and has takSN .
charge OF the retail end of the Oakland /
Auto Sales cOmpany's pleasure car de- /
partment. Mr.. Carr is just getting the /
touch or things" but promises to stir
up the market soon.
Two Mitchell Sales.
The El Paso Auto Sales company re-
ports the sale Of a Mitchell roadster to
Frank Salerin, of Clifton, Ariz and a
Mitchell passenger touring car to !
T. L Bean, of San Simon, Ariz
IL NJ Gillespie, truck manager of the
Southern Motor company, reports p
busy week. Deliveries Of Republic
trucks were made to Houston Ice and
Brewing company. three-quarter ton:
United states an6 Mexico Brokerage
company. two tWo-tOn trucks and trail
ers; Lordsburg Power company. three
quarter ton The shipment for the
United states and Mexico company was
made direct from the factory to Laredo
Tex The trucks are to be used in
Mexico.
Business has increased so percent in
two months in Kelly-Springfeld tires"
according to S. Z. Silversparre. of the
Boss Rubber company.
Grant "SiXes- Are Due.
The new Grant skies" are due here
Haynes cars should be in early in the
week for the Southern Motor company.
The specially equipped Franklin
-oadster for Norman Carmichael reached
the Franklin Motor Car company on
Thursday and will be on the showroom
floor for "A few days
Leo J. frost, of the franklin Motor
Car company. is happy these days
Increased capacity at the Franklin
factory has resulted in Mr. frost get
ting a sufficient supply of cars to |
enable him to make immediate deIiv-
cries on his orders for another week or
ten days.
Juan CreeI. president Of the Pioneer
Motor company, was a passenger to Los
Angeles on the Golden State limited !
this afternoon.
Chevrolet Tries HilI Test.
c T. Tryon, of the Tryon Motor Sales /
company heard so much about the hill
performances Of cars selling
AZ from $1,000 to $1,000 on the Mesa
avenue hill that he "EidnaDed" the auto
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