El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-04


n position as an important automo-
IL bile distributing center by the
visits paid this city by men who rank
high in the motor industry. The inn
portant visitor OF the past week was
John n. WHY'S, multimillionaire head
of the WHY'S Overland company, who
was so agreeably impressed by FL Paso
in the short time he was here last Sum
day afternoon that he has made ar
engagements for q more extended visit
on his way east Incidentally, Mr..
Willys's brief visit resulted in eXpedit-
ing the shipment OF Overlands to the I'll
Paso Overland Auto company Tor the
carload lots began 20 rolf the day al
ter he visited this city.
o. s. Johnson. western manager or
the United States Tire company, with
headquarters at St Louis, is coming to
El Paso on Sunday. according TO an
intimation from the Dallas office Of the
Quick Tire Service. Texas distributors
for United States tires, 70 manager d.
q. Booth. OF the local branch. Mr..
johnson ranks high in the tire world
and tire men look upon his visit as i'm
portant
More Tire Men Coming.
Manager T. NJ. Lockhart, Of the Rio
Grand Oil company. Pennsylvania tire
distri butors In the southwest, an
nounces that several Of the head men
OF the Pennsylvania tires will visit FL
Paso in the very near future.
you can see them all coming the III
paso way" as Pete" Hatcher puts it.
And he expresses a desire that some OF
them viii bring along a few more used
cars for he asserts that the new car
dealers are not the only members of
tho local motor selling fraternity who
are suffering from a shortage of cars
lie states that the used care are getting
mighty scarce" and that the FL Paso
market will have TO be supplied by inn
portations from St Louis and Kansas
City.
r. G. Perry. OF tho Lone Star Motor
company. spent several days this week
in Maria. Valentine and Alpine. He
drove a Chalmers $3.50" to Maria for a
the Lone Star company this week In
cluded a Dodge touring car to O. H.
Thurman and company; a Hupmobile
al winter car to Victor c. Moore and
Dodge touring car to a committee
from the First Baptist church for pres
entation to the Rev. J. F. Williams.
Barker sells studebaker.
Hill & Walker. studebaker dealers
at Lordsburg, got Studebaker six
touring car from Elliott-Garrett COM
nany this week. the car being driven
TO Lordsburg by R =. Barker. Carl
Reeves, Of the Elliott Garrett staff,
drove a Studebaker six TO Alamogordo
model was delivered 10 NJ. A. Warner.
W J. Lacey, assistant manager Of the
Texas branch Of the Studebaker cor
pOration at Dallas, arrived in the city
on Friday and a conference Of Stude-
baker dealers is to be held Mt the FL
liott-Garrett salesrooms this afternoon.
Mr.. Lacey brought news OF a slight In
crease in Studebaker prices, effective
Immediately. The Tours are increased
$40 and the skies" 1886 each
Ufgffnra az the Western sToFo.. g1rpr.r-s
company this week included W. Kirk
Of the CityeEaraEe, Tularosa. and G. T.
Jackson. of the Southern Arizona Auto
company, OF Tucson.
Denver supply Man Here.
II. F. Knapp. of Denver. was in the !
city this week and arranged to increase
ne stock OF leakprOof piston rings car 4
lied by the Western Motor Supply com
lany from 500 to 3O0O
The first shipment OF Portage tires
o the western Motor supply company,
s expected here next week
l. T.. Gillett, who used to retail Over
ands here as sales manager Of the IL /
'aso overland company, but who now
anks with the high and mighty as
Dad salesman for the same company. is
n town for few days. Since takine 1
ls new position, Mr. Gillett has been I
lone 50 little that he says he has to be
introduced to his family when he comes
ZONE. he reports placing carload or
ers at Carlsbad, Roswell, Alpine !
'arrizozo, Albuquerque and Fort Sum
er, all the shipments now being en-
QUITE from the factory while two car
Dads for FL Paso are also rolling"
Comes After WIIIyH-KniEht.
Lester Cooper. manager Of the Albu-
luerque Overland company, was in the
.ity on Tuesday and drove home a /
WHY'S knight touring car. c. F. Bar
EFT Of Cloudcroft, got an Overland
nodel So and a model IS went to Nit
hell & Mcclellan. dealers at Pecos.
Francis y. Lester. Overland dealer
Z Mesills Park, was IN Ell Paso on
friday afternoon.
q. p. Henry Of the Cadillac Sales
ompany, come into town long enough
o say "Howdy" to the office STAFF
-uesday and left again for Pecos
irving Cadillac eight for a Gus
omer there.
Quits Retail Field.
A. W. Bittick announces that the E1
,aso Auto Supply company is quitting
ne setai tire field and will confine lis
ttention 10 the wholesale business I'm