Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-03-02
Fords to be Sold Only to I'm.
mediate Users.
Mr.. c l.. Clark, Agent for Tensas'
Notifies All Intendent Purchasers
to Place Order as far Ahead OF
Expected Delivery as
Possible.

Ols |
come down to see the popular actor,
Mr.. Sothern, at the st. joseph Elec-
trio Theatre.
Speaking of the Ford car, and the
great demand for same, Mr.. Clark
said:
81 am in receipt of letter from the
Ford Motor Company calling ate"
ton TO the fact that the factory ex-
poets to make shipments only I"
agents who have bona fide orders on
hand and not to agents to stock up,
as the Company is trying to get the
cars to the people who want them Tor
immediate use.
"The COmpany's letter states tiat
they have built more cars in the past
six months than in the same PERIOD
last year, and despite this increa>+d
production and the worst six months
in the year for deliveries, they ha''
no cars on hand, as the demand J.
greater than the output. Some pe"-
pie think all they will have to d. u
to proffer the money and get 'h- c''s
and being under this impression wi
wait until they want the car before
placing order; in that event it is qui''
certain they will be disappointed in
deliveries.
"With the approach of sprin9
weather in the north and n""'hw
will improve, and viii IA j. su =
be accompanied by incre' sed d"ma q
for cars, and those wanting them now.
or expecting to buy within the next
thirty or sixty days, should place or
der now.
81 am not sayiRg this with view OF
selling cars now. | simply wish to
Impress upon he public that the de-
mand for Ford cars, despite enlarged
Liant, is far greater than the factory's
out-ru and as orders are filed as
received, on plan of first come, first
served, and no other rule 10 recog-
nized, it would behoOve anyone who
may contemplate getting car to an
ticipate same as far ahead as possible
and place order at earliest practical
moment, as the delay in filling order
will probably be so great that unless
it is ordered very early in the spring
the summer may be pretty well ad'
vanced before the car can be had and
so thoroughly learned to be fully en-
Ijoyed.
"To show how great the demand
flor Fords is, 1 lost two sales during
| the past two months because OF ina
1ility to fiji orders, aud last year l lost
several orders for the same reason.
As will be readii, understood, l have
two fold purpose in urging all pos
/ blo customers to place their orders
early, the first being to secure the
business for myself and avoid loss
Resultant from failure to fill order, and
the second to prevent disappointment
to the patron, and unless the warning
lis taken by those who contemplate
buying, 1 fear both results will follow
$50 insistent am l that this rule be
: observed by Ford enthusiasts that
Invite anyone interested to call me or
reverse ticket at Newellton, at phone
No. 4 or phone No. 80. and will bt
Glad to furnish any information de-
, sired.
"Another feature quite worthy o
thought, and which should be serious
" considered by all who may contem
+. plate getting Ford car, is the posi-
bility of war with Germany. 1t shoult
, be remembered that Mr.. Henry Fort
has already rendered the use OF hi
entire plant to the Government In cas'
of war, and in that event it Is certain
that the Ford car will be taken off thu
:. market, and will not be offered thu
y trade until peace is declared, ant
when that will be, once the fun starts
no man can tell. Should the United
o States become involved In hostilitie
). with Germany, we might possibl!
10 have trouble with our neighbOr on thu
q South-Mexico, so the fighting nigh
: not all be on the water. In the latte
f.. case q car of any description might b
II a very convenient adjunct to any hom
o for use of the weaker sex while tn
, men are at the front.
IA "Again, the Ford is distinctly tn
~ automobile for this country, TO
4 no car now in general use can ne
n gotiate our buck shot roads like tn
n Ford, while the late makes of this YER
!, popular car are 80 neat, nobby an
n stylish in appearance that any on
v owning 1917 model is never ashame'
|. to run same along side of NOR
"a expensive machine, for the Ford
70 quite equal to any occasion, whereve
h placed.
n 81 delivered the six cars receive
II Thursday,-one to Harry Goldman
n one to Carneal Goldman, one to Vile
" Gavin, one to Ed. Morris, one to I
~ Nice. Hopkins and one to Abe Marks
have another carload ordered whic
l hope to get in some time this mont
and have already sold three Of this 10
and expect to dispose of the remain
OF der before they reach here"