El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-12

I Motor company. but they are going
/ fast Ford orders are ahead OF deilv-
cries. despite "a deliveries this week,
according to Lee Davis Of the Tri-
/ state Motor company.
The Payne-Rakestraw company has
a carload Of Premiers en- route and a
fair stock OF Saxons and Libertys.
I The Simpson-Rice company Will I'M
/ load a couple Of carloads Of Roamers
next week. but sales manager Il. 7.
/ Williams is unable to say when he
viii be able TO get more.
Some Cars Coming.
The Ramming Motor company has
two carloads OF REQ trucks and cars
rolling and one car Of Bucks. They
l have three MERGERS on hand, but have
I no assurance that they will be able to
get more. They have a small stock
Of REQ ears and trucks.
For several months Dodge orders
have exceeded the supply with the
Lone Star Motor company and they
are still sold OUT while they have
a few Stutz and Chambers available
This firm has also been unable to get
enough G. NJ c. trucks TO supply the
demand. They unloaded a car of .Hud-
sons this week, but sales are good in
this popular line and the stock won't
last long A couple omre carloads are
The FL Paso Auto Sales company
VIII receive a carload OF Mitchells
next week and the West Texas Motor
company has some Haynes on the
way. The Franklin Motor Car COM
pany has q small stock Of Frank1ins
and LipQard-Stewart trucks. The Pho
neer Motor company has q few Bris-
Goes and couple OF Vim trucks, but
2 carload OF the latter Is on the way
The new White-Hebbard company
unloaded two carloads OF Lexingtons
this week. but Lee Hebbard says they
won't decorate the sales floor very
long.
II L. Naquin has a few velIes, but
not nearly enough to satisfy his de-
sires in that respect. The Cadillac |
sales Of the Cadillac Sales company
have exceeded the supply for some
time.
Sales Heavy with Overland.
F. IL Bannell. Of the FL Paso Over
land company, saw II coming and /
laid in a big stock Of Overlands Of 1
all models. but the Overland Sales I
have been exceptionally heavy lately |
and the present stock won't last out /
the month.
The Babbitt-PoIson company got in
two carloads OF Jordans this week |
and another carload Is rolling, while |
manager r 2 Lewis has assurance I
that stin another carload will be |
shipped within the next few days.
After that" says Mr.. Lewis, and
waves his hands.
No FL Paso dealer IS able to make |
any assurance OF delivery beyond the |
cars now on hand or in transit and 1
the fact that the government tax goes 1
into effect June ! makes Il certain l
that the man who buys this month /
viii save at least five percent. and /
probably 20 percent
Tire Stocks Are Good.
In the tire field, the FL Paso stocks (
are unusually large at the present |
time, The factory branches Of the I
FISK all have large stocks. The Boss I
Rubber company unloaded another !
carload OF Kelly-Springf ields on Fri /
DAY, ana their big basement is, as |
manager Jack Silversparre expresses /
II, "chock full" The tire men look 1
for an increase Of about Is percent /
within month and all are quietly |
tipping off their friends to buy their |
summers supply Of tires now.
The Tunstill-knight company has /
a big stock Of Knights on the way, /
SO they are prepared for a scarcity of |
tires The Savage stock here is large I
and the Motor Car Supply company 1
has asked that it be still further in |
creased. The Shelton-Payne Arms /
company has taken on the Ajax line |
and they have a carload shipment on |
the way. The Goodwin-White COM /
pany have fair stock of Diamonds, Il
with more coming, while the the |
stock Of United States tires with the |
Quick Tire Service is larger than |
ever before Manager D. c. Booth is |
among the dealers wslo predict that 4
representation is the thief Of low |
price tires" G. T. Crimson & COM
Dany have a fair stock OF Cuakers.
but Mr. johnson says they won't last 4
long
Practically all OF the tire dealers 4
viii arrange TO store tires purchased
now until later in the season, when
they may be needed.
Retreads" are already getting II
scarce and H. H. Sweeney declares
that the American Auto Supply COM n
pany is already finding Il difficult to n
secure the new treads for their re-
u eading process even at higher
prices.