The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-27
NEW HALL GARAGE
TOOPENTOMORROW
Is City's Most Pretentious
Automobile Sales and
Service Plant.

Tomorrow the Hall Garage Com
pany's new building on Meredith
street opposite the postoffice will be
ready for occupancy. Some minor de-
tails will remain to be finished, but
this work will not be hindered by the
occupants, and the present quarters
o fthe company are so cramped that
it was deemed advisable to move at
the earliest possible moment.
The ne wstructure is more pre-
tentious than anything yet erected
here in the garage line, being AKA
feet, and three stories high, 1t is
brick with concrete floor. The third
floor is to be used for storage. The
second floor will be used for repairing
and will also contain the business Of
fees of the Company. The ground
floor will be used for washing and
storing, while one room in front will
be used as a show and sales room.
Immediately in its rear one room will
be handsomely fitted up as ladies'
rest room, an dthe room on the OPP
posite side of the entrance will be
used for accessories. The Hall Ga
rage company being distributors for
thirteen counties in this state, they
will carry a large stock of parts for
their cars and already a carload OF
parts is ready to be placed in their
stock room and CatalOgued. A 500
gallon gasoline tank with 5-gallon
pump has been placed at the door,
and autoists can avail themselves OF
"juice" any time, as the garage will
have night as well as day service.
The Hall Garage Company was char
tered March IS, 1917, with a capital
stoc kof $4,000. Its list Of stock
holders contains some Of the best
business men of the city from whom
the following officers have been
chosen: Charles Morris, Pres G. o.
Cordray and NJ. w. Ogden, vice pres
ident, Herbert Morris, secretary Roll
10 Conley, Esq, treasurer, T. L, Cord
ray, general manager
Though in operation only a short
time, the company has made very sat-
isfactory progress. Agencies have
been established in eighteen towns
and cities in their district, and a
strong selling organization Is being
effected throughout their entire ter
ritory. This is reflected in their sales
which total 5S cars during the month
Of July. In the Liberty Loan Bond
sales contest put on the Maxwell
Company, the Hall arage Company
won a Thousand Dollar Liberty Loan
bond in the division of cities between
10, 900 and $4,000 The National Econ
omy contest was also entered, and
some very good mileage records made
by Fairmont Maxwell drivers, the
best of which was made by DR.. o. c.
Hill who got more mileage out of
gallon of gasoline than any other West
Virginian entrant, getting "a miles
A. G. Heck, in subsequent contest
won fifty dollar liberty loan bond
by getting 1927 miles to the. gallon.
1t Is the intention of the company
to carry a complete line Of accessor-
les and do all kin dof repair work,
including vulcanizing. Expert repair
men will have charge Of this depart
ment, and the most up to date ma
chinery installed, insuring a class OF
work not heretofore obtainable. The
location is readily accessible, and the
new firm is receiving the cOngratu-
lations Of its friends on the splendid
service. and equipment 1t is Offering
the automobile fraternity.