El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-24

' sales staff
r W ] Lacy. studebalzer factory
, representative, returned on Friday
5 from trip to Amarillo. where he en-
countered snow but good business.
George d. Elliott, of the Elliott
Garrett company, is here from his home
at Midland on a business trip.
: Frank Garrett, Of the Elliott-Ga
rett company. will leave for California
next week on business.
X E. Barker IS in Deming on Stude-
baker business for the Elliott-Garrett
company.
Overland Building Progresses.
Such rapid progress is being made on
the new Overland building that the FL
move to the Boulevard location before
April 1.
An old-time partnership was renewed
this week when +. L. Scarf bought out
the interest Of c Bond in Wiseman &
Bond and became the partner Of John
Niseman. Aessrs. Wiseman and Scarf
were associated in business several
! years ago and they will conduct their
new partnership under the title of the
Mesa garage They will rearrange the
| shop and put in a new front, besides
/ adding full line OF Ford parts and
The Franklin Motor Car company ex-
poets to unload a long past due ship
! ment OF Lippard-Stewart trucks on
Monday. A carload of Marmons is also
! considerably overdue for this company.
February tire business is setting
! some new records. according to c. F.
Johnson, the 81 Duro man.
! Ready for the Rush.
H II Sweeney reports that the re-
construction Of the American Auto
supply compauy's place of business is
now complete and that he is now ready
for a big spring and summer business
in new tires and tire repairs
Though the Knight is said to be the |
highest-priced tire on the local market,
the TunstiIl-KnIght Tire company re- !
= krTuF
demand for the nodded product Of the !
Knight factory, the Blackstone has !
been heavy. This company has doubled /
its stock OF tires to take care OF the I
demand.
The Cook Rubber company reports a
good business in special lots Of stand
ard tires. The mail order business has
been particularly good.
The used car market IS brisker than
ever before, according to the Hoag-
land-Ridge company.
Economical motorists are bringing
big business 10 the Universal Tire
Specially company. and manager E. E
Streeter states that he has had to put
on extra help 10 care for the sewed
tire trade.
Unusual Cord Tires.
The first shipment of a very unusual
size in cord tires. SO by 5. reached the
Quick Tire Service this week in Z. :.
loyal cords and manager Booth states
that ne now plans to carry all the IN
usual sizes that are obtainable in
cords as the demand is continually In
creasinE. and special cars. now getting
numerous here. require these odd sizes.
Many local motorists are preparing
for the touring season by refitting
their cars with PrestOlite batteries, the
Western Motor Supply company re-
PORTING a strong demand this week
9 H. Sender is in the west Texas
territory for the Western Motor Sup
ply company.
BOrderIand Gets More Room
Increasing business has necessitated
more floor space for the Borderland
Auto Supply company and they now !
. ccupy the full basement under the
building at Kansas and Myrtle. This
vii permit the carrying Of big stock
81 the new Lee nodded tires They
have also rearranged their salesroom I
TO get more shelf room to display &C
cessories. n
Manager p c. Waters OF the Oak 1
land Auto Sales company is cOngratu- n
lating himself on getting IN a big
stock Of Oaklands before the freight I
embargo II Detroit became strict and /
he has been able for the past week 20 /
make immediate delivery on all orders. II
while the big stock on hand will per- \
nit this to he continued for at least 4
another week. I.
The Haley Auto Repair company has u
been working day and night shifts for RI
he past week to take care Of the big III
business. III
Night Service Popular. III
The new day and night service OF II
he Mission garage Is making a big n
lit with business men who want their n
rucks overhauled during the night 50 III
s not TO interfere with business. NJ
The Fl Paso Auto Sales company ex- III
,ects a carload OF Mitchells next week. . VI
r L zwally. service man of the III
Htchell. is with the Fl Paso Auto Sales III
ompany for a few DAYS. III
F Haybel. factory representative Of III
he Chalmers, is in the city with the III
i Paso Auto Sales company XII
Looks Like Dividends. III
The annual meeting OF the Boss III
,ubber company is to be held March I. III
nd manager :. Il. Silversparre prom Hi
ies Something unusual" for the stock III
N. ]. Stuart. OF the Wichita truck VII
ranch. is in Silver City TO superintend Hi
ne unloading OF a three-ton Wichita MI
1r Jack Arnold I'LL
The West Texas Motor company IS llll
Zpecting another carload of Haynes It'll
ur-passenger roadsters next week. i.li
Marker q Yonge were burglariZed on mn
thursday night, but the burglars got I'LL
tile for their trouble Roy Yonge I'LL
Tvs that II the burglars had been me- llll
ianics they would have been back on Hill
riday to hunt jobs, for they have had lIl
big business in Ford repairs this Hill
eek. lIl|
F. B. Shields, Ford agent at Carri- NH
no. \. NJ. spent several days at the Hill
Estate Motor company I'LL.
a. P Burgard. bookkeeper at the Hill
has returned from q ten llI
" vacation. HUH
II {. Motley and Ray y. Pritchett iliIi
the Tri-State force. just returned llill
ON three weeks trip over Arizona lllll
Id New Mexico and report business lllll
nditions in that part OF the territory lllli
ceptionally good. Hill