El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-16

the territory and sending In some mic
orders.
W. S. Cooke. service manager of til
Elliott-Garrett company. has pc
query which he puts to all army Of
ficers visiting the Studebaker sales
rooms. It is: Say, had l better enlis
/ now or wait until I am conscripted2
Apparently no one has been able q
give Cooke a satisfactory answer
] A B. Brindley, service representa-
| tive of the Studebaker. is back from
a trip through the territory.
Good start Is Made.
The Border Motor Sales company
unlosded a shipment of Republic tire
/ last Monday. but Ed Dugan says tina
the sales have been so good that HI
has had to have shipments come bl
/ express to keep his line complete.
They will stock the new Republic
/ cord tires as soon as supply can b
/ secured
R. Q. Richardson has Joined the
| Lexington sales force of the White
| Hebberd Motor company. He is al
/ ready well known to local motorists
J. E Buie, who has been with the
/ Lexington at Denver for some time
I has also come to Ell Paso to join the
/ White-Hebberd company.
Low Replacement Cost.
r z. Lewis, the Jordan man. de-
clares that business is excellent in
the quality car line and his only wor-
~ is over a possible scarcity OF cars
Right now, he has a complete line OF
Jordan models but states that the
sales have been so brisk this week
that the line is being depleted MI
Lewis has also had word from the
Jordan factory that so far the cost
of replaced parts on the first 1000
Jordans placed on the market has
No
siders a record for any car at any
price.
Francis Edwards Is taking advan-
tage OF the absence Of Lee Davis Ford
sales manager of the Tri-State. and
is trying to grow a better moustache
than Davis. He declares that when
Lee returns next week he will be
jealous of the magnificent hirstute
adornment" on the upper lip of Ed
wards. K c. Schock. his fellow Ford
salesman, declares that Edwards uses
a magnifying glass for mirror J.
l. Creel. of the Pioneer. is trying to
beat Edwards to the honors.
Ford shipments are coming through
a bit slow at present and the Tri-
State is sold out" but Lee Davis is
now in Detroit and he is expected to
secure some extra shipments
Expects Ford Advance
J. c. Byars reports q good market
for used cars and his big stock is
selling fast Mr.. Byars believes that
the present scarcity of new Fords and
the possibility OF a substantial in
crease of price on July l viii stir up
the used car division
Miller tires are selling fast. accord
ing to the Universal Tire company
and the business so far done in this
new line has far exceeded the expec-
tations of the agents.
c. F johnson is still adding to his
tire repair plant and promises to have
not only the largest but the best
equipped repair plant IN the whole
southwest when he has IL compile ted
His repair business is growing about
as fast as the increasing demand for
Quaker tires.
Opening at DemInE.
L E Lockhart, Of the Rio Grande
oil company, is in Deming TO arrange
for the reopening Of the Rio Grande
service station there for the accom-
tourists. He returned early in the
week from a trip to the Oklahoma oil
fields where he succeeded in getting
assurances OF increased shipments OF
gasoline
r. c. MACPHERSON. Of the Ell Paso
Locomobile company, is expected home
on Monday from a business trip to
Silver City. where he has been
demonstrating Riker trucks. Mes
sages from Mr.. Macpherson indi-
cate that the Riker is making a big
hit in the mining district
NJ. J. Stuart, local manager Of the
Wichita truck factory branch. has re-
turned from a trip to Wichita Falls
T. s Camp. formerly in charge Of
Scripps-Booth sales, has Joined the
city sales staff OF the Overland.
The shipment of Oldsmobiles which
reached z. H. Fletcher on Friday in
cluded an eight" with wire wheels.
which add materially to the attract
iveness of this model
Palmer Joins Army.
Ray Palmer, Mercer salesman of the
Ramming Motor company. has Joined
the United States army signal corps
reserve and any information regard
ing the effect of a 42-centimeter shell
landing on an observation post IN the
front trenches will be welcomed by
him
Rufe Brown. of the Chevrolet
agency, is in Deming on a business
trip but is expected home tonight
L NJ. Staley, of the Staley Motor
company, who has been in east Texas
for a couple Of weeks, is expected
back on Sunday.
James Howard, Of the Borderland
Auto Supply company, will be home
this afternoon from a successful bust |
ness trip through the Pecos valley
Start New Building.
Work has been started on the new
building for the Stewart service sta
ton. Incorporated. at the corner OF 1
Florence and Montana streets. r. A |
Kelly. the manager, is expected to ar
rive from California about the end 4
Of next week.
C. R Johnson, of the q Paso Auto 1
Sales company. spent couple Of days
this week in New Mexico on business
for Kelly-Springfield trucks and
Mitchell cars
Messrs. Tiemeier and Mitchell are
getting the Smith Form-A-Truck ter
ritory sales well organized and they
report that sales are showing sub
stantial increase every week They
are preparing for a big sale on the
new Smith Form-A-Tractor, another
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