El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-09

future. He booked several orders for
Chalmers cars and Republic trucks
New models Of the Garford truck
are here and sales representative &
z. Stromberg is showing them at the
"Business is lovely" declares T. N.
Bannell, Of the Overland. IF It wasn't
for the talk of CONSUMPTION we
wouldn't know that the United States
is at war"
Case Cars Coming Soon.
The first shipment Of Case cars Tor
the new Border Motor Sales company
will reach here about June rs. The
company has already taken possess
sion OF its salesrooms on Montana
street and a shipment OF Republic
tires reached them on Saturday morn
ing so their tire department is already
Maxwell sales for the past three
weeks have averaged three cars DAY,
according to John l. Buduor. The
big stock OF Maxwells on hand 4
month ago has dwindled away but an
other big shipment is due about the
end Of the coming week.
Morel Sardou. manager OF the Fisk
branch, is expected back this AFTER
noon from a trip through the terri
tory. Mr.. Sardou has arranged so
that the Fisk service station is now
open until noon on Sundays and holt
days TO accommodate motorists de-
string their tires examined.
Drive Mercer to Arizona.
Ray Palmer, of the Ramming Motor
company, leaves for Clifton, Ariz-, on
Monday to take a Mercer sport model
to a customer in the mining city.
Tire repair business is unusually
heavy, according to c. F. Johnson.
while the GALES of new castings are
heavier than for some time past.
nrrarefncr states that fha Saw
age graphite inner tube is getting
real grip on Ell Paso motorists and
that there has been a heavy call for
the tube in Ford and Dodge sizes
lately.
Lamar Thomas. of the Thomas Mo-
tor company, expects to be called to
the navy aviation school at Pensacola
in the near future, but should he fail
to get a chance there he will 90 TO
France as one Of the Y. NJ c. A
Roy Yonge left for CIoudcroft on
Saturday morning to test out the new
Four Speeds for Fords" on his own
car. He believes that the severe
Cloudcroft will give this attachment
a real test. So far, the local demand
has been very heavy and Marker &
Yonge are now awaiting further ship
ments from the factory.
Franklin Will not have new model
this fall but will follow the procedure
Of the past and continue the present
model with added refinements from
time to time.
Proves Real Booster.
Lewis CroXton has returned from an
eight weeks trip over four states. to-
falling 1891 miles, in q Franklin car,
during which time he averaged better
than % miles TO the gallon Of gasO-
inc f- Twfea Z ~ q p ~
being bonused by the Franklin fac
tory 10 boost their cars.
c. r johnson announces a sale Of
used cars and demonstrators as well
as a couple OF unused models of a line
discontinued by the FL Paso Auto
Auto Sales company. He states that
the truck market is livening up and
that Kelly-Springfiel trucks are get
ting a good toe hold in this ter
ritory.
And williams Il Happy.
Howard Williams promises 10 show
FL Paso motorists some real speed, as
well as hill climbing ability, during
the coming week The new Roamers
SOn-Rice company and one OF the cars
is a six-passenger type with a Con-
tinental motor which Is said to de-
velop 80 horse power.
r c. Macpherson, OF the LocOmo-
bile company. is one Of the busiest
ing the new Riker trucks. when he
has time from sending hourly wires
to the factory for more Lccomobiles-
It Is expected that the new model Lo-
comobiles win be here in the near
future and reports are that there will
be some startling innovations in the
new car.
Miller tire sales with the Universal
Tire company are reported TO be
showing a steady growth.
Cattlemen are buying many knight
tires, according 70 W. A. TunstilI Mr..
Tunstill is laying stress on the knight