El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

factory. spent a couple of days with
R. 3. Stamm, OF the Oakland. this
week.
I. 3. Williams. who has been asso-
I ciated with the Oakland Auto Sales
company for some time, has taken the
Oakland agency at Alpine.
The Pioneer Motor company re-
[ ports the market for Vim trucks to be
I picking up and the little half ton de-
Z livery car is now in big demand An
] other shipment is en- route and sales
I manager J. L Creel has a new truck
| salesman coming from east Texas
! z. 5. Collette, Mitchell factory rep
[ resentative, is spending few days
with the Ell Paso Auto Sales COM
pany.
F. B. Hutchinson, f.. sales man
ager of Kelly-Springfield trucks. was
a visitor with the Ell Paso Auto Sales
company this week
Snversparre in Deming.
s. lack Silversparre, manager Of the
Boss Rubber company, motored to
Deming on Friday on his way for
short trip through the territory in
the interest Of Kelly-Springfield tires.
\ steadily growing demand for the
American Auto Supply cOmpany's serv-
Ice cars is taken by manager H H
Sweeney TO mean that more cars are
being used now than was the case A
few weeks ago. He also reports a good
demand for new Hendrie tires
". a. Tuthill reports the arrival OF
further stocks Of Knight tires and
states that his company viii be pre-
pared TO take care OF customers for
some time, even should there be a
tire shortage.
The new Bonner tubes. introduced
by the Great Western OIL company,
are catching on" according TO man
ager Penniwen and the sales OF the
new tubes have been very encour-
aging.
Paige Demand Is Good.
H NJ Hillman. factory representa-
tive of the Paige, is in the city on
and reports that every Paige dealer
in his territory has doubled orders
this trip. However, Mr. Hillman is
not prepared to guarantee delivery OF
the extra allotments though he has
promised manager Ben Mckenzie that
the Toltelk will get an increased sup
ply.
adopted the deferred payment plan on
Chevrolet sales and manager L NJ
Staley reports a good business in the
490 line Announcement has been made
OF several changes in the new baby
grand" model. chief being an increase
in the bore Of the motor four TO five {
and a quarter inches. giving a piston |
displacement of 224 inches instead OF |
170. The tires are larger and semi /
elliptic springs are used. Mr. Staley /
expects TO have one Of the new mod /
CTS AEAG III aDOGL a A4OAAlAA- 80 -~@a . ]
only a limited number have been /
turned out
Another Real OptImist.
Business is booming, according TO 4
Roy Yonge, of Marker & Fonge, who I
reports the accessory sales TO be the /
largest in months while the Ford re-
pair business is overtaxing the shop. \
This company is now placing on the /
market -Four speeds for FOrds." an /
attachment which gives Ford cars the /
c1fEsrau- fcEfnn
H B. Ripperger, service man for the /
Roamer factory, is spending a few |
days with the Simpson Rice company.
Sales manager Howard Williams is |
still waiting for the arrival of the |
long delayed big six" Roamers.
Many Tourists Here.
The Sweeney garage reports that
there are many tourists now passing
through FL Paso-more than for :
couple Of years-and that these motor
lists are taking advantage of their stop
here to have their cars overhauled be-
fore continuing the transcontinental
trip.
The FL Paso Overland company IN
loaded a record shipment Of Federal
tires this week and manager F. N.
Bannell is all smiles for he declares
that he has enough Federal castings to
care for all orders for several weeks.
even without getting any further ship
ments from the factory Mr.. Banneu
looks for an increase in price Of about
Is percent to take effect about
June l.
aGiIIys Now in Trenton.
II NJ Gillespie, formerly in charge
OF Republic sales here. IS now man.
ager Of the Republic truck branch fac
tory at Trenton, n. J.. and makes his
headquarters in Philadelphia most Of
the time: "Gilly" is reported to be do
ing very well and is fast making 4
big name in the truck world.
The T. S. army is making tests Of
various motor cars around Maria and
R B. Webb, manager of the Buick
branch at San Antonio, unloaded a