El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-03

diana truck They have placed sew
eral here recently, one with the city
Of Fl PasO street department, and the
fact that the Indiana has been set
Ting some excellent records with the
army in the tests at Atlanta is help
Ing materially. Z. L. Spranger. fac
tory service superintendent, was here
for several days this week, getting
the service station going
john Baldwin Marries.
John Baldwin, formerly city sales
man LOT the Boss Rubber company
writes from Chicago that he's a much
married man." having entered double
harness at Atlanta two weeks ego
John viii open 4 manufacturers ageu-
cy at Chicago and, Of course, Kelly
lines.
E G. Perry. OF the Lone Star. and J.
W. kirkpatrick, Of the Tri-Stare. are
IN the Black mountain district with 3
hunting party.
The Stability OF the automobile mar
ket has been surprising 10 Frank J.
Garrett and the Stuue baker man as
serts that this proves the motor car
10 be one OF the staples OF modern
American lie. Mr.. Garrett declares
debaker cars than he is able 10 sup
ply.
Freight Situation Bad.
Chester p. Henry Of the Cadillac,
returned this week from q visit 10
Detroit, where he succeeded in get
ting two more carloads of Cadillacs.
Air. Henry asserts that the freight sit
uation is likely to prove troublesome
10 western dealers and shipments Of
motor cars may be seriously curtalled
In the near future. i am not talking
merely 70 stimulate sales" said MI.
Henry. "A visit 10 the east will
quickly show that II IS extremely ad-
visa5.e for the man who wants a
new car 10 buy It without any further
delay"
S o. Bottorft. OF the West Texas
Motor company, spent the week IN
west Texas on Haynes business
Ben T. Mckenzie Is now in the New
Mexico territory on Paige business
and sends back word that sales are
good
saxon Man Coming.
c. L. McNulty, Of the Saxon, IS due
for visit to the Saxon Motor Sales
company on " ednesday.
W L, n. Taylor, sales manager Of
the " hite-Hebberd company, has been
advised that the first shipment OF the
new Stearns models viii be made from
Cleveland next week The shipment
includes q special tan gray ChUmmy
roadster and = maroon finish touring
car, both with cord ties and other spe-
cal equipment.
Tho Boss Rubber company has now
put into effect the increased price on
Kelly Springfield tires. which went
into effect on September ] in other
cities but which the local dealers
were able 10 hold off by having a
large stock on hand At the time Of
the increase
Good Republic Business.
H T. Swift, sales manager OF the
Southwest Buick company Of East Las
Vegas. visited the Southern Motor
company this week 10 talk over Re
public truck business He drove home
with six ton Republic tractor truck
IN his district and left an order for
a three and a half ton Republic for
the same comCany.
II was another big week for the
Republic dealers for, in addition 20
the orders referred 10, they delivered
a two ton 20 G. C. York, Of AIagdalena,
three dispatches 70 the Nations mar
ket and . two tor TO the Rio Grande
OIL company The latter concern was
the first Republic customer Of the
Southern and that truck is still in
service on the original set OF tires
and has delivered over $500 600 gallons
n Speedway gasoline for FL Paso mo-
After Truck Orders.
]. D. Seymour Of the Southern staff.
went up to Deming on Saturday on
Republic business.
Miss Ora Chosterm, formerly with
he Tri-State. has Joined the office
staff OF the Oakland Auto Sales com f
Oidsmobue sales have been unusu-
lily good at Demiugs according 10 z. .
q. Fletcher.
Marker & Yonge are displaying an
unusual Ford. - standard chassis with
IN Ames cloverleaf body, and are also
eaturing a line OF speedster bodies. 1