Weekly journal-miner., 1918-04-03
GARAGE COMPLETE AND
 MODERN PLANT
NEW BUILDING AT THE CORNER OF CORTEZ AND
 WILLIS STREETS WILL HOUSE MUCH OF INTER EST TO MOTOR OWNERS.
(From Sundays Daily.)

After Wednesday morning, April 3rd, Prescott can boast of the pos session of one of the finest automo- bile homes in the State of Arizona, the big rcd building of pressed brick. which you have hccr watching go up at the corner of Cortez and Willis streets, to be opened on that date as a frst-class garage and accessory house under the management of w. w. Pickcrcll
 The building is thoroughly complete in every detail, and the modern ideas incorporated therein will cause the big plant to stand as one of the most modern and bcst-cquippcd automo- bile shops in the Southwest. The plant includes three main brick and concrete fircproof buildings. The largest of these. which contains 10000 square feet of floor space, will be used as the garage. Here equipment and a corps of mechanics capable or. making any kind of repairs on cars ranging from the Ford 10 the Pack ard, will be found by the motorist who is in need of assistance. The management has made a far-rcaching effort 10 secure the best mechanics available in the United States. Ns a result of the search, one of the men employed halls from Maine and one from Massachusetts.
 In inc garage there will be a paint ing department, where cars can be rc-paintcd and rc-varnishcd after the latest processes known in motordom. Tn addition 10 this, cars will be. washed, polished and stored in this part of the plant.
 The accessory house is an indepcn dent building of brick, facing Cortez street. On the lower floor there isI a salcsroom where all kinds of acccs- sorics. such as spot-ligh:s. springs, batteries, tools. robes, chains and tires may be purchased There will also be a showroom on the lower floor where several makes of popular cars will he on exhibition a. all times. The interior fnishsof the rooms on the lower floor will be most attractive, the color scheme being old ivory and mahogany. The room will be lighted by indirect units suspended from the ceiling.
 On the upper floor a modern yul- vanizing plant will take care of any sort of trouble which the motorist may experience with his tires. Here too, radiators will be repaired and rebuilt. and tops of all styles will be built to order, repaired and painted The upstairs departments will all be in charge of experts in their respective lines.
 Between the accessory house and the garage a special battery room will be turned over 10 the making and reconstruction Of storage bat tories. All necessary battery equip ment and apparatus for charging and rc-charging the storage batteries will be found here and in charge Of an expert who will devote all of his time to this part of the plant
 The third and smallest building in the group will be used exclusively as a service station and will be in charge of a na;ty, whitc-unformcd service man, who will do nothing but look after the motorists needs for gas oil. grcascs, air and water.
 The plant as it stands today repre- scnts the snug sum of S60,0D0. The buildings and improvements are cas- fly among the most notable ones erected in Prescott during the past year. The new accessory house com. plctcs the chain oi buildings in the block on North Cortcz street between Gurlcy and Willis. Mir. Pickcrill, the manager, is by no means a newcomer in motor TOW. In fact he is the pioneer automobile man on the Pacific coast, having owned and sold the first car west of the Rockies in 1890 in Tacoma. Wash. Since that time, Mr. Pickcrcll has devoted his time to autos and has engineered many successful motor enterprises in the west.
 Daniel Coudron. the other mcnbc, T thc firm, is well known in Pres colt and vicinity, having lived here all his lie. \ man who has made good, man of integrity and good business principles. It is the earnest desire oi both members oi the firm to make an auto service second to none The public is invited to come and inspect the group of handsome ncw buildings.
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