Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-11
Gossip From
Gasoline ROIC
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Charles Il. Reilly, head of the
RclIy Herr Auto company Of Min
ncapolis. the organization whose or
der during the winter for four hun
Grcd Elgin-SlN ears to he delivered
at the rate NJ fiye'c ears per day with
out question. excited national ven
der, has established a chain -ot l3O
dealers to handle the Elgin thcuout
| Minnesota. North and South Dako-
Ia. Montana aud the western halt
of Wisconsin. The Roilly-Herz COM
pany Is now completing Its iouith
year In 1913 II sold two hundred
cars In i9l, il sold ulne hundred
.uGd this year the contract win the
tlEm Motor car corporation 10 stated
az Minneapolis "a can FOR 20 pcr cent
-..t-the total production or tho EiEtn
/ Motor car corporation, with MN
iWum. uf 900 cars ON account OF
the great increase made I'm the FL
gin factory which will have en-
pacity ot one hundred cars per lay,
Mr Reilly is assured OF more than
The 500 ears, and Is well pleased
thertaL
George b. Wagner, after actual
war experience as a member ~ the
Norton Haries Ambulance corps In
France, during which time he drove
"a Fulton truck. has returned to
America. Thru the admiration OF
the Fulton truck IN it's fine service
la France, Mr. Wagner sougt, tho
Minneapolis dealers who handle this
truck aud took a position with them.
believing sthat with his experience
lin Europe AS a background, ard his
intimate knowledge OF the Fulton,
his would be a successful career as
"A salesman,
Forrest J Alvin, general manager
OF the United States Motor Truck
company OF Cincinnati, Ohio, pc
lieves that the time will comb when
there win he called great national
gathering NJ the Transportation com
panies VINO are today organizing In
tcr-City freight hauling companies 20
relieve the railroads by Transporting
mCrGhlndise OF every character In
motor trucks MIR. Alvin believes
that In business OF such importance
as that which h developing there
must arise. necessarily many Ques-
tions uf national interest and TaCy
items OF Importance having tn do
with such pruposaFA as Povornmeat
control OF this business on the same
plan as the control which is cNcr-
clred hy the government over the
q railroads Agitation Tor such con-
trol is now helng made In several
states including Michigan. and nj
L. gr... ~ .NFIt H.,Fs
companies must OF necessity CO mt
together for consideration.
Distributing agencies for the Elgln
six. manufactured 10y the Elgln
Motor car corporation OF Chicago.
are becoming valuable, and in many
parts of America. where the Elein
WAS originally handled along with
lother ears, announcements have
been made of the purchase Of the
IElRin business by prominent men.
who have organized their own husi-
ness 10 handle The Elgin six and nom
lcompcting cars on broader scale
than previously had been the case,
lQuitc recently Lee l. Gilbert who
Twas sales manager FOR 4 G. Stevens
lat Portland took over tho Elgin six
IaHency and added the Harrouu car.
Ito purchased the Elgin interests
from Mr. Stevcus and Immediately
,madc preparations FOR increased
IbIsiuess with this lire.
! William FULTON Nclhuish presi-
dent OF the Ful,on Motor Truck com
Ipany of Farmlurdale. l.. /. y y,
latter q recent trip in the south re-
turned with reports of "A phenomenal
boom iu business all through the
south During hfs journey Ar Mel
hnqsh learned of one town In
Louisiana with 5000 inhabitants in
Nhtuh th"'a WeIe sold so ,ars NJ
one make ia three months. and OF
another town of less than $50 peo-
pie in South Carolina iu which 100
ears of 0re make were sold ga four
months. and he found that the pros
Ierity IN business conditions an
through the southern country had
lcrcalcd such demand for motor
trucks that there EXISTS strong
probability of the inability OF the
manufacturers ~ America 10 supply
this demand In the land OF Dixie
pyunc Pudding ono aud one half
c0pr pitted prunes, one cup butter
milk or s"ur milk -une cup flour. onc
.'uu rolled oats, one half teispoon
salt three tablespoons honey. three
tablespoons Shortening one egs. ohe
toaHpoDu haking soda. one hulf tea
spoon almond extract Mix all to-
gcther pour In buttered mold. cove
With hutteHed paper and steam twr
lpnd one Ahalf hours Serve with hot