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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
arizona OTTON
IN BIC DEMAND
Expected That 100000
Acres VIII Be Planted for
Tire Companies.

Cotton forms large part Of an au-
tomobile tire. and as only the very
best Of long staple cotton can be used
for this purpose. on account Of the
fineness and strength Of fiber de-
manded, the tire industry has greatly
stimulated the culture Of long staple
cotton.
For several years the production Of
long staple cotton declined. largely
because of the more favorable natural
conditions and greater skill required
than in the growing Of the short sta
pie varieties, the higher requirements
as to uniformity OF quality.and the
ravages OF the boil weevil. So that
cotton growers have been somewhat
backward about planting the long
staple, particularly since It's culture
cannot be maintained by ordinary
cotton farming methods.
These conditions, coupled with the
difficulties OF securing the overseas
product, impelled the Goodyear Tire
and Rubber company to undertake the
development Of a cotton plantation,
in the hope that the variable qualities
of the open market cottons might be
overcome, and that a future supply
might be insured for the company's
products.
SO a tract OF Z6,UUO acres IN the salt
River valley, near Phoenix, Ariz., was
purchased, and 5000 acres put under
cultivation this year. This particular
region was selected because OF the
successful government cotton grow
Ing activities, carried on there for a
number OF years, as an experiment
The company's holdings consist OF
three tracts. one Of which Is supplied
with water from the Roosevelt dam,
and the other two by special pump
water systems The task Of clearing
this vast area was N itself q Hercu-
lean task. Eleven caterpillar tractors
and 500 horses and mules, followed by
gangs OF men. who gathered up the
debris into piles to be burned. pulled
preparation for the blowing, discing,
dragging and planting. About 1900
men were required to plant and take
care Of the 5000 acres OF cotton. and
get ready for the greatly increased
acreage that viii be planted this
spring.
Cotton experts have pronounced the
cotton grown on the Goodyear tract
the finest grade Of Egyptian cotton
ever grown in the United States
fully equal to that growth in its native
country. The first cotton crop from
this tract has proved very satisfac-
tory. Every pound OF last seasons
harvest is to be shipped to the COM
pany's cotton fabric mills at Good
year, Conn. to be worked into fabric,
then transported to the main factory
at Akron. Ohio. by the special motor
truck fleet OF five units now plying
constantly between Akron and Bos-
ton
Goodyear's achievement has greatly
encouraged the development OF the
Salt River valley as a cotton growing
region, and many otehr smaller plan
tations have been started in the val
ley. II Is expected that fully 100000
acres viii be under cultivation this
spring.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
FARMS DEPEND
ON MOTOR CAR
Autos Are indispensable on
Many Western Farms,
SAYS Investigator.

Ranchmen Of the west are becom-
ing large purchasers Of automobiles,
and a representative OF the Elgin who
recently returned to Chicago from a
long business trip through the west
ern country reported a most interest
ing phase Of the motor car situation
as it affects the ranchmen who are
engaged In the sheep industry. These
ranchmen are now buying motor cars
to transport their sheep. They are
using these motor cars to round up
sheep that have been crippled or that
are sick, and for bringing the relicts
into the ranch houses as quickly as
possible. The rapid growth Of the
sheep business and the increasing
value Of the animals has made the
motor car, according to the Elgin
representative Indispensable to these
ranchmen.
The Increase IN motor car sales
during recent years has been much
larger in the agricultural states than
in the manufacturing states The
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce has estimated that 40 percent
Of the motor cars Of America are
owned and used by farmers. and the
n. A. c. c. calls attention to the fact
that there are three times as many
III I1has NGlAe ri anu
California, In proportion 10 the popu-
lation, as In New York state. Massa-
chusetts, Pennsylvania or Illinois.
The uses of the motor car and OF
the motor truck, and OF motor power
In general for all purposes, on the
farm. and on the big ranch. have
shown a steady increase during re-
cent years. The Elgin factory,
through its representatives travelling
throughout America, has made a care
full Investigation OF the possibilities
OF the future business in farming dis
tricts. and has found a wonderful
field for development.
THE motor car" said c. F. Jamison,
assistant general manager of the Ell
gin. has been Of the utmost value to
not only the farmers, but to all lines
Of business, as q real business asset
The saving made through the use of
the motor car By solicitors IN the
business world has been enormous.
The old method OF doing business by
horse and buggy has given way tc
modern transportation methods, ana
the farthermost sections Of America
are now reached by travelling men in
their motor cars in only a fraction OF
the time formerly taken TO reach
these points by the use Of the horse.
There are Instances OF which I know
well where the solicitor in the motor
car has taken the place Of three sales
men who have been using the horse
and buggy for their work"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

1HEN & was announced that
M The Fl Paso banks would
make only necessary" loans,
q number Of calamity howlers began
20 moan about the hard times ahead
q the Eutomotivs Industry In Fl
Paso. But the only trouble with the
moan Il that the hoBleTs haven't
leg 70 stand On.
The automotive industry IN Fl Pass
today Is OF q sound. business basis A
year ago. when things were booming,
u Was easy to start an auto agency
and 20 sell cars In fact, cars weren't
soid-they we're bought
When the United States got into
the big war, the dealers began %
take an accounting OF their affairs
and the few firms that were operat-
ing on good luck. rather than good
Management. decided that II was the
tine to get on bedrock. The change
was slmost revolutionary. Long
terms, charge accounts for repairs
and parts. liberal allowances on used
cars and other bugbears Of the busi-
ness began to 60 Into the discard
You can still get terms In buying
q car but the terms are those uni
rersaIiy recognized as fair. No longer
ran q men get special consideration
n terms The universal rule now IS
for IS percent 70 be paid down and
rhe balance IN from six TO eight
months. No more are some OF the
notes made cut for 10 OF II months.
Trading Evil II Checked.
And the trading evil has been
largely checked. Your old car Is still
good for part payment on a new car
but the dealer viii now allow you
only what the old car will bring him
on the open market He isn't pre-
pared 20 lose all his profits on the
new car TO handle your old one.
quite recently. the dealers and the
garages got On a cash basis. All re-
pairs must now be paid for before
the job Is allowed to leave the shop.
As q result, the dealer no longer
Las 20 charge Up q shop expense OF
from $3.50 to $1,000 a month to profit
and loss. Few OF the dealers look
FOR their shops 70 pay dividends but
they are all trying 70 make the
shops pay their own expenses. With
bad accounts accounting and collec-
sion costs eliminated, a big step has
been taken 70 this end
These changes, gradually taking
place, had the effect OF checking
sales for q few months. Would be
purchasers didn't care 10 meet the
rev conditions and waited in the
hope that they could do better later
On But later IN" has now ar
rived and the dealers. rather than
Heaksning, are finding that the new
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Says Myrtle A0enue
Is Really Open For
First Time in Years

c. D. Freeman IS FL Paso's pioneer
thine man and he has been in the
business from the early days OF the
bicycle boom. Mr.. Freeman was talk
ing OF old times a few days ago, and
the completion Of the paving Of Myr-
tie avenue at the T. & P. tracks
brought forth some comment.
In the old days, Myrtle avenue was
the main thoroughfare to the lower
valley" said Mr.. Freeman, "and II
was the most Travelled street IN the
eastern part OF El Paso. II SO hap
pened that other streets were first
paved and when Texas street was
paved through to connect with Ala
media avenue a year or 50 ago. that
street took the big traffic from the
lower valley. But now that Myrtle
avenue is paved all the way, look
for business to begin coming back to
this street For the first time In II
years II is possible to travel all the
way through Myrtle avenue without
trouble"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
UESTIONS
AND
ANS WERS

When they say that car has = unit
power plant. what do they meant find
this term used in the automobile page
and I don't understand it2-Greef-
The term unit power plant Is used to
describe the construction wherein the
motor and gearset housings are integral
Other constructions make the gearsef a
unit with the differential housing on
the rear axle or give It a separate loca-
ton midway between the motor and this
rear axle
Ny car has just gone 10 the repair shop
to have q set OF broken timing gears re-
placed The relative costliness OF the
proceeding leads me 70 ask you what
causes breaking OF timing gears-R-
Imperfections IN the metal may cause
timing gears TO break and so NAV mis-
alignment due to improper installation CT
the warpags Of the gears. This latter
condition may be induced by running
without oil or in oil containing frag-
ments Of metal IN the oil. from the gears.
VIII It be possible to increase the power
Of my engine by fitting a plate Of some
sort on the top OF the pistons. thereby
Increasing cornpressicn7 What material
ought the plate to be OF and how thick
should It be7-J. K Gil.
Yes; you can undoubtedly Increase the
power Of the engine by riveting on the
tops Of the cylinders, aluminium plates
having 4 thickness Of from one-eighth
to one-Quarter OF an inch.
I have bent the front axle OF my car
slightly. In q curb slam Do you think
Il Is likely that the wheels are out OF
lins7 What had better DOL D. F.
Il Is extremely likely that the wheels
are out OF alignment Never fail after an
accident Of this kind 70 have the align
ment checked up By 4 reliable rspairman,
II you cannot do Il yourself Don't decay
attending TO this. as wheels misaligned
will cause excessive tire wear to say moth
Ing OF the difficulty Of steering. which
will be noticeable
WIN you be kind enough 70 tell me
what the differences r. between the So
called selective and the progressive gear
SETS. n. n.
The essential difference IS that In the
selective gearset any speed may be OBJ
tained without first going into any other
speed. In the progressive type high speed
cannot be obtained without first going
through the lower speeds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
HEAD
IS IN ARIZONA
Russek and Engle Go to
Phoenix to Confer With
Holmes on Truck Deal.

N A Holmes, vice president and
general sales manager OF the Repub-
lie Truck company, was due IN FL
Paso on Monday for a short visit but
delayed train schedules resulted in
calling off the visit to this city. As a
result, Fred Engle, southwestern rep
resentative Of the Republic, and Da-
yid Russek. OF the Southern Motor
company. went to Phoenix to meet NJ.
Holmes and confer with him there.
J. D. Seymour, OF the Southern, Is
in the west Texas territory and has
sent in dealer contracts for Preside.
Alpine and Maria
J. E. Buie has Joined the Southern
staff and viii cover the New Mexico
territory. He leaves on his initial trip,
Monday.
L NJ Crozier. sales manager OF the
Southern, viii leave tonight for Rs-
ton and other northern New Mexico
points.
V. Roguera has Joined the Southern
staff and viii be special Mexican rep
resentative for Republic trucks. He
will make his headquarters at Chi
huahua for a short time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
HUDSON SALES HEAD
VISITS LONE STAR co.

". Mccormick, sales manager OF
the Hudson Motor Car company. was
a visitor ut the Lone Star Motor COM
pany on Thursday and was much i'm
pressed by the magnificent new home
home Of the Hudson dealers in FL
Paso. He complimented manager
Perry on his enterprise IN erecting
such a fine building and stated that
it was a real credit to FL Paso-
Mr.. Mccormick promised that there
win be a fair allotment OF Hudsons
for this territory during the coming
season and stated that the new speed
models are being shipped here at once.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

be the biggest truck year the FL Paso
dea lers have ever had"
There's a good market for cars in
Fl Paso right now" said r. E. Lewis,
and IL win be still better I don't
worry at all about being able to sell
the cars. The chief worry that will
face the dealers this year viii be TO
get the cars to meet the demand"
I'VE have delivered more Fords in
two weeks this month than we did
the whole month Of February" said
Doc" Charles Thomas. Ford sales
manager OF the Tri-State Motor COM
pany- Things were looking a BIT
quiet for a while but they've 'perked'
up tremendously and It Is like the
boom days to be delivering better
than 25 cars a week In retail BUSH
ness"
Al the dealers interviewed were Of
the opinion that the market for both
cars and trucks In the FL Paso ter
ritory win be greater than the sup
ply this year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Barney Bronson Back
As Representative Of
Falls Rubber Combanu

manager Of the Auto Tire company.
but for the past five months Texas
representative OF the Falls Rubber
company. IS in the city to visit the
ELiOtt-Garrett company, local repre-
sentatives Of Falls tires. Mr.. Bronson
reports excellent business all over the
state for Falls tires and booked a
large order from the local dealers.
The Falls company IS now market
ing a cord tire, on which Mr.. Kraft,
the chemist, has worked for some
months Mr.. Bronson asserts that the
new cord tire IS the best on the mar
ket and he looks for q large busi-
ness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
DRUMNERS Use
LIGHT TRUCKS
Solve Problem of Relieving
Railroads of Their Big
Sample Cases.

The knight Of the grip who depends
solely upon the railroads to transport
himself and his samples from town to
town this year faces the most diff
cult problem that has ever confronted
a commercial traveller. With many
passenger trains already removed
from the service and with predictions
being freely made that passenger
train schedules viii be still further
cut the experienced salesman knows
that his selling efficiency will be
greatly decreased, II indeed his en-
tire business Is not teopardized- It
may also be necessary to place re-
strictions on the amount Of baggage
allowed each passenger, IN which
case many statesmen will be further
handicapped.
There seems to be but one salts
factory answer TO this trying prob
lem. It is motor cars and already
many statesmen are preparing to make
their calls successfully and surely by
motor Even before the eXigencies
OF the war brought statesmen face TO
face with restricted travelling facili-
ties the motor car was successfully
employed by hundreds OF statesmen.
With It they made more towns per
day, did away with wasteful waiting
for trains and made unnecessary the
hiring Of special equipages for get
ting off the railroad points.
For those statesmen who travel
light with only an order book and
personal grip or Just small case OF
samples the roadster will continue to
he the popular vehicle for their pur-
pose
But how about the dry goods drum
mer or the shoe salesmen2 The road
ster would be worthless to such
salesman and even the most spacious
touring car would scarcely be equal
to this load OF samples
Luckily that's been solved long ago.
An enterprising traveller for the
wholesale house Of Sanger Bros,
Dallas. Texas. easily solved the prob
lem. negotiating the roads Of Lone
Star state last season calling on all
Of his trade with a Studebaker ex
nress car. His four big sample trunks
fitted snugly Into the rear compart-
n1ent while the front seat gave him
all the comfort he could have ex-
perienced IN a passenger car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
END STATION
MAKES A BIG HIT

The new Five Points service station
OF the Boss Rubber company has come
into quick popularity. There are
many drivers in the eastern part OF
the city and the new station on Pied
ras street has been literally patron
lied by the fair drivers. Fred Lazenby
the new secretary OF the Boss. states
that caring for cars driven by women
viii be a feature OF the new station
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Kirkpatrick Hears
Ford Cars VIII Haze
$50 Aduance At Once

J. ". KIRKPATRICK. president OF the
Tri-State Motor company, had a tele-
gram Friday from a personal friend
In Chicago who Is IN close touch with
the Ford factory. intimating that an
official announcement Of an Increase
in Ford prices may be expected any
day and that the price Of tourings mad
roadsters will advance $50 and chassis
SIS. So far, no official announcement
tory.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
AUTO SPRINGS MAY
ADVANCE IN PRICE

other substantial Increase very soon
in the price OF all auto springs, J. c.
Byars has unlOaded a shipment OF
500 Ford springs He reports that
there IS a good demand all over the
southwest for Ford parts and his mail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
OLD PLATrNUM CONTACTS.

In the old days platinum was not quite
so expensive as Il Is now and In the
screws OF old magnetos and contact coils
there was often Inserted a goodish sized
piece Of platinum By using q file care
fully II Il possible to remove the brass
and reclaim the platinum. when it can be
soldered upon the end OF a new screw.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
BUICK Cars Sell As
Fast rs Dealers Can
Get Them of Train

Business Is excellent with the Buick
agency and manager Grover L Pick
relPreports that although he unloaded
three carloads OF Bucks this week.
all were sold as fast as they could
be oiled and made ready Another
carload Is due today and already two
Of the cars have been sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
BUSINESS MEN SHOW
INTEREST In TRAILERS

The desire to get the maximum
efficiency from motor trucks ls Great
Ing considerable Interest in trailers
and A F. Simpson states that he has
had an unusually large number Of in
quirtes this week regarding the
Utility trailer line, which Is handled
here by his company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
HAYNES rs POPULAR
IN CATTLE DISTRICT

S. O. Bottorff, Of the West Texas
Motor company. is back from q very
successful trip to Roswell. Carlsbad
and other New Mexico points. While
away. he took orders for u Haynes
cars. He leaves Monday for Phoenix
to arrange for the opening OF an Ari-
IONA branch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
STEAM CAR WILL BE HERE
In APRIL SAYS CREGOR

L II Cregor, sales manager Of the
southern Motor company. has re-
ceived advices from the Doble Steam
car factory that the first Doble dem
onstrator viii be shipped to El Paso
In April and that quantity shipments
for consumers viii be available with
In the next three months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
sELL CARs MEvICn.

r. z. Lewis reports the delivery of
two Jordan cars in Mexico this week
and states that there are good PROS
poets for more business from Chihua-
hua state.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
MORE PACKARDs ARRTVE

The Lone Star Motor company IN
icaued two more Packard cars.
specially painted in monitor gray, on
Thursday and one was delivered, Fri
day. to Joyce Pruitt. OF Roswell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Veteran Vulcanizer
Back In Ell Poso and
BUSH AfHis Old Trade

". ". Mace. one OF the pioneers Of
the vulcanizing business in e. Paso.
but who has been employed In north
ern Mexico for the past couple Of
years. is back In town and is now in
charge Of the vulcanizing department
Of the Boss Rubber company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

The Stutz six-passenger show car.
which attracted so much attention at
the Lone Star opening last Saturday
night, was delivered this week to Ben
Pruitt, Of Alpine.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
BARKER ID sILVER civ.

R NJ Barker, OF the Elliott-Garrett
company, Is IN Silver City on busi-
ness. On his way there. he STONED in
Deming and took an order for a one
ton Studebaker truck.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

Frank N. Bannell. Of the El Paso
Overland company. was able TO return
% Work this week, after being con-
fined to his home by illness for two
weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
DODGE SHIPMENTS
COME IN REGULARLY

The Lone Star Motor company is
now getting regular shipments OF
Dodge cars and president E. G. Perry
states that sales have been exception
ally good for this time OF the year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
CENERAL TIRE MAy HERr-

L. L. Moore. travelling representa-
tive OF the General Tire and Rubber
company, Of Akron. o., was in FL
Paso this week, calling on local tire
dealers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
GOES no EAST TrYAa

Charles A Barker, state agent for
Lusteran, win leave the early part OF
next week for east Texas to place
scme agencies for the body remover.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS HERE
IS NOW FIRMLY ESTABLISHED

Dealers Have Eliminated Many Of the Evils and Best
Year in History Is Expected; Trades Are Now
Made on Fair Basis; Dealers All Re
port Business Brisk.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
business in Business Lines.

system Is the best and they are
Strengthening their positions.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

~ 4HEE & was announced that
M The Fl Paso banks would
make only necessary" loans,
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-01-03

sums were given to grand nieces and
grand nephe~s, Olive W, Sydney and
jeanette Winchester all of Corinna,
Florence II Hanson, St Albans Dins
more s Hillker, Arammenta II. Soule'
and Dora Thurston Quimby Of Cor
lima; twenty thousand dollars WAS
given to Mrs Emily o. Curtis OF Ger
lima. There were other specific be
quests in Levi NJ Stewards viii but
the above mentioned we're all hat at
the time, 1910, came to residents of
Somerset County or the State of
Maine The will provided that. after
the specific bequests already referred
to- the remainder of the estate
amounting to four or five million dol
lars, was to go to his brother, David
D., the subject OF this sketch, with no
restrictions other than the request
that his brother SHOULD, before his
death or by will, give away ito such
persons or institutions. public or pri-
vate, for charitable, human or other
purposes. as in his judgment, will do
the most good"
David D, previous to his brothers
death, had already acquired an ample
fortune, estimated to amount to $780,
600. This Is said to have come large
ly from the practice of law supple
mented of course with many fortunate
investments. Few men have been
charged with greater responsibility
than that deyolving upon him, as the
result of his brothers will above de-
scribed He Immediately commenced
to disburse generous sums chiefly to
the public institutions of Maine. 1t
Is also recorded that gifts were made,
on Jan. 1st, 1914, to charitable and
religious societies of Minneapolis to
the extent of S230,000.
David d. Stewart is said to have
been one of the keenest attorneys who
ever practiced law in Maine. Tradi
ton has it that, he could give the
name of the case and the exact vol
ume and page of the citation of law
which he might require. This doubt
less may be an eXaggeration. but it is
to be believed that he had a remark
able memory for law facts and law
literature
d. ID. Stewart was married, his wife
having died several years ago His
sister, Mrs. Hillker, is also dead