The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-03
AU1OCARlAGES
TOECON0Ml.ZE, !.
IF VAR RB|'0|IA||RD'S
PLANS AR.E|;'.M|E''I| E. !
Recommendation Made For
ss. All Garage OWNERS and =
1. Shops n the Country. { :. !
HOURS SPECIFIED FOR
HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS
Evening Closing Also Set; Cut
In Expense Is Watchword .
s, of New Movement.

% According to- request from the
war; economy board of the govern
ment Bemidji and Beltrami county
auto dealers are being asked, togeth-
er with those throughout the state,
to observe certain new suggestions
just promulgated, the plan to be Co
( operative among garage proprietors
The proposition is purely request
= to get together and; reach an agree,
I ment, and a:veiled hint at more dras-
tic action is made for failure to: help
: the:Swar economy movement of the
government. ~.
- Outline Of Movement.
The outline Of the movement as
directed to all garages and repair
shops throughout the country is as
follows: .3-....E>sS.s>>~::-
First-Discontinue all free service
which you have been rendering in the
past in connection with your busi-
ness. ~$f# -
Second-Discontin automobile
repair work, automobile service of
any kind, as welT as sales in connec-
tion with anything pertaining to the
automobile, such as tires, accessories,
gasoline, oils and etc., all day Sun
days and Holidays and after six
o'clock p. m, one Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays and after ten
z O'Clock p M on Wednesdays ana
Saturdays until after September 18th,
after which date you will close every
week day at at six o'clock p. m. and
all day Sunday and holidays.
Third-Put your automobile, tire,
accessory, gasoline, oils and shop bus
mess on a strictly cash basis.
Fourth-Educate your users, as far
as possible, to take care of their own
minor adjustments; urge them to see
that their car is properly equipped be-
fore leaving the garage; that they
have an extra tire, tube, plenty of oil,
gasoline, an extra fuse, extra spark
plug, ETC.; see that new customers are
l.<iven instruction books and urged to
study them.
Fiftf-So far as possible, eliminate
waste in your business, paprticularly
around your shop and garage. You
will refuse to let your mechanics
wash their hands in oil or gasoline.
Sixth--Reduce your demonstrating
and other expenses to a minimum.
Seventh-Later on get together
and form a school for the education
of mechanics.
Executions to Above.
The only exceptions to the above
are:
First-You are expected to make
emergency repairs on tractors, farm
implements or trucks used strictly for
commercial purposes. In rendering
service of this sort, it should be re-
membered that the work should be
rendered only in cases of real emer-
gency.
Second-Should your physician or
@ndertaker, when on professional
business strike trouble, you, of<course
will be expected to take care Of him.
Third-Arrangements should be
made for towing in cars that become
disabled on the road, but no repair
work or supplies should be furnished
until the following business day.
Fourth-If you are running pub
lie garage in connection with your
business, you may keep it open for
the convenience of the public, but
will do no repair work or make any
sales: except as outlined above.