The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1918-07-17
Dealers Put Auto
Rules Into Effect
Restrictions Complying with Govern
meat Recommendations Put in
Operation Last Sunday.
PUBLIC TO HELP
Car Owners will Make Own Repairs
See in Advance That Supplies
Are on Hand.

A meeting OF over thousand auto |
dealers and garage men was held in
Minneapolis last week, to ascertain |
the best method of complying with
the government accommodations con-
corning the curtailment of garage
work etc.
In December, 1917 the Council Of
National Defense, through the War
Economy Board, authorized the
~Chamber of Commerce of the Uni
ted States to mobilize the -industrial
and business organizations of the
country for the purpose of wi inning
the war.
War service committees authorized
by the War Economy Board and ev-
cry business in the United States was
requested to re-organize it's method
of transacting business, change it's
business policy of peace times for
q wartime policy and to make such
recommendations and findings to the
War Economy Board that would also
conserve man power and release
mechanics required for war purposes
that would eliminate waste of mater
ial in shop methods, and systematic
each business on a war basis.
II March, 1918, the War Service
committee of the automobile dealers
of the United States made its report,
and in April, 1918 the Board accepted
and endorsed the findings on behalf
of the council of National Defense
| Association administrator for the
automobile and allied industries Va
[ and appointed the National Dealers
r authority to enforce all recommends
lions These recommendations will be
administered by the automobile dea-
lers, garage owners, oil companies,
accessory and supply houses for the
for the purpose of releasing the
Mechanics and man power generally.
NEW CLOSING HOURS
BY the agreement dealers inauto-
H7obiles and dealers in tires, gasoline
d accessories and garage men are
edged to eliminate unnecessary SER
! &c requiring use of mechanics, to
, inmate waste of gasoline, oil, and
10 on, to establish cash basis foE
aoing business, to educate car
! users in handling of cars and to
1 close their places of business Sunday
and holidays and on week days as
follows:
In Large Cities-At p. m. every
n lay.
"a n Country Towns At 6 p. m. ev-
cry day except Wednesday and Sat
Irdays, on which days the closing
time shall be 1000 p. m.
1t was explained that in country
., owns service should be given tt
lrmers two nights a week for op
ortunity to get emergency repairs
nd to buy gasoline and needed parts
kFas held an essential to harvesting
the crop.
Garage men are permitted, under
Z the agreement to keep open after the
designated hours for storage purpos
periods no mechanical work is to b.
/ done or sales made expect in rura
districts physicians are exempted i.
application of TIE restriction. Il
cities, physicians who puncture tir
or run out of gas after hours ar
expected to hire cab.
The 10: p. m. closing provision OF
Wednesdays and Saturdays in rura
districts last only until Septembe
Is. After that date all places ar
expected to observe a rigorous 6 2
m. closing every week day.
Il PAY CASH NOW
J 1t is the patriotic duty of every citi
zen to assist The government in ever.
way possible to the end that we ma.
win this war. Therefore the govern
ment having requested that all bust
ness be conducted as economical,
and efficiently as possible, and tina
capital be kept in liquid condition
The auto mobile, tire and accessor.
dealers, in addition to all oil com
panies, filling station4 and garage
Of any kind or character will eacl
place their business on a cash basi
etc. -
The economic value of this govern
ment rule will be the elimination o
clerical help and the elimination
of losses. 1t will als) result in tn
n patriotic effor. beitg put forth b,
owners who will hereafter make tn
ordinary small adjustment upon thei