The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-06-04
WISE QUITS AFTER
FILLING COUNTRY
UP WITH FOROS
ELMER WISE SELLS INTEREST
In FORD GARAGE, AND AGEN-
CY TO FRANK DONOVAN

Elmer c. Wise, for nine years prom
inently identified with the automobile
business of this section cf the country
in a way that perhaps no other man
ever has or ever will be in the future
on Monday sold his interest in the
Ford Garage and Ford agency to
Frank Donovan of this city and for
a time, at least, according to his pres
ent intentions, Mr.. Wise will rest up
and take things easy while younger
heads and hands take over the run
ming of the splendid business which
he founded.
Mr.. Wise started in as the Ford
agent here selling Fords for the first
two years under another agent. That
was nine years ago. Seven years ago
he was given the Ford agency direct
for this territory and that he has
made a success in his work from
the start is evidenced from the fact
that he has the country Sc full of
Fords today that the passing
of one of these little necessities of
life is no more noticed than If
humble bee were TO pass. Nearly
thousand Fords have been placed by
him during the nine years in the bus
mess and of course that means that
as many families have been made
happy.
Fer five years Mr.. Wise interested
himself in the selling of Ford cars
exclusively and continued this until
the time about two years ago when
the Fbrd company requested that
their agents operate garages in con-
nection with the agency, as an i'm
provement in the service At this
time Mr.. Wise associated himself with
Knott Cobb, a local young man and
under the firm name cf Wise & Cobb
they established the present Ford
Garage, erecting the modern and up
to date garage building which the
firm now occupies at the corner of
Front and West Main street. The
business can easily be classed as one
of the most popular in the city and
has been made so largely through the
gentlemanly courteous way in which
Mr.. Wise and his partner have met
the patronizing public and with the
quality cf the service WHICH they have
given them. The Ford garage in
this city ranks as well as any garage
In any city of the state, bar none.
To have the active care and man
agement of such business as it de-
veloped into took the constant at
tention of Mr.. Wise and several days
ago, not feeling as if life was complete
without a vacation and neededrest, hs
decided tc sell out ad when the chanc,
presented itself, he took it.
Q There never was a better scout thar
Elmer Wise done business in thi:
city and while we are very glad to sc,
Frank Donovan step into the loca
business field, we along with a legiol
of other people, sincerely regret t,
see Mr.. Wise sever his connection
with the local Ford garage. The
name of Wise and Ford have beer
associated together so long local.,
that they are snyonymous-if yol
thought of one you at once thought o
the ether and it will seem as if ther
was a screw loose somewhere for
time, until we get used to the ney
scheme, without Elmer Wise sellin,
Fords around these parts.
Mr.. Donovan is well known to us al
He is son of John S. Donovan an
has a splendid and practical educa
tion and will handle the part cf tn
business which he takes over wit
a familiarity which will mean onl
one thing-the still further forgin
ahead of the Ford garage bushes
here. In this he will be ably assiste
by his partner, Mr.. Knott Cobb, who's
experience in the business, couple
with the executive ability of Mr.. Dor
ovan will have only one end-succes