The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-09

Shortage of cars is tho prevailing
tone in the automobile world. This
applies to Pensacola as Well as other
places where the motor driven vehicle
has won popular favor. Factories are
working to capacity, but the demand
IS every increasing and the ambition
Of every home seems to tend toward
the possession of a machine Price
doesn't seem to be an object as the
higher priced cars sell just as fast as
they can be converted into useful We
hicies Cheaper cars are of course in
the majority but this is because people
of limited means are also in the ma
jority.
with the ever increasing demand for
automobiles comes the good roads adj
vocate and Pensacola and Escambia
County needs good roads There
should be a hard surfaced road to Flo
maton and another leading east TO
Santa Rosa County which should ex-
tend right on to Jacksonville. II West
Florida had the roads that the East
Coast has this section would get It's
quota Of tourists as the tourist IS
migratory bird which follows the line
of least resistance. Cars are shipped
to Jacksonville each season and II the
tourist could drive west as well as
south on good roads they would in
stinctively try out the new route.
During the week C. P. Rowan, of
the Standard Motor Car Company un-
loaded car load of Mitchells, receiv-
ing two five passenger and one seven
passenger car. The Mitchell six for
1920 certainly has the lines. Mr.. Rowan
worked hard to have the seven pas
senger included in the shipment as the
factory is short of such cars. 1t must
be seen to be appreciated.
Essex and Hudson interest are being
ably looked after by D. de r.. NJ. Scar
rift, with temporary headquarters at
i27 East Zarragossa street. During
the past week he sold and delivered an
Essex to Mrs. Harry Haley, 402 N.
Reus street. He has another Essex
which is attracting a great deal of at
tention A Hudson Super Six is in his
show room. 1t is understood that this
car has been sold. 1t is beauty, the
color scheme being blue.
r. d. Tebau1t. of the Harrington
Motor Company, is some booster.
During the past week he went to Jack
sonvi1le to pull for Pensacola as the
Centennial City. He not only UNDER
stands the automobile game but be-
lieves in going after what you want.
s. III. Fried of the Pensacola Buick
Company experiences no difficulty in
selling cars, the trouble he has is in
getting them. Twenty-Five deposits on
cars have already been made. He ex-
poets to deliver these within the next
sixty days. Seven passenger Bucks.
have beef contracted for by A. Henry
White, Sam Pasco. Lee Macdonald.
five passenger by Bear Kloske Z. NJ.
Applegate. G.. Untriener, Sol Goldring,
A. zelius Sr., Geo. Pettis, John Bull
lock, DR.. J. G. Baldwin William Faux
Joe Reed and e. B. Silyerman The
Bagdad Land and Lumber Company
will take six cars while DIR. J. d.
Fellows has couple coming and Jim
Buick Hayes will get roadster.
III. e. Root believes in action. He
wants to see work speeded up on the
road to Lillian bridge. He declares
that when Chas. Barslay built the
bridge it was with the distinct under
standing that the county commissions
ers would improve the road. Mr.. Root
said: CLAY is being placed on the
road about a mile this side of the
bridge but the work is progressing en-
tirely too slowly. At first teams were
hauling six loads of clay daily at a
cost or 500 per day per team. An
auto truck which hauls twelve loads
per day at a cost of s1.10 was used
but this was taken off in spite of the
fact that it is cheaper per load than
teams. Then the teams were only re-