Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-12-22
GARAGE IS
MOVED TO
NEW HOME
FORD DEALERS
WILL INACCURATE 24-HOUR
SERVICE, COMMENCING JAN.
3-BUsINEss OF HARRISON
BROS. GROWING RAPIDLY.

BROS. GROWING RAPIDLY.
The new Ford Garage and Flatiron
building at the corner OF North Main
and East Main streets, is now occu-
pied by Harrison Bros. and Murphy
Electric Shop, and both firms are
settled for business in the new quar-
ters.
Harrison Bros. began moving last
Friday, with two Ford trucks and a
large force of men, and by reason OF
hard work, and good planning on the
part of all, are now almost finished
with the moving. Even the machine
shop is running In the new building.
The Ford Garage for several years
past has been located on the Pioneer
avenue corner of Hotel Austin build
ing, in addition to which the Pioneer
Avenue garage has also been rented
by Harrison Bros. the past year. The
new buildings, including the real
estate, represent an investment in
excess OF 100000 and are now recog-
nized by everyone as the greatest
public improvement of recent years
undertaken in Ashland.
The change was made necessary
because Harrison Bros realized II
year ago they had completely out
grown their old quarters and this
was emphasized by new policy of
the Ford Motor Co. that all Ford
dealers should as rapidly as possible,
become settled in their own perma-
nent buildings in every town, and
further because the requirements OF
the Jesse Winburn interests as re-
CARDS the Hotel Austin, are such as
TO demand the fitting up of the en-
tire building for hotel and sanitarium
purposes and the former Ford Gar
age will soon become scene of rad
ical improvements for that use.
When the Ford Garage was first
established in the Hotel Austin build
ing, several years ago, the sales of
Ford cars in Ashland territory was
around fifty per. year. Last year
Harrison Bros allotment OF Ford
cars was seventy-two and the total
volume of business exceeded $780,
900. The 1920 allotment is 10S cars
and trucks and IA tractors, and the
business is still expanding and ex-
pected again to double up under the
present aggressive management. In
addition to cars and tractors, a large
stock is now carried of auto special
attachments, like truck transmits
sions, truck and roadster bodies and
also Of tractor implements.
The local Ford business requires
more than double the capital 1t did
five years ago, not including the large
building investment.
This enterprlsing firm is composed
of H. D. Harrison and N. H. Har-
siron, who specialize on shop and
sales end. and c. H. Pierce. who de-
votes his entire time to the office
and financial end.
F. l.. Smith, shop foreman, is 4
Ford car specialist and all around
excellent mechanic.
Jack Namely is now well known
to the Ashland public as good me-
chanlc who gained considerable val
liable experience in the aviation SER
vice during the war. In summer the
mechanical force will be much in
creased. There are also two helpers
in this department. ]. p Carson
and Kenneth McWflliams represent
the firm as automobile salesmen and
are a good combination.
Beginning Monday night, January
3, except for some unavoidable de-
lay, the Ford Garage will inaugurate
the first night and day service ever
known at Ashland.
Thomas Hoover, whose special line
is automobile blacksmith and gen.
eral mechanical work, and who has
had much experience in oxy-acety-
lene welding, will be in charge at
night, and will be found equal to
every requirement Of the night ser
vice, and can be depended upon for
courteous and efficient attention.
This practically means that the new
Ford Garage will never be closed
throughout the year. II has required
some courage to start this g4-hour
service in midwinter, when it Is well
known it can only be at a loss for n
while, but 1t is believed by spring
this new service will be so well or
ganized and appreciated by the pub
lie that the future will take care of
it and permit of IT as a permanent
feature.
Harrison Bros. also believe this
night service will tend considerably
to hold transients here and to make
OF Ashland a real tourist center.