Bisbee daily review., 1920-03-21

H and accessory man in the Warren l district subscribed for membership last week in the National Automobile Dealers association through Robert I k. Magner, field secretary, who was in Bisbee for the purpose Of organ izing local dealers. On account of lack of time and the fact that several dealers were absent from the city during Magner's visit the formation of the local organization was post poned but will take place later under the direction of the state secretary or some other state officer.
 Local dealers who took out mem- bershipg in the organization are: Bis bee Auto company, F. c. Bledsoe, Ford dealer; Mccoy & Kinmore, Lowell Auto company. Cochise Over land company, Brophy Supply & Ga rage company. Slag Dump Garage, Coehise-. Motor company and Southern Arizona Auto company.
 In telling some of the purposes of and accomplishments of N. A. D. A. Wagner said:
 "Prohbition and the Auto"
 Probably the measure of the most far reaching consequence which has been taken up by the National Auto mobile Dealers association was amending the national prohibition bill. The Volstead bill is the meas ure to enforce constitutional prohi bition after January 16, 1920.
 The National Automobile Dealers association was successful in getting amendments providing, among other things. that wherever an automobile is seized carrying liquor in violation of the prohibition law, if such auto mobile belongs to a dealer on a con ditional bill of sale, or was secured by mortgage. he cannot be held re- sponsible unless the dealer has ac- tual knowledge that it is to be used in violation of the law It Is pro vided that if an automobile has not been fully paid flor, the dealers equity is protected. This will per init the dealer to collect the balance of the purchase price of the car or utilize the proceeds of the sale of the confiscation to apply to the balance of the unpaid purchase price of the automobile.
 Motor Truck Sales
 One of the very important accom- blishments of the association during 1919 was the stabilization of the motor truck market.
 As result of the continued state. ments in the press and by rumer that the war department intended fo flood the market with commercial veh;- cles which had been purchased for the army in France and which were no longer needed, few. persons were buying motor trucks in the open mar ket. all awaiting this great federal auction
 We definitely established that the war department would distribute these motor vehicles to the depart ment of agriculture, post office de other agencies, and that only those vehicles which were unfit for govern ment use would be sold. % This mum Der constitutes a very small per con of the vehicles held by the war de partment. With this information VI immediately instituted a campaign to sell motor trucks. This WAS done by arranging a series of truck tour throughout the United States, where in the dealers association operated motor truck trains on theAroad, load cd with merchandise. thus making al arpeal to a double audience: T th' business men whose goods were beinI carried, the farmer to whom th' goods were being carried.
 The National Automobile Dealers association obtained the elimination of the automobile from the "non-es sentiai" list during the war aud. tn subsequent elimination of the auto mobile industry's employees from tn operation. of the work or fight or der. Under this ruling, automobil mechanics were classed with barter ders. poolroom markers. race touts and the like. and told to get into tn army or find a regular job Dn to the representation of thi9 associa tion. the war department was quick