Arizona republican., 1921-11-13

plants for the serviceing and sale
 of batteries in the Southwest is
 that of the Battery Service com
 pany. This concern, although only
 about year old, has made won
 derful record with the Prest- O. Lite
 battery which it distributes through
 out the state of Arizona.
 s. c. Denham and A. s. Earnhart,
 proprietors, are shown in the up-
 per left and right hand corners of
 the picture, respectively. The man
 in the upper center is M. S. Mon
 aghan, accountant of the company,
 and at the bottom are shown from
 left to right: R. E. Waite, in charge
 of the gas tank department; Bert
 Cain, in charge Of the electrical
 department; and Lex Sorey, man.
 aser of the battery department.
 With the great increase in the sale of automobiles has come the tremendous sale and distribution of battering during the past few years. In fact, perhaps no business has shown the percentage of increase In volume that has been shown by the battery business.
 One of the present day leaders in this field is the Prest- O-Lite Stor- age Battery company, which is also a pioneer. In the old days of the auto mobile gas lights were used before batteries were invented. and Prest- O-Lite at that time was the leader of the lighting field. This long expe- rience has served to make of the Prest- -O-Lite company one of the most progressive among the great concerns building storage batteries, and it is a significant fact that to secure the distribution of the Prest- O-Lite line. reputation for service and fair dealing must be held by the acquiring distributor.
 The Battery Service company, was organized in Phoenix about one year ago and has come to the front very rapidly. Starting with two men, i. now employs Q dozen and at this rate it has been growing in the past few months it will be forced to seek more commodious quarters within a short time.
 S. c. Denham who is businessrnan- ager of the Battery Service com pany, came to Phoenix one year ago from Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was for several yers the field manager for the Bruce Sewing Machine com- pany and his experience in credits and distribution is very broad. A. E. Earnhart, general superin- tendent of the concern, is one of the most widely known electrical me- chanics in the Southwest, having had g years experience in the electrical field devoted almost entirely to ef- forts in this section of the country He was for five years general fore man of the Metal Milling company Al xUhinl1 rraaYo fa- throughout Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado Mir. Earnhart was also the founder of the Overland Automo- bile company here, which first dis tributed Overland cars throughout the state of Arizona
 His experience has not alone been entirely in the electrical world, fol he was agency manager for the Equitable Life Assurance company fol a period of two years.
 The accounting experience of Mir Monaghan dates back several years He was connected for long time with the Hennessey Mercantile com pany of Butte. Mont, one of the larg- | est mercantile concerns in the entire West. Coming to Arizona severa years ago, he became associated witt the Shattuck Arizona Mining com.
 
 l large responsibility.
 The gas tank department, which has just been inaugurated by tht l Battery Service company for the han ] ding of Prest- O-Lite gas tanks ant | accessories, is in charge of R. E | Waite, who was connected with tn, l Southwest Cotton company at Good year prior to the war. He enlisted in the motor transport, spent twt years in France as mechanic and i now back on the job with smile. Bert Cain, manager of the cleo l trical department, is an electrical ex pert of high standing. He was con | nected for a long time with the H | Crummy. Inc, of San Francisco, ant l with the Valley Battery and Flee tricaI company of Madeira, Calif. Lex Sorey, manager of the batter, 1 department, is well known in thi l locality both as an electrical exper 1 and as a baseball player. Sorey wa | for some time captain of the Phoeni, l White Sox, and has played ball I l the Texas and Midwest leagues. H 1 also recently received a proposal iron the Detroit American club.
 MT. Sorey is a splendid battery ex l pert. There is little about the con 1 struction of a battery that he doe 1 moi understand. He was for thre | and one-half years with the Westerl l Machinery company, distributors O 1 Willard batteries, and with the vii lard distributors at Dallas, Texas. II has host Of friends here.
 The Battery Service company is