Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-17
AUTO INDUSTRY
IN LADYSMITH
Over Thirty Men Employed in
the Various Firms i'm Auto
motive Line

over thirty men are directly EN-
pl0yed in the automobile business in
I.adysmith and counting in the fam
lilies about one hundred people Of the
population of this city are dependent
on the automotiye industry for their
livelihood.
III. A. Drake Auto Co.
The Fl. A. Drake Auto Co. leads the
city and Rusk county in the number
of people employed keeping nine lntn
busy on the average. including office
kand sales force
Mr. brakes progress since he came
to Ladysmth. in December. 1918. and
took over the Ford agency has been
phenomenal In the three years since
then some 600 new cars have been sold
ny this agency, and the business has
grown TO such an extent that the pres
e,lt quarters will soon be too small. al
though the building, which was pur-
chased from A. G. Thompson. was
doubled in size.
\ site acquired at the corner Of
Miner-ay and West Third-st viii event
ually be occupied by this firm with one
of the finest garages in this section at
the state
This concern has sold more FOrdSOn
tractors than the four Ford agencies
in Barron county put together and
have outs0ld all other makes OF cars
and tractors combined iii Rusk county.
They now have the agency for this
territory for the Lincoln eight cylinder
car, now owned by Ford.
II. j. Clark Auto Co,
While the r. J. Clark Auto Co. is
only about a year old, Mr.. Clark COM
inc here a year ago from Coloma, the
concern is the successor TO Whltmore
& Thompson, who were i'll the auto
repairing business here for three years.
The $4,000 building built last sum
mer gives this concern the honor OF
having the most up-tO-date garage,
completely modern in all it's appoint
ments. to be found within radius OF
fifty miles.
This concern is famed for fair ana
square dealing and with its splendid
home and location, with the best OF
equipment it's rapidly growing bllsi-
ness follows as a matter, of course.
Besides handling Buick cars. this
company carries full line OF access
cries. Goodyear and y. ). tires, Exide
batteries aud has special battery anu
welding departments in addition to the
general repair work
They have five new cars on display,
including fours and skies.
Ladysmith Motor Co.
The Ladysmith Motor. Co.'S garage
is located at Worden-ay and +. Third
& Louis Schmidkunz is the manager
for Ernest Nelson, of Barron, who owns
the business. They are selling agents
for Chevrolet cars,
j. G. Diedrieh conducts Willard
battery station in this building ana
will nut in his spare time as salesman
| FOR Chevrolet cars,
III. w. True 4 Son
II w True & Son have fine new
garage on Iake-av adjacent to the
standard Oil filling station. fhey
have the Nash agency and received two
Of those fine cars, a four and SIX,
Fin a carload shipment Saturday. They
also handle Kelly Springfield tires
Stone Auto Go.
| Harold Stone is the manager OF the
stone Auto Co.'S garage, the old Ryan
building on I.ake-ay. Mr.. Stone sells
Dodge cars. The repair department at
this garage is conducted by Jennefinan
& Rietz a new concern organized last
week. This latter company is max
ing a specially Of Ford and cheyfo-
1 let service.
! Crandell Garage
| Fred Crandell, who has the tine
/ brick garage that was formerly the