The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-14

A sure sign OF returning prosper
ity, according to local business men,
especially the auto dealers. is the
great comeback staged the last few
months by the automobile industry.
When the country "backslid" the
automobile Industry went along with
the bunch but on the comeback 1t
Is far ahead OF the crowd, according
to local dealers.
Three months ago a tour OF
gasoline row" was nearly equal to
a chat with a delegation of pessim-
tets. for most of the dealers were
extremely pessimistic at that time.
Long faces and srowls about the
slump were the rule, not the excep-
ton. Today, however, all is differ
ent. The last two months the auto
business has almost reached the
wonderful stride in the balmy days
OF 1920 when all selling records
were broken.
And the purchase of new cars.
point out local auto men. Is a sure
sign of prosperity. much better
sign today than in 1920. For in
those days the car was purchased
on credit. The auto dealer got his
paper indorsed In unlimited guam
titles by the banks. Not so, today.
The buyer OF car today, most al
ways pays cash. And also. the
banks are again loosening up the
purse strings and taking more auto
mobile paper.
The biggest bump in the road is
lack of cars. Local dealers all say
that they are unable TO meet the de-
mand. Most of the factories are
running full time and yet dealers
all over the country are bowling for
more cars. Todays tourist of motor
row is met with smiling faces
and wishes Of good business.
one OF the biggest recent an
nouncements in local motor circles
comes from Bottom Brothers, who
are now local distributors for the
Wills st. Claire car. The Wills st.
Claire is the elght-cylinder auto that
has so upset eastern motor circles.
Bottom Brothers are also distribu-
tors for the Detroit, Milburn and
Rauch Lang electrics. Erie NJ. and
William G.. are the brothers.
Chapple brothers. local Franklin
dealers delivered five cars last week.
They went to: j. Garfield Buell..
demi-sedan; the Spavinaw Water
board. touring car; william l.. Chet-
ham, Bristow, sedan; J. c. Kelly,
Sand Springs, demi-sedan, and
Frank II. Billingslea. touring car.
The model 81 Cadillac is a sales
breaker. according to L. 8. Addinson
of the Greenlease- Moore Cadillac
company. During the last month
this company delivered 81 new cars.
Frank Paccassi. manager OF the used
car department. sold II OF his pets
during the same length otNime.
G. Y. Parrish, manager of the
Packard agency reports that his
sales are held up because of inabil-
| ity to get cars. During the last
month, he says that he received 23
orders of which seven were deliv-
cred. They were all single skies.
S. p. Bobst. manager of the Bobst
Motor company, local Hu ison Essex
dealers, is extremely optimistic
about the automobile situation.
Business. he says, has been very
good. during the last month.
The Adams Motor Sales company.
the new Ford agency reports Is cars
delivered since the opening in the
latter part of April Officials here
say tidt tncy nave ulliSuity III Eet-
ting cars. The demand on closed
Jobs, they say, Is much greater than
the present supply.
Sam Bates, manager of the Tulsa
| Oakland company, Is a glad-hander
these days. The optimistic bug has
bitten him and he Is willing to pass
II along. Bates says business Is fine,
He has sold more cars than he can
deliver and he says that most of the
cars have been re-sales to old Oak
land owners.
B. d. Sanders OF the Battery Serv-
ice corporation. Exide dealers. Elev-
enth and Main, reports n 80 per cent
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