Pueblo chieftain., 1922-03-05
ALONG AUTOMOBILE ROW

city until they crossed the Denver
line, their watches licked off just 81
800 seconds. which required the second
hand TO pass the minuate mark 1so times
and the minute hand passed the hour
mark only twice and three-fourthsa on
the third attempt. II their speedometer
/ was working correctly 1t should have
averaged about 43 miles an hour.
| Up to his neck with work, was A. G..
Ho.kins of the Silver state Auto COM
Ipany last week 1t seemed that his
office was real business like with-Sa-
pers all over the place. but 1t was soon
! learned that his 'ad" writing contest
had been getting results. as nearly
every student at Central and Centen-
NAL high schools had submitted, ads"
featuring the Chevrolet automobile.
There, were dainty. delicate, little es-
| says submitted by tho shy damsels
on the cute little 1922 Model Chevro-
let" and great big hand drawn pla-
cards fashioned by the high school
huskies picturing the rugged splendor
of the Chevrolet trucks. What tho
Judges are up against is readily real
lied. but wonders are expressed as to
what the silver State Auto fellows
will pull off" next.
This little story 10 vouched for by
Mathis of the Colorado Motor Car
company, and Mr.. Blank in this In
stance is a we'll known man connected
with the Silver State Auto company:
proceed:
Mr.. Blank: How much Will you give
ma for my car? It's a 20. In good shape
and worth at least $1,000"
Mathis: I'VE will, OF course, allow
you what It's worth. I'll see Joe Thorn
as, our used car-appraiser. What 10 the
Serial number"
Mr.. Blank: THE serial number is
! 12345s7ss0.
| Enter Joe Thomas: My informa ton
shows that your car is 10 and the
market value OF that car turnout the
country is 5000. that's all we can allow
you"
Mr.. Blank: Il thought It was a 20.
Well. II It's a '1a, maybe $500 Is enough
know used cars have dropped in the
price everywhere. All right I'll sign
up. whom do get my new carr
The Gilman-Salyer automobile COM
| 'pany is getting a corner on the cash
in tho automobile business. Saiyer
reports that within the past three
weeks, with hardly an exception. all
/ of the Oaklands which have been sold
have been for spot cash." That
either means that they draw cash 10
them like a magnet draws tacks. or
that cash is starting to circulate more
!
ing the money. SO he got 1t into silver
dollars and each mile he travelled he
threw n dollar from the front seat 10
the rear seat and when he threw the
last dollar to tho rear, he looked at
his specdometer and found how many
dollars he had handled. and also found
that he was hundreds Of miles from
home.
Last week we related about horss
sense being introduced to an automo-
bile by Jack Beatty. but that has
nothing on Elton Eldredge trying to
make a duck OF Dodge car. but that
it Just what he did. When tho gurI-
ling waters from the Opera House ilrs
cncircled the Dodge hatchery at Fifth
and Court strets. EldredGe took a
Dodge out and went wading. Elton
learned long ago to paddle his own
canoe. but teaching car to swim Is
different task. but when you realize
that he got 1t to cross tho young river
that separated the street and the ga
rage, his future career a. q swimm m In {
instructor "a a Naaured