San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-28
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I wholesale representative division, {
4. Phillips of San Antonio stand,
seventh while J. i. LeNoir is not far
behind. 1t is thought hardly probable
that the standing will be changed be
fore the contest closes and should the
standing remain the same TO the end.
the San Antonio contestants will fin
ish with flying colors. In its current
issue. Harvest Flashes. published by
the Willys-Ovcrland Company says
Save your. breath. and devote yoIr
efforts TO overtaking this San An
tonic outfit, which is so ably cap
tanned by l. d. Mckee"
J. L. Mikulenke. Nash dealer 4,
Yoakum, was up last week 10 tax
delivery on siX-cylinder Nash tou,-
ing from the Jack Neal Nash Motors
Company.
The latest Harvest Flashes" put
liShed by the WillyS-Overland Com
pany Of Toledo. Ohio. shows that l..
G. Matthews. salesman of the Orsing-
or Motor Company stands fourth in
the retail saiCsman'S division of TIE
sales contest being conducted by the
Toledo factory. Matthews is WORKING
hard and expects TO advance bis stand
ing before another week has passed.
/. +. Birdsong of the Birdsong-
Potchernick company. Franklin dis
tribut0rs for Southwest Texas, was
absent from the city several days last
week. having gone to the Rio Grande
valley in the interest of Franklin
sales.
Ed Bartholomae returned from Dal-
las last week where he attended the
State Fair Mr.. Bartholomae reports
that both Star and Durant had good
displays at the automobile exhibit
and that fair visitors showed keen in
terest in the two cars.
c. Chadiick of the Chaddick Auto
mobile company reports the following
recent purchasers of Oldsmobiles
Mrs. Lucille Scrivener. eight-cylinder
brougham: p. J. Mary. six-cylinder
coupe: Edward w. Elder. Oldsmobile
six coupe; Ed Oahelyed, six-cylinder
touring.
The Chaddick Automobile company
is expecting O. twO-carload shipment
of the new Oldsmobile skies which
includes several of the new model
sedans.
The Chaddick Automobile COM
pany is in receipt of Geographic in
formation TO the effect that Cannon
Ball" Baker had crossed the Ration
Pass. the highest peak on the run
from New York to los Angeles. in
his transcontinental run in a new
Oldsmobile six in high gear. Baker
left New York October s, with the
gear mechanism of his car 50 sealed
that only high could be used. The
run is being made to demonstrate
the stamina and durability Of the
new six.
L. c. Morse. general sales manager
of c. II. Wills and Company of
Marysvillc. Mich. called on Clifton
George. Southwest Texas distributor
of the Wills Sainte Claire last week.
Mr.. Morse had much 10 say of the
new Wills yhaeton which has improv-
ed body lines and wheelbasc SIX
inches longer than formerly. Its
the prettieSt thing of the kind I ever
saw" is the way he described it..
Mr.. Morse said that the lines Of all
Wills closed models have been chang
ed and that all bodies are now being
built by Fisher.
W. \. williamson. president Of the
San Antonio Automobile Trades As
ISOLATION and vice president md gen.
eral manager of the Texas AutOmotive
Dealers Association. spent the last
two weeks in Dallas. where he had
charge Of the state associations booth
at the fair.
7. r. Simmons. wholesale represcn-
tative o. tie Jack Neal Motors com
pany, spent several days in Dallas
last week. inspecting automobile eX-
bibits at ile fair and newing ac-
quaintances.
Richard Drake. service manager of
the Wroten- Hundicy Motor company,
has returned from Chicago, where he
spent several days studying service sta
ton methods employed in that city.
After this study he says he is con-
WINGED that the methods used by the
Wroten-Hundley Motor company are
about the most practical that could
be devised.
At the last regular luncheon Of the
San Antonio Automobile Trades As
ISOLATION. Richard Drake. manager Of
the service division he Wroten-
Hundley Motor company, Dodge
Dr,.bo-, ,Ioo1org @a1I lnx,. Tho
Hundley company had changed its SER
vice -tation from losing basis TO one
Of profit by the adoption of the flat
rate system OF serTice charges.
Arrivals of trainload shipments of
automobiles are becoming common oc-
currences in San Antonio. The latest
motor car concern to receive a train
load shipment is the Embleton Motor
company, Noon distributors for South
west Texas. This enterprising con-
Germ Is taking so many orders that
nothing short of trainload shipments
will supply the demand.
The used car sale held by the Jack
Neal Nash Motors pGny was a
success in every respect. despite the
fact ;hat bad weather marked the first
several days of the event. according TO
Griff Vance. assistant general mana
ger. The entire stock Of used cars
was practically closed out, he says.
Automobile concerns generally in
San Antonio are recognizing and
augmenting their sales forces in prepa-
ration for a record winter and spring
business. Concerns which have
strenpthenn their snles fnrcns in the