San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-13

w I'm It's COEnlhete Hdcnlntly ana "a
pert mechanics the Roth brothers re-
pair shop and service station, 81 North
Flores street, is equipped to fix any
thing on an automobile, according TO
l. Schoenberg, one of the owners. This
shop never closes and operates day ard
night. l.. Il. Roth and l. Schoenbers
are the new proprietors OF the Roth
Brothers shop. They purchased it fror!
its former owners in February, 1922,
and since that time has increased its
business more than GOO per cent, Mr.
Schoenbcrg reports.
No matter what condition a car is
in when it enters the Roth Brothers
shop it will be fixed when it comes
out, Mr.. Schoenberg says. Wrecks are
one of the shops specialties. During
Christmas week there wecr more thai
80 wrecks towed into the shop by the
Roth Brothers wrecker. But this is
not an unusual occurrence. Mr.. Schoen-
berg sa.-s, for the average number nf
wrecks . month is about twenty. At
present there are at least % wrecked
automobiles in the shop. Mary of them
were almost totally demolished when
towed in, there being but several good
parts of the car left and in many Of
them people were killed, Mr.. Schoea-
berg says. One of the cars which is
being repaired fell from n 30 foot bluff
But all of them are repaired despite
their condition and when the jobs are
finished the cars are returned to their
owners with liberal guarantee.
Carry Large Parts Stock.
The Roth Brothers shop probably is
one of the largest automobile repair
shops in San Antonio. 1t covers mere
than 1900 feet of floor space in
which several different departments Grt
| included such as parts, battery, weld
| ing, machine, accessory and even fill
ing station. 4 recent inventory shO% Cd
that there were more than $4,000
worth of parts in the shops part de-
partmcnr which does not include Sill.
900 worth of tenders for all makes OF
automobiles. The Standard & Quincy
roller bearings are among the parts
which are said to be some Ct the best
bearings made. Ring gears for stripped
| fly wheels for every make Of car and
| springs. bumpers, batteries and a s;a,
ton which cares for the repair of any
kind of e battery is included in TIC
| shop.
Almost every month there arc 81
| least so cylinder blocks from neighbOr.
| ing towns sent to the Rosh Brothers
shop for grinding. Many of them come
from Mexico.
The Roth Brothers shop furnishes o
complete road service and when calling
| the familiar telephone number o!
Crockett 2000 one may get a blowout
or puncture fixed within n short space
of time after calling for one of IN,
white repair cars. Owners Of tht
Roth Brothers repair shop claim to bC
the originators of the Service policy
which may be purchased for n nomIEa
price and road service will be fuTnIshcj
subscribed any time and place he hi
trouble with his car provided he i
within Il 20-mile radius Of the RCtl
Brothers shop. Practically every larg
business firm in San Antonio and hun
dreds OF individuals are the proud own
ers of these policies, and state that
is convenient when having tire trouble
running out of gas, or even having
wreck 10 ring Crockett 1000 and hav
one of the white repair cars come (
the rescue Immediately.
To Enlarge Plant.
The management of the shop is plan
ming a lew building or annex to tn
present plant which will have entrance
on Travis and South Flores streets
The new addition to the Plant will adj
more floor space and machinery wi
be installed therein which VII improy
the shoo's reputation as the home O
service, according to Mr.. Schoenberg.
Since February Is, when Messt'
: Schoenberg and Roth purchased IN
business from its former owners In
volume Las been increased more tina
600 per cent, according to Mr.. SchOei
berg and the Roth Brothers shop wi
do more than $250,000 of business dul
ing 1929, he predicts. In order tha
the new owners might increase ii
business of the shop and make it cove
wider field. they adopted the sloga'
I'VE Treat You White" in additIO
TO this they painted the front Of the
/ building end all of their repair Cd
| and wreckers white. They played u
| their phore number which is easily r
| membeBal and it is familiar TO a la~s
/ per cent of car owners in San AntOm