San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-11
Gas Gossip

Announcement was made Saturday
hat the interests of c. 5. Dean in the
<oehler-Dean Motor Company have
zen purchased by Charles 4. Koehler
nd +. J. Kunkel. and that the con-
ern henceforth will be known as the
ioehler- Motor Company. Mr..
Dean, it was stated, will establish him
elf in some downtown location where
e will sell Oakland cars and Federal
rucks at retail. The Koehler- Kunkel
company will continue to act as both
etailer and wholesaler of the Federal
nd the Oakland.
II. +. Watson. KoehIer- kunkel ter
itory man, left last week for the north
rn territory where he is expected to
lose several truck sales.
II. H. Horton. district representative
the Oakland Motor Company, has re-
urned from Austin where he established
new Oakland dealer.
The Koehler-Kunkel Motor Company
Cports the delivery of three Oakland
During cars and one Oakland sport to
he new Oakland dealer at Austin.
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c. $. Dean, formerly Of the Koehler-
Dean Motor Company, but now in bust
pess for himself, returned the latter
bart of the week from a tour of the
pwcr territory in the interest of Fed
raj trucks and Oakland cars.
f. 4. Wickemeyer. manager of the
ian Antonio branch of the Wichita Mo
or Company, spent a day in Austin
hst week as representative of the San
\ntonio Automobile Trades Association
!. ID. Mckee, manager Of the San
knh Mo Overland. was confined to his
|omc most of last week by an attack
L influenza. Mr.. Mckee was report
d much improved Saturday and it is
expected that he will be at his desk
gain Monday.
Reports to the San Antonio Overland
company show that the new Overland
nd Willys-Knight cars are going over
b the largest volume of any time in
hcir history. Toledo sold % retail in
ne day, New York 230 retail in one
week. Cleveland 1876 in the same period.
During January the San Antonio Over
hnd Company handled orders for 231
overland and .Willys-Knight cars.
4. II. Bartlett. Willys-O Overland deal
r at HillsborO, H., called on officials
the San Antonio Overland Company
st week. He said in his home town,
hich has n population of only 1900,
50 Overlands were sold last year.
Walter Benson. well-knOwn automo-
lie salesman, who was formerly con-
eCted with the Elcar organization here.
now with the Winerich Motor Sales
company, selling Studebaker cars.
Frank A. Winerich and William Fl.
Eincrich returned last week from Chi
ago where they attended the motor
how.
+. S. Tatum of the Guarantee Motor
ar Company and W. &. Robbins of
be Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
any returned last week from n trip to
fredericksburg. Somerset and other
owns wheer they established sub-deal-
rs for Goodyear truck tires.
J. Tavis, special representative Of the
axwell-ChalmerS factories, was in the
ty last week in conference with Frank
agan, owner of the Guarantee Motor
ar Company. Mr.. Tavis expressed sur
ris, at the large number of Maxwell
nd Chalmers cars that are being sold
this territory.
Henry II. Roberts. manager Of the
AN Antonio Shoe Company, took de- !
very last week on a new Cleveland |
port touring car purchased from Cliff |
IN George.
Frost ". Carvel, well-known real
state dealer. has purchased a two
Dor special Cleveland sedan from Cliff |
IN George. Cleveland distributor for
Puthwest Texas.
A special representative from the
eveland factory will arrive here this
eek TO assist Jack Carson, sales man
Ter of the local Cleveland organization,
placing new dealers in the territory.
Clifton George is expecting the ar
val this week of a carload shipment
Cleveland cars. This shipment in
udes one of the special roadsters, in
EDITION to several touring models.
The Chaddick Automobile Company.
fdsmobile distributor, has opened a
ed car department at Avenue c and
bird street with Arthur p. Van Horn
Bal H. B. Allen in charge.
William Steinhardt, president Of the
[ockett Automobile Company, has re-
rned from Chicago where he attended
Chicago National Automobile Show.