The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-04-01
LOCAL FORD AGENCY
Is VERY EFFICIENT
STUR MOTOR COMPANY HAVE
REVOLUTIONIZED BUSINESS
IN FEW MONTHS
8-HOUR BATTERY SERVICE
ORGANIZATION HOST TO 600 AT
FREE BARBECUE SATURDAY
NOON

When the Sturr Motor Company
took over the Palmer House Garage
in this city last July immediate steps
were taken to thoroughly revolution
ize and modernize the business.
Mr.. Sturr was on of the organic
ers of the Sturr-Bullard Motor Co.,
of Minneapolis and for 13 years they
specialized in handling Ford cars
The Sturr Motor Company of this
city are the Ford representatives for
this territory. Within the past few
months entirely new equipment has
been installed and men who are spec
ialists on Ford cars have been added
to the working force. At the present
time Ia people are employed in the
various branches of the company and
all are busy.
One of tine recent additions of the
equipment is an eight-hour service
for storing batteries, making it pos
sible for the traveller to leave his car
in the garage in the evening and be
ready to start in the early morning
If ne cares to. A twenty-four houl
service is maintained at this garage
every day in the year.
In the few months he has been a
resident of Sank Centre Mr.. Sturr
has taken an active interest in every
enterprise tending to the upbuilding
of the community. Saturday of last
week he pulled an unusual stunt for
this community when he was host at
am immense free barbecue at the
Dodge farm at the western outskirts
of the city. The weather was too
cold to make practical demonstra-
ton of the Ford tractor to show it's
practicability on the farm, but over
600 people were fed. Of course the
primary intent of the barbecue was to
show the efficiency of the Ford farm
products and while this was impos-
sible the Sturr Motor Company will
reap a large reward in good will
which will also likely result in more
business.
In discussing the Ford products
Mr.. Sturr said:
"a graphic and Illuminating exam
pie of how the motoring public BEN
efits in economical transportation
through volume output, is found in a
review just made of production re-
ports and price lists of the Ford
Motor Company covering the last six
years during which the company has
been building more than a million
cars and trucks annually.
''The outstanding feature, so far
as the car buyer-is concerned, is en-
bodied in two items. One shows that
all basic principles of the car have
been maintained and in addition many
improvements and refinements have
been effected. The other item shows
that there have ben eight reductions
in the prices of closed cars and seven
in, the prices of open cars.
"Under the latest reduction, which
became effective on February II, this
year, and one of the present day Ford
closed cars can be purchased for less
money than it cost to buy an open
Ford car of relative size in 1920. AS
an Illustration, early in 1920, before
the company reached more than a
million year production, a Ford
two-passenger runabout, cost the
purchaser $50 more than it costs to-
day to buy a Ford Tudor Sedan, for
five passengers, complete with start
er and demountable rims"
The Ford cars delivered at Sank
entire, filled with oil and gas, tax
included, cost: =
Ford Touring, plain $372 .O7.
Ford Touring, starter, balloon tires
$484. II.
Ford Roadster, plain 1851 SO.
Ford Roadster, starter, balloon tires
$464. %.
Ford Coupe, plain with delivery
blk 1914. 68.
Ford Coupe, starter, balloon tires
$598.53.
Ford Tudor Sedan, starter and bal
loon tires $619.01.
Ford Fordor Sedan, starter and
balloon tires $685.. 90.
Ford Ton Truck, with closed cab