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SCARCITY
"Wholesale Orders Aggregate Well Over 200 Cars For
the Week, While Retail Business is Limited By Cars
Available For Immediate Delivery; New Agencies
Coming; Tryon Compa ny Has Incorporated.
S.l,!-.s were fairly brisk on El Paso's
gasoline row during the past
week and all dealers having: cars
ici immediate delivery report many
ffmn.iTh" w,hoKsae department of
mpaniea specializing in that branch
of business also had H good week and
over 200 cars were disposed of to?d?aN
T- "it.hvr parU of th southwest. -
I. Ilutrhinfrs. of tho Douglas Ov-r-
latyl company, was in town this week
h. win.a b,S''"k of "ecessorfes from
and to arrange to take on the Grant
if"rX.a,t IJou-:", - reports that the
lemaiid from the army for accessories
Ta,rr,ca11' w,,p'd out the "to0'1" r the
Douglas dealers and he is determined
o be ready for another rush.
pnalneu Chnnre Itepurted.
G H Canfleld. of Canfleld & Pare
n.Mi " wlti"ft ,n the company to his
partner. If. i. Page, who will carry on
h'b"?M '0"- Mr. Page wa8 j
town this week an iwtui .... i.i ...
xil?,?2'BH1ry Dl'r- "r th Western
Moror Supply company, who is a former
resident of Will, nx While here Mr
Page placed a bijr older with the Wen
em 'i "Whipple, of the Moreland faitorv
was a visitor her.- this week tit went
into the local truck situation with .F.
Hlsc Myers, manager of Myers &
i ooley
Kllioft-Garrett sales this week Iii-
I ud a. herles 17 Studebaker roadster to
"vorman A. Ferguson, a series 17 Stude
baker touring car 1o E C Wells, of
tpemmg. and a similar model to s L
Alpern. Charles v. Bu'rrage. Jr. got a
roadster The Ellintt-ffarrett companv
Is still feelinjs the effects or a shortage
of Studebakers.
illicit Has !" ttrrk.
"erlnd sales reported bv the Kl
Paso overland iitn company arc .1
If VttTnutrnb T ,-.lh.. .... ,..' i , --'
'ourins Dr K. T McKinley, Alaino- '
Korao, wvenana .. touting: E. R I.ex- I """'
ter. Mesilla Park, carload. Jack Brvan. I M,,r" ''"'"J"" S"r. ?B . .,
Artesia. V. M., Overland 75 roadster I Two n,"r'' earloads of Paiges arrived
There were two carloads of OveHan.Is ' ,n" wetK fo1' "" Toltelk -Mot"" "
nnloaded here this week for local bust- ' ""'"i. while to carloads or Dorts and
. - ... .. 'u i , ,, Hap ,Q rlnni nf 0 i rr ao a .... .1.... .....
ness while L K Gillett returned froi
short trip through New Mexico with i
" I
oroers lor five carload shipments to
taling 17 cars , i
F M. Bunnell, manager of the El
Taso Overland Auto company, returned
on Friday evening from a short trip to
Dallas '
.Joseph G. Klapper has purchased an
Allen -touring oar from the Cactus Mo
tor rompanj.
Cactus Mill Move Soon.
The Cactus Motor company expects
to move, about April 1. to' Its new
building at 60S Mesa avenue. The new
nuarters will give the concern nearlv
Snort square feet of floor space and en- line will be of high priced pars of real
able a proper display of the alreal- ! merit and qtialitv. He is also negoti
nopular Allen cars. Manager K. K I ating for a popular price car and is now
vv ir-eman reports that he is wearing out I
n ivpewnier looKing arter tne corre
spondence with dealers throughout the
outhwest who want Allen agencies.
News of the new car spread fast and
'he r;i, tUs w-ill inon have ft most com
' ' "f..-. riir.nl i..;i tlunnstiout its i,i
r
Pew itt, inan.isir of the Ft
r.
vino hales i omiiimv return
I
Trnm it trip tliroub the territorv lavt
Saturri.il evening Me reports business !
from
as unusually good m I'ailshad and Ttos
well and arrang. 1 for seierifrl Mitchell
syrnries while he was awav.
Three Itepublle Truck Snles.
IT M Gillespie, truck manager of tin
Pout hern Motor mmpanv. reports the
sale of two Republic three-quarter ton
tru.ks to the Kmpire Bottling works
arid a two-ton Republic for an out of
town rustonier. this car to be delivered
out of the next shipment.
It was a big week for the new Grant
,. ,,.. , . . . . . .
An Honest Truck at
An Honest Price
iim mi
Ton, $995 1 Ton
The Truck with the Internal Gear Drive The Truck with the Famous Con
tinental Motor The Truck .with the High Tension Magneto The Truck
built for Service, not pleasure The Truck with the Low Upkeep
The Truck that Pleases the Owner The Truck that You Should Buy
If you are thinking of buying a Truck we can sell you. Compare our goods
and prices, then judge for yourself.
Southern IMo
Phone 490
i1
Maivh 2-3-26, 1916.
IF GARS APPARENT
"six." and both Hilly ..Adolph and James
P. Freeman, alias "Jimmy," distin
guished themselves as salesmen. Billy
Adolph "broke the ice" in Santa Fe,
N'. M., last week with a couple of or-,
ders and followed it up by placing the
subageucy 'with Williams & Martin,
who sent in an order for four cars for
immediate delivery. Mr. Freeman drove
over td Douglas anti interested manager
llutchmgs. of liutchings & Wimberley,
in the Grant. He brought Mr. Hutch
mgs back to Kl Paso with him. The
Douglas man contracted for the Doug
las agency tor tne urant ana placed an
order for five cars.
(.milts Sold In Kl Pao.
Local sales oXUhe Grant "six" by the
Southern consisted of touring cars to
J. M. Langford and Jan Kloss.
ftd Sanders has purchased a allynes
"light six" touring car from the South
ern Motor company. The car was de
livered Jhis week.
Marker Vonge. who apecialize In
Fold repairs, will move about tho end
of this week to their new building at
the corner of Texas and Ochoa striets.
Their business has expanded lievond the
capacit of their present quarters but
Mr. Yonge believes that the new build
ing; will give them space enough to
take care of thtj grt-atl.v increased busi
ness. SnvnKe Tlren Calci On.
"The manner in which Kl Pa.so mo
torists are taking to Savage tires is in
deed grattf 5 luii." said Ji M. Duens'iix.
local distributor for this well known
California tne. "When the tire waa
first introduced here, it. was on the,
sirengtu ol tne cauunniu showing and
Kl Pasoans had been m the habit of I
taklng then tire pointers from the east.
It Was a bit hard to uitirest them in a
trul western product, but the liaie
now taken hold of the Savage and
adopted it as their very own."
The Toltelk Motor company reports
the sale of a lie ton Vhite dump truck
fj RtiM-ger. .Ya field & Shaw
. A. Kond has purchased a Port
,ounng ear from the Toltelk Motor
another carload of Paiges are due next
we. k.
I .--nice we nave neon open, we nave
"' iii-i u-,it-i-u it Lvnn ami utnvil
orders tor as many more." said the i
Toltelk, through interpreter It. F.
Stuart.
Announcement of another automobile
- vniri ii iiair dn inaue oil JiiUiO II 1
ternoon by N'. S. Hogan. Mr. HoKan has
I hotn prominently identified with a cou-
pit- ui iuw auiuiiivi-iie concerns ana
has a vfide acquaintance among the
motorists of Kl Paso. He stated that
he was not quite ready to announce the
lines of cars which are to be handled
filial, gi ia:n iiiv.ii .ir iu uk imnuiru i
bj his company but intimated that ons
looRing around for ehow rooms.
. Gltra Prrxlllllir n -1.1ft
H. L. Kerr, 'who returned this week
frotn a trip to Columbus, X. M., early In
me weea. reports tnat it was his
Franklin touring car in which Gen. J.
.1 Peisinng mad- his record tup be
tween Columbus and Hachlta, on March
!, when the commanding officer of the
i mien staves iroops now in .viexico
wf'nt over the line with the division
f' "m f'olunibus, leturned to the base
iii.-i, alio inane a ntiiii; inir to iiatiiitn.
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wlieie lie Joined tbe other brigade audi
made a fast dnve 110 miles into Mexico.
l'lierolet sales by the Trvon Motor V
Sal'-s company this week were. Chev
rolet "titli" touring to H. M. Howard, of
Capitan, N. M.; Chevrolet "490" touring
to S. W. Daniels: Chevrolet "480" tour
ing to It. S. Daniels; Chevrolet "490"
touring to J. F. Baumgarten; Chevrolet
"babv grand" to Andres Garcia. Mexi
can consul.
C. T. Tryon. of the Tryon company.
.$1275 2 Ton. $1575
All Prices f.o.b. Factory.
r Company
DISTRIBUTORS
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Sunbeam Pilot Is Now
Italian Motor Soldier
JlN rOJU'OKATO, who brought the bunbeain into second place at
Chicago last year, and who is a well-known figure on American race
.tracks, has had to obey the hiartial call and now is wearing tho uniform
of an Italian soldier. Although Porporato became mechanically interested
in. automobiles as soon as he Ielt school, and has been race: driver fcnd tester
for Minerva, Gregolre, Hcrliet. .Suiilieani, V. II. P. ami other firms, the military
authorities jiave placed him in the ambulance corps, in which capacity he is
now serving on the Italian front.
After 18 months of Service as-a motor car driver on the French front,
during which Hriotl he has had numerous miraculous escapes, Albert Guj-ot
has just been transferred to the aviation section of the French army. Guyot
learned to fly years ago, lieing one of the first men to mount a Illeriot mono
plane, but nevertheless did not find it an easy matter to get a transfer from
one branch of the army to another. He is now pilot of a Nieuport scout
machine, capable of 120 miles an hour, his dangerous und exciting job being
the bringing down of German machines which venture over the French lines.
was in Capitan and Cnrrlsozo early in
the week on business.
Trjon Coinpnny Incorporates.
The incorporation of the Tryon Motor
T Sales company was completed mis
week. The company Has a capuai m
16000 and officers have been elcUcd as
follows: C. T. Tron, president and
manager; 11. C. Schwantes. formerly of
Douglds. vice president: W. E. Good,
cecretarv and treasurer. Mr. Schwantes
will remove from Douglas at once ami
will be aetivelv connected with the
Chevrolet agencv.
OtTro P. Hill has purchased a Saxon
"six" touring cur from the Westeyi
Aulo company. .
The first of four carloads of Saxons
now' en route for 'the Western Auto
company should araive about. Thursday
of next week and will relieve the de-
mirt.l for R.Yitna which the Western IS
Lnow unable to meet, owing to lack of
cars. i
rmln Goes Training.
G.
. t'.t .i i w I'morv of the
K. Cavin and It. W. l-inor, or tne .
Western Auto company
leit ir wesi
Tevas terrltorv on Friday afternoon
In view of the present military situa
tion on the boydr, manager S. Z. Slir
versparre. oi ine iwjss iiuunn L"rK".'
""Inks It very fitting that nis Pan'B
oi me iveiij Km " im, u,.-,,
should he "hung'-' this week.
"Tire business is excellent. The new
Hartford Is catching on fast," said man
ager Sllverspaire. of the Hoss
The Oakland Auto Sales company reps-Ms
the delivery or an Oakland, "four '
roadster to A. L.. Owen, of Hurley, N. M.
Oakland rr Moling.
"We have booked a number of ordeis
for delivery of Oaktands next week."
said It. C. Carr manager of Kl Paso
sales for the Oakland Auto Sales com
pany who reports that business condi
tions generally are very good.
The shipping department or me ior-
derland Auto Supply company is kept j
busy-these ravs for tne aemam aiuii
tne DOruer lor l.ee lircs nu au.v , -
cessurlee is unusually heavy, accord-
,ng to manager Ben L. Clements.
Spring stocks of 1'nited States tires,
inrludinir the new "L'sco" tread, have
heen received li (he Quick Tire Serv
ice and manager D. C. BoQth .looks for
a recojd spring business.
Clearing Milt Tire Stock.
The Auditorium garage is clearing
out a big stock of Firestone tires in
Ford sizes and a real bargain saie is
. . .
no under w ,h"'
Manager Tom White of the Audi
torium, says that there will be mucn
touring done by Kl Paso motorists this
spring, judging By the amount of work
that has been done by his shop in the
past fortnight. Many of the owners
stated that they Were placing their
cars in shape for spring touring.
O. P. Ienry, of the Cadillac Sales
companv. spent most of this wcek In
Valentine. He bus been in rne west
Texas and eastern New Mexico terrl-,
lory for three weeks, and reports to
the local office inVlicate that both the
Cadillac and , Oldsmobile are meeting
with approval.
Pioneer tins Good 4VeeK.
'Clearance sale week" at the Pioneer
was a big success and several of the
used models went over the bargain
counter. Sales manager II. F. vv illiams
also reports the sale of a Briscoe "38"
touring car to W. B. Hilgarten.
"Sales arc improving every week,"
said Mr. Williams. "We are now await
ing the arrival of the new Briscoe '24'
,and the latest advices from the factory
indicate that we should receive our first
The Truck Without
A Competitor
3Ton. J2350
355 Myrtle Ave.
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PASD HERALD
shipment of this model In about two
weeks."
Mr. Williams hasreceived' advicees
that one of the feajtures of tho new
Hriscoe will be the Bailey gcarleBS
differential, which, it is claimed, does
away' with akjddlng - and Hideaway,
makes the car ride easier and' save
fuel, oil and tiro" expense.
Sl Maxwell Sales.
The Iluquor Motor company received
iluee carloads of Maxwell touring
lars this week and deliveries werd made
to the following; J. HJ Irvine, tour
ing: J. Ij. Wilson, touring; II. F. Ben
nett. Las Crueee, touring; II. Chernin,
touring; Vernon U. Sullivan, touring;
K. Buchanan, touring.
A. P. Buquor is making a trip through
the New Mexico territory in the inter
est of th.e Maxwell.
"We have a mysterious car which
will, arrive in the near future," says
. .loan Buquor. "We are giving out no
"iiiiiiuiiii auoui mis car oui ii. nas
armmd fnnt w hv Afcen tl,
":' I ;.i J" ,," . JTu ".':Z
,-- iui iitr new line unu nv iwia
already b&en offerel checks by two
men who don't even knowT the name of
the car they want-to buy."
. Wolf liondener, of the Ixmdener
Quick Sales .company, is making a rapid
recovery from his recent operation.
Illg Ituslness for, J'rd.
Business in the line of Ford (-ales
was exceptionally good with Ihe Trl
State Motor company during the past
week. Local retail sales were as follows-
Two delivery cars to Popular
Drj Goods company, one delivery car to
Joe McCarthy, two Ford trucks to the
quartermaster depot, runabout to Dr.
T. T. Christian amr touMng cars to the
following: Joe It Muufort. Canutillo,
Tex.: C. I,. North, Galbralth-Foxworth
Lumber company, and F. G. Smith;
eight tourings to the quartermaster
depot
vv holesale sales to agents were as
follows: Western garage, Carrlzozo,
N'. M : six tourings and two runabouts;
Ocean to Ocean garage. Magdelena. X.
M.. eight tourings: Willcox Motor Sup
ply company, Mlllcox, ' Aria., eight
tourings: J. S. Kerr, eDmlng N. M., six
tourings: J. S. Kerr. Demlng. N. M.. six
soe. Bisbee, Ariz., eight tourings: J. T.
Hood, Douglas, Ariz., five tourings and
five chassis; Stanselr & Ferguson, San
derson, Tex., ' eight tourings; W. 5T.
Perry, Marfa. Tex., six tourings, two
runabofits: Harold Scott, two tourings:
Dona Ana Motor company, eight tour
ings, two runabouts.
Itav X. Pritchett, who has been ons
of the retail salesmen of the Tri-S&t
Motor company, is now on the road for
the same firm, covering west Texas
territory. B. C. Levy has been made
city salesman in their wholesale d
partment. William Stone has been ap
pointed salesman in their automobile
department. F. G. Hutchinson has ac
cepted a position in their shipping de
partment. Louis Hdllson and A. A. Ar-
nott have accepted positions with them""
as mechanicians ot their repair de
partment. "Kirk" Is Smiling.
. .T. W Kirkpatrick Is quite pleased
with the great number of large orders
which his traveling salesmen are send,
ing in to the Tri-State through" every
mail and has. within ihe last SO days,
been forced to increase the number'of
men employed in the shipping depart
ment from three to eight and they ars
all kept busy every dav filling orders.
Sam Watklns of Demlng, was in the
city this week to receive delivery of
his Dodge demonstrating car, as Mr.
Watkins has recently closed for the
agency of Dodge cars In his territorv.
While here, Mr. Watkins placed an or
der with the Lone Star Motor companv
for a carload of Dodge cars to be
shipped direct from the factory.
Spangler Visits City.
George B Spangler of rtowlee
Snanglcr. Silver City dealers for the
Chandler and Dodge, was in El Paso
the first of the week to receive deliv
ery of a new Chandler four passenger
roadster which was sold by his firm to
Frank Jones of Silver City.
Dr. E. A. Duncan of Silver City, was
In EI Paso this week visiting automo
bile row. While here he was so much
impressed with the Dodge roadster that
be purchased one and drove it to Silver
Gity.
Bobt H. Smith, timekeeper of the El
Paso and Southwestern: J. L. McCau
ley. of White Springs. N. M.: E. D. Lid
stone, of Silver City, and Theo. K. K.
Mtes. of Hanover. X. M.. purchased
Dodge Brothers touring cars.
The Lone sta Motor company re
ceived a shipment of two carloads of
Dodire Biothers cars this week, also a
carload of tile late modal Chandler carl
I ' ' Perrv. president of the Lone
1 Star Motor companv. who has been 111
I for the jast ten days, is repqrted much
1 improved.
H. M nonius, representing the for
eign sales department . of Dodge
Bi other-. Hetrolt. was in fcl Paso this
1 week on business as the guest of the
r.one Star Motor companv.
r ( A- KRB. district representative ot
Dnrlge Brothers, with headquarters at
, lienver. wast the guest of the Lone Star
, Motor companv the first of the week.
KENT TO HANDLE
THE TIRE SALES
Dalle. Man Buys Interest In ItloGrnndo
Oil t nnipnn.r and Mill Take
"barge of the Prnns.i Ii aula
Tire Department.
' F Kent, of Dallas, has been elect
ed secretary and treasurer of the Tlio
Grande Oil company and will, on April
1. assume charge of fhe tire depart
ment of the company.
Mr. Kent has been Identified with ths
automobile business since 1004. His
first experience in this line was gained
bv his connection with the Packard
Motor Car company of Xew Tork. for
which company he became assistant 1
manafrer of the New Jersey territory.
When the Diamond Rubber companv1
established branches in the southwest.
Mr. Kent was placed in -charge of the
pneumatic division, calling on the Job
bing trade over the entire territory.
For the past several years. Mr. Kent
has been with the Pennsylvania Rub
ber company of New York and was
made manager for this concern at
Seattle, Wash., and
Oregon. M'ashington
covered sales in
and British Co-
lumb'a He came to Texas two years
ago to take charge of vacuum cup
sales in the south.
Having traveled extensively over the
entire southwest territorv. Mr. Kent
has a host of friends to greet In his
new capacity as secretary and treas
urer of the Rio Grande Oil company, an
Interest in which growing companv ho
purchased a few weeks ago
Mr Kent is sinctrely in earnest when
he ;ih that in his opinion Kl P. 10 is
j the hcht city in the southwest At least
he 11 making a big- bet on it. as is
I evinced bv hi" takine an interest in the
I tor.il i nm er n.
SPEEDWAY AT
NEW ORLEANS
Chicago, Ills., March 25. New Or
leans will be added to the list of
American speedways next year .un
less unexpected obslacles develop
within the next few months. The
southern course was planned for this
vear, but the withdrawal of one of
the backers, a man who owned prop
erty which blocked the building of
the track unless he bold at a reason
able price, held uji the erection of
the track for the 1915 season. Ar
rangements for the purchase of the
property now are near culmination,
however, and a two mile board oval
will be built in time for the next
JIardi Gras festival.
When the Xew Orleans speedway
is completed the annual race, to be
held there, probably will be the open
ing event of the speedy season. The
climate there permits of earlier rac
ing than anywhere else cast of Cali
fornia, and the New Orleans race
will serve as a tryout for the racers.
The race probably will be held some
time jn February or early llarch,
leaving two months before the In
dianapolis event, heretofore the sea
son's opener, ample time in which
manufacturers may remedy such de
fects as may crop out in their en
tries. President David F. "Reed of the
Chicago speedway, who-bas just tc- I
turned from -New Orleans, put, a
quietus on a report that he- would
work for a bill to legalize horse
racing in Illinois.
TURNS FORDS DITO
ONE-TON TRUCKS
llntrhrr-Stcrnrr Mill Distribute Device
M'hleb Mill Make One-Ton Com
mercial Trucks From evv or
Ised Ford Automobiles.
The southwestern distributing agency
for the Wright truck attachment has
been secured by the Hatcher-Sterner
company and the first of the new
trucks are now on display at their
salesrooms on Texs street.
The new attachment consists of a
complete "rear end." displacing the
standard Ford "rear end" wfth a regu
lar truck from and rear axle. This new
attachment is exceedingly popular in
the northwest, where it originated, and
H is now making rapid advances In the'
east. -
"We're so busy now that two doors
are hardly enough to turn the cars
outV said "Pete" Hatcher, "and my
partner Is anxious to have me blow out
a side wall so that we can move "em
faster." However, we look for a great
ly increased business as a result of
taking the agency for this truck at
tachment, for it means that a man who
has a used Ford ran bring it to us and
have it turned into a real one-ton
truck at a very low expense."
ANOTHER HEARING HELD IN
OLD ARIZONA OIL RATE CASE
Phoenix. Ariz.. March 24 Another bear
ing has been held in the ancient Arlaona oil
rate case. Edgar Watkins. an examiner of
the Interstate commerce commission,, con
ducted an examination In the federal uuurt
room at Phoenix, hearing evidence presented
b the carriers, shippers and Arizona cor
poration comraleslon.
The case was originally filed by the Pa
cific Creamery company, of Tempe, whlcb
alleged that the rates on petroleum arJ Its
products, including gasoline and kenAene,
from California and eastern points, were un
reasonably high. The corporation confmis
sion intervened. A decision was 'handwl
down by the interstate commerce commis
sion, reducing: the rates approximately 59
per cent, but the case was reopened.
The congregation attending the First
MVthodist Episcopal church of Port
land. Ind., recently listened to a motor
car sermon by the pastor. Rev. Asher
S. Preston. The subject was "Lessons
Ffom the Highway."
ntS3l TMr-
sr axar
f3r
The best-liked car
.in the country
The Briscoe is'the. one car that combines in an
equal degree all the essentials of motor-car
satisfaction. No factor of motoring enjoyment
has been slighted.
You can have a Four-cylinder car with a sweet
running motor that develops 38 horse-power
on an amazingly small allowance of fuel and oil.
t
Or, if you prefer, you can have an Eight-cylinder
motor in your car that has been designed
and built by men with years of experience in
the construction of multi-cylinder power-plants.
The same beautiful distinctive Briscoe-line body
in each; the same sturdy chassis; same cantilever
spring suspension, deep cushions, ample room.
Full equipment and electric starting and light
ing, of course. . s
De Luxe Four 38 '$750
De Luxe Eight 38 $950
The New Briscoe, "24" models, selling at $585, will
be shipped to El Paso in the next few days. Watch
for them.
Coma m and see uhy th Britcov it h
truth the bett-Ukcd car in the country
Pioneer Motor Co.
phone 52- Myrtle at Campbell
Briscoe Motor
Corporation
JACKSON, MICH.
HALFHUNDREDARMYTRUGKS
flfllEFMEIl SERVICE
Some One Overlooked Bodies and Local Builder Gets a
Heavy Rush Order; Details of Work Already Done
By Cars Sent to Columbus is Lacking; Dealers
Still Hoping For Big Touring Car Orders.
- OPK .spriiiss eternal in the hearts
I I of automobile salesmen and the
J- J- Kl Paso dealers have not yet giv
en up hope of landing some fat onjers
for the I'nitcJ States army In its Mex
ican ampaign. So tar, only a few
touring cars hav- been ordered here.
The big truck 01 ders have been placed
in New York and the El Paso distribu
tors are fctill trving to puzzle out the
'whv" of that action. They had looked
for the orders to re placed either in Kl
Paso or in M'ashington. "If the h.irt
to go elsew-h're why not to Detioit. the
center of the autoindasti t?" queried
One distributor
The accesboi 11111 seem to have been
the greatest ben-factors on the local
gasoline row I'irhaps this is because
the armv engineers haven't been able to
figure out, far enough in advance, just
what the requirements in the way of
a cessoi lew will ie Whatever the rea
son then- has been a steady demand on
the loc.il accessory houses botli from,
the armv and from the oth r dealers
distributed along the border, the infer
ence being that these dealers are stock
ing up to m(ff "Midden demands of the
army transport department.
Dealers "t p In the Air."
It has been difficult to get any par
ticulars regarding the efficiency shown
bv the different cars alnadv in the
armv service across the bord-i, but it
is still harder to find out h.v thing as
to the prospecrs of other cars being or
dered b-re. Agents for four well
known makes of light cars have been
L aslvd to- submit to the government
lists or tne numDer or cars inr-j nair
nvaiki'ile for delivery on :'o hours no
tice .lust what this m.v mean is a
problem.
Theie were some Ihisa scenes around
the local quartermaster s .lep.'i tnimt on
Friday morning when two trainloads of
big trucks were unload' d There were
I 21 Jeffery "quads" of the two ton size.
I These trucks ere all tour-wheel drive
I and the speed required in the shipping
I is evidenced by the fact that the trucks
lack the usual 'steen coats of paint and
j enamel, but thev are v erv serviceable
looking, with their solid wheels, heavy
i tires and general strong construction.
I The carvwer inspected by practically
all the local dealers hih! much favora- ;
C KIa estmrnent tmm Vieuirt
Another shipment consisted of 27
rear-wheel drive trucks of the ton and
a half size. These trmks are of the
type commonly used in commercial
business.
Ghauffenrs Come, Too.
Both shipments were in companled by
chauffeurs and from the comments let
drop by these men on therr arrival, it is
evident that main of tb'-m have never
handled trucks except on the paved
streets of eastern cities and with service
shops within call of the telephone. They
will have a chance to demonstrate their
mechanical skill when the .trucks get
-reaKhard service along the line of
communication in. Mexico.
There was considerable surprise when
it 'was found that none of 'the trucks
was equipped with bodies. There was
a burrv call for the standard Stude
baker wagon body for army use and j
the trucks were fitted with these bodies 1
temporarily. Tt whs "some job" to fit
the wagon bodv to the 1 ' ti ucks r-nd
this work required real sum it was
finally turned over to the Williamson
shops and the proprietor let out a hurry
yell for hcH- Carpenters appear .to b
rather scarce, and it was not until W.
C. Shaw- sent 15 caioenters out that a
Wull staff was available
Real She Order.
Mr Williamson runs a mj- shop, but
it isn't every day that an Kl Paso body
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builder Is called mi'.n to fit .". I llodtes
in a hurrj, but th- local man proved
able to handle the situation and theie
was as much, speed in tue body shop as
there was in the eastern factories when
the men worked all night to get Uncle
Sam's trucks out in jig time
.lust when these tnrcks will be sent
out for dutv; is not known, but it is
probable thai some will be sent south
bv- rail if permission is secured to carrv
supplies for the United States troops
over the Mexico North Western railw.iv.
ANDREAS GETS
A BIG LANCIA
lloaglniid Make Quick Sale of Import
cd yhovr Cart Has 13-lnclt Wheel
base; Developen 73 Horsepower.
A big Lancia roadster, one of the
Lancia exhibit.- at the New Tork show
in -January, made its appearance in
Kl Paso last week and now it is hero
to stay. N. M'. Hubingc-r. of New H.i
ven. bought the car at the show for
$6000 and used it for a tour of the w rt
and southwest. He reported findmu
some heavy roads north of El ra.o
and w-ben he reached this city he 1 e
ceived a wire calling for a quick 1 e
turn to New Haven. He decided th.it
he had had his fun with the Lancui
and ran it down to Lohdener's sales
rooms for a" quick turn.
The car was turned over to sales
managei Fred Hoagland on Thursday
afternoon of last week. Many motor
'sts called to examine the car, whn h
has many novel features, but all ex
pressed the belief that the car was of
too high a quality for EI Paso.
Hoagland wasn't a big discouraged.
He said that he knew Kl Pasoans who
would appreciate a high grade car ami
he proceeded to prove his contention
On Saturday night he closed a il'-ril
with John Andreas and now the car
is frequently seefi in front of the itv
National bank. It was' an exception
ally quick turn on such a high prl. el
car. The Lancia aeveiops 73 horse -power
and has a wheelbase of l"
inches.
TENNIS CHAMP
BUYS ROADSTER
Norman A. Ferguson is better known
as a tennis player than as a motor' -u
but the west Texas and w Mexic t
champion, to say nothing of being Ari
zona mid-winter champion as well, is
also some motorist.
The Elliott-Garrett company receive!
the new series 17 Studebaker roadsters
on Wednesday. The car has some novel
features, which include an aluminum
top on the rear of the body. This -s
fitted with big straps so that a bur
trunk can be loaded on the back f
the roadster and fixed in position for
touring.
Mr. Ferguson was a visitor at tho
showroom on Wedpesday . afternoon
Thursday morning he wbb back asi.u
and when he left he took one of the
new roadsters with him.
Incidentally, .when he was clamb- -ing
into his new purchase, he had ls
firm grip on a new tennis racquet -
we can look for some records from b
both in autos and tennis this spri-
The total retail value of the an
mobiles and trucks built in the Vmt-d
States in 1915, according to latest fig
ures, was J1,778,SB0. of whu'i
JoB5,85S,450 represented the passentre.
cars and $125,9950 the commercial
vehicles.
BRISCOE
POLICY
"To nuke the automobile vibe oi a dollar
greater under the Britcoe name than any
whete cite in the induitry. To build car
so good and io popularly-priced that the
verdict oi uteri will be our best ate for
future tales."
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