AUTO SALES BRISK

The Topeka State Journal
September 11, 1920

Business Is Good Is the Word From Motor Row.

Dealers Report No Trouble in Placing Auto Paper.

Topeka auto dealers are enthusiastic over business prospects for the remainder of the year. Practically all of them will have an exhibit in Motor hall during the Kansas Free Fair, and the weather man has promised some real sunshine, honest to goodness automobile weather.

Reo Only "Speed Wagon."

The Reo Motor Company of Lansing, Mich., has just been granted a patent on the word "speed wagon," and any other company using this name will be prosecuted, according to W. L. Porter, local manager for the Reo people. Porter announces the sale of a Reo truck to the state to be used at the Boys' Industrial School.

Noel V. Wood, local agent for the Buick and Cadillac cars, has some real speed boys among his salesmen. A visitor is surprised to see these young men, all of whom remind one of the college undergraduate, rush in and out of the Wood Motor offices chasing down live prospects. Wood reports sales of more than $30,000 worth of accessories for the last seven months, in addition to his regular Buick and Cadillac business.

The Capital Auto & Supply company is displaying in its show window a Maxwell show chassis, which has just arrived from the factory. Visitors at the Free Fair will have a chance to look this new model over.

Kaw Valley Reorganizes.

The Kaw Valley Motor company recently reorganized with C. N. Murray and H. O. Walker in charge of the new venture. Both of these men are former employes of the Santa Fe and expect to get the jump on the other dealers in finding prospects among railway men. They will handle the Lexington car and the Transport and Oshkosh trucks. They are located at 911 North Kansas Avenue.

J. R. Johnson, of the Johnson Motor company, says he is having trouble in making deliveries so popular has his car, the Oakland Sensible Six, become among the farmers in this district.

Builds a Ford Racer.

M. F. Hauserman, manager of the McCormick Motors company, is a mighty busy young man these days selling tires, disposing of second-hand cars, getting ready for the Free Fair and looking after new prospects.

John Elliott, 1508 Topeka avenue, recently took a Ford chassis equipped with a short couple to an 87-inch wheel base, a Stromberg carburetor, a Pugeott head and tried it out on the Sixth street road. The racer made 70 miles an hour. Elliott went to Colorado in it, making the trip up Pike's Peak in just 23 minutes.

Mack Busy Man Now.

If one wishes to spend a pleasant week, let him try to interview H. H. Mack, manager of the Neal Motors company. He is just about the busiest man on Motor Row. Whenever he doesn't think his men out in the country are putting enough kick in their work, he drops all his city work and takes the field to instill a little pep into them. Mack sells the Nash. The writer asked one of his salesmen the other day how he liked to work for him. The answer rang true as it came back in a flash, "He's a prince, the best man in Topeka to be associated with."

Boy Long Distance Star.

Probably the most remarkable long distance touring ever done has just been accomplished by Dean Flitch, son of Karl Flitch, a prominent oil man of Kansas City, Mo.

J. F. Moriarty of the Moriarty Motor company of Kansas City, states that the trip of Mrs. Flitch, who accompanies her son on the journey to California, is being made in a Mitchell F model and that she has written as follows:

"Over Troja pass yesterday, highest pass in Sierra Nevada range—Dean driving—traveled 2,800 miles since leaving and had a fine trip. No troubles."

The remarkable feature of this trip that has included much rough going and steep grades, is not the mileage involved or steady performance, but the fact that the driver is but 12 years old.