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Automotive News Briefs 27 August 1925 |
150 CARS IN MICHIGAN FAIR OPENING PARADE
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan 
Detroit, Aug. 26.—About 150 passenger cars will participate in the third annual automobile parade to signalize the opening of the 76th annual Michigan State Fair, September 4.
ADVERTISES PROSPERITY
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Waco, Texas
Waco, Tex., Aug. 26.—“We can't join the pessimistic crowd; business is good with us.” Thus does the Hicks Rubber Company of thie city tell the world through a half-page ad in the local newspapers that their business is good in spite of the worst drought of 40 years. The Hicks Rubber Company maintains three wholesale stores and 20 retail stores in Texas.
AUTO MECHANICS UNIONIZE
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Joliet, Illinois
Subject: Labor
Topic: Automobile Mechanics Union
Joliet, Ill., Aug. 26.—W. Schoenberg organizer of the Automobile Mechanics Union, has announced that 19 of the 34 garages and repair have signed a new scale of pay and working conditions. As soon as the city of Joliet is organized it is proposed to carry the move to other down state cities.
AUTO STEEL MAKER SEES BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Canton, Ohio
Canton, O., Aug. 26.—Present conditions in the steel industry are favorable, according to George H. Charls, vice-president and general manager of the United Alloy Steel Company. This concern makes automotive steel for many of the world's largest automobile manufacturers.
The Alloy is operating at between 80 and 90 per cent. capacity, Charls said. July production was low in comparison with other months because of midsummer repairs, it was explained.
BATTERY EMPLOYEES PICNIC
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Waco, Texas
Waco, Tex., Aug. 26.—Beard & Stone Co., battery dealers of this city, treated 35 employees to a watermelon cut at the Fishing and Boating Club here recently. This company, which also is the exclusive distributor for Gabriel snubbers, Stromberg carburetors and Bosch magnetos in this territory, recently moved into a new building.
BOOM IN GUAYULE PRICES
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Mexico City, Mexico 
Mexico City, Aug. 26 (By U. T. P. S.).—A possible boom in guayule prices is forseen by producers here as a result of high rubber prices.
Capitalizes on Few Bearing Replacements
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topics: Sengel Motor Company • Star
The Sengel Motor Company, Fort Smith, Ark., handling Star, Durant and Flint cars, announced recently that in three years it had never sold a main bearing for a Star car. To substantiate this fact it offered to pay $5 in cash to every mechanic coming to its place of business and proving that he had replaced a main bearing in a Star engine in Fort Smith.
CHEVROLET AT PEAK OUTPUT
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topic: Chevrolet
Plants of the Chevrolet Motor Company are operating day and night shifts and are striving to increase output.
CLEVELAND AUTO COMPANY REPORTS ITS RECORD YEAR
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Cleveland, Ohio
Topic: Cleveland
Cleveland, Aug. 26.—The Cleveland Automobile Company reports the best year in the history of the organization. The plant is turning out fifty cars a day and orders on hand will maintain this figure for some time to come, it was stated. There has been no let-down in production during the summer.
CLEVELAND BUSINESS
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Aug. 26.—A slight decrease in business during August is reported by the finance companies of this city, handling passenger car paper. The drop during August is 20 per cent. under July, according to W. W. Sullivan, who expects a similar falling off during September. Losses are slightly lower. In April, May and June new car business paper exceeded that of used car, but during July and August used car paper was in excess.
DEALERS TO EXHIBIT
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Amsterdam, N. Y., Aug. 26.—The automotive industry will play an important part in Amsterdam's mercantile exposition which is scheduled to take place in September in the local state armory. Already several dealers have arranged for representation and it is expected that virtually every dealer will furnish some kind of an exhibit.
DECORATIONS POPULAR
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Ia., Aug. 26.—The Yavapai Onyx Mining Corporation of Dubuque, manufacturers of onyx gear shift tops and onyx radiator cap decorations, is more than 40,000 behind in orders for the ornamental onyx globes which are becoming increasingly popular as substitutes for the metal caps of gear shift rods. An order for 12,000 of the balls was received a few days ago from one of the largest automobile assembly plants in the country.
Exports $60,000,000 Autos to Tropics
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: New York, New York
New York, Aug. 24.—Exports of $60,000,000 worth of American automobiles to the tropics in the fiscal year just ended, coupled with the fact that practically all our airplanes and one-half of our wireless apparatus exported go to that section, suggests, says the Trade Record of the National City Bank, that the people of the tropical world are finding in these new devices a partial solution of their transportation problem. The tropical and subtropical belt, which stretches around the globe between the 30th parallel of north latitude adn the 30th parallel of south latitude, has about 600,000,000 people.
a name="firestone">FIRESTONE WINS BID
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Columbia, South Carolina
Subject: Tires
Topic: Firestone
Columbia, S. C.,, Aug. 26.—The Capital Motors, Inc., of Columbia, distributors here of Firestone tires, has been awarded a contract for more than a carload of tires for use by the state highway department. The tires are to be used by the motor vehicle division of the highway department.
a name="fordnickel">FORD BUYS NICKEL
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: Ford Motor Company
Detroit, Aug. 24.—The Ford Motor Company has bought 20 tons of nickel compound from the International Nickel Company, for experimental purpose in connection with the finish of radiator shells. About five pounds of the compound are required per radiator.
Ford Parts by Air In New England
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: New Haven, Connecticut
Topic: Ford
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 22.—Dutec Flint of Providence, Ford distributor for New England, in conference here today with Col. Leonard S. Horner, president of the local branch of the American Aeronautic Association, announced that just as soon as this city and Bridgeport provide airports he will agree to put on an airplane service with the Boston and Long Island Ford plants for the transportation of spare parts and equipment.
FORM BUS ASSOCIATION
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Subject: Buses
Dateline: Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, O., Aug. 26.—Bus operators of Northern Kentucky have formed a bus association with headquarters at Ashland, Ky. A terminal will be established in an in that city.
GLIDDEN SHARES SOLD
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Stockholders of the Glidden Company have subscribed for virtually all of the 40,000 shares of no par common.
GOOD GLASS DEMAND
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Demand for plate glass continues good in Pittsburgh, and distributors appear to be satisfied with present prices.
HANG 'EM IN SIGHT
Publication: Automotive Daily News
A filling station operator increased accessory sales by hanging a number on the pump.
IDAHO REGISTRATIONS OF PASSENGER CARS GROW
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Boise, Idaho
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 26.—A total of [copy damaged]704 passenger cars and 6,210 trucks has been licensed in Idaho [copy damaged] to August 15, according to official record. Last year's registration totaled 61,955 passenger cars and 7,698 trucks for a similar period. A total of 7,714 new passenger cars and 639 new trucks is included in the 1925 figures, as compared with 10,248 new cars and 1,063 trucks last year.
INSTALL FORD BENCH
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Ia., Aug. 26.—The Automotive Service Company, recently opened by Specht and Rock, has added a specially designed bench for handling Ford electrical work. It is so arranged that units are handled easily and quickly for repairs and can be tested out under actual working conditions.
Jersey Price War Cuts Gas to 11 Cts.
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Burlington, New Jersey
Subjects: Petroleum
Burlington, N. J., Aug. 26.—Competitive slashing in three-day price war has brought the price of gasoline here down to 11 cents per gallon, and filling stations are being pressed to handle business originating from miles around. Traffic is jammed and the police are encountering difficulty in handling the horde of eager motorists.
Opening of the Sinclair service station, with the announcement of 17-cent gasoline, started the price cutting. Until the coming of the Sinclair station, the average price of gasoline in Burlington and Trenton, twelve miles distance, was 20 cents.
Lauds Dort
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topics: J. Dallas Dort, Charles W. Nash
Charles W. Nash took occasion to pay glowing tribute to the late J. Dallas Dort at last Saturday's reunion of former employees of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company at Flint, Michigan.
“Never a man lived who reared an organization in which he attempted to inculcate that honest spirit of living than did Mr. Dort,” said Mr. Nash. “I am glad to have worked under him and to have learned his spirit of fair play and honesty.”
MANUFACTURER TRIES FISHING
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Jackson, Michigan
Detroit, Aug. 26.—P. W. Seiler, president of Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, who is on his annual fishing trip at Blind River, Ont., will return to his desk August 31.
Moon Reduces Prices
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Chicago, Illinois
Chicago, Aug. 26.—The Moon Motor Car Company has announced price reductions of $50 on the touring car and $250 on the sedan.
MOTOR SHAFT COMPANY ERECTS NEW BUILDING
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Jackson, Michigan
Topic: Jackson Motor Shaft Company
Jackson, Mich., Aug. 26.—Contracts have been let by the Jackson Motor Shaft Company for an additional building and equipment to cost $200,000. The plans call for the completion of the project by November 1. The new structure, which will add 13,000 square feet to the plant's space and will be erected by John F. Braun, has been made necessary by the expansion of business.
MOTOR VEHICLE DUTY CUT IN FRENCH AFRICA
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Washington, D.C.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 27.—The schedule of duties applying to imports into French equatorial Africa (except Babon) has been modified, according to a decree of June 30 published in the French Journal Official for July, Eugene A. Masuret, office of trade commissioner, Paris, reported today to the Department of Commerce.
Automobiles and trucks of all kinds formerly dutiable at 10 per cent. ad valorem are now dutiable at 5 per cent. ad valorem.
Moves Used Cars By Weekly Auctions
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Subject: Dealership Operations
Topic: Fellwock Auto Company
Auction sales in which the used car goes to the highest bidder is a popular method adopted by the Fellwock Auto Company, Evansville, Ind., in the merchandising of used cars. One car a week is chosen for the sale. The system of used car disposal applies to the lower priced makes.
Cars have been sold as low as $25.
The method, according to P. B. Fellwock, secretary, not only stimulates interest in the particular car offered at auction, but visitors have opportunity of seeing the collection of used cars the company has on the floor.
MRS. G. A. HALMAN DROWNS
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: George A. Halman
Detroit Aug. 26.—Mrs. G. A. Halman, wife of G. A. Halman, plant manager of the Fisher Body Corporation, was drowned in Lake St. Clair Sunday, when she dived from her motor launch Thelma II, and was drawn into the propeller. She was 37 years old.
NEW AUTOMOTIVE STEEL PRODUCTS CO. ORGANIZED
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topic: Alliance Steel Products
Alliance, O., Aug. 26.—Articles of incorporation have been filed by the Alliance Steel Products Company, which will engage in the manufacture of steel forgings for the automotive industry. The articles of incorporation call for issuing 2,000 shares of no par value common stock.
Options have been closed on a site in the northeast section of the city, and it is understood work will be started soon on the erection of the plant.
Incorporators are Percy S. Bottomley, Homer Kendall, Lester L. Ruth and F. W. Andrews.
NEW BOSTON MANAGER
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: Oakland
Detroit, Aug. 26.—C. W. Matheson, vice-president and director of sales of the Oakland Motor Car Company, has announced the appointment of W. B. (Bill) Sawyer as Oakland district manager at Boston, Mass.
NEW FLINT WELCOME
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: Flint E-55
Detroit, Aug. 26.—A. J. Sarver, general manager of the Flint-Detroit Company, expresses confidence that the new seven-passenger Flint “55” sedan was the one thing needed to make the Flint line entirely complete. A wide range of prices from $1,350 to $2,875 is now being offered by Flint dealers with reports of a healthy volume of business from all points.
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New Ford Angle
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topic: Henry Ford
Henry Ford has just been eulogized from the a new angle. This time it is in connection with his interest in the advancement of aviation. J. Gainor, president of the National Association of Letter Carriers, in Detroit a few weeks ago, said: “Thanks to Mr. Ford's patriotism, America will be in the front rank of preparedness in event of another war.”
New Sinclair Stations
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topic: Sinclair
The Sinclair Oil Company is acquiring many gas station outlets in the middle anthracite section of Pennsylvania.
NEW STELLITE SERVICE
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo, Ind., Aug. 24.—Haynes Stellite Co. has just completed concentration of its activities at its plant here. All service in connection with the company's products which include Stellite metal cutting tools and other articles of high speed, rust and corrosion resisting alloys, will hereafter be given direct from the plant. Headquarters for administration sales and engineering activities will be at Kokomo under the direction of C. G. Chisholm, general manager.
OHIO STEEL FOUNDRIES TO MAKE AUTO PARTS
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus, O., Aug. 26.—Charles Michael, president of the Ohio Crane Company, has bought the local plant of the Ohio Steel Foundries Company, of Lima, which has been idle since 1920 and will remodel the plant into a gray iron foundry, starting furnaces in about three months. The new plant will make some automotive parts, officials said.
ONE AUTO TO EVERY FOUR
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Pierre, South Dakota
Pierre, S. D., Aug. 26.—By the end of this year South Dakota will have one automobile for every four persons in the state, according to estimates made by the motor vehicle division of the department of state.
Pierce-Arrow Bus and Truck Output Larger
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Buffalo, New York
Topic: Pierce-Arrow
Buffalo, Aug. 26.—Bus production of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company for the first seven months of this year shows an increase of 71 per cent. over the same period of 1924. Truck production for the first seven months was 100 units in excess of the corresponding period last year.
PLANE RIDE FOR BUYERS
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Subject: Dealership Operations
Topic: H.W. Hendrick
“Buy a Marmon and get a free ride in an airplane” is the literal offer of H. W. Hendrick, manager of the Marmon West Side Sales and Service Co., Oak Park, Ill.,
Hendrick is an aviator of no mean ability. He owns a plane and when he tires of remaining on the ground, he gets it out and soars above traffic cops and such.
a name="returngm">RETURN FROM EUROPE
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Topic: General Motors
Detroit, Aug. 26.—Landing at New York on the S. S. Homeric September 2 will be a number of General Motors officials, who sailed from America July 25. In the party will be Pierre S. duPont, chairman of the board; John J. Raskob, Fred J. Fischer, C. S. Mott and John L. Pratt, vice-presidents. The party has been making an investigation of European automotive conditions.
Says Present Owners Are Best Prospects
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Topic: Carl Maxwell
“The best prospect in the world is the car owner himself,” commented Carl Maxwell, president of the Wabash Valley Motor Company, Hudson-Essex distributor, Evansville, Ind., in a reply to a question as to methods of obtaining names of prospective car buyers.
“”The satisfied car owner will tell his friends. It is but human that we relate our accomplishments, and the purchase of a new car is a thing to which the average man of today gives close attention, as it is an investment in service.
S. D. PLANS FOR WINTER
Publication: Automotive Daily News
It is announced that South Dakota will use motorized snowplows to keep its roads open this winter.
SUPPLY DEALERS ENTERTAIN
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Raleigh, North Carolina
Topic: Boylan's
Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 26.—Over 200 guests enjoyed the hospitality of William and Rufus Boylan, operators of Boylan's, Inc., wholesale automotive supply company, at a pig barbecue at the Milburnie Fishing Club near here.
TELLS MILEAGE BUYERS GET FROM HIS TIRES
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Subject: Tires
Topic: Bolls Brothers
Bolls Brothers, Conway, Ark., selling Firestone tires, has been publishing names of customers and the amount of mileage they have been getting from tires which were purchased from this concern. A sample is: “J. E. Williams, driving 30x3½ oversize Firestone cords for 10 months at 75 miles a day, averaged 20,000 miles.”
Wilson Co. in New Building, Sept. 1
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac, Mich., Aug. 26.—The Wilson Foundry Company, a subsidiary of Willys-Overland, will occupy its new addition about September 1. The new building, three stories, will be devoted exclusively to the manufacture of six-cylinder motors.
The company is now making all the Willys-Knight motors, and the Willys-Overland motors are being cast and machined here. Production so far this year has exceeded the entire 1924 output.
WEEKLY CHANGES POLICY
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Aug. 26.—Henry Ford's weekly, the Dearborn Independent, has announced a change in its policy. Beginning with the issue of October 3, the Independent will accept advertising.
Would Run Bus Between Seattle And Los Angeles
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Dateline: Olympia, Washington
Olympia, Wash., Aug. 26.—W. J. Schraeder of Los Angeles this week filed application for a permit to operate an interstate motor stage passenger bus service, between the cities of Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles. The applicant proposes to make two round trips monthly between the two cities by the Pacific Highway route.
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Publication: Automotive Daily News
The Treasury Department has ruled that parts and accessories built for motor vehicles, but sold for use on other than automobiles, are not subject to tax. What has the motor vehicle done to deserve such exclusive and [damaged copy] attention?
Personal Paragraphs
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Glendale, Cal., Aug. 26.—Capt. E. V. Rickanbacker, vice president of the Rickenbacker Motor Company, was honor guest recently at a banquet of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce at the conclusion of his inspection of southern California agencies.
Boston, Aug. 26.—J. H. Johnson, head of the Boston Buick Company, has returned home after a tour of England, Scotland, Ireland and Continental Europe.
Streater, Ill., Aug. 26.—Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Solon, Hudson dealers, are enjoying two weeks' vacation at West Baden, Ill.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 26.—Headed by John P. Neilsen, president, the sales organization of the John P. Nielsen Company, Chrysler dealers, enjoyed a day's outing at Crystal Lake last week.
New York, Aug. 26.—Major Charles G. Percival, former Peerless promotion mna, is now secretary and general manager of the American Tourist Camp Association.
Salem, Ore., Aug. 26.—J. H. Maden, manager for the F. W. Pettyjohn Company, Rickenbacker and Oldsmobile dealers, is back at his post, following a two weeks' vacation.
Attleboro, Mass., Aug. 26.—A. D. (Pop) Pelletier was forced to hang out the “S. R. O.” sign immediately after opening a sixteen-car addition to his Pine Street garage.
Newark, N. J., Aug. 26.—E. J. Foley, president of the Ford-Chevrolet Motor Car Company, has returned to “Automobile Row,” after a motor trip through New England and Eastern Canada.
Baltimore, Md., Aug. 26.—R. W. Wilson of the Stallings - Ripple Chevrolet Sales Company has been presented with a gold cup for sales record by H. B. Hatch, sales manager of the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
Salem, Mass., Aug. 26.—Irving F. F. Hartwell, service manager for the Townsend Motor Car Company, has returned from a motor trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Madison, Wis., Aug. 26.—T. R. Hutson, nine years in local automobile circles, has joined the sales force of the Madison Oakland Company.
New York, Aug. 26.—H. J. Fitzpatrick, who has been identified with the automobile industry for the past ten years, has joined the sales staff of C. H. Jennings, Inc., Dodge distributor.
Chicago, Aug. 26.—A. C. Barley, president of the Roamer Motor Car Company of Kalamazoo, Mich., and E. W. Young, of the Los Angeles agency, are here as guests of C. Y. Kenworthy, Chicago distributor.
Cincinnati, O., Aug. 26.—Adrian Wulle, president of the Miami Motor Car Company, is spending the summer at Walloon Lake, Mich.
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 26.—George G. McFarland, president of the Harrisburg Motor Dealers' Association and the Harrisburg Auto Company, Reo representatives, has returned from a week in Atlantic City.
Cincinnatti, O., Aug. 26.—Mrs. Ross Howell, wife of Ross Howell, manager of the Hamilton Auto Accessories Company, Hamilton, O., is seriously ill in a hospital there.
Columbus, O., Aug. 26.—Richard Darby, formerly manager of the Butler county branch of the Pure Oil Company, is spending a vacation in this city.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 26.—A. A. Woodruff has been placed in charge of sales and advertising for the Connecticut Lincoln Division by Dutee, Wilcox Flint, Inc. His territory covers New Haven, Bridgeport, Stamford and Waterbury.
Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 26.—John W. Weibley of the Franklin Sales and Service Company, is at the Franklin factory in Syracuse, N. Y., arranging increased shipments for this territory.
Fire Losses
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Alletnown, Pa., Aug. 26.—Gordon Used Car Exchange, 1214-1216 Gordon Street, burned with loss of $50,000, covered by insurance.
Trenton, N. J., Aug. 26.—Auto Tire Vulcanizing Company, swept by fire, last week. A heavy stock of new tires and tubes was destroyed.
Columbus, O., Aug. 26.—Wilson Engineering Company of Xenia, Ohio, garage destroyed by fire, with total loss of $80,000. Six motor trucks were among the property destroyed.
Fayettesville, N. C., Aug. 26.—J. & H. Motor Company and Fayettesville Vulcanizing Works, burned with loss of $40,000. The McNeil Motor Company and other buildings ablaze were saved from destruction.
Toledo, O., Aug. 26.—Miami Tire & Supply Company, Miami Street, badly damaged by fire.
Oklauniuon, Tex., Aug. 26.—Dave Lewellen, garage, badly damaged by fire, with loss unestimated and amount of insurance not reported.
Retirements
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Columbia, S. C., Aug. 26.—Robert D. Lambert, for many years in the automobile business here, has moved to Florida, where he may locate. Mr. Lambert, as Columbia manager for the Oakland-Knight Company, began his automobile career in the late '90s.
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 26.—Fred M. Hadley, a Hartford automobile repair man, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, listing assets as $2,565.25 and liabilities at $2,765.26
Improvements
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Hazleton, Pa., Aug. 26.—G. Stuart Engle of this city was awarded permit to install six underground gasoline tanks of 3,000 gallons capacity, in new public garage being erected by him.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 26.—The Waite Phillips Company of Oklahoma has opened the third of a chain of filling stations and will have seven others under construction in the next ten days.
Beverly, Mass., Aug. 26.—The Townsend Motor Car Company, 131 Rantoul St., has completed enlarged new and used car departments and has increased its line of accessories.
West Brownsville, Pa., Aug. 26.—Collier Brothers, automobiles and accessories, are erecting a new building for Star and Durant sales.
New Incorporations
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 26.—Cornish-Smith Motors Company, Inc., Laramie, Wyo., sales, service and repairs, with capital of $24,000, by Fay E. Smith, Lyle M. Cornish and A. W. McCullough.
Concord, N. H., Aug. 26.—The F. J. Bennett Company, Keene, N. H., motor sales and accessories, with capital of $50,000, by Royal W. Beal, president; Frank J. Bennett, treasurer; Carrie A. Bennett, assistant treasurer, and Perley F. Wilcox, clerk.
Jackson, Miss., Aug. 26.—East Mississippi Motor Company, Starkville, with capital of $15,000, by A. D. Rankin and D. C. Castles.
Changes
Publication: Automotive Daily News
Des Moines, Iowa, Aug. 26.—The Standard Motor Parts Company, wholesale replacement parts distributors, recently moved from 922 Grand Ave. to 1310 Grand Ave. The new location affords them over 10,000 square feet of floor space. The business was founded five years ago by R. B. Bowman, president, and is now serving as distributing warehouse for nearly 2,000 garage men.
Little Falls, N. Y., Aug. 26.—C. A. Boss has purchased the Little Falls garage and is preparing to enlarge.
Athens, N. Y., Aug. 26.—James Holmes has succeeded Franklin Holmes as proprietor of the Washington garage of Washington Street.
West Allis, Wis., Aug. 26.—Charles H. Hathaway, president of the Badger Manufacturing Company, has leased the Avery Manufacturing Company building and plans to double the company's spare parts output this fall.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 26.—The E. M. Moore Auto Top Company has purchased the Pine Bluff Top Company and will continue it as a branch concern.
Conway Ark., Aug. 26.—The James Motor Company has secured both the Star and the Hudson-Essex contracts.
Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 26.—The W. S. Carroll Company is the successor of the J. Renner Auto Sales Company, as local Durant and Star representative.
Horatio, Ark., Aug. 26.—The DeQueen Motor Company of De Queen, Ark., has succeeded the Ford Motor Company, as local Ford dealer.
Chicago, Aug. 26.—The Roberts Motor Sales Company, 6050 Cottage Grove Ave., has succeeded the Irving Motor Sales Company, 117 East Garfield Boulevard, combining the Willys-Knight distributing staffs.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 26.—The Owen Motor Sales Company, Lincoln representative, has moved to temporary quarters at St. Peter and 4th Streets, pending completion of its new building.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 26.—The Blue Hills Avenue service station at Blue Hills has been reappointed metropolitan dealer of the Hudson and Essex by the Harrington Hudson Company, southern Connecticut distributor.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 26.—The Matheson Oakland Company, 245 Jefferson Ave., has appointed the Stehouwer Motor Sales Company, 1401 Alpine Ave., N. W., associate dealer to handle expanding business.
Stepney, Conn., Aug. 26.—Frederick Judd, Jr., formerly Dodge distributor in lower Franklin county, has been appointed Dodge agency manager in Derby, Conn.
Hartford, Conn., Aug. 26.—The following associate Flint dealers have been appointed by Seymour & Michaels, distributors: Ward C. Parsons, Bristol; W. F. Bailey, Norwich; Wilson & Anthony, Willimantic; Automobile Sales Company, New Britain; A. J. Maynard, Plainville; A. B. Wellman, Torrington; Flint Automobile Exchange, South Manchester, and Kendall Auto Sales Company, East Hartford.