Show GASOLINE TO BE AVAILABLE IN 18 Loral Local Auto Dealer Sees No Danger of Shortage in Supply Xo No gasoline shortage for or the United States This Is the verdict o of many of ot themen themen the themen In eastern oil nn and men most prominent gasoline circles according to bred tred Sharman of or the Sharman Automobile company of or 8 Salt lt Lake who returned last week from rom an extended trip through h tho the cast east during which he visIted visited vis- vis the Chicago o automobile snow show the tho Oakland and c Cadillac factories and went thoroughly hl Into tho the gasoline sit alt been bean afloat So man many rumors have o during recent months that this country cOuntr faces a gasoline shortage that will af affect at- at feet teet the owners of or automobiles and prospective buyers buers of oC new cars that Mr Sharman felt a D. thorough analysis of or the situation would be bo appreciated here upon his return He made a sl special point Investigating investigating gating the gasoline situation and tho news he brings back Is thoroughly en encouraging encouraging en- en to both automobile owners owner and those who Intend to purchase cars cats this year car I tall talked ed with man many of oC the tho largest gasoline dealers and manufacturers manufacturers' representatives In this line In the east cast declared Mr Sharman yesterday Every Even one of or these men and they thoy are arc tho biggest In the business were very ery emphatic In declaring that thero there Is not tho the slightest t possibility of oC a shortage In g gasoline In this country for many months to come These men state and showed CI figures to prove their statements that there are millions of oC I Imore more barrels of oC gasoline on hand today In the United States than at an any time in the past In the entire history of this Oils country cou These oil men were Just jut as emphatic in declaring that In n their opinion gasoline r prices will not go any higher than at present and all of oC the themen themen themen men I talked with expressed a strong stronghope stronghope hope lope that tho prices would drop below their present level lovet I F Not So good With respect to fi frel freight eight ht equipment for or the movement of oC motor curs CUlS from Crom the tho eastern automobile manufacturing plants plant into the west weal Mr Sharman did not find such an optimistic output The Cadillac factory Is doing everything every every- thIng within Its power to secure freight equipment to move the tremendous production of oC Cadillac cars tho the factory has las turn turned d out and so far as factory factor production deduction Is concerned there cannot bo be a shortage of or Cadillac ears cars this year ear ar The Tho entire pro problem lem lies In se securing securing se- se curing curing- freight cars in which to move the he C Cadillacs At t present foodstuffs and ind coal are the tho only freight commodities ties Ics being Leing accepted In the east cast for tor an any guaranteed destination and thousands of oC Cad Cadillacs lilacs are being driven awa away from tho the factor factory by y dealers close enough to go SO for tor their cars and drive them hem back to tho distributing point I found tho the Chicago automobile show well worth while and I am only repeating lIng what was tho the consensus of opinion at the show when I sa say that the he Cadillac exhibit was by far the most beautiful of or the entire display continued Mr Sharman There were no freak Cadillacs j on n exhibition Tho The company compan 1 nW standard models models models mod mod- els In standard Cadillac colors Tho The new lew top which Is lined on the Inside gives tho car cap a very velY handsome some and dressy appearance and tho the two mo models els of the Cadillacs we ve now have o on hand handin In n Salt Lake available ble for retail delivery delivery er ery are equipped with this new top We e are are particularly particular fortunate here hereIn hereIn heren In n Salt SnIt Lake in ln ha having several of each of oC f the Cadillac complete lute lino of cars carsIn carsin In n stock read ready for Immediate delivery eli er to o Cadillac customers These models include the Roadster the tho Phaeton the Seven passenger Touring car the VictorIa Victoria Vic- Vic torIa orla and tho the Brougham These are all the latest model Cadillacs with the new nc and higher radiator and the new cowl owl While we shall be able to get got plenty lenty of or Cadillacs this year If the freight situation io is relieved the fact tact remains that If IC a conge congested condition continues on un the thc railroads we shall be entirely out of or Ca Cadillacs In the theer er very near future nn and we strongly urge anyone anyone anyone any any- one who tho Is is considering a Cadillac car for or 1918 to tu get et in In touch with us Im Im- mediately elthor on the cars we are arenow arenow arenow now able to deliver or those which we expect In the Immediate future Visit Oakland Plant Ilont During his trip cast Mr Ir Sharman visited the iho Oal Oakland lan factory CD an and reports a a. i similar freight condition with that cum urn pan yIn y In respect to Oaklands we arc are again fortunate as os regards s our Salt Bait Lake store tore said Mr 11 Sharman Wo Yo have Oakland roadsters touring cars ars coupes roadsters coupe and se sedans so- so dans here in Salt Lake Lak in sufficient quantity at present to make imme immediate lat delivery to quite a number of custo cus- cus to omers mt 1 We Ve dont don't ont know when we v will get ct ny ny more mote Oaklands It depends ent en- en t Irely reh on tho the freight conditions There Thero are arc ro thousands of oC Oakland cars competed completed completed com com- ready for shipment nn ant and tho the Oakland Oak Oak- land and factory even cven Went to the extent or of f buying many flat cars double double- double deck Ing ng thorn them and sending th these sO cars to Chicago on the company's own special traIn rain until such time as the railroads found themselves unable to oven even furnish furnish fur fur- UI nish an engine for tho the train Our dealers and the retail trade tra in SnIt Salt alt Lake Lak are aro calling for tho the Oaklands vo wo now have havo very elY rapidly and then cannot annot last Ins very cry long at the present rate rata of Inquiry The Sharman company n will have an elaborate exhibit of or Oaklands Oakl au and Cadillacs In the forthcoming automobile automo- automo bile lle show v at Bonneville park In Salt Lake Meanwhile the company Is han handling a heavy business In these two CRts cats at its B S. S State tate temporary l salesroom al street I |