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Show UP AND DOWN SALT LAKE'S BUSY AUTOMOBILE ROW Dealers Threaten Trouble If any uerson wanted trouble during tho week iust passed it was only necessarv to drop in to any one of tho local automobile automo-bile establishments and ask how bus'-ness bus'-ness was cotninir along. Automobile dealers, as a general rule this also includes in-cludes tiro men arc always ready with a grin to welcome any one who happens hap-pens along. Ho may bo a prospect, so the smile is cultivated, but during the past week tho weather man had them all down for the count It takes warm sunshine to mako a man part with a pile lareo enough to 'buy a joy-wagon, atid said pile cannot bo jarred looso with a crowbar when it is snowing. The army of glooms certaiuly held control con-trol of automobile row, whilo Utah's famous weather was busy with its stunts during the past week. Joins Salt Lake Auto Co. Will Cal- der, who has the past few years been with the Consolidated Wagon & Ma- chino companj as automobile salesman, has joinod tho selling force of tho Salt Lake Automobile company. . New Boise Garage Opened. Sam Sharman announces that ho has closod a deal with Norman Gratz to handle the Cadillac, in the Idaho capital. Mr. Gratz is building a now garage and says he will have one ol tho best crjuippod plants in Idaho. Black Goes to Diamond E. I?. "Bud" Black, the well known local automobile salesman, has joined tho selling department of the Diamond .Rubbor company and will look after city trade. Milford Agent Here William Martin Mar-tin of the Milford Garage, company is in the city on business for his com-Danv. com-Danv. Jt is Martin's intention to eauin a thoroughly up-to-dato place in Milford to look a iter the wants of tho growing automobile trade. Whilo here Martin will dose up for a car to handle han-dle as his loader. Many Dealors Want Tires During tho past weelf, according to K. K. rr. i i.t-tnf ,.,.!,. r.r i, i. rinA. rich Rubber company of this city, nianv ol' thc outside dealers havo been in the eity placing orders for tho ox-uoctcd ox-uoctcd summer Js rush ou tires. Mr. Kantzer snys the country trade for tires was never in better condition than it is today and tho recent cut in tires makc3 it possible for small dealers deal-ers lo lay in a stock. Xantzor also says this ,is a sure proof that the country districts are fast filling up with motor cars. Nevada Dealer in City Cal Weeks, manager of tho 'Wcclts Auto company, camo to Salt Lake this week on a short business trip. "Whilo tho season has been backward on account of' the weather in his section of the stole. Mr. Weeks says thoy have already 6old aud delivered several cars. Opens Store in Idaho Falls W. T?. "Dick" Tiichardson, ono of the best known drivers and automobile men of the city, has just closed a deal to han-dlo han-dlo tbo bVankliu in Idaho .Falls. Exnocts Good Year D. V. Dovrd oC the Dowd & JSarl auto and accessory firm oX Idaho Falls, accompanied tho Jdabo Palls deloeation hci'o tbia weok. Ho aavs both road and n-eather conditions condi-tions havo been bad this spring, but that business promises to be the best ever seen during the comine summer. " Visitors of the Week Among tho automobile aud accessory representatives representa-tives in Salt Lako this week vrero C. Fj. Johnson of. the American TCver-Ecadv TCver-Ecadv eompauy of San Francisco; Paul S. iac, representing the Boston Woven Tfoso & Rubber coiupanv; A. W. Shattuok of tho Ftilton-Grubb com-uanv com-uanv of Chicago; Charles H. Becclc, rcDrosenting the rilwaukoe Auto Specialty Spe-cialty company; S. B. hoviu of tho M. Snarzier compani Auto Accessories of Los Angeles, and B. G. Campbell of the. General Motors company of Detroit. Drives to Montpelier .lohu Luf-green Luf-green of tho JkTakj. & Young Auto firm pt Montpelier, Idaho, purchased a car in Salfc Lake this week and drove home, going up Parley's canyon and i ,a-o i anston waB accompanied bv .Robert Sponco, who drove home aa far as Evanston with him, in a now car purchased whilo in tho city. Entertains Shrlnors Sid Thco-bold, Thco-bold, manager of the United States .Iiro company, says mixing with Shrin-crs Shrin-crs heals selling automobile tires, especially the "blowout" part of it. I hero are "blowouts" and "blowouts," "blow-outs," according to Thcobold, but the Shriller kind is a bettor brand than tho ono served up by a woruout auto-mobilo auto-mobilo tire. Drivo From Logan I). J. Nelson Nel-son of the Schaub Machinery compauv of Logan drove to Salt Lake in a ear on Tuesday. He says the roarls at that time wero in oxcellont condition. Now Diamond Adjuster W. J. Wat- ...... Vi uiovuiduu, unio, conies dired; from the factory to tako charge of the adjusting department of the Diamond Jtubbor company of this city. A. Butcher, former chief adjustor, has been transfcrre.l to the Chicago branch. Denver Firm May Locate C. A. Houghton of tho Western Motor company is in the city with an Abbott-Detroit. Tho Denver firm has the western territory for the car and if tho agoncy is not located here may decide de-cide lo open a branch. Joy Makes Hard Drive Wayne Joy of tho Utah Motor Car company com-pany completed a hard day's drive early this week. A party bf mining men wero taken from Salt Lako to J-airfiold, through Spanish Fork canyon can-yon and back home by Nephi and Pay-son, Pay-son, a total of ,230 miles in ono day. I he roadB up Spanish Fork and Thistle canyons arc nono too good at this time of the year, which in itself makes a record run of the trip.. ViBits Local Agents Manager .1. C. .Biloy of the Goodvcar Rubber company mado a flying trip around tho state this week, visiting some of tho largest of tho Utah agencies. Premier Factory Man Here C. C. Lake, traveling representative of the Premier Motor Oar Co., is hero and will ho located with the Campbell Auto company lor tno next two or three weeks looking aftor the interests of his company. |