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Show (AUTOMOBILE TRADE coin GOOD Salt Lake Dealers Responsible Responsi-ble for Healthy Condi-: Condi-: tions in This City. I, Automobile tmdo conditions are bettor IK In Salt Lake than any other largo city In In the country, Ih the verdict of nearly IB; nil the representative of tho lufKu mo-IH mo-IH tor enr manufacturers who aro Mslting MU Pa.lt Lako theso days on their way to IM and from the coaut. This la greatly due U to tho strong and efficient automobile IB i tradoa association In this city, according J I to F. J. Pardee, an automobile denlor of Imm Lob Angeles who apont part of thu put WR ' WMk ,n Sa't Lake. While here he I ) looked Into the business conditions of IM I the local association. I Dw Mr. Pardee came to the conclusion that I the weekly dinner held In Salt Lake, at Ms ! ""hlch time all the dealers In motor car fm I and accessories "break bread at the im same table." In the real secret behind njK , the Salt Lake organization. At this Urno competitors In trado feel free to discuss tim trado conditions with each other. If a IB dealer finds hlmsolf bidding against anil an-il other dealer on a trade-in proposition. 1 which if carried out would mean a loss E to thu man making the pale, he Is llnblo ; I to find hla mistake In tlmo to save him- self a loss. Whllo there Is no rule of I 'J any kind affecting trades which It Is !. j Impossible to make and keep, yet n calm :;S discussion of facto In relation to an old ! 1 car often prevents a loss to some dealor f or other. However, one of the strong point of l. the association, according to Mr. Pardee, MS I" th credit department, and collection department. This work of the asaocla-j asaocla-j ; Hon ban made It possible to locato nil j the ".load-beats" In tho automobllo p ra5e. and tho collection department 3 ''Pip In collecting hills from the."c same do-benln. Mr. Pardee says Salt Lake V looked upon as an Idea town from a I) trado standpoint of view, and that tho .',! local a.oHntlon was given credit for i I? thrpc conditions. |