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Show THE SALT. LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH - Reort Auto Manufacturer 1920. 1 1, Expert Goes to Utah Electric & Motor Well-know- n to Unusual Expedients in Filling Orders. Equipment. to the ecute shortage of rolling "Du on shipment ;Hk end the. embargo to verloue point of freight. gml sxpres throughout the country, manufacturer of' automobllee have been forced to ue their wit to the 'very utmost to supply dealer with the car with which to meet the unabatlug demand for automobile, say U. M. Grady, manager of the Grady Motor Car company, dlatributor An announcement - of interest tp local automobile and electrical circle t that John J. Growe, for th past year seise Electric manager lor the company, has been appointed manager of the Utah Electric a Motor Equipment company,' Mr. Crowe haa been angered in the electric supply and automobile business In this city for eleven years, during which time he haa had experiences which well qualify hm for hts new posiof Cole automobllee tion. The change haa already been made, "In time paet, from November until- according to the announcement, Before beriming connected with the Meroh, that wa a great deal of luaeElectric company, from tlvity In the retail automobile markets. Not "no thie year. Realising that there is which position Mr. Crows resigned to motor cart assume of his new duties, he was for fix bound to be a shortage dln this season, buyers are Instating on J years machinery salesman with the Salt I i. mediate deliveries and dealers, who in , Lake Hardware company. Previous to tones past .t this season of the year had tnat time he was for five years purchas cars in warehouses, do not even have care Ing agent for th Capital Electric com to exhibit on the salesroom floors. pany. o drastic have bean the conditions The Utah Electric A Motor Equipment of care manufecturere the company it located at JJ "Last First confronting of aorta on all South street. At the present time this hat many era relying company haa ona of the finest store for expedients ,, to alleviate present condisale of slsctrical appliances, supplies , ths tions. and equipment and automobila accessories "Among these the Cole Motor comha In lndi. the intermountain west. partially pany. Indianapolis, One of the special features of this soiled fhe problem of thlppiug car in this- manner. (ervlce is the electrical fix company' "Within the laat thirty days score of turea department. The management tha claim that th stock of hom flat car nave been switched onto auand int me factory sidings and loaded with dustrial lighting fixture is th largest One trainload of more than carried by any company in thl territory tomobile flat car, loaded with Aero-l.i- g In addition to th large stock which teenly went forward within the last few earned on hand, Mr. Crowe points out us, to Denver, Colo., tinder a convoy the fact that hi company I equipped da guard of several men. Gtber points to to design and manufacture special fix went wete tunes to match any type of arokitaotur vi nh liat car shipments i .leland, Cincinnati, Bloux City, Kan- or any home decorative schema sas t'lty, bt. Louis. Pittsburg. MilwauIn addition to thia service in design and other cities Ing and construction, the Utah Electric kee, Springfield, III., within reasonable tadfua of the Hoostcr A Motor Equipment company conducts a lomplete service In house wiring. In idpltal Diie-away- s have been encouraged to tailing, etc.- - The contracting depart t lose sections where road condition ment already tig under way a number permit safa travel overland, and Chicago, of large Installation jobs Cleveland, Pittsburg. Milwaukee, Cincinnati and other points have driven score of cars from the Cole plant. devel"notner serious condition oped lit the export end of the Cole com In the east Embargoes party s business. ba'e curtailed shipments to the Atlantic and hundreds of automobiles on order at the Cole plant from their deal markets have been held up ns in possibilities. awaiting shipping ' - these restrictions, however, t e Cole company recorded the blggeert month tit it export business In January t at it has had sinco It started business, tars being shipped to England, Brazil, Salvador. India. Greece, Norway, Java, Paly, Spain, Cuba, Uruguay, Venezuela on anj Colombia during the first month g Traffic the year. In obtaining raw materials "DifllculMe Route Across have tgused the Cole officials to produce large quantities of raw stock and store P In Indlaaapoils warehouses subject to tue requirements of the ftvetory to guard against a tliup of production due to the Inability of sources of supply to ship materials Into the plant. It is estimated that as much warehouse space ts being The Wendover route, the shortest d in Indianapolis for the storage of route across the Great Balt Lake desert, l iw materials going Into the production Cole cars as la required to build the Is popular, entirely too popular for E.-themselves. Elfers. the contractor who has charge The new bqlldlngs at the Cole plant of the road for the state. .Mr. improving and soon should being completed be for Occupancy. Tbla will give the Elfers sent frantic appeal by telegraph company a great area of much needed to the state road commission to have the loom to accommodate the Increased traffic over the road curtailed, to that of the present year. he may get the improvement work which he ha contracted finished. LUBRICATION ADVICE As a result, signs hav been placed at Grantsvtlle. and further out along th road leading to th straightaway across the deeert, notifying traveler that th ts closed to traffic. This action wag Bales Manager of Star Oil Company road taken by Ira R. Browning, state road en. -glneer, and secretary of the commisSuggests Thorough Cleaning of sion. It means, possibly,be that th longn est detour Utah will Oiling System. necessary for traffic between Orantavlllq or Tlmpie road. The traveler Wendover by and ' This m the season of the year when slmplv haa 1o get there may use tha t' e auioist gets his car out of It winter who which Pacific railroad, Western paralI Ibernation and begins to get It In shape the Wendover road for most of the for t ue rummers touring, save Jack Me-- lels on a insists or If he highway, will orsid, a es manager of the Star Lubri- -' wav, have to turn south bv wav of St. Johna Oil company. are "Spark clng plugs and Clover, Fisher Pass and the Beibsrr-lini faned. tires put Into good condition, and cutoff, and so to Deep Creek, whence dolled car bn' generally up.' he could probably make hla way north At this time, therefore, it behoove the to Wendover. car owner to go over the oiling system Elfer's outfit la now working on The crank case should be theMr.worst part of the "mud flats at drained and cleaned. The differential and either end of the salt beds, and a contransmission cases should be thoroughly siderable distance west of Tlmpie. The washed with kerosene and refilled with roadbed originally constructed there la MODERN TIRE SERVICE SHOP clean new oil, using, of course, the high-e- very narrow, about nine feet. The state qualtv and the weight best suited to Is widening this out to about twenty 2360 Hudson Ave., Ogden, Utah. particular cai. Grease and oil cups or twenty-fofeet. , his, i uould not be neglected. It is advisable the widening process, however, to lake all theo!d grease from the cups, theDuring ditching equipment used by refill and turn them down until th new Mr. heavy with a elde Elfers, along has forced ths old grease out of the has to take up all of the narrow elevator, roadbed. hep rings not turn out to the aid Vehicle may Mo-- e or lees dirt, dust and other for- without becoming stuck In the mud. Th eign matter i bound to be collected in ditching machine can turn out only with the oil and grease if left in the garage great difficulty. ell Winter, and the motorist should not Mr. Elfers'a telegram said he had to take, any unnecessary chances Good hold up long strings of automobiles for a though tome automobiles nave to wait clean oil and grease Is without a doubt considerable time, simply because U was quent that th work of th machine for long period. the best and cheapest auta(nohlle Mr. Browning saw the point, and dea physical Impossibility to get out of meets with much Interference on account so fre- - of the frequent changes required, even cided to order the road closed to traffic their way, and that the traffic will last This condition temporarily. about one month, It la expected. After that the road wilt again be in shape for traffic. IVith the exception of the narrow parts now being widened, the road is said to be in fair condition, and to be quite frequently used. It Is the plan or the state that ultimately the road shall be surfaced with gravel, thus forming a boulevard straightaway many miles long across the desert and salt beds Inter-Mounta- Inter-Mounta- in i o '7 1 hs i I , The fact that one of the first successful cord tires was a General Tire undoubtedly has hail something to' do with the present position that The General holds in the tire world but the main reason is that every General Tire Cord or Fabric Truck or Passenger Type for small cars or large has gone a longer way to make friends than its price fon-W- n 1JEP1S 1 . i the Suspended Wendover Salt Lake Desert. promised. The General Tire is ready to go a long way to make friends with you. Built in Akron, Ohio, by f.-e- The General Tire and Rubber Company ?hk r x . dVEN AUTO OWNERS goes a long way to make friends v 1 -- Utah General Tire & Rubber Company g Salt Lake City, Utah CHIPMAN MERCANTILE CO., American Fork, Utah. -t ur sz ' 1 THE BEST LUBRICANTS FOR ALL PURPOSES PENNSYLVANIA PARAFFINE USESTARCO IN YOUR . U sun and snow, as well as cold, the closed car's great growth In popularity has been Ingiral. Improvement In the closed care have made this remarkable growth possible. Practically in a moment, the closed car can be converted Into an open car or vice versa, and yet It carries all of the luxurious comfort of the coach. The new. la of the four-dotype with high sides There are six windows of equal size and square cornered ,'oliowtng tile prevailing mode. The glass side panels and framework. In the summer season, may be entirely removed. Jiffy curtains for protection showers in summer' are provided against in a locker in the ceiling. The .seats five persons comfortably. The little refining touches that mean so much to the motorist, such a dome ceiling light, silk roller curtain for n the rear window, windshield, massive coach bandies, add that vouch of luxurv that makes the a var of appeal to alt motorists. WS WILL TEST YOUR BATTERY OB OAS TANK TEES Lex-Sed- Lex-Sed- PREST-O-LIT- E - LIGHTING AND WELDING GAS AND BATTERIES a new Preat-O-Llt- a Battery for any mak of car. Wo repair any make of battery. tin W Wo exchange raln-vislo- BASE CRANK OIL CASE iMotorists seeking efficient and dependable lubrication will find their, ultimate choice in STARCO. . ; Or call our office, Was. 1326. At Your Dealers. Lex-Bed- TO OBTAIN Motor Expert. SERVICE, Improvements in the cars are taking on definite shape and it is not difficult to trace the probable trend for the next two years. Probably the most noticeable development will be the almost entire replacement of the touring car bv the sedan and other types of inclosed tavd.es cars end a vastly in the higher-price- d inclosed cars as greater percentage of d In to th open compared EFFICIENCY and CORRECT LUBRICATION Use Only lower-price- field. Iki' i11 A vj k k That sta'ement, hy Edward Schlpper of the 6ocletv of Automobile Engine! tn Motor World, one of the great motor trade publications, following th New York automobile show. Indicate the trend of the time to the Closed car for service Continuing, Schlpper says In h's artiOn company, for Instance, which cle three year ago had an Inclosed car f Intermount&in Branch 343 Eccles Avenue V' , Salt Lake City schedule of about 15 per cent. Is now making (0 per cent inclosed vara. Others are following suit. The number of inclosed car sold is governed only by the production. Th remarkable advance of the all- year car wa marked at the Chicago as well aa Hie New York show, practicallv half of the cart displayed being of tn lncloeed type Ottering protection from dust. rain. E. 2nd Waiatck 23. Gill Piston Ring Co. 15 EAST FOURTH SOUTH. i TYNG E. . DARLING, Mgr. Next to Hlppodromo one-piec- Oils and Greases . So. e The perfect piston ring. Guaranteed for both oil Carried in standard and over sizes for all and compression. motors. "Have yours equipped." all-ve- ar Refinery, Cleveland, Ohio. Established 1877. tanks MONARCH MOTOR COMPANY 223-2- Coupe or Sedan Will Take Precedence, Says Noted Prost-O-Llt- a & TOY, Intermountain Distributor!, Salt Lake City. JOHN Iitte J. O'CARROLL, Manager. Phone Wasatch 6C31. Ads in The Tribunes Classified Columns Yield Big Returns. ' |