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Show mum co.'s NEW MANAGER FOR COAST CITY San Tranclsco, Feb. 7. A huge baskot of flowers greeted P. Itlchard "Dick" Carroll, new district manager manag-er for tho H. P. Goodrich Itubber company, -101 Mission street, San Frnnclsco, wlflcn ho reached his of- ffiJFSffiMmmWmWmmmW mfWlmmmmKt&mmmmm V. Itlclini'il Cnmill. flco Wcdnesdny morning from Los Angoles to take charge of his enlarged en-larged duties mado possible by the promotion or C. V. Cook to tho Goodrich r.ictory at Akron. """ Tho flowers woro n-1 spontaneous wolcomo from tho boys nnd girls of tho local branch to (heir new chler. Dick Carroll has Tor the past six year3 been manager or the Goodrich company's store In Los Angeles and has mado such nn enviable reputation reputa-tion for sales In tho south that ho was Mr. Cook's natural successor, nnd now has full charge or the entire en-tire territory covered both by tho San Francisco and Los Angeles branches. His jurisdiction covers not only tires but everything In rubber, rub-ber, bearing tho Goodrich Trade mark. This includes footwear, clothing, clo-thing, drug sundries, hoso or all kinds, belting, etc. Mr. Carroll's wonderful success Is attributed In largo measuro to his aggressive, energetic management. While young In years, his splendid judgment nnd InMght Into local conditions con-ditions nnd his quickness to seo and grasp tho various opportunities for extending the sales of tho Goodrich lino has yielded such substantial returns re-turns that ho has been recognized as tho most successful tire mnnagor In 1 Southern California and his selec-. selec-. tlon to tnko charge of a larger flold I comes with no surprlso to his friends i both In Los Angoles and San Fntn-I Fntn-I Cisco, for Dick Carroll Is no strang-, strang-, er to San Francisco having lived horo for several years previous to his managership In Los Angeles and In his return hero ho simply feels that ho Is coming back homo. Mr. Carroll Is a strong advocnto of advertising nnd attributes much of 1 the success of tho Goodrich company's com-pany's business to the fact that they have so consistently advertised their lino and backed this advertising with a quality product. On tho evo of Mr. Carroll's dc-parturo dc-parturo from Los Angoles hxi was given a surprlso dinner at tho Hotel Alexandria by tho Goodrich organization organiza-tion In tho south and at which all of tho automobile editors wero Invited In-vited guests. There were many surprises sur-prises during tho evening, including includ-ing congratularory speeches, the climax of which was tho presentation presenta-tion to Mr. Carroll of n handsomo gold watch and chain. |