Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 20, 1924, Page 13

HUREAU OPENS Be RST OF MAY omplete Reports on All Sections of State Compiled. Only a bit over one week remains In which to put the finishing touches pn the Tribune Bureau of Tourist In- formation and prepare it for the ser- vice which it will render to the otorist during the approaching jummer season. Promptly at 8 a. m. on the first day of May, the tour pureau signs will be posted, those in charge of its operation will take hetr positions, communteation will >e established with the State High- ay Department and the work of irecting the tourist to the choicest pots in Wyoming’s wonderland will foe under w A complete mileage table has been prepared at the Tribune offices hich will be posted at the Bureau proper and at places about the city which are Hable to be frequented by vurists from other sections. The ap- proach of the opening date has brought rapid response from a num- r of the Wyoming cities who al- jowed the initis! call for information na road maps to pass unheeded. Practically every community of any importance in the state {s represent- 4 with a full‘and complete report f natural attractions in the files of he Tribune office, Denver, Omaha, and the Depart- ent of the Interior at Washington re all represented with scores of bnaps, folders, and booklets. The Park to Park Highway association phas co-operated and a number of he complete maps of the entire highway and some of the Wyoming section alone, are in the possession of this newspaper's tour department. ything points for a successful season for the latest good will venture of Wyoming's leading News- paper. ——————— Dr. Nolan owns a new Buick coupe. So does Shorty Norris, who purchased one of the Country Club ariety. pabhoss So: PR Billy Morsch, Buick agent at Douglas, spent several days in Cas per during the past week transact- & considerable business with our al automotive ho }and you are privileged to call SECOND NEWS SECTION. heaters---Advance Notes STAIBUNE TOU R|THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” Earter atmosphere pervades the air, and the odors of spring are in the alr. It is the sincere prayer of every motorist, that Wyoming's nationally known highways will “listen to reason" in the near fu- ture, and place themselves in a more receptive mood for touring. One sale is worth a hundred prospects. Don't grumble about business con- ditions, you auto dealers. Look about you. There are other games of trade far more in the depths of despair than your own. The Maxwell Sport on display at the Casper Motor company serves as a siren to many a passing walker, Were you going to Thermopolis today? Too bad. The Wind River canyon highway is completely blocked by heavy landslides and al- most impassible mud holes, Only a little over a week, folks, the Tribune Tour Bureau for accurate reports upon road conditions in Wyoming. Ball cone. Strike one. You're out. Why all the baseball rumpus? The diamond gladiators of the Earl Boyle Motor company will lock horns with the Batting Alley Rats of the Lee Doud Motor company in a flerce baseball encounter at the field directly across the tracks near ‘West Yellowstone and the Midwest refinery. The game will be called promptly at 2: p. m. Sunday. The show room at the Wyoming Dort Sales company is filled with new Dort cars. Better look them over before délivery is made. So that the lady who asked may know: Japanese people have not been allowed to take out citizenship papers in the United States. There- fores they cannot according to law, become American citizens in any sense of the word. Inclement weather conditions have had almost no effect upon the bust- ness transacted at the R. N. Van Sant Motor company. Car sales have proceeded as usual during the past week with every salesman re- porting sales sometime. during the course of the period. More red paint for Casper. The Warne and Crosby Motor company have built another service c: id in the w MONTHLY REDUCED motorists who may, become victims of the lure of the open road during the summer. The addition of the new service car brings the total for the motor company to three and gives them the most complete equip- ment for the saving of the stalled motorist in the city of Casper. Here's a new candidate for the office of original hard luck king. “The chap who starts for Rawlins in March, on Friday 13, in the dark of the moon, without a spare tire, or a jack or a pump, in a road rusher of the vintage of 1916.” The Lee Doud Motor company delivered a new Paige phaeton to Alma Hawley during the past week: * The Kwik-Way valve grinding machine, which does away com- pletely with all compound and hand work in the grindipg of valves is finding unusual favor in the eyes of Casper motorists. It is a part of the modern machinery used by the Warne and Crosby Sfotor company. A cagload of Packard Single Sixes were “unloaded recently by the branch manager at Rawlins for the Joe city. Mansfield company of this Several Prest-O-Lite tanks have arrived at the Liberty garage for showing in the Tribune's Inter- Mountain Industrial’ Exposition. The material for the morale tile floor to be installed at the Joe E. Mansfield company has arrived and is awaiting its golden opportunity in the store room of the local Pack- ard agency. Monthly good fellowship gather- ings of Casper dealers and accessory men afe advocated-by a number in- Nuential in the local auto row. ‘Think it over. Month after month has passed and still this secret has not been revealed to you. Are you ready for the most startling announcement the Melting Pot has ever offered. Let's go. Hold your hats. “The Easter rabbit doesn’t lay eggs.” Two carloads of Chrysler cars will ‘leave the factory within the next few days. They will contain a Chrysler brougham and a road- ster. A standard sedan will be among the lot and the remainder will be tourings and phaetons. Those who for Chrysler appointment, (Continu e placed their orders ars need not fear dis- d on P ur) CASPER MOTOR CO. Operating One of the Best Equipped Service Stations and Repair Shops in the State USING FLAT RATE SYSTEM GUARANTEED WORK Casper’s Big Storage and Service Garage Equipped to Take Care of Your Needs—Tires, Battery Service, Paint Shop and Wash Racks STORAGE TO $12.00 CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 1924. Trends in the automobile business’ furnish ample proof that the luxur- jes of yesterday are the necessities of today, Me is demanding cars every accessory that worth. the Olds Michigan, Motor is Works, More and more the pub- containing has proven i In response to this demand Lansing, offering the DeLuxe Sedan—the sport model of the closed car field. Reports from dealers have shown & growing desire on the part of the purchasing public for a closed car as completely equipped as the open car. As this demand grew, sport models. the Olds Motor Works) decided to save Oldsmobile purchasers a part of the retail price of accessories and all of placing the cost of all the installation by wanted accessories on the car as standard equipment. The DeLuxe Sedan ts painted in a he Casper Sunday Crihune SECOND NEWS SECTION. NUMBER 39. ae J BEGMR eG Sart -) beautiful shade of maroon and is equipped with Tuare steel wheels ameled in black with gold stripe, nickeled radiator shell, bar, radia maroon to ma four ru shield cleane: sport tire ca form and bla rier and Oldsmobile show. front bumper, atch the r, rear vision, rear sport rier, four trun ck enameled steel been well r time tor cap, motometer, hood painted in body, spotlight, 1ing board step plates, wind mirror, bumpers, k rails on the back of the car, trunk plat- trunk. The addition of the trunk and car- the adoption of the disc wheels give the car the appearance of added grace and length. This new has |during the short on the market, reports from dealers ecelved it has been The Ust price of the DeLuxe Se- dan is $1,245, than the standard sedan. which {s $110 more |PARK ON MOUNTAIN AVAILABLE Yes, Casper now has a_ public mountain park, where everyone is free to picnic and camp and sniff the mountain air to his heart's con- tent. tract of Mand at the very top of our neighboring mountains has been presented to the city by a group of business men to be used as @ park and pienic ground. Casper citizens have been accorded almost very privilege. No hard and fast rules have been laid down for your observance. You are asked simply to observe the common rules of dé cency and of respect for the beauty of nature. Plans were outlined in a Pecent announcement of Ben Ly Scherck of the See Ben Realty com: pany, A few ‘Don'ts’ for those who use the mountain park this summer might not be amiss, These are not rules, They are merely requests, Don't—leave a camp fire burning. Put it out. Don’t—Throw waste paper on the grounds. Don't—Mar tn any way the trees or underbrush which you will find in the park Don't—Forget to set the brakes tightly on your car before leaving it. It's a long way to the bottom. Brake Troubles And the Remedy Should grit or some foreign mat- ter embody itself in the face of the ining, a thorough washing of the face will sometimes overcome the trouble, Occasionally, the face of the band or drum may be rusted, A common cause {9 the fact that the rivets may be protruding above the face of the lining, due to the latter wearing down.—Automobile Digest. A NIGHT IN A TOURIST CAMP By SPARK PLUG If you've ever been a tourist, read it. You'll recognize you'll laugh. Depends on your memory. Anyway—Here goes.— it Part 1. and maybe Stalwart Phaurd car running rot- ten all day, but not being an unusual occurence, John, the Wanderer makes quick decision to put into Ips- wich for the night ed to Ipswich by intervals alon loud flaring high We Solicit Your Patronage—Our Service the Best—We Never Close CASPER MOTOR CO. 230 W. YELLOWSTON _ PHONE 909 He was attract sign ist camp. and no field er in worse tive to get te instead of ur sult-Phaurd c: coming off or Phaurd enter ame of hide many streets might laught Fiorlda. ingly obeyed. condition of in arms. been present long since m ulation. be artificial sinking in West and adding greatly not mice have bee condition. haste | nt pitched by 4 neertain flash’ overs two miles te 1 next trial trip. s camp ground » and seek amo! of Ipswich, ani and loud ingly be ed Papa com ight attention of World to shade trees and mineral spring at Ipswich tour- Tourist therefor up lkely looking camp at Columbus in favor of dream camp at Ipswich where cockroaches do passes abound nm seen since Plymouth Rock was a pebble. Two miles from Ipswich finds left rear tire in pancake shape and driv- Round sun mpera- aylight Re- on rim likelihood of wheel Trusty after ng the a com- mences hasty search for spot to cool its tires for the night. Best locations all spoken for, emits from various structures which snoring tents. Little John Junior in back seat calls shrill attention to big Mogul car from Irate youngster to shut up, and is gulp amands Flat tire and general Phaurd wakes sleeping; tourists, Shade trees prove products of nursery and still babes Green grass to be migh| at one time, b et its master in by spring pro drinking fountali RESULT A More Modern Salesroom MORE SHOP ROOM For Their Ever Increasing Top Work A Full Line of Tires, Tubes, Accessories, Tire Repairing The B. & D. Auto Supply . Company 619 East Second Street up all recent t have ut had a pair of inches of fine dust that rose now and then tn a picturesque cloud threatened to cause the sudden death of every hapless tourist Mineral and strang: aves to ith The B. & D. Auto Supply Company ANNOUNCES A Complete Remodeling of Their Business Qua “out of order” sign staring thirsty traveler in the wild eye. Ipswich camp general disappointment. John, the Wanderer, suddenly realizes sun {s no longer a part of the day and that darkness is fast lowering. Orders family from car and proceeds to unpack camping outfit. Tent Js at bottom of pile in tonneau and all accessories mum be removed to get at sleeping quarters. Tent is spread out upon ground. Part of stakes found to be missing. Worse than that, hatchet {s muchly tn the minority, and foraging trip among other tourists {s made necessary to procure a driving fron hbors wander over and in- quire how roads are West of Ips wich, “If you're going to Elkhart, don't go by the Lockwood road,” {fs cau- tion of Mrs. Tourist. "The roads are a fright, and such terribly ruts. We know. We came over them this morning. Didn’t we, Henry?” Papa John not in mood to Isten to well meant chatter. Havin: trouble {n connecting “Sure Hold” tent poles, Wonders who invented camping equipment, and why he didn't finish the job, Finally raises tent to heaven after a fashion, and instructs young son to ‘hold poles while stakes are driven. Dust found to cover hardest ¢ und in United States. Breaks first stake with lusty blow from and axe. Turns air blue for © moment, shocking wife and sister in law, who never before had heard John utter an oath. At least so they confidentially whisper to (Continued on Page Three) rters Phone 2426 of taking considerably more money] hranches of business | from a city than they replace. | . Shc a raiichae When a community {s too small or| ap me ite 2 = Wh I * too ba ress to supp, ne 1 : Van’s Filling Station . houses, the a reason: | CLOSER ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS POSSIBLE Banquet Given at Close of Recent Show Demon- : strated Possibilities of Better Under- standing Among the Trade. BY SPARK PLUG “Casper Industry and Money for Casper People” is a slogan which may well be applied to the automotive angle ' of our every day business life and everything that goes with it. Although of late Casper has partially severed the bonds which hold it to adjacent and more powerful job- bing centers, it still may be said to have a long, hard row to hoe before the city is able to] the automotive game, and It should see thote.| 2° 80 stand on {ta own legs from a whole W. F. Wilkerson, prestdent of the sale standpoint and keep that vast] wyoming Automotive company ex- amount of money which passes from] presses himself upon this subject as retailer to wholesaler each day with-| follows: “I am a firm believer in Cas. in the confines of Casper where it| Per’s future, and I believe that all : 7 is lacking to make automotive may be used and circulated for our! Casper as nearly perfect as possible, ‘ own benefit. is a greater understanding between An \important step in bringing} every branch of the industry located such ‘a condition to pass is the| here. Wholesaler, distributor, retail- | cementing of relations upon a friend-| er, dealer, and shop man should y basis between automotive retailers | meet and know the men who are in- and those few wholesalers who have] terested in the same lines that he established, themselves in this clty.| fojjows. In this way, through con. ot only would action of this sort! ridential talks and meetings, the give Casper wholesalers a gol@en OD-| reasons for the need of a sort of ' portunity to “talk business” to the| union of Casper interests against men upon whom they depend for those of the complete outsider, could ) be made clear.” © Mr, Wilkerson’s plan is based and support, but it would, 1f properly handled form a sort of automotive union here in Casper, which would! in fact was suggested by a banquet ke for greater friendship, less cut| given the Casper dealers by the local : throat competition, and possibility a] accessory men and wholesalers {m+ solution for the used car problem mediately after the recent automo- ‘ which {s rapidly overcoming the|ri16 show had come tom close. At keenest of the local dealers. that. time, practically everyone in Casper has certain home automo-| terested in any phase of the automo tive ‘wholesalers, who have invested| tivo life of Casper gathered to lates their money and faith in the city, In| to the opinions and experiences of which wo live: If Gasper ts not 4) others whose chief business interest success in every way, then these! in tite was the rise and fall and companies are not successful. They! variations of the automobile business must rise and fall with the city and] in Casper, ‘The meeting proved tt. are worthy of every consideration | seit to be a marked success and has from the Casper retailer. On the! done more to stimulate a greater other hand Casper has several whole-| understanding between automobile salers who are merely branches of|retatler and wholesaler than any larger companies in other and {n| other event in Casper's history. The most cases largef cities. All money | greater majority of the members of spent with them is turned into the! the Casper Automotive Dealers ns- home office, and the only real bene-| sociation advocate a repetition of the fit derived by Casper from thelr! nanquet and smoker each month. prosence ts the small amount of capl-| ‘rhe cost of such an affair to those tat which may be put into circula-| who attend would be almost aa noth. tion by the representative or his! ing to the amount of general good it family. In other words forelgn| would do the industry here. Casper wholesalers have a persistent habit . must stand on her own legs in all MIDWEST AND TEXAS GAS nle excuse for the patronage accord. | ed the branch office of a forelgn| OILS AND GREASES company. However, Casper ts large R, N. Van Sant Motor Sales enough and progressive enough to McKinley and Yellowstone give support to tts own wholesale Phone 1406 houses in other lines as well as in You Expect it to Cost More When people first see this Oldsmobile Sport Touring Car, they invariably assume its price to be anywhere from *500 to *800 higher than it really is, That is why the Sport Touring is in such great demand. Its veryapparent extra value offers too great a buying opportunity to be overlooked, This car, with its extraordinarily complete equipment, its fine performance qualities and its beautiful bronze green color would be impossible at anywhere near the price, were it not for the pronounced manufacturing advansee resulting from the close coopera- tion of Oldsmobile and General Motors. + Come and examine this car. demonstration. Wyoming Oldsmobile Co. 442 E. Yellowstone Phone 1963 Accept a Roadster $785 Touring $795 Coupe $1075 Sedan $1135 The QM. A.C. antencded payment plan makes buying camp All prices fob La ing. Spare tire and tax extra ‘ OLDSMOBILE SIX Cab $965