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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1923
Page
10
Hupmobile’s first quarter 1923 sales reached 12,004 cars, nearly doubling the prior quarter, with March alone surpassing previous June records. The surge reflects strong demand for established automobile brands across the United States, aided by shipments constrained by railroad freight car shortages.
An auto show feature describes Franklin's demi sedan unveiled this month via local dealers. It merges enclosure and touring openness with plate glass doors and rear panels, glass outlook, and a strong framed top. Interior uses hand-buffed leather, whip cord lining, horsehair mats, and durable dural inlay.
CG M Te Roux a longtime automobile executive with Willys Overland has been appointed manager of the Atlanta branch. The division handles significant southern territories and large annual automobile sales. Roux, from Minneapolis originally, succeeds FB Patterson and has eight years as district head for the northwest. He began in 1908 with Rambler in the south and has eight and a half years with Willys Overland. He plans dealer and branch outreach across five states around Georgia and attended the recent Atlanta auto show.
Prior Tire company announces a new complete battery service at their 24 N. Prior Street branch, handling Exide batteries exclusively but servicing all makes. Sam Levy says the downtown addition aims to aid business and professional customers near offices, while tires tubes and accessories remain at both the downtown and main stores.
A Dodge Brothers announcement of a steel bodied closed car sparked a strong market reaction. Prospective buyers shifted from open cars to steel models, attracted by strength, safety, and price. The business sedan and coupe offer removable rear fixtures for a flat loading space, with ample room for tools, remotes, or cargo, appealing to farmers, travelers, and rural customers.
The Central of Georgia Railway compiled a public information statement on loss damage and delay claims for 1922. Local claims paid totaled 36 with 18 settled on employee responsibility. 52 inter line claims could not determine responsibility. Total paid was 801 11 dollars broken into 331 22 for loss 413 47 for damage 7 85 for delay and 48 57 for milk and cand. The railroad notes 3 060 500 revenue passengers in 1922, equating to one baggage claim per 41 597 passengers. They praise prompt safe baggage handling as a key service factor. Also notes Poultry Show plans in Columbus Georgia for fall at the fair, committee chaired by John S Jenkins and others.
Go truce sales rise sharply as GM Veils Pontluc Michigan reports January to March orders up over 100 percent from a year earlier. Demand for truck stations grows across parts of the United States, with executives noting a steady upward trend in transportation needs this quarter.
The report notes February nearly zero percent while February 1022 exceeded by over 100 percent, predicting an overall 100 percent rise across the two months. March has started slowly with autos orders still arriving. precise month-to-month comparison awaits completed figures from the charts.
Oldsmobile shipments at the Tanang Michigan plant reached a record month, the strongest in 26 years of passenger car production. Factory overtime was used to meet unprecedented demand for this season, marking a notable peak in 1922 era automobile output.
A distorted OCR fragment notes that industry bias affected demand and capacity. It compares January February and March figures with last year, indicating several sectors ran at higher output, with production above the prior year's level by a notable margin.
A special committee on the membership campaign will open meetings across the city beginning this afternoon at 9:80 in the gymnasium of the colored branch of the Y M C A. The drive runs through May 1 with the slogan 3, 2, 6 tubers. Speakers include Tol Ballou and Edster B. J. Davis. music by the Clark University quartet.
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