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i ueiu iuwill boprogram, dais who pare theexico■H-n-e is the modern home. of ho Laroclo /-vuto {sales .Company, -Houston anci uonvent streets, anct some 01 mo auu employees mo company; has on its payroll in this-district. This building was erected especially-for tho purpose it serves and is considered one of the most modern automobile sales company buildings in the entire southwest.t.former cs hacky t’ollow-•oni the : the im-•estotl by ,T. Bosch •ol an he ar the I.Consulate I to take be sentiouboff is r of lan-•onmin in isons and le can be he said.tKKKSOf Moyle, city.r city in-escorting who lost and chll-lood, and country io Amer-»ncore. n a full,Mena'* by ir Ti” bythe two ng ladies ami in is cnthu'cia, well only rerendered ich, clearxfter res-pieeo she iuets. an oper-L’ia fromsplendidan encore ling man-3wet* girl, . bringingWJv SHAMES Sr,i 'Seventeen years ago, in dune of 1910, W. J. Sames, and J. It. Moord were persuaded to the automobile businessenter as vmet with i in the 1 colatura ‘For AH rythmical tat Ion of ish Vais was ac-Elvira C\ iano andthe violin,' h the La-skle line with their wholesale grocery business.An agency contract was signed by them with the Ford Motor Company and three Ford Cars were purchased as an initial order. Headquarters were established in a small gran warehouse in the rear of their wholesale establishment on the 1-G. N. 11. it, Co., tracks.It is now the oldest Ford Agency in this section of Texas. At the time these throe Ford cars came to town, they were equipped with what was thou called tho left hand drive and it excited a great deal of amusement ‘ and comment among the “Old’ ° Timers. George PoJgo bought one of the first cars. George Her by bought one very soon afterwards, and Mr. Moore drove one of them himself. There were probably about a dozen curs in all In Laredo at the time these cars came in. About, eight m* ten cars were sold in 1010 and two or three In 1911. The first cars were sold at about $110.00. In 1912 and 1913 business increased a little bit, and by 19 14 it became necessary to have an uptown place of business, so the spot in front of the Hamilton Hotel, now occupied by tho Sanies Moore Bldg.. was bought, and tho Laredo Auto Sales Company was incorporated by tho two partners of Sanies-Mooro Company and Harry JO. Samos.In 3 914 tho Company began to handle other cars in addition to Fords, and for tho next three years they had at different times the Oakland, Chevrolet, Stude-baker, Hupmobile, Cadillac, andwhen the Dodge was first produced, this Company had one of the first agencies of this ear that was placed in the State of Texas. During this period the Laredo Auto Sales Company operated a Ford garage on the Jarvis Plaza and the Citizen’s Garage, which was then located on Mata-moros Street, next block Hast of the old Court House.This Company sold the first Ford ear in the Counties of Duval, .Mm Hogg, La Salle, Dim-miek, and Zapata. Chns. Neal started in his automobile business, which has now grown to such large proportions, by handling a few Ford cars on consignment from the Laredo Auto ‘Sale*♦Company, In 1917 Ford business had increased to such extent that the Ford Motor Company was in a position to insist on exclusive representation. Since that time the Laredo Auto Sales Company has sold Ford products only.The sales of tho Ford car from 3 910 to the present date have just about kept pace with the* growth of Laredo and the figures showing tho Increase in sales from year to year point out very clearly the increase in all lines of business in Laredo during that time. From the sale of less than a dozen cars in 1910, the Company lias reached a volume of exceeding f00 new cars sold in one year. In April of 1922 realizing the future of the trade territory surrounding the Mlrando Oil Fields, a branch dealership was established at Mlrando City, Texas, which,sold during the first year nearly one hundred cars, and during the year of 1920 over 200 new Ford units were sold.Acquires New AgenciesDuring the past two years this Company luis also acquired control of tho agency at Enoltial, Texas, as well as tho agency at HebbronvUle, Texas, where the$ have associated with themselves, U. O. (Otto) Middlobrook, the pioneer oil-well driller of this section.Tho Company at tho present time, in' addition to the operation of four Ford agencies, operates the Central Finance Company, which finances the time sales of their cars.During the year , 102G, OneiThousand and Eighty Five new Ford units and approximately five hundred used Ford Cars were sold in this immediate tor-»“ rBOROZONE .Is NOT a linimentIt Is the new antiseptic every one should have ready for use when needed for cuts, wounds, burns, etc. It purities and heals* Liquid sadPowder* Sold byCITY DRUG COMPANYW. J. SAMES Jr.ritory. There are 2,500 Ford owners In Webb County alone, and the service department operated by this Company have had occasion to service over. 10,000 customers in their repair shops during the past year, or an average service to each customer of four times a year.The Mlddlebrook Motor Company, which was organized Feb. 1, 1920, sold 313 new Ford Cars, 100 used Ford cars and 11 Ford-8on tractors in-that territory during the It months of 1920—arecord that would be hard tobeat in a territory of that size.*During the year 1920 the Laredo Auto Sales Company building was constructed at tho Corn dr of Houston St. and Convent Ave.,which at that lime was the best and most complete Ford plant in Fox as, and still ranks highly even at the present time. Thisbuilding cover.*? 23,500 square feet and during the past year this Dealership’s business reached a point where It was not large enough to take earo of Us needs and an additional structure was built on the adjoining corner, in which the used car department is now located. Tsauro Martinez, formerly manager of the Mlrando Auto Sales Company, is in charge of this department. Realizing the importance of the used car department in connection with any automobile business, this department has been given a very largo shave of tho attention of the management. Complete equipment for din-assembling, rebuilding, and re-painting Ford cars has been installed and a great deal of pride is taken in the largo number of satisfied customers reached thru this department of the business.This Company contributes Us ■success in a large measure to Itsstrict adherence to the business*methods and policies suggested by the Ford Motor Company. It has risen during the past six years to* a point where it occupies u very strong position in the automobile industry in Southwest Texas. In its main office and branches, this Company employsand one hundred combined .payroll that of any con-in this district.. H. is estimated that this Company and its affiliated branches wait on over four hundred customers each working day of the year.The officers of this Company are W. J. Baines, Sr. President;« •-HARRY SAMESbetween eighty men, with a which exceeds corn operatingH. R Sanies, Vice-President, at General Manager; and W. Samos, Jr., Secretary and Sal•Manager.lr X DELI V K U 1C I) MESSAGESAT WESTERN lt;13X10Following is a list of mosstig on hand undelivered at the Wes ern Union office;C. H. Keim.1 la fuel Aguirre.Marco lino Bravo,I'm bln Gallegos.Fortino.Enrique Mala.Shipments of turkeys out Fexas in 1926 amounted to. ahnrn900 carloads.L1.■ v* |WBuzz Quests 'make a, hitt Vs.,FLIES—annoying, filthy pests! irsnt iclothing, furs and rugs. 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Laredo Daily Times
Laredo, Texas, US
Thu, Jun 16, 1927
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