Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-22
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L he Illuuel lOuI, WIlCn started ITuIIl
Buffalo July IL with more than fifty
automobiles entered, will finish Satur-
day night, July 2S, at Breton woods,
after covering a distance of 1134.S miles.
The program is:
Sunday, July %, Quebec.
Monday, July %, Quebec...........
Tuesday. July "a, Quebec to Jack
Wednesday, July 25, Jackman to
Thursday. July 26, waterville to -, ,,
Rangeley lakes. es....................103 JOB miles
Friday, July 27, Rangeley
Saturday, July 2S, Rangeley to
Breton woods ....................14 miles
The entries closed July for the eli
mination trials for the Vanderbilt cup
race. The list of American cars entered
is not as large as was expected, only
twenty cars being entered for the great
contest. After the Glidden tour is over
the Vanderbilt cup race will hold the
center of attention.
A new auto law went into effect in
New Jersey July 1 and autoists claim
that it is the most severe they have
yet had to contend with. For viola
tiOns of the new law the penalties and
puniShments range from fine of 500
or imprisonment in the county Jail to
a fine of $500 or imprisonment in a
county Jail for period not exceeding
sixty days Under this new law every
motor vehicle must be equipped with
an audible signal trumpet, every auto
mobile shall carry two lighted lamps
from one hour after sunset to one hour
before sunrise, and whenever there is
a fog. These must be white lights Visi
BILE $50 feet in the direction toward
which the auto is moving. There must
also be red light visible in the oppO-
site direction. Speed of one mile in
three minutes, one mile in four min
allowed according TO sections of the
townships passed through.
The Pope Motor Car company. WAY
erly department, indianapolis, Ind. has
collected data pertaining to the sub
ject of garaging electric vehicles and
has published il i'm an interesting book
let. The book contains expert views on
the subject, written by men who have
had years of experience i'm charging and
storing eleCtrics exclusively and in
combination with the gasoline car gar
age business To supplement these
views, facts and figures, there is much
other Information of interest, The book
is intended principally for distribution
among dealers and their assistants and
the electric power people incidentally.
The Bennett Automobile company has
just closed with u. j. Weisel of Ana
helm to handle the Wayne cars i'm the
northern part of Orange county.
The Wayne agents report sales as fol-
l lows: @. O. valentine, city, q. g..
/ Toberman, Hollywood, runabouts. They
also report the sale of a four cylinder
Wayne TO @. w. Baker.
E. r. Wickerschoim of Santa Ana
has decided to cast his lot with the
Wayne car and has closed for am
agency He win handle Wayne cars i'm
/ the southern part of Orange county.
j. T.. Halstoad. the San Diego agout
for the Wayne, is expected I'm. the city
iu "a few days TO purchase machinery
for his shop.
B. w. Fletcher of Rodoudo lis PLAN
ming "a "trip to san Francisco u his
model a. Wayne. file win leave I'm u
week and be gone month.
A s9lomans school IS being provided
. nr by n H. Franklin Manufacturing
/ company of syracuse IL is intended to
( siva tbc entire selling force 20 practical
education with regard no the various
features of the Franklin uus This WlI
include experience iu engine Dr.. Id e,
testug and repair -rputmouts. After
completion of the practical course. the
mon win take Up the study of selling
methods.
Shipments from Tine Franklin factory
continue to bc heavy for This time of
tno yo1r Tho work u. the 1907 models
Is very rapidly drawing near compile
t.1r Some time ag0 the company h3d
. sold out ou the chain driven wn1hout
type E. and for several weeks have been
refusing orders for the popular shaft
driven touring ear.
Tho United States government has
taken delivery of "a Franklin twenty
horse power type ID thr7uEh Cook q
stoddsrd representing Franklin cars M
j Washington. u. C.. An opportunity will