Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-25
AUTOMOBILES SELL
IN WET WEATHER
DEALERS DO WELL DESPITE
STORM
Growing Disregard for Demonstration
Leads to Orders Far in Advance.
Many Cars Sold During
Past Week

Another wet week has given the To-
cal automobile dealers ample oppor-
tunity for whatever repairing and
overhauling was necessary in connec-
ton with garage work. Sales were not
up to the standard SO far as numbers
were concerned, though the trend Of
inquiry did not cease.
Profitable and pleasant demonstra-
tion was necessarily impossible, and
as result many cars which by this
time would have been in someone else's
garage are still occupying the posi-
tions which they have held since the
recent shipments to Los Angeles.
A dropping in the automobile trade
of this city, however does not mean
that sales have been reduced to a
minimum, for whatever the prevailing
conditions there are always those in
quest of a machine who care not
whether 1t rains or shines. In the
main, however, the impatient ones
form a class who have experienced
former sensations of auto delight and
possess confidence in the growing i'm
provements which have done away
with much of the previous demonstra-
tion that attended the early stages of
automobile manufacture.
Places 1907 Order
An instance OF the faith which own
ers place in the future output of the
factories became particularly manifest
during the last week when several
orders were placed without demonstra-
ton or particular inquiry as to the
car itself.
H. d. Ryus received an order, ac-
companied with deposit, from +. A.
Marsher for a 1907 model White. The
fact that at the least eight months
must elapse before the first appear
ance Of a 1907 model is striking evil
dence of the eagerness which exists
to be in on the ground floor.
Bush & Shields report the arrival of
William Garand's 40-45 four-cylinder
Pierce Arrow touring car.
w. G.. Coleman of San Francisco has
arrived in Los Angeles, having made
the trip south in his Pierce Arrow.
He is stabling at the Bush e Shields
garage.
Mrs. A. Corey. whose Arrow has
been cared for at the local garage
shipped the car to San Francisco yes
terday.
r. c. Hamlin reports the sale toI
II. A. Bayers of Los Angeles of a
model G, light touring Franklin.
A model D large touring Franklin
has been delivered to John Parkinson.
the well-known Los Angeles architect.
The Southern California Motor Car
company has disposed of a Marion,
model A. to DIR. L. d. Johnson Of Whit
tier.
The Lee Motor Car company nego-
tiated several sales of the popular Ca
dillac during the week, despite the
heavy rains.
The following have purchased the
model M touring car: L. z. Blake of
the Blake Realty company, Los An
geles; F. Schlageter, Los Angeles; G.
TIT., NJ NHtty.-
ply. Los Angeles; r. D. Lundon, Red
lands; S. T. Lockwood, Pasadena; DIR.
w. S. Gibson. Los Angeles, and
Thomas Vigus of Los Angeles.
DR.. William Carver, who used the
Cadillac in his leaping-the-gap per-
formances at Chutes park, has become
imbued with the strength of the ma
chine and secured one from the Lee
company last week.
Hoffman Richardson has purchased |
a model H four-cylinder Cadillac.
The Tonopah and Manhattan Stage
have ordered three 40-horse
power four-cylinder Elmore cars,
which are to be equipped with special
tires. The cars will be capable of car
rying seven passengers in addition to
600 pounds of baggage. The selection
of the Elmore was made after thor
ough investigation as to the endurance
qualities of various makes.
Daniel Stone of the firm of Stone &
Blades of this city has purchased
four-cylinder, 40-horse
power Gilmore, which will be used for
heavy touring. Mr.. Stone has ira
versed a distance of 5000 miles with a
1905 model Elmore.
RambIers Sell Well
Fair wet weather business has been
the order at the Cowen garage, where
the Rambler is the center of attrac-
ton.
The following sales are reported:
T. e. Finch of Covena has purchased
a Surrey I.
H. D. Blanchard also of Covena is
driving a new machine of the same
make.
e. S. Girling of Pomona last week
bought a Surrey 1, with top and glass.
A. q. Moore of San Diego has or
dered a Surrey I for the by-ways of
the bay city.
one of the quiet Waverly electric speed
wagons.
r. S. Craig of Long Beach purchased
surrey. while Louis Reed, the Pasa-
iena agent of the Rambler company,
ordered two cars during the past week.
William Ruess is doing well with the
Oldsmobile and the "merry" machine
s gaining friends every day.
Among last weeks purchasers were
R. G. Robinson of Milwaukee, who Sc
,ured the demonstration model f four
cylinder yesterday.
p. Braley of Pasadena and Fryer of
riverside also purchased four
cylinder car.
SNOW STORM MARS TRACK MEET
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