Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-26
AUTOMOB|L|STS
AID IN RELIEF
LOCAL CARS PRESSED INTO
SERVICE
HorseIess Machines Ply Between
Committee Quarters and Depots.
Reos in Parade-A New
Rambler Arrives

Los Angeles automobilists have been
among the busy persons during the
past week and the value of the horse
less car was never shown to more strik-
ing advantage than in the general de-
mand for vehicles with which to convey
the refugees who have been entering
at the city's gates.
! The lack of night service on the local
street railways has in a manner been
overcome by the swift autos that were
pressed into service for aid in the work
of alleviate Many local dealers and
owners volunteered the services of their
machines and oftentimes worked
Through the night driving the cars to
and from the stations.
Leon T. Shelter of the REQ agency
performed generously Tuesday morn
ing, when he supplied Reos for the
benefit parade. Every car in the pro-
cession was a REQ. and not only did
the machines contribute literally to the
good work at hand, but also displayed
the beauty and running qualities of the
REQ.
w. K. Cowan has had two or more
machines at the service of the cham
Der of commerce during the time of the
relief work. They have run continu-
ously between the depot and the cham
Der quarters.
Harry Stuart of Riverside yesterday
purchased a Surrey L Rambler.
The w. K. Cowan company has re-
| ceived a new car in the Surrey l, with
detached tonneau and boot, which
makes a regulation touring machine. A
carload of cars diverted from Frisco
will reach the Cowan salesroom shortly.
| The Cadillac company reports an eX-
cellent week of sales.
Deliveries Scarce
The Southern California Motor Car
company is preparing to remove from
their present location to their new
quarters, 1911 South Main street.
During this spring period when de-
lveries of new cars are hard to be
had within two months, an unusually
good business is being done in second
hand cars. Although it is natural
enough, circumstance very annoying
to buyers is that the secondhand mar
ket is "long" on the very makes of
cars of which prompt deliveries of new
models are to be had, and short" on
secondhand cars of those makes of
which the 1906 output is all sold up.
Among foreign machines Panhards are
the greatest scarcity i'm the second hand
market. Owners of them seem seldom
to shift their loyalty and whenever an
old Panhard is offered it is quickly
sold.
For the same reasons the Pierce-Ar-
row is the scarcest among secondhand
American cars, and as this car is in
greatest demand among that class of
BUYERS who consider quality before
they ask the price, figures almost fancy
are now obtainable for old Pierce cars.
In fact all the best brands of touring
cars are hard to obtain just now, either
new or second hand, although there are
plenty of secondhand runabouts to be
had.
Thousands of orphans in the metrop-
oils will get a step farther into the de-
lights of automobiling on June 6, when
the New Year Motor club will cele-
brate Orphans Day for the second
time. Last year the club took the tots
{ for a twenty-mile spin to Coney Island
| and back This year it will whirl them
: twenty miles into Westchester and
back.
ANY automobilist who counts the cost
can now easily figure on getting more
than his money back in the reduced
t nrices on automobile papers, maps, ETC.,
= granted to those who spend ~ for a
membership in the American Automo-
3 bile association
With even a larger list of individual
l entries than were made for the Ormono
tournament, the races to be held al
E Atlantic City on April 25, 26 and q
5 promise to rival those of the Florida
Y beach in interest, even If the course
Is not so fast.
= American cars are sizing up in Eu-
! rope. Percy Pierce has entered for the
( European Circuit and a team Is form
ing for the grand prix.
An appropriation of $4,000 has been
i made by the Automobile club CO Amer
= lea to further the work of the American
Automobile association in the erection
of sign boards. The boards will have
!. an arrow showing the way done ir
n white upon a background of blue en-
y amel, with the distance given to the
\ next town each way. The various state
1 organizations of the A. A. A. will CO.
u operate in placing the signs.