Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-28
AUTO DEALERS
ARE ACTIVE
MANY NEW AGENCIES RECEIVE
CARS
Elmore Owner Sells Machine for Gain
After Six Months Usage, and
Immediately Purchases
New Car

Although the past week has not been
productive of much touring among
members of the automobile fraternity
there has been brisk sale report from
Los Angeles dealers all of which goes
10 snow that the horseless car has come
10 stay despite every disadvantage
which may arise from bad roads.
An especially busy session has been
III order at the Wilcox Maxwell agency
where negotiations have been completed
Tor sub-houses at San Diego, Long
Beach, Pasadena and Pomona, The
hessler Machine and Supply company
VIII care for the Maxwell at San Diego
while w. Nj. Varney will direct Long
Beach interests. r.. r. Braly of Pasa-
dena and f. c. Thomas of Pomona will
act as representatives at their respec-
tive towns.
remarkable record was made nv
Mr.. Varney during the week. as he se-
cured deposits upon seven 'runabouts
and one touring car
Inc new Maxwell agencies will receive
tnelr varied assortment of machines
next week. Within the last ten days
three carloads of Speedsters have been
received, though at the present moment
tnere Is not one car reposing in the
WILCOX Salesrooms.
Following are sales which have been
Union Metal and Hardware Co. two
Speedsters; Los Angeles Railway Co.
Two Speedsters; DR.. H. G.. Mcneil
f1gueroa street, Speedster; DR.. N. M.
Johnson, Redlands, Speedster: Arthur
L. Billson, tourabout; H. w. Watson.
tourabout; w. w. Watson. tourabout:
DR.. Hugo A. Kiefer, tourabout; Wood
Reddington Machinery Co., Santa Bar
bara, toura bout
y. M. Lee of the Cadillac agency left
yesterday afternoon for San Franci
where he will remain for several days.
q. Jr. Bennett of the Wayne agency
reports that two carloads of stock are
now en- route for the local rooms.
Among the machines are 6O-horse
power and 35 40-horse power touring
cars. Several outside agencies have
been established during t. week.
II. S. Buchanan left recently for San
Francisco in his Marion touring car.
Elmore sales have been active of late
and Manager A. j. Smith Is looking
forward with pleasure to Saturday
morning, when he will establish him
self at the new quarters, 1928 1892
South Figueroa street.
Automobile speculate appears to
have entered as a feature of local
business, judging from the sales made
by Fred Seigert recently. Mr.. Seigert
some six months ago purchased a A.
cylinder Gilmore, which after consider
able usage he sold to a Tonopah min
ing man for 5000 more than he paid for
1t. Mr.. Siegert Immediately secured an
other machine and will leave this morn
ing for Goldfield.
Among recent purchasers Of the Ell
more are:
j. Russell, O. D. Wilhelm, r. Rut-
ledge Bray. Twenty-Five cars have also
been shipped to San Francisco agency.
Lancia, the daring, has displayed
great commercial shrewdness by saying
that the European makers will prefer
to have the Vanderbilt race run here as
long as they can win it, because it does
them more good to win in this country,
where they are trying to unload their
surplus stocks. But will the foreigners
always be able to win hereafter? The
recent work of Tracy and the Locomo-
bile racer gives point to this question.
With the American Automobile asso-
citation actively interested in the pro-
ject, the construction of a big private
course for road racing bids fair to be-
come an accomplished fact in the near
future. Sufficient money to finance the
scheme is assured and the work is go
ing on quietly, as is necessary in order
to avoid boom of prices in the land
desired