Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-23
AUTOMOBILES
DRAW CROWDS
WHITE PULLMAN EXCITES
MUCH ATTENTION
Society viii Attend Formally This
Evening, When Gala Occasion Is
Anticipated-Elmore
Exhibit

| Probably the fact that this evening
| is to be society night at the automobile
show accounted for a businessike ses-
sion throughout yesterday at Morley's
| Grand avenue skating rink. Dealers
experienced a busy time explaining and
| telling of the good points and inciden-
| tally taking orders for the new makes.
| Apparently strict impartiality was
observed as none of the fetching dis
| plays appeared lonesome during the
| day and evening.
Without doubt Los Angeles has
reached an epoch along business lines
that is bound to prove a permanent
factor in the mighty growth of the
southwest. Attracted by reports of the
opening night blase New Workers, who
witnessed the great Madison Square
garden show not many days ago, visit
| ed the exhibition yesterday and last
night.
No exception could be heard to COM
plimentary expression and the most
conservative remarks We're voluminous
with praise at the presentation.
Size appears to be the difference.
Lack of space, however, is the only
feature which makes the Los Angeles
venture a whit inferior to the recent
| eastern shows. So far as the eXhihi-
tions and variety entailed Los Angeles
has a show second to none.
Several belated cars arrived yester-
day and were placed in positions re-
served for them.
Captain II. d. Ryus surely effected
a coup when he landed the great White
Pullman which exists as one of the
most imposing features OF the exhibit
tion.
Beautiful in the extreme is the mag
nificent car, and a jam was in order
throughout the evening where the
luxurious exhibit rested in the White
garage.
There is small wonder that the White
people themselves were in joyous mood
as they talked OF the car and it's possi-
bilities. Everything at the show is
worth while. but trip to the exhibit
ton room ~ill be incomplete without a
moment at least devoted to Captain
Ryus' quarters.
Pullman is surely a fitting name for
the machine, with it's great depth of
seating capacity and luxurious uphol-
STEERING. OF 115 inch wheel base, nearly
white setting off carmine running gear
and trimmings, the general appearance
is typical of automobile beauty at per-
fection.
Seven passengers may rest with per-
feet comfort. Two revolving chairs are
situated in the tonneau opposite the
rear seat, which is almost a couch, so
rOOny is In6 uepD, Teu leather.
The wheels are of a thirty -siX-inch
diameter, with five-inch tires. When
the car was constructed experts of the
White factory determined the exact
power required and then planned a
greater strength rated as so per cent
higher.
Weighing 5000 pounds, thirty gallons
| of gasoline are sufficient for distance
of $50 miles under any circumstances.
| In 70 Of n
retail at $780, which appears phenom-
enally cheap.
The engine is much like that of the
regular White touring car with the
stroke heightened to AZ The low
pressure is increased from ) to g. The
engine exhaust heats water on the en-
gine way, and in so doing condenses
everything up to twenty-eight miles
per hour
The brakes are IA inches in diameter
and both operate from a foot pedal,
neither of which works through the
transmission. Gas is shut off by means
of a trigger on the front.
A. ]. Smith at his Elmore booth
shows handsome car in the 1907 three
cylinder touring machine.
Equipment is complete and results in
the presentation of an attractive fam
| lily carriage which bids to become high
| ly popular Brass lamps, tail light, gas
lamrs and generator add to the natty
appearance.
The motor is of the self-starting two
cylinder sort, with vertical fore and
aft triple cylinder. Transmission shows
the sliding gear, with three speeds for
ward and reverse.
All in all, the ElmOre three-c cylinder
is one of the strongest factors at the
exhibit.
Society will attend formally this
evening and a gala occasion is antici-
pated.