The San Francisco call., 1908-09-04
"GOOD ENOUGH"
HABIT IS COSTLY
Motor Car Owners Pay Dear
for Relying Upon Tempo
rary Repairs
Blame Manufacturers When
Machines Are Wrecked
by Negligence
By r. K. FHommedieu

The automobile owner is developing
a habit that is likely to become very
expensive. It's. known to the heads
OF repair shops as the good enough.
An owner finds his car is not running
perfectly and makes some repair or
adjustment which will do for the time.
He knows that 1t is not what it should
be, but the car runs and he thinks that
1t Will do. Things go from bad to
worse and the car has to go to the
repair man. Then the owner is put
into q bad humor when he is forced
to pay dearly to have his car fixed. A
representative OF one Of the big cars
said yesterday that this good enough"
habit needed the attention of the
manufacturer, as the owner was prone
to blame the construction OF the car,
when he himself at fault.
c. A. Eastman. coast sales manager Of the
White company. is recovering from an accident
which necessitated a painful operation his
right eye. He was struck in the eye several
weeks ago by minute piece of steel and 1t was
found necessary to make an incislon in the eye
ball. Unless unforeseen complication arise he
will quickly regain the full use OF his eye
The Auburn agency in this city reports the
cylinder Auburn touring to ]. Il. Hickman,
which be will in the pursuit of business.
The company also reports the sale and delivery
ear to the Rev. Father d. o. Crowley. Norman
de Vaux the head of the agency, is on business
trip TO Fresno.
Since the Lone Star auto route to Seminole
was started it has never missed daily trip. 1t
carries five sacks OF mail a day from Midland to
Seminole Andrews Shaftsr Lake and Monu-
ment New Mexico, and covers a route in
nine hours that formerly required two days
travel
Proof that the automobile is supplanting the
burro as means Of transportation in the noun
tains OF Colorado has been furnished by H. E.
English of Greeley. He claims to have driven a
Rambler automobile $50 miles up into the noun
tains TO Horseshoe park, 1900 feet above sea
level. burro taken along to be used in
case Of emergency, but the Rambler made the
climb without difficulty. The steepest grade was
provisions and camping outfit. making total
weight OF l. 800 pounds. Gasoline consumption
amounted to 20 gallons and the only accident was
& puncture.
Entries for the eleventh annual Paris salon.
TO be held in the grand palace during November
and December, closed Saturday, the total OF the
demands for space being quite equal to that OF
previous years. In addition to the numerous
through agents, America Will be directly repre-
sented by the Ford and the Buick, among others.
Mrs j. NJ. Etienne, who has been touring
southern California in her White steamer, ex-
poets to return TO her home in this city this
week. Accompanied by party OF friends. Mrs.
Etienne has made excursions in all directions
from Pizmo beach, where she has made her head
quarters.
"You would be amazed al the evidence of
world wide interest in the Thomas New York 10
Paris victory which daily receive" writes
E. c. Morse commercial manager of the E. r.
Thomas motor company in Chicago, 10 f. p.
Brinegar. president of the Pioneer automobile
company of San Francisco Applications for
agencies are pouring in from England. France.
Italy. Belgium, Germany, Russia, Austria--all
the old world counuies-and as far south as Ar
gentine republic Argentina is great field for
automobiles Few persons aware OF the
number of persons who acquire great wealth
there, or Of the splendid scale of living"