The San Francisco call., 1908-09-15
AUTO COMMITTEE
DOES GOOD WORK
Philadelphia Clubs Innovation
Is a Boon to Touring
Motorists
Monthly Reports Tell Where the
Best Accommodations
May Be Had
By x. x. FHommedie1

"A suggestion comes from the east
that might be followed with good re-
suits by the Automobile Club of Cali
fornia," said an enthusiastic member
yesterday "A touring accommodation
committee has been created by the Au-
tomobile Club of Philadelphia. This
committee makes a monthly report on
hotels and similar places which offer
accommodations for motorists. The
personnel OF the committee is such that
it Is above being biased either by per-
sonal or business interests in making
these reports 1t keeps a close watch
and has been able TO obtain service
from hotels and similar places that was
not available before the existence of
the committee. Proprietors OF such
places realize that the members Of the
club pay considerable attention to the
word OF the committee. and they are
more considerate of the welfare of
motoring patrons. A committee of this
kind would not only be appreciated by
the members of its own club, but would
be Of much assistance 10 visiting motor
car owners.
The committee OF the Olympic club. which has
charge Of the automobile parade on Friday
night and the races At Tanforan next Sunday.
has purchased 1000 Chinese lanterns which will
be distributed 10 the autom0blIis;s wao take
part in the parade. Taey will be given out at
the club OF can be procured al the salesroom Of
! the ". d. Newert rIbber company, sos Golden
Gate avenue. Another feature Of the parade will be
the awarding OF an extra cup to the agent OF a
car that IS best represented in numbers II is
not necessary that the agent enter the greatest
number Of cars. but that be represent the separ-
ate make Of cars OF which there are the great
number in The parade Tsnforan track will
ne open for training work Up 10 Thursday. when
I II viii be closed TO be put into shape for the
races.
A. s. Gilman OF Cleveland drove his wlnton
Six 10 Cambridge Springs. Pa. and back on
! Labor day in 10 hours running time without any
effort to make speed An Interesting feature
Of the "Trip was that the carried 10 pasSen-
gers Il will certainly enter my car in the
81 500 Winton contest mis- fan said Gilman
i should have done so in the first contest and
II would have been prize winner, too, fer l
expense"
abandoned newspaper advertising for magazine
advertising is not true. We .elieye in news
paper advertising as strongly we ever did
SAYS Charles W Mears. There is no medium
for reaching buyers in the centers OF population
and business that approaches the daily news
paper IN effectiveness.
]. L Smiley, a prominent motorist OF Oakland
hss completed a tour in bis Thomas For
the benefit OF prospective tourists Smiley has
given the following description of the roads
over which he travelled Tahoe City 10 Truckee,
Il miles, level and good; Truckee 10 Sierraville,
good rolling: Sierrsville 10 Quincy dusty. desert
and good; Quincy TO oroville. stir. hiliy. rough
and fair; oroville 10 Marysville fair.
That the six cylinder 40 horsepower Thomas
car Is a wonderfully fast machine is the opin-
ion Of Louis Sonniksen of San Jose. who has
which he had several demonstrations in the latest
addition TO the Thomas factory The six-forty
can certainly travel said Sonniksen yesterday
Il had trip in the first OF this model 10 reach
New York and was surprised at the ease with
which the car picked up speed Within three
blocks from a standing start We we're going
more than 90 miles hour"
AutcmobIlists Of Northampton Mass. banded
tobefner recently and succeeded IN having the
brilliant. binding searchlighfs used on the
street railway lines dimmed. The automobilists
contended that the lights were a constant
ace 10 users Of the motor night as
well as TO pedestrians they blinded the
dents.
The closing OF the entries for the Vanderbilt
cup race has been postponed. as prospects have
frightened considerably within the last ten
days, and the possibility of holding an elimina
tlon trial has increased. The entries VIII close
October l. Thirteen probable entries are on the
list. Word received hy the American auto
William h. Vanderbilt Jr would delay his re-
turn from abroad another week. in order 10
secure more cars Of foreign make. several Of
which have entered
Owners Of White steamers are showing great
eede the Olympic club automobile races. for
which 10 cars have been entered Mrs J. NJ.
ErIenne, Win her reauf1ully decorated White
touring car. won tine first prize In the last
parade OF this kind aud VIII try 10 repeat
her success next Friday night.
Among the cars that have been entered in the
international lightcar road race of the Auto
mobile club OF America 70 pFccede the Grand
Prize race Thanksgiving day. is a Buick
ear. II has been decided that only six miles
Of the Grand Prize 10 mile circuit will be
used for the light contest. the remaining
-four miles being made up OF macadamized
crossroads
A new use for the motor car has been
found II has been estimated that no less
than Is big cars in in Wisconsin in
the campaign for the United States senate.
Every candidate has a number Of cars ont
distributing literature and getting close to