Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-29

HARRISON GETS
THE APPERSON
LOCAL DEALER CLOSES CON-
TRACT FOR THE LINE
MEDIUM PRICED TOURING GAR Is
THE LEADER
The 1909 stearns Tourabout ArrlVeo
Yesterday and Wac Admired by
Many at the Local
Agency
BY FREDERIC PAHsT

III. o. Harrison has closed conIrac'
for the Apperson line In Southern Gail
fcrnia and will have the first car mere
within the next three weeks.
The Apperson line is q most attrac-
> tive one for this season, and Mr. Har-
r,son ,s tn be congratulated for getting
it, az well as the Apperson company
to be congratulated for securing sucn =
good representative in this section OF
the country. .,, ,.,4.,.
duced In this end of the country, the
Annerson Jack Rabbit having won two
events in the last Pasadena a-Altadena
hill clinb and now holds the record fol
the run. -,
will receive will be the new $246O tour
ing car. This has q powerful engine
dayeIoping forty-horse power and is a
large, roomy flve-passenger touring cal
with wheel base of 120 inches The
car comes equipped with lamps and
The ether cars ruin from 45-horse
power four-cylinder car to be bO-horse
power six-cylinder machine.
The company VIII also continue 70
a place for itself as one of the fastest
cars in the country.
The agency contract with the III. o.
Harrison company was closed Dy safes
Manager Strout, who came here for
that purpose. He had many applicants
for the line.
I. The first 1909 Stearns car arrived yes
terday and attracted considerable at
tention at the salesroom of the Batchel-
der company at Twelfth and Main
streets. The new car Is a tourapout
with the popular toy tonneau. The car
is very similar to the 1908 type. The
axei is one BEAM one piece hand
forged, of alloy steel. The springs are
semi-elliptic and the brakes external
contracting on the differential and IN
ternal expanding on the rear wheels.
The tread is 61z inches and the wheel7
base 120 inches. The cylinders are cast
in pairs, the bore being S-S and the
stroke 5 7-S. The fabrication Is positive
force feed and splash system. The car
buretor is a Stearns float feed double
iet The double system of ignition is
used and the Mercedes type OF radiator.
The clutch Is leather faced, internal ex-
panding band. The drive IL side chain
with selective type transmission. four
speeds forward.
Tha first Cadillac Thirty will arrivs
here next week. d. M. Lee, who is al
the factory. wired yesterday that the
demonstration would leave by express
today.
The show committee of the Licensed
association met last week, there beine
present Chairman George Pope, Marcus
/. Brock, M. l.. Downs, secretary, ano
". p. Chalfant. assistant general man
agsr Of the A. T.. A. M. Arthur N.
Jervis, the well known writer on auto
mobile subjects. was again appointed
press agent OF the show. The head
quarters of the committee during the
show will be Hotel Breslin. The COM
mittee took up the matter Of electrical
effects for both illumination and deco
rative purposes, with the Idea OF intro
ducing novel features. which Will result
in an advance over past attempts. Al
lotment of space TO exhibitors IN the
commercial vehicle section was made.
This department will be much more
important element than In the past, as
to both quantity and quality. Owing to
the unprecedented demand for space
bv exhibitors of electric automobiles
1t was necessary to postpone allotment
Of space in this division In order TO
arrange for the necessary room II pos
sible. The contract for the placing OF
the show advertising for the ensuing
year was awardedNto LORD d Inomas'
with the fact that Brighton Beach Is
the first race sanctioned by the Auto
mobile Club of America gives the event
great prominence, while the status or
the club lnsures that prize money VIII
be paid and that square deal VIII pc
given alike to public and entrant- 1t IS
due TO the Motor Racing association to
give them the credit of having con-
Quoted the first 24-hour race that has
not left bad taste in some one
mouth. and with the Automobile cluo
backing them the acme of perfection
both in management and sport snoulo
be reached.
following; Garford, Isotta. Simplex.
I,ozier 1.-TWO cars), Stearns, Renault.
Fiat, Thomas (two cars), A. K, Acme,
Pullman and Cleveland, while for the
short races preceding the 24-hour con-
test the Mercedes, Isotta and Fiat viii
be prominent among the Foreigners.
while the Simplex. Stearns, Thomas,
Moon and A. X. VIII uphold the nonor nor
of America. Arrangements are also
being made whereby Barney Oldfield
and Christie will have an opportunity
to settle their differences.
Announcement has been made by the
Automobile Club Of America OF the
completion Of the Mercedes entries
through the Kaiser-Licher Automobile
club. The Mercedes, two Of which have
and Poggie. These are the drivers and
cars which competed In the Grand Prix
at Dieppe. Rumors have been current
that the great speed shown by the Mer-
cedes was due to the centrifugal pump
attachment on the carburettor, which
not only more thoroughly mixed the
gas but also forced 1t into the cylin-
ders in greater volume than Is obtain
able through orthodox means. Entries
for the grand prize close November l,
and judging by the rate entries are
coming IN d large field can be expected.
10 date entries have been completed Ior
three Flats three Benz, two Mercedes,
one B. l.. M. and one Acme. Manu-
facturers who enter before October l
pay an entry fee of $3.50, while those
who cannot make up their minds peiore
that date will have to pay $1,000.