Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-01
PRICE OF TIRES
REDUCED TODAY
THREE COMPANIES HAVE AN
N0UNCED NEW SCALE
OTHER FIRMS ARE EXPECTED To
FOLLOW SUIT
Twenty-Five Per Cent Cut VIII Be
/. General In the Tire Llne--Tour-
lst Directors Annual
Meeting
By FREDERIC PABsr

This is the day all motorists will have
cause to remember. A reduction in
the price of tires goes into effect today.
The automobile editor has received
notification OF cut from three COM
panies, the Michelin, Diamond and
Goodrich, and 1t is expected that the
others will be following very soon with
their announcements.
From all reports the reduction will be
general. The cut may differ 80 the ex-
tent of a few dollars in the different
makes, but the general rule will be q
20 per cent reduction.
In some quarters the new price list
has come as a surprise as there had
been some talk of new tire trust, but
from present indications there has been
no agreement for the boosting of prices.
If the companies have agreed upon the
cut there will be no complaint.
Many of the other tire agents who
have not been informed of the new
prices are expecting word daily and
there will probably be number of new
announcements within the next month.
Col. r. c. Fenner, whose White
steamer Is to race against the Kissel
Kar September 20. went over the course
yesterday in his old car. He left Sat
urday and went to Palmdale and yes
terday made a fast run to the mine
to study the condition of the road.
Leon I. Shelter will leave this morn
ing with party to be gone three days.
Bert Latham and G. p. King will take
the Kissel up and the rest OF the week
will be spent In getting acquainted with
the course.
Guy West Of the Western Rubber and
Supply company is attending a confer
ence of the G. & J. agents at the In
dianapolis factory. He will go from
there to New York and when he re-
turns will have seen everything worth
seeing east of the Mississippi.
| J. G. Cochrane returned yesterday
from a trip up the coast as far as Paso
| Robles. He made Santa Barbara, San
Luis Obispo. Santa Maria and the
smaller places. Business Is reported
good all along the line. lie represents
the Chanslor & Lyon company.
| The annual meeting of the directors
| OF the Auto Vehicle company will end
tonight. They we're in session three
days last week and went over the plans
and policies for the coming season.
Last Saturday there was joint meet3
ing of the directors, the mechanical
/ and the sales forces of the company.
| These meetings are of immense benefit
as 1t gives the different department.
men chance to express themselves
and aids the directors in making their
| decisions.
]. S. Conwell, the general manager of
this company, will go east September
15 He will be accompanied by William
Moreland.
Frank A. Moore. who left here re-
Gently in a six-cylinder Franklin, writes
from Portland that he had fine trip.
While in the Shasta country Mr.. Moore
decided to take side trip and enjoy
a little hunting. Fifteen minutes Off
the main road he brought down a deer.
Few motorists cover more miles In a
season than Mr. Moore. With his wife
he motors all over the Pacific coast
and is now considering driving from
Portland to New York. He has made
the trip from Mexico to Canada cou-
pie o: times and the run from San
Francisco to Los Angeles has become
a short pleasure jaunt for him.