The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22

A. 3. Watson announced yesterday
the names OF the COMMITTEES which
viii have charge of the reception to he
accorded the International racers who
are coming across the continent He
VIII be assisted by W H Hopper. Nat
Messer and J. NJ Patrick. All ar
rsngements have been made and the
committee is awaiting word OF the
approach Of the cars. when it will
start down the peninsula. Notice has
been sent TO the members OF the Auto
mobile Club Of California to assist in
the reception. Watson has received
word from many Of the owners that
they will join his land squadron when
IL gets under way for the south. The
committee viii meet the cars in San
Jose. 70 which point they will be
piloted by the Santa Clara County Au-
tomobile club.
c. s. Howard of the Howard automo-
bile company in discussing conditions
financially in the automobile game said
yesterday that they were far better
than most persons supposed and that
this would be one Of the greatest years
that the automobile trade has ever
known in San Francisco. The sales
viii outnumber those of any previous
year Howard cites the fact that for
the first 20 days of March his company
has delivered more Buick cars than
were sold during the corresponding
month last year. These figures do not
include sales on which he has not been
able to make deliveries. Howard left
yesterday for a trip through the Santa
Clara valley.
Cuyler Lee and family left vester-
day in his 1908 Packard to visit Los
Gatos, Saratoga and the blossom dis
trict. They viii return this evening
Carmichael. Bray & Co. report the
sale and delivery OF a four cylinder.
two cycle Elmore to c. f. Whitney OF
this city. They have sold a three CYL
inder, two cycle Elmore touring car
TO G. A. Free Of San Jose.
A. c. Leonard Of the W. D. Newerf
rubber company said yesterday that
there had been more heavy tourist type
Goodyear tires sold this last week than
in any previous week since the agency
was opened in this city.
Don c Mccord. we'll known in local
sutomobiIedom. and who was formerly
connected with the Boyer motor car
company, has become a member Of the
keystone motor car company of Oak
land. This is the firm that handles
the Marion, Overland and Acme cars,
and has it's main Office in Oakland.
NJ f Branch OF stockton has been
in this city for the last few days and
has purchased from the Auto vehicle
company a 1908 Tourist, which he
drove to his home yesterday
What he's been known as the Mitchell
run. an outing taken last year by Nit
chell owners exclusively. is TO be re-
peated this season. and viii cover the
days of July 3 and 4. BY mail vote
OF the owners it was decided to leave
this city on the morning of the Sd and
rendezvous at San Jose, where the run
10 Alum rock will take place. at which
hill climb Will again be enjoyed.
Late in the afternoon the Mitchell
family" will continue on fits way south
as far as Del Monte. where it will
he In time for part OF the celebration
on the fourth. Two exceedingly hand
some trophies are TO be offered for
the hill climb and g large entry is ex-
pected for this event.
J. c. snead announces that the
Stearns car is now in temporary head
quarters at $40 Golden Gate avenue.
The city fathers of Syracuse, n. Y.
have had a Franklin police patrol
built, containing a 16 horsepower
engine and capable of going 20 miles
an hour, for use in the capture of Of
tenders. The car weighs $500 pounds.
and has a seating capacity inside for
10 persons. This is the first model of
the kind that has been built By the II
IL Franklin manufacturing company.
but already officials from several other
cities are making inquiries and inves-
and there is little doubt that
many more orders will be sent to the
factory before long.
E. Ginley. who owns and drives an
recently made a trim TO
Iagunitas, Camp Taylor and Point
Reyes. and said that he had not a
single mishap TO mar his trip. but that
the roads were, as he put it. simply
nerce. with new rock and rutholes big
eonugh 10 bury horse in sometimes"
Ginley has made this trip over so times. |
going nearly every week, often driv-
ing to Marshall.
Thomas II. b. varney and J. Charles
Green, accompanied by members of /
their families. making a party Of 1a- 4
recently took an enjoyable outing
Leaving here at o'clock in the after !
noon in their Thomas aiers. they drove /
TO Santa Rosa, where they spent the
night The next morning they drove |
10 sonomas from there TO Petaluma. /
and on TO San Rafael From San Ra-
Iaei they visited Oiema, returning to /
Sausaiito by way OF Camp Taylor. /
making total of $50 miles. The en-
tire trip was made on the high gear.
The cars climbing the hills almost as
EASILY as they ran on the level. Var
ney. as number Of motorists have re-
entity found out, discovered that the
omclals OF Marin county were on the