Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
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GARAGE GOSSIP


 D. G. Graham has purchased four cylinder runabout of the Southwest ern Auto company. The car is Ford and quite a serviceable machine for road use.
 George Purdy Bullard the president of the Maricopa Automobile club. has placed an order with the Phoenix Auto company for a two cylinder 22- "A horse power Tourist roadster, which will be delivered in Los An geles in a few weeks. It has a double rumble seat, is a auto red and has red upholstering. This is very pop ular type of machine and is coming more and more into use on the coast. MT. Bullard will bring the machine to Phoenix in the fall. It will be the first of its kind in the territory. MT. Bullard is one of the most enthu siastic autoists no matter what hap pens. If he has a break down and he is asked how his car is running, he always says, "Oh fine, say you ought to have one, they're great" He is most irrepressible booster for the auto, as the president of the club should be.
 c. D. Doris and family took in Granite Reef Sunday making the re- turn trip in one hour and 8 minutes.
 Among those who made a Sunday trip to the Reef in two four cylinder Tourists Sunday were Harry Tritle and wife, Fred Tritle, J. w. Kings bury and wife and Miss Mona Kings bury. MT. Schweppe, Mrs. l.. H. Landis, Sid Goldman.
 
 Auto club met with the city council Friday night and made a plea for better roads and crossings in the city. They received promises of i'm provements in the near future. There made level which now give the auto ists dread of broken springs every time that he crosses them.
 The Castle Hot Springs auto, the fifteen passenger car left yesterday morning for the resort where it will be stored till fall. It proved to heavy car for the Roosevelt road and it was thought that it would ultimately damage the car to such an extent that it would not give good service the coming winter. The long grades were a hard test on the machine. especially when loaded with some 2000 pounds of extra weight. The grades on the Castle Hot Springs road while steep are much shorter.
 E F. Donald was a visitor at Granite Reef Sunday in his Rec.
 The Arizona Motor company has sold a Cadillac car to A. J. Peters of Tempe It has a double rumble seat and is a roadster type.
 The Tourist company will put out an $15O four cylinder car for 1909, which is com bination of the best in the | roadster and touring, has a double rumble seat, and a baby tonneau. Model s four cylinder, for 1909 has a selective type transmission, 35 horse 1 power. full elliptic springs, and de tachable tonneau and sells for $215O l F. O. B. Los Angeles. The wheel base is 10S inches. Not many essen | tials are being changed in the new cars but numerous alterations in the l style and makeup of the 1909 cars are apparent. The tendency is toward 1 lighter models in the cheaper cars, | but the moderately expensive machine is more in demand.
 The local garages report business as good and a number of prospective buyers looking around. Rentals have been brisker since the arrival of the | warmer days
 The I2OO-mile, four day endurance run of the Chicago Motor club next month will cover practically all the prominent towns within 150 miles of Chicago, different route being used each day T