Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-17
PLAN WAYS TO
APPEASEFARMERS
DEALERS WISH TO CREATE A
BETTER FEELING
CLUB MAY INVITE ORcHARDlsTs
TO JAUNT
Club and Association Members Be-
lleve Road Conditions Could
Be improved If Trip
Were Taken

1t appears certain farmers will have
an automobile ride. The idea OF get
ting the farmers and orchardists to-
gether in some one district and taking
them for a trip over the surrounding
country was first proposed by f. o.
Nelson of the Diamond Rubber COM
pany, with the intention of creating a
better telling between the man with
the hoe and the motorist.
The advantage of doing such thing
appealed to tie officials of the dealers
association, and they expressed the in
tention at their last meeting of taking
the matter up and arranging for a day
when each of the dealers would donate
the use of one or more machines, and
while the trip was being made the OPP
portunities pointed out of improving
the roads of this section by the farm
ers, working in conjunction with the
dealers association and the Automobile
Club of Southern California.
While there is not so much prejudice
in the minds of the farmers as there
was few years ago in regard to the
use of the highways by automobiles,
there is still a considerable percentage
who think the proper thing to do is to
hog the road when an automobile comes
along. while if 1t were horse drawn
vehicle no such action would be
thought of.
The best field for the further enlarge
ment of the motor car industry is con-
ceded by the manufacturers to be
among the country people, and the
closer the bond of good telling between
the motorists and the farmers can be
cemented the better 1t augurs for the
industry.
Favor Race Meet
Anther matter that the dealers as
ISOLATION is considering for stimulating
the trade is race meet, to be held
some time in the near future.
Some favor a Sunday. while others
think that Sunday would prevent many
from entering and would affect sales
to prospective customers who are OPP
posed to Sunday sports.
Two days of racing is favored by
some, the meet to be held on Decora-
ton day and the Sunday following, but
again there are a number afraid that
: it might create public sentiment IN
favorable to the dealers who partici-
pate by making entries.
The proposed touring trip is also
} bringing forth diverse opinions as to
it's length ard direction. Five days, as
originally proposed, seems too long to
some of the dealers, who can see
large hotel bill during that time for
Ine party tndC Iuey tdho diOhS.
Five days away from business also
means loss which some think would
not be made UP by the excellent dem
Ionstration that would be afforded any
prospective customer who might be
taken along.
/ Stimulus Needed
i 1t Is conceded by nearly every dealer
in town that some stimulus to the bust
ness is needed, and they are hoping the
officials of the association will be able
to evolve some plan whereby public In
terest can be created which will at the
same time prove acceptable to the ma
jority.
The agitation of a twenty-four-hour
race is famed to flame one day and
dies the next. There Is lack OF ma
terial from which to choose a good
CAPABLE manager who would have the
confidence of the trade and who could
get sufficient entries to make the race
worth while.
There is some counter talk of a
ltwelve-hour race, but that has fewer
advocates than the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
project.
race is the argument that 1t would at
tract a Saturday afternoon crowd to
see the start, another crowd Sunday
forenoon to watch the race for the
day. and that crowd would be aug
mented in the afternoon to see the last
laps and the finish.
4 Lighting the track seems to be the
greatest drawback against the longer
race, but it has been pointed out tnat
the greater attendance for the longer
race would more than make up for the
increased expense.
Il II. o. Harrison Is in receipt of let
ter regarding the suggestion that the
automobile owners hold a farmers day
and take the farmers for a ride over
the country roads. The writer takes a
unique view of the situation. The let
ter follows
"H. o. Harrison:
"Dear Sir-In return for farmers day
mentioned in today's papers would
suggest that the farmers bring their
autos into the city on some specified
day and take the members of the Au-
tomobile cub around the streets of the
city with an idea of showing them the
condition of said streets within cer-
tain boundary of their flats.
GARNER"