The San Francisco call., 1908-03-15
Byron Springs for over Sunday in his
Ford runabout.

Most enthusiastic and interesting re-
ports come from Fresno with regard
to the automobile show now being held
in that city. The building in which
the show is being held Is the future
garage OF the Cobb Evans company,
which has large floor space and was
considered the most appropriate place
to hold the exhibition. Among the
exhibitors and cars and accessories be-
ing shown are: Waterman Brothers.
Doctor Maxwell coupe, runabout and
u four cylinder delivery wagon. This
company is also exhibiting one 45
horsepower Pierce Great Arrow touring
car and also a four cylinder runabout
or the same make and two Oldsmobiles.
A. c. Wheelock of the Pioneer automo-
bile company of this city is assisting
Waterman Brothers in the interest of
the Olds exhibit The White company
also has a large exhibit in Fresno.
showing runabout, landaulet. tour
ing car and a new straight line body
touring car. Seeberg & Hobson are
showing Elmores in the following mod
els: A touring car, a gentleman.s
roadster and racing roadster. A. j.
Smith, Pacific coast sales agent for the
Elmore. manufacturing company, is per-
sonally assisting in the exhibit. Carl
Newerf of the Goodyear tire agency is
year tires. A complete line of Rambler
cars is being exhibited by Fred Van
Sickle. HaZlitt L. Pelton is showing a
Tourist Limousine, touring car and a
roadster, all of the 40 horsepower type.
He is also showing two models of the
two cylinder Tourist cars. The attend
ance on the opening night was so great
that 1t taxed the capacity of the hail.
Several well known persons in automo-
I bfledom of this city are enjoying the
show. +. f. Jeffress is busy telling
why every one should use Diamond
tires. A. c. Hull. sales manager for
| Cuyler Lee, the Packard and Cadillac
agent, is in the territory attending the
show in the interest of his house. Hull
drove down to Fresno a day or so ago
in Cadillac in record time. George
c. Boland of the Auburn motor car
company is also visiting the show
The report from the secretarys of
! fce of the American automobile asso-
citation shows that on the touring
board for the year 1908 California is
| represented by Charles B. Hopper of
Los Angeles and f. H. Hickman of
I San Diego. On the legislative board
g. l.. Hancock is representative On
the publicity board r. r. rHommedieu
of San Francisco is representa- tive for
the coast. On the touring board most
of those appointed are the secretaries
of the different clubs throughout the
1 United States, and great information
of Importance relating to roads, hotels
and garages has been collected by the
] board and catalogued so that inquiries
/ from members-of the association ad-
dressed to the chairman of the board.
Frank B. Hover, $50 Main street, Buff
falo, will receive prompt attention.
| 0. l. Gooden of Buffalo has removed
the starting crank from his six cylin-
der Winton Six-Tesn-Six. Never used
/ it anyhow" said Gooden, and l don't
believe in carrying around unneces-
sary parts. The self-starting device
has never failed me in four months.
even in the worst kind of weather. 1t
starts just as promptly after standing
all night as it does after standing a
few minutes"
4 One of the most fpfarostiprv diepln x,e