The San Francisco call., 1908-08-27
NOTES OF THE AUTO

NOTES OF THE AOIO
One of the most welcome pieces Of news that
the local automobile enthusiasts have received In
many day was the announcement Of the officers
of the Automobile club of California to the effect
that they were ready to erect sign posts. Presi-
dent Samuel G. Buckbee said yesterday that the
ceremony of raising the first post would take
place next Sunday morning at IL o'clock. 1t
will be erected at the corner of Nineteenth ave-
nue. and Parkslde boulevard The officers of the
club will be in attendance and the raising will
be carried out under special program. On Mon
day morning the posting Of the main highway
between San Francisco and Santa Cruz win be
commenced. 1t will be continued until the 200
posts which have been ordered By the club are
roads from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, to Mon
terey and on the other side Of the bay.
One of the most complete lines of motor cars
to be turned out by one factory will be that of
the Thomas factory next season. The Thomas
power down TO the four cylinder 16 horsepower
Town cars The four cylinder 60 horsepower
Flyer and the new six cylinder 40 horsepower
cars viii also be made in Limousine and touring
car. nyabout and tourabout bodies. The first OF
these cars will be shipped next week.
II. L. owesney, manager of the coast branch
Of the Winton motor carriage company, has re-
ceiyed word that the company has engaged
eastern and western territory, respectively.
Smith formerly branch manager in Phiadel-
phia for the White, and prior to that represented
eral years sold Wintons in Newark, N. J.. as a
member of the firm Of Calvert & Zus He has
now disposed Of his interest in that business.
Both men are automobile statesmen OF long expe-
rience and their addition to the Winton staff
serves to illustrate the spread Of six cylinder
thusiasm among students Of motor car selling.
An automobile party made trip from Salt
Lake City to Idaho Falls few days ago In a
six cylinder, air cooled, 42 horsepower Franklin
car. The total running time consumed In making
the trip from Salt Lake to Idaho Falls wasf12
hours and 80 minutes, which is one OF the most
the party were George T. Odell, general man
ager of the Consolidated wagon and machine
company, and W. A. Overlook, general auditor
for the same company. with a party OF FIVE.
Splendid time made the entire trip. II
took 80 minutes to run five miles through the
sand at Ross Fork and rope not used on the
tires. and they were not debated. the 1--WE pass
engers remaining In the The net running
time from Salt Lake to Ogden was hours
and "a minutes. an average OF 10 miles an hour
being made. The time consumed the second day
was 3 hours and 20 minutes. with q stop OF
hours and minutes. The average speed
maintained between Pocatello and Idaho Falls
was II miles per hourl The first days mileage
to Pocatello was 1875 miles; side trip TO Eidel-
weiss and elsewhere, 20 miles; second day s
mileage, 51.3 miles, making a total Of 245.1.
The gasoline consumption OF the trip was p gal.
the trip was $500. Railroad fare for the same
party would have amounted to s55
william Kent who is now one of Marin coun-
ty's most enthusiastic automobile owners, re-
ceIyed his second White steamer recently. When
Kent entered the ranks of motorists he purchased
a 20 horsepower White steam runabout. The new
car is one of the 80 horsepower types, pas
senger. with straight line body, finished in a
handsome maroon.
George w. Norton of Los Angeles was in the
city for a few days recently Norton, during
the last year, has been conducting with great
success an automobile passenger and freight
route in the northwestern part of Arizona. He
has six White steamers in his service and his
Headquarters Is in Mohawk.