Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Automobile Men Start
Out On Endurance Run
Round.The-lsland Trip Is Taken
up BY Good Number Of Local
Owners and Quite A Few
Tourist Machine Old stand
bys in line and Good Records
are Anticipated

will remain there. Some will be
shipped by local gents To the islands,
Washington and Oregon, but the fact
remains that the business transactions
that city will dI,ivo the profits.
On the assumption that these cars
will be sold on the 90 per cent mar.
Gin for local dealers, $4,000 600 will be
the amount of profit to Automobile /
row fOr the season.
These undoubtedly are conservative |
figures for from the outlook the sales |
Of big cars will be greater than in any !
previous year
Enthusiasts owning Oldsm6bilCs !
called upon T. p. Brinegar, manager !
of the Pioneer auto company, to oh. /
tain Il list Of al! Oldsmobile owners In
and about the city. for the purpose of
forming an Oldsmobilc club. The list
was provided by Brinegar, and was 81
surprising as TO numbers that 1t is
( possible that the club will be formed
at once Exchange.
: /:
Walter c. White of the White
company, on his return from visit
= to the London and Paris shows, sent
letter 10 &. \. Hawkins, the west
! Crn manager of the house, in which
he says I'VE are constantly develop
ing our foreign organization and
within the last few months have OPP
ened additional houses IN ManChcs-
ter and Edinburgh. Although there
Is undoubtedly an oversupply of GER
tain types of car in the European
market the business in White Stea-
mers is not affected. On the contra
ry, foreign business is growing sea-
son by season, as the advantages OF
our distinctive type become more
widely recognized, A considerable
factor In the popularity of the White
in England is its splendid record in
, important competitions.
!. :; u
The demand for what the French
call limousine, or inClosed autOmO-
bile, is constantly increasing. Where
MS there were but two cars of this
style in southern California three
years ago and less than six year
ago, there are at least 20 In Los
Angeles, with orders placed for more.
First, these were merely touring cars
with canopy tops and removable sides
hut every year they are becoming
handsomcr, and White steam limou
sine recently received from the fac
tory Is indeed q luxurious vehicle.
Finished In maroon, with soft leath-
or upholstery to match, the color
scheme Is rich one. The running
gear is the regulation so horsepower
White, but the body was built by q
carriage mandatory of New Haven.
Conn The tOnncau has u seating
Capacty for five persons, the two en-
Etra seats resembling and reminding
!. enc of large library chairs, revolving
ana detachable. The car is supplied
with an electric light ana an anuun-
CiatOr to signal the driver by means
of lighted dial on the dash, opcrat,
! ing tube; perfumory and smelling
u salts bottles, hand mirror and toilet
u articles, writing material and card
: case and many accessories to com,
! plcto It's comfort,
p J: u >,
{ Tn to date concerns al over IN,
{ country are substituting electric pow
= or delivery wagons fc" the hors,
r drawn vehicle, having found aftc
c much study ana many experiment
= that II is a great Improvement. What
r ever may he said about the eject O
u the recent financial strlngency on tht
o sale Of pleasure cars In general, sal
o IN official Of the Studobaker CON
pany recently, the electric deliver!
wagon and truck are receiving NOR
,. attention than ever before, az busl
a hess men are realizing more ever
] day the necessity of such conyC.
n ance."
q. General Manager Woods OF tn
N Cleveland Motor Car Company state
u that especially built freak cars 70
A racing and endurance events will no
n occupy the attention OF the firm thi
ID year. What time and brains GU
e organization affords" he says, "wiI
n. be expended in making our stool
" cars the best that can he put int
4, the market, but we shall hold our
m selves ready ut any time to take
Ie Cleveland out of stock and enter
e in any event. of any description
" where nothing but fully equlppo