The San Francisco call., 1908-11-28
MILEAGE ON AUTO
TIRES IS GREAT
Average Owner Fails to Appre-
ciate the Distance Covered
Around the City
Many Surprised at Amount of
Travel Performed by the
Motor Car
By r. K. PHOmmedieu

Mileage on tires is generally dis
puted question between the owner and
the fireman. 1T is surprising to see
the number of owners who think that
their tires are not holding up to the
mileage claimed for them. They will,
IN all seriousness, claim that their
tires are not doing the work they
should perform. Very few realize the
number of miles that are covered when
Just riding around town. Two hours
rlulng day will register something
III the neighborhood of 40 miles. This
would mean 1900 miles in a month, and
yet many an owner will come in with
TIRE showing wear, claiming that he
mad not had any service out of it. as it
was only 80 days old and that he had
not made a trip out of the city in that
time. 1t is hard TO convince him that
he has travelled over ], 900 miles.
Gasoline, oil and tires seem to be ex-.
pensive. Yet When he is brought down
TO facts the average owner can not tell
you Just how many miles his car has
travelled. When this mileage is worked
out from the number of hours the car
has been kept in service he is surprised
to lind that he has Travelled over con-
siderable ground. 1t is the travelling
around the city that is deceptive.
The owner who does not keep track
viii always find it expensive For
many driver enjoys his employers
car, who would not dare to drive it an
extra mile for his own pleasure if he
knew that the owner kept a log for
the car.
The owner who keeps such a strict
account never has his word disputed
by the fireman. They know that he
has such a record and is basing his
q a i'm IN or.tc-
MATHEsON IN BIG EVENT
II has been announced that the Mathesen cars
VIII be In the Philadelphia New Year day run.
Ihls event, which creates considerable interest
In the motor world on account Of the severity of
the contest, is one of the leading events in the
east The Matheson was close up in the con-
tests of 1907 and 1908 and is going in for
victory this year.
NEW DIAMOND RIM
In discussing the new Diamond demountable
rim c. f. Matherson. manager of the coast
branches of the Diamond company, said that one
fact that it is the only demountable rim that
allows of the use OF the standard length valve
WINTONS FOR MANILA
H. /. 0wesney manager Of the local branch
OF the WiDton motor carriage company, reports
that his company has Just shipped four Winton
cars TO Manila. This makes eight in all that
this company has shipped TO that place. They
are to be used in the rent service. Sam Theis
goes over TO handle the business
ORDERS RAMBLERS
+. Van Sicklen of Fresno is in the city looking
up the 1909 cars. He has placed order with
Thomas B. Jeffrey & Co for 40 a starter
for the next seasons business.
WHITE RACER ARRIVES
The White Flyer, the track racing car built
with special chassis for G. NJ. blair of Bii
lings Mont reached the city last night This
is the car used by the White company In the
races in Denver and through Montana.
GOOD LIST OF SALES
Twenty three thousand dollars worth Of auto
mobiles sold on the 23d day Of November has
convinced some of our salesmen that there is |
nothing in the popular superstition that the !