Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-10
GASOLINE GOSSIP

The first town car to come to the
coast and which was delivered to Tod
Ford of Pasadena was used by him
to take party of six to Santa Bar
bara to see tn. fleet while it was there.
The run over Casitas and the ConeJo
was made without trouble of any
kind, as was all of the balance of the
journey.
Earle C. Anthony left for the east
last Wednesday He will visit the fac
| tories of the Packard, Thomas and
| Buick companies while he is away. He
| also expects to get a glimpse of the
Great White Way while in New York.
A party of seven men took fishing
| trip to Trabuca canyon last Sunday
and got good and wet. While some OF
the men IN the party were rubber men
! that did not avail against the elements,
as the fact of being a rubber man does
not insure that class of human beings
against getting wet. T. o. Nelson ana
| Harry Mason from the Diamond Rub
Der company, Mr.. Brent, Mr.. Arnold
and Mr. Williams all furniture dealers,
and the two Smith brothers, automo-
| bile dealers, were in the party. Good
fishing was found, and though the rain
drove the party to shelter they found
| hospitable place at one of the mines
in the canyon and dried out before the
stoves in the dining room of the min
| ers The roads from Santa Ana to
| Ell Toro, where the turn is made to the
| left for Trabuca canyon, are reported
to be n the pink of condition. For
long stretch there is a three or four
pre- cent down grade, where fast time
can be made for six or eight miles. The
distance is seventy-eight miles to Ira
buca, and the run can easily be made
| in four hours with the roads in the
condition that they are at present.
The Auto Vehicle company has plans
| for a picnic, which the management
will give to the heads of departments
and their families. San Dimas canyon
| has been selected as the objective
point, and of course the parties will go
in Tourist automobiles.
Plans for the annual picnic of the
rubber men are well under way, and
the committee on place are inspecting
all available spots.
There is some prospect of the picnic
! being held in one OF the canyons lead
! ing back from the coast beyond the
| long wharf at Port Los Angeles. Some
| place where swimming can be INDUCED
in is favored by a number, and 1t Is the
| aim Oh Inc W CIOSO a iOSei-
ton where the crowd will be isolated so
| that it will be an exclusive affair, as
there will be present only the rubber
men and their invited guests among
the dealers in automobiles and access
sories.
H. McLaren has returned from his
trip to San Francisco. McLaren be-
came mixed up in some sort of a con-
test while up north, and 1t is rumored
that he became so enthused over the
results that he threw his hat in the air.
and while it was off his head he suf-
fered badly from sunburn.
H. o. Harrison received a telegram
last week informing him that his last
order for a Peerless would be filled,
but that as the supply was exhausted
no more 'OS cars were available. The
Peerless coming is for Miss Nellie b.
Harris of Ocean Park.
DR.. A. S. Hoyt of South Pasadena is
recent purchaser of a 40horse power
Studebaker touring car for seven pas
sengers. A Suburban, the new type of
car put out by the Studebaker COM
pany, has been ordered by the Lord
Motor Car company and is expected to
arrive within the next few weeks.
George Boland, salesmanager of the
Auburn, Is reported ill with typhoid
fever. Mr.. Boland is stopping in the
city at present, where he has been for
the last two or three weeks locking
after the Auburn interests in this terri
tory.
Victor Lehman of the York-Pullman
agency went to San Francisco during
the past week to see the combined
fleet.
]. p. Houlihan the coast manager for
the Splitdorf coal people, is in the city.
The Oldsmobile will go after the Nell
son cup again in about two weeks, and
this time everybody around the Har-
rison garage says that they will see |
the name of the Oldsmobile on the |
handsome trophy.
The White garage has received two
kilograms the past week announcing |
further victories for the White in |
eastern contests. First came word that |
in the Detroit three-day endurance run |
the White made perfect score with |
road conditions very poor. Saturday |
came word that in the Harrisburg en-
durance run the model TX" White won |
the only perfect score, taking the board |
of trade cup and also the Patriot cup |
for which it tied last year in the same |
event.
Sheriff Hammel has purchased |
Thor motorcycle for the use of his de- |
partment to answer hurry-up calls and |
to go after the big Locomobile touring |
car that he has had In commission for |
some time. The advantage of mo- |
torcycle for getting a deputy out on a |
hurry call induced the supervisors to |
grant the sheriff's request that he be |
allowed one for the work.
The war ''Shock Absorber" Scott |
keeps turning out Thors speaks vol
umes for the confidence that motor |
cycle buyers have in the reputation of |
the maker. A line of bicycles is also |
engaging the selling powers of Scott as
we'll as his motorcycle and accessory
lines.
& S. @. Shannon of the Gearless Trans
mission company is here with Mr.. Will
cox, the manager of the company.
shannon will remain to sell the Gear
less, which has located it's salesrooms
at 1142 South Main street. Shannon
drove the Gearless as the pilot for the
New York to Paris racers from New
York to Rochester.
william Batchelder expects another
Stearns roadster to arrive during the
coming week.