The San Francisco call., 1908-09-26
AUTO CLUB STILL
MARKING ROADS
Signpost Grew Completes Its
Work as Far South as
Santa Cruz
BY z. r. PHommedieu

The work of erecting signposts by
the Automobile Club OF California is
progressing rapidly. The crew had
reached Santa Cruz yesterday. From
that place 1t VIII proceed to Monterey
by way of Watsonyille and Moss land
ing. When this section has been post
ed the crew Will come back over the
San Juan grade. which viii complete
the work to Del Monte via Santa Cruz
and San Juan hill from both Oakland
and San Francisco. L. 2. Lowe, chair
man of the executive committee. with
Samuel G. Buckbee, Arthur Watson
and ]. NJ. Patrick Of the runs and tours
committee staked out the road from
Hayward last Sunday over Dublin
pass, all through the Livermore valley
and over the grade past Altamout.
into the San Joaquin valley as far as
Tracy. This Will be the next section
TO be sign posted, after which the crew
will proceed to Pescadero. La Honda
and the Spanishtown roads
Among the new Affections enumerated by Dr.
Thomas Oliver in his book. Diseases OF Occupa-
uons. the motor car is responsible for al least
one. 1t is described +'chaffeur's fracture -
and is the unhappy result of cranking with the
physiology in Durham university. England. His
exhaustive treatise the special dangers at
able explanation Of the dangers TO the wrist and
forearm attending the back kick OF an sutomo-
bile motor.
W +. Hunt. the well known automobile man
Of San Jose, representative in that city of the
ChalnerS-D -DetToiS and Thomas cars was in San
Francisco yesterday. Hunt says that the motor
ear business looks good in the Santa Clara valley
and he expects to sell great many cars this
season
The latest purchasers Of Buick cars in and
around Stockton are John A. Swain and Joseph
H. Swain Each took delivery from the Howard
automobile company last week Of two cylinder
Buick touring car.
The report Of the business done By the Electric
vehicle company during the month Of August has
been filed II shows cash sales Of SO. .23I and
Sl43. II is credited 10 the Selden patent The
disbursements S45. .4S3 2l Of which SIS o02
was paid 10 George B. Seldeni cash on hand,
b. 1. Owesney. manager Of the coast branch
OF the Wintoa motor carriage company, states
pride in motor body construction. Ii has investt-
gated the body problem thoroughly from the be-
sianing OF motor car manufacture TO the present
the top in auto body construction.
''Some OF the Dos and Don-ts' in regard 10
the care Of tires issued by tie factory would
save owners many pretty penny In the course
OF year If the buyer and aufomobIIe ovne-
would ouly remember them said Represeufa-
tive Kirkpatrick of the local branch of the r
Goodrich company They not so very long
minded of them First. IL is absolutely ueces-
sary that the tire be fitted correctly TO the rim
IL not, blowouts viii be frequent and the air
tubes easily punctured. With the new stvle os
quickly detachable rims Ii IS an easy matter to
remove and replace tire safely and satisfac-
torily-i You can not expect long tire life II YOU
constantly overload your machine. Tires are al
most human They'll not stand up under a
heavier strain than they are built to CARR.
Never allow oil grease 70 come into contact
with your tires See that the garage floors are
as clean as possible. and wipe OF all oil which
gets on the tires. See that greasy rags waste
and candles and forth are kept away from
the inner tubes in the tool box. Never expose
your tires 10 great warmth or cold for any
length Of time 1t Is a wise plan 20 stop on
the shsdy side Of the street tie hot summer
days
C. A. Davies has purchased the big straight
line White steamer which was used bv Al
miral ETans while he was here during the
feet visit. The car Is finished in French rrav
and is pronounced 10 be one OF the hrndsonlesr
machines ever brought to the coast Admiral
Evans selected II from a large number which
were waiting al the dock for the honor of carrv-
ing him 10 his hotel after be landed from tie
flagship. Thereafter the big car was ar his
service as long as be remained IN the city