The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

on motor vehicles entering the public parks of
Greater New York is unconstitutional and In
conflict with the motor law of 1904. This being
so. the use of chains is permissible. declares the
court. The decision was handed down by JUS
tice Davis in the supreme court.
W. J. Pattee of St. Louis returned to San
Francisco last week and took delivery from the
Howard automobile company of two cylinder
Buick touring car. This he drove TO Acampo, in
San Joaquin county. where he has large business
interests.
f. S. Meyer, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs A,
@. Hatfield of this city, has returned from de-
lghtful trip TO Santa Barbara. where he made
his headquarters making a number OF side trips
IN his Mitchell The entire distance tray-
eled on the trip was 1,25O miles
Although within IS months the H. II. Frank
lin manufacturing company of Syracuse, n. Y,
erected large and apparently adequate ship
ping building and laid incoming and outgoing
tracks from the railroad, its business has out
grown these quarters and new addition is
necessary TO handle their business properly and
quickly.
In the Toledo three days reliability To-
ledo Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, distance of
GOO miles, IL were entered. Fifteen OF
these were IN class and two in class B. Six
cars in class made perfect scores. One OF
these, q White Thirty, the only White entered,
made by far the most perfect run of the contest
absolutely no adjustments whatever being made.
and the car finishing in perfect condition in
every respect, which was In marked contrast e
the condition OF some Of the other cars. which
were allowed perfect scores, one of these perfect
score being in such bad shape that the
driver afraid to drive the car up 10 The
garage after crossing the line. but as there had
been no adjustments made by him on the road
there was no penalizatioD. The two ears entered
in class B had perfect scores. but their course
was shorter than that Of the cars in class A.
Vaux, who IS visiting the Auburn factory at An
burn Ind. He states that the new 1909 models
wiz soon reach the coast, and among. them viii
be four cylinder car that is something new II
the output Of the Auburn factory.
A few days ago Resta, driving Grand Pri1
car, set out to attempt to beat the 90 horse
power Brooklands standard class records He
succeeded In bettering Newton's time for the
flying half mile, doing it in 1T.s5 seconds at
speed Of 1oo.s4 miles per hour, as against New
tons 9T.s.
L. II. Bill, local manager for Thomas B. Jef-
received most hattering reports Of the perform
ance of that vehicle when It broke the record
from San Diego to Los Angeles and retarnl
pamphlet issued by the Ford manufacturing
company, has reached this city. The pamphlet
is a one Of the sb mSt gP 9 dss ct # is End End
is more than interesting in fits general automo-
bile news.
". NJ Gibson. local manager of the Fisk
rubber company, is in receipt OF the following
telegram: From State Fair park. Milwaukee.
Wis, TO Fisk rubber company: Fisk removable
rims and tires win "a hour endurance contest
Locomobile first, Mitchell second and White
Steamer third"
]. ". Lesvitt is planning a lovefest Tor the
employees of his company. week from today
all hands VIII take cars for the country around
Crystal Springs lake. where they VIII hold pic
ME which viii be celebration Of the victories
Of the Stoddard Dayton cars in the recent races
The nine cups that have been won by tina,
car win be taken along and filed to the brirn
Important to Glass wearers