The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
Rain Is Welcomed by|
AufO Dealers
Dry Spell Had Deferred Country
Customers From Purchasing
Motor Cars
By r. r. i'fion1r11edieu

Yesterdays rain was welcome to
the automobile dealers. Those along
the row were having splendid trade IN
continued dryness caused the farmers
and the businessmen Of the smaller
towns to become conservative and put
Off the purchasing of automobiles.
More rain was needed to make good
crops. and without the rain there
would be shortage the coming y-ear,
when the surplus of coin would be
needed to defray expenses. If the
rain continues for week and visits
all parts of the state there will be a
big boom in the automobile business
There has been great deal said about the
inactivity of the automobile market, said c.
A. Eastman. Pacific coast manager OF the
White company, yesterday, and very little
OF the encouraging state of affairs that is
now to be found throughout the state and,
In fact, along the entire Pacific coast: For
deliveries taken from the San Francisco office
during the week ending April Is: Mrs Phebe
Hearst, model X, 80 horsepower straight
line body touring car; George l. Fetterley,
model h 80 horsepower Pullman; Mrs. Poll
man. model 80 horsepower straight line tour
ing car; ]. A. Weeks 20 horsepower four
horsepower model L touring car; Hyde Baker,
~ horsepower model L touring car; J. B.
Z. w. Peterson and j. H. Arnold. each a
20 horsepower model 1. touring car, and a
Bradford company This is only the volume Of
business done through the San Francisco office,
and the reports from Los Angeles, Fresno,
Oakland and the various agencies in Washing
ton and Oregon show that business in those
sections has been equally as good
The CaIffornia state ap+nmohila assoaia tion
has issued membership blanks, which may be
had from Oscar Cooper, secretary, Kohl build
ing, or III. N. Stetson, chairman of the MEM
bership committee, 1881 Fillmore street.
The Los Angeles agent of the REQ has just
pulled off a successful stunt. For u days.
hours and 10 minutes his men REQ
car without once stopping the car or the en-
CINE. In that time the car covered 1892 miles
in and around the southern city. The drivers
]. A. Nickrent and his brother, Louis
f. Nickrent. The former was familiar fig
at the wheel OF the Tourist in most OF its
contests.
W. f. Culberson of the Mobile carriage COM
latest design Of the Pierce Greeat Arrow
laundalette. This is the first time the COM
pany has put laundalette on the market.
They will be built in the little six cylinder
cars.
Norman de vaux of the Auburn motor car
company reports the placing Of the agency of
the Auburn in Alameda and Santa Clara
counties with c. W Frank, who viii carry
full line Of demonstrators
Word has been received by Charles ". Brown
local manager of the Winton motor carriage
company, from the home Office that Calvin II.
Hill of Chicago is one OF the most enthusiastic
Winton motorists. Success with a model c
led him to purchase model NJ limousine.
That car was satisfactory that he pur-
chased a Six-Teen-Sfx runabout last fall, and
now he has added a Six-Teen-Six touring car
to his stable. ALI four cars are in his service
and running splendidly.
Cuyler Lee, local agent for the Packard
motor car company announces that E. R.
Dlmond of this city will receive the first Pack
ard .'30'' close coupled to arrive on the