The San Francisco call., 1908-07-16
LARGER AUTO
TIRESTOBE MADE
Owners of Cars Will Receive
More for Their Money
Next Year
Air Bottle to Eliminate Pump
ing After Puncture Is a
Novelty Offered
By K. K. PHomn1edieu

w. d. Newerf, head of the w. d.
Newerf rubber company. coast agents
for the Goodyear tires, arrived yes
terday from conference at the fac
tory at Akron, o. Newerf said that
the tire business would be handled the
coming season in keeping with the
general idea followed out by the max
ers OF standard automobiles. and that
no radical changes were contemplated.
The principal proposition that will in
terest the automobilist is the fact
that he will get more for his money
than heretofore, this idea especially
being the policy of the Goodyear peo-
pie for the year 1909, the new prod
uct being worked up in a larger tire
than heretofore seen. Before leaving
for the east Newerf heard many glow
ing reports of big trade on the At
lantic coast, but was somewhat skepti-
cal. His trip, however, showed these
reports to be true, and that the manu-
facturers were pinning their faith to
the amount of business expected this
season by the number of tires that are
ordered.
One of the novelties to be offered by
the Goodyear people this year will be
an air bottle that will do away with
the bugbear of pumping when a punc-
ture or blowout occurs. These bottles
VIII be furnished at a nominal cost.
and Will be recharged free of charge
for two years.
The j. W: Leayitt company reports the sale
OIL Oh Two cylinder REQ touring car to H. C. How
ard of Capay- Howard will take Immediate
week. W
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Dimond have returned from
an. an extensive trip in their new Packard
Thirty roadster through Lake county. The
pimonds are more than pleased with the be-
navlor OF this racy little close coupled speed
ster, and say that not moments delay was
caused py the car or by tire trouble.
most remarkable record OF being 100 per
cent victorious made at the hill climbing
contest or the Rockville (CoEn.) automobile club
Dy cars ntted with Fisk tires. They were en-
tered in four events and won first place and
somethfng more in each case, once finishing
one, two three. In event four they were first and
tnird; In event five they were first and third;
IN IN esent SIX they were first, second and third;
IN event seven, Fisk tires first, second
and third. There were 10 entries and only seven
cars had Fisk tires. This is belieEed to be the
biggest sweep ever made by pneumatic tires
l.. H. Bill, manager of the local branch OF
the the, Thomas hon B. Jeffrey company. has received
each were defeated by Rambler touring car
driven dr1, by its owner. W. H. Pearce. in the
club Mt Stroudsburg, Pa The Rambler made
the best time ever made over this hill making
the climb IN :46 2-5, the best time by the
unusually high powered foreign cars being 81
Pearce, the owner, will be presented with a
special cup and gold medal for this perform
ance.
.
Robert Thompson. manager of the branch
mouse OF the Michelin tire company in this
city, says that besides the first three cars ir
the Grand Prix race July Z, eight of the ten
cars that took part in the voiturette race July
over the same course the large cars were
equipped with Michelin tires. the first five win
ners having this make Of tire.
Charles Stetson Wheeler of this city, who is
der Thomas writes TO f. B. Brinegar Of the Pho
neer automobile company as follows:
Z Dropping you these few lines to tell you of
the good work our blk six Is doing. Up to the
present date all that has had 10 be done is to
give 1t oil and gasoline. Under our conditions 1t
is marvellous work carrying 10 persons always
going from $50 TO 800 miles a day, and. best Of
all, no wear and tear on our tires to talk about
People of the United States think there are no
hills over here, but they mistaken, but our
Tor, as / call Ii. 900-horsepower eats them
up alive. Our is OF the largest touring
cars in London. Went 10 Ascot the other day
where there were thousands of cars on the road
and they all felt dust They don't know
what to make of it. One other thing ! want to
tell. got my car up 10 IS miles an hour with
nine persons in. glass front up. top down. Great
work. Also can 60 through these crowded
streets-and no one knows how crowded they are
until they get here-on my high speed"