Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-14

resentatives of the F. N. motorcycles.
p. ]. Jeffries is the new salesman
at the Auburn agency.
Norman w. Church of the Stoddard-
Dayton agency is in receipt or tele-
gram saving the hill climb at Salt
Lake has been postponed until July 3,
The original date was June 20. Frank
Siefert was to drive the Stoddard en-
try.
The Stearns agency has received the
parts for the car which was damaged
at the recent race meet and has put
together the damaged car and sent
1t to the paint shop, from which 1t
will emerge practically new.
The Lord Motor Car company has
received carload of Model A touring
cars This is the same type which
won the recent 100-mile race at Port
land.
The Electrical Construction company
has leased one-half of it's garage to
E. A. Huene, who has taken the agency
for the Corbin cars.
John T. Bill & Co. last Monday re-
ceived what is probably the largest
single shipment of bicycles that ever
reached this city, getting by freight
more than 700 of various makes.
Ollier & worthington have placed
the local agency of the Merkel motor
cycle with Siebert Brothers, Seventh
and Los Angeles streets.
B. M. Shay, travelling representative
of the Penn Auto company, of Bryn
Mawr, who has been in the city sew
eral days, left this morning for San
Francisco via boat. He was accom-
panied by George c. Boland, sales man.
ager of the Auburn factory, and Jo-
seph Ollier of Ollier g. A(orthington.
this city.
The Hahn Hurley Auto Parts COM
pany is the name of the latest acqui-
sition to gasoline row. Their main
stock in trade will be the manufacture
of timers for automobiles.
The Carter Car agency will make
another attempt for the San Francisco
Los Angeles record for two-cylinder
cars as soon as Mr.. Weber returns
from the factory. They are confident
of lowering the time of the Auburn,
and believe they would have done so
on the last attempt had not the coil
given trouble before reaching Ventura.
Hoist Brothers report the delivery
of a type Is" autocar to c. NJ. Moses
of this city.
Bardstown hill seems to be topic
for much comment since the Cadillac
went over it some time ago. Since
that time Bert Brown drove a Baker
electric over this grade, and within
the last few days Walter Hoist, with
an autocar took a fiier in the same
direction, He first attempted to make
the hill with five passengers, and sue
ceeded in getting about two-thirds of
the way. On the next attempt, how
ever, he was successful, but he car
ried only two people. This grade is
probably the steepest anywhere in this
vicinity, and, to make matters worse,
is covered with a loose dirt which
makes it almost impossible to get any
traction, other local motorists will
attempt this feat within the next week.
While the person who travels along
Automobile row hears much talk re-
garding records, there seems to be
one short dash that no one lays claim
to-the record to Santa Monica or Ven
ice. Charles Gosenheim, a well known
generator, who has been driving the
large seventy-five-horse power WEIGH
car belonging to Nat Goodwin, the
actor. recently had occasion to make a
hurried trip from Los Angeles during
the recent argument over the sewer
at Ocean Park. Six councilmen and
Mayor Dudley of Ocean Park were In
the car, and they state that only six
teen minutes were consumed from the
Lambert garage to the city hall in
Ocean Park.
G.. r. Gore of the Supplementary
Spiral Spring company branch is IN
San Francisco on business.
F. M. Jones, local agent for the Ra-
cycle motorcycle and bicycles. has
added the Armac motorcycle to his al
ready popular line.
Bob" Brain, president of the West
ern Rubber and Supply company, mas
returned from an extended trip up
state. during which time he visited
Santa Barbara, Ventura ana Oxnaro:
He reports business as very good ana
ventures the statement that this will
be the banner year for all people IN
terested in the automobile trade IN
those cities.
THE Victor Tire and Leather COM
nany. manufacturers of leather goods
for the automobile trade, has gone out
of business.
lanes A. Houlihan from the main
office of the Splitdorf Coil company. OF
New York city, who has been passing
some time on the coast, returned east
Tuesday. -, ~
los Angeles who lis regrettlng the
I(ansss floods. as he has a carload or
Auburn touring cars tied up somewhere