Arizona republican., 1908-07-31
AUTOMOBILE WORLD
 THF FIRST ROADSTER
Sold in Phoenix Here-lmprovement at Phoenix Auto Company's Garaqe.


 The first roadster sold in Phoenix
 has arrived. It is two cylinder Tourist with double rumble seat and
 is the machine belonging to President G. P. Bullard of the automobile club.
 It is 2024 horse power equipped with Goodrich detachable tires, sweeping
 lenders, full eliptical springs all round,
 three point suspension engine and has
 1O2 inch wheel base, making it very
 easy riding. One thing particularly
 noticeable is it's roominess both in front seats and in the double rumble. This is good feature. The car is list ed at $1400, Phoenix Under the rear seats is trunk box. The rumble top may be remodled and a trunk top sub stituted. The car also has an electf1c horn, is painted and upholstered in red color. + has a racy appearance and can make as high as sixty miles an hour. The roadster type of car is becoming very popular. It is light convenient, serviceable and less expen- siye than the larger patterns. $. w. Higley has purchased a four cylinder Mitchell car in Los Angeles which will soon be shipped to Phoenix, adding one more machine to the qouta here.
 An eastern gentleman who has spent several winters in Phoenix called at the Phoenix garage this week and stat ed that he is intending to bring a Thomas Detroit car in the fall.
 The latest thing in the autocycle line is the recent purchase by the Hurley mo arl- of with delivery box for carrying meats to its patrons in the city. The carry ing box is fastened between the front wheels. For fast getting about at lit- tie expense the motorcycle if properly taken care Of is leader. The pur- chase was made through the Arizona Motor company.
 Local garages are very busy with re- pair and work of overhauling cars. The fall and winter business Is expect ed to eclipse any season in the past as the summer has outdistanced last year. A dozen new cars will probably be added to the list in Phoenix during the fall months.
 The Greene & Griffin car is now un- dergoing work at the Southwestern garage since the recent collision with a street car. The damage was only minor in nature and the Rambler will be in as good shape as ever when re- paired.
 The Phoenix Auto company is get ting ready for the winter trade. It has installed a Bouser pump for ven ding gasoline. The fluid is stored in l a tank underground and is drawn by | f his Ea in in The company can also | furnish free air, Laving installed a | pump and tires can be | quickly inflated. This saves a world of elbow grease and hard labor on the | part of the machinist and owners. An other important machine is the vul- canizer with which plant the garage | is enabled to handle and mend tires, tubes and castings of any kind, besides doing a general vulcanizing work. It is the second plant of it's kind in the territory and the first in the city. The garage is now fully equipped also to charge batteries, dry cells and cleo trical vehicles.
 c. T. CrOker, son of the millionaire. has broken the record of coast 10 coast time, running a forty horse power Flat car from New York to San Francisco m twenty days elapsed time.
 The tour of the Tourist cars under the auspices of the Auto Vehicle company will take place shortly in California. About forty Tourist cars will make the 'un from Los Angeles to San Francis 70 by way of Bakersfield and Fresno md returning via San Luis Obispo and santa Barbara If will be run under | he rules and regulations similar to hose under which the famous Glidden our has been conducted for many [ rears. It will prove a brilliant event { Or the Tourist people. The trip is 1000 miles long and the run will occu- )y three weeks of elapsed time. H. H. Smith of Needles expects to an auto stage line in Sep f ember from Needles to the present ermnus Of the Santa Fe's cutoff at { 'arker A twelve-passenger machine will be operated. It will open a coun- ny that is just beginning to develop { with the certainty of railroad com in the near future.
 Superintendent Fred Hoar of the ' .ake Superior and Arizona Copper Is has sold his old automobile T md purchased a new sixty horse pow 1T Queen auto which he will use be- Is ween Florence and Superior It is 8 $500 machine and built like a watch. Ia { will make the trip between Florence lC md Superior in one and onehalf hours.
 A driving horse ordinarily cannot ( ravel more than 50.000 miles during