The San Francisco call., 1909-12-23
NEWAPPFRSON CAR
REACHES THIS CITY
Latest Creation to Be Received
by Auto Livery Company
a Striking Vehicle
Is Much Refined Over the Pre-
viOus Motor Cars of This
Factory
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

power Apperson touring car, which ar
rived yesterday morning at the head
quarters of the agent in this city. Max
L. Resented, is one of the classiest of
this years models.
The car is finished in blue. with
cream running gear. and the space is
filled in from the running boards TO the
body to prevent the dust from riding
The radiator is higher than in previous
models, which gives larger hood. The
dash is square making graceful lines
The car has a shorter wheel base
than heretofore, less than 112 inches
The engine is the same, with few re-
finements, and is rated 80 40, A. l. ~
NJ. rating. There are number of other
Improvements throughout the car, out
few radical changes. The tonneau is
more closely coupled than in the 1903
Apperson, and this, with the fine
springs, makes it a more easily riding
car even than that of the past. Rosen-
field said yesterday that the new model
was able to develop great power
Over AZ miles of abandoned road.
which was cut up by heavy artllierS
u,rd r,.,ns in war and has never
franklin R Car been put in ve CON
d1t1On since, w. ~
Henson and wife
and their 3 year old son of New York
recently went in their Franklin tour
ing car. They were on a tour in their
car from New York to Chattanooga,
Tenn, and for 210 miles between Louis
Vile, Ky, and Nashville, Tenn, they
found a stretch- of abandoned pike
which was a succession of mud, SAND,
rock and water. 1t was between Bards-
town. KY, and Franklin, XIV, that the
climax of all that was bad in roads
was found.
The trip was one of 1.345 miles. and
they took it with the view of making
their home thereafter in Chattanooga
instead of New York. Their motor car
was one of is horsepower of the 1907
type, equipped with Franklin air
From New York their route lay
through Philadelphia and Gettysburg
to Cumberland. Between Cumberland
and Springfield the route chosen was
over a historic national highway built
in 1908 which was one of the few
stretches of good road found. Although
since it was built and the route led
over the Blue Ridge and Allegheny
mountains, the highway was In fair
condition. From Springfield the party
went through Cincinnati, Lexington,
Louisville and Nashville.
]. w. Leavitt. local agent for the
Overland cars. has received letter
io-.-I..a co - Overland M 'rii nu-
Build Truck. fiaeIpRiess Ia Whiess it fompshiS IS psaid
the Toledo plant
of that company will branch out still
farther and engage in the manufacture
of commercial motor trucks of all
kinds, delivery wagons for light work
and heavy trucks Work will be start
ed as soon as possible in the spring
on another large new building to take
care of this end of the business. The
plant is now turning out from 80 to 40
ears daily and is employing 1000 men.
with a daily payroll of more than
$4,000.
A good talking point on the Hudson
car is the fact that the crank is re-
movable. and this
Good Point msne Iae. mas of oeen ssreraT IllG
About Hudson sales sales being made.
In one instance.
Manager Dawson of the Pioneer auto
deavoring to sell Hudson car to a
physician whose car of another make.
had recently been stolen and not re-
turned for several days. Upon being
convinced of the fact that the crank
could be removed by the driver and
taken with him wherever he went, the
doctor placed his order The point
might be raised that there was danger
of losing the crank. but this is prae-
tically impossible. as the same is held
by ball thrust and spring that holds
the crank absolutely in position.
The Fisk rubber company of Chicko-
pee Falls, Mass, has purchased five
s. Chalmers Detroit
E;~L ComDonx $50" runabouts for
Buys Autos statesmen in differ
:. ....------ cn',r+ynt % ,rbe e,le sas
lection was made after careful tryout
of all the automobiles offered for that
purpose.
c. E. Mathewson, Pacific coast man
ager of the Diamond rubber COM
,.---- pany, is particu-
Diamond Anti larly pleased with
Skidding Device the way the new
o -.,. Diamond grip cas-
ing is appealing to
discerning automobile owners, and re-
ports deliveries of 26 of this type to
consumers in the last few days at the
San Francisco branch alone When ii
branches at Seattle, Portland, Tacoma
and Spokane also report exceptional
sales of this type, it will be seen that
the Diamond rubber company has in il
a very valuable anti-skidding device
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Burkhard & Crippen agents for the
Interstate cars in this city have re-
ceived word from the factory that G.
j. Welch, formerly OF the E. r. Thomas
motor company. has been appointed
sales manager of the Interstate auto
mobile company at Muneie, Ind.
A powerful gasoline fire engine has
just been put into commission at
Wigan. Eng. The engine has a pump
ing capacity of $50 gallons per min