The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
MANY AUTOMOBILES
ARE SENT ABROAD
Honolulu Is Good Market for the
Motor Cars of San Franz
cisco Agents
Almost One Hundred Per Cent
Increase Over Amounts of
Last Year
By R. R. UHohlMEgEU

The month of August was a record
one for the exportss of automobiles out
of San Francisco. There was a gain
of IS per cent over the same month
OF last year The exports for last
August Were- Canada, one machine,
value sSeG; parts. s32- China, parts,
SOS. Siam, one motor car, value $4,000.
Honolulu. Il motor cars, value. .s4s,6So;
parts. s49TI making d total of 2S
machines valued at s5s.4So, and parts,
s5,o4s-
In August 1908. Canada took parts
valued at ssT, Salvador parts valued
at $50 Peru parts valued at SIG,
Japan parts valued at $294, philippines
four machines valued at $4,000 and
parts S1,IS9, and Honolulu B6 machines
valued al s23.fS7 and parts at $l.S7s.
nal king a total of 20 machines valued
at $2T. .e67 and parts 1896
This is in keeping with the great
increase in the auto trade alR over the
United States and especially in Cali
fornia-
NOTES OF THE AUTO
The Pioneer automobile company re-
ports the sale during the last three
DAYS of Chalmers-DetnOit and Hudson
cars to the following: S. Z. Cockruns
Fresno, f. H Phillips, FRESNO; G. A
Day, H. Y. Manndrell S p. Stormer;
Frank Cox. wesley, and DIR. True
blood.
Spring and Alfred L. Meyerstein of
this city, went to Del MouTe during
the last week in his. Mftehetiscar
A n Jackson, chief of ofspolice of
Kokorao, Ind, has resigned. following
a hearing on charges preferred by a
number Of motorists that he was
largely responsible for obstacles placed
S-, ~ sch hNT IA A..
ago several accidents occurred beca use
OF obstructions placed in the nOads. and
4 was alleged that the chief OF police
Of KokOmo had intirnated to farmers
that they could break up speeding IL
they took such steps. Formal charges
were fled against Jackson and he was
vestigation he submitted his 4resigna-
ton. which was accepted
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Durphy of Oak
land Mrs. Mabel Haskell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred b Madsen of San Jose re-
Gently made the run to Del Monte In
q White steamer. They report a most
delightful trip Robert Frost and
family also visited the famous hotel in
a White steamer, making the trip from
san Francisco.
Thomas B. Jeffrey & Co. reports the
delivery of the first of their 1910 Ram
bier cars TO r. Vansickle, Fresno, and
Il Iverson Of this city The vehicles
ing cars
George B. Ellis L. NJ Baker and
Miss Baker of Los Angeles stopped at
Del Monte for a few days on their way
10 San Francisco in their Peerless car.
Another Peerless party which has been
to the famous resort is Mr.. and Mrs.
E. L. Hoag, F. Roller, Roller Hoagiand
c. Black of San Francisco
Some of the tire companies in the
nnT7t r-of fCns N
castings and 20 per cent raise on
inner tubes. This is somewhat of a
shock TO the owners. The reason for
the raise is that since the first Of the
year rubber has gone up over 100 per
cent.
media county and Oakland agency for
the Franklin cars and will open quar-
ters at the corner Of Twelfth and
Madison streets Bunting is well
known in Oakland and is welcomed as
an addition to that circle of automo-
bile dealers.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. wasserman and
child of Sacramento are spending a
few days at Del Monte. to which point
they Journey in their Thomas car
The Bicycle World has undertaken
the collection of a fund for the purpose
OF erecting a memorial to the late Colo
mel Albert A. Pope, probably in Pope
park in Hartford. Conn. which he pre-
sented to that city There are SO many
former Pope men" now identified with
the automobile industry. not to mention
his competitors, who, though business
rivals, were Colonel Pope's personal
friends, that II seems likely that not a
few of them viii be glad of the oppor-
tunity TO contribute to the memorial
fund. To say nothing of the large part
he played as a pioneer in the automo-
bile industry the manner in which he
led and poured energy and wealth into
the bicycle and good roads movements
and gave to them world commanding
strength and purpose entities him TO
the grateful and enduring remembrance
which IL is proposed to erect, subscrip-
tions for which should be forwarded to
the Bicycling World, Tribune building,
New York.