The San Francisco call., 1909-02-17
RAIN STOPS AUTOS
FROM RECORD RUN
Local Enthusiasts Were Pre-
pairing to Set New Marks
for Winter Events
Attempts May Be Made During
Latter Part of the
Week
By r. K. PHommedieu

standpoint. Two attempts were 10 nave
been made to lower records, but the
rain kept the drivers at home. II II
clears up the attempts will be made
later in the week AS both of the
courses pass through San Jose it will
be a sort of side show for the auto
exhibition which starts in the Garden
City tonight. The latest report from
Salinas is to the effect that II Will be
over a week, and longer if the weather
does not clear up, before the bridge be-
low that place can be repaired.
Three Golden Gate avenue hills on
the high speed with Ave people in the
-. ssnr,t Of the 20
oidsraohiie horsepower baby
Climbs Hills oidsmobiIe. This
...- feat which only
the best of the higher powered cars do,
is considered remarkable by the Local
motorists and ehadffeurs. The fact
that the car is light and compact Is
one of the advantages necessary for
such unusual hin climbing ability. Il
did not think the car would do II,
said {. X. Parmenter, demonstrator Tor
the Pioneer automobile company, in
speaking OF the stunt. Il had TO slow
down before hitting the first hill al
steiner street, but she went up, and
gaining momentum on the level block
shot up to and over Devisadero street
and on up to Broderick without having
to touch the throttle. 1t Is certainly
a remarkable climb for low power
car. Among the recent purchasers or
Chalmers Detroit cars reported by the
Pioneer automobile company are r. b.
Dale, Modesto; James, Foller. NJ. J.
knowland. Fresno; Doctor Ralston and
$. M. Phillips, Sacramento. All of the
interior agents for the Oldsmobile
Thomas and Chalmers-Detroit cars re-
port good business and bright pros
poets for q big season. This is es-
pecially true in the territory OF Sacra-
mento and Fresno, where Phillips and
"A c.. Wheelock are running a close
race for the lead in the number of sales
per month.
The roads between Navarro and Fort
Bragg are in such state that it is
Roads Bad at snrins;oO a.rs u to @ny n.elee
ror. bragg the b " trip, ? %soG SeeoTdips ing
Fort Bragg agent for the studebaker
been made during the last few days,
says Ward, by ranchers to go from one
place to the other, but in each in
stance the trip had to be abandoned
when but few miles out of either
town Ward reports remarkable
growing interest in automobiles by per-
sons residing in and around Fort
Bragg and says that while at the pres
ent time there are only II automobiles
In Fort Bragg being used out of a
population of about $500, in another
year there will be fully so or so ma
chimes owned by persons living at the
present time in Fort Bragg. Ward
personally has orders for nearly a dozen
Studebaker EMF 80" cars.
l. H. Bill, who handles the Rambler
on the coast, in discussing the policy
5. :. of Thomas B. JEFF
ferry g. Co., said
hamDaer al Cnn. roi,ey yesterday;
rs CONSERVATIVE Some one has
= said that if you
wish to find a correct mea sure of the
true value of an automobile you must
study the character of the advertising
done by its manufactures. If q manu-
facturer makes extravagant promises
although he may be building an ex-
cellent car, the tendency of the public
Is TO disregard his statements. If he
is conservative in his advertising he
Is quite likely to be as careful about
building an automobile
The conservative policy of Thomas
B. Jeffery & Co. is a legend in the trade
The latest advertising products of this
company perhaps better represent the
Rambler as 1T really is than anything
they have before issued
The new Rambler catalogue is
most practical as well as a most beauti-
full piece of printed matter. 1t is plain
without elaboration. but practically
perfect in its Typography and illustra-
| ton. 1t describes the new Rambler
models In detail"