The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
AUTOMOBILE MEN
MEET AT LUNCHEON
Hayden Eames of the Studebaker
Company Tells of Big De-
mand for Motor Cars


The luncheon given to Hayden
Eames, general manager of the Stude-
baker automobile company, and E. LIE
Roy Pelletier, the advertising manager
OF the same company, by Chester n.
weaver, the head of the local house at
the Cliff house, yesterday afternoon.
was great success. 1t was a most
representative gathering, there being
present Studebaker men from all over
the coast. During the afternoon
Hayden Eames, in discussing the auto
mobile outlook, said:
with the various automobile fac
tories of the east working a full force
of men the year round it v~ill be i'm
possible to produce an oversupply
against the spring demand for cars.
"At this rate more than 100000 cars
will be manufactured during THIS
period, but, even at that, the demand
will by far exceed the supply. With
quantity production so perfected as
it is now and which is especially true
with the Studebakers, one can get a
car of greater value than has ever
before been the case. This fact has
accelerated the demand again, and
with every small drop in the price or
cars the range of possibilities is IN
creased. This explains why for the
first time in the history of the In
dustry the manufacturer has found 1t
practical to keep full force working
the year round.
I'm the early days the automobile
was looked upon as purely rad ana
pleasure vehicle, absolutely unntted
for winter use Now we find that IN
those states where there are heavy
snowfalls as well as in the states
which have rainy season the cohl-
forts of the automobile are even
greater than those of the car during
the pleasant touring season of the
summer. Not 10 per cent or the
owners now lay up their cars during
the winter season. All OF whlch Is
due to the great improvements that
have been made on the cars OF carrier
dates"
E. lie Roy Pelletier, who is recog-
nized by the men who are leaders In
the industry as one of the best posted
automobile men in the country, relter-
ated Eames' views and added that ne
has the utmost confidence in the future
and permanency of the industry
The Studebaker concern alone, SAID
Pelletier, during the next year VIII
manufacture 46,400 cars. representing
100000 in volume. This includes
the big Studebaker 40s, the Stude-
baker EMF '30s'. the Studebaker-
Flanders '29s', the Studebaker electric
pleasure vehicles and commercial
trucks.
There is bigger future for the
commercial truck at the present time
than there ever has been in the past
The prospects for it are even better
than that of the electric pleasure We
hicle. The progress of the commercial
truck has been retarded by unintelli-
gent application of it and to eliminate
this feature the Studebaker concern
maintains a force of expert engineers.
the sole duties of which are TO study
the conditions of the concerns contem-
hoped to and eventually will eliminate
the desire on the part of some makers
simply to sell their stuff.
p Both Pelletier and EameS will leave
Tuesday morning for Portland and Sc
attic, where they will visit the Stude-
baker branches. On leaving these cities
they will return direct to the factory
at South Bend, Ind.
Among those present or represented
at the luncheon were: Hayden Eames,
E. LIE Roy Pelletier. C. n. Weaver, ]. II.
Eagal, c. w. Newhouse, L. r. Weaver,
A. Van Valin, w. j. Richardson, f. H.
the following coast representatives:
f. Duhring, A. w. Keller, James o.
Gates, r. f. Benson, A. Molitor, Lyons
Morgan company n. A. Seipel. G.. II.
Mower, l.. +. Fenton, T. b. Richards.
A. NJ. Barnett Jr., George c. Schelling,
A. B. Gilbert Joseph Boyd, Fabian
Grunauer company, Chris Sibber, j. H.
Madison, A. r. Mires, Hugh D. Peaslee,
Conrad Rump