The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
NORMAN DE NAUX WILL
HANDLE BUICK UP fJ0RTH

Norman de NsuX. for the last three
sears representative OF the Auburn mo-
- car company. with headquarters in
san Francisco. has severed his connec-
ton with that concern and sssocia ted
wiki r n. Nogler. formerly engaged
81 the automobile business in Nevada.
has taken the agency for Buick auto
mobiles for the states OF Oregon and
Washington, through the Howard auto
mobile company
The new company is known as the
Northwest Buick company. and has 10
Gated its headquarters in Portland.
branches CT which viii be maintained
= Seattle and Spokane. Wash
The Buick is not an experiment with
lie NsuX, ne having been previously
connected with the Buick factory for
:w0 -ea-s. and Il viii be remembered
tlas De Vsux was one OF the drivers Of
@tae Continental Buick" the old two
from New York 70 San Francisco. car
r:iIg tour passengers. in "a days
, =. Leavitt has received the fol-
lowing notice of Stoddard's attitude
and decision in
Auto Contest mobile races. which
s-- eelsion va s
through the accidents during the races
e the Indianapolis speedway last week
EEo1GErG SAYS
we have decided after careful con-
slceratiOn 10 abandon automobile
racing entirely for the present. or un-
~ such time as the conditions gen
orally governing automobile racing
are 20 changed and bettered as TO re-
move &c the greatest extent possible
TIE present dangers both 70 spectators
and 20 drivers and mschanicisns oper-
srluE the cars
we believe that automobile con-
tesrs as now conducted. whether on
mel
hazardous We further believe that
they are e detriment 20 the Industry
form the dangers attending the use OF
automobiles when operated az more
Ersn z normal speed.
II Racing as II exists today tells the
n-hlic nothing. as the cars that are
used sre almost without exception
especially constructed TO attain the
test.
Rather than endanger the lives ot
axe the chance OF in5uring spectators.
We have decided. as stated above. 10
withdraw entirely from all such con-
tests in the future
~he 1910 model Rambler touring car
cent out from the factory at Kenosha,
Wis, for test run
RambIer or July % arrived
Tested Ont al Kenosha on Au
-. gust Is after hay-
ing covered more
= -
Thomas 2. Jefery company piloted the
car from city 20 city. starting at Keno
sra, then 10 Indianapolis. Louisville, St
Louis. kansas City. Lincoln. Omaha
The Diamond rubber company is in
receipt Of an interesting statement OF
= their tires on the
Record work Pierce cars oper-
for Diamonds ated by Los An
being used in the rental service. Thir-
teen tires on which they report show
an average OF $500 miles each
Charles H Hanke and Robert J.
Brown VIII start tomorrow N their
Viii Tour South two weeks vaca-
ti 4nnn,oh5Ie lion trip. A. Los
= :, Angeles they will
John Hooker for some days.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Among California motorists who
have visited the Alaska Yukon expo
Eition this season IS c. l. Donohue OF
Willows, who has just returned. hav-
Lng made. the trip in his chalmers-
Detroit 40 horsepower car. Although
the trip was an unusually hard one
the only trouble experienced was two
runctures and this Donohue considers
Is remarkable when the rcad rondi-
Cons are taken inte confederation.
Doctor HsmHn OF Oakland has or
dered his car equipped with the new
Diamond oenountabfe rims and tires.
y s. Baird OF Redwood City came
70 the city yesterday and purchased
two cylinder % horsepower Rambler,
which he drove home