The San Francisco call., 1909-12-12
AUTO PRESIDENT
OUTLINES POLICY
h. NJ. Owens of the San Francis
co Motor Club Tells What
May Be Expected

president OF the san Francisco motor
club. in discussing his policy yester-
day. said:
The question is being asked: "Is the
san Francisco motor club going to live
up to its mottO-Do something2"
Having been elected president of the
club. and feeling that il is my duty TO
outline what 1 believe should be the
policy Of the club for the coming year,
4 desire TO offer the members the fol-
lowing suggestions;
That it is their duty to secure as
many new members as possible.
We VIII expect every officer and
chairman OF committees TO perform
his duty promptly or step down and
give some other man a chance who
viii do something
mem bers a tour book. with complete
maps and data. which covers more
roads than all other books heretofore
published in California.
WILL PROTECT MEMBERS
We intend 10 protect our members
from illegal and malicious arrests, but
when they Willfully violate the road
avs we viii assist the peace officers
we are going to ask that some
suitable roadway be selected which the
automobile dealers OF this city may
use between certain hours during the
dsv SATURDAYS and sundays excented
where cars can be demonstrated re-
gardless Of the speed limits.
The auto dealers have engaged in
legitimate business and should be en-
couraged instead OF retarded: every
person desiring to purchase a car
wants 70 see It tested therefore. we
are going 70 select a suitable course in
THIS city and county to hold speed
rests and endurance runs. Why take
our money away from San Francisco
Wy not let our citizens, rich and poor
alike, see the show here, instead OF
compelling them TO cross the bay on
the installment plan?
We purpose 10 hold ourselves ready
70 BOOST Tor everything that viii tend
for the betterment of this city. and
we purpose 10 conduct the great road
race during the Panama exhibition in
We viii select oficial hotels and
CARA Ees all over the state and furnish
them with our official signs. and when
oNerch6rges are made TO our members
we VIII revoke the signs and furnish
our members with list Of such hotels
and garages, that they may be avoided
IN the future.
We are the natural born boosters
Tor good roads and good streets, and
we VIII lend our aid and assistance to
any scheme that VIII promote these
TO HAVE GOOD ROOMS
We are going to have club with a
humet and luncheon service, the rooms
Of which viii be centrally located.
where members and visiting motorists
can make themselves at home.
We invite all hotel and garage man-
sEements TO forthwith send to this
club their rates for club members. A
committee viii handle this correspond
ence and investigate. What are you
going 10 DO? Can we help you? If so,
write We await your good will and
assistance We viii do the rest.
George B. Polhemus. who is making
an extensive trip in his Winton Six.
.t.-------. written from
Kings civ Good Kings City that he
Place 20 Sfop 70 und unusually
;.good hotel accom-
mOdations in that
town. He said: The hotel accommo-
dations. in fact. are above the ordinary,
and as Kings city is or the auto map.
5out this, as IL viii break the south
ru trip in many cases just about
Eht
speaking If the new quarters into
which his company has just moved,
---...D D ". James Of the
rr,f~,- grba5r Pioneer automobile
- o.o-scre company said.
>---.. The larger store
acts as a relief TO
dire cougeSfed condition under which
-aa company has been struggling for
some time BY reason Of increased
sales in the last few years the business
ss grown to such proportions that the
odd Quarters were entirely too small
aUf it IS rptnly a relief to have
elbow room and the opportunity to
better display each individual car, thus
cowparisous between the different
models.
IF The short time we have been here
may be- taken as an indication of what
we may expect in the future, we have
every reason TO believe our business
viii be greatly increa sed.
TIE suggestion of President Lewis r.
Spears. at the recent annual meeting of
.s.--- American auto
To Give Back mogiie 4bs3 tbe ssSoGl3d1Sn; SIidsen
IIoPns trophy be returned
to the donor, is
likely 10 be carried out by that body.
The reason for this is that in pre-
Vious Glidden tours the event had 10 he
continued after the scheduled route
was covered 10 get \ winner. The plan
now Is TO have "a national tour" and
al cars completing the course with a
perfect score VIII receive certificates
company has each year won this
trophy, that Ghdden will give IL TO the
Pierce people.
~One Of the most appropriate Christ
mas gifts that a man Of means could
--s-possibly give his
Autos Fine for wife VIE, daughter or or
mas ..automobile Of the
lsndaulet or limou-
sine type. writes Chester \. Weaver,
general manager Of the local Stude-
~ ker Brothers branch. who is al pres
ent in the east. The closed auto
mobiles appeal particularly 10 women,
on account OF the unQuestioned stamp
Of elegance and refinement that they
lend TO the owner
Incorporate elegance and refinement
into anything and you have an appro-
pirate gift for women It is a fitting
compliment TO their individual taste,
and there is nothing today on the mar
ket that offers greater opportunities
for pleasing women in this particular
than the Limousine or landaulet.
There is such variety of inteTSor
furnishings possible that there is no
Individual idea than can not be readily
carried out in elegant, refined and
artistic form"
Barney OId6eld is en- route to Los
Angeles from his home in the east TO
--.s. participate in the
OTd6eId VIII . Iacss az ~ aseot e t.,,l LIE
big foreign racer,
and also a 1910 six cylinder. so horse
power Knox stock car. The latter car
he wiz use exclusively IN stock chassis
races. where the restrictions are
against specially built racing cars.
Oldheld is now a free lance in the
racing game, as he is not employed TO
drive any particular make of ear.
He purchased the cars he now uses
from the manufacturers. after a care
fuI test OF the speed and durability of