The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
AUTO CONDITIONS
ARfNOWC CHANGING
Owners Are No Longer Storing
Their Motor Cars When the
Winter Season Arrives
By R. R. L.HoMMEpIEu

Touring conditions are changing
rapidly with the automobile enthu-
siast- The winter season heretofore
ended with the rain. With the auto
mobile ii is changing and now it can
he said that the motor car is a vehicle
Tor pleasure the year around H L
Owesney. Pacific coast manager for the
Winton motor carriage company, in
discussing the conditions yesterday,
said:
1T has been a great surprise to me
this fan 10 take so many orders for
immediate deliveries. Heretofore Gus
toners have placed their orders for
cars 10 be delivered in the early spring.
Now they want them at once. This ]
thought would be easy to do. as the
east has always been considered a
closed season in winter. To my sur
prise the factory has advised me that
they can not advance my order any
earlier than the allotment for eastern
branch houses. which are delivering
their cars as soon as they get them,
showing that sutoists of the east as
well as the west are motoring the year
around
~One reason for this is that the high
grade cars are now powerful enough
10 combat with the worst road condi-
lions that can prevail"
O. F. Mathewsen. Pacific coast man
ager OF the Diamond rubber company
has just returned
c. r. Mathewson from the factory
Returns Home at Akron, O., and
5. is particularly en-
thusia stic as TO
The outlook of Diamond tires for 1910.
In spite of our enormous plant we
We're absolutely unable to I'LL all our
1903 orders" said Mathewson yester-
HsN however. we are doing every
thing possible 10 take care of the 1910
business ana looking for an 1mmense
increase we have just added three sin
story buildings 10 our plant. each COW
ering half an acre
MatheWsOn further said that while
east he was able to arrange for a big
stock Of the new Diamond grip anti
skid tires. Last year owing to the
demand for this type in New York on
account Of the splendid showing they
, made in the Vanderbilt race and in
touring in that vicinity that section
prepared 10 turn out With greatly
increased facilities OF manufacture the
Pacific coast viii get its share Of this
particularly, useful type OF tire for
winter work. The new Diamond de-
mOuntable rim is also being manufac-
tured in greatly increased quantities
50 that no delay viii be experienced
hereafter in getting any size required
AZ the Pacific coast branches.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Tt is possible that next year will see
fewer sanctions granted for race meets,
and these only 10 recognized clubs If
the proposed agreement between the
Manufacturers Contest association and
The American automobile assOciatiOn's s
contest board becomes a reality. 1t
is understood that the makers are op-
posed to the granting of sanctions TO
promoters whose chief interest is in the
gate, and who are not very particular
20 whether the meet is held as ad-
Eertised so long as they get the money
he 1910 policy viii probably be for
fewer races OF a higher order and un-
der responsible management.
Paris Eendarmes are spprehensiVe Of
another ear splitting demonstration by
the tsXicsb chauffeurs Of the French
capital. il is said that the chauffeurs
hereafter intend venting their wrath at
any grievance by concerted horn toot-
ing. The last demonstration nearly
drove the police crazy and set all Paris
laughing Angry at magistrate who
fined several Of their number the ? 600
chauffeurs motored in body TO his
nome. Two thousand motor horns
shrieked and 1000 pairs Of lungs yelled
for half hour. All the police could do
was Ia. prevent the judges house from
being invaded.