The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25

good as wrench, and we can spare
them"
A 1900 mile trip has just been com
pleted by Otto tum SUDDEN and his SON.
49,. r. tum SUDDEN, who
Tells of the have been spend
Country Roads i wes,t the i last st.t three
= Weeks IN mo1qfing
Tahoe region in their Chalmers Detroit
40 Tum SUDDEN describes the roads
Starting from Napa, the road con-
dltions as far as Cordelia are fair. to-
Woodland good; to Meridian. good. to
Mniarysyiile, fair TO Auburn, good; to
glacerville, rough; to Tallac, hilly and
dusty. but otherwise good. to Geneva,
wa kIngsburg grade, rough and sandy
Geneva to Carson, fair-general sandy
condition. to Reno. fair; to Truckee,
again, through .Kingsbury canyon,
slow. heavy pulling through fine
gravel (by the Kingsbury canyon the
steep. sandy grade of the same name
Isl avoided to Glenbrook heavy: to
Tallac. sandy; to Placerville, fair; to
stockton. via Single springs and Mich
igan Bar, good.
This latter road lies mostly through
private grants, but is by far the best to
the Slough City. 1t is hard, but easily
enough followed when once found.
From Stockton TO Livermore, via
San Joaquin city bridge the roads are
fair. From Livermore the condition of
the highways is familiar to most mo-
florists and is generally good"
From reports received from Los An
!. been run n g
Rs.isnaiion R Rs%ns5s Of as ths
after the recent road race. It is report
ed that Leon 7. Shelter has handed in
his resignation as vice president and
director to Secretary J. S. Conwell. The
trouble seems to have arisen over the
fact that Conwell claimed that Shelter
was responsible for the loss of a con-
siderable sum by not having officials
at the entrance of the grandstand
when the crowd began to arrive Shet-
tier passed UP the responsibility to ".
X. Towne. 1t is said that Shelter, in
his resignation. stated that either Con-
well or himself must resign. Conwell
said that he had nothing to resign for
The announcement by Governor Fort
OF New Jersey of a movement in the
eastern states. In
I VIII Helm Guiding New York
Federal Law Pennsylvania. Con-
---------.:. necticut, New Jer-
sey and Massachu-
sets. to adopt automobile regulations
applicable in each state. so that the
license numbers in each state may be
good in the other states. is interesting
and important IF this movement can
be brought to a definite basis it will
mean much toward the adoption of a
federal bill, which is the goal of all
automobilists," writes an authority on
the subject. IF the five named states
act in unison in the matter the other
states will follow suit and the national
government may be compelled, through
force of public opinion, to pass a fed
eral automobile registration BILL
T., V Tvnoh Y11apaper IF fha Spaad
well motor car company of California.
s.. reported the sale
sacramento of 45 horsepower
Good Market s1aF i I | Of T q the
model to Frederick T. Kit, II. X Hick-
man and A. w. O'Brfen of Sacramento.
He also sold five passenger touring
car of the same power and make to z.
d. Adams of the capital city. While
in Sacramento he closed the agency
the Standard auto and garage COM
pany. Lynch left yesterday. on his Sec
ond visit to the factory this season to
rush shipment of Speedwell cars to the
coast.
II. L. Owesney has returned from his
annual conference at the Winton fac
o,xe.nex enthused over the
Returns prospects of bust
:, -. ness which he feels
will be transacted
when the automobile buying public
sees the new Winton models, Upon his
arrival home he met G. B. Smith. super
intendent Of repairs of the Winton
company, who had come to San Fran
cisco from the northwest. Smith is
making a visit to the different branch
houses and agencies to overlook their
repair shops and make what sugges-
tons he thinks are necessary.
Purcell Rowe, prominent business
man, will be the first San Franciscan
to receive delivery
f of 1910 White
FIRST S. White sa,a steam car: Rowe
several months ago
With advance orders greater than
ever, the White company in this city,
look forward to a banner season in the
sale of its steam cars
The first of the White gasoline cars
will arrive here in about two weeks.
Gabe Cohn placed the initial order
for a White of the gasoline type.
Az B. Costigan of the Pacific motor
L.