The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
new AUTOMOBILES
ENTER THE MARKET
Empire, Haynes, DetrOit-EIec-
trio Now Being Exhibited in
Local SaIesroOms
Popular Priced Motor Cars
Make Quite a Stir Along
Automobile Row
By R. R. L.HoMMRnIEu


There were interesting times on au-
tomoble ROW yesterday. The arrival OF
several new cars kept the experts and
the enthusiastic visitors busy going
from one .salesroom 10 another.
H. W. Bogen received a shipment Of
The Empire. d likely looking car II
Is of The low price class and has the
appearance of great money value. The
cars are buiN on the runabout model.
low, ral1ish and speedy looking. The
power IS supplied by a four cylinder
motor cast ia block Before the dav
was over Bogen sold several OF the
cars.
The popular priced Haynes car ar
rived. Thfs..is one Of the 81 GOO class
and comes fully equipped, even 10 top
and glass front IT has a 40 horse
power motor car and viii undoubtedly
be factor In the market this year.
IL was also announced yesterday
that the De Tamble car OF the low
priced class will arrive tomorrow
morning. This, with several other new
makes on the way west, viii make an
interesting choice for the buyer.
c. s Richardson, mana ger of the
Reliance automobile company. reports
that the company has now the agency
Tor the Detroit electric cars for the
territory Of northern California. These
cars, which are becoming so popular,
may be seen at the salesroom of the
company in Van Ness avenue.
Motorists going from san Francisco
TO the Sacramento valley are advised
.s.--- by z, L. Cutting,
Great valley Standard notor
make the trip via Oakland and Port
Costa, the roads through the val
ley are reported 10 be in fine condi-
ton Cutting has just returned from
a three weeks trip through the Sacra-
uento valley IN Ford touring car
and reports having found the roads in
that section OF the state good. The
san Francisco motorfst a lso reports a
number of inquiries for popular priced
cars and during the trip closed sales
for over 20 1910 model Ford machines.
Among the recent sales of Ford cars
listed by W l. Hughson, president of
the STANDARD motor car company, are
he following; J. T. H Stevens. Lake
James A. Harnett, Eureka. sHnd Oliver
MulVanev. Junction City. All of these
purchasers took immediate delivery of
their cars and in every instance the
machine has been driven home by the
new owner J. r. stevens of Lake
county accompanied by Bert Presley.
after the puncfsse for an extended trip
through the northern part Of the state,
Vncluding Ukiah.
THAT an automobile can be made to
Successfully take The place OF a rail
way mail train
auto. Tshe In was demonstrated
Railways Work A. Byo,,-,os4e{l,e 1oIs 2r.@ a
on the occasion of
the foods which swept down the val
ley Of the Rio Grande, destroying much
property throu gheut wide area.
Brownsville is almost al the southern
tip of the United States and its COM
municaTion with the north IS by way
of the st. Louis. Brownsville and Mex
ico railway. When the food came il
washed away a large bridge about 40
miles north Of BROWNSVILLE and all Of
the rolling stock was north OF the
break.
After waiting four days for mail"
saws @. Everson Of Brownsville in de-
scribing the plight Of the community,
we riEged ND Franklin runabout,
fitted hanges 10 the wheels and op-
Brownsville and the bridge.
''The train consisted Of two fat cars.
on which we hauled, passengers and
satisfsctIon as railroad engine and
made better time than the regular
trains over the same road
This is dandy little car" says
I1verson. 1T has Travelled from 10000
70 10000 miles and has been in use
every dav for the last three years and
is ia good shape right now"
George H Johnson, who is retiring
from the risk rubber company in this
s. city TO enter the
- ,,, firm Of Osen &
-" - fSI Hunter. yesterday
"A announced his sue
cessor in the Office
which he is leaving, B. H Pratt. who
has for nine wears been connected with
the company at its factory At Chicopee
Falls. viii arrive on or about the 9Th
Of November and viii take control Of
the branch. Johnson will not leave