Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-15

Joseph Simons, a business man or
Los Angeles, has been taking long
tour IN his ~ horse power Franklin
touring car, and on the way from
Seattle to his home he made n trip
To Nit. Rainier, which he says should
not be overlooked by any automobile
list who finds himself in that re-
giOn.
Mr.. Simons is one of the pioneers
of the Pacific slope and has Travelled
many trail with horses. This fact
gives emphasis to his Judgment Of
the course over which he put his au-
tomoble. After describing 2 part
of the trip he says:
From Grants Pass south as far
as Ashland fair roads were encoun-
tered until we started to climb the
Siskayou mountains. This was a
lard climb. the roads being narrow
and crooked, and in some places the
grades were pitched straight into
the air. ..t
After crossing the summit we ira
Ntltu soutH ny piiuSNu op' ihto' ~"
smuir and Redding and found the
roads in almost impossible condi-
ton between the latter two points.
II would never have believed" he
adds, that any piece of machinery
would have stood the strain and
abuse necessary to traverse such
roads"
The party in spite of the road diff
fculties went through without trou-
BILE.
Although several manufacturers
have made announcements of theii
1910 models-as early as last spring
and summer, 1t Is known that
number OF them have something
up their sleeves that they are de-
liberately holding back until show
time. When these announcements
We're made, the impression gained
considerable Roadway that few
changes were to be found in the ma
jority of ears, but a careful exami'
nation reveals a score of changes
of one nature or another in nearl.
all of them. At the tenth nationa
automobile show, to be held a
Madison Square Garden January 8
Is, the public will be given the bes
opportunity of seeing the new mod
els of the old and standard makes
OF cars of the members OF the Asso
citation of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers. under whose aus
piece the automobile show in thu
Garden is held annually. The lat
est models will be displayed side b!
side and the public can compare
their various points, see their differ
ences and similarlties in in genera
''size up" what the makers have Il
offer. and note the general tenden
cies in motor car resigns.
With the beginning of the 1917
automobile season the manufactur
ers have in many Instances beei
compelled to greatly increase thei
capacity for the production of cars
owing to the unprecedented demand
for autos which the increased pros
perity of the country has created.
Twelve short years ago an auto
mobile was good deal OF curiosi
ty. there being but scant 1000 IL
use in the United States. The lat
est statistics report over 100000 II
use in the United States alone
Twenty years from now "A horse
drawn vehicle will be great curios
fly on the streets of any city.
r. r. Thomas, one of the earl.
pioneers in the automobile game
was recently interviewed by a rep
resentatiye of this paper and CAV,
some interesting facts regarding thu
immense growth of his business
and in view of the fact that he 4
sole owner and proprietor OF tn,
plant which bears his name, hi
story of the early struggles of aut'
builders against prejudice, PAM,