The San Francisco call., 1909-12-01
OPENS A MITCHELL
BRANCH IN NORTH
A. E. Hunter Returns After a
Three Weeks Survey of
the New Territory
George E. Johnson, Who Will
Have Charge of Agency, OPP
timistiC Over Outlook
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

By R. R. LHOMMEDIEU
A E. Hunter of the firm of osen &.
Hunter auto company. who has just
returned from a three weeks trip to
the north. reports that he found busi-
ness prospects in a most fiourishing
condition. Hunter said yesterday that
they have established a subagency for
the Mitchell cars in Portland. George
o. Barnes, who has been connected with
one of the oldest motor car factories in
the United States for over IL years, has
taken the agency for the Mitchell cars
in Portland
George E. Johnson, who is one of
the stock holders and manager of the
osen & Hunter company of the north
west which has lately been organized,
returned with Hunter, but leaves to-
night for Seattle, where he will make
his headaua rters in Pike street which
is the automobile row of that city.
Johnson is most optimistic as to the
future of the Mitchell car, which is al
ready well known in the north.
Burkhard & Crippen automobile COM
pany has received two Of the 45-50
- horsepower Lex
Have arrived seven passenger
-.;. car of the conven
tional type while
the other is a special close coupled car
after the design of J. F. Burkhard. The
car is finished in cream and light brown
stripping, which from experience makes
II an ideal car for country touring.
Burkhard & Crippen report the sale
and shipment of a $3.50 Lexington
touring car TO F. W. McFarlane of
Honolulu.
The Pioneer automobile company
yesterday removed from their former
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Pioneer Now in Golden Gate ave
New Quarters hesdouarters hae m terspUi354 at 724
Golden Gate ave-
nue.. The firm viii remain at the latter
place, where they have fine sales
room and Offices, until Their new build
ing is completed
d. W. McElncott, manager of the San
.:.-- ment company re-
MANY Warner ports that since the
Sold 56o 5st warner al FeRraauy instru
installed in California on cars of in
dividual owners. This does not include
those placed on cars sold by the auto
mobile dealers as part of the equip
ment.
A. ]. Kleimeyer, connected with the
main coast office of the Thomas B. JEFF
fiery company in
San Francisco, has
KIeimeyer Back just returned from
from the North a weeks trip to
P o 7 d. klei-
meyer reports that
they have had lots of rain in Portland
and that business prospects look un-
usually bright. Fourteen hundred autos
were sold in the state of Oregon last
year and Kleimeyer says there is sure
to be twice that number this season,
of orders already received He came
back with q gratifying list of orders,
with prospects of more to follow.
]. ". Deavitt company, said yesterday
:. that two carloads
SLeayIte. Cars Of Overland cars
are oon.,ne Reos would arrive
about the end of
the week. Plugoh announced that
Stoddsrd- Dayton limousine would reach
San Francisco in about 10 days. In
the same shipment with the Limousine
Stoddard Dayton coupe VIII arrive,
which will be delivered to its pur-
chaser, Doctor Sartori.
George Richard of Berkeley, who
owns 80 horsepower four cylinder
Autocar, mas Just
Drives cnaIsnra trip to Coalinga.
hIOn Richard eport
that the roads are
in splendid condition. He returned by
way of San Benito and Hollister and
was surprised to find the roads in that
territory in such good shape.
The Franklin automobile company. of
which J. F. McLain is manager, has
5, taken full posses
u,. sion of the quar-
HT p'ud,n~ ters at 400 Golden
"n0e Gate avenue. The
Franklin enc
now occupies the whole building with
its repair shops, Offices and salesrooms.
Manager McLain says that he will en-