The San Francisco call., 1909-01-07
Association Re-elects Max Ro-
senfeld President and Selects
Board of Directors

Board OF Directors
BY K. K. PHOmmedieu
The annual meeting of the Automo-
bile Dealers Association of California
was held last night The election of
officers resulted in Max Rosenfeld being
reelected president; A. E. Hunter, vice
president; H. Choynski, secretary;
Henry Mccoy, treasurer. The other
members of the board of directors
chosen were: S. G.. Chapman, c. S.
II. L. Pelton, j. w. Leav-
lit and Calvin c. Eib.
money received from the Barney Old
field combination to the Automobile
Club of California for the benefit of
good roads and the erecting of the
signs at the crossroads.
The meeting adjourned until next
Wednesday, when matters which could
not be considered on account of the
lateness Of the hour will be brought
before the members.
According to the information received
by H E. Hunter of the firm of Osen &
.s.--- Hunter, Mitchell
over cactus terror for the mo-
torist. Fritz Reu-
ter writes from San Antonio as fol-
lows:
"On trip recently made from this
city to Brownsville Tex, the first day
out three members of the party worked
energetically with hatchet and ak cut,
ting down the prickly growth, ana
probably would have continued doing
so during most of the trip, but that a
mad dash was made suddenly across q
bunch of cactus TO avoid getung mlTeu
- of
investigation. much to our surprise, IL
was found that there was not single
puncture. AS nearly as we could learn
no other machine has traversed many
miles of the roads through AtaScosa
and Live Oak counties that our party
travelled over"
A. c. Leonard. head of the local
branch of the w. d. Newerf rubber
.... ceived word from
s Tire hSs tSs Aasfiss hesG Of 'ess 5ss
Newerf, has. just returned from an eS- -
tensive business trip throughout the
east Newerf has completed arrange
ments with the Goodyear people to
represent that line in British Colum-
bia, Oregon, Washington. Idaho. Cali
fornia Nevada Arizona, Mexico and the
Hawaiian islands. In addition to the ne
established at Vancouver. b. G.; Seattle,
Spokane Falls, Tacoma, Portland, Oak
land, San Jose, Reno, Fresno, Bakers
field Pasadena, San Diego, the CITY OF
Mexico and Honolulu.
The monthly meeting of the San
Francisco motor CLUB will be held In
~. No,or Golden Gate ave-
s,', % u.+ nue., tonight The
Club to Wee. event viii take the
form of a reunion
"a - -. Gxcf i,1aa q a he
have met in their own quarters Sew
eral important events for the com
ing season will be discussed.
Norman de vaux will start this morn
ing at $50 o'clock in his Auburn run
;. -... about 70 loWer the
VIII Go After San Francisco
Del Monte Mark Tacnrd made Ia st
= Sunday by L. b
Harvey in his record breaking Ram
bier. The time set by Harvey was not
very good, as he was detained on ac-
count of an accident. De Vaux is not
only looking toward breaking the rec
ord and capturing the Chansler & Ly-
so low that it will take long time
for competition to lower it and get the
cup.
cial vehicles depends largely upon the
:. road conditions,
says A. G. Down
of eng ensgineeT eseGtrifo for sales tse
-:------------------- Studebaker Broth
ers company of, California. For in
stance. If the farmer had hard roads
over which to transport his produce he
could effect a saving of from 45 per
cent to rs per cent of the cost of trans
portation per ton mile. Not. only would
betterment of the roads erect saw
ing in the transportation expenses. but
with the use of self-propelled CONNER
cial vehicles, transportation would be-
come much more practical:
transfer companies of the different
cities that the pulling in railroad yards
and on roads leading up to warehouses
has been much heavier than other city
work"
Probably one of the most extensive
tours ever planned by large party
fas far hv peeH anprang{see n II{s1-
VIII Tour the man ma " of Seattle ittia.
Americas who has beer
few months in this state. The tour vii
take the party through the United
States, Mexico, Central America and
the northern countries of South Amer
lea. Hiliman and party will make the
long journey in two 1909 As horsepower
demilimousine Pierce Arrow cars. H,
will be accompanied by the members o.
his family. the youngest of which /,
Dul mOnlHS .OlQ OLiict lHtInD6TS o.
the party besides Mr. and Mrs. Hill
man and their children will be Mrs
Charles Fl. Kenny, Mrs. Bateman ans
son Ernest and two maids to care fol
the children and a cook.
The Ford motor car company of1cial
wondered why three actors In as man,
:, days had purchased
- Ford cars and eacl
Ac.ors nuy Sars inquired d abou
Tor travelling sh fppfng then
abroad recently. Il
letter to Manager Cutting of tn,
Standard motor car company thel
stated: After receiving several orders
from actors and hearing each say h,
intended to take his car to, England II
the summer we asked Guy Standing
who is playing in the Right of Way,
IL it were mere coincidence that S,
many of the craft summered in oil,
England. or were they all English born
intent on going home on a vacation
and desirous of proving America
manufacturing supremacy: or was ther,
another reason why. Ford cars shoul,
be. taken abroad? Not at ALL STANDING
told me. It's business with US; w,
play all summer in England and it