The San Francisco call., 1909-02-07

with ordinary first layers of asphalt.
Many places have tried this method
and while II is the most expensive.
II has ben found to be by far the best.
Syracuse. New York, has had a rec
ord breaking year, as shown by statis-
ties forwarded by a motorist of that
city. According to the figures. the ap-
proximate capital invested IN the motor
car industry was S2,loO.0oo. Syracuse
has two branch houses. six agencies
and six supply houses. There are
eight motor car dealers and thirteen
makes OF cars are represented. The
sales OF cars for 1908 amounted 10
ESQ. not including the two local fac
tory outputs
J. ". Leavitt and Co have received
the polished chassis that was exhibited
Leavitt Gets gees snow, o, eas+ ~ -
: =" - 'N'ns "aA pieces of factory
work that has
been seen in some time. The demon
strating engine. which was also at the
show. VIII shortly arrive at the new
salesrooms. II gives perfect idea Of
the workings OF an automobile engine.
Pullman touring cars have been sold
during the last week 10 August wade
meyer, Dr.. E j.
-F-PoWell and Charles
Of PuIImans ta0l a9iinfn Immediate Hl Ode- de-
Dr.. Powell The Frank o. Renstrom
company is just in receipt Of letter
from the celebrated prima donna. Mad
am Norelli, as follows:
NY Dear AIr. Renstrom:
I take this opportunity Of expressing
my appreciation to you and your COM
pany for the favors extended TO me
-Frsr- fef+ 70 E~~or1 1nic-
co and for the pleasant rides ]
enjoyed in your Pullman automobiles
Tor ease. comfort and elegance the
Pullman is uneXcelled by any machine
I have ever ridden in, and have had
the pleasure and opportunity of riding
in practically all the leading makes
Of cars, American as well as foreign.
wishing the Pullman success and with
best personal regards, 1 remain, yours
MADAM JENNIE NoRELLI
Gus Seyfried and Fred Dundee. who
have been plotting White Steam cars
!. IN race meets about
Whites Racing season are hack
Gre" IN City from Southern Cal
--------'s'ifornia and will re-
main here until the auto track activ-
tiles open again IN the spring; Sey-
fried said he would give anything for
one more chance ct Barney Oldfeld
with the White Flyer. The little 20
ever at Coronado" remarked Seyfried.
But for the binding dust on the track
! would have beaten Oldheld without
q doubt. At San Demanding last sun
day, Barney was scheduled TO drive
the Christir car against me He had
sold his 40 horsepower racer in Los
Angeles. but he wouldn't meet me.
He knew ] would defeat him." Sey-
fried says that Oldheld viii probably
race IN California again about April
and Seyfried hopes to lower Oldfield's
colors then
The Howard automobile company
unloaded three car loads OF the '09
,Buic k " [ e
- p - 'rStreaks on Thurs
Many Bnicks i so,d day. and now has
'.'floor for immediate
delivery. During the last week car
streaks" have been received and un-
loaded by the Santa Rosa garage Of
Santa Rosa, Waterman Bros Co of
and f. 3. Nsylor OF San Diego.
W E. Porter. prominent fruit
grower OF Visalia, yesterday purchased
one OF the new 40 horsepower Buick
touring cars. Porter came TO San
Francisco TO buy an automobile and
after spending three days Investigating
the different machines decided on the
Buick. He viii receive his car next
week.
The first two sales at Madison
Square garden are claimed to have
been made by east
- - Tern distributors Of
at New York troit. The purchss-
~ers were Albert r.
shsttuck. first vice president of the
Automobile club Of America. and H. l.
Perlman Of New York. Shattuck or
dered Chalmers-Detroit 40. 10 be fitted
with q special four passenger touring
body. The car is TO be fitted IN Shat
tucks private stable colors. Hereto
fore Shattuck has always been an ad-
Vocste Of foreign cars and this pur-
chase Of an American car IS one of
the indications Of the remarkable ad-
vanees made by the American manu-
facturer
A significant illustration of the pol
icy which has proven so successful TO
three OF the most representative mo-
tor car manufacturers in the country
is the presence IN this city of three
automobile experts. from the Thomas
Chalmers-Detroit and Oidsmobile fac
tories respectively. The three ex-
perts are I. l. DuBroy Of the Olds
motor works. Jean Bemb Of the Chal-
mers- Detroit motor company and Ell
mer Huber Of the E. r. Thomas mo-
tor company
Although not a necessary one the
custom OF having travelling expert
10 20 from agent TO agent visiting
owners and assisting both agent and
owner IN the mechanism and operation
or their cars. is ono 1ollOWed by the
most successful and prominent motor
manufacturers in the country. No bet
ter guarantee can be given a prospec-
tive customer than to have a factory
expert call and test the owners cars
frequently. This custom not only
serves TO keep the customer and the
factory in close touch. but It does a
great deal toward making friends for
the machine.
The success Of the electric vehicle
depends almost entirely upon an eff
cfent battery. Now
THAT this problem
Electric Cars has heen so1ved tha
.s---------- s'widely used. At
one time the tire problem was more
acute ia connection with electric We
hfcIes. on account Of the weight Of
the batteries. which in former days
reached as much as two tons. In the
nzrl., dars the facilities for racharRing