Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-12
WHITE GARAGE GIVES
UP WHITE STEAMERS
SeVen-Year-old Agency Surrenders
Chug-chue Cars They Helped
Make Famous in Many
Stunts

The larger portion of the local auto
mobile world will learn with some
surprise that the White garage, q
local firm, and one of the Oldest in the
city of Los Angeles handling auto
mobiles, has given up the agency for
the White Steam cars, a product of
the White company of Cleveland, q.
For seven years the White garage,
through its aggressive management and
vigorous methods, has caused to be
earned by the steamers most favor
able impression for their success as
roadsters, and also gained wide rep
utation for the accomplishment OF
stunts through which well trained ami
endurable automobiles are put by
dealers and owners as their fancy
may dictate, or the desire for fame
may serve as the incentive for dare
devil work at the wheel.
Among these aforesaid stunts, out of
which the White Steam cars emerge
covered all over with glory, may be
mentioned the Baldy race, Phoenix
events, and the making and holding
undisputed for so long. the Los An
geles-San Francisco record. The single
way record was recently wrested from
the White car by local representativ
Brassy of the Thomas Flyers, who
made the run from San Francisco to
this city and clipped off a goodly
chunk of the Whites time. The round
trip record, however, is still held by
the White.
1t has been known for some time
that a disagreement existed between
the local firm and the manufacturers
of the White Steam cars. and this
failing of adjustment, the local firm
abandoned the White Steamers.
It is also known that negotiations
have been pending in Los Angeles
for some time where the White Steam
ers will have either their own branch
agency, or placed with new representa-
tives, but General Manager Hawkins
OF the White Steam company will de-
eide the matter shortly.
1t is not known what cars the White
garage will install in its handsome
quarters. Col. Fred C. Fenner, one of
the best posted automobile men in the
business, has been president of the
White garage for the past three years,
and through his vigorous efforts the
firm has been a most successful one
as it will probably be in the future.
Demonstrates; Sells
p. A. Renton, head of the Renton
Motor Car company, made trip to
San Diego last Sunday in the Mathe"
son Six. The car was driven by Brace
and with them M. B. Carter. who
made the round trip, going via the
coast and returning on the inland
route. In many places the roads are
declared to be terribly cut up with
farm wagons using them heavily at
this season of the year
The trip was made to demonstrate
the qualities of the Matheson to M. b.
Carter, who on his return purchased
the machine and took 1t away with
him.
viii Visit Factories
c. e. Birely of the firm of Birely
& Young will leave Friday morning
for a three weeks trip to the east,
which will include Detroit, where the
factory of the Herreshoffs will be
looked over, and thence to Hartford,
Conn, to inspect the new crop of Co
lumbia cars, which his firm represents
in Los Angeles.
The objective reason is to familiar
ize himself with any new f1xins" ap-
pearing in the coming seasons pro-
ductions.
CoIumblas Going
Within the past few days Birely
&, Young report the following sales
of Columbia cars: Roadster to Charles
A. Bradley of Los Angeles; Touring
car to H. l.. Lyman or corona, Cat.
and a gray roadster to DR.. A. M. Spins
of Los Angeles, and a roadster to p.
f, Krauss of Tustin, Cal.
Mr. Krauss is manager of the Irvine
ranch containing 117i000 acres and he
will use the new Columbia to cover
his necessary inspection on the big
ranch more expeditiously.
Attention All On II
Everybody-and that Is literal-every-
body, along Automobile Row, mean