The San Francisco call., 1909-02-10
MOTORISTS AFTER
THE ROAD RECORDS
Bay Century Run and Del Monte
Mark to Be Attacked by
Local Enthusiasts
BY x. X. PHommedieu

Now that the roads are drying up ii
is likely that some of those who have
had their eyes Oh the tiiansl0r and
lyon trophy and the Pelton cups will
be out soon doing the record breaking
stunt One of the owners was going after
the Del Monte record last Monday and
had everything nicely framed up. Just
as a precaution he telephoned to Sa-
linas 10 see how the roads were. What
was his surprise to find that the bridge
below that place had been washed out
again.
1t will be at least ten days before
the roads viii be open. This will mean
bay used last Sunday. There are two
cups up and 1t is likely that they will
go before the end OF the week.
An instance of the economy with
which some automobile owners. operate
81 Frank Wear
me me. Eeonos eaaor.ss whs has owned
hnn NeporIed and driven an
p OIdsmobile for the
last two years. Wear. in discussing his
motor experience with Harry Goldberg.
said: Il have toured over all parts
of thisSstate, have gone to Mexico and
all through southern California, and
have not even changed spark plugs My
speedometer shows $500 miles. and my
repair bill has yet to be rendered
If all owners of machines would take
little care of their cars. You would
not hear SO much about the expense of
keeping a motor ear" The Pioneer
automobile company reports the follow
ing sales: L.. ii. Anderson, Alameda;
James Faucett, Santa Cruz; r. j. Wal
ters and j. NJ Mcdonald, Fresno, pur-
chased Chalmers Detroits; Doctor
Smithson and r. A Dual, Oldsmobiles.
All of the new motorists took delivery
of their machines.
More persons viii buy automobiles
in northern California this year than
snticinstesss satd
"eo6 Marxe. tsa S. Peter, Healey. the
!. IA the worm Studebaker agent
rived here yesterday after strenuous
trip through mud and rain in his Stude-
baker forty "Of late the inquiries
for machines have been increasing al
splendid showing that has been made
by the automobile in that portion of
the state during the last year. We
have some very rough roads in Hum
boldt, and the success in negotiating
these with machines is beginning TO
bear fruit"
William NJ ellison, local manager of
the Fisk rubber company, writes that
!. the Fisk company
has manufactured
Fisk Tire. for 70 bH 3bs : iast iash Is1r' lirss
T.
and the entire fire
department of Springfield, Mass. uses
Fisk bolted on tires and demountable
rims on every machine In it's service;
the tires have been absolutely success
full in every respect. The combination
chemical and hose wagon carries 1000
feet of 2R inch hose, 1000 feet of
chemical hose, 80 gallons OF chemical
plete weighs 1000 pounds.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Philadelphia sums up the motor car
business for the year 1903 in the SEN
te,,cs, tenee, 1T Syaz WAS success - Erom the the
the amount of business done was in
proportion to the amount Of capital
invested, which was $500, ,0o0: total
alton Of $4,000. oOo. Fifty eight difser-
among the sales. There were Is
agencies and q supply houses.
George z. Johnson. Pacific coast
manager of the Fisk rubber company.
has arrived In Chicago on the way
east to the factory,
Samuel G. Buekbee and L. P. Lowe
have been appointed on the good
tomobile association
From the southern states come the
most eneoaraging reports for the year
of 1908. They claim there that IL is
the year that discovered them in the
way of automobile business. From
Atlanta, Ga, comes the word that $50
cars were sold in that city. Two new
branches We're established in that year
also one tire agency and five tire
branches, all of which are doing well
from business standpoint
The Oakland go" which was en-
tered by s. G.. Chapman in the mud
plug" around the bay, was sold and
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