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BENEFITS FOR STATE

In considering the ss7.25s.TeT as paid
out BY the owners Of automobiles and
before considering what the individ-
uaI businessman has received from the
automobile owner II might be wei 10
see what benefits the state has
realized
The income received By the motor
vehicle department. Of the Office OF the
secretary OF state in 1905 for the regis
Eration OF motor vehicles. transfers and
chauEeurs amounted 70 sI4-4ss. IN 1895
It was s13.240: in 1907, SIS .467: IN I99S.
sIe-5s5 making 3 total 10 the end OF
1903 OF sse785. These figures are
based on the Zee Of g. for registration
OF motor vehicles and chau1eurs and s.
for each transfer.
IN computing the value OF automo-
biles sz,060 has been taken as 3 gen
eraI average. although many IN the
automobile trade feel that this IS an
uudervaIua ton 10 the extent OF SONS
s7.00e, GEO n the grand total Yet 10
give q conservative estimate this fig
ure has been taken
Following out this line OF thought Il
IS estimated that the 4737 automobiles
registered IN 1905 had a value Of
s454 96a. the +.e37 IN 1876 a value OF
IS 9Es-80a, the 5.z41 registered IN 1907
sIo4s2. 500. the 555S registered IN
1898 s1f.11s-o8e. or Tor the Ie5s3 a
total valuation OF sss. Iz6,eeo.
VALUE OF sUNDRIEs
IN considering the value OF sundries.
which includes qhe accessories. the
earlier cars were devoid Of the many
appointments now popular On the mod
ern vehicle II is estimated that up
to The end Of 1905 about 100000 was
spent in this way. The following year
saw many novelties in the market and
about 100000 was invested In 1901
there was not the increase seen n the
previous y months. inasmuch as II
included the panicky season in the
money market II i estimated that
about $3.50. 900 was spent The last
year was banner year in this line
many. exceedingly useful novelties
making their appearance and IL is
estimated that about $500 coo went 10
the accessory men, Up 70 the end OF
1903 II viii be seen by these figures
that sI.050,0e0 was spent for sundries.
The next point Of expenditure TO be
considered is that Of tires. one Of the
greatest expenses 10 the automobile
owner. ID 10 the end Of 1905 the
price Of tires was much lower than AT
rhe present day. fnasmuch as much
smaller sizes were used Yet IL was
an experimental stage with the manu-
facturer Of tires. and the owner paid
for these experiments It IS estimated
that from 1901 when the automobile
made lis first appearance IN the state
10 the end Of 1895. si.5o0,e0o was spent
FOR tires.
BANNER YEAR FOR TIRES
The following year saw an increase
8, zf-a +beraf0ra an Increase IN rrfes
and II is estimated that about $I.T50 90g
= - L..
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California Motorists Pay Out
Over Hundred Million Dollars
Large Amounts Expended Yearly Automobile Pleasures by the
Vast Number of Pacific Coast Enthusiasts
By K. x. FHommedieB

ferred. in Ise7. 4s1. and in 1903 Ss1
changed hands. making q total OF
1886 cars which have been transferred
since the law went into effect
The following table gives the
nIonthIv Transfers.
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HILL CLIMB EVENT
MAY BE POSTPONED
Rain Viii Call On the Contests
if It Continues To-
day
Largest Number OF Cars Ever
Entered for Such a COm-
petition
81 z. r. FHommedieu

antoine 1l--s-s 81 This part or Cal
tFo--s seem t3 he in hard luck Every
-e tr=r stsr- oak 10 do things some
comes aHE to p1r a damper on
plans Fer tee lasr two weeks
have aeen working Up hiU
e cl-y Iuiss. tLe first Of its
las been attempted sud now
e-=-s-ll-E IS IN shape the weather
and r--s q STOP 70 ir With the
-r 70 midnight last night the
So heavy rEar it looked as Il
--e-- U1I-l have r0 be postponed
week VIII depend on The
-e Tor tfts morning and the rest
Gag tcr Tie event 20 take place
r--te f5r tae ocean 10 ocean
@ race. <rou View york 70 Seattle.
hss been selected.
auto Race From sl-ay q pre-
Ocean TO oeean ps
SHOWS that there
p r-s l-f----rr encountered until
racers reach Granger we. Then
rs change The Rockies ana
sde range must be crossed and the
san-e routes are a. best had
te -aken by Hover last
teer ll three miles This Is bad
coming down. and practically
20 CLIMB TIE average grade
- rer celr
s greatest hardship On This por-
" c TIE r-l Win be after leaving
ee FROM this point 70 Salem
Portland -le tourist is under the
e-ce oc Mount Washington. with
-l-aT -s-l-lg houlders and Up
Tie seattle automobile club. how
M station men AZ the worst
and Hi- e1desvor 20 clear The
es UICl IS possible while The
authorities win make repairs
e roads lying within the state OF
gECl-
t-9sler possible route s. that waich
o-Eh S10euzlmle pass This
within zoo miles of Seattle. and
che snow. even il June. 3 90 feet
H-- -lese dif5cullres IN view.
relrGlug car VIII be Instructed
BE 2 Dore southerly route through
= u Oregon
Among rle welL known motor own
rf WAC w-l make e country trip To-
D- IL A. BEowa ef -hfs city and
BrFn has just arrived from
a northern towl in his Thomas Flyer
says -Le reads are En- Ierrlble con
Seu Jose and possibly santa
L BE- among tLe places Brown
rst tomorrow
lowest registration q antonio
r-e Tez- tu New YORK state
-ee-red iu Apr-L -ees- After that
elects 0E The great financial
depression began 10 wear
and Say -le number of registra-
almost equal 20 tie CORE
l-E month C le~pr5vi01s year
sl1W -la- --6e cars were
-e-=E -l MAJ 1897 as against
MAJ -sGs. since Nay every
has shown substantial In
reese over rle ccrrsspoDdIug month OF
SIX months ending February
show -ors- q 6l-7 cars, as
usreF win E1=s during the same
-.c7 -ast year. an increase q 40 so
rerr Au idea cE what this growth
cleaned from rhe fact that for
same periods -ls increase Of e year
prer-o-s. January 1898. regis
rer cent more cars than jan
1905 January. -eeE. registered
reA cel- Jess thsn January. 1897
dates cover rEs fun months 0f
z- Contrary 20 the Impression
prevail among Llose who DO not
--e ac-lal figures. the greatest
~ reElsrrarions occur during
or Apr-L Aag June July
August Last lle E6d r1e largest
10 --arloEs iE the history
Sew york automobile history
c--s 6g-rss showing total q
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FIGTREs BY MONTHS

~ the end OF 1893 the total registra-
zion was 41z7 motor vehicles IN 1895
1887 registrations were Issued IN I 1s07.
5e41 were issued. and IN 1908. 5.55S
were issued. king a total of Is $50.
Il can be seen bT these figures tAat IN
1897 and 1ses the registration was far
greater than in 1895. the latter date
representing every motor car is exfs-
te1ce ~ thst time in California This
means that IN the years 1907 and 1903
there were purchased more motor re-
hicles than We're purchased from 1901
70 the end OF 1905.
The following table gives the month
Is registration OF automobiles since
the present law went into effect BY
these figures 4 IS seen that the months
Of Nay June. July and August were
the heaviest in registration, which also
shows that rhese are the months in
which heretofore the heaviest trade
has been done n the sale OF motor
cars
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MILLIONS FoR TRAYsPoaTATIoN-N

LLLIoNS FOR IRAASPORIAII0N-N
Nork- March 4l--The remarkable scope q
Greater New Y0rks plans Tor providing ase-
Gllzre trauSpcrtatfcn facilities = Indicated n 4
statement issued here toslzv vaich Shows that
the expenditure of nearly 500 eee9.0eo i coa-
teEanlatesi-
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was an increase of over 4 thousand
cars registered. there was not as per-
ceptibIe an increase IN expenditures
for tires. inasmuch as the number of
cars in operation was not as great as
the previous year on account OF the
financial stringency- II is estimated
that only 81 000e00 was expended.
Last year was q banner one with the
tire men, II is estimated that about
So. .08o 600 was spent for tires This
would make a total I'D 10 the end of
1893 OF ss.250. .000 spent for tires
In computing the output for repairs
It has been estimated that each car
spends yearly s1ae- BY some this has
been thought 70 be a little excessive,
but when IL IS considered that in the
early days the owners Of automobiles
practically paid ont as much in repairs
as the car originally cost them. and
also the amount that has been paid by
the touring automobilists that have
passed through the state on pleasure
bent s10e q year IS a very conserya-
tive estimate This would mean that
Up TO 1905 S472 7o0 was spent. in 1906.
sS7s.4Go: in 1891. 81 400.5la: IN 1908.
s195e,S0G and a total up 70 the end
of 1903 of s47e5.a9
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10 Charles Holman
and c E Peters
% Stockton. Hol-
man purCha Sed a
a tOurin z ear
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ToTAL aIoNEY ExPENDED

II Is interesting to note how. at the
end OF each year. the amount OF money
expended has accumulated in 1865
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ter is 70 be incorporated in the entry
blanks used in ths local contests.
L H Bill manager Of the San Fran
cisco branch or the Thomas 3 Je1ery
compauv- has re-
Long Trip esleed IeJLer
ton. travelling
sal m q 4 with
headquarters in Dallas. Tex. whose
territory in that state includes an area
threaded By highways which. II they
ran straight. would extena from San
Francisco 70 New York, stating that
he has driven his Rambler roadster
IA coo miles on making the rounds OF
his custom ers He writes Out in
Texas, where people 9rdeF their gro
ceries on the long distance telephone
and think nothing OF riding 20 miles 20
visit their neighbors. the automobile
has taken the place OF the wild mus
tang and the jack rabbit / once tried
TO handle my territory with the aid OF
trolley cars. steam cars and horses 1
could not cover half the territory I
desired 10 cover With the automobile
can make three or four towns 4 day.
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entry blanks 10 be used when promot-
ing contests The verbfage OF the lat
ter is 10 be incorporated in the entry
blanks used in ths local contests.
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TRANSFER OF CARS
Another interesting feature or the
registration is that OF the transfer Of
cars IL 1895 IA motor vehicles were
transferred: in 1865 40 were trans
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
OF THE ATTo

Norman de EauX. head OF the Auburn
motor ear company IN this city. said
yesterday that the new setf-c0nrained
Oiling system OF the four cylinder Al
burn has attracted cOnsiders bic atrsu-
tien. By this system ali OF the greasy
oil pipes and machinery used for The
0UEpOSe OF 0Iling Is done away with
The oil IS put into a standpipe. which
rises from the crank cases. and there
and nothing 10 get out or order
H L OWeSley. manager Of the Ss
Francisco branch OF the WiEtou motor
car company. has received word that
l. C. Delison OF Cleveland has secured
the WintOn Six agency for Cincinnati.
Robert Thompson. manager OF the
aIichelin tire company Of san Fran
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
REGIsrEREp cnArFFErRs

In 1896, 1853 cha ufetirs We're regis
tered. with q salary Of $2.s93,s20, and
a total salary Of all employed for that
year OF Ss.T3s. $50. n 1907 there were
2.7I7 chaaneurs registered. with a sal
ary Of S3.0sT $50. This added 10 the
salaries Of those already mentioned.
made a total for the year Of S11.e37. $50
In 1898 there. were 22s5 registered,
with a yearly saIarv OF sz.6I+.0za. This
made the yearly salary list Of IseS,
SI4S5I3S9 OF the total expenditures
for salaries up to the end OF 1sos Of
sS547s.SS8.
From these figures It can be seen
that the following yearly expenditures
in the pleasure Of autom0biIing ex-
elusive OF the cost OF the machines.
mas been. for 1905, s5-7S1.5S7; 1905,
sII1ss.SI0. 1907. sI7.-E3-772, 1903. sz3,-
So. So. or a total up 10 the end Of 1908
~ 25S n-2 cal
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To ProloRG
Life OF Tires

things that VIII greatly pr0IOng. the
life OF an automobile tire Is proper at
tentI0n 10 surface cuts in the tread
even though small and apparently OF
little consequence al the time II these
are neglected dirt and water VIII soon
work into the cuts. which. OF course
are made larger by constant wear. and
eventually the rubber is affected and
the fabric decays from the moisture
that comes in contact with IT, The
Michelin people have made a preDara-
tiou known as the Micheliu mastic for
repairing cover cuts quickly and per-
rnaueutIv"
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20 or 50 miles apart does not cause me
any worry
E. l. Cutting of the Standard motor
car company has received letter from
the home Office
Ford show Ntieh says We
az tnleaso. and what We saw
we liked. for
though the Ford was not at the snow
II was very much a Ford show at that
for during the seven days nearly 25-0og
persons visited the show roorns in
Michigan avenue The rooms which
have recently been redecOTated. were
the setting for A full line Of cars which
were displayd. there were a fine lot
OF Salesnen TO sell the ears. and =
gratifying number Of purchasers Long
before the end Of the week long ugfs
of buyers were noted for each style Of
car
C. E Mathewson- Pacific coaSt man
ager OF the Diamond rubber company
has Just returned from the northwest
where he went to open up the new
branch house in Seattle Mathevs.sn
reports the automobile show at Port
land q very successful one
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

L H Bill manager Of the San Fran
cisco branch or the Thomas 3 Je1ery
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REGENERATION Is BASIS

From 1901 10 1895 Il is impossible
20 figure how many automobiles were
bought in California. the only estimate
that can be made must be based on the
registration az ths end OF the year
1875. which was The irst year that reg
isLrstion became imperative By the
Is Us enacted 81 that time
In fguEng out the value OF sundrles,
such as lamps. speedOmeters and other
accessories besides tires. repairs and
the quantity % gasoline and oils con-
sgued the 6grres are based on the
actual registration This does not in
cLude the amount 0t money expended
in TIE state By the visiting sutOmo-
5llfsIs-
In and about San Francisco this un-
known amount does not cut much OF 3
Egure bur ln the southern part OF the
state. popular with the eastern capi-
tsIists during the winter months. thou
sands of dollars have been pat into
circulation which can NOT be computed
5v George z Johnston OF the Fisk
rubber compsny-
TIE consumption Of oil and gasoline
which has been set az - cents for
gasoline and 70 Esurs f0r oil Per DAY
per ear registered. has been computed
br Max 7 R0senfeid- president OF the
Automobile Dealers association OF Cal
lf0rnIs- The figures are based on the
amount Of money expended in the DIFF
fsrenr departments. as ascertained by
these men IN their actual business ex-
u.ertEnce
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0- -le 81 d AeU-erl RUBBER con-
panE which han
Tires No,r Wade ,e-es l-le efooeyesE % '..s'ts,
by Naehinery aas iss5 --le received
word from rle fac
lE--u o.. r1sr the completion
1ra- ope-ation - tife -.ah
machine promises 20 make sreaL
51 rhe manufacture OF p1eu-
-ErAs and VIII greatly affect the
fsr as manual labor IS con
e ceupanr has ~ present foar OF
machines iu opera -Eou- and IE Is
ed w place more p use Al an
date Lnese machines are le-
Erel l- Frank A. SeioeFllg. pTesi-
lf Gle lC1ll ear COMPANY ana y
aued cE Laeu tlar lEis rs rle nFst
~ machine that can accom-
what has long been tried Ior
l1oloE ear people have received =
ne~ u APP l-Catl1us -r0L QLler
p6Eles Cor tae right 50 use us ma
l- uausrLac crurInE
george D. Stsdleuan. secretary ot tae
tEeer company u writing about
g s5s 5e a NllifT q a
-e ras beer largely dependent on L-ie
and strength oE t1e man "l0
sls al chance % Wea kuess in
S-rr 81 IzFfuE laTer upon layer s1s1
lrE rre f. brlc on Is now declared
done away WITH bE r-e Ilaci-lrs :
sl=+- -
saEe Itle rdoTlc mlst ne
------feI r0 IA absolutely even tension
--z--e each portion II tue ire. and eacn
.e-rare layer 8f tie fabric must %
Tie same tension as those pre-
ult on. This eTenness or ten
sr never be given where human
are 10 be depended upon- as llE =
The morning wuer q man IS
~I be stretched more evenly
-zrv than later IN the DAY. Wl-sA
ses are weary
1rorgl tests covering TIE last -
have conclusiFely snoSn LIS. tLs
-.-r--lrrrr fFr ILrls mace LAE-e
-s- re hand made product n the MAJ
particularly of bioWouts- t4orlc
4-f separations occurring De-
-le piles Of fabric Z acre
afran-zge tEzt while nE hand-
skilled workman can turn Out
rur a GIT tires per leI- ana rev
wel with tie machines a mar
Average skin can ns Ae prtLee- -
re of 50 day BESIDES. the
make all sizes with equal
while IL takes man longer
Ee rre larger rlreS-
-le present outlook women as
.e-s wfll % eliminated from 80 -
= n p Z Slidoen
-,- tour Of the amer
y y 1e -.-l--- sss2eistion, 2 rs 2 =
assoclati0u has recently reeel.ed
-re.riae- from represenrarlTe autoLliy-
ffacrurers who met IN NsW
sszlng that the board ADOPT tne
that only males or II years OF
-.h. eligible 10 take part as con-
a-ts az drivers On the annuaA tolt
y - ,ss--.-l1rf,n The decision Of the
~ - r~r heen announced but the
t-.t.cet fs before H. and Judging rom
frfstfng relations between ne
[setlrars and the contest oo-l-
'nrzrr rhat members OF the IelI
e.r .fit - harred with the near
..h ~ the season for sutofno-
ss.r0Erests ia this countrFt t1e cor
sE- beard of rhs association tcoAs 10
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the amount was more than double that
OF 1905. while in 1907 it was almost
double that of 1906. and more than
three tines as much as 1905. In Is0S
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the total had reached an increase OF
about the same as 1905
The following table gives the totals
from the time Of registration 10 the
end of each year
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-ae present outlook women = /
:.e-s wflI be eliminated IRON &c /
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

aud the fact that these towns may be
% or 50 miles apart does not cause me
any worry-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
BANNER YEAR FOR TIRES

The following year saw an increase
in size. therefore an increase in price.
and It is estimated that about SIT5o, ,G0a
was spent Although II 1907 there
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

Few who have seen the state regis
tration s5s3-on an autorno-
bile. which was the last number OF 2
registered motor vehicle issued by
Charles F. Curry. secretary OF state.
for the year Isos, realize what that
number means. as denoting the total
amount OF money expended IN the state
OF California by the owners of euto-
mobiles
After careful computation from Ag-
ures obtained from the most reliable
sources II IS found that since the auto
mobile first made It's appearance IN
California ss7.25s.747 has been invested
through motor vehicles OF The pleasure
and commercial varieties. This amount
includes the cost OF the vehicles aud
money expended IN the upkeep-
some VIII dispute the statement that
there are 1858 motor vehicles in exis-
tencs a. the present time in California
This point might be well taken # all
motor vehicles were registered, but 1t
is well known fact that there are
many automobiles in use which carry
numbers that Assigned 70 other
ears The reason for this IS that IN
many cases il IS q piece Of vanity On
the part of the owner 10 exhihit a low
number. 50 that he NAY BE considered
by the general public veteran Others
Go II 70 save the s. registration fee
Then there are the automobiles owned
5y the different agencies used as dem
onstrst0rs which carry under the law
2 duplicate number. 50 taking all these
points into consideration Il is safe 70
say thai there are ar tle present tine
IN use in California the number Of zu-
tono5fIes registered Al the end OF the
year 1saS-
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cosT OF AUTO PLEASURE

Gncluding the cost OF automobiles.
the yearly expenditures have been. IN
1905. s15.235,537. 1905. s1s,245.sf0: 1901.
81, ,725.TT2: 1905. s34.ss3s22, or total
up to the end Of 1908 OF ss7.Iss.941. To
this must be added the ss6.706 paid
out for registrations. which gives the
grand total OF Ss7,25s.74T.
To the above can be added the thou
sands OF dollars spent yearly in the
keeping OF garages and the keeping Of
automobiles in these garages Also the
invested interest in SuHdries and tires
which the different dealers and agencies
represent and the money spent in rents
for the many stOxss, shops and garages
II it were possible TO compute these
amounts it would raise the total fig
ures way over the hundred million
mark
The following table gives the segre-
CATION OF the appcrtIonment of tie
yearly expenditures
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Pullman automobiles have been sold
during the last week by the Prank o
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

N-1-N. ID rI-aH y .
OF the life OF an
automobile tire
: a / d Yesterday
.-Clra ~ rna sIsrrla
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CoNsuMpTIoN OF GASOLINE

IN figuring out the consumption OF
gasoline and oil. which is based on an
average OF SO cents per day per car.
It will BE- seen that al the end OF 1905
SS67.6T7 was spent. at the end Of the
year 1896 sI.605, $50. at the end OF
1907. s2555.s12: at the end OF 1908,
s3,5T0,242 or a total I'D 70 the end OF
1908 OF $3.50 26l.
Another source of expenditure. which
is practically the largest outside the
original cost OF the automobile. is the
salary paid 10 chaufeuTs, and those
who can credit their employment 10 the
existence OF the automobile The nuu1-
Der OF registered chauffeurs in the
state. up 70 the end OF 1903. was s,SiT.
bur this number has been reduced I.9eG
in consideration OF the fact that about
that number were owners Of cars who
in 1895 acceded to The demand Of Sec
retary Curry 70 take out drivers
license So in computing the expendi
ture for salaries 70 chauffeurs. only
SSH are taken into consideration. To
be conservative a monthly salary of
SIS has been used for computation, II
being an average between SIS. the
lowest known 10 be paid. and sI95,
which is now the average salary.
EMPLOYEES OF AUTO FIRMS
Under the same head must he CON
sidared those who earn their daily
bread in the different classes OF bUsi-
ness which have come into existence
with the automobile II has been fig
ured our that there are at least 4. 0e9
so employed One firm in san Fran
cisco has 4 mailing list OF some 500
places. including garages. where acces-
sories are sold To this may be added
those employed IN the repair shops II
therefore can easily be seen that 1000
VIII be q low estimate
OF these s.00a none hardly get less
than s1o0 a month, which amount has
been used n computing the outlay n
salaries The 1000 have been divided.
/ eco for each year. making yearly
expenditure OF s1.z0e. .0oe- The number
Of chaufeurs IN 1905. less the 1.0o0
registered owners. was 1.44t. with a
salary OF S1.s4e1 160 10 which is added
that OF the 1890 employees. making a
total Of s3s46.15G.
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leonard manager of Tie loca
-E tie T. - Neu-erf rubber CON
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

Women Drivers
MLlI Be Barred
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

f. L Cutting of the Standard motto
car company has received a letter froE
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

Tires NoFr Wade
by Machinery
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

com pan mas re-
ceived a letter
from NJ n Hin
ton a travelling
s a ! 2 : N q 4 with
-ff-
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

John H Kelly OF the Republic rub
ber company Youngstown O.. makers
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
Many Bucks
Are Delivered
Fast Ride Up
Mt. Hamilton

4 H Morten and Dr. Bangs. They all
declare their trip enjoyable and are
loud IN their praise OF the six cylinder.
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

ttIr IUIIr OITICe,
which says We
went TO Cnfca 60.
and what We saw
we liked for
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21

tour Of the Amer
feau automobile
$500 alton. j p e
contest committee
The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
Big Tire
Merger

New Mexico ts 20 have 3 new auto
mobile line within the next few