The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13
GARAGE SUPPLANTS
OFFICIAL STABLE
President TAFT Has Chosen the
Auto as His Mode of
Conveyance
By K. K. PHommedieu

The white House stable" is no more.
The one story brick structure on Sew
enteenth street, Washington, D. c..
which for so many years has sheltered
the horses and carriages of the presi-
dents. is now the white House gar
age The feed bins have given place
to the gasoline tank. From the pegs
which formerly supported the harness
now hang inner tubes and castings.
Exit the coachman; enter the chauffeur.
Ring out the hay motor; ring in the
steam engine.
President Taft delegated to W. c.
Sterling. the Washington representa-
tive of the White company, the task Of
making whatever changes might be
necessary to adapt the structure for
garage purposes. Sterling found that
all necessary alterations could be made
at an expense of but a few hundred
dollars, the principal item being the in
stallation of a gasoline tank
The garage will be in charge OF
George Robinson, who has been de-
tailed from his duties in the war de-
partment to drive the presidential
White steamer, the car purchased by
Taft for his personal use.
The officers of the Auto vehicle COM
pany sent a two cylinder tourist car
:. after the Oakland
W San Francisco rec
Loses valve Saq Sar SsetsfaSys got away fns 8
little after a. m.
and was doing nicely. when at Warm
springs 1T suddenly stopped. Upon ex-
take valve had been lost. The crew re-
traced it's steps and about a mile back
the valve was found. By this time an
hour had been lost, and the contest was
given up. The car, however, will be
sent after the record before Monday
night.
Telegraphic dispatches from the
drivers of the StudeDaker scout car,
stu4ss.ks. ;s;s. stu, s. on iSa RoP
Flowing snow. brEinr i9Ei thsTeeYI tSa SYIiddtG s0
tourists through the former city on
this years run, are battling against
conditions which are described as be
York to Paris racers encountered last
year. The following telegram was re-
ceived by the local Studebaker branch:
''WoOdbine. Ia.-Arrived 10 tais
morning. Roads very bad. Caught in
snowstOrm Just outside Woodbine last
night. Snow so binding could noS see
roads. Bound for Boone. Ia Roads
New York to Paris racers went through
this time last year"
A previous telegram stated that the
car was carrying about ZOO pounds
extra weight of mud. but nevertheless
was running fine. The StudebakeT
scout car" is not identical with the
Studebaker army dispatch car" which
is scheduled to appear on this coast in
the near future. The latter is still in
New York city.
An important meeting of the board
of managers of the Association OF
4. Licensed AutomO-
r. - : bile Manufacturers
os @ was held recently
\ = q, epol ,.e,,,5li.t ~ ~
made by Colonel George Pope, its chair
man. said that the show was the most
successful ever held. both as to re-
hibitors. Over $4,000 will be rebated
to vehicle exhibitors and members OF
the Motor and Accessory manufacture
ers' and Motorcycle manufacturers as
sociations- The rebate not only leaves
in the hands of the show committee a
large working capital for the next
show. but is the highest rate of re-
fund ever made to the exhibitors Of .
national automobile show, being an in
crease of nearly 40 per cent over the
rate of rebate of the seventh annual
automobile show at Madison SQUARE
garden and of nearly 100 per cent over
the rebate of the same show in 1907
The Hudson motor car company of De-
troit was admitted to membership in
the licensed association