The San Francisco call., 1909-10-14
AUTO SHOW WILL
BEGIN SATURDAY
All Arrangements for Exhibition
of 1910 Cars Have Now
Been Completed
Local Dealers Will Receive
Friends and Customers DUR
ing Port0la Week.
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

BY K. Z. L'HOMMEDIEU
A little more than 4S hours re-
mains before the doors will be thrown
open and the third automobile .show
held in San Francisco will have been
started. Already many of the dealers
have their cars in readiness and are but
waiting for the order to place them in
the Emporium basement. where the
show will be held. From the present
outlook the show and the attendance
will be>a record event for the city.
While there is a number of matters
that Will make the present year
notable one in mo-
interesting Trip tor car history few
in Pierce-Arrow rospective t s stage sta is
reached, be seen to
have greater bearing on the industry
than the marked tendency toward long
dency has been noticeable for several
years. but in the great central states
and the west it is of more recent origin.
Motor car manufacturers whose fac
tories are in the east have been in a
good, position to see the extent OF this
trend.
at the Pierce-Arrow motor car COM
pany's plant at Buffalo during the
summer and early fall for men living
in the west to come to Buffalo for their
of Salt Lake City was one of those who
took his car from the factory and
toured to his home. He was joined in
tending college in the east. and by
Frank Botterill of his home city The
former mayor wished to see road and
agricultural conditions in more detail
than was possible from railway car
window.
required for 1t. An accurate record
was kept of the mileage and it was
found that they averaged 1915 miles
day, ran 9.5 miles to the gallon Of gaso-
line and 277 miles on every gallon of
oil. During the entire trip there was
not a single instance of tire trouble
and, Notwithstanding the fact that
tion was encountered, but a single
quart of water was put in the radiator
The total mileage @ OF the tip, n the Isat route
cine Bow, Wamsutter and Granger, was
2.491 miles.
Just been completed by P. B. Roberts Of
fu-.,. -. p..-s WITH With Mrs. ns'G Roberts. e4S
with Buick Car eeeorre ee sie a. son nroRa e N d
made q three weeks trip into Siskiyou
county in their Buick 40 roadster,
carrying all necessary camping equip
MALTA strapped to the automobile.
About 1000 miles were covered on the
trip, not OF one night hti1d,n was Isl spent under
eaten in a hotel, and, most interesting
of all, two bears and three deer gave
up their lives to the unerring aim of
the hunters.
1t is reported that owing to a mis-
take. In cans DR.. ]. w. Wiltshire, an
automooiIe entnu-
Uses Molasses siast OF Biooming- az
as LuDr,can. car with maple
molasses instead of
the usual OIL After thoroughly. oil
ing" his car with the syrup the doctor
climbed into the auto and tried to drive
away. but all effort was of no avail
The car wouldn't move. Like good
automobilist he examined the. car at
every point from underneath. pet
ting and coddling it but finally giving
up. He sent to garage and was in
he was using and that it was not suited
for his car.
That prosperity is with the REQ
motor car company and that the firm
s. believes in sharing
fReo BmpIovea with its employees
Get Bonu. tbs,ft the fruits and ,SSaIodd Of tell
building is shown in its second wage
dividend. The company recently dis
tributed $4,000 among those of its en-
ployes who have been with the concern
one, year or more. A check equal to 8
per cent of each employees wages for
the year was included in the last
weeks pay envelope. Needless to say,
the heartiest cooperation exists be-
tween employer and emp9oye through
out the tpstitution.
Thomas car. designed for polar
exploration. has been offered to Doctor
Cook for his next
Thomas Car for trip to the north
the North Pole offer was made he he
some sort of a motor driven vehicle
will be constructed in the near future
in which man will be able to make such
trip. From the northern edge of
Grant Land to the pole is about 415 miles.
A round trip would cover 826 miles. If,
then, a motor vehicle is designed for
this work 1t would be possible to make
a dash for the pole and return in pos
sibly seven days.
PYTHIANS PLAN NEW oAsTLE-The Pythian
castle association of this city will shortly
sign contract to grade, its lot at Valencia
and Herman streets preparatory to erecting
a home thereon for the local lodges of the
knights of Pythias. 1t is expected that the