The San Francisco call., 1909-12-09
ORGANIZE TO HELP
TnEAUTO INDUSTRY
Dealers Convert Luncheon Club
Into Permanent Association
for Benefit of Trade
Bountiful Crops Result in Sale
of Many Cars in Interior
Farming Districts
BY R. r. L'HoMMEDIEU

The Luncheon club, which was
started some time ago, when few of
the automobile dealers decided to meet
once a week at the noon hour and dis
cuss trade conditions. has taken on the
definite form OF an organization. Q At
the meeting yesterday the Motor Trade
association was formed and became
permanent body. 1t is organized for
the benefit and welfare of the auto
industry. and the members will meet.
as heretofore, every Wednesday at
noon.
The officers elected yesterday were:
1. J. Morse. manager of the Locomo-
bile company. president; II. L. Owes
ney, manager of the Winton motor
carriage company, vice president, and
c. S. Richardson OF the Reliance auto
mobile company, secretary-treasurer
Another 1910 model of the high grade
cars reached this city yesterday. 1t
was the six cylin-
-- ,S,--,-,,-,--.d der so horsepower
r.s91s.. Here RssE.f'' nodsi The touring ear &
the high craftsmanship as already dis
played this year in the four cylinder
as 1t stands on the salesroom floor OF
the H. o. Harrison company makes
most striking automobile.
Three new models of the ali. cooled
Franklin car are in the city. They are
:. in the frei g
New Models of McIain is only
franklin. Here waiting 1e ,dsG for Ut t h se e
that he can bring them to the. sales
room. The shipment consists OF a SIX
cylinder AZ horsepower close coupled
four passenger car. which .McLain has
had shipped for his personal use; four
cylinder rs horsepower close coupled
car and a four cylinder 1S horsepower
town car of the landaulet design. The
latter is the first of this model OF
Franklin cars TO reach this city: II
has already jumped into popular favor
in the east for winter service and Nc
Lain feels that ii is an ideal car for
San Francisco.
The automobile dealers who have
been canvassing the San Joaquin val
. ley report an ex-
Big Auto Trade OUTLOOK for trade
i'm Fresno Dl-.rIc. In that sect section m
the Cadillac factory, connected with
returned from the Fresno district he
reports a splendid rafstn crop, Whlcn
means money to the growers, VINO are
placing orders for cars AT P0rterNlile
there is big orange crop, whlch aiso
has made an early selling season Tor
automobiles. POrterN1lle Is luedl lOl
the motor car, inasmuch as there are
some splendid roads in that section,
especially the one running TO LINDSEY.
Lansdale. returned to the city with a
most f1attering list Of orders
Tracey Holmes. who is handling the
Corbin car, reports that since the Pc
.,,.-s g. e n sR z n " : h @ ei Il 'hs he
Tracey Holmes opened the agency.
Selling Corbins he has sold four
power touring car and roadster
J.. B. Eccleson, sales manager OF the
Oakland motor car company, VINO mas
S. ;ne 4rin 70 The
New oaklana coast. s left yester-
Cars comlns day TO for the the south ogtt
Fccleson has notified S. G. Chapman.
the local agent for the Oakland cars,
that the four cylinder 40 horsepower
Oakland demonstrator will reach this
city the first part of next week. He
also stated that beginning with next
week a carload of Oaklands would be
shipped to the coast weekly. The 30
horsepower Oakland demonstrator is
due to. reach here about January 1.
Chapman also reports that the first
carload of 1910 Hupmobiles is due to
arrive next week.
Four carloads of RambIers have been
received this week, reshipped and de-
go e,ar.s - II
Big shipment of All Of the coast
HamDiers starts branch of Thomas
3. Jeffery & Co.
He also reports that a shipment of four
carloads left the factory November so
for the coast. These are also sold.