The San Francisco call., 1909-01-20
By z. K. rHommedieu


nected with the manufacture of auto
mobiles in the east arrived in San Fran
cisco yesterday. They are William
Mitchell Lewis, president of the Mitch
ell motor car company; ]. w. ellison.
general sales manager of the company,
and j. w. Bate, chief designer and
head of the mechanical force of the
company.
Lewis and Bate were in the city
shortly after the fire, and when they
rode over the streets yesterday were
surprised to see the way the people
of San Francisco had rebuilt. The trio
will remain in the city until Friday,
when they will start for Los Angeles
overland in Mitchell car Weather
conditions do not seem to bother the
party, as they say that nothing can be
worse than some of the roads they
have to travel over at this season in
the east. AS long as there is a road
they feel certain that they will reach
their destination.
1t is easy to realize why the Mitchell
car is so popular after meeting the
heads of the company. Three more
congenial men would be hard to meet,
and at the same time they are thor
oughly acquainted with the manufac-
ture Of the automobile. They not
only know a motor as builder, but
also from the point of an owner who
kinds of weather. If there is a weak
point they have discovered it sooner
than any other owner. This alone
has done wonders toward bringing the
Mitchell car to the perfection 1T en-
joys at the present time. To all this
is added an enthusiasm for motoring
which is surpassed by few. They have
not missed any of the prominent events
in the east for years, whether racing
or touring. While in the city they will
be the guests of A. E. Hunter and
George Osen of San Jose, the senior
members of the firm of the Osen &
Hunter automobile company, the agent
of the Mitchell cars.
]. w. Leavitt received a letter yes
terday from the home of the Stoddard-
.. =. Dayton cars TO the
Stoddard-Dayton 49, vnrve 'ldS Stodas.a od jan
Wins Hill Climb Dayton roadster
won the $4,000 to
$4,000 class hill climb at San Antonio,
making the best time of the day In
the touring car class Stoddard-Day-
ton tied for first place, the same car
taking second place in the free for all.
These cars beat big field.
Considerable effort has been made by
the Diamond rubber company to get at
=. the facts developed
D,.,.o,,, nut. In a test of tires
diamond nrn ssiIrs, Tires made in washing
are eelec'ea ton prior to the
equipment on the machines to be used
by Mr.. Taft when president Diamond
tires were chosen and will be fitted to
All the cars In the White House garage,
put the nature of the government's test
further than the fact that it included
a vast number of operations, technical
and Otherwise, has not been divulged
1t is interesting, however, to know that
other Diamond products are also large
Iy used by the government, the Dia-
mond rubber company having supplied
large quantities of packing hose and
mating to the naval department the
past year.
Among the prominent persons who
have lately taken deliveries of the
1909 Buick White
yx---.-..-,-,,- - Streaks', were AL
THSEr"lsa .Whsan stranl,, nnys fred Gwynne Van
.--... Converse SonVlr any wander
bilt, who was one of the first patrons
of the automobile in this country and
who has been prominent in automobile
races on the road and track for a good
many years. was attracted to the Buick
by its wonderful performance in the
Long Island sweepstakes and in the big
road race at Savannah last Thanksgiv-
ing. Vanderbilt will drive the little
White Streak" himself.
Cuyler Lee has written that the ex-
hibit of the Cadillac motor car COM
pany of Detroit at
E-,-.,.. the Madison Square
oadillac Cars n5Ssn show consists onsE%10lDf Of
- y three types of the
new Cadillac Thirty" a fve passenger
touring car. four passenger demi-
tonneau and three passenger road
ster. These models are equipped with
four cylinder motors of so horsepower,
selective type sliding gear transmits
sion, three forward speeds and re-
shaft drive TharQ
two sets of double acting and COM
pensating brakes. fabrication of motor
is by automatic splash system with
single sight feed on dash. Cooling is
by water with forced circulation by
gear driven gear pump through verti-
cal tube radiator and copper jacketed
cylinders. The wheel base is LOG
inches and is regularly equipped with
32x31a inch tires.
The Cadillac will also exhibit run
about Of its well known 10 horse
power one cylinder type with remoy-
able double rumble seat.
In addition to the complete cars there
are shown a separate chassis with part
of the motor transmission, steering
gear, drive shaft housing, pump, etc,
cut open and operated by an electric
motor. giving the observer splendid
opportunity to study the inside work
ings. There is also an extensive dis
play. OF parts, both in the rough and
finished.
Thomas B. Jeffery & Co announce
that there have been 13,S00 Rambler
s. : cars built in the
n.-1 last seven years,
@s n rsnay.css ss every one of which,
us so far as the max
= erS have been able
to ascertain. is running and in good
condition at the present time. Four
hundred of these Rambler cars have
seen seven years of active service. The
total parts sales for the last 2 months
to all Rambler owners including parts
which dealers still have in stock those
required owing to accident misuse or
abuse and those required for normal