Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
NEW MODEL STEARNS
IS VERY HANDSOME
FOR PLEASURE OR FOR BUSI'
NESS ARE RELIABLE
Built from Years of Experience and
of Finest Materials, They Occupy
Place High in Public
Estimation

Among the handsome constructions
in the line of automobiles for the sea-
son of 1910 which VIII attract the at
tention Of those interested in vehicles
of pleasure and comfort, mono will
please the eye more than the Stearns,
while none will afford greater satis-
faction to the investor who is looking
for true value in his machine.
For thirteen years the Stearns has
been upon the market following an un-
eXampled period of high prosperity in
the manufacture of the lesser vehicle
known as the Stearns bicycle. Pro-
ceedng from the two-wheeled machine
to that of the four. the development Of
the Stearns automobile has been along
the lines of accepted types which have
been marked by gradual and general
improvement. Experimenting has never
been charged against the Stearns fac
tories, even though it would seem to
be paradOXical to say that $4,000 are
spent each year in experiments. But
this experimental idea is not what TO
put in the car, but what would not he
Incorporated. with the result that no
Stearns model has ever been with
drawn from the market, nor has any
essential part of the design been
changed
There is nothing of the splurge
about the Stearns car They are built
from the finest materials which skill
and experience can gather together,
based upon actual and superior knowl-
edge along such lines. so that when
the finished product is placed before
the public every buyer is easily salts
fed that he is looking at the very
highest perfection of materials and
workmanship known to the human in
telligence.
Sturdy as a car can be made, sur
passing hill-climber. accomplishing It's
work silently and easily. with long life
and reliability foremost-these quail
ties have made possible the ultimate
car-the Stearns.
The 30-60 horsepower models, FUR
nished in either shaft or side chain
drive, have become so firmly In
trenched in public favor that few
words suffice for a complete description
of their sterling qualities. The cars
are consistent. From the time the
standard four-cylinder type was de-
veloped, the 5000 has remained prac-
tically unchanged in all essential de-
tails. An abundance of power COM
bined with exceptional flexibility,
quietly developed by the 5 3-SX5 rs
motor and as silently transmitted tol
the rear wheels. sum up briefly the
second TO none in speed and hill
climbing ability - attested by the
triumphs of owners in all parts of the
country-many other excellent qualities
appreciated by the discriminating are
noticeable. The smooth-running motor
and four-speed transmission, with the
dry multiple disc clutch, render opera
tion extremely simple. Correct sus-
pension, and springs sufficiently long
and flexible to smooth out the road,
give pronounced easy riding qualities,
rendering country touring as great
pleasure as boulevard driving. All
springs are of the semi-elliptic type
of a special grade of Vanadium steel,
and practically unbreakable. This
spring design permits a minimum
amount Of sidesway without sacrifice
of nexibility and in a car capable OF
extremely high speed IS absolutely es-
sential.
Thirty-six-inch wheels. with four
inch tires in front and either four and
one-half or five in the rear are pro-
Vided, Continent demountable rims
being standard equipment When two
sizes of tires are specified, two extra
rims are furnished. All body types
n-passenger touring, two or four
seated Toy Tonneau runabout and
Limousine and Landaulet-are mounted
on the 30-60 horsepower chassis, either
In every case the entire car is in
pleasing harmony with the mechanical
perfection of the chassis.
The four passenger Toy Tonneau
runabout may be easily and quickly
converted into a two-passenger road
ster by the removal of the tonneau. \
Chauffeur's seat may also be placed on
the left running board of either the
1890 or 30-60, thus providing a two,
three. four or five-passenger car on a
few moments notice. This feature is
one that has become very popular be-
cause of MS convenience and adapta-
| bility.
The c. c. Slaughter Motor Car COM
pany which has the distribution agency
for the Stearns cars, located as they are
in one O fthe handsomest awareroOmS
and garages on the Pacific coast, have
a full line of all the new models of this
now firmly established car and are
prepared to make the most prompt
deliveries.
1t Is a pleasant task to say also that
the moment the visitor to this estab-
lishment steps within the comfortable
doors he is met by gentlemanly repre-
sontatves. men thoroughly posted up
on their business. dignified and in
keeping with the character of the car