The San Francisco call., 1909-09-30
|MOTORIST NELSON
fAVORS RECEPTION
Thinks That the Auto Clubs and
Association Should Make
Plans to Receive Visitors
Will Bring the Matter Up Be-
fore the Officers OF the San
Francisco Motor Club


Francisco Motor Club
By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU
President Fernando Nelson of the San
Francisco motor club, in speaking of
the scheme of entertaining the visit
ing motorists during the Portola cele-
bration, said last night that it should
receive Immediate attention. Motor-
lists from San Francisco. said Presi-
dent Nelson generally have every
courtesy extended to them when they
visit other parts of the state and now
when visitors are coming to the city
to help us celebrate it is nothing but
right that we should make them feel
at home We can not do any enter
tanning, as it will be a general pleas
ure hunt, but we can have headquar
ters where they can come and make
themselves at home and meet local en-
thusiasts and one another. We have
got to do something to place the clubs
before them in the right light ! am
going to bring this matter up before
the officers of the club at once
Several specially ordered cars of the
coast from the
Especial studebaker- r
sfudebakers ford factory, ac-
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eral mana ger of the local Studebaker
branch, now at South Bend, Ind. One
of these is for the Hellman estate of
for the Hellmans makes the fifth that
has been purchased by the members
of the family during the last year.
Finished in green and gold, a Stude-
ba ker 80, is also en- route to this city
for Mrs. Emma Summers. No car has
ever been finished in this style before
by the Studebakers, and it is expected
1t will attract considerable attention.
It is of the roadster type and en-
bodies all the latest improvements of
the designer
w. c. Hood, representative for the
Pacific coast of the Chalmers-D Detroit
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So d. ..e-. --. some time with
the Los Angeles
representatives. He reports prospects
cars this year in the southern city
Hood expects to leave early next week
for Salt Lake city.
Dr. J. n. Chain of Eureka is again in
the city after tour of over 1,500 miles
through northern
Tells of California and Ore
the Road. sen s%hife e MS streakS Eslsk
The worst road
encountered on the entire trip was
through Cow creek canyon, between
Grants pass and Rossburg Ore, where
for a distance of so mI1es. slow progress
was made. From Crescent City. Cal,
splendid roads. which are smooth and
hard, permitting fast time being made
From Cummings to Capeilo the. roads
are full of ruts, which are covered with
deep dust, thereby entirely eliminat ting
the element of pleasure from touring
between these points and rendering
impossible any attempt at speed.
returned from an interesting trip in his
- Peerless n c n
Long "Trip Is extended ed as far as
Made in Peerless Vent vent by NV Way of of
Sacramento, Plac-
erville and South Forks. and reached
an altitude of 5000 feet before he re-
turned. One of the most interesting
parts of the journey was a hill three
miles long with a rise of 1000 feet in
that distance. Some of the pitches he
felt at first it would be impossible even
for the Peerless car to negotiate. Roads
over which he travelled were in fairly
good condition considering the time of
the year.
D. J. Bastanchury of Los Angeles, a
twocycle- enthusiast and an owner of
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Smith, the local Eimore agent, and
tried out the 1910 demonstrators.
Bastanchury. in speaking of the new
car. states that it is the finest. that
the Elmore people have produced,
which to him means good deal, as
since 1906 the cars have proved salts
factory for business as we'll as for
pleasure.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
C. B. Gardner of the new Pullman
agency reports that two carloads of
new models of Pullmans, not yet seen
in this city, are due to arrive any day.
state records of Ohio show that prac-
tically half of the automobiles licensed
ple and it is declared that a great ma
jority of these are owned by men who
are actually engaged in tilling the soll-s
The total number of autos licensed by
the state at this date is 21,45S. of which
9.610 are owned in the six large coun-
ties of Cuyahoga, Hamilton, Franklin,
Lucas, Montgomery and Summit.
these large counties are licensed by
persons residing outside the cities.
There are licensed 3,S05 chauffeurs, or
less tf1dn one TO i've machines, lnulcdt-
ing that the great majority of persons
operate their own cars.
Automobile signs are to. be placed
along every road in southern Cali
fornia. Those already erected will be
changed and the emblematic signs. will
be made palmer. Directions and dis
tances will be painted on each post.
This work will be done by the Automo
bile club of southern California
through it's representative. Leonard F.
Block The club embraces district
which extends from San Luis Obispo
on the coast line to Lower California
and from Merced to the Mexican line
on the valley route. This entire dis
trict is to be decorated with signs. In
addition to this the club members ex-
-pect to place signs all over the Mojave
desert.
James D. Phelan and chauffeur mo-
tored down to Del Monte on the 18th
In a Locomobile. Phelan spent a few
days there. going out in his car to
Pebble Beach lodge.
George d. Greenwood of San Fran
cisco, accompanied by Mrs. George
Greenwood and F. A. Greenwood, went
down to Del Monte in an Oldsmobile