The San Francisco call., 1910-09-28

1t is conceded by the public that the
automobile is not only pleasure
vehicle, but is becoming a necessity in
the commercial life of the world. The
making over of old cars into CONNER
cial wagons has become common, but
now a case is reported of where counA
try carpenter finds that the motor car
is even more profitable in his business.
At the age of rs years. when most
men are at least beginning TO cease
their activities and give UP thoughts
of pleasure travel, C. c. Vandenberg OF
LAFAYETTE. N Y, is the oldest active
motorist in New York state. he re-
Gently provided himself with four
cylinder IS horsepower Franklin run
about, and is driving it himself IN
fact, the day he bought it he drove 1t
to his home, II miles from Syracuse.
Vandenberg is carpenter. and he
lives alone. Whenever he goes about
the country to work for his neighbors
he drives up in the morning In MS
motor car, whisks home to luncn at
noon, and after working hours taxes
many pleasant rides. The country
about Lafayette, although hilly, is ac-
counted one of the most beautlIui sec
tions of central New York.
Announcement was made yesterday
by c. H. Davies, manager or the West
u .
N.v ModeI. Of car company, that
warren-Detroits tWo Warren GarioSes nefroifs fs
would arrive In
the course of a few days. These car
loads will contain the first shipments
of foredoor and torpedo models that
est is being shown in these attractive
models Of the popular car, which has
won such approval and so many friends
in the short time it has been repre-
sented in this city.
An interesting story Of ..joy. riding"
has been received by F. W. Cole Jr.,
- $50. Cole motor car
New SOY Joy Riding cG~pang eisRl fTSm Milliam IL taIs
of the Cole go" representatives in New
York city. Cole writes TT seems
that the owner in question had made
ing condition of his car. which were
not justified by the moderate use to
which he put it, and we could not un-
a garage up in the Bronx. near. where
he lived. and the other night while go
ing home rather late his attention was
attracted by the rather unusual sight
parently disabled truck heavily laden
with household goods. Taking second
look he found it, to his indignation, to
fnll1 ee ms nVestigatfng NwH aairs upon he found
that it was a nightly occurrence when
he was not using his car to have 1T out
on similar jobs. It speaks we'll for the
power of the little car that 1T stood up
under such unusually hard usage and
explained to us the owners COM
plaints.
The officers of the recently organized
Ohio sales company have received word
- that the Ohio car
Ohio Cor fs.. J. $ssss$ ass@ sss@s s5% "a
demonstrating trip in n oh change eVop Of L. mae <.
Prince. It left Cincinnati October 5
and the itinerary calls for the car 60
ing through Ohio, Indiana, Illinois.
sas, Texas and California"
DR.. J. A. McNear -Jr. OF Petaluma
yesterday purchased of the Winton
De- BUY. m'sfSF %sss. ss ssIssSss =
touring car ih'oh
S. G. Chapman, representative of the
in this etK within 1eRSrta sSa next thss ss
h12 sSs s5s f9s 9sE0esss esssssnssT mss
els of this popu-
lar little car will arrive in this city and
deliveries will be made by November 1.
Last week was a particularly good one
for White truck demand. H. E. DAILY,
assistant Pacific
Buys Big coast manager or
-$ pany. reports that
he sold two $500
pound trucks Thursday and three
trucks of the same capacity on Friday
E. r. Brinegar of the Pioneer auto
mobile company has just received the
----A announcement that
for n HUDSON u Co. car company has
A--- increased its capt.
tai stock from
500, 900 to 81 .000, ,0O0 the increase rep
resenting a stock dividend. Of the new
stock 100000 will remain in the treas
ury; the remainder will be distributed
among the stock holders pro rata. This
showing is all the more remarkable
from the fact that the company is less
than two years old. Last season 1t
shipped 4.200 cars and has contracted
to deliver more than 10000 cars the
coming season. The companys new
plant is rapidly nearing completion
S. G. Chapman, agent for the Hup-
mobile motor cars. renortS that he