The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-08

There was one very much pleased
man In town during the week and that
was George Wells, manager of the
Royal Hawaiian Garage when he re
ceived the cable stating that the Alec
ear had won the Vanderbilt cup race,
making the second time the valued
trophy has gone to an American car.
The American Locomotive Works,
which turns out the Alec is either
greatly crowded with orders or else its
capacity is not so great as the other
factories which are supplying the coun,
try with chugmobiles Mr.. Wells has
been unable to secure any more of the
cars for several weeks. although the
three or four which he imported went
like the proverbial hot cakes.
Just al present it seems as if the
factory was combining its attention to
limouslnes for Wells could have secured
several of these but the inclosed tom
neaus do not appear to have made a
success in the Islands and he decided
he would wait until he could get the
touring. ears,
His order for them is already stand
ing and it is possible he may hear in
several months that he has another con
signment on the way.
Oahu Requirements
business IN the automobile world are
very BRIGHT declared Manager Hall
of the Associated garage yesterday in
sizing up the situation.
'"This is not town or boulevard
car country What is needed in Oahu
is a car that is strong on hills-hils
like the Pali-and bad roads. Cars
with big healthy engines don t 90
astray here. I'm not knocking the
roads when l say that they re bad, for
in spite of the naughty remarks of that
Hawaii county supervisor who insisted
on going around the island in the worst
rainy spell in two years. the Oahu roads
are good enough for baby carriages.
But YOU can t call road with forty
per cent incline and fifty turns to the
mile an exceptionally good speedway.
''That is why the limousine and the
landaulet haven t come into use exten.
sivelv. They'r re not strong on around
the island tours where a ear stands on
both ends at once and does sundry flip
flaps down precipices. | think the local
chauffeurs are the best IN the world to
handle the auto traffic they do around
Oahu and leave the scenery with no
more holes IN t than at present.
1.-The Pierce Arrow ears of the 1911
mooel which are on their way to us
evidently come up to the requirements
for they all have been sold without
being seen on the strength of the per
Torrance of their predecessor.
"What factory reports have come to
me indicate that the car is finding
equal favor on the Western ranges and
the New York boulevards and ] hope
to add a few reports to these saying
that thev do just as well on Hawaiian
pals It's fitted luxuriously enough to
make it acceptable on any road
Sheridan Party.
One of the parties to make the belt
trip during the week was Lieut.. Phil
Sheridan of Lcilehua who went around
in Willie Well s Alec last Sunday. The
ear had strenuous day for ii had to
go to the barracks after the party who
chose to return to town and make the
tom east. instead of up the Pail, max
ing once and half around the island
for the big machine.
Works for Uncle Sam.
The Royal Hawaiian Garage finds in
its repair shop something that simply
wont stay within bounds. It's gear de-
partment is now working on very
complicated set Of gears for the Fort
Ruger mortars, decided change from
the cutting of the comparatively sim
pie auto gears. They have presented
set of problems to the garage s gear
man. the solving of which has reflected
quite some glory upon him,
Some Free Advertising.
1is up to H. F. Wood who "person-
ally conducts the promotion commit
| tee to see that every man who Is an
| official CT the Territory. or even sugar
| baron, should buy an automobile. Mr..
| Wood would probably appreciate the
| value of this suggestion if he read the
ant omobile pages of the Coast press.
| jim Jones or Jackson Brown can buy
anything from a 60-h.p. Renault racer
to Baker Electric and if he happens
| to reside in Smithville. San Francisco,
or any other of the villages on the
Coast he won t get more than three