The San Francisco call., 1910-10-28

test should be held and the safest and
fastest course available should be cho-
sen.
This is not a local affair, but a ma
tional event in which not the repu-
tation Of either OF the bay cities is at
stake. but the reputation OF the state
OF California The east does not look
upon II as a San Francisco or Oakland
contest. but a contest Of the Pacific
coast
Arrangements have been made
whereby special train Will be run
from Chicago for
the sole purpose
oakland Show Sf Sts bFingi9fg ans FROM sHhie the
. eastern factories
20 the Oakland automobile show. The
train. which viii leave Chicago and be
brought through on direct schedule, is
eEnected to nal Ike fast time,
This special viii he a convenience In
particular to those local exhibitors who
had expected difficulty In getting their
the show. II will also afford an accom-
mediation TO the various eastern fac
tories which have signifled their inten-
sions OF exhibiting cars directly.
Arran ngements for the show have
progressed nicely this last week and
exhibiting space has been assigned TO
several new cars.
Colonel Frank Johnson has secured
space for complete line of Ohio cars
and william wertsch & Co will exhibit
the Grabowsky truck one OF the recent
commercial vehicle lines TO appear on
the local market
C. X. Davies. manager OF the Western
Pacific motor car company and also
Interstate auto
DSEles @ ~ bsSS sales. com p '
<--- from Detroit,
where he visited Is Of the most
prominent automobile factories in order
10 correctly size up this seasons motor
car situation. He found all the various
builders optimistic and reporting good
business indications. A large share of
Davies time was spent at the Warren
DetToitS new factory the main build
ing Of which is 6Oxs0O feet and three
stories high. Another building is now
being erected It is estimated that the
buildings viii bring the total Warren
Detroit output for 1911 up to $3.50 cars.
The Inter State factory is a marvel
Of efficiency. Practically everything
that goes into a car is turned out from
the raw materials right within fits
walls The factory now employs LOO
men.
While east Davies arranged for his
exhibits for the Oakland automobile
show and promises TO have one Of the
most complete displays offered A pol
he a feature Of the Interstate exhibit
as well as a new fore door seven pas
sspger tor torpedo Edo and R phaston body o6;,
models viii also be exhibited.
In the big automobile parade recently
given under the auspices Of the Cleve-
land automobile
White H-,n Cars s-,... o.. White gasoline
WIN fr'Hes trucks showed
taking more prizes than any
other one make of car. The sweep
stake prize. according to advices re
ceived by Q a Hawkins Pacific coast
won by beautifully. decorated White
truck carrying a White gasoline tour
ofef @ car wbfe Gfaeq acs w Eoek prTe aSo Iwo
one belonging to the Diamond rubber
company winning not alone for its
decorations. bat q lso for the showing
tire manufacture. The other one was
the Euclid beach bus.
Henry A. Jacobs. I'm company with
party composed OF Henry @. d. Dinkel-
spiel, II. r. Fee
- and A. Baer. has
Proves worth }9sr }9st fGmpisfed fGnn7l s1' t,a a
San JOAQUIN valley
in his HAYNES touring car
On the trip the party found the roads
Ia very good condition except for the
vicinity Of Stanislaus county. They
toured through Nisalia and Frenso
Coming back they left Fresno at 7:45
going over Pacheco pass. which was a
little rough and rocky. The owner of
the car stated that one of the prettiest
stretches OF roads it has even been HIS
good fortune TO go over was out of
Los Banos over the San Louis farm
This road is not on the tourists map
but can be easily found Jacobs is
running on his original Diamond tires
and reports them to be sound and good
for many more miles. The car made
the trip without a hitch, although some
fast driving was done. Leaving the city
the party met Mr.. Palmer who had
missed his train for Livermore Ja-
cobs asked his friend aboard and off
arriving 13 minutes ahead of the
train.
o. r. Hastings of the winton motor
carriage company is in San Jose and
surrounding coun-
Tu-sa,o,,. U.,-o--a try. where he is
"in'ons IN Sardsn fas@Tsa @,sa showing the merits
IN "aroen c1y OF the winton
ton is being received, according to re-
ports received by Harry L. Owesney.
manager OF the San Francisco branch
with the greatest favor in this state
and the business Of the Winton agents
throughout the state is decidedly on the
. increase.
Roy Ward OF the Thomas Flyer com
pany in this city has received word
T----z---% \. Y. board oflTro of DO.
Hurry Calls has Just installed a
horsepower Thomas flyer of the touring
car type IN the police department in
connection with the detective bureau
70 be used by the chief of police and
MS assistants for hurry calls.
c. E. Mathewson roan.,e- ,f ~ ID.