New-York tribune., 1910-11-23
AUTO NEWS Of THE Day
Car Leaves This City for Run
from Ocean to Ocean.
In INTEREST OF GOOD ROADS
Mayor Gayncr Sends Christmas
Greetings to Mayor OF San
Francisco.

T. I. Ferguson. representing tns Amer
lean Automobile Association: Guy W.
F1nney, representing good roads crsanf-
cation OF Cincinnati: Charles Thatcher.
driver. aud Fred Clark. mechanic. made up
a party which left City Hall square t,,s:
before noon yesterday in an Ohio touring
car for q hve-thousand-ulIs Journey tror
this city to San Francisco
They expect 70 travel $50 r1fiss . day.
arriving at San Francisco II time 20 de-
liver 10 the Mayor OF that city on Christ
mas Day a msassass OF greeting from
Mayor Gaynor.
The tour is IN the interest OF good roads.
the intention being to spread the road
tour work done by the American Autonno-
bile Association throughout the Southern
and Southwestern states g F. Pratt
J. VI. McCutcheon and A = schaefer.
Cincinnati good roads enthusiasts who are
preparing memorial 20 Congress urging
a national coast to coast highway. ara
furnishing the funds for the long Journey.
George E Daniels. the new general man
ager Of the Oakland Motor Car Company
has announced a new sales policy. II IL
also announced that the Oakland 1911 mod
els have been greatly improved both IN
appearance AMI efficiency. and that one Of
the models will be Of the four door type
Mr. Daniels has divided the country IN dis
tricts and has placed supervisor In each
district. Each supervisor has direce
charge OF all the agents in his territory
II IS expected that the 1911 output Of this
Oakland Company will number 1000 cars
as against 4. 600 for 1910 Only thfrty-tour
years old, Mr.. Daniels is now at the head os
the third largest company IN the General
Boston. and was graduated from EIaTvsrd
IN 1898 with high horrors. having also served
on the football eleven He graduated IN
law in 1901 and at once began practice IN
the Offices OF Ward Hayden & Satterles OF
New York. and one year later formed this
firm of Rogers & Daniels. with Offices az
No. so Wall street. As a result Of legal
work done for various transportation and
automobile companies he came in close
touch with the organizers Of the General
Motors Company. and was made general
manager of the Philadelphia branch Of ths
Buick Company in October. 1905.
The first practical demonstration Of chs
utility of an automobile n performing worc
where power is required but not otherwise
available was recently made by the Oregon
Brush Company, OF Portland. Ore. whose
manager. William Wilzinski. used Brush
runabout 10 saw the winters supply ot
hard wood for the Lincoln High School IN
/ Portland.
Several cords Of wood had accumulated fn
the rear CT the building and Mr.. Wiizinskt
| saw an opportunity 20 show the adapt
ability Of the Brush for such a task II.
attached a belt pulley TO the LETT rear
wheel and lacked up the car Placing a
| belt around the pulley OF a circular wood
saw he started the motor, and with the
| aid OF his head mechanic. H A Black.
quickly disposed of the pile OF cordwood-
! Mr.. Wilzinsixt sat in the car and regulated
! the speed while Mr.. Black manipulated the
sticks OF lumber.
/ Thousands of spectators were afforded q
more extended insight into the many uses
: Of the Brush car at the Oregon state fnir,
where cider presses, cream separators and
other devices were run by means OF the
/ belt and the rear wheel of the machine