The San Francisco call., 1910-05-06
new SPEEDWELL
A STRIKING CAR
Latest Model With Torpedo Body
One of Classiest SO Far
Seen Here
By R. R. L,HoMMED1Eu

l.. V. Lynch, manager or the speed
we'll motor car company, has just re-
ceived a Speedwell torpedo touring car.
which is one of the handsomest cars
that has been seen in this city of the
torpedo model The lines follow those
of the other Speedwell torpedoes that
have been received. but it is in the
finish that it excels all others. The
car is finished in French gray. with
dark gray stripping. The colors are so
blended that it is ideal for touring. for
which this model of car is supposed to
be best. The car will be on the sales
room floor today for inspection.
Manager Brown of the branch agency
for the Regal cars reports the sale OF
Branch Agency sheet sh 81 metal ranciseo union
selling Regal. the G onfinentai
I'm n nuf a c t ring
company and to A. Shrek.
The Hudson car received another big
Endorsement yesterday, when the Fair
banks Morse gas
For Hudson Car second order ri this
son runabout. This will be appreciated.
when it is known to the public that the
Fairbanks Morse people are probably
the largest gas engine builders In the
car meets their approval in every way.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
The motorists of Mexico City have
been attacked by the auto fever. 1t is
said that there is strong movement
for the Improvement of roads, and that
many are making tours through that
section. Recently Messrs. Alcerreca
and Garces made run from Mexico
City to Orizaba. They found the roads
almost impossible and as result Of
their experience a movement has al
ready been made to improve them;
great attraction In spite of the con-
ditions of the roads the automoblle,
which was the first to make the hazard
Gus journey, negotiated it without a
made by Kenneth Walker from Mexico
City to Guadalajara and back the re-
turn trip being made in 80 hours and
SO minutes which IS splendld time
Ray Mcnamara and George Weidely
will drive the Premiers in the GIdden
tour.
Automobiles and cotton would seem
to be pretty far apart-yet some one
fond of figures has discovered that it
takes about 100000 bales of cotton
annually to supply the wants of the au-
tomobile industry. OF this number 3OO,-
600 bales are used in the manufacture
of tires, $4,000 bales for the manufac-
ture of leather" seats and cushions,
10000 bales for the stuffing and uphol-
stering, while the remainder is used for
ing, slip covers, insulating of copper
wires tool bags, tool rolls. waste anG'
mercerized rain clothes. No wonder a
bigger cotton crop is required.
Statistics from Washington show
| most gratifying increase in the export
ruary sci cars were shipped abroad.
with valuation of $770.322. For the
month of February, 1909, the records
show the expectation of S3S cars, valued
During the eight months of the fiscal
year ending February, 1910. the statis-
valued at $4,566,274. together with parts
valued at sS0S.610. For the correspond
ing period in 1909, 1.240 cars were ex-
ported valued at s2;2sd110; wnlis tass IN the
Cars valued at s150.457 were shipped to
the United Kingdom; France; $S1,1
German sSs54 Italy ss1esa ssS Rritis5 ot9sr
North America s357.7s7; Mexico. .s74.
668; West Indies and Bermuda, s66.476;
south America. s$4,S59; British East as.s
s22.SS2; other Asia and Oceania, s10,
342 Africa, s13.SS3; other countries,
AS for the imports. the statistics
show that 81 cars were brought into
the United States during the month of
February, their valuation being Sos
SS5, while in February, 1903, the mum
Der imported was SO, valued at S12S,-
100. Imports of parts for February,
1910, were valued at s61,s60,, while in
1903 for the same month, they were
s61. .579, showing slight increase for
this year Cars were imported from
the following countries during Febru-
ary, 1910: United Kingdom, 8. valued at
$3.50; France. 26. s39,023; Germany
8, s29,907; Italy, IL, $30,592; other coun-
tries l, valued at So, 633.
TO DISCUSS TUNNEL PRoJECT-The Twin
peaks tunnel project will be discussed at the
regular meeting of the Public Ownership asso-
citation in the assembly hall of the Pacific
building at s o'clock tomorrow evening. All
sz.ar into tnd In. raa in