The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
new HOME OF THE
HIGH DUTY ELMORE
A. j. Smith Has Secured Beau
tiful Permanent Quarters
in Automobile Row

One of the finest quarters of the
modern vehicle has been opened this
week by A. J. Smith, agent for the
Elmore high duty valvelsss Elmore
cars, in Goldn Gate avenue The new
home of this popular car has 36 foot
front in Golden Gate avenue and is
120 feet deep. opening in the rear in
Locust avenue. The basement is large
and affords storage room for between
35 and 40 cars, with an entrance from
Locust avenue. There is a so foot
salesroom, finished In mahogany. max
ing rich setting for the polished cars
1t is we'll lighted by large plate glass
windows, which compose the front of
the building. In the rear of the sales
room is the shop in which full line
of parts is constantly kept on hand
for the benefit of the Elmore owners
who meet with an accident or suffer
loss of a part.
The exterior is as artistic as the in
terror, being of red and white stucco
work. The large show windows make
admirable places to display the hand
some models OF the Elmore-
Progress in automob bile design during
the last two or three years has been
directed more OF
Thomas Running 9hroa6 aeSs 1y ana in
| On UcaI A,,orica toward
nation of the transmission gears The
elimination of series of four or flve
gears will do away with the unpleasant
rasping noises and features to which the
driver is subjected when changing from
the direct drive. The ideal car is one
that has. range of to 55 miles an
hour on high gear.
That the E. r. Thomas motor COM
pany believes it has largely solved the
problem is evidenced by a trip which
they have undertaken with a model
M $40. with all gears but the high
mission.
The course covers over 1900 miles
and is over three mountain ranges, with
anay an average altitude tin,.d Of 5000 feet feet;
are crossed.
The route is over what Dai Lewis,
the veteran Glidden tour pathfinder,
claims lis the hilliest of all the Glidden
tours he has laid out
The gear box or transmission was
sealed after the removal of the inter-
mediate gears and will not be opened
until the car returns to Buffalo. The
machine carries four passengers and Is
driven by Fred Nehrbas, George Miller.
mechanic; George Verreault and Ray
dertaken for the express purpose of
demonstrating Thomas high gear eff
cheney Of the long stroke. extra large
valve six cylinder motor. over any other
type.
Yesterday was a busy day at the en-
larged salesrooms of the Reliance au-
tomobile company
/ Ruay Tim. .+ in Van Ness ave-
Ero~ A ararr nue'S automobile
row. The 1911
Knox cars are
coming in fast and it delivered three
new models to purchasers.
L. M. Gray Of this city took one of
the new foredoor touring cars finished
in mahogany brown with upholstery to
match and nickel trimmings. William
Wagner. a capitalist of Marysvilie, Sc
lected a four passenger torpedo in the
well known Knox red, and a. 40 horse
power tonneauet went to ]. C. Mitchell
of Gazelle.
Wagner and family start this morn
ing on tour through the southern
part of the state in their new car.
C. B. Gardiner left this week for the
Pullman factory stopping off at Sacra
mento. Before re-
Ir..s,r.- x...I turning Gardiner
&c, - Eac+o- will probably visit
= io' - Europe, taking in
the automobile
shows in London and Paris.