The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
WOMAN DRIVER IS
AN ENTHUSIAST
Describes Utility and Pleasure
in Driving an Overland
Machine

The following letter relating the ex-
perience of woman owner of an
Overland has been received by ]. w.
Leavitt:
perhaps 1 can give you little idea
how useful my car is to me, and what
a comfort and convenience, by telling
Just how | use it and for what AL
though it is daily proving itself one
of the greatest pleasures and sources
of recreation that l know. still it is
from the standpoint of utility that 1T
is most valuable. In fact, | have so
come to depend on it, merely as a
means of quick transportation that
now L should hardly know how to get
along without it.
I'VE live in the suburbs of modern
city, some three or four miles from the
business section. The streetcar service,
AS is too often the case, is far from
adequate, and my husband, who prac-
tfces law in town, used to complain
that if he could only capitalize the
hours he spent waiting Tor cars and
clinging to straps, he would soon have
enough money to start private car
line. l suggested an automobile, and
my Overland is the result.
Every morning [ drive him down to
the Office. A broad, smooth boulevard
extends to the very heart of the city,
and 10 TO Is minutes gives us ample
time
THE next thing is the market. Of
course, there are a number of small
stores near our home, but I've found
that l can get much fresher vegetables
and better meats at the big city mar
Of 1otr-
There's plenty of room for parcels on
the rear deck, behind the seats, and /
have my packages strongly tied up, and
take them right along with me, saving
the delay and uncertainty of delivery
from the market. The big dry goods
stores are only a few squares from the
market, and l often do a good deal of
shopping while I'm downtown.
"Of course, one has to keep ones
don't know that should care to drive
a heavy touring car through the busiest
streets.
But with my little cars it is as easy
as walking; l can start, stop or speed
up instantly, and I've never had the
slightest trouble. The control mechan-
ism in my Overland is so simple that
there's not the least chance to go
wrong.
Almost every afternoon l either take
ride through the parks or country
with a school girl friend, or make my
calls. My little car is clean and bright
and there is never any oil or grease on
the floor TO soil and ruin a gown. 1t is
quite point, you know, to be able to
step out of a car as fresh and smart
looking as when one started. Some of
my friends have asked me how 1 do
1t, but the credits all due to the car.
"I'l have to confess that I'm not as
familiar with the mechanism of the
car as perhaps | should be. OF course.
I've had it all explained to me, and
really believe / understand it and know
what to do IL trouble should develop,
but so far nothing has. and everything
runs even more smoothly and quietly
than when we first bought it. / feel
the same about it as / do about my big
hall clock: one is as steady and de-
pendable as the other; wind the clock.
and 1 crank the car-that,s all 1 ever
do to either L suppose that should
either stop, i would stand aghast with
astonishment; but, STILL l believe 1
could fix the trouble. And, meanwhile,
anyway, it's a great little car"
Gordon McGregor, in charge of the
Canadian interests of the Ford motor
company, last week completed a trip
around the globe. McGregor Travelled
10000 miles and visited II separate
agencies for the Ford car Among the
places visited by him were Vancouver,
B. c.; Honolulu. Sydney. Australia, New
Zealand Madras, Bombay, Calcutta
Rome, Naples, Turin, Paris and London.
From report recently compiled in
Detroit SS drivers of electric vehicles
were canvassed as to the lowest cost
at which an electric car can be run
and maintained. The total mileage of
these IS owners for 1909 was 362,2S0
miles. The average total cost, includ-
ing repairs, tires and battery main
tenance, to each owner was OLA cent
per mile.
P. NJ. Stephan. well known in the tire
trade of this city, is now connected
with the mechanical department of the,
Firestone tire and rubber company