The San Francisco call., 1910-06-12
NEW BUILDING GOING
UP IN AUTO DISTRICT
Space Already Leased in Struc-
ture at Fell and Van Ness

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mobile dealers and auto supply COM
panies, is being constructed at the
northeast corner of Van Ness avenue
and Fell streets.
The structure, which will be a single
story fireproof one. will have a frontage
of 120 feet on Van Ness avenue. 1t is
directly across the street from the
White building and in the section de-
voted principally to automobile agen-
cies..
The real estate firm of Boardman
Brothers & Co, which has charge of the
renting of the quarters in the structure,
which is being erected on a lot belong
ing to the Van Ness land company, re-
ports that it has already leased one of
the stores to the Renault company.
The firm of De Dietrich & Co. of
Luneville. France. has been reorgan-
q lied. The capital
French Concern stock has been Ire Re
Is Reorwnn;xed duced from 15,000,-
10 l neO. - san.Neu 600 francs to $780,
600 francs. This
has been done by reducing the face
francs The capital will then be in
creased to 15.000,000 francs by the is
suance of 10000 new shares of 125 par
value. F'ifty-siX thousand of these
shares win be issued Immediately. The
present stock holders will be offered
10000 of these shares. and the remain
ing $4,000 will be offered to the Trust
Metallurgique Beige Francois, in Brus-
sells, for its participation, technically
and financially.
Edward NJ Fowler. western agent
for the PalmerSinger car. dropped into
--. San Francisco yes
ED VI. Fowler terday on his way
Arrives in Town 80 ms i8aiJ Rarbara a.
Fowler has been
spending some four months at the fac
tory looking over the 1911 product
and is exceedingly enthusiastic over
the new models that are coming to the
coast, reporting that some of the new
bodies that will shortly arrive will be a
revelation to the Pacific coast enthu-
siasts.
Fred d. Clinton, general representa-
tive of the Marmon car in the United
Clinton Leaves been visiting, San
for the North Era4e5eG he feafopv left Sf wsT fGr
= Of the northwest
He plans to return to the coast next
September.
It is said that everything in the world
has its use, and according to the eX-
perts of Covent Garden and the hop
market even dust from the road. much of
which is churned up by automobiles,
fulf1llS a part. 1t is contended by those
who should know that lime which is
contained in different kinds Of white,
blight on fruit trees, vines and even
grains.
cherry and plum trees are those which
hang over a high road where there is
much traffic. while every one ne K, knows tS
that the wayside berry, especially the
In speaking of hops, an authority
says that while they are growing. the
road dust may avert the aphis blight,
which is one of the most serious, but
it is also said that the blooms are not
improved should dust get into them
Connecticut" reliability run, which
took place the latter part of May un-
der the auspices of the Automb1le Club
of Hartford, was made by G. Nj. Wag,
coo miles and owing to the bad rains
and heavy mud, was exceedingly diffi-
cult. Four cars covered the run with
perfect road scores, but did not stand
up under the technical examination
which followed the event. although only
Slight penalties were imposed on the
other three besides. the. Columbia.
According to statistics received New
York state holds the record for more
automobile owners than any other
secretary of state, announces that more
than 1905 motor cars have been reg
istered at his office SINCE 1901. The
number of licensed chauffeurs is in the
neighborhood of $4,000. Automobile
license No. 99.999 was issued to John r.
Morey a Rochester publisher, and No.
100 600 was secured by Peter T. 'Barlow,
president of the city board of magiS-
trates of New York. There has been a
rush fer business since and No. 100,5OO
was issued to Horace White, lieutenant
that the figures on his books go to
show that the automobile industry is
one of the greatest in the United