The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
TILLS OF PLEASURE
IN OWNING AUTO
L. B. Bill Explains Why the
Motor Car Has Grown so
POpuEaE With Mankind

H-Nii-S tildl you may 40 Nudl YOU
viii for the busy man-grant him sue
cess-give him all that he may desire
-he stin has his punctual business
habits
We are all of as so busy-Me have so
many far OF projects TO realize-so
many air castles to turn into solid hab-
llable homes that we allow no time to
amy OF work.
Happy is the man who. though bur
led In his business I'VE days of the
week, can on the sixth find his way to
the country 10 ride. to fish to hunt, or
Just to loaf.
on a summers Gay rather let il be
said that I cast nay line fourscOre feet.
dettly nicking tackle into quiet pools
with better grace than my neighbOT.
than 10 have il said that 1 remained
longer at my tasks than he.
Strange. indeed. is the attraction of
he woods for the minds of busy men.
surely there is something 10 be learned
-oout patience whether you sit legs
angling from log or half hidden
waiting close by wOodchuck's hole.
Ihere Is no such JOY in the prepara-
ION Tor an outing as that which pre-
eoes the going in an automobile. You
are eager Tor haunts beyond the reach
az fOOLWesrV horse and man.
YOU start in the most enviable of hu-
rs; that 10 which 4 person turns his
- upon the worries of the town and
- carried comfortably forward into
country plea sing if il is strange. and
50 YOU speed on your way, glancing,
go To speak, over your shoulder at the
-ountrE through which YOU pass and
mere remains ia your memory, instead
af thoughts Of weary hills and trudg-
= valleys. heeting picture Of eX
lllsrating ease.
II is not as if you surrendered your
VIII and contracted for the next 100
niles like a man on a railway train.
You could not imagine four healthy
IN. blind 10 passing scenes. playing
sards in an automobile, as you would
SEe In smoking car.
There is that pleasing variety in
every turn OF the road. You may
change your mind at every finger post
follow vague preferences freely. go the
low road or the high. choose the shadow
1- L1e SunShlne, or be tempted by the
lrst lane that turns into the woods.
You arc pilot Of your own Vagrant
IourS- Y ou may pick the brOaderoad
rauce; SratfE the merest whim or
fancy, without pang OF conscience.
without fear Of rule or rOte.
True there re men who do not pos
Sess this glad faculty of free action,
this priceless gift Of living for the mo-
meut only. As they journey forward
new worries they find TO take the place
cf those they have left behind. But
such worries do not last.
once and again we have all tried the
experiment. Yet if we try il again to-
morrow IN viii have the same charm
erer- our ewes Viii he keen, our
m nds IS free as we leave the town
behind us and we shall feel once again
that We arc cutting ourselves loose
from our whole past life and going
forward into new world.
There is something in the sweeping
stir of an automobile that increases our
scIf-respect. No luxury Of equipa ge,
no idle show Of wealth can overawe
Like the cavalier upon his horse. no
less dignided than the pony express.
We are heads up and on our way. ii
matters little where we stop, we are
bound for-who knows where?
And II by chance there be little chill
dren. let as stop in some cool shade.
set them down 10 marvel at the grass
and Ioungiug by learn contentment
from them there.
J Bucking the muddy roads Of South
~ California is not the easiest work
= .,. for an automobile
OIds Out on me Inc mud uaa OF frns tne
Los Angeles to
Riverside, by way
ot FL Monte. is one OF the most difficult
drives. L 9. Hooper last week COM
g eted the round trip through Redlands
md Riverside in his Oldsmobile touring
esr. and now says he can drive the car
Hub deep adobe which clung to the
heels and made the going particularly
hicult. was encountered soon after
leaving the city limits The engine
CruEged on, and the car was driven for
30 miles on the intermediate gear
without OVerhearing the engine. PlOw-
iuZ through the highways where wat
ercourses have made the roads almost
inpassabIe, the Olds completed its jour
Ley.
While the party was in Riverside
rain again added to the discOmfOrts Of
tie drive, and the road home was also
ippery. The car came through. how
ever without z tow, and the trip was
sde easily in an afternoon. despite
TIE mud battle.
One OF the most conspicuous sue
cesses among automobile accessories
during the last
Many Tv,itcheH year mas oeen the
AIR Gauges sold gauge for regis
teri n z instantly
the air pressure in tires. Since Febru-
airy last more than 100000 gauges have
been sold all over the United States.
the largest orders being from tire and
automobile manufacturers, who have
quickly recognized its value. and have
been largely instrumental in the gem
ersl distribution.
According 10 the W y. Newerf rub
her company, distributors OF the gauge,
the factory has never been able TO keep
up with orders, though the plant has
several times been enlarged. James
CarveF raveling representative of the
company is now in England conduct
ing = ca mps ign for the Introduction of
the gauge in Great Britain and the con-
and probably Italy before returning.
The excellent service rendered by the
:. firm, is an exam
nmocar Truck ae1.'7 eee ~. - pe.is ~
DOes "o"" greater efficiency
of such a motor
truck in city and suburban delivery
over wagon and horses. The Autocar
has been in steady service for eight
months. 10 hours day, and covering
from 35 TO 50 miles under a load of q
ton and half IL has not been laid
10 for 4 single hour during that time
Tor repairs or 10 replace any parts
II has done the work OF more than
two wa sgOns and teams a less than half
The upkeep, and with heavy loads has
twice the range that A team could
cover. The firm is more than pleased
with the service rendered by the truck.
The Diamond rubber company has
lust issued its 1910 catalogues. The
=. booklets are neat
Toro ,-.,.Ios-ue ly and artistically
81 Diamond Tires gotten Up and are
>. fun Of suggestions
10 the users of
tires. as well as Illustrations of the diff
ferent STYLES Of tires made by the Dia-
mond people. The books also contain
4 splendid history of the Diamond rec
ord for the year 1909. and from the
showing made may be seen the reason
Of the Diamond popularity.
c. s. Richardson OF the Reliance auto
,-,oITIa cOmuanV received word Vesfer-