The San Francisco call., 1910-03-29
new AUTO TRUCK
PUT ON MARKET
H. O. Harrison Company Will
Sell the Well Known Hewitt
Cars Here
By R. R. L'HoMMEDIEU

The H. o. Harrison company yester-
day announced that it would add motor
trucks to the line of Peerless and Ev-
eritt cars which 1t is now selling. H. O.
Harrison. president of the company,
said: Some time ago the Metzger
motor car company of Detroit, Mich.
absorbed the Hewitt motor car COM
pany, located in New York state.
From among the stock holders of the
cludes Harrison, a number decided to
continue the building of the Hewitt
motor truck. The output will consist
of 11e, 8. and 10 ton trucks. To
properly put these on the market,
$3.50, 900 has been invested in the plant,
which covers 20 acres. Harrison said
the trucks will not reach the coast un-
til fall, as all that can be built be-
tween now and that time have been
contracted for by eastern parties.
President II. NJ Owens of the San
Francisco motor club yesterday secured
1o, e7,---. -. the hill climb in
for Wednesday es n5Reteepsh naRf Wednesday aysnus
<--------------- Yesterday morning
several of the dealers asked Owens to
change the date from Wednesday to
Saturday. This he felt he could not do
without vote of the contestants,
which resulted in eight voting for
Wednesday. seven for Saturday, and
two. withdrawing.
Jack Eagal, the well known man
ager of the automobile department of
Studebaker Broth
D.-,. erS. was a lively
ugnter born stopper about town
IN Eaeal Home Yesterday, wearing
wouldn't come off" and handgrip that
almost electrocuted those who came
into contact with him. The joy was
caused by the arrival of a daughter in
the Eagal home Sunday morning.
j.. w. Leavitt. president of the firm
of j. W. Leavitt company. received
- telegFam ram las. AT
President WHY'S geies sta StatinS that
Coming North j. f'S n. Wiiiys. Sfhisrs pres- res
land factory accomidbsann5ieSSf Of the bS oyer- Mns
WHY'S and Don c. Mccord and Mrs
McCord, had left that city and were
on their, way north in an Overland car
dering where the travellers are, as he
has heard nothing further from them.
FL. l.. Owesney. mana ger of the Win
ton motor carriage company. reports
the sale of Win
tc.,s - =. ton six to Henry
w'naon Sale. Re- repopts SqRheys that ae Alhe t5e
\---------------- company sold
touring car to ". G. Douglas. secretary
of state in Nevada. residing in Virginia
his brother w. L. Douglas. The two
new owners left Saturday, driving their
cars overland to their homes. e. OPP
penheim. who has just closed for the
agency of the Winton cars in Sacra-
mento, took delivery of three Winton
skies. The company also reports the
sale of car to Gus Lindauer.
L; V. Lynch. manager of the Speed
we'll motor car company in San Fran
fdok fi Ic3, The gestd%siJ gesteTday
semiraccr Sold semirsner' which
In Sacramento has been attracting
SO much attention
among motor car. enthusiasts along the
row, and made the run to Sacramento.
He will return today.
Hardly had the echo of the hammer
died away in the driving of the last
- ,r--,-- pieted the con
Buick f Forty strgc51oh 5ew motord2ome Gf taf n {
<---------< Los Angeles. when
Nick Nikrent in Buick 40 stock car
made a new one mile record. Nick had
been waiting impatiently the compile
tion of the pie pan" and almost the
moment it was finished he went on the
board course for a tryout and reeled off
the mile in A 2-5 seconds.
H. f. Doty. Pacific coast manager of
the White company. has recently been
informed that the
city of Portland
Portland Buys after trying out
White Gas Car numerous makes
<---- purchased White
gasoline car for the use of its engineer
ing department.
NOTES OF THE AUTO
Instead of the Pioneer entry of a
Thomas Flyer car. Charles A. Warren
will enter his six-seventy Thomas Fly
er in the annual hill climb to he held
on Wednesday. Charles Allen will drive
the car.