The San Francisco call., 1910-12-28
new MODEL BUCKS
CREATE SENSATION
First of 1911 Output Received
at Southern Branch of
Howard Company
By R. R. L'HoMMED1EU

By r. r. L'HOMMEDIEU
Buick factory succeeded in getting the
first sample line of the new models
shipped to the Los Angeles branch of
the Howard automobile company for
there. Consequently the new Buick
models will make their debut on the
Pacific coast. an honor which inva-
riably has fallen to New York In the
past.
Manager r. K. Roberts of the COM
pany has received report from the
south which says:
In the nick of time and after a
record run of 13 days from the fac
tory. the beautiful new line of 1911
Buick cars arrived in Los Angeles.
They were unloaded in post haste
under the supervision of Manager
Frank Howard.
Practically all of the Howard auto
company's agents eagerly sought a
first view of the cars they have so long
waited for, and exclamation of salts
faction were heard on every side as
each successive model was taken from
the car.
Refinement of details and beauty
of body lines characterize the 1911
Buick From the gadabout, the dis
| tinctive little roadster, to the model 80,
| a luxurious car of the touring type,
with fore doors. combining a degree of
! style. power and speed unequaled in
| its class.
When the model SO was unloaded
Howard booked orders for no fewer
| than % of these cars on the spot. This
| is the smallest of the four models of
| touring cars produced by the Buick
| motor company this year, and prom
ises to exceed the wonderful run of
sales of the Buick white Streak" dur
ing 1910"
1t is the car with the reputation that
counts. Walter c. Morris, agent for
the Autocar,, has
Doe. ooe A%sosaT Goos Work Chico. Where he he
80 horsepower 4
| livery to Frank C. Wilson. In 1904
Wilson purchased an Autocar and
| ever since that time has been driving
it over the mountain roads in all kinds
| OF weather and through all conditions
| OF roads. He Is even now not willing
| to give 1T up, for he is keeping 1T to
use when. the roads are bad so as to
save the looks of his new car. Morris
| reports the roads between Sacramento
and Chico by way of Marysville and
Yuba City to be in splendid condition.
holes. The weather during the trip
was ideal.
Barring unforeseen events the FIan-
| ders go" nonstop car. which recently
| broke the Pacific
Flanders Nears coast nonatd9 record for "a
World. Record hos honst9P @ngeies EuH and 1d
set out to break
the worlds record, will probably
| achieve its final object this afternoon.
A al T
Of the Los Angeles branch house of the
Studebaker Brothers company. yester-
day morning stated that shortly after
Z o'clock yesterday morning the speed
ometer of the car passed the 9,055 mile
mark.
now equipping their cars with Morgan
New owners of Tread tires. Among
Nobby Treads sd,,innee sh T cars ! - : thus a 5
by the weinstock, Nichols company pan
are: Car owned by Douglas Mcbride.
dale's Franklin. Doctor Tisdale is cor
oner of Alameda county.
Eighteen thousand miles without a
blowout is the record made by Fred H.
Sweet of Williams
| Franklin Is port, Pa, in a
Easy ON Tires Eranklip suaaa p.r runabout about
q a
Franklins for some
| time, and this year in an IS horsepower
| car has run $500 miles and says that
the tires seem to be good for 5000 miles
| more. He has frequently given the car
severe tests, running on low gear.
J. B. Hulett, known to the automobile
trade through his connection with the
Owen company of
New Lozier Man Detroit and for
for the west Pope e "irn Tole z g
works, has Joined
the Lozier forces and is making a west
ern trip in the interests of Lozier cars.
| is now covering the southern states.
The last number of the Overland
Scout is one of the most interesting
that have b g n
Overland Scout turned turned out by the
s oooo NumDer factory. There is
lots OF good read
ing from cover to cover. Copies may
be had from ]. w. Leavitt & Co., the
local agents.
THUGS VICTIM SAYS HE'S
GOVERNORS SECRETARY
John A. Edwards of Washing
ton Beaten and Robbed
Lying in a vacant lot at the corner
of Sixteenth and Folsom streets, suf-
ferfng from beating administered by
thugs, John A Edwards of Roche Har-
Dor, Wash, was found by Policeman
| Justice early yesterday morning and
conveyed to the central emergency
hoSpifal for traa fYnorf