The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-24
HARD TRIP GIVEN
THE HAYNES CAR
New Owner Tells of His First
Ride Over Rough Mountain
Roads With Machine

j. T. Armenia Of San Francisco re-
Gently investigated the automobile field.
trying OUT practically all of the promi-
Hent makes OF cars. He eventually
purchased a Haynes, declaring that his
machine would have a rigorous career
and that he thought the Haynes the
best qualified 10 stand the going. Some
thing Of the nature of the trips he
takes can be gathered from a statement
made by Armenia on the return from
the first ride taken in his new car. He
said:
We left san Francisco Monday,
April II. at 1:20. arriving at Stockton
at O'Clock. During this trip il was
raining all the way. Chains on the
rear wheels We're used to Stockton.
Leaving Stockton at s a. m. we went
over the range 10 Angels Camp. and 1
might add that il was one Of the worst
mountain roads l ever encountered.
Landing al Angels Camp we went to
Tuttletown. then across the Stanislaus
river by way Of knights Ferry. and
chen made a climb Of $500 feet in
rhree-Q quarters OF mile over the noun
tain 10 Jamestown a run Of 1G miles
in I hour and 20 minutes; then to So
nora, @ run of Eve miles in seven min
utes, then to Tuolumne and back to
Sonora by way Of Columbia, back 10
Angels Camp. to Eallecita. then 10 Muir
phys and TO the big trees, stopping for
the evening.
In the morning we oiled our car
and started back down the mountain
10 Angels Camp ana put in the balance
Of the day attending to business.
Leaving Angels Camp Friday at IL
O'Clock for Murphys and back, a run
OF 10 miles was made in ] hour and
10 minutes Leaving Angels Camp the
same day at o'clock. we arrived at
stockton at p. m. Saturday we
started for san Francisco. lea wing
stockton at 1880. and arrived in San
. Francisco at 500. having stopped IS
minutes for dinner. We made this trip
ION an average Of - miles 10 the gallon
Of gasoline The only stop on the road
was made when we stopped on the
Tuttletown hills and shot a rattlesnake.
ANY one wanting any information on the
Haynes car can call me up and 7 viii
gladly tell them what we went through
on our 600 mile trip without giving US
moments trouble.
Il want 20 add one thing that was
called 10 my attention by the Haynes
agency before purchasing my car That
is the clutch. which certainly works
perfectly. Never once did our car
1ump or jerk when changing gears on
hill"
Mrs Olive May Kelly has taken de-
livery Of Little Six Winton touring
car from the local
Woman BuvS Winton bran h.
Winton Car Mrs. Kelly will be
her own ma
bout"
c. z. Mathewson. Pacific coast man
ager Of the Diamond rubber company
reports the receipt
Auto Tires of nine carloads
IN : al Ho-e tires at the branch
in the last three weeks for the spring ms
requirements Adding TO these the
three carloads just received al the Los
Angeles branch and two carloads at
the Seattle branch. with several more
carloads en- route at this time will
give an idea of the enormous extent
Of the automobile business on the
coast.
It is interesting to note the cause
which originated what is known as the
.'DuaI- system ignition. Several
e der to btafn
a number Of manufacturers eauinned
the engines Of their cars with two
complete sets of ignition. There was
one great fault found with this prac-
Through the heavy deposits of car
bon from the oils then in use, the lack
OF adaptability of the plugs for the
service, and through individual charac-
D. IerlSucs OF the engines, the set of plugs
not IN service showed a tendency to
become foul and refuse to respond
properly when called into use, The
practical method Of overcoming this
trouble was 10 arrange the systems so