The San Francisco call., 1910-09-07
MOORE COMPANY
INTERESTS SOLD
WeinstOck=NichOls Company
Buys Out Supply House
and Its Branches
By R. R. L'HOMMEDIEU

One of the most important deals that
has taken place in the automobile trade
of San Francisco since the motor car
came to the city was consummated yes
terday when Weinstock Nichols COM
pany took over the Moore motor supply
company Both companies are well
known in the tire and automobile ac-
cessory trade of the coast, and when
it was rumored some days go that the
deal was unoer consideration many re-
marked that the new combination
would be factor in the accessory busi-
ness that must be considered at all
times.
With the turning over of the Moore
motor supply company a new angle In
tho trade became apparent Colonel H.
Weinstock, the well known Califor-
nian and the father of r. Weinstock,
the secretary and manager of the Vein
stock-Nichols company, became presi-
dent of the latter company and will
take an active hand in the manage
ment. This does not change the in
terest of A. d. Nichols in the company.
Since the first of the year, when J. J.
Avis took hold of the active manage
ment of the Moore motor supply COM
pany, this concern has enjoyed great
prosperity and the fact that the COM
pany was so successful appealed to
Colonel Weinstock.
]. w. Leavitt has returned from the
Overland factory brimful of enthusi-
lLeavftt Back cars. OF the new
From Factory models that viii vii
>---<e ee seen Tor the
will be a 20 horsepower roadster that
VIII sell in San Francisco for s775.
the following dimensions:
Wheel base. Sc inches; tread, 56
inches; seating capacity. two passen-
transmission, planetary; clutch, multiple
springs, semieliiptic front, full eiIiptffc
reari steering gear. worm and seq
sass inehes; s2zsM SO @3Ga; esfra; francs sres
pr. PRESSED se1o steel; ,s lamps, two gas. three
Another new model is the four pas
senger Overland. q carload of which
are N now on NJ. the salesroom floor of the
sions of this car are:
Wheel base, 102 inches: tread. 5s or
senHsrs So inShes seat seating capacity four pas
25; transmission, three speeds sefective
and reverse; clutch, cone. ignition,
Remy; brakes, internal expanding, ex-
tic front, full elliptic rear; steering
gear, worm and segment adjusta bIe:
front axle, drop forged / section; rear
axle. semifloatlng; wheels. artillery
wood; tires. 32x3h inches; frame,
pressed PR. se1os steel: j. lamps, two gas. three
Leavitt in speaking of the situation
in the east said: The manufacturers
did not have as easy time of 1t as they
thought they were going to have.
When the banks began to shut down on
the loans to those who were contem-
plating buying motor cars 1t pinched
the agencies, and when the latter
tried TO get money to tide them over
they found that the bankers were not
as enthusiastic over loaning to them.
The agents then had to conoeI their
orders and the manufacturers found
that they were UP against serious sit
uation.
They were receiving material and
the bills for the same had to be maid
whether the agents took the cars or
not The result has been that some of
the little companies and those which
were not in good financial condition
went to the wall This was a warn
ing to those who weathered the storm
This year they are all building a con-