The San Francisco call., 1910-01-02
unprecedented Demand for High Grade Cars Motorist
lurns Aviator Motorcycle Mud Plug Scheduled Today
PEERLESS DEMAND
EXCEEDS SUPPLY
b. o. Harrison Company Com.
PEELED to Await Increase at
Factory for Shipments

The closing OF the year 1909 was a
record one in the sale of Peerless cars
Never in the history OF this popular
and standard make has the sales record
1ar The Peerless been as large. reports
me b. O. Harrison company. The per
ect orsanization has made it possible
plt tHe car favOrably before the
n'f lc, and lis record in the east. sup
.-emclted by the record Of owners in
-aIifornia, mas made it one of the best
1I-ers of the season Of 1910.
Harrison. ln speaking of the Peerless
lar- said yesterday.
l have found the California market
one of the easiest in which to transact
'lSlness IN the article YOU handle is
-e- ] had nay misgivings at first
60 the number Of Peerless cars our
Company would dispose Of, and was
DonservatNe I'm negotiating for the
number OF cars needed. / felt that il
-oald be- better to.lose a few customers
-au TO HAYS cars left on hand d the
l. of the season. BuC even / did not
nnreciate the market. II was but a
after OF q few weeks before 1 found
my original allotment was sold
before even the demonstrator arrived.
got tho Peerless people TO increase
alotment and this extra number
Nl cars was gone before I realized it.
len. the situa ton resolved itself into
proposition Of how many cars the
Peerless factory would give me, for I
faun4 7 could sell all I could get The
e-ory turns out a limited number Of
cars. and they apportiOn those TO the
.fferenr parts OF the Cnitea-States.
sre now reached that point where the
-Jory viii give me no more, although
would be pleased TO increase even the
ree time raise i'm my allotment
knowing that the limited number OF
Peerless cars would sooner or later
cave me with nothing TO do, 1 have
lrnod my attention to the popular
priced vehicle TO keep my selling or
imitation from being demOraliZed- !
uare taken the Selden and Everitt
cars Not however. until I had thor
oughlv Investigated them from the raw
material to the finished product and 1
do not hesitate TO state at this time
rhat when these cars are tested as to
tneir durability and road ability, when
tLe touring season opens that they Will
prove as satisfactory in their classes
as has the Peerless.
A Kansas town was sold at auction
The other day. a few years ago the
-.. town OF Shipton
s,,ss. T,o,,,n was a hourishlng
sold at AUCTION teil ssmlsS grocery T5'n store a9
blacksmith shop
and railroad station. but owing 10 the
coming Of the rural route and the auto
mobile. its prosperity has gradually y
iNviudied until il was decided 10 sell
tl. town at auction.
Tile city of Salina is but eight mlles
from Shipton and is SO easily accessible
10 the farmers OF the outlying country.
most Of whom own motor cars, that
they make the trlp 10 tle larger town
do their trading in preference TO
l.c small Villages
The secretary OF the state board OF
aE1Ict3 trre OF Kansas recently called
ti0n OF the larger towns Is increasing,
while The country Is scs srcelX holQ'ng
sLz OV-u. In the county IN which Abl-
lene Is located there are more than 200
motor cars, and half Of them are
owned bv farmers. Every one~of the
ia aIsner owners goes 10 the county seat
10 times where formerly ne went
once.
MILL VALLEY. Jan. Early Thurs
day evening l. A. Higgins. builder OF
fhe large autocar for the purpose OF
climbing Mount Tamslpais, left with a
party from san Francisco, who wished
to spend New Years eve on the sum
unit
when about half way up the car
refused TO move. and an eXamination
showed that some one had filed the
gasoline tank with water and coal OIL
The car was backed down the hill by
use of the brake. the party proceeding
on the steam road.
trick was played on him by some en-
omy who knew that he was making
his initial trip with the car.