The San Francisco call., 1910-10-16
LITTLE BUCKS
AN ATTRACTION
Many Visit the Salesrooms OF
the Howard Company to
See the Cars

Objects of interest for the last week,
since the conclusion of the Lake Tahoe
run. are the two little Buick cars,
which covered themselves with glory
by the way in which they negotiated
this strenuous endurance test. The cars
are on exhibition at the salesrooms of
the Howard automobile company, Buick
agents. and each day has seen large
number of enthusiastic visitors. who
have come to see the midget cars
and inquire about them.
c. S. Howard. president of the COM
pany. said yesterday:
Even knowing the strength of power
and construction of the Buick cars, l
am exceedingly proud of the showing
made by the little vehicles in the recent
run. The way in which they made the
steep grades and covered the bad roads
was to my mind one of the strongest
recommendations a purchaser of mo-
tor car could ask for. They did their
work well and seemed to have power
to spare. With lightness of eonstruc-
tion, speed and power, the Buick has
proved itself to be a splendid car for
mountain work, and inquiries are COM
ing in from different sources about the
cars, to be used for just such trips"
Concerning the use of motor vehicles
as mail carriages, Consul Albert Hal
stead of England reports the following
with regard to the service between
Birmingham and London:
THE use of motor wagons for carry
ing mail was instituted by the post
Office in Birmingham some nVe years
go, but was not altogether success
g hot fT11o Ia
facture of automobile engines had not
reached its present state of perfection,
and delays, due to the breaking down
of machinery, seriously 1nterfered with
the service. Now that automobile en-
gines have reached a condition of eff
ficiency which makes them reliable,
the postoffice has increased their serY-
ice For some little time there has
been service between this city and ad-
jacent towns and cities. BY these auto
mobile wagons letters are now carried
with great regularity. At first such
services We're only used for the parcels
post These motor wagons are so timed
a to reach Birmin CHAM at midnight
and then are returned with letters and
sThe postoffice is now instituting
motor service connecting London and
Birmingham. The wagons to be used
Will carry a maximum load of 5,O40
pounds and travel at speed of IL
miles an hour, one wagon running
nightly in each direction. The wagon
evening and be due in Birmingham at
$40 the next mornings and that from
Birmingham TO London will leave at
S:25 d. m. and be due at the general
postoffice in London at 1920 a. m. The
distance between London and Birming
ham is 113 miles. These motor wagons
will connect with other motor wagons
running from intermediate towns, so
as to cover greater territory.
''It is believed that this service will
materially improve the postal service:
1t will naturally reduce the amount of
carriage by rail and will probably be
more economical.
Since September last the police de-
partment of the city of New York,
acting under authority conferred by
the inferior criminal courts act, laws
of 1910 has issued Identification cards
to motorists who reside in the state Of
New York These cards will be rec
ognized within the confines of the city
were issued solely from the police de-
partment and were not given out in
quantities to any club or organization,
an applicant making known his name
and the necessary information either
by mail, messenger or in person. The
that in the event of arrest for viola
tion of the motor vehicle law or of any
ordinance. except when charged with
breach of the peace, the motorist es-
capes the annoyance of being taken
to the nearest police station and placed
under bond for appearance. The off,
Ger making the arrest, providing the
offender has an identification card,
takes the number of the card, the
name and address of the owner and
thereupon issues a summons for his
appearance in court at stated time.