Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10

]. H. Shields, general sales manager
of the Wilcox Motor Car company of
Minneapolis, manufacturers Of COM
mercial cars, was in the city last week
looking over the motor car field and
intends to place a distributing agency
here before he leaves for the east.
Will Carrigan, who, with Adolph
Leonard, Frank Fuller and Alvin
Mitchell, son Of the oil magnate, went
to Reno in Mr.. Mitchells car, have
returned and report that the roads are
in good condition all the way. The
trip was made leisurely and the boys
report a good time.
The Tri-State Motor Car company,
local distributors for the Hupmobile
the past week filled orders for their
little car, which were ordered by tele-
graph by private customers. Man
ager Mason has been selling an aver
age of one Hupmobile a day for the
past month, and demands are ahead of
receipt of cars, though two carloads
are always en- route from the factory
to the local branch.
Price of gasoline has advanced an
other cent per gallon, but users will
not object ito that, since those two
good scouts for the Standard Oil in
.terests have been provided with an up
to-date Buick runabout with which to
more expeditiously transact business.
J. H. Deilman, secretary of the
Moore Motor Supply company of San
Francisco and Los Angeles, Is in this
territory stating up business for the
Schebler carburetors, and incidentally
20
ters for his company.
Harold Stone, who In a Great West
ern recently smashed the Los Angeles
San Diego record by twenty three min
utes, has the utmost confidence in
Diamond tires. His car was equipped
for the trip with a set of Diamonds
that had already run 5000 miles, that
had been used in the Coalinga road
race, and which had never been taken
off the car since they were first put
on. The tires are in good condition
yet.
Burkhard- Crippen Motor Car COM
pany, agents for the Lexington, re-
port deliveries of $50" seVen-passen-
ger touring car to C. D. Parker of
Kansas City; a 40" Torpedo Roadster
to ]. A. Unruh of Arcadia, and a
40" touring car to c. L. Billiard,
delivered in Creston, Ia. They have
sold during the past week "40' four
passenger Torpedo to w. B. Palmer,
a passenger roadster to Mrs. e.
Osgood, roadsters to Mrs England and
Mrs. Knapke, and a "40' demi-tonneau
to Mrs. Rundell.
]. w. Vaughn and party of this
city. who have been touring the north
ern part of the state in his Lexington
$40" has returned home and reports
a most enjoyable trip:
Mrs. Frances J. King, accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Leidy. and
Cloyd Lott drove to Sheppards inn for
the Fourth" and toured Ventura
county before returning. Mrs. King
is enthusiastic over the delight of the
road as seen from her Lexington '40'
touring car.
DR.. Wesley Haskell drove his new
Lexington "4O' Torpedo roadster to his
ranch in Orange county Friday. 1t
was his intention to continue on down
to San Diego before returning.
e. J. Bolz is the new sales manager
for the Pacific Motor and Aviation
company, which is handling the Krit,
Michigan "60' gasoline cars and the
Ideal electrics.
Manager Bulkley of the Autocar
Commercial company has volunteered
to send one of his delivery wagons as
baggage tender for the Los Angeles
Phoenix endurance run, and guaran-
tees to put his car through not later
than twelve hours behind the winning
racing car