The San Francisco call., 1910-06-24
:. A. Hawkins Returns to Helm OF
White Automobile Agency
By R. r. PHOMMEDIEU.

One of the most interesting pieces of
news that has been received on auto
row for some time was given out yes
terday when it was announced that Z.
A. Hawkins had again resumed the
management of the White company for
the west. Under Hawkins the White
steamers were a factor in the local
auto trade, and now that Hawkins has
once again taken hold it is expected
that vigorous policy will be launched.
Mr. Douty viii be assistant manager.
Irwin A Kuhn, sales manager of the
Babcoek electric company. arrived in
~ the city yesterday
Irwin a. Kuhn I aIoni Iii III sna66d a
Is IN 'ne few weeks with the
Pioneer automobile
company. their local agents.
Kuhn is greatly impressed with the
possibility of the electric car IN Cali
fornia- In Los Angeles, where the
Babcock company has only recently eso
several carload deliveries. In fact, the
demand for electric vehicles has been
greatly stimulated all over the west.
Kuhn saws that the principal ques-
tion raised in the minds of most people
is whether the car will climb the hills,
and he is here to demonstrate to any
interested persons that the electric car
is just the thing for climbing San
Francisco hills 1he Babcock is known
to have a greater hill climbing ca,
pacity than any other electric car, and
its speed is also greater.
Some very interesting trials and
demonstrations will be made by Kuhn
during the next several days, and any
one Interested in electric cars is in
vited to accompany him on some OF
these trips.
At meeting of the stock holders of
the United states motor company. held
recently, official an
iU. S. Motors Gets nouncemen5 IA W a 5
Stoddard-DaytOn Rs1sa Haa1e MN ny Rriscne
that the Dayton
motor car company of Dayton. o., max
ers of the standardization; the Courier
car company of Dayton, O., makers of
the Courier car, and the Providence
engineering works of Providence, r. l.,
had been taken into the big selling
organization The United States motor
company now controls the Maxwell
Briscoe motor company. the Columbia
motor car company, the Brush runabout
company, the Alden Sampson manu-
car company, the Courier car company
the Briscoe manufacturing company,
the Gray motor company, and the
Providence engineering works.
The first carload of Detroit electrics
to be equipped with the new Edison
u n [ L e i z . has
First With Edi- Ieacheu lre lily,
en - automobile c m :
pany, local agents,
are busy distributing the cars to their
respective purchasers. A four passen-
ger broughasn goes to Mrs l. S. Foor-
man of San Mateo. A two passenger
Victoria has been shipped to /. Knoch
of Susanville. Cal Three other cars,
two of them coupes and one runabout,
are being distributed to their new
owners in Oakland and Berkeley.
The much talked OF Edison battery
will now have the opportunity of being
thoroughly tested out under local con-
ditfons The new Edison battery
weighs about half as much as a lead
battery for the same output. 1t is
claimed to have much greater mileage
per charge and to be good for a life of
SO, 900 miles.
Many. prospective purchasers of cleo
trio cars are watching closely the per-
formance of the Detroit electrics with
the Edison batteries.