The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
CHECK OF AUTOS
TAKEN ON ROAD
Average Of Three and Half
Cars Pass on Oakland
Road Every Minute
Demonstrates Large Num-
Der Of Machines in Re
gion Around Bay

The large number OF automobiles
that are in use In the bay region was
fully demonstrated early this week,
when q check was made on all ma
chimes that passed given point on
the Oakland boulevard. The count
was made between the hours of I
o'clock in the morning and 1880
o'clock in the evening. and during
that time 2.3oS automobiles motored
by.
These figures show that an average
OF three and a half machines passed
the point every minute OF the 12M
hours The check on the vehicles
was made by A. J. K1eimeyer OF the
Thomas B. Jeffery company OF this
city.
In speaking OF the check today. Mr..
Kleimeyer said:
The pessimist would be inclined 10
use this as an argument that the au-
tomobile Is creating havoc In COM
mercial circles. While It Is true that
there are few who have purchased
automobiles whose financial condition
would not warrant the expenditure.
vet Investigation has proved that the
majority are financially fixed 10 pos
sess an auto
The owning OF an automobile Is
not fad or fancy. 1t might have
been 10 or l6 years ago, but today it
10 real necessity. The motor car is
another link In the chain OF progress
t&xr |4t4 r.
higher plane of living than he en-
joyed yesteryear
Those who are enjoying the pleas
ure OF touring In a motor driven We
hfcle are better In health than before
they had this opportunity. The aged
and the young who III the past have
been compelled to take their reereu-
tion on the veranda or iR the yard Of
their homes can now be motored
about the country and receive the
fresh air.
ANOTHER WILLYS TRUCK SOLD
Walter J. Andrews, chief of the
truck department of J.. w. Leavitt &
Co. reports the sale and delivery OF a
Willys utility wagon to the Alhambra
Water company. This is the first of
series OF motor delivery wagons to
be delivered to this firm by Leavitt
& Co.
HUPP INCREASES STOCK
Papers have been filed with the sec
retary of state of Michigan serving to
increase the capital stock of the Hupp
Motor Ger company OF Detroit from
$50, 600 to $4,000 S. @. Chapman,
local distributor of the Hupp. In
speaking Of the affair. said:
The increase was made by declar-
ing a rs per cent dividend. This Is
the sixth increase in capital stock of
the Hupp company since It incor-
porated In 1908 with a capital of
$4,000 The last four increases have
been In the form OF stock dividends"
JEFFERY BANQUET
Forty-e eight employees of the
Thomas B. Jeffery organization. whose
services with the company show an
quoted by the Jeffery firm recently
tive in the bicycle business.
PREPARE FOR CORONA RACE
Among racers of prominence who
have entered for the Corona race. to
be held September 9. are De Palma,
Wishart and Bragg. The "daredevils'
will report at the southern track Inn
races at Elgin.
The course at Corona has been put
in excellent condition and is the near
est to a perfect circle that could be
made The officials have made every
provision for taking care Of the in
fiux of autos and spectators. The
course will be poIiced by a company
Of the national guard from Los An
geles.
CARSON CITY ROAD RACE
Local dealers are interested in the
road race which will start from Car
son CITY next Sunday. The run will
be made to Reno. thence over the
Geiger grade to Virginia City and
then to Carson. The road over this
route is most dificult and the con-
testants expect to set new record
for endurance and speed.
II. ". d. SPECIAL TO CORONA
Frank Carroll, local agent for the
Goodyear Tire company, is completing
ARRANGEMENTS for the special train
which will carry the Big Village
Boosters. a local organization, from
this city to Corona for the big race.
Assisting him IL Bert Latham OF the
Simplex Mercer agency Both declare
a large crowd of San Franciscans will
make the trip to help boost for the
Portola celebration
Boosters Appoint Onleers-The ON
GERS OF the b. ". B.-the Big VII
lage Boosters-who are preparing to
20 to the Corona automobile races on
Admission day in special train, have
appointed the several committees
which are to act from now until their
return after the contest:
The executive committee will be
composed OF the following automobile
dealers: p II. Prather. Frank Carroll,
J. s. Doyle, b. H. Pratt and Bert
Latham.
The advisory committee Is as fol-
lows w. III. Hughfon, III. l. Owesney,
II. o. Harrison, A. ID, Plugons G. A.
Weaver Max Rosenfeld. H d. Mccoy,
r. B. Mcbride, j. 8. Doyle, e. p. Brin-
egar, w. r.. Culberson, A. E. Hunter