The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-08-22
| LINCOLN ROUTE
TO Be SELECTED
E. P. Brinegar, Local Argo-
naut Chairman, Receives
Notice of Conference

E. p. Brinegar chairman of the
Der of Commerce of San Francisco. is
in receipt Of a letter from A. r. Par
dington. vice president Of the Lincoln
Highway association. advising that a
conference of governors Is to be held
at Colorado Springs on August 26, at
which time there will be present gov
ernors OF Nevada, Utah, Colorado. Kan
sas. Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Nebraska and Wyoming, and invitation
has been extended to Governor John
son of California and the directors of
the association are very anxious that
Governor Johnson should attend.
1t is believed that following this
meeting the Lincoln Highway associa-
tion will be able to definitely announce
the route of the Lincoln highway west
of Chicago.
He says that Mr. Carl Fisher has re-
turned to Detroit, and mentioned es-
pecially the very warm and cordial re-
ception rendered him In San francisco.
He was much pleased with the interest
taken here by the Chamber of Com
merce, newspaper men and others in
the Lincoln Highway association.
GOSSIP ALONG "GAS ROW.
Mr.. C. W. Churchill, general sales
manager of the Winton Motor Car
company of Cleveland. o., is making
his headquarters at the local Winton
branch He will be the guest of II. l.
Owesney, manager of the San Fran
cisco branch, for a few days.
Churchill is rounding up his tour OF
the entire western branches on the eve
Of the 1914 season.
THE early demand for the new
model" remarked Churchill, is such
that IT is taxing the big Cleveland
factory to the limit OF its capacity
But. nevertheless, the Wfnton factory
adheres strictly to the policy Of turn
ing out no more cars in a single month
than 1T can make right"
Churchill is much impressed with the
manner in which the west is taking
hold of the good roads movement, and
with the amount of good roads and
various highways constructed since his
last visit to the Pacific coast With
out doubt" remarked Churchill. these
good roads will within a very short
time make California the best all year
round touring state in the union
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Ed Fleming of the local branch OF
the United States Tire company has
been transferred to the Seattle branch
Office of the big tire company. to sue
eeed R E. Dougherty as Office manager
at that point.
Dougherty is at present in the east
on vacation trip, but Immediately
upon his return will join the selling
force at Seattle.
M. ]. Bowling, speaker of the Mime
sofa house of representatives for the
last two terms is the pioneer of the
new Yellowstone trail and has just
completed a 1000 mile trip to the
Yellowstone national park, driving an
Oakland Six-sixty all of the way and
experiencing absolutely no mechanical
trouble. He was accompanied by his
wife and their three children
This Journey carries a wonderful sig
nifcance, and the people of the north
west are greatly stirred up over it, the
papers of Montana devoting consider
able space to their conjectures as to It's
probable effect.
"a man may use distiIIate I'm a Hup-
Hupmobile agency. ''One of my friends
while on a tour found himself entirely
out of gasoline way off in the little
town of Shafter.
miles. from the nearest place where
gasoline could be got. The store keeper
suggested that they try to use distil-
late In place of gasoline.
With feeling of Tnisgiving as to
whether or not the distillate would
answer the purpose for gas, they put
five gallons in the tank and started Off
The car glided along the road SPLEEN
able to ride we'll for 90 miles on the
strength of the five gallons"