The San Francisco call., 1913-07-23
LOCAL PARTY OFF
To MEET TOURISTS

TO MEET TOURISTS
While the Indiana Pacific tourists
are at present 24 hours behind sched-
ule, owing to many unavoidable de-
lays, they are determined 10 arrive in
Sacramento and this city according TO
their published dates. Several tele-
grams were received in this city yes
terday, by local agents OF cars in the
party. telling of the intention of the
tourists
That the route OF the tourists from
Ely TO California has definitely been
changed Is also proven by the tele-
gram 10 the Haynes company. Ac-
cording to the wire" the author Of
which Is w. Gillett Scott, correspond
ing secretary of the Inyo Good Road
club, Wednesday night will be spent
at Bishop, but the stop In Bishop is to
be preceded by great open air supper
at Big Pine the first town on the
Midland trail in the state of Cali
fernia. Fred Bowman of the American
company also received a wire TO this
effect
Early Thursday morning. probably
around o'clock, the Hoosiers will de-
part for Crooked Creek, about 40 miles
north OF Bishop, where they will be
the guests of Governor Johnson and
staff at trout breakfast The route
OF the tourists will trail the wonder
full canyon of Owens river, traversing
the most interesting volcanic region
of the state,
Following the breakfast the motor
lists will commence strenuous drive
to Bridgeport, where luncheon will be
served. From there the motorists will
continue on to Carson. Under ordinary
conditions, Carson City would be the
logical place to stop for the night. but
inasmuch as the schedule calls for ar
riving at Tahoe Tavern on the 2tth.
the motorists will continue on TO Glen
brook. 16 miles southwest of Carson
City, made UP of grades running from
two TO 20 per cent. The road, how
ever is fairly good. At Glenbrook the
tourists will barge to Tahoe Tavern.
On the afternoon Of Friday. the 25th,
the Indianans will barge to Tallac-
From Taliac the route will be by way
Of Placeryilie and Sacramento.
GOSSIP ALONG "GAs ROW.
C. 8. Briggs. president and general
manager of the Briggs-Detrotter com
pany OF Detroit, prominent automobile
luc SdsN, dt I've III
this city yesterday on a business trip.
He is making his headquarters with
the Christensen Auto company, 4S6
Golden Gate avenue. Mr.. Briggs says
the California climate is an appetite
producer.
The United Motor company of this
city, which is the agent for the Max
well ear, moved into its new quarters
at Van Ness avenue and Geary street
yesterday from the MeAllister street
location. Every person who passed the
new building yesterday insisted on
asking if the firm was moving. Mr..
F. J. Linz, president of the company.
finally stationed himself in the door
way and when a friend would poke
his head in and ask the usual question
Mr.. Linz would shout: No, We are
picking cherries"
Max A Rosenfeld is among the lat
est prominent local men TO pay visit
to the east. Mr.. Rosenfeld left San
Francisco last Friday for the Velie
factory, Illinois. where he VIII attend
a convention OF dealers which is TO be
held there.
j. W. Leavitt OF J. ". Leavitt & Co,
Overland agents on the Pacific coast,
returned last week from McCrays at
Cloverdale. Mr.. Leavitt has been away
for a month on vacation, most OF
which was spent touring the roads of
Lake county and visiting the various
resorts and lakes which abound there.
Leavitt says that Lake county is the
Switzerland of America
r. r. THommedieu. as secretary of
the Argonaut trail COMMITTEES. left yes
terday morning in an Empire car fer
the state line, where he will meet the
Indiana tourists and escort them Ia
this city. LHommedIeu will also rep
resent the San Francisco Chamber OF
tx rxrIy1 7trfA ~
entertainment of the Hoosiers.
The program of entertainment has
been slightly changed since the first
announcement. The boat ride around
the bay will be on Monday morning
between $50 and IL o'clock. The boat
to be used will be one OF the large
Sacramento river vessels The public
is cordially invited TO share in this
trip. A part of the Cliff house drive
will be a visit 70 the Geary street
lines westerly terminal, where the
tourists will be entertained with
band concert given in their honor by
the municipal band
w. II. Patton, Hupmobile agent at
Ely. New. was elected by the other
dealers there to drive TO Kerney's
ranch TO meet the Indiana manufac-
turers' tour there. and act az pilot 10
Ely.
This was quite an important honor
for the little Hupmobile," says S. G.
Chapman. who handles the Hupmobiie
in San Francisco. The fact that the
Hupmobile was chosen proves the con-
fidence that the other dealers felt in
its ability to lead the Indiana cars OF
larger size and higher price"
Position of American Cars in Tour
The following two kilograms were re-
ceived here yesterday by Fred Bowman
of the American agency from the
american representatives of the Hoo
sier touring party:
steep grades and high elevations
OF the Rockies cleared tonight, when
No. 1 American six carried ". y.
GiIbreath, standard bearer. into Glen
wood Springs. where big crowds and
bands received Indiana manufacturers
Pacific train finders. The two Ameri
cans completely refuted assertions that
clearance for mountain travel in Rock
les. Did not once scrape bottoms.
which have greater clearance than
most other cars on trip. Both of the
Americans were among the few cars
that cleared the long 22 per cent grade
has the reputation of stopping the best.
Carburetor adjustments today greatly
cooled engines. but all cars have
steamed on terrible grades at high eie-
vatfons."
American pace making in Indiana
Rogue today. Tonight Indiana party Is
within hours run Utah line and east
ern Utah desert Tremendous recep-
tion all along line today. cars having
crossed the sky line of Colorado. the
highest northwest and as yet rough