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MAKES SPEED ON
MOUNTAIN ROADS
W. S. Smith in Franklin Breaks
Record from San Diego
to El Centro
JOURNEY PROVES EVENTFUL
Trip That Once Took Eight Days
Made by Machine in Less
Than Seven Hours
Driving a 1910 Franklin ct 42-horse
power, Wilson S. Smith of San Diego
recently broke the automobile record
between his home city and El Centro.
The trip Is exceedingly difficult for a
motor car, Involving as it does the
crossing of the Ysidro mountains at
the start of the journey and then a
ilong drive over the desert and through
Devil's canyon. Mr. smith made the
1120 miles In 6:37, which was considered
remarkable time for a journey that
bias taken ten hours or more for tho
jfew water-cooled motor cars which
iliave attempted it.
The trip through the picturesque
canyon is delightful on acount of the
(rug-god beauty of the surroundings,
( but is made dangerous by the condi
tion of the roads. Some years ago an
earthquake rendered the road impass
able, and a large sum of money was
spent on repairs, but the trail was
never put In such condition that any
„hut an expert automobilist who has a
reliable motor car should attempt it.
Huge boulders still lie in the pathway
*where they fell from the mountain
Bides when the earth shook.
In spite of all difficulties the air
cooled Franklin carried four passen
[Kers over rough roads, up grades and
(through sand many inches deep at an
leverage speed of nearly twenty miles
Win hour. A distance which twenty
Wears ago, before the earthquake. A.
K. Webb, a pioneer, took three days
'to cover with his mule teams, and
freight was made by the Franklin in
2:29. Webb took five days to go
through the canyon over the well
kept government road with a load of
Jess weight than the automobile car
ried. Mr. Smith ran it in less than five i
hours over the rock-strewn trail. When
151 Centro was reached and a telegram
pent back announcing the time made
the automobile enthusiasts of San
Diego could scarcely believe that the
distance had been covered so quickly.
Not only was the record-breaking
trip to El Centro full of excitement,
but further adventures awaited the
travelers on the return journey. While
they were running 'along .near the
lower Otay reservoir a portion of the
roadway crumbled and let the auto
mobile slide toward a deep ditch. Mr.
Smith stopped the car Instantly, sav
ing the party from precipitation into
ft miniature lake containing about five
feet of water. After some delay the
trail was regained and the motor car
continued under its own power to San
Diego.
COLUMBIA CAR IN FINE
SHAPE AFTER LONG RUN
Reaches Roanoke on Pathfinder
Tour with Nothing but
Windshield Amiss
Tin 1 Columbia forty-flve-horsepower
Pathfinder, which left New York May
7 for Atlanta, Ga., and whose task it
Is tn lay out the route for the "1910
Good Iloads Tour over the National
Highway," reached Roanoke, Va., at 6
p. m. May 10 —minus its wind shield
which hart been broken in going over
the bumps outside of Staunton, but
otherwise in excellent condition mid
without showing signs of the strenuous
travel the car has done so far.
The rains of the two previous days
had made tho mountain roads between
Staunton and Roanoke soft, but the
Columbia Pathfinder went up them as
easily an it would have negotiated a
piece of smooth boulevard. Tn order to
ascertain the stralghte.st road between
Lexington, N. C, and Roanoke, Va.,
the scouts Will cover three different
rbuti b and return to Lexington each
lime, thence proceeding to Atlanta.
At Roanoke the scouts were tendered
the first entries for th<- 1910 good ma.ls
tour, one coming from J. H, Marsteller
of Rnannlto and another from C. W.
Bupre of Marietta. Ga. Mr. Duprea
drove hla Maxwell car In the 130!)
good roads tour and is eager to partici
ln the .second run over the famous
highway.
Thursday night's control, Wlnston-
Balem, N. C, was reached at 11 p. m.
No car was ever submitted to a more
severe endurance test than was Riven
to the big Columbia Pathfinder on
"Wednesday. It had mile? and miles of
soggy, rut-fllled road to travel and
climbed hills of the Blue Ridge moun
tain range, that rarely have been as
|i | al th" speed maintained by the
Pathfinder. From the time the ascent
up the Blue Kidge was begun until the.
car descended to the roads on the
other side, the scout, car was not com
pelled t>. make a stop.
DIAMOND TIRES HAVE
27,000 MILE RECORD
Machine Equipped in 1898 Has
Had No Tire Trouble
Two Diamond tires, "no <>f win. h has
run liT.iiuo miles and the other
miles, are certified to In on affidavit by
Allen H. Kennedy of Ban Jose. Mr.
Kennedy is the owner <>i :i Model X
1898 White steamer, which weighs
40011 pounds. The Diamond tires were
part of the original equipment nt the
„.l r an d have been n constant usi
Mr. Allen says: "In thai time the
front Urea li«iw traveled In actual use
21 000 mil's and the n ar i
miles. The actual speedometer mi
input on these tires since in my use is
"I 000 miles, and the car was
four months, before the speedometer
was put on, running aboul
] have run my car with thesi
all kinds of mads and have given them
nost rigid service, I have known
what tire trouble was and have never
)ii,,l the slightest difficulty or annoy-
Bllr<\"
Betty Bray is cumirig to JLos Angeles.
'Thomas-Flyer' Returning to Factory at Buffalo After
Mountain Tour to Demonstrate Its Ability Among Hills
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AUTO MUST BE RUGGED
TO CLIMB THE ROCKIES
Dodd Gives Account of Thomas
Flyer's Performance
Motoring through the Rocky moun
tain country to the average motorist is
not unlike a trip to the Arctic regions
with summer clothing-, and should not
be attempted unless the driver is ab-^
solutely certain as to the dependability*
of his car, as garages and repair shops
are few and far between In the heart
of the Rockies. It is a far cry to the
man, who, after climbing on a steady
ascent hour after hour, rounds a curve
to find himself looking skyward at a
lionr precipice of the 3") or 40 degree
type, than can calmly face the fact
that Ills car is underpowered, the
road too narrow for him to turn around
In and the only thing for him to do
la to coast down the mountain back
ward. Pleasant, is it nnt?
Invariably in such instances the
going Is made all the more hazardous
Buicks Always Do Biggest Things
«I Buicks have won ninety-one per cent of every racing events in which they have been entered and
they're entered in almost every contest everywhere.
«I And now they break all world's records for a single shipment of automobiles by bringing
A Buick Special Train
of thirty-two freight cars over the Santa Fe railroad in eight days from the factory to Los Angeles,
a schedule never equaled in the world.
«I One hundred and sixty-nine BUICKS of all models in one shipment, with $10,800 of freight
charges and $250,000 the valuation of the shipment.
CJ Ever hear anything to compare with it? —
q When others TRY to take you over Bairdstown Hill in a "40" we'll take you, a driver and three
other passengers in
A Buick "30"
any day you would like to go, and that" is "going some.
q Everywhere you see BUICKS because they're a dependable, reliable, powerful and speedy car.
<I Ask us for a demonstration and "we'll show you."
HOWARD AUTOMOBILE CO.
I 1142-1144 S. Olive St. Los Angeles, Cal.
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SIMMY MORNING. MAY 22. 1010.
by Jagged rocks which rib the way.
William S. Dodd. who has Just com
pleted a tour of the mountain country
in and about Salt Lake City In a 1910
Little Six Thomas Flyer, was in Buf
falo recently to visit his old friend, W.
H. Van Deusen, sales manager for the
E. R. Thomas Motor company. He
tells a graphic story as to the behavior
of the new long-stroke motor In the
land of rock and dizzy altitudes.
"Can she climb?" repeated Mr. Bodd,
in response to a feeler by Manager
Van Deusen. "Climb? Why, she's a
regular pack mule," was the west
erner's breezy reply.
Mr. Dodd is quite a race driver In an
amateur way, having recently driven
one of the Thomas Vanderbilt cars a
mile In 58 seconds on an unbanked
circular track.
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Governor Hay of Washington is an
enthusiastic good roads advocate and
has aided the cause for better highways
in the western state tremendously. For
this year 110 miles of state trunk roads
are planned by him. Thee roads are
designed to serve 75 per cent of the
population of the state, now estimated
to lie near the 1.250,000 mark, and will
touch eleven cities, also taking in a
large number of smaller towns between
Spokane and Puget sound. _^
MAXWELL IS FIRST IN
AROUND NEW JERSEY RUN
Finishes Hour and Twenty-Two
Minutes Ahead of Its
Schedule
Carrying two photographers with
equipment. In addition to the full com
plement of four passengers, the Max
well four-cylinder 30-horse power
touring car romped Into Jersey City,
Wednesday afternoon, one hour and
twenty-two minutes ahead of its
schedule, finishing first In the "Around
New Jersey Two Day Reliability Run."
Never once was the car compelled to
stop en route, so the "perfect score"
award in this instance was very easily
earned. The total absence of tire trou-
ble accounts for the remarkable time
made.
liuidentally, It may be remarked that
this car played the part of first aid to
the Injured in two of the three acci
dents of the run; first In scouting for
medical aid to attend those Injured
in the Koehler accident near Kllzabeth,
and second by turning in the fire alarm
in Trenton, in connection with the
burning gasoline tank of the Overland
car.
Again the Maxwell runabout wins
the Harrlsburg-Atlantio City endur
ance run in its class, finishing one hour
and ten minutes ahead of Its schedule.
Although most inclement weather pre
vailed throughout the two days' run
the car waded through. At the time of
its passing the ocean front rearing
Pleasantville. N. J., the flood tide
covered the road at a depth of about
eight Inches, but it negotiated the half
mile of submerged road like a boat.
An order has been Bent out to steam
boat inspectors by the United States in
spector general at 'Washington stating
that the law prohibiting the transporta
tion of motor vehicles on ferries unless
the lights are extinguished will be
strictly enforced this season.
Look for Betty Eray.
Model 19 Fully Equipped
$2150 F. 0. B. Los Angeles
The closer you look into other cars at any price, the more you
will appreciate the Haynes—the only car of established repu
tation at a moderate price.
DIRECT REPRESENTATION—That Means Something.
Haynes Auto Sales Co.
1118-1120 South Olive Street
REO and
APPERSON
IT'S TRUE, AND I CAN'T DENY IT
The reason I have sold more automobiles than any two
other local concerns combined is because I have given miy
ers "live" goods and have taken onre of them afterward.
Just now I am making a specialty of the- Apperson Baby
Jack" and the Reo Thirty, the real automobile sensation of
1910 Demonstrations at any timo nnd Immediate delivery
or these oars. There are a prreat many automobiles that
cost morn money, but the, actual value of a car doesn t lio
in the number of dollars you pay for it. I defy anybody,
not merely to match these cars at their respective prices,
but to produce cars that will give the purchaser as great
value for his money.
Immediate Delivery
APPERSON BABY JACK, 35 actual horsepower. Price, $2150
REO THIRTY —The little giant of automobiledom.
Price, with lamps and magneto $1400
"A Live Dealer Will Sell You a Live Car" ■>
Member licensed Dealers' Association of Los Angeles.
' Member Automobile Dealers 1 Association of Southern California.
LEON T. SHETTLER
633 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE
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