The San Francisco call. [volume], February 24, 1907, Page 46, Image 46

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Question of Auto Manufacture Taken Up
Dealers Divided on
the Question of
License
The conflict between the unlicensed
and the licensed automobile manufac
turers which has been carried- to the
coast has divided the local dealers into
two separate bodies. The unlicensed
representatives have had to. take iip
the' gauntlet thrown down by the East
ern representatives of the manufactur
ers who are working under the Selden
patent, while with the other dealers
•who represent the licensed manufac
turers there is no alternative — they
have to uphold their home company.
This has made it somewhat disagree
able, as the dealers as a body have been
working in the best of harmony since
the dealers* association was formed to
give the present Bhow. There seems
to be no 111-feeling I ,' however, among
the dealers as a body.
J. A. Stoney of the Standard Motor
Company, which handles the Ford and
Aome cars, said last evening:
"A statement has been made by Mr.
The Winton — the premier four-cylinder car for California.
The Winton led all other four-cylinder cars in sales last year.
The Winton's marvelous demonstrations in hill climbing were witnessed daily by thou-
sands during show week. j
The Winton proved that the direct drive on the third speed is the acme of success on the
city niiis. _ .
A hill-climbing demonstration In a Winton will prove what the car can do as compared
\u25a0with the others in the market.
So great was the demand for Win tons in 1906 that the last of the output was not finished
until September.
Heavy shipments of 190rWintona to San Francisco began on -February 15.
PIONEER AUTOMOBILE COMPANY
901 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, Cor. Octavia Street
PHONE PARK 591 OAKLAND BRANCH— I2th and Madison Sts.
The following: cars are not infringements and are made under the United States Letters Patent j
No. 5-49160 and are the only cars manufactured tinder this patent, which broadly covers the
manufacture, sale or use of all gasoline cars: j
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HAYNES POIE-HARTHORD V^ALTHAM-ORIENT ;
lhis is the United btates Government Guarantee and Purchasers of any of the above cars are assured protection from results
bf infringement accruing from manufacture, sale or use of cars not licensed under the Selden patent.
Membership in the Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers requires a car of merit and does not increase the
selling price of any car. \
The constant mechanical co-operation of the forces directed by the 32 engineers of the association and the maintenance of a
modern Laboratory for Metallurgical and Physical Tests is the guarantee to purchasers of the quality of cars made by members of
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The leading foreign cars are sold by licensees of the Selden patent : |
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THE FOLLOWING DEALERS HANDLE LICENSED CARS:
PAGIFIG MOTOR CAR COMPANY STUDKAKER COM^JW . * ;
Clinton, the traveling representative of
the Association of Licensed Automobile
Manufacturers, who came to San Fran
cisco as soon as he learned In the East
that the . local . dealers were to hold
their first annual automobile show. He
came. West for the purpose of advertis
ing his association 1 and, by so doing,
to try to impress * upon the people's
mind, in an unfair, and very unbusiness
like manner, that they, the public, could
not purchase a car other than the so
called licensed ones, except assuming
the liability of a lawsuit if his associa
tion should be able to prove by a de
cision expected from, the Eastern courts
that the unlicensed cars were being
built as an Infringement of the Selden
patents. We representatives of the un
licensed manufacturers do object to his
giving publicity to statements that we
know are untrue. We feel, however,
that the American public is so broad
minded that hereafter, as we have
stattid the facts, which can and will be
substantiated, they, the public, will see
where the statements of Mr. Clinton
are absolutely erroneous and made with
the object to deceive. Mr. Ford, whom
I represent, has made a statement as
follows:
"It's remarkable how the attitude of
the licensed association' changes from
time to time. The first requisite for
THE S^ FRANCISCO; CAl£
membership was a 'commercially prao
ticable automobile' and the next was
•financial responsibility* so that the as
sooiation, as a guardian angel, could
guarantee the buyer of . a .'licensed car
certainty In getting standard parts for
replacements. /
"Of the original twenty-five concerns
who entered Into this deal several made
Ignominious failures, both financial and
mechanical, wKiiin a few months of its
inception. The mechanical perfection
of the 'Searohmonf car, for instance,
the 'iJlint,' the 'Sandusky* and others
can now be regarded only in the nature
Of a joke, while the financial . stability
of the 'Crestmobile' .and the , others
which have gone into bankruptcy einee
they were admitted to membership in
the A. L. A. M. affords misguided buy
ers of those machines little in the way
of replacements or other g service on
which so much stress was-lald In early
advertisements of the association.
"Now, here are a few facts for Mr.
Clinton to answer," said Btoney. "Fred
J. Llns, who has taken a hand in the
defense of the unlicensed manufactur
ers, said last night: The presence
of Mr. Clinton at our show brings back
to mind the old bicycle days. At that
time there was formed what was known
as the American Bicycle Company. It
was formed for the purpose of con
trolling , patents "on -"different parts of
bicycles. This • same American Bicycle
Company, better known 'as a ; trust," was
short lived, ; and : in . order - to ; protect Its
reputation, stock f was ? bought in -s by
practically 'one oonoern ' at " more than
60 ' pe r. cent » less than ". 'par j value,*: while
some '\u25a0' of , the ' stock 'was sold \u25a0at such a
figure;* that lit would ;' riot V (in a busi
ness way); look well.in print. >The As :
Bocletion of Licensed? Automobile Man
ufacturers* is "composed of , some of the
same men -who were/ Interested in the
American -Bicycle Company."'
, .'The urst question a prospective
automobile buyer should consider^ when
purchasing an automobile Is, Is it made
by a licensed manufacturer or a factory
who work for the Interest of their cus
tomer and pay only such help: as are
legitimately employed, at their fac
tory and not the salaries? of a force to
uphold an association. About seventy
flve out * of every one hundred \u25a0 automo
biles are manufactured by the inde
pendent manufacturer and practically
all factories which have an output of
any great -. consequenoe '. are independ
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AUTO IN EXPERT HANDS
RUNS DOWN A CITIZEN
S.Risler, Sheet Metal Worker, Prob
ably Fatally Injured
on the Street
8. Rialer, a member of the Amalga
mated Sheet Metal Workers/was ; run
down and perhaps fatally injured last
night at the corner of . Fillmore and
Geary streets by an automobile ope
rated by R M. Shay, traveling demon
strator for the SC Louis Car Company.
Unconscioua and bleeding, the Injured
man was carried to McDonald's drug
store, near; by, and Dr. Thompson sum
moned. He found numerous and severe
lacerations of the head and face, many
body bruises and a probable fracture
of the skull. Up to a late hour last
night Rlsler had not recovered con
sciousness. :, . ,;
Witnesses to the accident are unani
mous In declaring that Chauffeur \u25a0 Shay
was running bis automobile too rapidly,
going at a rate of about twenty-five
miles an hour. Rlsler stepped from
the sidewalk with his head averted
and did not see the approaching; vehicle
until it was upon him.
Shay helped carry the injured man
to the drug store and was willing to
give himself up to the police on a
charge of manslaughter.
YORKTOWN'S BOILERS
Navy Department Feels Little Appre-
hension Over Condition of Vessel
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 8.-- No gr eat
apprehension Is felt In the Navy De
partment over the reports from the
Mare , Island Navy Yard which relate
to the condition of the gunboat York
town, respecting the boilers of which
vessel a special board has been detailed
by telegraphic instructions from the
Navy Department.
.It was discussed, when the trouble
was encountered with the boilers, the
nuts having been omitted from certain
boiler stays. These were replaced at
once, ' and since then there has been
no trouble with the boilers. The in
quiry ; ordered -by - the ' department ' •was
for the purpose of ascertaining: who
was responsible for the omission of the
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Association Reduces
the Expense of
Experiments
H. i N: Clinton, the head of the \u25a0 pub
licity department of the Association of
Licensed .Automobile Manufacturers,
spoke aa follows last night of the show
and of the merits : of the controversy
between the licensed and 'unlicensed
automobile manufacturers:
"First, before we take up this ques
tion, let me say a little about the show.
The general effect is better than that
held In New York. The decoration may
at the Coliseum
Special Programme
Admission Afternoon and Evening 50c
CGliseum Reopens for Skating on Monday Night
not be as fine, but the displar !s better.
The decorations here, however, ; are
much better and more artistic than
those of the Chicago show.
r "If this first exhibition is any crite
rion of what is to follow, the East will
hava to look to its laurels. Money
does not .seem to be an object when
the Californians . start out to do any
thing. One. thing that impressed me is
the number of sales made to the out-of
town residents.
"The Association of Licensed Auto
mobile Manufacturers is trying to de
velop the practical utility of the auto
mobile. It is doing m t body what
would be impossible to achieve under
individual operation: The experts are
brought together to study and con
sult on the making , of a perfect auto
mobile. They follow out different plans,
but with the one main object. How
would it be possible. to bring these men
together other than In an association
of some kind where they are bound by
mutual Interests?
"It is possible to produce an im
proved quality of cars without increas
ing the selling price through affiliation
with the licensed association, for th«
reason that all are not required to
make costly experiments. The experi
ments are carried on by the associa
tion for all members.
"Now the unlicensed manufacturer
haa to stand the whole cost of experi
ments nlmself. This must add greatly
to the price of autos. So it must seem
that the fact that a dealer Is a mem
ber of tha licensed association means
that the buyer does not have to pay aa
much for * car aa he does when he
buys one from a manufacturer who
does not reap the benefits of a mutual
association."
CollMnm reop«a». Boll«r i>*tla<. Monday. *