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RAMBLER AUTOS
ARE MAKING GOOD
L. H. Bill Tells of the Long
Life of the Early '
Models
Many of the First Cars Buili
Are Still in Active
Service
R. R. l'Hommedieu
I-. H. Bill, the manager of the local !
branch house of Thomas B. Jeffery &. |
Co.. in speaking- yesterday of the great i
advance made in the manufacture of 1
automobiles in the last stven years. (
"It is hard L- realize what has been j
accomplished. This was most forcibly ;
brought to toy notice this week. 1 had j
occasion to go over tiie stock In our t
parts room, where parts of every model
built by the factory are on hand. It
was a study to me. It showed the
treat advancement made in the few
years. What we thought at the begin
ning was a wonderful car is now only
considered ordinary. There were parta
of cars built in the beginning which
are doing service at the present time.
1 wish they were not, for those who are
rot familiar with the history of our ad
vanced models do not know why these
cats somehow are outliving many of the
later day vehicles. Instead of these
cars being something that should make j
prrsons admire the Rambler it seems j
that they want to judge our latest pro- j
•auction by them, the good old cars, i
jßut it is different with the man whoj
|has ever driven a Ilamblor, for lie
knows their ability to last."
The factory of the F. B. Ptearns com
pany ha? been so crowded with work
<Jurinj? many months that it has been
(necessary to run 22 hours every day.
The popularity of the Steams product
•has forced this factory to such an ex-
! ter.t that it is now several times as
, large and employs several times as
'many men as it did two or three years
ago.
About r.OO skilled factory operatives
are employed in producing the various
parts of the rar. This plant is one of
the most complete and best equipped of
«li the automobile factories in America
and its product ranks very high both in
this country and abroad.
Two of the Steams cars in particular
attracted much attention at the New
Tork and Chicago shows. The 15-30
standard touring car has proved to be
\u25a0 popular type, and several of them
Mere sold during each of the shows.
The 2fl-€0 toy tonneau was the most
popular car shown at any of the shows
thus far this year, one of which will
be displayed at the Cleveland auto show
during the coming week. \*J "
CadUlap Wins the Denver Cnp— Word
ha« just be«?n received that the Dewar
cup has been awarded to the Cadillac
moior car company by the Royal au
tomobile club of Great Britain for the
most noteworthy performance of last
year. This is the first time in its his
tory that the cup has been presented
to an American manufacturer. The
award is based upon the special trials
ronducted by a special committee of the
Royal automobile club last summer.
Bo you bnj an automobile because jon think it is a fad or^ do 79 n : Model Forty-Seven With Torpedo back
1/ yon belong to the latter class, then what we hare to say will appeal • ijjili 11 *"" 11 " 11111111^!!^ iffm ' ; .P' the 200 and OTer Rambler ears sold on the coast last year not
Tho experienced buyer of an automobile has ceased to consider the o *"^*' *^-*^v * a &&F^\.'' inSl MODEL FOR.T^'-FOUR TOURING C^R.
ical perfection of the cars offered for sale. The car for this man is gf &£l~* s&\. iV M '' ' -*-'^"J&^^g^'lS» Wheel base 112 inches, wheels Ht> inches, engine Z\ horsepower: four
the car thai will ride the easiest, will always keep running, is the j£r/ <v mS$ %>\ fcl IC : M#^^^^^'^^^^^^ Wf' vertical cyliuciers. 4 J i by \\\ inches; transmission, selective type;
cheapest to keep up, and. when repairs have to be made, can be re- jgT I ptf s >^> : !3lA '8 \SS/^ WSfi \u0084S '^^ '^^^^SWs' '"' " adjustable Tiiuken roller bearings, full equipment; gP^fJP
This Is What We Claim for *^^^^^^^^^^^g^ "Jik ; model forty-four roadster
AWi .^^-^•«- MR T™r i rr«iWT-WW™ " '" ' ' Wheol basollO inches, wheel 35 by 4 inches and same in C.OAf\h
th© NeV/ SLaHlbler i <SS^^^^^&^ ' " other raßpects as to build as the tourics car «?£**fJU
But It is said that the RAMBUERis a tin wagon.^^ We have heard it, YOUR. MONEY OUR AUTOMOBILE MODEL FORTY-FIVE TOURING CAR.
and it is being said every day by. our competitors, and why? Because- , _ . " '-/iM^ . \u25a0 \ , .'';-. SeVen passenger. Wheel base 123 inches, wheels S6 by 4^ inches; en-
there are more Ramblers that were manufactured wben the automo- It tile Rambler CaTS are SUCH PCOr Values lOr the mOiiey, Why IS it that from a £;ine 45 horsepower; four vertical cylinders, shy 5^2 COCCfI
wX^^^e^SS^SSSS.'S^;^^ small factory seven years ago the plant has grown to be thela^stin tte coy- ; / ,*«>& O.
S^^^^nSSStSrSe^^tar ar^is S erin g some 16 acres? Abusiness of tMs magnitude caimotbe|um
along it attracts attention and brings to mind the words of our com- increase in business lor every one of the seven ..years if the car is not right. The 14,000 also built ln CX( i uiBite Hmpnsme body.... fvywg
S- ySrfwhich griiong n^iZ^^flS^f^tot^!i cars built must have been sold and must hayeproved theirworth to make it possible for MODEL FORTY-ONE
£^ S he^«K
not know a RAMBLER. If we could destroy all our old cars we would merely a matter Of CaUSC and effect. tary, inclosed; two speeds. Forward and reverse; fdll equipment
be money in pocket, but the owners of these cars hay? found that the " v ; . . • and detachable tonneau /carrying two or four CICHft
upkeep is so little that it pays to keep them going— at our expense. ' JT\ AW Tf^TH. ''* ' ' passengers.. ..."... ...pIwUU
Small Cost for Parts \u0084 . *,V .M^^' - , ~~ model forty-seven runabout
This has also been a point ximt hks been used by our competitors AiLhonest car buflftby %most advanced designers and^w^
to try and prove that the RAMBLER is not a profitable car to buy: : For r»^p» ha pV^rl ii n Hw a •
they argiie that if the parts are so cheap why the car in the or^^ that it All Engines Have Adjustable Roller Bearings
most -be also cheap. We do not want to rob the owner of Ramblers,^nnd \\u25a0. is cheaper to own a~ Rambler than any other. J make. ' \ -
nc ask cTeryprospecUre purchaser to jnd^e for himself. Tisitourlparfs ,5 - - J - ; Tl%a © nmltiAn ClAtnA WitAAl
department and select any part that is claimed that is not up to staud- \ m^ ka^- m^ m^ ' \u25a0" . \u25a0 - lOc AVaiUDSUi OWaFe W 41 6 61
ard and lmre it tested. This does not cost anything but the time: -^ * ' ! -A; - raf>fl>gk#*' l ff» - . \u25a0 \u25a0" \u25a0 \u25a0 -.\u25a0....\u25a0.-\u25a0 r :. .
Then figure what this part cost and see how much more you have to EL?&? a Em*%J SL - All the new c J' lin(ier Ramblers are fitted to receive the Rambler
pay for a similar part of any other make of car Then you will - ' \. spare wheel. This consists of a wheel complete, excepting the hub'
realize whj antomobile dealers make the Rambler the target of their Once a Rambler OWHer. always a Rambler Owner. This is OUr StatemPTlt Tn center, on whichis carried a complete tire inflated. The wheel is ee-
constant criUcism. • \u2666 «., V , -i- V i -W' ~^ *\u25a0»**«> xouui Buaueiueiii. in- cured'to the hub. center by six bolts and nuts. The wheel can be de-
quire Of the 'aUtOmO DlllStlWhO OWnS a Rambler. ' \u2666 . tached/by means of the special tools provided, in two minutes. The
A ***\ 13t»»»l4» Jr*^*mm.^l*A.~. '\u25a0 . ' : v '- : , .' -. J" r , r -'.V"-- -.-"\u25a0 - ~ - „ .'';-;>.:. * spare wheel can readily be put on and secured in two minutes. ;• It fits
\u25a0Vrflil O -^^l wJJ I*lll. V/Wllipi©lC;v. „ * \ ~ •'\u25a0" •-""•—. . \u25a0\u25a0. '.... " \u25a0." \u25a0\u25a0.. '- ... .. \u25a0 : .. on either front or rear, hub. and it is not necessary, when your tri^- is
" The reason why the RAMBLER costs tho purchaser.- less is* ; . : cw%, m .' ; jft/ft : * completed, to change it. _'^}y'\ Kgß
primarily that every part of the automobile is built- at: the; factory:at vi^H S^ f&'&Qfib *% &> B&L l^^rTAM^f VS^ S^ am^ m^ A n*M «• In the event of tire trouble the injured tire can be repaired, re-
- Kenosha. Wis., from raw material, which includes the radiators, frames, U M'S&^llStffl.S SIB* -lS KII%T W^ AC© placed on the original wheel, inflated, and that wheel is thereafter car-
motors, transmissions, axles, bodies, wind shields, tops, all nuts and . «s>«k^^ »«4«^»*is*' *&^« .«^^^«& A^/A. "J V&tff l^? M^aKS^iA&A JT ried as a spare wheel. Besides providing for tire trouble, a complete
v bolts and even to the locks and' hinges. Not drop forging ori » ,'. ,' ; ' s & < "•-''.'-•'•'*-''* '•f 1 'extra wheel is always available.
a^".-: :^ ;^ : "-v':^ - l l? " l^,^! iencia Str * et \u25a0\u25a0^™^™^^«^ l : t ~* nt
Modern Motor Cars Show
Many Good Improvements
Albert J. Klcimeyer, head salesman of Thomas B. Jeffery & Co., at the I
.-\ £l wheel of the newV 1909 Rambler roadster.: ,|
wjien, . following- a 25 mile road test,
three Cadillac cars were completely dis
mantled, their parts interchanged and
mingled with certain other parts taken
from stock, three new cars subse
quently being assembled from the ma
terial at hand. No fitting of any sort
wa§ permitted during the test, and all
three cars afterward were run a 25
mile endurance on the* Brooklands
course, where they averaged nearly 30
miles an hour. The demonstration at
the time created a sensation in Eng
land. «
As an incident of the restriction that
the cost of gasoline places on the use
.of automobiles and
j'engines, Consul
General Frank > D.
I Hill forwards from
a letter
addressed to him from Madrid, calling
attention to the restriction. He says:
"Tour attention is respectfully called
to the following data referring to the
gasoline market in Spain and the effect
of same on the sale of so called explo
sive engines and motors. - It is the
consensus of opinion of all those who,
like the writer, have studied'the possi
bility of -creating in Spain ' a market
and demand for engines and motors in
which power is developed by the com
bustion of vaporized petroleum prod
ucts, such as gasoline, benzine, naph
tha, kerosene and so forth, that a trade
amounting to an annual sale of hun
dreds of motors, ranging: in power from
1 to 20 horsepower, and In price, at the
seaboard of the United States, from
$50 to $100 each, could be and wpuld be
developed were It possible to employ
such motors economically; that is,
were It possible to develop power with
such motors or engines at a cost that
would allow some profit on same to the
immense numbers of - users of small
quantities of power, whose industries
•will not warrant the installation or
care of expensive steam or electrical
power producers. This motor trade is
barred from Spain at present . by the
prohibitive cost of gasoline.' The per
horsepower cost in the United States
of 1 cent is increased to approximately
5 cents in Spain for the same unit."'
GaNoline Costly
Xow In >pala
"Winlon cars, like public office hold
ers, seldom die and never resign. This
is again empha
sized by news from
T. P. Williamson
of Yass, N. S. W..
\u25a0v ~ f Australia," says
IL I* Owesney. The car referred to is
a Winton eingle cylinder that went
1 Old Wlnton
I Dome Service
/-\u25a0;THEfS£&£PJ^
out to ' the antipodes nearly. 10 years
ago. -"Williamson continues: ._
"I inclose a photo of avan construct
ed with one of your old pattern 'tens.'
I; have" "owned the car for some years
and have the pngine at present devel
oping 18 horsepower. 1 may state that
I. have a thorough practical knowledge
and " flatter myself (noth'ingr like a
little egotism, you know) that as far
as the * theory of explosive motors is
concerned I have it at my finder tips.
I: altered the exhaust cam and .one or
two other . items, and- thus got the
extra power."
NOTES OF .THE AUTO
Henry Ford, president of the Ford
motor company, has L notified several
manufacturers of his intention to bring
suit unless certain infringements on the
well known .Ford .final . drive were
stopped. The result is' more excite
ment -among I ." car manufacturers than
they have known since the early days'
of the Selden suit. ' -
.• \u25a0 ... • • \u0084 \u25a0 . \u2666
" C. W. Belcher of Oakland "has a new
•1-CO Thomas nyabout, and one of the
first things he has done with the ma
chine is to establish a record between
Oakland and Los Gatos. a distance of
CO odd miles. "I made the run in. a
trifle over one hour." said the Oakland
motorist, "and only used at the average
of one gallon of g-asoline to every four
teen miles. Of course, when I become
more of an expert at driving I will
probably be able to let her out. How
ever, a mile a minute is fast enough
now. I feel that fourteen miles to the
gallon of gasoline 7s a pretty grood test
of the economy of my car, and with a
little more practice I will be ready to
try for some apeed records." , -
"Word has been received that $1,000,
000 will be, spent on, the large automo
bile track of steel and concrete which
is proposed for Atlantic City, N. J./ ac
cording to its promoters. In addition
to a two and a half mile circuit, the
scheme involves a mammoth garage
and exhibition building: and a luxurious
clubhouse. '\u25a0\u25a0*> :-.- ' . .
According to statistics received from
Consul General Henry \u25a0• Bordewich of
Christiania tlie use of automobiles and
motor cars is increasing -rapidly In
Norway/ He states that -they, are-emp
loyed by many of the merchants for
the delivery of goods, and are also
gradually , taking the place of horse
propelled cabs and carriages, both for
pleasure and business purposes. In
dlfferentlparts of the, country; there .is
being f established? more i.or: less perma
nent") automobile eroutesh' carrying Apatf
sengers; and 'baggage. '.between? certain
points;:*,usually";betweeni ".towns.**; The
authorities - in I .the * sections
who , have the right to decide such niat
ters-now: much* more?readily ; ;than "for^
merly ~. the,; automobile ;.and
grant -, j t> the same r - privileges :on : the
roads' as are granted, other? vehicles;
provided the ..widths sand: other 1 condi
tions; of 'the' roads>make it possible to
do • so.y Jin '; Christiania -\ some *;- of ? the
liverymen. 'have .invested • in
biles; v f stands .'apart -'from those 'jot =, the
cabmen' have.: been -assigned to ' them,
an«l they are freely' made use of by the
public.V, Although, the. streets are > nar
row *<no? accidents '<oti any consequence
liave occurred. . -\u25a0-:\u25a0,\u25a0-- . , ; - ;.
-Owing to ; the popularity attained' by
motor' bobsleds in .several .parts of .the
country.. this . winter :a number, of auto
mobile manufacturers are planning' to
put well equipped, motor* sleds -on the
market by next fall \u25a0to . sell at a. low
price.^ ! \u0084 ' - . '
Austria intends setting ally-other
nations an- example; with the* erection
of an : automobile senate .at 'its; higher
courts, which is to deal: with; all le"gal
questions Mof "liability and recompense;
This 1 innovati6n : is made by- thermin
istry of . ju^ticel at the instigation of
the Austrian Rutomobile association.-.' >-
Consul General Robert P. Skinner, in
reply to a correspondent, furnished the
following- information as to 'the pur
chase of motor cars in Germany.: The
imports "of automobiles ;at -Hamburg
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The Great DANDERINE Never :
jt^^^^^^^^^^i^^^^^^s. resulting in a continuous and
are reported as i follows: : In 1905,%5204,
490;;1na906,*5224,013,iand in;i90".i5286,
26 6.. -I s The i general 2 reduction r Jn ? the * re
tail >, price >;of. cars, has rbroughtj many
buyers ; into .the market, and ; nearly all
good \u25a0- makes are » represented. •"* A 7 few.
American? automobiles ?have been.?sold
froraftlme to tinted btit". as ,the-manu
facturers ? have . made >: no i persistent ef
fort?, to? cell their * machines, r they can
not s be »sa id to occupy . any recognized
position .in \u25a0 the market.
April 5 the Xew York : trade associa
tion of.- automobile, dealers ..will com
mence its celebration of the second an
nual " automobile ; carnival. •: At the re
cent .^meeting, it was decided ',to hold
the parade during: the "day instead of at
night.-::. The, parade this year will take
place on April 10. • - - . .\u25a0
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SEATTLE MAYOR PRAISES
SAN- FRANCISCO SPIRIT
Miller Says, Many Will ;Come
< From' North to Portola Festival
John F. Miller, mayor of Seattle, was
a guest of James Rolph J Jr.,' president ot
the Merchants' association, and Mayor
Taylor yesterday. '
mayor ililler spoke of the great bene
fits,that would result tothe coast cities
from the; exposition to be held; in his
city.*; He said that the people .of Wash
ington had si very brotherly feeling * »r
California.and particularly for San
Francisco. Ho said:
- "Calif ornja^was the first state to pf
fer to erect its own building at the ex
position.". A -hundred thousand !dol!ar?
was .^appropriated . shortly,' after .the
movement"to'*hold the exposition, was
inaugurated. -.We appreciate ; this -""and
areswilling- to do anything in our power
to help San Franci3co and Us people. I
understand you are >to hold'a Portola
festival during tho month of October.' I
am ; exceedingly glad that: it comes at
the close of our. fair, that we may be In
a better position to assist you. I'be
lieve-a great many people will come
from the east and will necessarily, in
<f| Three as Illustrated g
or jk
far *
4 Garments That Were Made to Sell
p at Prices From $30 to $35. 4
Jin Unparalleled Offer h
for This Time of g
| Greater San Francisco |
| MARKET AT TAYLOR \
clude California in their itln^rary^.Any
thing that I; can do. or^the> nv-n m
charge of the exposition can ao, win oe^
willingly done/: .* .
"I am glad to see the o s P lei r"^*Pj!^
that is 1 developing in San- **""«"*£,•
and this Propose. banquet jncludlnK
nil the-reDrrgpntatives of the various
comm^alVnd fraternal organ^tions
wi'l be-the er^ateat in. all Urt Kina evf 1
held on the ooast. and will do more to ,
cement the relation* •**"*»»" •*£
one thing that could possibly be ar
ranged." • • •\u25a0' "