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AUTOMOBILE
NEWS
SECTION
Route of Proposed Panama-Pacific Road Race Is Finally Selected
Los Angeles-San Francisco Contest Will End at Tanforan Track
CARS WILL RUN
VIA STOCKTON
. AND SAN JOSE
Committee Now Arranging j
to Properly Police the
Course—-Twenty-four
Cars Entered
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LEON J. PINKSON
After weeks of preliminary work the
plans for the Panama-Pacific road race j
between Los Angeles and San Francisco J
are beginning to shape themselves? and !
Indications are that the contest will be ;
the greatest automobile racing event ;
that has ever been " pulled off. Two j
troublesome questions were decided by j
the committees In charge during the. •
last week, one the route to.be selected j
from Bakersfleld north, and 'the other
the official finishing point for the race. !
According to.'the decision of the com- j
mittee of arrangements," the course will I
run from • Los Angeles by way? of San
Franclsqulte canyon and Elizabeth lake
to Bakersfleld and then continue up the:
San, Joaquin valley, touching Porter
vllle, Lindsay? Tulare, Fresno,yMerced?
and Stockton.;7 From the latter ?cltyjthe \
cars will swing over the Altamont pas-* :
to Uvermore, Mission San 7 Jose,; San.i
Jose and up the.peninsula?to Tanforan,
■where the race will officially end.
Tanforan.-was- finally selected as ; the
finishing point after the local commit -
tee fdund that it would be impracticable , :
to have the speeding cars shoot through
the City and Into the exposition grounds.
It was suggested that the course be so
-ranged that the racers come in from?
the county road via the Sloat boulevard
and Great Highway and- enter the Pre
sidio at the last gate and run through?
the government reservation? to the .ex- j
position grounds. The military officials,;
however, .declined? to lift the present;
speed restrictions through the , reserve,'j
end this plan had to" be abandoned, :as
did the project of bringing -the ; cars. |
along Van Ness? avenue, for it ; would ,
have been Impossible to have ; properly
policed the course.': ~ .-X XX ?'
Now that the course has been selected
the work of arranging for the proper j
patrolling is to be taken up, and as soon |
as this is arranged the executive com-j
mittee will make an application for a
sanction from the f American Automobile
association. It is understood that unless ;
the contest board is assured?that?the j
co*ivse will be properly patrolled it will j
Id Its permit, and this may cause I
the withdrawal of several of!the 24 cars
that have already been entered. ' j
The committee i* charge, -however,
feels confident that they* will-have lit
tle trouble In having the course prop
ery patrolled, as most of the officials In
the cities through which'the race will
pass have promised to see that the had
places In their respective districts are j
guarded. v *'*'•"- «'■ r ;'X~X[yX ? -X y t . j
The first car is to leave Los Angeles
at or* minute past midnight on July 4.'
and it Is expected that the other carsj
will follow at three minute Intervals. \
If the cars make the run In 13 hours, as
Is expected, the winner should roll Into
Tanforan about 1:30 p. m. It is planned
to have a large bulletin board at Tan
foran and the progress of the race
through the different' towns will be
posted. ..• - "- ■ ■. .•-'.■".*-■
Every town between Los Angeles,and
Stockton has subscribed liberally to
ward the purse. The start at Los An
geles and finish at Tanforan will fur
ther add to the prize list, and the
B. V. B. club (Big Village Boosters),
Just organized by the San Francisco
motor dealers, has guaranteed to raise
at least 51,500 toward the purse. ?• 7 r*.
T. Baudet and Charles Souies, the
Cadillac drivers? have been spending
the last week looking: over the course.
They used a Cadillac touring car for the
trip and the machine has attracted
much .attention along ? the road.. On
one da is painted Cadillac No." 1 and
on the other Cadillac No. 9. Souies
Is to drive No. 1 in the race and Beau
det,wi!l be on No. *>. This is the first
trip Soviet has made * over the road.
Botli men are pleased. with the condi
tions as they found them, and say the
road, while it is not a boulevard. Is all
right and will permit some fast travel
ing. ' ■ '■ "-*•" .'"' ■ • "?-*■
'Beaudet drove the car half of the
way and Souies on the other half. On
the turn Beaudet drove- that ; part of
th*. road covered by Souies on the up
lfa> and Souies took a whirl at that
section driven by Beaudet. 7: -~
The road was about; as I had ex
pected to find it," said rtou!*"S. "Ont
of Los Angeles the limit of speed is
largely up to the car "and the -driver.
At Newhall there will be a slowing
down, and through the canyon it is
mostly up to the. driver. I would not
Bay that the battle, will be fought In
this canyon, but many.a driver.will get
B n awful jolt* there. Beyond Elisabeth
lake there are numerous treacherous
places that may bring grief to more
than one car. : The bad part of this road
Is that it is apparently smooth ahead
t*»hen sudden chuckholes appear across
the road, and It .takes careful driving
:o get across safely.".; ..-■/;-. ....
"'The Tejon pass Is albout in the same
ihape as usual. There are some fords
md high centers," but with ordinary
•are a man should,not have any trouble.
"Beyond Bakersfleld the ;, road, to
Delano is rough, r** All cars can '- ma%
Rbout the same spes* fend the man who;
tries to beat it over this road will have
trouble. '-'- : ;., the Porterville and Lind
say country the roads , are good * and
wide open 'will be the rule almost all
Ihe * way Into : Fresno? Beyond Fresno
Jepends largely upon what Is done .to"
the tat« highway that l? being 1 built
now. If It Is finished and the roads are
ripen great speed will be made."
"This la my second trip recently,"
ftsid Beaudet, "and was for the, purpose
of hardening myself for, the 7. terrific
grind and making a closer -study.**of
conditions.?' This will be a hard race
for one man to drive,? and ; a driver
should have a fair; knowledge? of the
road. Judging from the large number
if cars we met on the road most of the
entrants are out looking over ■: the
course." ' ??-?y?? ?"*■?' A X.
STATTEB JOINS COSBY FORCES
Jack Statter,?the "popular, automobile"
salesman, who has been connected with
the': :-Mercer agency for the last
rear, has - Joined the A. -B. * Cosby:; com
pany, and will in future?devote? his
energy to increasing the popularity. of
the Stutz car.* '-. -
V Cole car al entrance to Presidio terrace (upper left) ; Chalmers car on one of the picturesque peninsula roads (upper right); A. Scott at wheel of his new
Haines roadster (lower left); H. C Ross (lower center) of the Knight Tire factor]-, who is at present visiting the coast; D. W. McElligott, manager of the
local branch of the HalliwclUcompany (lower right). * ; * . '.'.. '""
BURMAN WILL BE STAR
IN EMERYVILLE MEET
Auto Racing:? Program Ar
ranged for Next Satur- v
day and Sunday
With the 500 mile race at the Motor
Speedway disposed? of, all - eyes are
now turned * toward '«the -Pacific coast,
where the. next series of big auto
mobile .• events /will be held. The
first automobile races to take place
here are to be conducted at the Emery
ville racetrack, Saturday and Sunday,
June 14 and 15, when rfob Burman.
speed king, and a.number of Other
prominent drivers will .participate.
Burman has left Indianapolis and has
shipped his famous Keeton racer, which
has been pronounced?the fastest 450
cubic inch car in the world. ■
While? the Keeton | did not - win the
big race *on account of \ having caught
fire after leading*for; 140 miles, yet it
was the only .;American: car In : the
race which was able at all times to.
outsprintv the,: I famous ? Peugeot ? and
Sunbeam -cars, the best products of the
French and English factories.?
. The Emeryville >? track races will
carry nine events each day; the most
important prizes being a $750 gold coin
prize offered each day of the meet, and
a' race for the famous W. B. trophy, a
$2,500 silver trophy,V;which - carries? 4 3 a
weekly bonus, of .525 .to the lucky win
ner. The balance of "the events will be
payable \in gold| coin .to \ all but : ;araa
teur3,' T whO; may * have 7 the option? of
plate prises should they so desire. .
Fred K. Burnliam of ; Martinez, owner
of th- i.c , lsotta;? one of \ the most
powerful cars owned in the state,, may
enter his big racing creation/which
will be driven by . George - Monier, ;an
eastern driver, who 'has been *»in the
employ of Burnham.
DE YORE TO PILOT STUTZ
Crack Local Driver to Have-New Mount
■ X. . iv Intercity Race 7
Far! de Yore, who for some time past
has; been a member of the mechanical
force of the "Howard : Automobile com
pany and who earned an enviable repu
tation as a daring racing driver at the
Santa* Monica* and Tacoma race meets
last year at ; the wheel of Biilck and
National cars, has, severed' his connec
tion; with tie firm. De : Yore. has' pledged
his allegiance to the A. B. Cosby |Motor
company and will be seen at 'the ; wheel
of the StutZ' car in the coming? inter
city road race on the: fourth of July? -
OVERLAND IN FUEL TESV
Toledo Car ..Makes; a Good Showing In
7 Trial at Capital
Before several "newspaper men and
a crowd -of * interested persons, ?a gas
oline fuel consumption test was made
on an f Overland 'i. car , by? A. ?Meistery &
Sons Co., Overland dealers £ in? Sacra
mento. ;„ Two runs were made. On
the flrst one, 21.4 Imiles were covered
on* one gallon of, gasoline; but" the-secy
ond i. run : under "the same conditions* the
next morning* {resulted in 7 22.9* miles
being covered before the * car came to:
a stop. -X - •* -•' ?'-
WAGXER NOW?TIRE MAX
Fred 'J.?-- Wagner, y the ? well known
auto racing starter, who has been iden
tified with the f automobile business as
an able figure in/many? capacities has
entered the tire making end of * It/?'- lie
\ has' just been elected vice president of
the AJax-t*rieb Rubber company, mak
ers of t AJax tires. "With Horace de
! Llsser. chairman of ; the? board of ? di
rectors,'? and ?J. C. Matlach, secretary,
\ -.Wagner? makes up ,; the? strongest j pos
sible representation t for this - cfirnpany
in the selling end. Wagner prob
ably one of the best known men 'n the
industry and Is known, as -an able
bu«lD«8-i man. ~?--'?'?*
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SAN; FRANCISCO, SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1913.
TIRE OFFICIAL OFF
FOR BIG CONFERENCE
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C? A. Gilbert of United States j
Company on Way to
New York Conclave
C. A. Gilbert, western district man- j
*gS» of the ; United States Tire com
pany, left for New York last week to !
attend ■-" the ? annual conference '■ of I the
general managers of > the big corpora
tion. Prior to. departure Mr. Gil
bert had -a"? conference with the man
agers of ; the important branches on the
Pacific * coast,"rat which reports ~of the
year's business 7 were gone v into and
prospects for . the 7 future 'were? dis
cussed. ?7 -y : '-7? >'. • -,'-< . .7-" - .7
> ; Among ,; those who .; attended? the con-1
ference were Mr. ?WHkinsojl? In charge'l
of San Francisco branch; Mr. T.'iese
of Los Angeles, Mr. Farr of Seattle. Mr
Mayer of Portland and Mr. Enos of
Fresno. - .
While in the east Mr. Gilbert? will
visit the managers of the <. central and
eastern districts of ; the company and
will also call at the factories In In
dianapolis,? Detroit, Hartford and
Providence. He will be gone about a
month, during, which time C. H. Mlnto, ;
his. assistant, will be In charge of the
western district. - '"-"■•. -7 - -X. -. '
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Materials —Extra
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Halliwell Company
1436 VAN NESS AVENUE
Telephone Franklin 8720
HAVES FACTORY IS
SOON TO BE ENLARGED
Kokomo Plant Proves Too
Small for Growing Busi
y ; - ness of Company ■ |
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W B. Cochran, manager of the Hsynes
Auto Sales company of this city, reports
that the Haynes factory? that was built
and i equipped as ? recently? as : 1911; and;
has been considered as one of the most
efficient : plants In the country, is now-
Inadequate for .the-\ocmpany's r require
ments. ??. ??????? x: 77???/ 7 . -7?????,?,
X "The natural growth of our business, ~<
says Mr. Cochran, "necessitates factory,
extension, and for time past the
factory officials have had their eyes on
a very desirable tract of land, 225x212
feet, southeast, of our factory and skirt
ed by the Lake Erie railroad. * : y ; f
• J •The 5 purchase of this land was con- ;
summated by the board of directors "on;
Saturday of last week, and* the factory
Is already in touch with some"fof: the
leading Industrial architects in the mid
dle west with a view to having them
submit? plans: and specifications - for a
i modern* fireproof, concrete and steel
structure of the sawtooth type.
"Even 'elbow -. room' Is "at a' premium
In our trim shop lat the present ? time,
1 and with every prospect ofg building
•'.OOO bodies? next season 'this * par- 1
ticular * structure will undoubtedly be
pushed to completion before excavation
work 'on the new additionsis \ started."
TABLER ;' ON A LONG TRIP?
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(i. M. C. 'Frock Official In to Look Over
Territory -
'.'-. Mr. P.D.; Tabler,"director of sales of
the! Pioneer .Motor Truck corporation,
left I yesterday?*; for Sacramento in the
Interests iof G M ;.<Cy trucks. Mr? Tabler
expects to be gone about two months,
during, which? time: he will? go down the!
valley route by ? way X of ?Fresno?! and
Bakersfleld and into Los Angeles, com
ing back via the coast route way of
Santa - Barbara, * Paso! Robles 8 and I Santa;
Cruz, thence to San Francisco. * Mr.
Tabler will visit > all -of • the }! cities and
townsf In ;, this * territory, spending sev- ;
eral days with each M C agent. ■;•'.."
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When you buy your next car— 3,
Sec that it is backed by a big, strong ?organization, such as the Cole offers you.
—see that you 'get standard construction prices that will appeal to your cold business judg*-
throughout, three-point suspension and a proven ment. <. , , %>';*
Electric Unit-Starting. Lighting and Ignition Q Q \ e comes m J wo QiaSSIS
Systemall Cole advantages, • ,- , ..,,/v. 11/ •*■ l* *L 1 l > \
. . * Cole 40 116 inch wheel base,
—insist on an air pressure tank—m the Cole Delco Electric Starter, completely <t»i 6aa
it is in the rear. . Equipped : ...3>IOUU
—specify that everything the driver needs The New Cole Six Cylinder "60,° 32-inch
-is at her or his command on.lH dash within easy wheel base, Delco Electric Starter, aa/aa tn
reach as on the Cole. completed equipped , *PAVVV ,>m
- . .---.,,-. , ,:. ." ' ■ Prices f. o. b. San Francisco •' ;-■_
—demand deep upholstery and : plenty of No difference in yjuaUi^neJrdidkmmidiWvao-'^
comfortable sprawl room in the tonneau. .--* rn _ L arai x *-' *--•-.-- , srt
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These are - just a few of the advantages you ; Before you buy, call and see - a Cole—'phone ?for;.-;^y s
will enjoy,as the owner of a Cole—rand here are a Free Demonstration?? Phone Franklin 1451. ■?■.,&'■«.
Pacific Motor Car Company -
Golden Gate Aye., at Polk St., San Francisco ;^r
' Phone Franklin; 1451 xlf
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PACIFIC COMPANY TO
SELL COLE CAR ONLY
Local Corporation ? Assured
Increased Proportion of; ;
Factory's Output
]•'■ "The opportunity that we ,have ' been
anticipating' for some ; years has now
arrived snd we are; making, extensive
preparations to take the fullest advan
tage of It," is the way in? which f Colo
nel *A. ''■ W.? Bradbury of ?th c - Pacific ! Mo-
I tor Car *,: company. prefaces the * - an
nouncement ; heresfter his company
will 3 concentrate sll Its energies on the
1 distribution*."of •- the Cole cars through-;
out-northern California. I 7 ?* ?■
N* "Owing 3to the *. feet 2 that heretofore
we have s had to be content With a very
small 3 proportion of the Cole cars that
we might have distributed in our terri
tory, we have been able to -handle cars
of a higher price without in any way
affecting s?, our V ability? to Immediately
"disposed of such Cole cars aa we ..were
'ablet to secure. s ?*-^*;:*';-*??;--"■- '*? >',>**■
ft} "This shortage in the. number of Cole
car* due to the entirely unantici
pated demand for them upon the build
ers from all parts of the ?| country,
which necessitated a pro rata distribu-!
tion the Cole company.?/ y _.:,-. - '7
7 "Many times has the original -output,
/been increased, but has never caught
up with? the demand. After a tour of
the principal; distributing centers I this
spring * President k Cole y has * consurrf
mated arrangements that will enable
the Cole company at last to fuflleiently
Increase *? Its 7 already ? large 7 production
as will enable them to fill their orders ;
in full."
? MOTORCYCLES IN INDIANA
? Ten thousand license tags ; have been
ordered to take care of the motorcycles:
In use In Indians. - . ; ??:7 ?■■?.. ''■?*'
AUTOMOBILE
NEWS
SECTION ;
WINTON BRANCH
NOW OCCUPIES
NEW QUARTERS
RemovalV of Pioneer Factory
-? Organization to Upper
Van Ness Avenue Re
vives History
The removal of theVVlnton Motor Cat:
company to Its new home at the cornel?
of Sutter; street and * Van Ness avenue .-.
was an epoch in the automobile history
.of? this -city? "inasmuch ss the \ Win ton
company was the first to establish ■ a
factory branch In San Francisco; ; Hay -
ing faith in San Francisco, t the Winton
Motor Car company immediately after
the fire of 1306 established its factory
branch at? the .corner; of Grove street
and Van Nessy avenue. The :service :
which the Winton company was able to
render - to 7 its ; patrons 7 through -.;. this *
branch made the Winton Six one of the
most populars cars on the Pacific coast.
Xi However, owing to the needs *of the,
city, this ? site was * purchased ; ; for the.
civic center, whereupon;the?Wlnton Mo-?
tor Car company leased the quarters?
which it now occupies at the corner, ol
Sutter street ?and , Van Ness avsnue
This location is In the heart of the new
automobile district. ??y 7 y ?
? The ,Winton company. Is famous In the
automobile ? world ;: as a pioneer, and,
aside; from establishing, the first .factory*
branch In San Francisco, the company ,
was the first to ship a gasoline line
automobile into * California. This : first
car was ? sold 7to 7 Josish y Stanford of
Warm Springs, Cal. ->
,7 The growth and popularity, of. the
Winton ; Six is ■ due to? the conservative
policy of the Winton company. ,?H. J*
Owesney, ; manager of the local Winton
branch, In speaking, of the sales of
Winton Sixes during 1913. -expresses
himself ?as ? exceedingly well pleased
with the number of cars sold.'
GOODYEAR ADDS TO PLANT
81* Akron Tire ■ Company Boys Contl
.?■; " -"'; nental Cotton Factory ;
"The litest step in the growth of .the;
Goodyear Tire and Rubber..; company."
says C. W. , Sieberllng, vice president
of the company, "is the purchase of a
large tract of j ground -in ,' the 'heart lot
the cotton district known as Wllllams t
J ville, ?Jn.?they townshlp>?of.;.*.Klllingly..
situated in the? extreme northeast cor
ner of the state of Connecticut. 7, Vx ;.
"On* the i property Is. a large * cotton
mill four stories high snd 400.7 feet
long where will be made a large ; part
of the tire fabrics, hose and belting
ducks so » extensively used by the com-
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"The cotton factory. will be equipped
with > the most modern machinery ..and
will be run eteadlly st -a* uniform put
put zon fabric for the exclusive use ,of
the ? Goodyear ? Tire ? and Rubber com
nany? thereby insuring maximum .ef
ficiency -in Production and entire elim
ination of i selling i expense. ;• *.