4 LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1909. PART 111 The Herald's Motor Page AUTO SHOW IS Exhibit of Auburn Cars, Showing Chassis, FORSYTH TALKS THING OF PAST Which Attracted Much Deserved Praise ONSHOW SUCCESS CLOSED LAST NIGHT AMID A WFymmamamammammmma^mmam*mt^^ PLACES NUMBER OF AGENTS BLAZE OF GLORY/// AND SELLS FOUR CARS ~A

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""- With the evening * exhibition of the R. L. Forsyth, the local Auburn Los Angeles-San Diego and Return automobile show, which closed at 11 agent, was highly pleased with the suc- o'clock last night, the second show of 330.9 Miles—Read the Records ; cess of the show. He placed a its Lios Angeles went out number RYUS kind.held:in of agencies and closed four sales. The H. D. with White Steamer, 20 H. P. of existence In a blaze of glory, the May 22, 1908. Time, 15 hours 4 minutes. most \u25a0 successful show of its kind ever show means the sale of at least twenty- P. A. RENTON, Great Smith Roadster, j4O H. P. .' '.''"". held on the Pacific coast and exceeding five of*"the' new four-cylinder, thirty the wildest dreams ever entertained for - June 20, 1908. Time, 12 hours 28 minutes. '" .' by promoters, jK^&iW^^Mm^mmmiß*Sm\ * horse power Auburns. LB. HARVEY, it its the Automobile y^y^. 7 ____: ______! __^~'^ nsslli Rambler Roadster, 34 H. P. Dealers' association of Southern Cali- ' The booth at the show was always September 23, 1908. Time, 11 hours, 31% minutes. fornia, * a center of attraction. Three cars were RALPH HAMLIN, 6-cylinder Franklin Roadster, 45 H. P. did, a 'week ago 'Opening as it last shown. In aisle October 20, 1908. Time, 11 hours 17% minutes. night, in the basement of the Hambur- front along the cross ____h______^^_^B_l ___B__^______B a of j four-cylinder ger building, every day and hour since ' RBrVJ ta\W^ ~-~~~-*~a^. J-n-fe^^SJi&ife was chassis the L. B. Harvey, RAMBLER ROADSTER, 34 H. P. that nigjit has been one continuous type. This had the gear case off so the, success, apparently being fine workmanship and the non-break- Same car that made record of September 23. the climax able gears be by V^A reached at the Friday night show, when could seen the many On December 12, Time 10 Hours 32 Minutes. > already gorgeous were visitors. The other parts of the car the decorations . ; EX H open multiplied and intensified by elaborate J^. ShL __\u25a0 fl He were to the public gaze and people Rambler Holds Record by 45 Minutes most who know cars complimented Manager decorations of the daintiest and '^ww*iS_s^3sgjgS|^^^^^H 1H ____r __&>iis3»3t bewitching . nature. No show ' ever Forsyth very highly on the newest ad- ______Bar \u25a0______»___ dition to the Auburn ~. staged in the United States of its kind JH line. - ever appealed to a more appreciative '"wmilPs__Bj __H___^^C Blfiffii'i On the west side of the booth was the public, aqjl none was ever more deserv- four-cylinder, car, fully equipped with K. Cowan— WW \u25a0 I NWii —W. ing, viewed from the standpoint _of mmmmV9*nmmmfmmmmm)m\Wmmmmmammmm^^ mm WilliSiiwnilllllilimils SS nniit \u25a0lllliMllllllsi top, glass front and all the necessary ; adjunct's high grade clean) merit. '*\u25a0" \ / to a machine. Southern California Agent. $J< Many \ " C. A. Coey, the well known Chicago of the fair sex enjoyed sitting - millionaire, balloon race promoter, auto- ter known than others because, of their long, weary path ahead of the auto- contractor, Angeles, in the comfortable cushions of this tar term Los baby tonneau during mobile devotee and all-round progres- longer of business in this field, mobile making industry ,which, will re- roadster, $2650. V the show. On the east side of j 1140-42 South Hope Street • ' \u25a0 \u25a0 ' \u25a0 ' ' ' sive traveler,. in a voluntary letter to and also for the reason that price vari- quire untold study, research, experi- Rambler the booth was the two-cylinder car. \u25a0 . '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 •' - '\u25a0'\u25a0 ">s Manager Fterris, speaks eloquent- ations are so great that one .sale of a mentation practical This is the name whtph Dick and demonstration P. J. Sturr, San Diego, four-cylinder, made the Au- ly, because truthfully, on this one certain car really represents more than before it may be said that the last burn a reputation. It has performed perhaps i 45-horse; power, seven-passenger tour- point,, in a letter which he sent to Fer- a half dozen -sales of another ; word has been spoken in construction stunts and made trips not equaled car. Speaking generally/ it is a truth perfectness. ing car; Joseph L. Anderson, San Fran- by ris yesterday, in which he said: •:,../ cisco, same. Many four-cylinder machines of much greater • Ferris that every dealer is more than satis- "prospects reported 3. 1"My Dear Mr. — have missed Tourist Has Sensation which will be closed power. The two-cylinder Alburn now neither a Lew York nor Chicago auto fled with the business done during the this week. holds the record between show, in way made, and San Francisco show in the last six years. If I am the of sales As a real sensation the Tourist man- Thomas Motor Car Company and Fresno and San Francisco and Del qualified to judge, I would say that there is little doubt that the public has ufacturers, a local concern, may can- Monte and -y been immensely educated in the desir- The highest priced car sold on the return. 7 your Los Angeles show equals, if not didly be said to have struck upon an Almost a year ago a two-cylinder' excels, any You, ability and feasibility of owning a idea floor was disposed of by this company, Decide Now eastern exhibit. as shown for. the flrst»time'at a Pa- Auburn came down car, whether just at or show, a "big six" Thomas model X touring from San Francisco _£___f^2^t the creator, deserve a world of credit motor this time cific coast* if not elsewhere in the in twenty hours fifty-six 1 so soon as their finances will permit. States, prediction car, 70-horse power, seven, passenger, i and minutes. for the excellent demonstration." i. United which is a for selling $6200 Only one gasoline car has saying "any" show, Because of the show, there is no doubt new effort in a new field. This idea for to Mrs. A. F. George of ever beaten And in eastern that automobiling in Southern Cali- Los Angeles; A. E. Wiley of Los An- this time and that was a costing Mr. Coey only repeats what dozens of was embodied in a "dining and sleep- as car fornia has received a tremendous im- ing" car, never, to geles, model L, six-cylinder, 40-horse four times much as the Auburn eastern visitors to the show have em- which failed attract power, Forsyth says petus and that a newer day has dawned its scores of interested admirers, touring - car, complete, $3500; Mr. the four is like the California Made phatically declared as their opinions. and John two, only v^P^^ for the pastime that is brighter and accounts, perhaps, for the long list of Brockman, .city, same; E. H. better. The new four has Twenty-five Thousand larger possibilities. reported by popular concern. Eweeney, Coronado, same; Milton Bar- everything a discriminating buyer full of sales this ber, would demand the - Another distinctive feature which San Diego, model L, same, except and comes equipped From financial and attendance Score.; of New Ideas tonneau; Ley- a magneto, with figures - quickly caught the eye of the visitor baby F. D. Post, Hotel storage battery, viewpoint, the of the last show new ideas were introduced ton, city, same as car. tanks, tools Prestollte will probably be doubled, fully 25,000 Scores of was the extra wheel idea which is put -Wiley . * and five lamps. Sales were having at the show in the way lof improved forward by the Rambler makers in this made Saturday to J. M. Dawson, C R paid admissions passed the box year's Pope-Hartford Clemmons office, to say nothing of the complimen- engines and motors, hardly a car shown models. The unusually well dis- and Andrew Beck played car carrying wheel A. A. French, San pony DUROCAR Francsico,. tary list which went from the local not having its distinctive feature which this extra their agents' and in the -Rambler booth left a mental im- tonneau; Thomas Keefe, city, touring The Highest Grade Car the World; dealers to to other could not fail to commend itself to a which will after the show car; Stewart company, * of Its Class in "-"f men throughout state, purchaser. feature- pression last Fruit same; IT IS HERE s automobile the The most gratifying has been torn down. A third distinctive three other cars whose names are with- Postal Will Bring 1909 Catalog. and who, almost without exception, of the show, however, was they fact good to Angeles to departure which* differentiated from held for reasons. —.'\u25a0;; 1909 White Steam Car have come Los attend the that all cars shown were of such splen- other types in changed construction ' types, CAIX AND HAVE CS SALESROOMS, show. did so .honest in construction was the 40-inch wheels shown on the American Automobile Company DEMONSTRATE. ft. FACTORY AND While the primary purpose of the and material employed and so expres- American cars, many niirhrarMf/i was a lifting the car Four machines sold, one to Pasadena, WHITE UUIOLdI 1Y1ig.U0.927 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, Cal. show to stimulate more general sive of American mechanical " genius inches in its clearance and offering food one 712 GARAGE public interest in automobiles, it was car of impar- to Bakersfield.and two to Los An- 8. Broadway. Phones Ex. 799. that no in the mind the for thought as to what the future may geles parties; names withheld for tech- not wholly divorced from the tial said to have j commer- observer could be offer in this direction of increased nical reasons. . \u25a0 cial idea of bringing buyers to one been the best. Although best in one wheel, sizes. y show place, where cars might be thing, there was always some other car To enumerate distinctive changes in Durocar Company aligned beside each other and their re- that excelled in some other point, so body, engine* spective- motor and shaft construc- V. S. Libbey, Oceanside, type L, tour- merits and features judged. that the fact that must have been tions would-be to describe in detail ing; M. O. Harvey, No list of sales could possibly reflect by of . motor cars San Diego, type L, reached the student every car shown,, and to fail to enu- touring; E. L. Twist, Azusa, type L, with justice what the public really was that no car was actually best and merate such changes is not a slight touring; of the on J. F. Kendall, Los Angeles, thought machines exhibition' that the da- had not.yet arrived when but a compliment, to the diversity of type N, surrey. _ by a statement of sales made, for the it might be said 'that the perfect car mechanical genius embraced in the - obvious reason that some cars are bet- had been produced. Indeed there is a solves of cars shown. . ; '-'\u25a0/_. Auto Notes Many dealers are backward in report- Norman Church, western agent for ins: their sales publicly, for ethical or the Stoddard Dayton, and J. W. Leav- other reasons, but many dealers have itt, the San Francisco agent, started furnished these" figures, which afford east yesterday. They will visit the some idea of the amount of- business Stoddard Dayton factory and the Chi- Thing done during the show. From these fig- cago One to Remember appears show. ures it that the Tourist com- William Rues,, local agent for the pany leads all other dealers in cars Pope-Hartford, will go east in a couple of the Show! sold, this company reporting the fol- of weeks. A lowing ,- sales: - . i Although his 1909 Pope-Hartfords Tourist \u25a0\u25a0['-. have just started to arrive, William Ruess has already a. H. W. . Hellman building, city, one type "O" taken two orders roadster. \u25a0 ; \ for 1910 cars. Two of this type were -Charles Stern & Son, 903 Macy street, city, ordered last week. The 40-inch Wheels type '"B" touring • di one car. - John S. Catlin, "White Sulphur Springs,- Mont., one type "H" four-cylinder car. THE CRY OF YOUTH .— '.'\u25a0 - «&______\u25a0__. Jj G. TV. Haight, 113 East Second street, city, stars, set the touring O in heaven's blue, one "B" car. List, truthfully: Booth, and answer the American Car J. W. Wasco, Ore., one "B" touring Can your piercing light discern car. What the Dr.. R. Wernigh, Stimson building, city, one future holds for me? "H" 50-horse power touring car. were the only ones to be . shown. ' hen you see the other O river, envoy of the land, This Car A. H. Sitton, Pullerton, Cal., one "G" Proved 4- cyllnder touring car. Take my message to the sea: makers boosting these big wheels, then remember that we . Bros., Highlands, Cal., orange. grow- Ask the mighty ; waters there Craln the ers, c one • type "O" roadster, one type "G" What future holds -for m«. were IN A CLASS BY OURSELVES by originating this > four-cylinder I touring .car,- one • type "H" 50- X \u25a0>-_-'•.\u25a0 revolution wheel are v --horse power touring car. O wind, whose gentle breath can tell Supremacy ev- each Tourist in sizes. We ahead of all makers in Pomona, type Secrets from blossoming Value . M.. H. , Cal., one ,"H" tree: Potter,, " '\u25a0 :: touring car. • "'•\u25a0-. . Kiss my cheek and whisper low erything else the same way. Let us demonstrate it. - T. W. Rosenheim, 1120 West Chester place, What, the future holds for me. city, one type "H" 40-horse power touring car. - ' > —M. Elizabeth Dolan. . Gorham Rubber company, 818 South Broad- way,,' one two-cylinder delivery car. -?' At the Auto H. Wineman, building, Show i 212 H. .W. .Hellman one two-cylinder roadster. -;- . v American Automobile Co. Fred K. Colby, 915 Vermont avenue, one 50- This superb type car proved by comparison --horse power touring car. The Many "H" '09 that no man need '. B. F. Small, Long Beach,- \u25a0 Cal., one type Pros- four-cylinder pay more any every Corner Main and Washington Streets "G" touring car. \u25a0 ,-.' . than $2750 for car to meet requirement of coast use. R. S. cWilson, Portland.. Ore., one ;type Buyers ' ."H" pective 40-horse power \u25a0 touring car. .' ;•* y of : ' ;.\u25a0_.• This car WUBmmWmmmmmmmVM^^BBMBtnWBMn^KBMUtnBKKUBKII^UnUBnB^^KM&UBWnBUinERI^ni ' Charles. Halloway, 1131 Wall street, one type stood side by side with cars that sold for from $1500 to $2000 more—and ex- '"B"rtouring car. • - , *•. . \u25a0 •,,- pert comparison failed absolutely to reveal that extra or --\u25a0 Frank A. Miller, Glenwood hotel, - car for what $1500 $2000 represented. daughter; for ~ also car. hotel. \u0084 , . It certainly didn't represent more beauty and finish— didn't represent more Noted -physician, .city, name •withheld by re- pleasure quest^ one 50-horse power "touring oar. • Haynes —it didn't represent more comfort—it didn't represent more quality and it certainly -Ed Helm, 818 South Broadway, one 50-horse represent \u25a0 didn't better service for coast — power roadster. • • * \u25a0; conditions. THOMAS J. S. Cassel, Pasadena,- Cal., one FLYERS two-cylinder This Auto Show has strengthened Tourist popularity more than anything ever touring car. -.-",\u25a0 -OR— else Burch & Gwynn, 333 South : Hill street, one "//. i|g| couldit brought the various cars right together— people saw plainly—unmistaka- two-cylinder touring car. bly—the absolutely superior working ; B. R. • Durgan & Son, grocers, Redlands, one qualities of the California Tourist—"the one car built .\u25a0....*-.••< _ _\u0084. • delivery car. - •., on the coast to meet coast conditions." ,_ *- i,.. ;^ . Newett Advertising company, city, one two- cylinder roadster. . This car opened "the eyes of the visitors to the fact that Tourists have more than kept J. B. Gill, San Bernardino, Cal.;-. one two- Oakland cylinder pace with automobile progress. roadster. j ,'\u25a0-\u25a0:\u25a0 *>' . // k\u25a0""/'\u25a0'. .;?. JfpZyS* __t'&%__y___ _W__^ ______George -H. Miller, Pomona, one type- you y__\\_Wf______\ Aj___\ mm^^A-mmWy s&ddm&m ' "G" If are open to a open to *' four-cylinder touring car. . buy car—and are the conviction that rigid comparison will Total sales during show, twenty-eight cars; bring— not pay more than Tourist prices—and £.'-jK_ . •\u25a0»•"•': m*> \ I_____^______„_H ______E_l9§B_ f-^^lft jk unless you do pay more than Tourist amount,' $52,165.35._ Several agency contracts prices you cannot in on Tourist cars were also •--closed. for jcars to get a car equal any respect to the Tourist. be "taken during the year, which are not in- Cars cluded In the above list,"-'.. - 4 y Locomobile " \u0084 y-; y/yjyy_ «Sgr£> xy?>, \. who left their at; our The 1909 Type * - .... Walter Dauglass, Uisbee, Ariz., "L" touring. names "H" Tourist /-^SH^^^'*** -' August Angeles, Six by far most popular 'Marquis, Los "L" touring. The little the car exhibited at the show. To try is Charles Orr, Angeles, booth at the show will do 'well Type "H-40" Four-Cylinder,. 35-40 B. H. P., Five buy. Positively Los 71/' touring. . Passenger Tour- i \ to the EASIEST car \u25a0 riding manufactured today. Only $3000. .L. A. Wright, - Los Angeles, "L" touring. *\u25a0' ing Car.* $2250.00. y ' \u25a0M., L. McCray, J Los Angeles, seven-pas- to give us their orders very Price . ] senger. '.'I". touring,*, . to Type "H-50" Four-Cylinder, 45-50 B. H. P., Five Passenger °ur new De Luxe '\u25a0' Several deals are pending. which.. are ex- promptly, in order permit of Tour- ' to ing Price $2500.00. Thomas Motor fear Co. ftS£ pected mature within the next J week. the most prompt deliveries. : Car. . 1 ii -\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0 n i catal°g is out i.i _____—* .'Ou.; Woodill Auto Company I [Either of these types built 4-passenger Roadster form at same and A. J. Eaton, Pomona, model 40 "F" touring car -1 complete, .. $1750, with I top, brass front, WOODILL be mailed to speedometer. • AUTO •TypeType as a 7-passenger7-passenger .".--. • ' , <*. "H-50'*"H-50" also built Touring CanCar. Price $2750. //; •' T. .B. Fredenball. Pomona, same. '/•''- Auto Exchange, Salt Lake City, fifteen Oak- All equipped with Magneto or Atwater-Kent System, optional. anyone interested DORRIS CARS land touring cars. ... COMPANY 118-inch base, on Newton-SyGansby,. San Diego, one Haynes Distributors \u25a0 wheel 34x4-inch tires. (34x4£-inch 7-passenger THE BEST SELLING CARS AT THE SHOW artillery car, $3150. \ pan motor. on application, v . car.) Oil base Five lamps, generator, trunk rack and - - Pat Doyle, Los Angeles, one 40-horse power PACIFIC ELECTRIC BLDG. - Oakland touring car with top, $1926. - Sixth and Los Angeles Streets. tools complete. Top extra. . ' Many deals. pending SOLD ON 7] - are which will be closed .-\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0: -..-*"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 _\u25a0 ' \u25a0-\u25a0. / ' MERIT within a day or two. -, ~ .; «:.,'" "\u25a0 ' " LET US DEMONSTRATE IT. WE CAN DO IT ,v Dorris -Motor Car ; Company >'J. H. Zitt,:president San Diego Brew- ing> company, ) five-passenger touring DORRIS MOTOR CAR car . shown in exhibit which : was cov- AUTO VEHICLE CO. lights, . TV. E. BUSH, So. CaJ. Agency.' CO. ered with electric' four-cylinder, A./. 1201 SOUTH MAIN_ STREET AAA- fully equipped, $2800; . J. M. Carpenter, '<:"':. Oarage and Repairing. Factory and General Offices, Tenth A. ST. Bosbyshell *: ;.:. X \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 -/' Main 1138 president Pacific IDoor- and Sash com- * 1227-29 SOUTH MAIM. and Main Sts., Los Angeles " Distributor Southern California. '.-.;, ' %';-'- F5835 pany, roadster, $2650; H. O. Da vies, noaif F7901. - ' Main Nit. Pasadena, roadster, $2650; J. H. Hill, Members A. D. A. of 8. C. 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