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HOUSTON DAILY POST: SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 16. 1910.
On Their Way
TO BUY MANTELS
and Lighting Fixtures
Did
You
Know
We have added to our busi-
ness a large and complete
line of Mantels, Tiles and
Grates. Our line of Light-
ing Fixtures is the finest and
most complete in the State.
Brown-Woods
Electric Company
707-709 FANNIN STREET
PLUMBING
Unquestionable
From Any
Stand point Has Been
Our work must he pleas-
ing to us as weli as to
you. Wc arc particular,
and want You to be also.
! Preston 56'#
1 RGBiSCHUNS BROS.
Lj 1609 Congress Avenue
Our Phone Number Is
Don't forget it when your hat
nceils remodeling, or ft con-
venient, hat? can be left it our
Retail Stoee, olo Main Street.
Haft Conanjpaiiay
Moved to 910 Commerce Ave.
t
Lunkenh e i m e r
& Jenkins
BRASS AND IRON
VALUES
PIPE FITTINGS,
ETC.
Girten-Russ Supply Co.
110 Main
Pkaot Preston 1400
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
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Dr. E. S. HEISIG
Eye, Ear,Nose and Throat
Rpeetlal Attention Given To
FITTING GLASSES
Difficult cases being especially wel-
comed.
301-201 Htewart building. 408% Fannin
■tr"et, corner Preston avenue. Phone*:
Office. 31ft!; llesldence, 321*. Hours:
t to 12.."10 and 1:30 to 6. Sundays, 9
to 10.
:
Max J. Krohn
TAILOR -J L—
Location
713 TIAVIS ST.
Not to Betel Bristol
HEAD POST WA1TT ASS.
Miss Waddell's Baker electric coups
will arrive during the week.
♦ ♦♦
The Olds-Oakland company reports the
sale of ten Oldsmohiles to parties in Sail
Angelo.
«- ♦ *
Dr. O I- Norsworiliy went to Deep-
wr.ter in his Cadillac after quail one
day last week.
♦ ♦♦
The Houston Motor Car company un-
loaded a car of Columbus electric stan-
hopes last week.
♦ + ♦
The Houston Motor Car company de-
livered a Cadillac touring car last week
to M. E. Teetshorn.
The Houston Motor Car company re-
ports delivery on a' Cadillac 1910 model
touring car to James Cravens.
♦ ♦♦
The Houston Motor Car company has
received a very attractive model five-
passenger Oakland touring car.
♦ ♦♦
Eugene Bottler, after three lessons,
drove his new lffio Pullmnn car down t«
Deep»vater and return. He is very much
j.leased with his car.
♦ ♦ ♦
Louis De Rango, formerly with the
Houston Motor Car company, now man-
•ager of the Beaumont Motor Car com-
pany. was here latt week.
E. F. Sims has received his two Stod-
dard-Dav tons, one runabout and a bis
seven-passenger touring car, which is
among the attractive cars of the city.
♦ ♦ ♦
C. F. Gydeson, prudent of the Olds-
Oakland company and manager of the
Houston Motor Car company, spent part
of last week in San Antonio and Austin.
Mrs. E. B. Parker operated her Co-
lumbus electric during the month of De-
cember at a total cost of but $4.50. The
car was in almost constant use during
tiie month.
♦ ♦♦
The Imperial Motor Car company 13 re-
ported to have sold the bier Keystone Six
—the ninety-mile car—to a prominent citi-
zen of Houston. This, however, has not
been confirmed.
♦ ♦♦ /
C. L. & Theo. Bering report the sale
'of a 1910 model Excelsior motorcycle to
Mr. Oelkets of Woodland li eights. He
expects to use the machine to and from
his business and on gerteral pleasure trips.
♦ ♦♦
Waco, one of the most thriving motor
cities of Its size in this section of the
country, has Just organized an automo-
bile association and been duly elected to
membership in the American Automobile
association.
♦ ♦ +
It has been suggested by the British
motorists that in view of the enormous
increase of traffic In Kngland. drivers
of horse driven vehicles sboifid be re-
ulred to take out licenses just as motor
vehicles are now compell".*: to do.
♦ ♦ ♦
A nine-foot road is the cruise assigned
by a coroner's jury at Salem, Wis., for
a fatality resulting wh?n an auto turned
out to give room to a horso driven vehicle.
The car Avas turned turtle and one of the
occupants was killed. The same Jury
rcfommended twelve feet as the mini-
mum.
♦ ♦♦
The county commissioners of the State
of Washington have passed resolutions
requiring rairoads to install electric gong
sign*)* at ail grade crossings. The action
is said to have resulted largely from ef-
forts on the part of the resident auto-
inoblllsts to fortify themselves against
accidents in this regard.
♦ ♦♦
On a hurry call to Deepwater, W. h.
Anderson, mechanician for the Houston
Motor Car company and driver of the
Cadillac in the recent Harrisburg track
meet, covered the distance In twenty-
three minutes, driving a car of that make.
Counting from the city limits, the car
averaged forty-five miles per hour.
♦ ♦
Charles Hogans, manager of the motor-
cycle department for C. 1.. & Theo. Ber-
ing, made a run to Crosby and return
and tlterce to Morgans Point and return
last Sunday, riding his Excelsior. While>
crossing the San Jacinto bottoms en route
.the former place, Mr. Hogan prospected
for game with a shotgun, but with no
success of any kind.
♦ ♦
Gasoline should always be strained be-
fore put into the tank, as the merest
tit fie of dirt or grit Is sufficient to clog
up the carbureter. There are sonvi
troubles that can not be guarded against,
but dirty gasoline Is one thing that should
never be allowed to cause annoyance.
Most of the Houston gasoline dispensers
strain the oil through chamois skin be-
fore offering It to the trade.
♦ ♦ ♦
Louisiana has a very ardent promoter
of good roadways in the person of Gover-
nor Sanders, through whose efforts that
State has appropriated money for a model
blghwav from New Orleans to the capital.
Baton itouge. It has been suggested that
the automobile owners form a new party
when the number of machines warrant
in the different States and announce good
roadways candidates. In such a platform
it might be possible for the views of
both farmer and city autoi3t to coincide.
Ti formation 1« receded that a 35-horre
power imported Mercedes car is en route
Houston from Europe, and is due within
the next weak or tun days. The owner-
ship of the car is airfct'tntly not <n i.vn
among the dealers ai.d all efforts to traco
same have be.'.i unwv ailing. Coair.iiWf
duty and frelg'it mics this auto mav i.e
the highest yirtCJd rsir in Houston. It is
not known if th« car ir; the Frenci « l
German Mercedes no both couirtri s put
out a horseless carriage of that make.
♦ ♦ &
Texas motorists, especially the members
of the International club and the Auto-
mobile club of San Antonio, are co-op-
erating with the promoters of the inter-
national flag-to-flag endurance and re-
liability content for the Wahlgreen trophy
which will he held from Denver to the
City of Mexico In connection with the
Centennial celebration the coming sum-
mer. There will be in addition to the
endurance contest a race from Mexico
City to Shii Antonio, local endurance
contests In Colorado and.Texas, and prob-
ably track races in San Antonio. Motor-
cycle events will also be" arranged.—Motor
FWld, Denver.
♦ + ♦
Mr. Montgomery, in charge of the elec-
trics for tho imperial Motor Car company,
reports that the electrics of Jonathan
Lane and General YVatles, which have
been repainted and overhauled, will soon
be seen on the streets.
♦ ♦ ♦
J. D. Bright, sales manager of the Im-
perial Motor Car company, reports the
sale of another limousine, a duplicate of
which is to arrive in the city during the
coming week. The chauffeur will be in-
closed in an extension front. The car will
be equipped with electric lights, electric
cigar lighter, speaking tube and the neces-
sary toilet articles.
♦ ♦ ♦
J. D. Bright, safes manager of the Im-
perial Motor Car company, says this sea-
son will be the banner year in the auto-
mobile business, and feels confident that
by spring Houston can boast as many au-
tomobile owners as any city in the State.
He savs his company" has made a good
start for the first month in the year—
having sold eight Pullmans.
Charles Hogans, manager of the C. 1>.
& Theo. Bering motorcycle department,
and Austin W. Burges, local agjnt for
the Indian, would be glad 10 hear from
local owners with regard to the organ-
ization of a Houston branch of the Fed-
eration of American Motorcyclists. in
addition to the holding of club runs on
special occasions, It is advanced that a
local motorcycle organization would of-
fer social advantages alone that would
make a Houston motorcycle club fully
worth while.
The next meeting of the Automobile
club Is scheduled for January 19, begin-
ning at 8 o'clock In the rooms of the
Business League. It is expected that
committees will have had ample *ime in
wli'ch to formulate reports upon the va-
rious matters assigned to their attention.
A full volume of work lies bef.v.-a tho
local motoring organization for 1910, ct.d
as soon as Outstanding business ha*
hecn transacted th<? auto club will begin
a systematic campaign ol' procedure tor
the coming season. A full attendance is
t esn ed.
♦ ♦♦
The New Orleans Automobile club,
which prides itself on having the fastest
mile track in the world, is preparing for
a big race meet during the Mardi Gras
festival in the Southern metropolis. This
will be tho first sneed carnival of the
new year, and is expected to draw record-
breaking crowds, owing to the fact that
it takes place during Mardi Gras week.
One of the feature events will be a
free-for-all stock chasis for the Mabel Mc-
Cane trophy, a costly and beautiful loving
cup, made from special design and do-
nated by Miss Mabel McCane. an enthusi-
astic motorist and society young woman
of Chicago and St. Louis. Among the
drivers already pledged to participate in
the events are: Robertson, De I'alma,
Strang, Chevrolet. Oldfield and others.
That the strip of roadway between
Houston and Harrisburg, on tne Hurris-
burg-Deepwater-La Porte road, jiioi.id
receive prompt and proper attention on
the part of both city and county authori-
ties is the unanimous opinion of the
Houston motoring fraternity. Many claim
that traffic on the Harrisburg road is
considerably heavier than on any other in
the county and that ten cars visa the
highwey on Sunday afternoons to every
one tr.n-urslng Main street. The wet st
part of tie road is between Houston snd
ilaritsburg, and especially that s<rip be-
tween -.he city proper and tha ('out try
club grotrdit. Beyond Harrisourj, how-
ever the autolst Is offered me of toe
most ideal drives in this section of die
StaLe.
Automobile endurance contests, road
and track races will form an important
•part of the Mexican Centennial celebra-
tion which will be held in the Diaz re-
public and in the United States, especially
in the great Southwest, in 1910. The idea
of adding automobile events as an at-
traction to the Centennial celebration was
first suggested by Motor Field, the West-
ern motoring magazine published in Den-
ver. Colo., which, at the request of man-
ufacturers postponed its flag-to-flag en-
durance contest for the Wahlgreen trophv
from Denver to the City of Mexico until
Centennial time this coining summer. In
addition to the run from Denver a race
from Mexico City to San Antonio is plan-
ned, together with local runs through
Texas and track races for various
trophies. In connection with the endur-
ance run for the Wahlgreen cup there
will be a special trophy for the best tire
showing in this event.—-Motor Field, Den-
ver.
Eighteen members were present last
Monday night during the regular weekly
meeting of the Chauffeurs' and Auto Me-
chanics' club of Houston. A number of
Interesting subjects were discussed, after
which those present were the guests ot
Harvey T. D. Wilson In a luncheon at tlie
Capitol cafe. Now that the holiday sea-
son is becoming a thing of the past car
owners are beginning to discuss pros-
pects for the corning touriug season, and
their selection of a route is being trans-
mitted to the chauffeurs. The advantages
of the routes proposed were discussed
last Monday, and It developed during the
meeting that a number of Hquston car
owners will tour this summer abroad.
Though the routes have not been definite-
ly determined thus far, it is stated that
Houston motordom will probably spread
itself over the following countries: Scot-
land, Italy, Canada, France. Kngland.
Germany and Old Mexico. Probably
three or four times as many tours will be
made this summer as heretofore.
♦ ♦♦
(From the San Antonio Express.)
For trial of road and weather the trip
from Detroit overland, completed here
yesterday afternoon by J. Mohrhardt and
F. Monroe in a Hudson twenty, made the
Glidden tour look like an asphalt jaunt.
Covered with mud from head to tail-
ilght, the car rolled into town yesterday
afternoon ac A:Z0 o'clock after a trip of
about four weeks, in which time going
of all sorts was experienced for about 200)
miles.
The trip was made at the instance of
the factory for the purpose of testing
the car under all conditions, and the re-
port of the men who drove it all the way
COME AND SEE THEM
ALL MODELS IN STOCK
The accompanying cut shows the World's Record Train as it
pulled into Dallas December 30th
The Largest Shipment of Automobiles Ever Made to
Any Dealer Anywhere
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A Solid Train of Forty Car Loads, Containing 127
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Hiiick Automobiles
Left the factory of the BUICK MOTOR CO., Flint, Michigan, December 21, 1909, consigned to The Buick Automobile
Co., Dallas, Texas, reached Dallas December 30th, after making a daylight trip all the way, advertising to the public
the record-breaking combination—Buick and Texas, as each car load had a monster banner on each side heralding the
fact that it contained "Buick Automobiles for Texas."
Total value of Automobiles in the shipment $163,970.00
Total tonnage of high class freight in the train 459,200 pounds
Total value of the entire train, cargo and all, ever a quarter of a million dollars
This train load is not only the greatest shipment ever made in the history of automobile industry, but the record for valuable shipment of
freight into Texas, and again forcibly emphasizes the fact that the BUICK leads—Over half the car loads were re-consigned to Buick dealers
throughout Texas, the balance unloaded for delivery in Dallas and Fort Worth.
The world's record shipment from the world's largest Motor Car Factory, to
the greatest State in the Union is certainly a combination worth while
Buy a BUICK, and You Get a Car-
Not a Promise
BUICK agents and BUICK users are everywhere—ask them why it is that so many BUICKS are sold and
used, and why they are so sure that "when better cars are built BUICK will build them?"
PARMELE - WEOE AUTO. COMPANY
t H
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1215 Capitol
Avenue
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
SOUTH TEXAS DISTRIBUTORS
Corner Capitol
and Caroline
is filled with approval. A front axle
slightly bent on a Stump and a loose
fender' are all the troubles reported, the
tire difficulties being announced as very
light.
Through roads axle-deep in snow, mud
and water, across plowed fields and
through rivers, the trip was not one of
joy for the hardy adventurers. Seven
sets of tire chains were used up and
there was either snow or rain falling the
greater part of the time.
"The trip is for the purpose of testing
out the car and reporting the results to
the factory," said Mohrhardt last night
at the Auto Sales and Supply company-
garage, where the car was parked, "and
we had the test, all right.
"We have wired the factory of our ar-
rival in San Antonio and await directions.
Whether we will go farther or ship back
to Detroit Is not yet determined. We
will be here at least two days.
"The worst stretch we encountered in
the entire trip was between Denison and
Dallas, where the gumbo mud fairly
packed in front of the wheels and axles
until we thought we were against a log.
At one time, purchasing gasoline at a
country store, the water in it froze in
the tank, beating anything I ever saw.
"Finally we hit on a trick that helped
a great deal. We greased the wheels all
overjthe spokes and rims and the mud
then'would not stick.
"Neither of us want a trip like that
one again soon. No, the return will not
be made in the machine."
The machine, which is a touring car
chassis with runabout seats and the deck
arranged for baggage, frequently carried
over a ton and a half weight, including
its own pounds of machinery. Two hun-
dred feet of rope and tackles were car-
ried.
IMMEASURABLY SUPERIOR
BEYOND COMPETITION
CADILLAC
$1750.00
$1750.00
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OAKLAND "30" TOURING CAR, MODEL 25.
Th« cut shown above is the famous lmo
Oakland "Vf' touring car, for which tho
Hoiiston Motor Car company of this city
•re local agents, and the Olds-Oakland
Autmnohll* company of Texas, with
headquarters in Houston, State dis-
tributers.
This car has gained a National reputa-
tion for Its wreat power and ep«*ed and
has never been defeated In a hill climb-
ing contest in which It has been entered.
The manufacturers say that "We do not
know whether we can be beaten or not,"
they never have been and do not fail to
enter all contests for hill climbing. This
car is roomy, classy and made very
durable of the best selected stock, is
manufactured in its entirety in the com-
pany's factory at Pontiac, Micti., and up
to the present year only a limited num-
ber have been made, but for 1910 the ca-
pacity of the factory was largely in-
creased, which enabled them to seek new
fields for their output and Olds-Oablaiul
company of Texas was formed witii
Houston as headquarters for the handling
of several hundred Oaklands. This car
sellfc for $1250. This company also makes
a 40-horse power car in touring and run-
about which sells for IHOtA.
The 1910 Cadillac shows some marked improvements over the 1909 model, but the essential feat-
ures which have always distinguished the Cadillac still remain. The oiling system, the uniform
cylinders, hardened and ground gears, the clutch and a few other distinctive Cadillac features, re-
main the same. There are very few machines that cost more money that are equal to the 1910
Cadillac, but there are none costing less than $2500 that begin to compare with it in durability.
The 1910 CADILLAC soils, delivered in Houston, at the same price as before, at SI 750.00
COLUMBUS ELECTRIC
HOUSTON'S FAVORITE
Stanhope
$1800
Delivered Houston
Brougham
$2250
Delivered lioasion
The fi'mpl city, durability and graceful appearance of the Columbus is recognized bv Houston buy-
er.-. We are pro fared to give Columbus cars expert attention, and by reason of the constant atten-
tion and care we give Columbus cars is the reason you see them always going.
HOUSTON MOTOR CAR CO.
The Oldest and Largest Automobile House in the City
417-419 SAN JACINTO STREET
Ag.-i,t ]\E!:CE ARROW, OLDSMOBILE, CADILLAC, OAKLAND, COLUMBUS KM !
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