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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 24, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. JANUARY 24, 1915. CROWDS FLOCK TO SHOW COMMITTEE OF THE PORTLAND DEALERS -WHICH HAD ACTIVE CHARGE OF THE SEVENTH ELECTRICSIISEJOO - ANNUAL AUTO SHOW, AND MANAGER RIEG. SEE BIG AUTO SHOW Don't Judge Car by Old Type, Warns Anderson Agent. All Makes of Cars Displayed in Armory Where Buyers L. May Hold inspection. NEW MACHINE IS SPEEDIER I "- ' ""v. PANORAMA DRAWS EYES Wonderful Scenery Along Highway Illustrated Trucks and 'Jfew Pleasure Machines on View. Cluo Plans for Xiht. f BS- RALPH J. STAEHLI. Portland's seventh annual automobile Show opened last night In the Armory ! at Tentb and Couch streets and from the standpoint of beauty of decoration, appearance of cars on display and num ber of exhibitors, the exhibition which continues until next Saturday night, is - an immense success. The first feature which immediately attracts, is me panorama wnicu wans In the entire exhibit of cars. This is in the main room of the Armory and rives an idea of the scenery from Port land to Hood River over the Columbia Biver Highway. The work is a wonderful portrayal of the beauties along the "Wonder Road of America" and caused as much comment as any feature of the show. More than 100 pleasure cars and commercial vehicles are on the floor of the Armory under a beautiful can opy which comes from high under the vaulted roof to the edge of the scenic painting. This canopy is purple and gold, com plimentary to the Portland Automobile Club. The lighting system is most unique. The flood comes from an In verted trough which extends around the walls of the Armory. This places the cars in a soft light which helps much to bring out their attractive lines- Demonstrations of many sorts are popular but the running space has dis appeared. It seems that the average motorist has been educated to the point where he can tell much of the value of the car by a thorough inspection. This has eliminated the 10 feet of space in which some of the dealers formerly showed bow a car acted when it re Versed or went through the gear, steps. The trucks are in the foyer of the Armory and many new models are shown. The dealer who proposes to extend his service and cut down the expense of delivery will find every size and type of truck from the 600-pound to the five ton. Every type of transmission and body style,- and solid and pneumatic tired commercial vehicle is to be seen. V III , J nSX -y ' osAke.- l ; lH ? I i- si I f ? - t in fi i i .... .. . ,1. I hitT " A I- I " - sales system will be so arranged as to make the sale of second-hand cars a more stable proposition. 'Every car in the shop is marked according to the chart system. Bach part In the car is scored and the price based on the total. Our aim is to help the Portland dealers in new cars to maintain an equitable basis on which to make and judge used-car sales.' Simplicity of Auto, Long Recognized as Most Economic, Can Be Oper ated by Any of Family Hill Climbing Tests Met Well. "Those who Judge electrics from their knowledge of types of those economi cal vehicles that have been in use for several vears do not appreciate the rapid progress that has been made in recent models," said Klllott Hlgglns, Coast representative of the Anderson Electric Car Company. It is lust as fair to judge the mod ern electric by the performance of the old one and two-cylinder gasoline cars as it is to compare the modern electric with those built a few years ago. A gas car owner nowadays who wants to be up to the times knows he must have a six-cylinder car and some think they must have an eight-cylinder." The public does not realize that the modern electric is a 4Z-cynnoer jod. and that, too, with a a plate stroke. In the old days electrics were made with as few as 12 and 16 cylinders, or cells of battery, but the modern electric is equipped with 42, and this dinerence in battery capacity is a fair index of the difference in ability and general usefulness. New Power Is Developed. The Anderson Electrlo Car Company through its years of experience In the use of cars in the hilly cities of the Pacific Coast has developed the Detroit Electric to the point where it will do anything required of such a vehicle. For climbing hills, far speed and mile age, the new Detroit vehicles are eye openers to those who have pinned their faith to and have had experience with electrics of earlier construction. "For several years it has been recog nized that the electric is the most eco nomical type of automobile from the standpoint of operating cost. The sim plicity of this type car making It pos sible for practically every member ot the family to operate establishes this fact "Within the past year the electric pleasure car has forged its way to the A. TJ. Plughoff, one of the San Fran cisco officials of J. W. Leavitt & Co., is in town, and brought with him W. J. Pedlar, who at present hails as the . .. n 1 ...... I Kl n tl. x It uie acceasury room are many The occasion of their trip is to find a new site for the agency. With these officials is A. O. Reed, factory repre- things of interest to the man who al ready owns a motor car. Several of the oil companies have interesting dem onstratlons. One of the most Inter- I :'.' .,' .v. esting shows a Ford car with half the T... .v.- hiifl cylinder, cut away and otherwise , wiu has not been dec,dedi but opened up to show the motorist exactly what happens when a drop of oil is put into the system. - In this room also are the big paint ings made by Routledge which will be taken to San Francisco to advertise the Columbia Highway in the Transporta tion ouuaing. Another valuable prize has been put the move undoubtedly will take place long before Summer is upon us, which means but a few weeks In Oregon. a e Manasrer Albright, of the local Good. rich branch, says that we erred grlevl ously when we attributed the remark able showing made by a set of tires on a Studebaker which made a hurried trip J, ik S U Vh?Gra,n P" another make. He says that anybody I could have told that the tires wntcn made the run were Silvertown Cords, I the new Goodrich tire with the rope im race of the Panama-Pacific Interna tional. The Rajah Auto Supply Com pany. makers of the Rajah spark nlur. , announce that they will give 300 in bedded , ,t8 Iabric. An Investigation T, . r" disclosed the fact tltat he was right. "Tn m. . that the Ores were-a set of Silvertown mw ui iai.. "m crefti. mucn ln-vl cord8. xerest up ana down trie toast among Tuesday night January 86. will be mm .uioraooiie iraierniiy. w. Hugh- Portland Automobile Club night at the son. oi tne nugnson Merton Com- ahow. This will be one of the bigest "". tuo.i iuu vi uio raoo committee. I nights of the week. . .iu r..i oi numerous requests lor Final plan. for the evening were seats for the Vanderbilt race February mada Thursday noon by the board of ,, Grand Prix contest Feb- directors of the club. Special interest '"J attaches to the evening because of the 1.0CI V.UUU womo iromnar- fact that half the proceeds wll go to vey Firestone, who will ba there with the club for the publication of its boost- hls family. J. W. Leavitt expects John er booklet which is expected to come N. WyUis as his guest and has made from the presses about the middle of " j icini . k limii r . vv iiaon, oi i February. tne Therraold Rubber Company, will This booklet will be one of the best nave as nis guests me wives of all the pieces of tourist boosting yet to be Is drivers using Nassau tires. sued and to help the worthy cause, a Other reservations have been made good turnout is being sought by the "j uuwaru, oi tne uowara club officers. uio company; j. a. x,und. branch E. N. Brandt, assistant Western sales manager of the Hupp Motor Car Com pany, is one or the outside men who has come to Portland for the auto show. He is the guest of W. a Dulmage, of the local Hupp distributors. Mr. manager of the Ford Motorcar Com pany: H. K.-Coueins. of Hanford: Hor ace De Liisser, president ot the AjaX' brieb Rubber Company: George A. Kissell, Kissell-Kar maker, and O. B. Henderson, of the Pacific Kissell-Kar Company. Coming back home Frank W. Wat- kins and Jim Appleby are among the Iirst to sign up tor the event. Those two could not keep away from any thing like that. As a matter of fact, Mr. Watklns is thinking of taking his office along with him. as he will be there the biggest time of the year. with all those track meets, auto races and swimming races to watch. Two distinctions have now attached themselves to Sherman Hayes, who is identified with the Cerllnger Motor car Company. The first is that he Is a grandson of the late Rutherford Hayes. formerly President of the United States. The second distinction is that he is going to sell King Eights. the first one of which arrived in Port land Friday in time to take a place ati uie aiiio snow. II r. Hayes, who is a young man. had not chosen a vocation until the King Eight was announced. When that came out he decided then and there to be come a salesman for the car with the eight lungs. Sh! It's a- deep, dark secret. Some thing is going to happen to the auto mobile dealers. We are not going to be implicated in the plot to the extent or telling what is going to happen to them, but we will say that dealers had better keep "shy" of the tire and accessory men for the Auto Show week. (CONVERTIBLE CO CPE POPULAR 'x ne accessory men nave been mighty Geo- J. mfoAfi&o. Styi: NEW ROAD BILL DUE State Highway Commission May Sponsor Building Plan. WAY OPEN FOR CONTRACT Road Enthusiasts All Oyer Oregon Give Approval to Proposed Meas ure That Will Permit Connty to Improve State Arteries. To provide a method whereby cities like Portland and Salem and the other larger towns of Oregon and counties like Multnomah may engage in state road work if they eo desire, there will be introduced at the present session of the Legislature, probably by the State Highway Commission, a bill to provide a way of doing this if there Is no ap propriation available from the state. The bin is Drier ano nag out one section. In its tentative form it has been approved by many members of the Legislature, while good roads en thusiasts all over the state are re sponsible for the idea that resulted In Its drafting. Under its provisions any city, county I front and now demands attention or or incorporated town or municipality every prospective automobile owner. may provide funds by general taxation. The electric is the real utility car. its or in any other legal manner, to build, I field ot usefulness really knows no maintain or improve any state road limits. There was a time when men that Is wholly or in part within the hesitated in purchasing an electric, as limits of the city, town or county their sphere of operation was limited planning the improvement. - I Today statistics show us that pe work under this biil would be car- cent ot automobile trips do not exceed ried out by the State Highway Com-1 60 miles and average between 16 ana mission, which will be given power to 29 miles an hour. This means that 88 receive moneys raised by the city or I Per cent of all automobile trips today county for the purpose of road work, lare within the limits of a good electric it is required, however, that a con- car and for this per cent or trips tne tract must be entered into with the electrlo is considerably less expensive State Highway Commission, providing to run. so that everything considered, ror tne time, place and manner of the I the electric is the practical car, ana a proposed expenditure, based on specifi- I wise investment. cations of the road improvement or Electrics Invade Hilly Seattle, construction. I "Another good reason for calling the inis provision is, ot course, to sate- I electric the practical car Is based on guard the interest of the municipality the fact that the electric has ample or county eo that there will not be an I power and hill-climbing ability to go extravagant use of funds and so that anywhere. This fact is proved by citing mey win not oe spent on one class oil Seattle as an example.. Seattle s rest work should another be desired. Idence sections are located In much In fact, the State Highway Commls-1 hillier sections than Portland's, but the sion Is compelled to hew closely to the I streets of Seattle are dotted with eleo instructions it receives from, the body I tries, whereas a few years ago .there which raises the funds. Iwere comparatively few seen. Taking ine proposed measure has only re-1 our own city, for Instance, three years centiy oeen submitted to the Commls-1 ago few electrics traveled our streets, elon, but it is generally believed it I but now this type car can be seen at will have support. -. lany tliA in Portland's shopping dis- GERMAN'S CAPTURE RACERS "Afh, , fn, th Increased nonularitv of the electric car is its in Robert Laly and K. F. I. Grossman I creased speed. The new Detroit Elec- . trie, for instance, can make z nines Are war prisoners. an hour easily, a rate much faster than rwnr4ic.iTx-iT.TS . .T.n 95 tjh.m our city ordinance anows. ine speeu Laiv.. mechanician to R.n Thrth,.. it, is a markea contrast to wnai eiectric. the Delage that won the 1914 Indian apolis 500-mile race, has been captured by the Germans and . probably will spena tne rest or the war In a con centration camp, according to advices received here irom Paris. Laly van lshed shortly after the beginning of hostilities, and it was reared for some time that he had been killed. In as much as he was last seen In the re- la few years ago could do. "These racts economy, tne wiaer range of usefulness, increased power and Increased speed in traveling all tend to increase the wide use of elec trics today. "A good modern electric moves with absolute silence. It is far safer to drive and easier to operate and more economical to operate than any type gion between Lunevllle and Mosshelm, ca' V? , fJ' lll where the fighting was heaviest. NoW 'sant and luxurious In the rainy it develops that he was taken prisoner sfason Particularly the owner of an during an unusually fierce assault, which ended in the surrounding of his entire company. As companion in misery Laly has Robert F. L. Crossman, another 600- mile race veteran, who rode with Guyot in 1913.' Crossman was captured some time ago, during the operations in Bel gium. electric appreciates his or her car, be cause annoyances it never has, such as cold carburetors, frozen radiators ana other exasperating troubles. ROAD BENEFITS SHOWN POPULAR MEMBER OP BAKER PLAYERS AS THE TYPICAL MOTOR GIRL. Hudson Model Designed for Winter or Summer Travel. The most popular type of car noticed busy, and its up to the auto men keep an ear to the ground. C. S. Lancaster, consulting engineer of the Columbia River Highway, hi donated to the show the use of manylon the streets this Winter has been the of his best lantern slides depicting I rnnvertible coupe or cabriolet, in which beautiful scenes of the Columbia River I the Greatest interest is being mani- Hlghway. These views were taken tested by prospective buyers who are with a new color process and show attracted by the ease with which the some of the wonderful coloring along car may be adapted to its dual uses of me nignway. unese pictures, witn in-la closed coupe and an open roadster. teresting reels of motion pictures, will Among the most attractive of these be shown In the accessory-room, on I new models is the HudBon convert- the second floor of the Armory. I ihia roadster-cabriolet. This body, I which is mounted on the celebrated R. G. Hunter, formerly with the! Hudson six chassis, combines in one John Iere Plow Company, is now I car all the snug cosiness of the most ready for business under the nam of I complete and weather-proof coupe R. G. Hunter at Co. at Bast Tenth and I with the comfort and convenience of Burnslde streets. Mr. Hunter's busi ness will be that of disposing of sec ond cars for individuals and corpora tions. "However, we are not opening a bargain shop," says Hunter. "Our aim Is to put the second-hand car business on a basis where it will ceasa to be a gamble for both the dealer and the buyer. "We will sell a car for aa near what It la worth aa we can determine. The 1 r .. Brandt's headquarters are in San Fran- p f i'f 1 W ci- M -yk II r? i ill ZAf ' AW r: t GOVERNMENT BULLETIN CITES IN CREASE IN LAND VALUES. an open roadster with ail traces the closed car entirely, concealed. Wind, fog, cold and rain are com pletely excluded when the car is used aa a cabriolet, and the three seats afford ample accommodations for a small theater or after-dinner party during the Inclement Winter nights, while it ia but a few moment's work to alter the car to an open roadster when the sun is shining and it ia too warm for a closed car.. I Construction of Highways Also Has De cided Effect ea School Attend ance Federal Report Indicates. Interesting statistics are quoted in bulletin No. ITS. just issued by the United States Department of Agricul ture, showing the effect of road build ing upon the land values in various sections of the country. The following items from the bul letin are self-explanatory: Manatee County, Florida, built 64 miles of macadam and shell roads. From 1911 to 1912 land on the road ;n- creased in values $20 per acre, and land a mile away from the road showed an increase of 10 per acre. Spottsylvania County, Virginia, Irr. proved 41 miles of road, (nd land which formerly sold on an average of $24.74, changed hands within three years at an average of $44.74 an acre. In Dinwiddle County, Virginia, where 12S miles of road were built, land be tween Ave and 10 miles out from Petersburg advanced on an everage of $15.2S to $30 an acre in about It in stances, while land 10 miles from town increased on an average, in 16 cases. $16.32 an acre. In Franklin County, New Tork, where 124 m'lus . of road were built, eight pieces of land selected at random showed an Increase of 27.8 per cent after the improved roads were built. while in Lee County, Virginia, which built $4 miles of road, land similarly advanced 26 per cent. ' The construction of the bond-built highways in several of the counties herein mentioned has been of decided benefit to school attendance. In Spottsylvania County one consolidated school replaces three one-room schools, and another consolidated school Is planned. In Dinwiddle County school attendance increased 17 14 per cent in I one year on improved roads, and sev I eral school wagons carrying 24 pupils each have been put tn service. In Lee County school attendance along the improved roads shows an average ol 71 per cent against 62 per cent along I other roads. In Wise County, Virginia, I several successful school consolidations have been effected since 1909. The Pole Bridge school In this county on the road from Coburn to Wise replaces four one-room schools. The Jef f ery "Chesterfield" Six Beautiful in outline, Simple and classic in appearance, eleg-ant in appointments, embodies That Something which denotes its su periority over other cars that pretend to be the Jeffery's competitors. A careful analysis of the Jeffery's mechanical. construction is convincing. Frank C. Riggs Company Cornell Road, Twenty-Third and Washington Streets At the Automobile Show This Week cost of horse haulage In a seaside town In Great Britain, have been found. For a one-horse dray the daily working cpst amounted to $3, Inclusive of driv er's wages, maintenance, and all other charges, and $4.12 for a two-horse dray. On the distances travelled this works out so that the cost very seldom falls below $0.20 a mile for the one-horse dray and $0.26 a mile for the two-horse dray. Yet everywhere motor, trucks are doing this work, at a milch less expenditure of time, at from $0.1$ to $0.17 to the mile. Glass Roof Is Late Feature. To provide the greatest comfort for passengers has always been the aim of bus designers. Many unique construc tions have been developed on this ac count and one of the most Interesting Is a 'bus used by the John Rackett Taxlcab Company, Boston, Mass., the 'bus being operated over some of Now England's hlsterio routes. The most interesting feature of the machine Is a glass roof, the glass being wired, built-in in sections and flooding the interior with light, although It has no relation to the overhead vision ot the occupants. The 'bus holds 22 pss sengers, all seats being transverse. Between each pair of cross seals is a hinged extension, which ordinarily drops down In the aisle beside the seats, but which, when raised, furnishes an extra aisle seat without a back. Oppo site each row of seats Is a detachable window, which, when not In use, is stored In a special cabinet suspended und-rnesth the rhssols frsme. SOUVENIR BOOK Horse Haulage Costs More Than Auto Some Instructive figures showing the Shoiv Vv Get this V r f . njb'X X at the Remarkable J Tale of the - - JrJnnanxmmmm Remarkable ' , s ' Run of a d Remarkable Car. LIGHT FOUR Ask for It at the Mitchell Booth Mitchell, Lews & Staver Co. East Morrison at First Light Four $1250 Baby Six $1585