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. i . TTTE RITVTAT OTIEGOXTAir, rORTXATTD, OCTOI5EI1 22. 1916. 11 STUDEBAKER FIELD SHOWN TO AGENTS CONDITION OF ROADS IN OREGON AT Y VIC fyf the basis of Information furnished bv various automobile clubs and civic - organizations the following bulletin detailing: road conditions in all parts of nc isaucu r nuay oy me ortiana Automobile Club: Portland South,, Via Oregon City, Kcirhcre, Salem, Dallas, Albany, Corvallis and OUM. SEM Country Has 10,000,000 Pros pects and Only 3,000,000 Owners, Says L. J. Allier. FACTORY OUTPUT ADDED 'jGrcater Prosperity in Trade of Northwest Is Predicted and In crease of Sales In All of Territory of Company. Fifty Studebaker automobile dealers and their salesmen attended a- busi ness conference held at the local Stude baker branch last Monday, and after a. business luncheon at the Multnomah Hotel were addressed by L. J. Oilier, of Detroit, vice-president of the com pany and director of sales. In outlining the future possibilities of the automobile market Mr. Oilier eatd that there were approximately C.000,000 farmers in this country able to own and operate automobiles and fully 4,000.000 people in industrial oc cupations earning salaries large enough to enable them to own cars, totaling 10,000,000 prospects still unsold with a total of only 3,000,000 cars in owner's bands in this country at this time. lie further called attention to the fact that 15 per cent of the automobiles owned disappear from use annually, in dicating that they pass out either as a result of natural wear and tear or, in the case of very old cars, of disassem bly and use of parts for repairing cars more recently sold. Truck Prospects Pointed Out. Beyond this field, he said, there were Immense possibilities in the commer cial field when it is taken Into con sideration that there aro 25,000.000 horses and mules in this country, which will eventually be displaced to a large extent by motor equipment, with only 200.000 commercial vehicles of ell sizes and types in use at this time. He pointed to the possibilities of the near future, when the tractor business will become an immense factor. With particular reference to Stude baker he announced the company's planu for increasing production Janu ary 1 to 120,000 cars a year and In bringing production up by June, 1917. to the rate of 175,000 cars a year. He pointed to the fact that 70 per cent of 'the cost ot Studebaker cars was material, 20 per cent labor and 10 per cent overhead. This remarkably low overhead lie said was due to quan tity production. Studebaker profits for the six months ending June 30 were nearly 16.000,000. obtained almost entirely from domestic business, as only J1S0, 000 of the business from which this profit was derived was from so-called war orders. Improved IluMness Forecast. Mr.'Ollier was very optimistic about signs of improved business conditions in the Northwest, in fact throughout the Pacific Coast, and predicted that an era: of sound prosperity for the whole country Is close at hand dis tinguishing coming prosperity from present prosperity in the East which he said was due largely to the arti ficial stimulation of war orders. Mr. Oilier visited the Columbia River Highway for the first time in its fin ished state, having seen it once before two years -previous, with Frank C. Rlggs and A. II. Brown and marveled not only at the wonderful scenery, but the excellency of the road work. -He pronounced it the best piece of engi neering work in the United States and the most beautiful drive he has ever taken. "For the first eight months of 1916. ending August 31. sales of Studebaker cars exceeded the record for the entire year of 1915," said Mr. Oilier. "In number of cars, 48.750 Stude bakers were sold from January 1 to August 31 of this year, as compared with 47,040 for the whole of last year, a, gain of 1710. -Gain of 55 Per Cent Predicted. "At the present rate. 1916 sales will be 55.4 per cent greater than in 1915. or 73,125 cars this year, compared with 47,040 last year, a gain of 26,085. As a. matter of fact, however, the balance In favor of 1916 over 1915 will be greater than the estimate Just given, for the Studebaker output is being steadily increased and the Bales for .the last four months of this year "promise to be: larger, in proportion, than for the first eight months of the year. "From every Indication, more than $0,000 Studebaker cars will be sold this Tear. Our sales this year have been limited only by our capacity for pro ducing cars. In other words, we could have sold perhaps double the number of automobiles this year than we shall sell, even though the gain will be at least 60 per cent, over last year. Recently nuthorized factory extensions. Includ ing" additional buildings and equip ment, will make possible a greatly In creased output for 1917." OCTOGEXAKIAX IS AT WHEEL Michigan Man of 84 and Wife Make 800-Mile Trip. One of the most remarkable touring trips ever made was recently completed by Mr. and Mrs, Allen B. Jones, of Flint, Mich. Not from a standpoint of (speed, distance covered, was this trip so remarkable, but from the fact that Mr. Jones, who Is in his 84th year, drove the entire distance of more than 800 miles and the only other occupant of the car was Mrs. Jones, who is 62 years old. The trip was made in a Chandler ix touring car, purchased last June. The trip included a visit to Alabama Center, N. Y.. the boyhood home of Mr. J ones. "I didn't have a minute's trouble with my car." writes Mr. Jones. "I got an average of 15 miles to the gallon of gas and added only about two quarts of oil during the entire trip. We didn't travel very fast, the most we made in any one day being 102 miles. We trav " eled through Canada on the trip going and stopped at Niagara Falls for two days. Then we went to Buffalo and down to Chautauqua County, where we spent five days and made several side trips. "Then we went back to Buffalo and on to Alabama Center, where I lived 62 years ago. In those .days I used to travel about the country mostly on horseback, there being few buggies. We traveled by way of Batavia, Oakfleld. Byron and Akron, where I visited many of the scenes I . had known in my younger days. I found ..only two men -who were living In that vicinity when I lived there. On the returri trip we came to Buffalo and back to Detroit on the boat." " WTESTEKX Olli BEST OX SPEED Multiple Cylinder Motors Burn All of Lubricant Used. "In this day of the eight and 12-cyL 1 ruler motors wo have motor speeds un t i Miles. Portland to Newberg (via Rex-Tigard) . . . 23.7 Portland to Newberg (via Tualatin) 24.0 Newberg to Dayton 7.8 Dayton to Salem (via Wheatland) 22.2 Dayton to Salem (via Amity) 35.0 Portland to Oregon City (via Oswego).... 14.6 Portland to Oregon City (via Kast Side).. 14.6 Portland to Oregon City (via 82d street) Oregon City to Aurora. 15.0 Aurora to Salem 24.9 Dayton to Dallas 35.0 Dallas to Salem 25.0 Dayton to Monmouth; 30.0 Monmouth to Independence 2.5. Independence to Corvallis. ........ 22.0 Corvallis to Monroe 17.8 Monroe to Eugene 21.7 Salem to Albany (via Independence) 26.8 Albany to Corvallis 10.0 Albany to Harrlsburg. . . . 29.4 Harrisburg to Eugene 18.4 Dayton to McMinnville 6.2 Mcllinnville to Dallas 34.6 Dallas to Blodgett (via King's Valley).... 32.5 Eugene to Cottage Grove 21.0 Cottage Grove to Drain. ; 1T.9 Drain to Roseburg 38.1 Itoseburg to Marshfield 91.0 Note Marshfield to Crescent City, via Bandon road. in very fine condition throughout. Miles. Roseburg to Glendale ................ 53.0 Glendale to Grants Pass 24.6 Grants Pass to Medford. ................ . 33.0 Medford to Ashland 12.6 Ashland to Hornbrook, Cal 30.6 Grants Pass to Crescent City Cal....... Medford to Cratej: Lake 80.0 Condition. Fair; rough in places. Good. Good. Good. Good. Fair; rough where working:. Good; follow river road. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. , Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. . i Fair. Fair. ' Good. Good. Good. Good. Very good at this time. Fair. Good. Eugene to Central Oregon (via McKenzle Pass) i 118.0 Portland to Gresham 14.0 Gresham to Rhododendron... .-. .. 34.0 Rhododendron to Government Camp...... 10.0 Government Camp to Wapinitia. ........ . 19.0 Wapinitia to Tygh Valley 24.7 Wapinitia to Maupln 18.0 Maupin to Shaniko 25.0 Wapinitia to Madras 83.0 Condition. Fair. j Fair. Good. Paved. Good. Good. Good; hotel closed; parties may encounter snow. May be blocked by snow any day from now on. Hard-surface. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. . Fair. Portland East Tla The Dalles. Portland to Easfern Multnomah Co. Bonneville to Cascade Locks Cascade Locks to Hood River Hood River to The Dalles Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn 29.0 The. Dalles to Wasco 30.0 Wasco to lone.. 49.0 lone to Pendleton (via Echo) 59.0 lone to Pendleton (via Heppner and Pilot Rock) 74.7 Pendleton to La Grande B2.8 La Grande to Baker 55.0 Baker to Huntington 50.0 Pendleton to Walla Walla 45.0 Walla Walla to Dayton . 81.0 Dayton to Colfax (via Central Ferry).... 63.4 Colfax to Spokane.: 67.0 Dayton to Pomeroy 26.0 Fomeroy to Lewiston 33.0 The Dalles South. rii. The Dalles to Shaniko (via Tygh Valley).. 58.0 The Dalles to Shaniko (via Wasco) 71.6 Shaniko to Madras 52.8 Madras to Bend 4 7.2 Bend to Crescent 50.0 Miles. Condition, line.. 45.0 Paved. 2. Rough; -narrow in places. 19.6 Rough. ...... 24.2 Fair in spots; steep In some Dlaces. Inn closed for the season. Passable. Very bad. Very bad and cut up. Fair: cut . up until after first rains.' Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. Fair. . Fair. Fair. Fair. Bend to Burns .14 Crescent to Klamath Agency............. 6 Klamath Agency to Crater Lake .......... 2 Klamath Agency to Klamath Falls........ 3 Klamath Falls to Ashland. .............. 5 Klamath Falls to Laheview Shaniko to Prineville 5 Prineville to Bend (via Redmond) .... 3 Millican to Silver Lake Silver Lake to Paisley 5 Paisley to Lakeyiew... 4 Condition. Good, but very hilly. Gjod. -Fairly good. Fairly good. To La Pine, poor; on to Cres- cent, erood. 0.7 First 21 miles bad, rest good. H Good. t 9.0 Good; "Win closed. 1.0 Fair. 3.1 Good. Good. 9 Good. 6.2 Good. 7.3 Good. 1.2 Good. 2.8 Good. Wasco to Prairie City. - Via Rock Creek, Condon, Fossil, Mitchell, Antone and Dayville Fair, rough in places. Via Antelope and Mitchell Fair. Ferry, The Dalles to Grand Dalles, $1 for machine and four passengers rouna trip. - Ferry. Hood River to White Salmon. $1.25 for machine and 25c Der cafspni-pr. Ferry. Cascade Locks to Stevenson, $1.50 for machine and driver and 25c per passenger. Koad open between Stevenson and Carson. Sandy boulevard open and paved all the way to the Columbia River Highway Columbia Highway open all the time. Base Line road closed from Melrose farm to the Automobile elubhonse. Turn left at Melrose farm and go through Troutdale. thence out Highway or cross the caanny ttiver nriuge to tne cluonouse. .tourists going into crater baKe i"arK incur risK rrom storms. -PORTLAND TO THE BEACHES. Portland to Astoria and Seaside Via the Columbia River-Highway. Condition. Good. Good. , Fair. Rough. Fair; rough in places. ravfd. Miles Portland to St. Helens.. -. 29.7 St. Helens to Goble 13.0 Goble to Rainier , 7.0 Rainier to Clatskanie.. ; 18.1 Clatskanie to Astoria 39.4 Astoria to Seaside 18.5 Astoria to Tillamook good now. but after rain would be IronasMhla. mnt of it is new grade. - Portland to Astoria and Seaside Via Inland Route. Best via Forest Grove. Timber. Mist. Veronia. Take river road. Veronln. to Jitt.sDurg, .Mist. Jewell ana Astoria. 1' roni foeaside one can make the loop back to Portland by way of Tillamook. McMinnville to the Coast Miles. Condition. McMinnville to Sheridan . 13.4 Good. Sheridan to Wlllamina. 4.7 Good. Willamlna to Dolph 19.6 Fair. Dolph to- Tillamook 32.0 Fair. Tillamook to Bay City , , 7.0 Fair. Bay City to Nehalem 20.6 Fair. XNoie it is reported there has been no rain ror six weeKs, and many cars are rrp'Miea as going mrougn aauy. Miles. Condition. Dallas to Blodgett 32.5 'Fair. Klodgett to Toledo 33.3 Fair. Toledo to Newport 9.2 Fair. iNoie Best and shortest road Is reDorted via McMinnville. Balaton. rTla .1-' 1 ij ' 1 L J , cue LA, . Portland North. To ChrhaHa via "Woodland, Kalama, Kelso, Castle Rock and Toledo Fair. Chehalls to Seattle Fair. Cars may go either by way of Vancouver or Goble, as the roads ere in very ia.ii Biiaio bi Luis lime. I dreamed of a few- years ago." said C H. Hamilton, district sales manager of the Standard Oil Company, recently. "More than ever lubricating oil be comes a most vital factor in the suc cessful and economical operation of these motors. "Power plants operating at these terrifically high speeds require a fluid. fast or high-speed oil. "A Western oil manufactured from selected asphaltle base crudes, due to its wonderful internal lubricating value, and natural zero cold test. Is the correct oil for these high-speed mul- tlple-cycilnder motors. "The question of carbon in these motors is a serious consideration Here again a Western oil scores be cause it burns up cleanly and passes out through the exhaust with the prod ucts of combustion." ALL ABOARD FOR ANNUAL FIRESTONE CONVENTION AT AKRON, OHIO. 7 5:7?MSwa r " - I - i rv - ... i s It V ii 1, 6 - -vww$- XhviSc j. 'i Firestone Salesmen From Portland and Seattle Branches Readv for Their Long; Journey. Reading From Left to Right E. H. Cum mlnga. P. J. Carson, Benjamin .E. Boone, of Boone Jk Co.; O. E. Holdman and E. Iv. Ingram, of Portland; A. A. R. Hoover, II. A. Venard, R. Iv. Watt, G. H. Selta and K. L. Hawkins, of Seattle. We Make the Thief Sidestep Your Car! , Our Service Costs Less Than lc a Day We maintain a paid mo torcycle patrol, empow ered to make arrests. We keep a complete record of your car on file in our offices. Our service is in opera tion instantly upon receipt of notification that your car has been stolen. "Our plate securely at tached to the radiator of your car is the best pos sible protection against theft The thief will al- : ways take the "other fel low's" car, because the knowledge is borne home to him that the larceny of - a car with our "associa tion plate" means his ulti- .'mate arrest and conviction. fef F0& ARREST fcllll AND CONVICTIONX 1 OF ANY ONE 1 W?A VSTEALING THIS CAR iW NV-f-'v COr?Grr ':y-'ry Motor Vehicle Protective Association, inc. 80 Broadway North. Phone Broadway 375. . Portland. Offices Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, Wash. Endoised by and assured of the co-operation of city, county and state officials. Sheriff Hurlburt, Multnomah County. ' Chief Clark, Portland Police De partment. Chief Beckingham, Seattle Police Department. Sheriff Chrisman, Wasco County. Sheriff Ilodge, King County. W. D. Murphy, Sheriff Yakima County, President Washington State Sheriffs Association. Sheriff Waller, Spokane County. Chief Weir, Spokane Police De partment. W. S. McCalley, Deputy Secretary State Motor Vehicle Division. Sheriff Garrison, Kittitas County. Chief McCurdy, Yakima Police De partment. Yakima Automobile Club. Mayor Gray, City of Wenatchee. Chief Inscho, Wenatchee Police De partment. Sheriff Onstott, Franklin County. Sheriff Jansen, Adams County. . Sheriff Duffy, Benton County. Sheriff Foster, Lewis County. Chief McGraiL CentraJia Police De partment. Chief Russell, Chchalis Police De partment. , Sheriff Studebaker, Cowlitz County. The original of these letters and many others are on file in our of fice, open for public inspection. CarOwners Get Action Before the Thief Does Ibsai PROPER AIR SAVES TIRE USDERlSFLATIOJf SENDS 75 CEXT TO EARLY JIXK. TER Table FlKnrti Oat to Slake Pneumatics Go Further If Fol - lowed. ' About three out ot every four tires that pass on to the scrap heap are prematurely and needlessly worn out through underlnflatlon. says, a' Fisk Rubber Company expert. In an under Inflated condition the tire Is more sus ceptible to cuts and bruises; xlm ut and fabrlo blowouts develop because of the tremendous number of different positions the tire assumes which tend to create Internal beat and destroy ad hesive qualities of the rubberized fab ric , The motorist who Is careful as to the air pressure will surely obtain larg-e tire mileage at small cost. At the best, the tire is only a container of air on which the car rolls. The amount of air necessary to carry will depend ab solutely upon the amount of work that Is to be done and the load carried. The motorist should determine the load for each tire and regulate his air pressure so as to carry that load with out Injury to the tire. lo aa mis, welgrh front and rear of loaded car separately and divide by two. which will give the weight as carried on each wheel. Now that the weight of load as car ried by each wheel is known, determine the air pressure by using the factor given opposite tire size to divide the amount of the load, the result being the pressure required: 3- inch tire, divide wl(rht of load by s. 3Vi-lnch tire, divide weight of load by 10. 4- lnuh tire, divide wetxtit of load by l-i IVi-lnch tire, divide weight of load by II. 5- Inch tire, divide weight of tire by 11. 5 -Inch tire, divide weight of load by 14. Example On a 4-inch tire you find the load to be 720 pounds. Refer to above table and note that on a 4-rnch tire 12 Is the factor: 720 pounds, di vided by 12, equals 60; therefore Inflate the tire to 60 pounds air pressure. As the load carried by the front tires is usually less than on the rear, by using the method as suggested it will be determined that less air pressure is needed. The ideal load for the hevt sll-around results under average conditions la as follows: j, Tlrp Founds. l:i Oxy-Gen-Erator Saves Mc Bride $5.88 Per Month The Brondoa Motor Equipment Co-, 5 IK) Bnrnalde St Portland, Or. Sirs: I use a FORD to jrather and deliver laundry. During the three months front April 10th to July 10th of this year my bill for Gasoline was $SG.6o. On July 10th I had your Ol-K.N-EKA10tt put on my FORD. Since then I have been usinp distillate. Purine: the three months from July 10th to October 10th my bill for distillate wan $18, a saving of ffi.tis per month. The route and the number of miles "traveled were practically the same. My (TUXDEK9 ARB 1'HEE OP CARBON, and 1 have more power on grades. I feel 1 owe this STATEMENT OF" FACTS. Very truly yours. J. H. M'ERIDE, 473 Alder. f : THE BRONSON Oxy-Gen-Erator gives perfect combustion with either gasoline or distillate, and we guarantee MORE MILKtUK. GREATER POWER. NO CAItHO.V. SKM KOIt BOOKLET. IT TULLa WHY. IXSTALI.ED AT THE BROSSOS SHOP. Itl'RNSlUB AXTJ FOURTEENTH. Phone Main 7118. Aftte-nt Wanted, liarige Men Preferred. 4O0 DVi inch rr.O 4 -Ini-h T:n iVi lm li IM10 r tncli . I.in inch 1.4 X.I A load heavier ths.n these figures may be carried, but the resulting pressure necessary to get good tire mileage Is usually very hard on the car and. Its occupants. To obtnln best results weigh car as suggested, divide any load by figure given and inflate, to that amount, test air pressure at least once a week. "Gas" Costs 90 Cents for 125 Mile. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21. From the little town of Blythe, located out on the dcs-rt of San Bernardino County beyond Eurftow, to Los Angeles, a dis tance of 12a miles by speedometer read ing, on four and one-half gallons of gasoline, or 90 cents. Is the economy record of L. w. Brady at the wheel of a tour-Ninety" model Chevrolet. Oldest Model Is Soulit. With the exception of one model, the Havni'S Automobile Company has In formation of at least one car of every type they have made. The single ex ception is the oldest model. This made Its appearance on the automobile mar- ket in 1S9S and represented the advent of automobile manufacturing as a com mercial proposition. II IS UNCHANGED PRESENT LIGHT WEIGHT, HIGH POWER MODEL TO BE MADE. Owners Deelde Car la So. Satisfactory That Alterations la Dealsn Are Considered Unnecessary. No chants of any consequence will be made in the Marmon 34 for 1S17. The present model, which has success ful'y met the demand for a light weight, hitch powered ear of advanced deslftn and construction, will be con tinued throughout next year with pos sibly a few minor refinements In de tai". The cars have proved satisfactory In the hands of owners and no changes are thoupht necessary. "Di'rlnir this current season iuthlnc; has bean,. shown elsewhere, or In the Marmon factor either, that has ac tually proved Itself as an advantage that would make advisable any sub stantial chanae In the Harmon 84." says the notice from the Nordyke & Marmon Company, of Indianapolis. In telling of Its 1M7 product. The Marmon S4 was first Introduced to the motorinir public at the New York show In the early part of Janu ary. 1P16. It Irpmedlntely w the en- er of attraction at the premier motor event of the season, and the same In terest was shown In the motor exhibi tions In various parts of the country wrere the car was on display. Scien tific construction and the extensive use of aluminum are the two most pro nounced reasons for making; the Mar mon 34 a sensational car. "The frame, for instance, is of deep section and the body, which Is of alum inum and In three sections, rests di rectly on the frame. The make-up of the motor, which Is of the efficient valve-in-head type. Is largely of alum inum. The result Is that the Marmon 34 seven-passentrer touring car ready for the road although a luxury car In every particular, big and powerful" weltrhs only 3540 pounds. "The decision to make no change, other than minor refinements. In the model to be offered during 1917 was reached only after a most extensive search for Improvements and a careful record of months of experience of owners after they have received their cars. Everywhere the Marmon 34 l pronounced a success, both for Its abil ity and the comfort which It gives.' rale Motor War Veteran. Somewhere In France" there Is a Pal?e-letrolt motor that hns achieved, a remarkable record for service In the' great war. This particular motor at the last report was being used by sub ordinate officers of tjeneral Koch's staff In the Somme drive and has had an extraordinarily adventurous career. nil! lil ii Ill II HI ! ti ii; : . mm m J mi P K i p. -. m la pi m . ui...ii..ii.Li..iti.i..uLi.:J.iiiJ...1 j - f n -I, - ji M;i Sird i I ! ! I 'll! t aai',"-'' OX - n,--yr . " Can You Afford to Be Without This Car? The Dort is more than good it is unusual. A powerful motor of unusual faithfulness. A trouble-proof axle of unusual strength. Bearings of unusual size. Westinghouse starter and lighting. Gasoline and oil consumption unusually low. II! '!! Ii 'til ii 1 1 H I I it I ! "-'1 Dealers had. better call or wire for sub-agency I j j Vif$ propositions, as the unusual value of the Dort j Jj ill ...";:;J e"' "i' f rnn makes it the one "eell-at-sight" car of the country, ;! J j jj i j595 Northwest Auto Go. ! j factory Broadway at Couch SU Portland, Oregon. ! j! jj T! F-W vKler P". C M. Menzies, Sales Mgr. Jjjjljjlj jl ' ,Z1&&-' PORT MOTOR CAR CO- FUNT. KjCH.B Im rW ' ill! iL . jgili iMi ii hmmE ii! il i in iy i n! ! ilSlllliflM 1 mm ihlatttimmmmmmaammmmtmmmmmmmmKmmmtmiMmmmtmtmmmmmmmmmxMmmmmmmmmmmm euaa