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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1919)
1919. E Point tunnel, on the ranch of Edgar Locke, will be spread and then covered with the gravel and slush that was re moved. Mr. Nlckelsen says that the freeze put the highway in fair shape, except for a few rough' stretches. UPPER VALLEY CAMP PLANXED HANDLES ATTERBURY THE SUNDAY OREGONTAX, PORTEAND, ..JANUARY NEW COMPANY HER Three Portland Men Organize v Corporation. NASH HEAD OF NEW FIRM Wholesale and Retail Territory. In cludes Oregon, Southern Wasta-!-t;lon. Part of Idaho. Portland's newest automobile sales organization is the Atterbury Truck Sales CoinDanv. 343 Oak street, which has been launched to deal exclusively In Atterbury trucks. The orpanizers of the new company, which will be in corporated, are well and favorably known in Northwest business circles. Two members of the new firm. F. H. Xash, president .and general manager, and W. S. Reichert, vice-president and Barlow Trail Will Be Connected With Columbia River Highway. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 18. CSpe eial.) The Hood River County Game Protective Association has adopted a resolution, askinsr" that work on the proposed Loop Highway, which will connect the Columbia River Highway with the old Barlow trail, be begun In the upper Hood River Valley. The resolution recites that the survey of the road was made from Government Camp. It is pointed out that a savins will be effected by having the con struction camp in the upper Hood River Valley, located only five miles from the terminus of the-Mount Hood Rail road Company, at Parkdale. It will be necessary to transport a great deal of supplies and materials, which can be hauled, it is said, more emcienuy over the rail line. EARLY CAR BUYING ADVISED Moon Man Says Distributors Will Be Sold Out Soon. Fred W. Houghton, president of the C. H. S. Company. 65 North Twenty third street, distributors here for the ORGANIZERS OF ATTERBURY TRUCK SALES COMPANY. - - " ' j -? ; 1 ' ''J' - , $ - ' 'i I : , j f - I " 4i A Jj. .. . . .. . .. J M.nMiMfimafcgjtir '-aiiM. immmj a H. 7Vanh. W. S. Reichert. F. H. Nash and W. S. Reichert, formerly connected with the D. C. Warren Motor Car Cohnpany. have entered business for themselves, es tablishing the Atterbury Truck Sales Company. They will deal exclu sively In trucks. They have opened a salesroom at 343 Oak street. sales manager, formerly were with the D. C. Warren Motor Car Company. The company will deal only in At terbury trucks and do both a whole Bale and retail business throughout Oregon, Southern Washington and Western Idaho. Sub-agencies have been established at four Oregon points, Marshfield, Baker. Kent and La Grande, and arrangements are being made to have other territory covered. The Atterbury truck already has rroven Its worth in the Northwest and the members of the new company are very optimistic concerning future busi ness prospects. The truck is made in one and one-half, two, three and one half and five-ton capacities. Motor and Cight-seelng busses also are turned out. Atterbury trucks are manufactured by the Atterbury Motor Car Company at Buffalo, N. Y., which has one of the largest truck plants in the country. The company Is 14 years old and the demand lor its product has been continually on the increase. Mr. Nash was a vice-president and director of the D. C. Warren Motor Car Company and served as wholesale man ager. He disposed of his interest to other members of the firm. Mr. Reichert was with the same company, serving both as truck salesman and retail sales manager. Mr.' Nash's experience in the automobile business has covered a wide range. He began at garage work and frraduated into a designing engineer. He also has been in the sales game for a number of years. "The prospects for our firm are very bright." said Mr. Nash. "We will be handling the product of a,factory mak lng trucks exclusively, and with a single line to market can concentrate ur energies and promise the best of service to both dealers and owners." The salesroom at 343 Oak street is considered one of the best in the city Four trucks of different capacities are now on the floor and four carloads of vehicles, ranging from the smallest to the largest in capacity are now en route to Portland from Buffalo. popular Moon car, believes that motor ist3 who delay placing their orders for new machines soon will find that the distributors have entirely sold out. "Men who want cars , should buy now," said Mr. Houghton. "A good many companies are finding it difficult to get enough machines to supply the demand. The wise buyers will place their orders without delay. The "C. H. S." part of the new com pany's name stands for two sets of words, according to the members of the firm, "clean, honest service," and Craw ford, Houghton and Snograss, the three members of the company. THREE FIRMS ENTER CITY WASHINGTON" COMPANY WILL ESTABLISH BRANCHES. ACCESSORY ORDERS FILLED FACTORY STOCKS LARGEST IN LAST TWO TEARS. Consignment of Flies,' Due for 2 1 Months, Now on Way to i Portland rirm. Tire Companies - and Wire Wheel Concern Leases Stores to Opefi February 1. rnree new automobile accessory firms have leased storerooms in Port land during the last week and hav made plans to open for business abou February 1. The new companies In elude two tire concerns and one which will deal exclusively In wire wheels, The Pacific Tire Company, of Seat tle which will be represented here by Andro M. Peterson, Is one of the new firms. A location at 437 Stark street has been leased. This company will arry a $30,000 stock and handle the Gordon tire. Charles E. Gunderson, also a Seattle man, is another dealer .to enter the Oregon field. His firm is known as he Pacific Wire Wheel Company and will carry a 120,000 stock of automo bile wheels. This company has leased a storeroom af 435 Stark street. The two companies have jointly leased the storeroomat 454 Burnside street, where they will have a com bined service station. The third Washington accessory man come to this state Is C. K. Wise, of Spokane, who has leased a place at 413 Washington street. He will handle a well-known make of tires, but will not divulge the name until he opens next month. W. W. Metzger, of the Stanley W. Thompson Company, was the man. who conducted the negotiations lor the 1 Automobile accessory dealers are hav lng less trouble in getting orders filled than at any other time during the last two years, according to C. F. Wright, Of Ballou & Wright. 'Accessory manufacturers are now "beginning to fill orders which have tieen on their books from a year to year and a half," said Mr. Wright yes terday. "Factory stocks have been short for two years, because of the war course, but now we are getting relief. "There has been a decided tire short age for the last 18 months and it has also been difficult to get metal good of all kinds. The factories are making strenuous efforts to get back to norma production and fill the orders which they have held so long. We have jus received notice from the factory tha a consignment of files which we or dered two years ago is now on the way to Portland. "The fact that we will be able to replenish our stocks will be quite relief for us as it will again put us in a position where we can give the buy ers jut what they want. "Prices are holding firm and w do not look for any decline for some time to come." RCTHTON GRADE IS IMPROVED Stretch of Columbia River Highwa Surfaced With Rock. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 18. (Spe rial.) J. R. Nlckelsen, State Senator from Hood River and Wasco Counties who has been placed in charge of maintenance of the Columbia RiVe Highway In this county, has completed hauling rock on a doo-yard stretch o the Highway on the Ruthton Hill grade. Before the freeze came, M Nickelsen had a crew of men shovel out the deep mud and gravel from th bad sections of the highway. As soo as the road surface has thawed, the rock obtained from a buge shell moun tain deposit just eait of the ilitclieU' CO-OPERATIVE GARAGE OPENS II. A. Speer Plans to Establish An other One Here. Something new in the garage field In Portland is the co-operative plan under which the Army garage, on Taylor street, between Second and Third streets, is being operated by H. A. Speer, the manager. Kach person in the place own his own business. The wash rack is owned by Lee Mer rill, formerly of the Central Garage The general mechanical end of the busi ness and general auto repairing Is in charge of S. G. Mandvill, formerly In the auto repairing business in Tacoma. Ted Tillman, formerly head man in the KissellKar shop, has charge of all Ford car work and carries a full line of parts. Mr. Speer is trying out the co-oper ative plan and if it works out as well as he thinks it will he will build an other garage at once at another loca tion on which he has an option. KELLY OUTPUT IS INCREASED . XortTiA est Representative In Port land From Seattle." H. M. Gagne, of Seattle, Northwest representative for the Kelly-Springfield people, was in Portland last week for one of his regular conferences with J H. Ainscough. of the Kelly Tire Sales Company, distributors of Kelly-Spring field tires. ' "Strenuous efforts are being made at the factory to get back to normal pro duction," Mr. Gagne said. "The output has been increased and we hope soon to be able to turn out enough tires to meet the heavy demand." Fan Belt Fastener. At each end of the belt to be joined make a number of separate wire loop running at right angles to the end of n 2,445 lbs, v- " The Many Claims of Light freight Gall for the Scales also Questions LIGHT WEIGHT in an automobile is a correct basic principle, else there wouldn't be such a noticeable change of front in the industry so many claims, where only one existed before. But the next time this statement of light weight comes up, get on the scales with it, and see how far the claim goes. Is it an actuality or just words? If it makes good, then ask, How did you get it? That's important, because light weight must not sacrifice strength and safety. The Franklin is the original and only Dght weight fine car. It weighs todav 2445 pounds. It began 16 years ago with Direct Air Cooling, one of the principles which per mitted logical light weight, sturdiness, resil iency and economy, instead of the preva lent heavy weight, rigidity and expense. This difference has appealed so strongly to the American people, especi ally during the last three years, that heavy weight, massiveness and rigidity have changed to statements of light weight, trim ness and flexibility. The statements are in the right direction, but get on the scales ivith the weight and on a rough road with the Jlexibility and sec if the practice bears out the statements. Then try the Franklin in the same way. From Statement to Performance Franklin Light Weight and Flexibility carry through from statement to performance, and the results are worth knowing about. 1 ECONOMY. Franklin economy is the logical result of its light weight and flexibility, and it consists of two parts economy, of operation and economy of de preciation. In gasoline and tires, the Franklin gives a daily delivery of 120 miles to the gallon of gasoline instead of 10 110,000 miles to the set of tires instead of 5,000 And in economy of depreciation, the Franklin, owing to the fact that it does not pound itself to pieces over rough roads, depreciates SQ slower than the average car. 2 SAFETY. A car that is too heavy is an unsafe proposition on rough or slippery roads. And a car that has dropped off weight unscientifically, may have sacrificed safety in so doing. The Franklin's light weight and flexibility enable it to follow the bumps of a road with safety, and Franklin construction and materials mean strength. O COMFORT- You cannot "'realize Franklin comfort unless you ride in the car over a road that would mean hardship in another and heavier car. Franklin light weight and flexibility give a remarkable degree of riding-comfort over all the roads. A FLEXIBILITY. Here is the great aid to Franklin Light Weight. Franklin Flexibility, as opposed to rigidity, comes from the use of full-elliptic springs, instead of the compromise type, and chassis frame of tough, resilient ash, instead of the usual unyielding steeL No torque bars or strut rods and braces. CT SIMPLICITY. Fewer parts mean less trouble as well as less weight. Direct Air Cooling cuts out the 177 parts incident to water-cooling and with them go the frequent annoyance, bother anil repairs common -to radiators, pipes, water jackets, etc Nothing to boil or to freeze. 0 These are the points about Franklin Light Weight that indicate the care fulness with which it is arrived at. Note what they mean in each item ol performance of the car. Remember these points when next you hear claims of light-weight. For they are important to you, as distinguishing between mere claims aod actual tcientific facts of construction.'' 3raly Auto Co. I 601 Washington St, Cor. Nineteenth. Phone, Main 48S0. t i 2 wVwT?A the belt- When the ends thus fitted are - brought together -the alternate loops form a passageway through which a small rawhide thong Js passed. This thong becomes notched with serv ice so that it does not slip out. Causes Irregular Firing. When irregular firing that is accentu ated when the engine Is running slowly occurs it may be a? mimed that there Is a leak somewhere between the carbu retor and the combustion chamber. i Industry Second In War Work. It was shown that the auto industry has contributed more toward victory than any Industry exceot steel. It took on more than 11,000.000,000 worth of war work, Xor not only truck, air planes, cars and trailers, but also for shells, helmets, sub-chasers and other articles not related to other cars. In addition it contlrbuted thousands of valuable mechanics and engineers. Keep Die Valve Tlglit. It 1. Important to keep the tire valves and t.tay bolts drawn up tight because IX they are not to maintained water i very likely to get Into the casing when the car Is being driven over wet roads. Making tlie Nut Fit. Quite often the motorist who delights In doing small mechanical jobs him self finds himself hard pushed in at tempts to make a worn out nut take hoU on the threaded bolt. A simpl. remedy la to hammer on one aide of until oval. slightly oval. In this condition the nut will hold securely until a better fitting one can be obtained. Oldflold Purchases Franklin. Barney Oldfield, famous automobile driver, has become the owner of a Franklin sedan, having made the pur chase at Cleveland recently. ft