THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX.' PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 22, 1920
ONLY AIR-COOLED CAR AT THE SHOW, AXD ONE OF THE LATE
CROLfDE ADDS TO MILEJIGE f,mffffI,fIfIflIIIliIIIIIIII!nflin
ARRIVALS ON MOTOR ROW.
BIGGEST THERE YET
THERMOID COMPOCXD TOUGH
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Robert E. Allen of Allen & Hcbard
Co. Explains Why Thermoid
Tires Wear so Long.
73 Different Makes of Cars,!
46 Different Trucks Shown.
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150,000 FEET OF SPACE
Other Xews and Gossip From Cen
! ter of the Automobile Industry
at Detroit, Mich.
DETROIT. Feb. 21. A 2,0l0.000
dispy of motor cars, trucks and ac
cessories was assembled for exhibition
on five floors of the Fisher Body
company's exhibition building here
last week in Detroit's 19th annual
automobile show.
' With 73 different makes of motor
cars, 46 makes of trucks and 68 ac
cessories, the event, according to- A.
U Zeckendorf of the Detroit Auto
mobile Dealers' association, was the
Jargest all-around, automobile expo
sition that Detroit has ever seen.
'The show is double in magnitude
any previous event of a similar char
acter held In the middle west, ac
cording to estimates made by Show
.Manager H. H. Stuart, and covers
150.000 souare feet of space, twice
the area used in previous seasons.
Jn number and ;xtent of exhibits
housed under a single roof it ,ex
i-eeds eilher of the so-called nationa
shows recently held in Chicago and
New York, where trucks and pas
senger cars had to be shown in sep
urate buildings remote from one n
other. Ueroratloa Scheme Vernal.
In keeping with Detroit's automo
bile prosperity as embodied in this
ear"s great line-up of exhibitors, the
management has given arcnitecis ana
artists carte blanche to install the
richest decorative scheme that can be
iiovied. The general motif is spring
and tiie vernal scenes that suggest
the call of the open road. Respective
floors portray a rural grain garden
scene, a Japanese wistaria garden, a
Florentine scene, an old English rose
garden, an apple orchard in full bios
som.
Four concert orchestras stationed
on the various floors play at both
afternoon and evening sessions.
Artcinus Ward of New York, ma
Jority stockholder of the King Motor
Car- company, has just procured a
large manufacturing property in De
troit upon which to erect a new plant.
The site is considered an excellent
one. on the great industrial section
bordering o nthe River Rouge. It is
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OXK MAY TO START.
Here is a cold-weather starting
stunt that disproves the claim
that important discoveries are
man-made. This one was dis
covered by a woman motorist.
Instead of relying on ether
mixtures and hot water bass
the lady simply hitches the elec
tric flat iron to a convenient
socket in her parage and places
the iron close to the carburetor.
Ky the time the lady's hat is on
straight and the last curl has
. been tucked where it shows to
advantage, carburetor and in
take arc nicely warmed up and
the engine is off with the first
few turns of the starter. The
scheme itself is most conven
ient, devoid of fire danger and
certain to produce the desired
results. American Motorist
almost completely surrounded by rail
roads of that vicinity.
Mr. Ward announces that plans are
now being considered for a modern
factory structure to meet the rapidly
expanding business of the company.
w lYruMenlierjc Plant.
It is reported that the efforts of
the Cleveland chamber of commerce
have been successful in securing for
that city an automobile plant to be
built by the teusenberg Automobile
&, Motor corporation, which is to have
a capital of $15,000,000. The company
proposes to- make motors and auto
motive parts in addition to automo
biles. Headed by Alfred J. Jackson of
Kattle Treek. the Jacquet Motors cor
poration of America is said to have
organized with a capital of $100,000
to manufacture a high-priced motor
car designed by Mr. Jackson. A plant
hits been purchased in Holding, Mich.,
where it is planed to produce 250
cars this year, all of which have been
contracted for. according to Mr. Jack
son. !. V. Wilson, superintendent of
the Tim ken Detroit Axles company,
will be superintendent of the Beiding
factory.
Charles Manjuet. at present general
manager of the American Motor com
pany of Battle Creek, will have charge
of the experimental work and produc-
tion. Mr. Marquet was formerly con
nected with the Kranklin Automobile
company of Syracuse, N. T. Mr. Jack
son was associated with the Fierce
Arrow company of Buffalo for a num
ber of years and also with the Re
public Motor Truck company.
Paige Famines Large.
Figures submitted to stockholders
at the annual meeting of the Paige-Ic-troit
Motor Car company this week
showed that the earnings before taxes
in 1319 were $2,002,000. EH vi den da
paid on the common stock amounted
to $430,000 and $72,000 on the pre
ferred. Reserve set asido for taxes In 1919
totaled $696,000. Surplus was given
at $1,300. Surplus June 1, 1919, was
known to be $1,854,494.
It was explained that there was
taken out of surplus $4t3.00O for 191S
taxes. Harry N. Jewett, president, said
that considerable bad been struck off
for depreciation.
Total current assets were given as
$ii.721.22fi.3t and current and accrued
liabilities as $1,142,018.83. Total fixed
assets were given as $1.142.018. S3.
Antiripated 1920 production is 30.
300 passenger cars and 2100 trucks.
The cost of the company's new build
ing was piven at $600,000 and equip
ment $250,000. It is the intention of
the company to manufacture its own
parts and steps are being taken to
ward that end.
Above In -the Franklin six. which, has the distinction of being the only air-
cooled ear at the show, or represented In this territory. It is one of the
most popular automobiles in the Pacific northwest. J, C. Braly in the
Oregon distributor. Below is the new Revere four, entered by David A.
Prpp. The Revere Is a Deusenbern; racing type motor, geared up to 80
miles per hour. ...
BEST CYLINDERS GROUND
ONLY CHEAPER
BORED AND
CLASS ARE
REAMED.
RogrJoding Often Makes Cylinders
Better Than at First, De
cl a res S hop Expert .
"Cylinders in many of the cheaper
class of gas and gasoline engines are
Einisnea ai present oy om ms auu
reaming, whereas automobile motors
and others which must withstand se
vere duty are ground, to get as cylin
drical a surface as possible' says
James . B. Harrison, machine shop
foreman of the Cook & Gill company.
'The chief objection to boring and
reaming is that the walls of the cyl
inder are liable to spring away from
the cutter or reaming tool. If there
happens to be a hard spot in the iron,
which is very often the case in a cast-
iron cylinder block, an irregular sur
face is formed. This causes the piston
to leak and diminishes compression
n the cylinder.
"It is conceded that grinding is the
onlv method of overcoming hard and
soft spots and making a uniform sur
face, because a grinding wheel of the ,
proper grade and speed cuts the metal
with very little pressure.
Care should be taken tnat cylin
ders, pistons and rings are not re-
ground on a makeshift machine, but
on a machine built up by a manufac
turer of long experience in making
this class of machinery.
Personally. I firmly believe that
reground cylinders are better than
new ones, because cylinders which
have been used at all have been sub
jected to such extremes of expansion
and contraction that an annealed sur
face 'has been formed which is impos
sible to get in a new block. Reground
cvlinders. accurately fitted pistons
and rinescive the owner an individ
ualty assembled job rather than one
done on the productive basis. If the
working parts of the motor are in
good condition the power of the motor
will be greatly increased, while gaso
line and oil consumption often will be
cut from 15 to 25 per cent."
SHORT
HIGHWAY WANTED
Route Through Canada Said to lie
400 Miles Less.
VANCOUVER, B. C, Jan. 17. A
strong campaign is to be inaugurated
shortly by Alberta motorists to have
the transcontinental motor highway
completed through the mountains.
Havelock Newcomb, secretary of the
Alberta Motor league, is endeavorirg
to arrange with British Columbia mo
torists to assist.
The present route is partly through
the United States and is 1000 miles
long. If the linking of portions of
the Canadian road were completed it
would reduce the journey by 400
miles, open up wonderful country for
tourists and, in addition, provide good
means of transportation for ranchers
and farmers who are now situated in
rich valleys many miles from any rea
sonable means for getting their prod
uct to market.
"These are strenuous days for every
manufacturer of automobile tires.
probably in no other industry is there
keener competition for establishing
permanent business than in the tire
field." says Robert E. Allen of the
Allen & Hebard company, Oregon dis
tributors for Thermoid tirs.
' "A few foresighted rubber men
foresaw present day conditions some
years ago and have insured an es
tablished market for their own tires
by the excellence of their product.
"For instance, the manufacturers of
the famous Thermoid tires some years
ago definitely determined that it
would be their policy to eliminate
every possible weakness of average
rubber and to produce only a perfect
tire in small quantities rather than to
build up a gigantic business. In
creased production meant nothing to
the Thermoid people their policy
was, and still is, to preduce Quality
rather than quantity products.
"In the early stages of the develop
ment of the Thermoid tire its makers,
after careful study, decided that the
basic weakness of average rubber
was its "porous" condition. The prob
lem was to seal up the small 'pores
in the rubber without sacrificing re
siliency. "It is well known that 'porous'
rubber loses much of its original
strength and elasticity during hard
service. Heat and friction the re
sult of continuous driving give-and-
take over the road bed, starting and
stopping, turning corners, etc., cause
marked deterioration of porous rub
ber, reducing "both the toughness and
elasticity. This makes the tire more
susceptible to cutting and chipping.
Sand, water and oil are gradually
forced in. The final result is rapid
wear, sand blisters, tread separation
and kindred trouble.
"In 1915 the Thermoid research men
worked out a formula that greatly
reduced the 'pores' in rubber, a com
pound which is called 'crolide' and
which is the exclusive property of
every Thermoid tire. This new com
pound 'crolide not only increases
toughness 50 to 200 per cent, but it
also actually ' increases elasticity or
resiliency. Thus the Thermoid com
pany succeeded not only in doing
away with the basic weakness of all
rubber but also in adding to the per
fected rubber other qualities that
greatly improved it.
"Thousands of these tires all care
fully made by hand have been tested
on every conceivable road and the
results have proved so flattering that
the production capacity of the Ther
moid company in Trenton has been
taxed to the limit.
"The Oregon state highway com
mission for instance uses Thermoid
tires on all its cars on all kinds of
bad roads in all parts of the state of
Oregon. . -
"Just as much care and precision,
however, Is used in producing this
splendid tire today as in the early
days of its manufacture.
"It is largely because of this fact,
coupled with the plain statement.
Thermoid tires must make good or
we will.' that the people behind the
Thermoid tire have not been affected
by the prevalent severe competition
f among tire makers.
Don't let gasoline, oil or grease re
main on your tires. They all deterior- i
ate rubber. '
Don't park within 25 feet of a corner.
HEADS T H K AI TOMOBILK
SHOW COMMITTER.
JfJf.
Davies Photo.
As president of the Portland Auto
mobile Trades association, under
whose auspices the Automobile show
will be held. Mr. Kling is one of those
chiefly responsible for the fact that
this will be the biggest and best show
ever held in the northwest. When not
in the show business he manages the
Portland branch of the Willys-Overland
Pacific company.
PACKATID STOCK INCREASED
Ten Shares to Each Present Stock
holder for One Owned.
DETROIT. Feb. 21. At the ad
journed stockholders' meeting of the
Packard Motor Car company it was
decided to reduce the par value of the
company's common shares from $100
to $10 and the directors were author
ized to make arrangements for the is
gue of 10 shares of $10 par value in
exchange for each present share of
$100 par value.
This change has been made impera
tive because of the continued trading
in Packard common stock, now sell
ing above $:&0. a unit too large for
satisfactory budding-
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