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i i mil iiphiji. ,,i.Yf"vr". ' "ni.iji.;'".'P'i i immuw Medford Mail Tribune AUTOMOBILE SECTION AUTOMOBILE SECTION if i. fortieth year. aLEDFOKD, OREGON, SUNDAY, MAROtI-19, 1911. No. 308. THE AUTOMOBILE-GIFT OF GENIUS TO THE CHILD OF THRIFT Its Grace and Beauty Have Grown Upon the World Until Man Marvels at the Void Existing Before It Came. It Is Now Universaly Accepted BTrj'VJjJi'ff Horn of tliu spirit of the nyc, tho strength of till tho horses of old l'liaraoh blnnibcrinjj in its brcn&t, to bo quickened at a touch until it siningd acrohrf the earth at lightning's fepced, the automobile now takes iis place as the humble- servant of man kind. It is u symphony of wood and metal. Combustion's .strength is mar ried in it to the ilight of light itself. The poetry or motion is its own, and oery curve and feature breathes with the pulbu of distance lessened. Ilo- spunsivo as Hie gentlest steed, pa tient as the stile, certain as the tides and swifter than the stag, this mod ern mechanism of service will stand a fitting climax of transportation for a hundred years to come. Motoring is something more than a fad. it is a mental condition pro duced by experiencing an undreamt sensation. It is a sort of disease, in curable, harmless and progressive caused by a germ of delight. It is a new world opened up to view at a lime when the old world was begin ning to pall. , lie has not discovered all of his facilities of delight who has not mo tored. There is still within him, dor mant, a million nerve centers yet to be made to thrill with life and love if he has not sped over city street and country road in an automobile. It i the safest, sanest pleasure that has been invented since first some daring savage hollowed out a log and rode upon the current of a rippling stream. six. For luxurioiisiiess and ease and comfort the motor car is incompara ble. A ride upon the wings of night could he no more enchanting. Only the furclad native of the frozen north, skiing down the mountain side likca fhHi of light across the glis tening snow cait approximate tho joy of him who sees mile after mile of space torn off and hurled into the teeth of the past as ho speeds his car across the country. Only the roaming gods of space can appreciate the soothing comfort that comes to him who holds within his hand the strength of 40 horses and the speed of a flight of swallows. Jt is perhaps unfortunate that the automobile should have been utilized in business to Jo made to do the common labor that once was done b cattle and later by the horse. Jt would seem that it is too sublime a thing to bo thus desecrated. It ought to have been dedicated to the eter nal pleasure of the race and conse crated as a plaything for the hours that follow labor. WALKS FROM PORTLAND TO MEDFORD LED BY A NIFTY E. M. F. AS PILOT Tho motor car has developed so rapidly it has been such a short length of time, since a trackless power driven car was adopted for general use that its history need not hero be given. It was one o' those few inventions whoso ndvent was absolutely forecasted by all who studied the progress of the race. While it was thousands of years from the invention of the revolving wheel to tho wheel that was power driven, It is the most economical mode of I it was but little more than a Hfe- loconiotion that has been devised time from the dale of the first power velopmcnt s (itiiilcd by a nifty little K. M. K. :i() auto as a "pilot" car, (tyrifrlcri Itorit'lguc, (lie woihl-ieiiowned gloln'-t rotter, Is ilue In Metlford, carrjliig a message of greeting from The Hvenliig Telegram of I'ortlaml to the Mayor of Jlcilfonl. "Hod" expects to make his little jaunt of SKIM mile s In Hit .i! hours of actual walking time. of several mechanisms ince man first tied a rope about the propelled vehicle until the present an-! which the inventors had long been horns of the patient oxen niul made them drag his burden'. It is as healthful as the sun and tomobile took its place in human economy. The automobile had to await the de- working upon. It could not be built until engines and batteries were per fected not until great power could be generated or stored in a small storing the energy produced by bulky space and with little weight. It could, fuel or water power, not bo constructed until the world had No particular branch of applied learned to use a condensed iuel or mechanics can claim credit for tho until u means had been found for automobile. It is a product of tho evolution of modern science and near ly every line of industry figured in its birth. How many aulos arc there in Med ford? A conservative estimate places the number, iiicluduiir snriiiL' deliv eries, at lot). Hoforo July, there will be 500, which with a population of 10,001), means an automobile for every 20 men, women and children in the city, tho highest per capita of au los per population of any city in the world. Perhaps MedToriles have been un sciousness of the situation, but it has almost come to be a fact in this city that every business miiu of import ance in tho city, not all but the ma jority, is tho owner of an automo bile, and so ore the orchardists who live in the city and have lm-ovos ad joining. Tho automobile has come to he a sort of badge of tho repre sentative Medford man. The other day an automobile deal er declared that with few exceptions the real estate men of the city prob ably nil own automobiles with which the better to ply their traffic. Kvon the smaller really men of the city now are fiiruring on tho gasoline wag ons, and the smallest prospective cus tomer may soon expect a free rido in an automobile even if he doesn't' pur chase the fine lot in sight. In the few years that tho auloino bilo has been in uso it has answered every purpose. It has created its place. It has refilled every argu ment against it. Tjiero is not todax a moans or appliance or mode which more Inlly meets its requirements than does the motor car. It has pro moted health and lengthened life and lessened space. From a toy or plaything tho nuto mobilo has stepped into tho garb of servant to help to bear tho burdens of tho race. It lias broadened tho linos of human endeavor, from im proving tho publio highway to tho refashioning of a timepiece. Hoing herself a product of tho best thoro is in modern civilization it was natural that Medford would ho tho leading city in the United Stales in the ownership of these space annilii lators. IV r capita Medford owns more machines than any other city, says tho census reports. In no other city uro thcro more progressive ayiotnobilo dealers and agents. The business has grown un til no dealer can hope to coraor it. Tho selection of a car has corao to bo a matter of largely porsonal tasto or personal acquaintance with tho dealer. There are no gold bricks sold in the shape of an automobile. Thousands of feet of floor space in show rooms are devoted to tho dis tribution of motors in this city. Tho capital required is a guarantee of tho solidity of tho business. Aggressive men aro Immlling thu trade. Competent ",help" is em ployed. Tho selling cost has boon re duced to a minimum. Medford takes her plueo at the head of tho list. Marvel of the ages! Perfection of human skill ! Taking the dusty high ways as the eaglets tako tho air; winding its way fo tho top of tho steepest hill or dashing across the sandiest plain; a gleam of motion and a glow of graceful curves a restful recreation or a toiling bast of burden the automobilo is enshrined in tho hearts of knowing men and women the gift of genius to tho child of thrift. II. ii. u - -. See New Model The car that calls for very few repairs i Specifications 1 Id-inch wheelbase; ttS horse-power; iUJ-inch wheels, which gives clearance of 1." 1-I1 inches; full floating limpkiii rear six.; high tension Uosch magneto; fully equipped with (op, wind shield and speedometer. Points of Interest III 1-2 inches is (he highest clearance of any car sold in iWedford or southern Oregon. I earn how this car is made and you will undersland how it, is possible to run years with liltle or no repairs. Kvery pari is made in such a. way thai it is guaranteed lo give satisfaction. Delivered to you in Medford for $2060 Bear Creek MEDFORD, 114 SOUTH BARTLETT STREET Pacific Telephone 2551 Car Company OREGON J. H. CORRXGAN, Manager and Sales Agent Home Telephone 255 i l-M I 'tmgJHgF: