The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 21, 1909, SECTION FOUR, Image 41

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 21, 1909 OFFICERS ELECTED AT EECENT MEETING OF AUTOMOBILE DEALERS' ASSOCIATION. POHTLAND HUTO EDIATE DELIVERY MODELS NOW ON EXHIBITION SHOW A AUTO CLUB HEAD Plans Outlined Last " Week Develop Big Time in January. Portland .Dealers' Hold Annual Election of Officers for Coming Year. SURPASS LIKE DISPLAYS TO SEEK BETTER FEELING tu WRIGHTS CHOSEN IMM HUMMER - v .At" J, , ? - i -1 ' - ; r V J J V "-V I i A I 1 Plans Formulated for Tear Looking Toward Ridding Association of Many Petty Grievances. The Portland Automobile Dealers' As sociation held Its annual meeting at the Commercial Club Monday evening. k Officers for the ensuing term .were elected. The newly-elected incumbents are: President. C. F. Wright, of Bal Jou & Wright: vice-president, P. A. Combs, of Archer-Combs Company: sec retary, R. E. Blodgett. of the Firestone Tire Company: treasurer, O. S. Brack. ett, of the White Motor Car Company. Plans for an active year were form ulated. The membership -of the as sociation has "been materially strength ened during the past sir- months be cause of the advent of nearly a dozen rew dealers into the local field. As a consequence a feeling of keen rivalry tins prevailed between the old and new dealers. ' , Better Feeling Expected. The result of the commercial enmity !Tas carried with it its natural losses iand continual bandying among the deal- era. All this will be replaced by a spirit of good fellowship if the plans nf the new officials carry. To accom- Tlish this end It Is proposed to include all the dealers In the city in the mem bership of the association. Following on this it Is proposed to hold seml- monthly or monthly meetings for the purpose of cultivating acquaintance and 'familiarity with the trade. The petty grievances that have heretofore pre vailed, it Is hoped by the adoption of these methods, will vanish. Probably the most conspicuous ef fort of the new regime to better the existing .conditions that manifested it self at the meeting Monday evening was the selection of a committee to provide a "love fesst" in the near fu- ' ture. . President Wright appointed C. 11. King, of the Keats Auto Company, as chairman of the committee, with II. R. Menzee. of the Hess-Menzee Com pany, and H. C. Archer, of Archer Combs Company, to arrange for the banquet. The committee subsequently reported that Thursday night. Decem ' her 9, had been selected for the event. to.be held at the 'Commercial Club. The banquet will be confined exclusive ly to members of the association. A programme Is now being arranged and Includes a series of business talks bv the guests.' Good roads will also be discussed and plans will probably be made whereby the association will lend valuable aid to President E. Henry Wem me of the Portland Automobile Club In his fight for better highways in this section. 30LD-PL.TEI CAR OX SHOW New Studebakerjls Acme .of Expen- . Rive Auto Manufacture. . Probably the most expensive and the most elaborately finished automobile in the city Is now on exhibition. This Is a Studebaker landaulet, finished In gold plate trimmings and cut-glass embellish ments. It was manufactured at the fac tories of the. company In South Bend. Ind., expressly for show purposes and was shipped from there to the local agency in San Francisco, where it has . been placed on exhibition. All the metal Trimmings of the car are gold-plated: even the alarm horn and air tube leading lo it have been "jeweled." The gear-shaft lever and emergency brake lever, glass front sashes, hood hinges, handles, metal molding and the lamps are gold-plated. The interior of the car Is the apex of the artists' efforts. The upholstering is of the finest broad cloth, with handsome coach lacing. The Some lights are of expensive cut-glass and are so arranged that when the electric switch is turned on the interior of the Tab is flooded with a brilliant light. The motor la of the new' Studebaker type. -of 40-horse-power. The body is fin ished in royal blue with a natty white stripe. All the new features of the'Stude baker output for the next season are em Vdled in this extraordinary car. Cornell Wins Distance Run. ' EROOKLIXB. Mass., Nov. 30. Led by n .T. 8. Bema. Cornell's team easily won the Intercollegiate cross-country champion ship from nine other colleges today. Technology was second. Michigan third and Yale fourth. Berna's time was 33:051-5. Remarkable going for the broken course of six miles'. In Knr!nd one person in every hundred is unable to read and write; in France, two In very hundred. NEW MODEL f FIFTY HORSEFOWEK STODDAHD-D AYTO.V. mon"g the new models expected to arrive during the coming week, the model 10 F 50 H. P. Stoddard Davton.wm Tnak. a bid for recognition. Fred A. Bennett, president of the Bennett Motor Car Company re ten j't returned from visit at the factory in Dayton. Ohio. He says the new model far surpasses any of theforriver productions and is In a class of itself from a constructive and decorative viewpoint. A demon stratbr -will arrive early next week. I J S I ' i s" A. . "1 - 2 . , " f a 1 4 A 1 '-'Y- -: frm n in m H""i " ' T ' , lira tvnwin m t"1 jiMirMij . Photos by Auie. " At'a' meeting of the local Automobile Dealers' Association neld Monday evening at the. Commercial Club, officers for the ensuing term were elected. The new officers are: President, C. F. Wright, of Ballou & Wright: vice-president, P A. Combs, of Archer-Combs Company; -secretary. Robert H Blodgett. of the Firestone Tire Company; treasurer. G. S. Brackett, of the White Motor Car Company. AUTO BUSINESS BRISK MANY CARS DELIVERED TO IO CALi AXD OUTSIDE BUYERS. Changes in Agencies Noted and New Cars Enter Field Bits of uosslp Around Town. The Covey Motor Car Company sold Cadillac "JOs" to the following pur chasers last we-k: Dr. O. F. Botkin. . H. C. Campbell. R. H. Wood. Mrs. J. W. Beakey, John W. Baker, A. B. Andrews and E. M. Hatch, all of Portland. Cadillac 30 touring cars were delivered to C. F. Gilbert, of Hood River and C. H. Snyder, of Medford, Or. .W. C. Hood, special representative of the Chalmers-Detroit Motor "Company on the Pacific Coast, spent several days in the city last week as a guest of the management of the Keats Auto Company, local representatives of the Detroit concern. Mr. Hood spoke en thusiastically of the future outlook for business in this field, and said that sales of his product In this locality dur ing the past 90 days far exceeded his most sanguine expectations. He left for his headquarters in San Francisco Friday. Ballou & Wright, Sixth street acces sory dealers, last week acquired the local agency for the productions of the Clare Company of San Francisco. "Clare Liquid," one of the staple productions, is a patented preparation recently placed on the market, which, after dis tribution on the glass of a windshield Insures clear vision to the motorist. The preparation keeps the glass clear, and obviates all danger arising from the accumulation of mist or rain. Frank MV Fretwell, publisher of the Western Motor Car. Seattle, Wash was a visitor in Portland for several days last week. The ' Northwest Buick Company shipped three Model 17s to the North west Auto Supply Company at Spo kane last week. P. A. Combs, of the Archer-Combs Company, Oak street accessory dealers, will visit . the National Automobile Show, to be held at the Madison Square Garden, New York, the first of Janu ary. Robert Simpson, a popular salesman and well-known along Automobile SAID TO BE IN CLASS r-vn?F:.r wwiwiW;..'?".' '!?!':oT : T A: A, :"A A AAvA A,-A":-A:: AAA- 'AAA: AA: . ... ':--'v:-a' . .o: ! .;'' V:t' -';'--'-:: .f : -y ' . -.-X 'A ' : ': iri i i jrffr-'- . ' I Row. has acquired the agency 'for the Auburn car. A carload of demonstra tors will arrive from the factory in Auburn. Ind., during the coming week. Until permanent quarters are secured Mr. Simpson will have headquarters with the Northwest Buick Company, Seventh and Couch streets. " Dr. G. E. Watts since relinquishing his interest In the Covey Motor Car Company a few weeks back, has formed a partnership with K. s. w nson, a well-known demonstrator and motorist here. They have acquired the local agency of the Knox car, under the firm name of the Western Auto Car Com pany. Mr. Russell will manage the salesrooms and garage that are being fitted up at 531 Alder street. A Knox gray tonneauette and a thistle-green Knox touring car will arrive from the factory at Springfield, Mass., the latter part of the week. These will be uti lized as demonstrators until the arrival of subsequent shipments. The Keats Auto Company, during the past week delivered a Chalmers "30" to T. Irving Potter, a Hudson "20" to Dr. U. C. Coe, and a Chalmers "40" to F. L.- Bunten, all of Portland. M. B. Duffield has purchased the in terests of Cuthbert & Smithsoif in the local agency for the Hupmobire cars. Messrs. Cuthbert & Smithson have since become affiliated with the local agency of the Northwest Studebaker Brothers Company. r " Fred A. Bennett, president of the Bennett Auto Company, during his re cent visit at the factory of the Reo car in Lansing, Mich., secured an allotment of 500 Reo cars for the coming season, to be distributed among his subagents in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. He also secured a dispensation to distrib ute a limited number of the Reo pro ductions In the Hawaiian Islands. A 1910 model of the Reo car was received during the past week, and among its novel characteristics is the left-side steering wheel and gears. The manufacturers of the car are imbued with the belief -that all standard cars will be equipped similarly because of the gradual enforcement of the traffic regulations in all the large cities in the country. Among the natty new arrivals on Auto mobile Row during the past week is the new 1910 White Limousine, received by the White- Motor Car Company. The ex terior of the car is blended- Irf a highly colored signal green. The interior is de signed for theater and party use. The upholstering is of a beautiful shade of green brocade. A cut glass bouquet vase and toilet sets also adorn the interior. The car was placed on exhiibtion in the display rooms of the local agency last week. BY ITSELF. " 1 JcX. Three-fourths of Vote in Favor "i I After Stormy Dealers of City of Proposition Debate as ' to ' Expense of Show. A Joint meeting replete with bursts of oratory and flights into the realms of frenzied finance was he.ld by the Auto mobile Dealers' Association and the mem bers of the automobile show committee of the Portland Automobile Club, in the Huhroonw- of the Keats Auto Company Wednesday evening. The gathering, which marked the largest ever attended In local autodom. was held for the purpose of taking final and defi nite action upon the automobile show proposed to be held under the auspices . .1 T" 1 J lnmnMla fllll) H 11 H T1 T H iiitr rwuauu u.vi..ww. . ' the last week In January, in the Armory. Question of Advisability Arises. After the announcement had been made public that the show was to be held and plans were being formulated to make It the banner one of its kind on the Pacific Coast, several of the prominent dealers cautionsly weighed "the feasibility of such an event, with its results. Some of the conservative dealers and whose business represents the bulk of the enterprise here, averred that the adver tisement derived from exhibition sources was considerably in advance of other channels of publicity. Many of" the larger dealer? and probable exhibitors strengthened their contentions when the rumor was verified to the effect that 50 M he charged bv the show committee for exhibition space..! THIS pecinc liem. iney cmiicim, ia 'i"" to that charged by the management ofc the National show to be held in Madison Square Garden during the early year. Basing their arguments upon the lengthy list of. cars that would neces sarily have to be exhibited at that pro posed rate, the extra expense for Insur ance, help ald Incidentals, the dissenting AiAa that tiv will Tiecessarilv be compelled to expend sums ranging from J1000 to In order that they might provide a suitable exhibit at the coming show. Stormy Debate Ensues. After a stormy debate upon the feasi bility of holding the show, the matter was . put to a vote. When the ballots were counted I V was ascertained that 75 per cent of the dealers in attendance were in favor of the show and voted ac cordingly. The show committee was au thorised to proceed with its plans for making the coming exhibition of cars the best ever tield on the Pacific Coast. With that end in view. Secretary Will Llpman. of the Portland Automobile Club, and chairman of the automobile show commit tee, has begun negotiations w!tl a firm of scenic artists in aew mrji ior nuums the artistic embellishments to the se lected exhibition rooms In the Armory. Harry Keats, president of the H- L. Keats Auto Company, will attend the National shows at the .Grand Central Palace and Madison. Square Garden In New York immediately after New Year. OVERLAND HAS NEW DEVICE Foot Control Eliminates Changing Gears by Hand. The Crowe Automobile Company, Six teenth and Alder streets, received a car load of the 1910 model "38" Overland Run- feSSac JtZh$ "A :" t A AJ -a ' "" BAUV TOXAEAU. Specifications of Regal '30' Horsepower 30. EnietM Four-cylinder, four-cycle verticle type.. Cylinders Cast In pairs, with integral water jackets. Valves All on one side, Interchangeable and mechanically operated. Crank Shaft Single piece forging especially heat-treated, large bear ings with fly-wheel flange forged integral on crank shaft. All bearing surface ground to size and crank shaft and fly wheel balanced. EnKlne Bearing: Four inches wide. Connectins Hod Drop forged steel I beam cross section, marine type -P; . . .. , . i . T- thl. octom Iha nil la nilmnpd Lubrication uircuiaunn yicni. from reservoir. This pump iorces ine on inrougn uu. to the different bearings and connecting rods, providing a positive stream of oil to each part needing lubrication at all times. The unused oil r,i.. in .v.- Lt.nm ,f tho crank ease orooer. overflows into the oil reservoir and from there is pumped apain thorough the different bear ings. This provides liberal oiling to all parts of the engine Ignition Dual system, consisting of Remy High-tension Magneto and Batteries. , . . . oolinK By the thermo-syphon system, large radiator. The Belt-driven Fan Insures proper circulation of air through radiator and around engine. Coer fmproved cone type. Leather faced. Engages easily and W,tTrannJslon Selective sliding gear. The entire transmission Is operated on roller bearings. . ,w Speeds Three forward and one reverse, direct on high speed. Shaft drlKear AxIe-Semi-f loatlng type, fitted with truss rods ' Entire Axle anil TrannmUsion run in a bath of oil, thus insuring per fect lubrication at all times. Brakes Four in number. Springs Semi-elliptic front. Full elliptic rear. Frame Pressed steel. U settron. Frame dropped over rear axle. Tread 56 inches. Wheel Base 107 Inches T..fii u Five-passenger and Joaby tonneau 1500 F. O. B. Portland fully equipped with top. glass front, magneto and full lamp equipment with Roadster fully equipped same as 5-paasenger and baby tonneau, $1450 F. O. B. Portland. Write for catalogue. KARL M:CROSKEY OREGON AGENT, . 581 ALDER ST, PORTLAND, OR. INTER-STATE AUTOMOBILES Best Machine on the Market for the Money. WATSON AUTOMOBILE CO. - AGENTS. 503 Alder Street. Phone A 7612. :4AA 1 1'"A , 1 H ! -t - w '"L t , A i ' A$ .wK ;fe;f A". v; - AAAAA f A;'i WA . r , - - ' u ;: ,5 - A A :A;A fA ; t - 1 v-,. ;AAvA - - A - - '"--'AlIi-AArsMAA -I1 WHITE MOTOR CAR COMPANY C. A. EASTMAN. General Manager. G. S. BRACKETT. Secretary 86 TENTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR., BOTH PHONES abouts during the past week. The cars present a- handsome appearance and are finished in royal blue with fine line gold striping. The Overland "38" is fast, pow erful and smart in design, having 32x34 inch tires, 102Tinch wheel base, four cyl inders, 30 horse-power motor, with cyl inders cast singly and five main-shaft bearings. The new arrivals are fitted with the Overland foot control, which elim inates the necessity of changing gears by hand. The new arrivals sell for $1150 f. o. b. Portland. As a result of his visit to the various factories in the East which his company represents Mr. Crowe reports great ac tivity in the manufacture of automobiles. He was successful in securing samples of all lines, which will arrive during the coming week. Special Race Cars Opposed. NEW YORK, Nov. 20. The American delegates to the International Conference of Automobile Clubs, to be held in Paris December 7, 'have been instructed to urge that international automobile racing in the future be confined to bona fide stock cars, classified according to piston dis placement, with a minimum weight limit In each class. It is expected that this will do away with the expensive construc tion of racing cars and will. make the re sults of races more indicative of the nor mal worth of competing cars.. n 1 " 1 1 - , 'j . V. 7. I HE travel demands of present-day fam Landaulet. While they attain tho acme i" the style and luxury of their appointmrnts. they are possessed of all those qualities which insure reliable performance under the severest conditions of service. They repre sent the highest degree of perfection of the motor-car-maker's art. 30-35 B.-P. Four Cylinder $1475, With Top, Magneto, Tire Irons, Trunk Rack, Robe Rail, Gas, Lamps, Side and Tail Lamps and Generator, 34x312 Tires F. 0. B. Portland. TAKE NOTICE OF THAT EQUIPMENT JIND NOTE THE ABOVE PRICE IS F. 0. B. PORTLAND Note the following specifications and come and ?et a dem onstration. 30-35 H. P. Motor, five-passenger Touring Car or Toy Ton neau Roadster, 34-ineh wheels, three forward-speed selective type transmission, 108-inch wheel base, tonneau seat, 48 inches wide, oil reservoir, pump and all connections contained in crank case, spiral cam gears, multiple disc clutch, 10-inch clear ance under lowest part of rear axle, main bearings" adjustable from outside of crank case (an exclusive Reo feature), alumi num foot mats and running board. MAGNETO, TOP, TRUNK RACK, FULL LAMP EQUIP MENT, ROBE RAIL AND TIRE IRONS, $1475 F. 0. B. PORTLAND. We were going to make the price $14.50, but the railroads have raised the freight rates, taking effect December 6. Fred A. Distributor for "CLAR0"-A LIFE SAVER Just what you have been looking, for. An investment of $1.00 will save you hundreds. CLARO ap plied to yourWIND SHIELD keeps the glass perfectly clear in rainy weather. Ask your dealer for it. BALLOU 8 WRIGHT 8S6SH ily and social life are Splendidly ful filled bv the White Limousine and 1475.00 Bennett, Entire Northwest.