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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 13, 1910)
TIIE SUNDAY OEEGOXUX, FOBTLAD, 3IAKCH 13, 1910. 9 POWER VEHICLES SUPPLANT HORSE Motors Are Rapidly Coming Into Use for Commercial Purposes in Cities. ADVANTAGES ARE MANY. Cost of Maintaining Stable Is Iu ' creasing, While Auto Wagons Are Operated at Iess Expense. Service Is Also Better. Tl gumlng popularity of commercial teotor vehicles In Porfland is In keeping LAWYER OAR. BOUGHT LAST WEEK BY with the city's- general reputation for keeping abreast of the times. The subur ban deliveries of goods are being made In motor trucks to a. constantly increas ing extent and the burden of hard tasks frenerally is being lifted from the backs of horses to the unfeeling beds of power vehicles. The inadequacy of the horse is becom ing apparent to ell. Just as it has been evident in the past to the discerning tew, and the argument in favor of the power wagon is being made more forci bly by the increasing cost of stabling and feeding horses and the decreasing cost of maintenance of power wagons. Deliveries in large cities Is becoming more and more difficult, owing to the tnonnous territory which has to be cov ered, especially by large concerns, where successful trade is to be established and tnalntained. The range of delivery has been extended until the horse has been found incapable of covering the neces sary distance during the day, and when Used Is practically unfit for service the following day wherever extended routes we attempted. Comparison tends to show that there are few established delivery systems In any city that could not effect a saving of at least $5000 per- annum at a com paratlvely small outlay. This has been -he case for ten years. Cities Find Autos I'seTul. Not only in the delivery of goods has the power wagon made Itself felt as a powerful factor. In the case of the po lice, fire, hospital and other official uses the speed of the automobile is a great advantage. The best proof of this Is the fact that a great number are being purchased all over the United States by municipalities and private institutions. In Chicago many of the hospitals have . stabled the horses used In the past to adopt the motor-propelled ambulances, and speed has been the watchword ever since the modern vehicle was pressed Into service. The power vehicle has its motor horse within itself. It takes up less space in the streets, can be . manipu lated easier, turned quicker and can go faster and slower. Just as the demands of traffio Indicate as desirable. By rea son of its speed It takes only half the amount of work. The power wagon does not get tired in the afternoon, as does the horse, drag firing its load more sluggishly when the street traffic is at its height. It does not tfall down on icy pavements or require t fkr ft nt v a5H-- Cfc : x ., T ............ T Garage and Salesroom Chapman and Alder Sts. 4 G. M. CORNETT IS PURCHASER OF NEW AUTOMOBILE. t . :l ' ...... Uer - ,( : ''pZVk - W - ' - W 6-CYLLNDER, $2150 j -rrr-E.'- t- -- . .. v j j STUDEBAKEB to40,' WITH MASAGEB Dl'LHAGB AT TIIH WHP.EI. the urging lash of the driver to get It under way when starting- after a, atop. Where vehicles must be massed in promi nent places of business the space aavlnjr 1, alto a very important factor. Many Firms Won Over. Opposition to innovations' of all sorts and the. inability of the mass of people to understand and to aid in the march of progress are well known, and these are factors in delaying the complete and sweeping introduction of the power wagron. One by one. however, merchant e-re investigating this new method of de livering goods. Just as the streetcar has solved the problem of travel in cities, so has the power wagon opened the way for simplifying of the transportation prob lem in the commercial world. The power wagon for trucking and de livering is purely a mechanical proposi tion. It Is e. machine. Like other ma chines. It is built to do a given amount of work In a given time at a given cost and under any known conditions. This cost of transportation can be determined just as surely and logically as the cost of operating any other machine. It is merely a question of measuring the cost and placing one against- the other. In the past Ave years the power wagon has developed and has made a place fcr itself In the commercial world. It is now well past the experimental stage. It has been tested and found not wanting and Its future is especially bright. Motor trucks are being used in increasing num bers throughout the entire United States, and, in fact. In all the foreign countries as well, and have been particularly use- PURCHASES WANTON SIX AUTOMOBILE. S. C. SPEXCEB WAS OAE OF NUMEK.OTT9 SAUES BY BIG COXCERJT. ful to business concerns handling large Quantities of goods. Cach Kind Has Own Field. It is now recognized that the electric has its own field, and there is no real rivalry between It and the gasoline car. As a matter of fact, there are number less cases where the Individuals have both types to meet different conditions of service. ' Evidence of the popularity of the elec tric Is given by the fact that New York and Chicago, some time ago, passed the thousand mark in number of electrics In operation. New York having 2400. Cleve land has about 800 electric vehicles in use. Two express companies operate a total of about 250 electric delivery wag ons; one brewing company has about 60. The New York Transportation Company has 750 electric cabs in constant use. The reports from a number of users of commercial vehicles are of a most flat tering character. Some of these con cerns, which have had an experience in the operation of the electric extending over a period of five and six years, have kept a detailed account of the expense of operation, and report a marked saving in the use of electrics over the horse drawA vehicles, appreciating, also, their cleanliness, noiselessness and the readi ness with which a new driver may be come familiar with their operation. Many users consider the electric truck as equal to a two-horse true kin the class of service in which they are generally used. It is a significant fact that those who have been operating electric trucks for a period upward of six years are constantly adding to their equipment. "CY" VOTIXQ LEADS PITCHERS Over 700 Games Pitched' by Famous Ballplayer in Career. Following are the records of several pitching veterans: Ssasons Young 18 Malhewson . 10 Powell , 13 Leaver 11 Chesbro 11 Phillippe 1 W. 47 23T 22S 1S7 213 1T2 Pet. .629 .685 .623 .672 .698 .612 297 3 0 2t3 9a 144 100 The records of Griffith and Nichols. I who are no longer in the game, but who held long-distance records, are: Seasons W. T-. Pet- Nichols 13 812 18S .62 Grlfnth 12 21ie 185 .627 THI-CITY ACTIVE Baseball League Schedule to Be Out Soon. SELLWOOD GETS VACANCY ITIlIsboro Dropped and Tea ma Will This Year Number Seven, With Fast Youngsters Assured. Places on Aggregations. After several weeks of uncertainty, the Tri-CIty Baseball League has -at last taken definite shape. Final arrangements were completed by the officials of the league In a meeting Friday night In the office of Harry K. Smith, secretary of the league. Hillsboro was dropped from all consld- eration and . was replaced by the Sell wood team. Aside from this change the teams were the same as those decided on several weeks ago. The teams in the league are Bellwood, the Dilworth Der bies, West Side, Peninsula, Vancouver and Salem. The West Side team may bo named the Beavers, although the ques tion will not be decided for a week or two. The Tri-City promoters are 'planning a grand opening on the 2d of April, that will, be second only to the opening of the Pacific Coast season. An automobile parade, starting from Fourth and Wash ington streets and headed by a brass band, will be held. , Schedule Xot Yet Out. The schedule for the- season has not been arranged yet, but will be fixed up this week by a committee, consisting of M. J. Hesler, president of the league; H. K. Smith, secretary, and Fred Valen tine. The games will be played Sundays and the Vaughn-street park will be used for the Portland contests. Ed Rankin and Alex Heine have been engaged as umpires, and another will be appointed before the season opens. Had Hillsboro become a member of the league she would have had the best team in the bunch. All the Portland players but one who were with the Hillsboro squad have gone elsewhere. These men are Parrot, Briggs, Tauscher, Hinkle and Brawn. Asher Houston alone remained with the team. The West Side, the Dilworth Derbies, the Salem and Sellwood teams have been picked for the season already The Vancouver and Peninsula teams will be selected within two or three weeks. The personnel of, the teams already se lected follows: West Side. Catcher, Johnny Shea: pitchers. Lake, Howard, O. Gardner; shortstop, Lee; first base, Montague; second base, Andy Anderson; third base, Walter Day; left field, Coates; center field, Rupert; right field, McEJwaln; manager, C. J. Rupert. . Dilworth Derbies. Catcher, Brower; pitchers, Aiken. Townsend; shortstop, Herschler: first base, Paul Irwin; second base. Robln- sn; third base, Moulton; left field, Hav- Catcher, White: pitcher. 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Charley Moore will manage the Pen insula team and pitch and his brother will catch. Most of the team will be made up of Portland players. ' Good Weather Aids Autolsts. Portland autoists took advantage of the pleasant weather last week. Like chil SPRING BARGAINS IN GASOLINE AND ELECTRIC AotoitioMles Studebaker 30 Touring Car Com plete with top and front. Car painted green. StudVbaker 40 Touring Car, com plete "with top and front. Car painted red. Studebaker 30 Roadster Open. Car painted red. Studebaker E-M-F 30 Touring Car Complete with top and front. Car painted blue. Studebaker Electric Runabout Car painted green. ,v These cars have been used as demon strators; they are in first-class condi tion and every car is a bargain. Do not fail to investigate if you want a good thing. The price will prove attractive. Studebaker Garford 40 The -New 1910 Car Speaks for Itself jJet us give you ademonstration. Prompt delivery and satisfactory per formances guaranteed. $1250, 4-CyL, 30-35 h. p. Roadster, 2 to 4 Passengers $1500, 4-CyL, 30-35 h. p. Touring, 5 Passengers $2150, 6-CyL, 50 h. p. Touring, 5 or 7 Passengers Our prices quoted above are -what you pay for the cars on our floor and are not factory prices. Compare the cars and price with others; the answer is the car you ought to have at the price you ought to pay. A car for man, -woman or child simple, silent and powerful. Call or phone and have early demonstration, i Barnes Automobile Co. Main 7022 Tread Tire SIXTH STREET Dealers, Vul- dren out of school they scooted over the thoroughfares of the city and out the passable roads into the country. On Fri day, the City Park presented a scene of unusual liveliness from the autolng stand point. Scores of cars flashed through the drives of the park, while others were plainly visible on the better streets in the city below. There are now one-third more automo biles in use in Portalnd than this time last year. It is thought, and with the coming of Spring and Summer there will be no more lively motoring center than Portland. The Mount Hood and Hood Rrrar roads are two highways in which the motorists are much interested. Both, it is believed. will be completed before the end of the season. EF,R SEE A REALLT I M PROVED Addition? The Cream of Irvinirton Is one. Run out Sunday afternoon. Take Union avenue car to Knott street. One block east is the Cream of Irvlngton, i no periecc aaaition. 6-CYLLNDER, $2150 88 North Sixth Street. Archer, Combs & Co., Inc. 306 OAK STREET, Portland, Or. Wholesale Automobile Supplies State Agents for Fisk Tires Sporting Goods and Fishing Tackle AMJRN BALLOU WRIGHT Automobile Supplies 86 Sixth St. Main 1834: A 1834 Crowe Auto Co. 16th and Alder olaaaaalaa- KcCveadlna-. R. B. BLODGETT, CIO Alder at. Simla T003. Columbus EIectric)LIoydAutoCo -AND- INC- j-i. 41 i i 523 Alder SL Firestone Columbus mos kim 528 ALDER STREET MOTOR CARS NEATE & MCCARTHY, Inc. Jjocomabile REMOVAL NOTICE O'GOEMAN-YOXTOIE CO. New Location 71 Seventh St., Beck Building. Detachable Rims. Automobile Supplies. PALMER SINGER PARRY CAR CLEMENT BAYARD AEROPLANES INTER-STATE AUTOMOBILES The Car of Genuine Merit. WATSON-AUTOMOBILE CO. 503 Alder Street. Agents. Phone A 7612. C M. MENZIES MOTOR CAR CO, Inc. 1 i til iff -"iwaiassii'ii 'i Ii Iiniaodlata Phone 8881, Hala 4S80. F. P. KEENAN CO. ROTAL PIONEER MOTORCTCLES, POPE BICYCLES. Everythlnar for Aato, MotorcTele or Bicycle. lOO Fourth Street, PORTLAND MOTOR CAR CO. Distributors far Ongos. CTFADTC "Trie Ultimate Gar" Ij 1 ijjTllllllJ GUY E. HOLMAN, Manager STEARNS AUTO CO., Tenth St, Near Stark, Portland PyJsW.iiliJHgiW-W.psyiMHSii Liai,.ii ji.ijsi.aa.i. ... Jvvu, .tr ...... ,j , v s , , , Auburn Motor Car Co. Temporary Quarters 264 Front SL Phone A 7339 Northwest Buick Company F. W. VOGLER, Gen. Mr. fth and Couch A2520. Main 4355 MORGAN fa WRIGHT AND GOODRICH TIRES Thomas Marmon Oldsmobile Overland Agency E, E. COHEN Ytlanatfcr Main 4337 A 7171 BARNES AUTOMOBiLE CO. 88 North Sixth St. Phone Main 7022 and EVERITT 16th and Alder Main 6374 any thin sr Is a sufficient guaran- tea of lis worth. HENRY FUK ATJTO CO. Distributors. Sales toon !t35 Ankrnr, cor. ct enta St. Phone Marshall 853. '1910 cars now bare for inspection. Gasoline Electric CARS Phone 1853 Cbapman and Alder Sts. . R. "T. Thompson, Jr. No Noise but the Breese. THOMPSON MOTOR CAR CO. "Distributors" 633 Alder St., Portland, Or. Phono Main 783. "50" Dellverr. 330-333 Davis Street. HARTFORD TIRES AND VEHICLE RUBBER. B22 - S2S Alder Street. Phones Main 2583. A 4944. 4 - : 4 p