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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1911)
r THE SUNDAY OKKGOXIAX. PORTLAND. JAXUAUV 1, 1011 S GROWTH OF AUTO I m m m m. a I nil M "f nuus hi ghui Assets of General Motors Company Reaches Enor mous Figure. NOTES MAY BE LISTED Application to w York Stock Exchange MadeSubsidiary Cor porations" Sales In 1910 To tal Sum of SS8.500.000. Some Idea of the magnitude of the au tomobile, Industry at the present time may be gained from the statement re cently Issued by the General Motori Company upon the conclusion of the re organization of this, the greatest cor poration In the automobile world today. Of an authorized Issue of tlO.OOo.Oos of per cent first Hen fire-year sinking fund gold notes, an Issue of tlS.frOn.nO") was underwritten by J. N. W. Salt- man A Company, of Nrw Tork. and I-ee Hlgatnson Company, of Boston. Appli cation has been made to list these notes ' on New York Stock Exchange. The capitalization of the General Mo- tors Company Is I1B.0OO.0OO per cent I first lieu flre-years sinking fund gold notes: J1S.0M.40O 7 per cent cumulative 1 preferred stock of which S.6S:.'0 la I held by the General Motors Company or lis subsMlary companies, and J13.S7I. ; 0JO common stock of which $1,015,347 Is aIo held by the General Motors Cora ' rany or the subsidiary corporations. Asects Are Great. A statement of the assets of the com- jpany. under date of September JO. 110. 'shows the total assets of this enorlhous 'corporation as I37.770.SW. The proceeds of this gold note Issue have enabled the General Motors Com- Tanv t. provide for Its own outstanding liriehtedn'ss and that of Its subsidiary motor manufacturing romps nles. leaving the companies with about J24.l47.oo net a?eta. Including JJ."OO.0OO In cash. An Interesting bit of reading Is pro- vl.led In a statement of the net profits of the corporation for the years 1J08-9. which are stated at J3.S&7.151. the net profits for the year ending September . I10. at the remarkable figure of $i'.:.3::. The subsidiary corporations to the Onera! Motors Company during the yar -n.i:.:K October 1. !". s-ld an pmxlmatelv J3l.ooo.oo0 worth of automo biles, and for the year ending October t. 1910. their sales reached the phenomenal ftctire of lis. 600.000. The motor car manufacturing com-pank-s subsidiary to the General Motors Company, together with the respective amounts of their capitalization Is as follows: Mulck Motor Co.. preferred. !S"0.O"0; Hulck Motor Co., common. J-.-tH).oor fad. liar Motor Co.. Jl.500.000: Ol.ls Motor Works. JJ.IJtSM; Oakland Motor Car Co.. JSOO.OOO: The Klmore Manufacturing Co.. tu0.00: Cartercar t'o.. comin-wi. :toJ7.720; Cartercar Co.. preferred. fia.Ort: Northway Motor Manufacturing Co.. ST25.oOi: Marquette Motor Co.. $791,000; Randolph Motor Car Co J.13.40: Rapid Motor Vehicle Co.. JiX.0O0; Reliance Motor Trunck Co.. JlSloO: The Welch Co.. of Detroit. K7S.0OO; Welch Motor Car Co.. $250,000: General Motors Co.. of Michigan. J100. Oow; Champion Ignition Co.. J100.000: Jackson-Church-Wllcox Co.. J340.OOO; Mlihlsnn Auto Parts Co.. 1300.000; Michigan Motor Castings Co.. $100,000; Oak Park Power Co.. $100,000; McLaugh lin Motor car Co.. limited. $1.00 J, 000; Weston-Mott Co.. $1,500,000. J. P. Tufts, banker, of Grants Pass, has returned home after an absence of several months spent In touring Cali fornia, by automobile. Mr. Tufts pur chased from the Howard Automobile Company, of this city, and took delivery from the Ban Francisco house, of a 40 horsepower Hutrk touring car In which he and his family visited all points of Interest In Central and Southern Cali fornia, together with a visit to points of Interest In Old Mexico about Tl Jauns. On account of the heavy snows In the Siskiyou Mountains. Mr. Tufts did not attempt to drive home but shipped his car from San Francisco to Grants Pass. C. D. 'Welter and son. of Grants Pass, were among the visitors to "automobile town" In Portland, this week. Mr. Wel ter Is a prominent lumber manufacturer of Grants Pass. William G. Thanbar. traveling repre sentative of the Howard Automobile Company, spent the holiday week visit ing the cities and towns on the west side of the Willamette Valley, with a view to enhancing the Bulck cause In those localities. George G. Bingham, of Salem. Or, was a visitor during the holiday week In Portland. Mr. Rlngham Is the owner of M Ftutck 40-ltorsepuwer touring car and enjova the distinction of being his own mechanic. He Is spending his leisure moments during the Winter In cleaning up and readjusting his car for a pleas ure campaign during the coming season. O. J. Wilson, of Palem. Or., was a vis itor here this week. Mr. Wilson is the p.nrr of the largest garage In Salem and one which enjoys the further dis tinction of having probably the great est rlmr floor space of any garage In the Pacific Northwest. R. F. Thompson, familiarly known to the automobile trade all over California as "Bob" Thompson, and who has been manager for the Mirheiin Tire Company la San Francisco for the past three years has tendered hie resignation and on Jan uary t will become a traveling repre sentative for the Howard Automobile tloropany. .MOTOR BOAT RACKS ARE OX r Year's Day F vent a Will Be Held Tomorrow. The second annual New Year's day motor-boat races will be held tomorrow afternoon under the auspices of the Port land Motor-Boat Club. The races will be held over the course extending from the Hawthorne bridge to a point below the Steel bridge. Two events are sched uled, a fre-for-all and a 3-mile craft contest. At least four boats are expected .n race In earn event. On race will be for a cup donated by the Western Yacht and Launcliman. a new Portland publication, and the other wtil be for a Portland Motor-Boat Club trophy. Probably both races will be of at least r miles In length. The race for the 30-mlle an hour craft will be M miles long while the others may be ex tended to 3 mil's. Son of the fleetest-keeled boats on the ParlDc Coast will race In the free-for-all contest. One tnlng. however, that de tracts front the race Is the absence of L Pacific Coast champion. Wolff IL which was destroyed In ber dock at the asast sod of the Morrison bridge by In cendiarism last Summer. For the past two years this fleet craft has swept everything before It. However, an exhibition In speed Is promised by the Seattle Spirit-Pacer, a Portland-Seattle combination. Thla long, low. racy-looking speed boat has been the Woiat's greatest rival all season and has made the champion travel her fastest to win. Equipped with a new engine tho Happr Heinle II. owned by Al Kllngblll and Otto Kanft. promises to make a gallant ftght for first honors over the Seattle Splrlt-Paeer. The Happy Heinle II was built, engine and all. in Portland last Summer by the Portland sportsmen. After a thorough test the engine failed to stand the required test and the own ers sent East for a- new power plant. It arrived last Fall and the owners aro desirous of putting It to the test in a race. In trial for speed, the craft has made excellent speed and may prove a surprise to the. other entrants. The Potato Bug II and. several .other boats that were entered In the races at Vancouver for the Pacific Coast cham pionship and in the races at. Portland last year, are among those scheduled to start In the race tomorrow. . In the 10 mile class there will he some handsome cruisers entered, smonif which probably will be Treasurer Cooper's palatial rrulser Charmalee. one of the finest boats on the Willamette. - ... The publ sher of the Western lacht and Uunchmtn has offered a year's sub scription to every motor-boat owner who has his craft out on the river, whether It participates In the contests or not. BIG GAMES FIXED Northwest Conference .Col leges Make Schedules. RUGBY WILL BE PLAYED Idaho and Pullman .' to . Introduce English Game Important Con tests Between Schools Are Set for Thanksgiving Day." AmongNhe other matters agreed upon by the delegates to the Northwest College-Conference at Spokane 'was The signing of dates for football games for next Fall. The delegates from the six conference colleges, made public their respective schedules. Basktball and baseball agreements also were made. A November 11 O. A. VT. at corvallis. November IS Whitman at Pullman. November 30 Washington at Seattle. Idaho University October 21 W. 8. C at Moscow. October M Washington at Spokane. November 4 (Rugby W. 8. C. at Pull man. November 11 Whitman at Moscow. November S.l Oregon st Eugene. November SO Utah at Salt Lke. Wblunan Colleae November 4 Oregon at Eugene. November 11 Idaho at Moscow. November IS W. S. C. at Pullman. November SO O. A. C. at alia Walla. Oregon- fnlverslty October as W. 8. C. at Pu Iman. November 4 Whitman at V. alia V aUa November 18 Washington at Portland. November S Idaho at EOgene. November 30 Multnomah at Portland. Oregon Agricultural College November 4 Washington at Seattle. November 11 W. 8. C. at Corvallis. November IS Idaho at M" November 30 Whitman at Walla Walla. : WANTED MORE BATTIXG . Agitation May' Bring' About Change : In Baseball Game. Continued agitation Is belna: carried on extensively for tho reformation of the baseball rules so that more bat tfntr can be had. and It remains for an Easteriufan to propose what looks like a Joke, but might be worthy of the magnates' attention. It Is an old saying that "they never get fast enough to steal first hs.se, AUTOMOBILE TRUCK DOES YEOMAN SERVICE FOR UNION OIL COMPANY ON SAN FRANCISCO STREETS. r 4T 1 .-at . . A . ... " ar mr toe-3T . - -sT I : ? ' W fi jm ' ' .l 7 ' -7 fill 3? y -fcv-i. "at" . ... f - Ian UMa , .' k. X .- r- 9 ' , . - t . .'4- TUIttK A.D O.NE-HALK TOX FRAVER-.MILLER THICK. Th.'s publication was formerly locatea at Tare mo, but because of the superior Interest In motor-boating In Portland the owner decided to establish In Portland. The bow to Portland's population will be made about the middle of the month. SOCCER OH TOMORROW TWO IMrORTAST GAMES TO BE PUVKD OX XEW YEAR'S. Nationals and Ocean lea and Mult- noutahs and Portland Cricket Club Teams to Clash. Two games of soccer football will be played tomorrow at the Catholic Toung u.iv. cinK Athletic Park. Williams avenue and Stanton streets, one In the morning and the otner in me el--. AnntAKt will . lift bS- uuun. i iiv -- tween the Nationals and the Oceanlcs. starting at 10:30 in me momma. , i other will be the annual holiday con test between the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club team and the Portland Cricket Club eleven. For two years previous to this, the latter game has been played upon Christmas day, Multnomah winning each game by a smau scorn, w v.... . an w- trm m M last MdlKUT against the Oceanlcs the Cricketers promise to reverse me oruer ui .V..B- : M f..l.nr.mah Th rfr IP k C t- jjljiu win .w." - ers administered a defeat by the scoro of 11 to J over tne unic day. while the best Multnomah ha b.en ahie to do with this team was to beat them by one goal. Multnomah provea ins mrprim i season last week and won from the . in.iMhiit Nationals team by the score of S to I. The winged "M" team waa crippiea yei . i if left fullback and left half, respectively, were on the sick list and nnable to play. Robertson and Ingles, two former Nationals, taking their places. These National players fought harder to win from their former teammates (nan mey- am 's'"'us -win for them earlier in the season. . t. . ..ihiiltv that Multnomah's two- sick men will bo able to play to morrow afternoon, ins iimu a -" will be called at 1 o'clock. ONE PHONE LINE WANTED Washington legislator Propose to Connect Competing Systems. PTOKANF. 'Wash, Dec tl. (Special. ) Physical connection of telephone lines ... . .... A - Kilt to b Intro- win Em nv v. - -- duced at the coming session of the leg islature by Kprfwoiii x. . chanan. of Spokane. , w If thla bill becomes a law it win be possible for any subscriber on one line . i m m tAlAnhona to nave ue vn - - ' ------ connection en another line In cities where there are competing systems. "To compel a business or professional man to have connections with two com peting telephone systems is an Imposi tion." declared Mr. Buchanan this morn ing. "To Install a connection between the central stations of the two systems would cost very little. A person having a Bell telephone and desiring to speak to a person on a xom able to call the Bell central, get a con- i k . v - iinm. central and thea call his party on the Home line. Coal Kate Reduction Blocked. PES MOINES. la.. Pee. IL Judge Smith McPherson. m the Federal Court today. Issued a restraining order pre venting the Iowa Railroad Commission enforcing its order for a material re duction of freight rates on coal, and set next Friday, at Council Bluffs, for a hearing as to a permanent injunction. The plaintiffs in the case are the Rock Island. Northwestern. Milwaukee. Oreat Western and Burlington railroads. Many Norwegian families from the cities srmd two months out of each Bummer lo the mountains or along the picturesque fiords, portable cottages are a feature et this outdoor Ufa. iMiaa.ian oT tiree was MjoLii.'J lo r. adjust the schedule for track meets u;.d WllHam U Hayward. of the fnlverslty of Oregon, was appointed chairman of the committee. The University of Idaho and Washing ton State College will have English Rug by foptball teams and a game between them will be played at Pullman on No vember 4. This will be the tlrst time that Rugby has been played by North west college If the game proves suc cessful there Is a possibility that the other colleges of the conference will also establish the game. Washington Btate College has .the largest fotoball schedule of the stx scholos, having eight lnter-colleglate games and the Rugby contest agreed upon. The Washington "Aggies" will meet every one of the conference teams and the University of Montana, the Alum ni and Oontaga College. With only four games each. Whitman College and the University of Washing ton have the llghest football schedules at the present time. Whitman does not play University of Washington next sea son. There are some inteerstlng games scheduled for Thanksgiving day,- Novem ber 30. Seattle will have the University of Washington-Washington State College game this year. Last year the annual game on Denny Field was the University of Washington-Oregon Agricultural Col lege and the year previous the Univer sity of Oregon waa the attraction. Idaho University meets Utah University at Salt Lake City on Thanksgiving day. Whit man and Oregon Agricultural will play at Walla Walla and the University of Oregon will play Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club. The football schedules for 1811. subject to minor changes, are as follows: University of Washington October 39 Idaho at Spokane. November O. A. C. at Seattle. November 18 Oregon at Portland. November SO (Thanksgiving) W. S. C. at Seattle. Washington State College Keptember 80 Alumni at Pullman. October T Onnsaga at Pullman. October 14 Montana at Missoula. October 21 Idaho at Moscow. October 2S Oregon at Pullman. November 4 (English Rugby) Idaho at Pullmnn. out they would If this man's ideas were i.i'opted, for after the pitcher starts to dcl'ver his first pitch to any batsman tho latter would be privileged to tear for first base. Thus, no matter what the count on the batter, he could take on any passed ball or wild pitch, or with men on the bases he could dash to first at any time to draw a throw for some other runner.. In effect the batter would have ex actly the same base-running privilege as men on the bags. It sounds like a wild scheme and certainly would never get by the rulemakers. But Its proponent makes a good argument. If there is to be any im provement in the game, he pleads, let It come in the nature of work on the bases. This Is the only department of the game In which team work really counts. And, he says, interest would be added to the game. "Suppose," says the writer, "the man at bat were allowed to steal first base at any fair chance after being legally at bat that Is. after the ball had left the pitcher's -hand for the first time after facing him. Would not this bring a new angle to the game and nullify the groaning lack of- Interest in these no-hit-no-run Contests, where we see much lunging,, much sweat, much labor and much tense apathy on the part of the spectators? Think of the possibilities of such plays'. With one, two or three men on bases the man at the bat may or may not hit at the ball, but If he steps out of his batter's box toward first base he Im mediately becomes a base runner, and those ahead of him must move on. If it did nothing else this Innovation would help remove a few more of the boneheads who clutter up the dia PAPEU CHASE IS EVENT Mr. and Mrs. Ralph H. Jenkins Will JLay Course. Owing to New Tear's day falling on Sunday this year the Portland Hunt Club will hold their annual paper chase : COUPE - ' " I '. ' : i I COUPE $975.00 Ulyi. $975.00.. . FOB DETROIT . - Scw:S E4rs2 F. 0. B. DETRulT Br Comfort Style Satisfaction The biggest and the best automboile value in the world today. The Comfort Car. ' v The every-day-in-the-year car. You can use and enjoy your car in stormy weather as well as fair. The Flanders 20 Coupe, gives you this privilege. You'll want to see it. Come today. Remember, when you buy of us you deal directly with the peo ple who build the car and we guarantee every car against break or defect for one year. T-4 Ft 111 " TV T i -M-ir Worth wes Chapman and Alder Streets, Portland, Or. t Coo tomorrow morning at 10 , o'clock. The 8trdD?PoPrt.andW boulevard T andnMrs Ralph H Jenkins will lay the cSurse.r8-TheyPhare both old members of the club. MR Jenkins was. In fact, one of the organizers of the club and per haps has ridden through -W P chases and laid more courses than any other member of tho club. The "trail will traverse some of tne same courses laid In the last ten years TOU Is considered the a paper chase in the vicinity of Port fand and while many changes i have been made, the course has been Ranged so as to make a desirable run with a fine stretch for a half-mile finish. All of the old-time-riderg expect to take part Sn- the New Year's paper chase. Chester Murphy, who has ridden through one paper chase, fPecVLr -Oregon Kid." considered the best paper chase horse in the State of Oregon. This horse was ridden for several years by Burk Tongue, who never lst ace; Dr W. L. Wood, one of the officers of the Hunt Club and an enthusiastic rider, will not ride on this occasion. Dr. and Mrs. Wood left yesterday for Axi gona, where they expect to remain dur ing the Winter. Mrs. Wood also is an enthusiastic rider and a member orthe Hunt Club, and they expect to attend race courses in Southern California on their way to Arizona for the purpose of buying two thoroughbreds suitable for Hunt Club paper chases. At the last meeting of the club it was decided to hold the annual Spring races at the Country Club racetrack Saturday of Rose Festival week. This year there will be about 15 new horses in addition to some of the old-timers that have heretofore raced at the Spring meet. A new meter registers how long a tde- ptinne IB useq. . This Is tke New 40-White - . 't - .gViWpv,if ,r. jm -it?? I a -i sf ii inn n laWKs) ''! tr ...... Seven-Pafexns'er. Fore Door DEMONSTRATOR WILL ARRIVE NEXT WEDNESDAY. JANUARY THE FOURTH This car is the latest production from the preat White Factory. The most advanced thought in automobile construction is found in this new creation. Left-hand drive, right-hand control; 120-inch wheel base; 36-inch wheels. PRICES F. 0. B. FACTORY. Seven-passenger .$3200 . Five-rassenger .' , $3000 WMte Motoir Cain Co, CAE?i3trrran Genl. Mgr. 6 th. Madison Sis. GSBrxkett Secreta.ry Northwest Distributors Main 693 Phones A 2234 Winner of Both Chicago and New York Reliability Contests J .p-s , vryiniitf 1 KV a??SiSit: SSS Three Speeds Forward and One Reverse; Selective Type Transmissioa 1500 POUNDS CAPACITY, P. 0. B. PORTLAND $1325 THE RELIABLE TRUCK at the REASONABLE PRICE From 1SOO Lbs. to S Tons UNITED AUTO CO. E. E., COHEN, Manager Maxwell Columbia Sampson Trucks Phones A 7171, Main 4337 534-536 Alder Street "WARREN - DETROIT 30" Model 11 G Touring Car, $1500 FIRST CAR SOLD AT LOS ANGELES SHOW i The fact that a Warren-Detroit 30, like illustration, was the first car sold at the Los Angeles show, where all makes were on exhibition, is significant. It shows the judgment of discriminating purchasers. At this show a Warren-Detroit 30 has been running continuously for 284 hours, covering a distance of 4605 miles; is still running as smoothly as when started. - A duplicate of this car on exhibition at our salesroom. Portland - Detroit Auto Co. 526 ALDER STREET
