THE SUNDAY OREGOyiAX. FORTLAyD. JANUARY 15. 1911.
TLAND-BUILT
TRUCK IS WINNER
Webfoot Auto Dump Wagon of
C. J. Cook & Co. Stands
Big Test.
ALL MACHINE' MADE HERE
I'ltfTun Canvryanrr. Ju-C )lnl.lMtl,
Likely to Be Tjp .doptc-d by
HI Contrawtom All Irt
Arc of Ct Hiwl.
Invented and perfected by an Oregon
man. built In rort!and. with the excep
tion of a few Intricate part, acting
perfectly on It first trial with a load,
something almost unheard of la auto
mobile manufacturing, la the record of
a firs-ton "Webfoof trurk Just fin
ished by C. J. Cook Company's engi
neers. The first dmontratlon of the
carry Ins; capacity of the truck was made
Thursday afternoon. The truck, despite
the slippery. Icy streets, carried two
and one-half yards of sand from the
foot of Ankeny street to Twelfth and
0urh street without trouble.
This Is the first automobile truck
ever built In Oregon, and to have It
show perfection was almost beyond the
hope of the ena-tneera who superintend
ed Its construction. The truck Is un
like any of Its kind ever built.
There are more practical features
about the construction of the engine,
body, wheels and appurtenances than
In the moat espenslve truck ever manu
factured In America. Is the belief ot
the engineers. The vehicle Is more
substantia! than any of ' kind ever
manufactured. This Is made possible
by the fact that every bit of machinery
connected with Its construction Is made
of cast steel throughout Instead of
malleable rastlron.
Tj Brand Nrv.
No particular type "t automobile
truck was Imitated. It being the wish
of Jlr. Cook and his partners to pro
duce a novel car. Nothing has been
left undone to make the car a flnlehed
automobile truck. No expense was
spared, and at that the car has not
been an expensive venture, aa It cost
only about 110')".
As It now stands the ear" Is sand,
dirt or (travel wagon. The large ex
pense of hundreds of horses and mule.
with the cost of the upkeep of the
wagons la a big Item. It woa to re
duce this cost that the manufacture of
l truck was first suggested.
The contracting firm has been using
automobile dump wagons, the dumping
apparatus operating by cable and
windlass, a slow and unreliable method
at best. The new dumping apparatus
Is operated by machinery, direct trans
mission being had with the engine by
means of a driving shaft operated by a
lever back of the drlver'a seat.
One ot the features of the car la that
it ta unnecessary for the chauffeur to
leave his seat to dump the contents.
The body, consisting of a heavy steel
box. is mounted on Iron bars similar In
character to railroad Iron. Thla Is
mounted on cast-Iron spools set In
roller bearings. The body, under the
power of the engine, move rapidly
backward or forward at the command
of the driver. The tall gate operates
automatically when dumping, and locks
through a lever placed handy at the
driver s back. Although the body will
receive unlimited hard linage. It la
trong enough to stand the hardest of
wear and tear.
Engine Built litre.
' The engine was also built In Port
land, although It could have been pro
duced In the East at a much smaller
cost. The strength Is 4& horsepower,
and the engine haa four cylinders, cast
In pairs. The Chrlstopherson car
buretor Is used at present. As an ex
periment the manufacturer decided to
not use a fan lr the radiator. Upon a
trial Thursday It was found that a fan
will be necessary. However, this Is a
minor trouble easily remedied. Al
though the water got boiling hot on
the trial trip the engine remained cool.
The engine lei provided with a French
type of hood, with a graceful down
ward curve, lending dignity to the car.
despite the fact that It Is only a work
ing machine.
Probably the greatest feature to the
average onlooker are the wheels. They
are very heavy, with stel tires, four
Inches broad and an Inch thick. These
wheels, mounted on roller ball-bearings,
spin with ease, thereby lightening
the strain on the engine. Although one
roller bearing would be sufficient to
carry the biggest load the contractors
rould eet on the car. every wheel has
been provided with a double set.
. Tires Are Success.
This is the first experiment with steel
tires In Portland, and they more than
proved their worth by gripping the
pavements and skimming over car
tracks without the Jar and Jerking
noticeable with rubber tires. This fea
ture alone will save the company hun
dreds of dollars annually. The coat of
'.Ire upkeep alone for trucks ha proved
ne of the drawbacks of automobiles
where they have been used extensively.
The car la driven by shafts, and no
chains are used In the entire mechanism
of the car.
The patent of Thomas V. Bradshaw, a
graduate of a branch of the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis,
who haa been In complete charge of the
engineering force employed by Mr.
Cook, a governor on the engine abso
lutely limits the speed of the car to 13
miles an hour. Another patent of Mr.
liradahaw la an oiling device which
forces the oil to all parts of the ma
chine. These patents will be used ex
clusively on all the commercial vehi
cles manufactured by the Portland con
tracting firm.
To teat the operating expenses of the
gMtollne and electric vehicles. Mr. Cook
Is having built at his plant at Front
and Burnslde streets, where this truck
was built, an electric truck, also a
five-ton car. Workmen expect to have
the machine ready for a trial within a
few weeks.
It required about three months to
complete the truck which was given Its
trial trip Thursday. Mr. Bradshaw. at
the suggestion of Mr. Cook, drew all
the blue prime and made the models
for the entire machine. He was well
pleased with the operation of the car
Thursday w'th Its load of five tons.
J. Cook A Company will probably build
all their machines In Portland Just as
soon as it can be ascertained which la
the cheaper, gasoline or electric machine.
Slc-rt Morm Cripple Wires.
CHJCAOO. Jan. 14. Telegraph and
telephone companies found their service
severe'y crippled today In lows. .. :st
ern Illinois and Southern Minnesota as
the result of sleet and rain. Train ser
vice was delayed to some extent.
ACTRESS IS COMPETENT
DRIVER OF AUTOMOBILE
Miss Brenda Fowler la Enthusiastic Addition to Portland's Group of
Woman- Motorists She Will Be With Baker Players.
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MIS BKE.D.l FOWLER IX HER AC TO.
ONE of the latest recruits to Port
land's Imposing roster of capable
feminine motorlats Is Miss Grenda
Fowler, who made her Initial appearance
(and a big hit) as Pam In Clyde Fitch's
rollicking farce. "Girls." with the Baker
tock Company. Miss Fowler Is In Bo
at tie Just at present, having gone there
for a fortnight- engagement, before be
coming a permanent member of the
stock company here.
Just before leaving. Miss Fowler was
waylaid by The Oregonlan"a camera
man one morning while out for a morn
ing airing. She was skillfully guiding a
handsome black E-M-K tournlng cor
through an accumulation of miscellane
ous traffic at Seventh and Washington,
and Just as she had worked her way out
and was preparing for a nice bit of
speeding on the clear, smooth stretch
aheud. down Seventh, she was hailed by
the alert photographer.
Good naturedly. Miss Fowler consented
to sit for a picture, but wished to avoid
the curious crowd that was collecting,
so the camera man and his three-legged
machine were Invited Into the luxuri
ously upholstered tonneau and away the
smooth-runnnlng machine sped. Suit
able isolation was found In front of the
United States Customs building, and
there the deed was done. The accom
panying picture shows the result, w)th
Miss Fowler at the wheel and a di
minutive canine friend cuddling In the
crook of her elbow.
Miss Fowler learned to motor in Phil
adelphia last Summer, and has been an
enthusiast ever since. She says motor
ing la good for the complexion, a pan
acea for "nerves." a great tonic for tho
general health and no end of benefit to
the disposition. When you are worn to
a frazzle with rehearsals, costume diffi
culties and other trying details inci
dental to a histrionic career, she says,
an hour or eo at the wheel of a swift
speeedlng car over smooth pavements In
tho pretty suburbs, or through. the green
woods by a good country road, will aet
everything right and take all the bris
tles out of your disposition.
Miss Fowler sold her own E-M-F car
before coming Weat. and Is at present
driving a car of the same make belong
ing to a friend of kindred taste In automobiles.
AUTO MEN TO DINE
Annual Reunion Promises to
Be Most Elaborate.
MEMBERSHIP FIGHT IS ON
rians. AVlilth Will Be Mad Pnhllc
t Big Pinner Friday Nlgbt,
Promise to Ilcsult In Gathering
of at Least 1000 Members.
The annual banquet to be held by
the members of the Portland Automo
bile Club this year Is to be the most
elaborate affair ever attempted by thla
rapidly-growing organrxatlon. and Is
scheduled to take place at the Com
mercial Club next Friday night.
Invitations have been sent, to every
member of the club, and responses must
be In the hands of tne committee by
Tuesday night or those delaying are
not likely to be accommodated at the
festive board. The committee in
charge of thla affair comprises M. C.
Dickinson. Julius L. Meier. Frank B.
Blley and W. B. Mac Kay. and they have,
formulated a programme to be held In
conjunction with the banquet that will
prove a revelation to the members of
the club and the several especially In
vited guests to be present.
Several Will Speak.
Short nve-mlnute talks will be heard
from Governor West. County Judge
Cleeton. County Commissioners Hart
and Ughtner. Theodore B. Wilcox. W.
I. Wheelwright. John M. Gearln. O. C,
Letter and C. H. JacKson, as well as
from members of the club. The speak
ers from the club will relste the prog
ress and prosperity of the organization
and of the Improvements accomplished
In the matter of roadbuilding and re
pairing, and some discussion of the pro
posed auto roads to Mount Hood, As
toria and other places will form part
of the programme.
The membership of the Automobile
Club Is now close to 600. and all are
enthusiastic, active members, who have
the Interest of the club at heart.
The banquet hall of the Commercial
Club will be decorated In a new and
novel fashion for this occasion, and the
members of the committee In charge
of the affair are keeping the details a
secret that It will be a complete sur
prise to the club membership.
Two Hundred Have Accepted.
Plans have been under discussion for
some weeks, and the committee yester
day announced that ail of the final de
tails of the affair had been completed,
and that the acceptancea on the part
of the membership Included over 100
of the autolsts last ntght. This num
ber Is expected to be Increased to the
total membership of the club by Tues
day night.
The feature of the banquet will be
the display of five films of the recent
automobile races held at different East
ern polnts. Including the Palm Beach,
Kla- record-breaking spins of National
celebrities among the auto racers.
These films are to be shown for the
first time in Portland oefore the Auto
mobile Club, and were secured espe
cially for thla occasion.
This banquet Is expected to prove an
Incentive for the clubmembers to hustle
for the new membership desired, as it is
the hope of the club officials to Increase
the roll of the Portland Automobile
Club to 1000 by May I.
VELIE RACE TTPE CAR HERE
Roadster Attracts) Attention by Its
Speedy Appearance.
Attracting attention wherever It is.
the race-type Velle roadster, which ar
rived Wednesday for tha automobile
department of the John Deere Plow
Company, Oregon agent, haa probably
caused more comment than any car that
1911
KG
Some of the best people In New
York and Chicago are putting up
their high-priced cars, as they
have found the Reo Town Car
fills all their requirement, at a
lower cost of maintenance and
yet it Is Just as reliable, stylish
and comfortable.
Limousine or Landaulct, $2000.
NORTHWEST
AUTO CO. v
493 Alder Street
Phonei: M.7179 A-4959,
Sortaweat Distributers for Reo
aad Aaaersoa.
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A. W JQJULi
THE GREAT ECONOMY CAR
Model A B 16 H. P.
Runabout with top
and headlights.. $600
Model Q 22 H. P.,
Eoadster $750
Model 125 H. P.,
Foredoor Touring
Car $950
Prices F. O. B. Factory.
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Model EA 30 fl. P. Touring Car $1400.
Guaranteed for Life Think What This Means.
Model G A 30 H. P. fore
door miniature ton
neau $1400
Model E A 30 H. P. fore
door Touring Car $1400
Model G A 30 H. P. fore
door Roadster. ..$1400
Prices F. O. B. Factory.
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ORDERS TAKEN FOR SPRING DELIVERY SINCE THE FACTORY
Don't wait for Spring sunshine before you decide on the right car for
now or you will not get the car that you want when you want it.
ANNOUNCEMENT
your needs. Order
UNITED AUTO CO.
534-536 Alder, Corner 17th Phones A 7171, Main 4337
OREGON DISTRIBUTORS
MAXWELL
COLUMBIA
SAMPSON TRUCKS
has arrived In Portland during this
year.
Named the race-type roadster, the
car's appearance bears out its name In
every particular. No car, other than
stripped racers, suggest the general
racing ability that does- the outward
appearance of the new Velle.
With a wheel base of lis inches, with
plenty of clearance space, and with its
extra equipment and position of gaso
line and oil tanks showing prominently
behind the seat, this car Is novel in ap
pearance and construction. It Is a two
passenger machine,. the type of which
the Velle Motor Car Company enters in
the stock car road races. It has a guar
anteed speed of 65 miles an hour and
has done better than 75 miles ah hour
when in competition.
Everything about the car's exterior,
which can possibly be spared In strip
ping, is detachable. The fenders, lights,
hood and several other minor parts of
the machine can be easily taken from
the car In case of necessity. The hood
Is constructed with "port holes" on the
left side so that the exhaust may be
sent out through these holes.
The engine Is rated at 40 horsepower,
but upon the block test at the factory
has generated more than that. It Is a
four-cylinder machine, the cylinders
cast In pairs.
Tire irons with capacity of two tires
are attached to the extreme rear of the
car. In front of these tire Irons are
two gasoline tanks, one large and one
small. They have a capacity of 35 gal
lons, and lubricating oil tank, with ca
pacity for holding enough oil to sus
tain the engine for traveling 1000 miles.
The steering wheel Is large, project
ing high above the driver's seat, and
the wheel proper is composed of vul
canite, scrolled out for good hand holds.
The steering post has a backward slant
that helps the general appearance.
Below the frame of the body on the
right side Is strapped the prestoltte
tank, clamped tightly to the body by
heavy Iron bands. It being removable
by thumb screws. On the right, at
tached to the seat, is a pump which will
allow Increased pressure to be given
the gasoline or oil tanks. The body of
the machine la enameled a bright red
and is .striped with black:.
In the shipment received, there were
two other cars, a four-passenger tour
ing car and a five-passenger fore-door
touring car. The distinguishable fea
ture of the fore-door car Is that the
fore-door arrangement is easily re
moved, making It either a Summer or
Winter car.
BCSIXESS PROSPECTS GOOD
Chalmers representative Sure Thet
Demand Will Grow.
H. L. Keats, who has Just returned to
the city from the convention of Chal
mers dealers, which was held In De
troit November it to December 1, l
enthusiastic over-" not only the cars
wh'ch he represents, but also the pros
pects for business for the coming sea
son. - "I have never seen such enthusiasm
as prevailed at the Chalmers dealers'
convention," he said. "Most of us had
visited the factory several times before,
but I am sure that none of us realized
what a magnificent institution It is.
"As for the business prospects for
next year, I am convinced that they are
excellent. I believe that the business
In 1911 cara will be fully equal to. If
not greater than the business for 1910.
One has only to see such a plant as that
of the Chalmers Motor Company and
listen to such a man as Mr. Chalmers
to be convinced that the future of the
automobile Industry is sure.
"When you stop to think that here Is
& company comprised of some of the
best business brains in the United
States and that this company has in.
vested $1,600,000 in buildings and ma
chinery in the last 18 months, you be
gin to feel sure that the automobile
Industry la no mushroom growth. As
Mr. Chalmers himself said during the
convention, 'We are not gamblers, but
we have in IS months bet Jl. 600. 000
against the future, that the automobile
business will last and that the Chal
mers Motor Company will be one of the
companies to keep right on selling
cars. '
"But more impressive than all of this
to me was the evidence of the Chal
mers dealers themselves. Just think
of 160 men going to Detroit from all
parts of the United States, mmr even
from Canada, Porto Rico, Cuba, the Ha
waiian Island These 160 men left
their businesses to attend this conven
tion. Each of these men Is close to
the automobile-buying public. In this
convention they were not talking to
outsiders. There was no grand stand
effect. They were sitting in a private
room talking about the Industry which
is their bread and butter, yet there was
not one of all these men who did not
have perfect confidence In the future."
House Set on Fire by Burglars.
HEMPSTEAD. N. T., Jan. H.Fire,
apparently set by burglars to cover
their tracks, last night destroyed tha
$30,000 summer home of A. W. Rossi
ter in Red Springs, I I. The fire was
discovered by the caretaker, Patrlok
Selglock. He lives In the garage not
far from the house and was aroused
by hearing the burglar alarm ringing.
Upon investigation he found tha second
floor of the house In flames.
After you have looked over all the
"BEST CARS'"
"THE MOST POPULAR CARS"
and "MOST FOR the MONEY CARS" s
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Come and see the
Oldsmobile and Marion
We invite comparison
CROWE AUTO CO. '
16th and Alder : , ,
A Prophecy About Motor
I have just returned from a four days' Convention
of Dealers in Chalmers cars, which was held at the
factory of the Chalmers Motor Company in Detroit.
The Company has shipped exactly 103 per cent
more cars so far this season than for the same
period last season.
Yet it doesn't intend to build any more cars
than it built last year.
All the dealers naturally were anxious to get as
many cars as they could, and if the Company
should agree to meet the demands of the dealers at
the convention it would have to build twice as
many cars as it intends to build. But it won't
because "Not how many, but how good" is the
Chalmers manufacturing policy.
I have never seen a crowd of men more enthusi
astic about their business than these dealers were,
nor have I ever seen a crowd with more faith in
their ability to sell the cars that have been allotted
them. All of them reported a good business, and
not one of them would surrender any part of his
allotment.
I may not be much of a prophet it won't take
long to prove whether I am or not, because TIME
WILL TELL but I predict that there will be the
same shortage of Chalmers cars next Spring as
there has been each Spring in the past. The reason
for this, in my opinion, is simply that the Chalmers
Car is THE CHALMERS CAR. It is so well
known for its quality and for the Chalmers service
which goes with it to the owner that the demand
for Chalmers cars is not affected by the demand
for any other car. I therefore urge all who think
of buying 1911 Chalmers cars to place their orders
now so that they can be sure to have their cars in
the Spring.
I don't say this simply to try to force the sale
of cars at this time. That is not necessary. I have
never, raised a cry of ' 'wolf ' in the past and I never
will. It is not our way of doing business. But I
had my eyes opened a little bit while at this con
vention as to what the real conditions are going to
be next Spring, and I think that I am simply doing
a number of our prospective buyers a favor by .
making this announcement.
I simply want to tell you as honestly, as can
didly and as sincerely as I cai that now is the best
time for you to buy a Chalmers car, because next
Spring many people who want them will be disappointed.
H. L. KEATS' AUTO CO.
BURNSIDE AND SEVENTH
STREETS, PORTLAND, OR.