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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1911)
THE SUNDAY OREGONTAN. PORTLAND. AUGUST 13, 1911. E-M-F E-l-F"30" and RMDERS " i 20," 1912 MODELS NOW ON EXHIBITION NOTICE: Requests have been so numerous for details and notice of arrival of our 1912 models, we will keep our salesroom open all day Sunday and evenings until 9 o'clock this week. Demonstrations will be arranged for by appointment. t ' - - ' ' v '. E-M-F NORTHWEST CO. DIRECT BRANCH STUDEBAKER CORPORATION E-M-F Building, Chapman and Alder Sts Portland, Or. E-M-F FACTORIES-DETROIT - L. H. ROSE, Mgr. Phone- Main 5969 A 24-36 LOCAL AUTO TRUCK TRADE TOPS EAST Portland Far Ahead of Rivals, Is the Opinion of J. E. Maxon. GIRL PILOTS AUTO FROM CALIFORNIA TO PORTLAND WITHOUT MISHAP Mlsa Ida Whitter Makes .roar-Day Trip Without Serious Difficulty, Establishing Excellent Record for Speed on Most Interesting Tour. OUTPUT WILL NOT SUFFICE Manufacturers Failed to Grasp Ac tivity of Bayer Heavy De mand for Moderate-Priced Car Gossip. Br PAUL J. rTCLT. Portland, as a field for commercial motor vehicles, stands favorable com parison with any city In ths United Stataa. and ranks far ahead of tba ma- Joritr of Eastern metropoll In this re pect. Is ths Information garnered by J. E. Maxon. of ths Portland-Detrol Automobile Company. .while on a tour of several Eastern states. Mr. Mason attended the annual conrentlon of dls trlct representatives of the Warren Company in Detroit. July IT-!!. "One never yets a comprehensive idea of the progresslveness of Port land until riven a chanca to compare notes witn men from other cities, said Mr. Maxon yesterday, tn discussing his tr'p. "They can talk all they Ilka about the East being far ahead of ths West. But give ms Portland every time. It was It years since I made my last tour of the East, and I couldn't see half the general Improvement that has taken place In this city In the last ten years. "Portland seems to have ths edge on all the cities of Its six In the number of automobile trucks and delivery cars In operation. And from the reports of ins otner stents I learned that it ha: nearly double ths number of the ma' Jortty of places. Irrespective of popu latloa. Every one seamed dased when 1 told them of. the flourishing condi tion of the auto Industry In ths Roes City and throughout my entire terri tory. My report was one of the best submitted, and I waa really surprised to discover that this section of ths country Is so far ahead of many of Its rtvals.- , Output Will rail Short. bpaaklng or the output of the auto mobile manufacturers. Mr. Maxon said that ha received reliable Information that. Instead of a heavy Increass over the 111 figure, the raise will be mod erately light, and that In some In stances the number will be cut. He declares this Is dus to ths demand for quality and ths failure of many firms to foresee In 112 the bsnner sesson of ths Industry. "And this." continued Mr. Maxon. "win make It hard for ths dealers to ml the demand. There seemed to be no qustlon but that ths orders will ex ceed the output. This was conceded by nearly every automobile man to whom I talked. Naturally this will cause .pe dal efforts to be directed towsrd esrly sales, and it looks as If ths big buslne.s will be dons In ths early part of ths season." Another end of the auto rime that attracted particular attention from the Portland man was ths sanitary condi tion of the factories. One and all. he declared, were paragons In cleanliness and made an Inspection tour a real pleasure. The majority are built on the .mm e plan, ths Idea being- to Bet aa much l!ht in the work shops as pos sible. This necessitates the use of a lares quantity of class In ths construc tion of ths buildings. "una would Imagine that nothing- but ROAD IS PRAISED Autoist Says Seattle Route Is Much Improved. e. ............. eeee.eeee.ee. .................... .................. my -TFT p-T- l! ! -.v. - .J-.: W ? : t; : - if ; - v; p . C V :: 1.- Oi; A t '. i ls f , i t ' ; - Co-V'v A-fi -- ::i MIS1 IDt WNITTER AT THE WHEEL OP OVERLAD CAR SHE DROtU FROM CALIFORVIA HER J TRIP IS ONE OF PLEASURE he passes, and has set his mind on seeing everything worth seeing. "That's my idea of traveling in com fort," ho said. "In an automobile you can do as you lilte and enjoy the beautiful country to your heart's con tent. There Is no clanging of bells and tooting of whistles to hasten your return to the journey." The northern merchant has a good L Fred Krum, of Cleveland. The distance H. I. Brace and Family Enjoy First Stage of Proposed Tour From Pugret Sound Metropolis to Southern California. Tired of luxurious train traveling, and desiring to see for himself the con dition of the roads from Seattle to Los Angeles, H. F. Brace, a prominent business man of the former city, passed through here Wednesday In his big touring car on his way to the Southern California metropolis. The Seattle man was greatly Im pressed with the Improvement made ! In the highways over the first stretch I of the Journey. It has been months since he was over the route, and the ; great change wrought by the continu ous repair work he declared to be mar- velous. -I "It used' to be so bad that a person 1 would rack an automobile terribly to make the Seattle-Portland run," said Mr. Brace. "Now, however, road con ditions have changed so completely that it Is really a pleasure to make i the drive. Most wonderful of all, I believe. Is the new Carroll Point grade. I Formerly this was the worst point on : the entire trip; and now It Is one of the finest. It is certainly a big boost i for convict labor. No better piece of rod work has been done around ths Northwest." Being on a pleasure tour and having no set time to arrive at his destina tion. Mr. Brace will not attempt to hit up any speed on the way south. Instead, he will take every opportunity of exploring the country through which MIS1 IDt WNITTER AT THE WHEEL. OP OVERLAND CAR SHE DROVU FROM CALIFORMA HER FATHER, DR. W. Y. W HITTER. IS SEATED BESIDE HER. AND MRS. WHITTEH IS IN THE TOKAU. DRIVINO an automobile continuously for four days, covering roads that were In torn hilly, rocky, sandy. muddy and full of hidden chuckholes. has Its hardships as well as pleasure, lays Miss Ida Whltter, the lT-y ear-old daughter of Dr. J. T. TVhltter. of Ce darvllle CaL Tha young girl drove her father's car from her home town to tha Rose. City and. despite the diffi cult travel In many sections, brought the machine into Portland little worse for wear and suffered n serious mis hap during tha entire journey. Though young and frail. Miss Whlt ter Is an adept student of mechanics. and takes keen delight In overhauling the auto and attending to necessary re pairs. Expert mechanicians are rare In ledarviun, Two years no. when tha physician bought his first car. he was put to no end of annoyance through in ability to mike petty adjustments and had trouble getting his machine back from the garage because of the scar city of help. This prompted Miss Ida to take a thorough court In mechanics with the result that now there is little, need of sending tha car to tha repair shop. Besides being a skillful driver. Miss Whltter is exceedingly caret uL Oolng over tha rough spots, she piloted the car with the ease and ability that marks the clever chauffeur. When on a particularly good stretch of road sho does not believe tn opening wide the throttle. She thinks that a steady, even gait is tha most enjoyable, and far mora saving on the machines The trip north front California was marked .by a wonderful variety of scenery. Many tlmea the Journey waa lengthened by short runs of exploration over the countless crossroads that In tersected the main highways. These little trips were through some of the most delightful country Imaginable. Pr. Whltter said, and afforded a line opportunity of getting a thorough Idea of tha territory they passed through. Especially was this so around Summer Lake. Paisley, Bend and Silver Lake. Considering the condition, of 'the roads, the mountainous territory passed through, late morning starts, long stops for luncheon, early discontinua tion of the day's ride and the numerous word for the Canadian officials in their progress toward good .roads. He says it takes them some time to get start ed, but that when they get "a move on" they hurry. . On a recent tour through British Columbia, he declared he drove over miles of the finest kind of roads and that everywhere there was evidence of new work. Leaving Portland, Mr. Brace will fol low the Pacific Highway down through Salem, Eugene, Medford, Ashland, Sis kiyou Mountains and on through Chico and Sacramento to San Francisco. Mr. Brace is accompanied by his wife and little son Jack. FOREIGX TRADE IS GROWING American Manufacturers - Making Biff Gains Over 1911. The Oakland Motor Car Company re cently made a shipment of 22. cars to London and Sydney, Australia, and, ac cording to George E. Daniels, the busi ness given them by foreign dealers has shown a big increase. Thl makes the fifth large foreign consignment this year, and prospects for future business are looking bright, as the cars, espe cially the runabouts, have made a de cided hit. Two Oakland cars, entered in the Cleveland News three-day reliability run recently, made perfect scores, each winning a handsome trophy. They were 30 and 40 horsepower roadsters. The first day the run was from Cleve land to Wheeling, while on the second day the party drove to Columbus. Tha return to Cleveland was made the next day. The 40 was driven by Howard Bauer, of Buffalo, and the 30 was piloted bj covered miles. for the entire run was 533 TOUR TO UNITE BROTHERS Men Have Not Been Together In Twenty Years. Charles P. Henderson, vice-president of the Henderson Motor Sales Company, National distributers of Cole 30-40 au tomobiles, has devised a unique schema for celebrating a family reunion. The motor man has four brothers who havenot been together for over 20 years. Henderson asked all to meet at Indianapolis and take a trip in the first 1912 Cole turned out by the Cole Motor Car Company. The' route to be fol lowed is east to the Green Mountains ol Vermont, White Mountains of New Hampshire, south to Boston, New York and Atlanta, Ga., and then back to In dianapolis. The first brother, who will drive on the tour, R. P. Henderson, is general saies agent for the Parry Buggy Com pany, of Indianapolis. Three of them traveled a long distance to have this outing and reunion. J. H. Henderson went from Arizona, K. F. Henderson from Oklahoma and G. C. Henderson from Oregon. . . . M. C. Dickinson, of the Oregon Ho tel, has bought a No. 9 Chalmers. m v ISO IF i NTK K s :2 Vw- Jifclfem j "TH E TRttCKTHSr DELIVERS "TttCCODDS K- BOTH I NEATC AND MCCARTHY I NC. II M-63Z4f!5 KPFION ESl 694 WASH. ST. COR. KING S1 A-7577.K JI-lizK-rfeKtK- KrKrKrK-Kr.trKdl-ftrK- K-ff side trips taken, the party made fins time, as 150 miles was the average day's distance. Leaving Cedarrille for Paisley, by way of Alturas and Lake View, a stretch of 45 miles of bad road was en countered. That was between Lake View and Paisley. Except for a bit of sandy soil and. a long climb near Sli ver lake, the second dav's lournev was fairly good. Reaching the latter town I they passed through Summer Lake. Kedmond was the end or the third day's ride. Considerable sand and rough roads were passed over between Bend And Redmond. The last leg of the trip, to The Dalles, took them through Opal City, Grass Valley, Wasco and Miller's Bridge. On this day the best roads were found. . One of the most beautiful sights that encountered the tourists' eyes was the country around Miller's Bridge. All were enthuslasltic over this territory. The automobile was shipped from The Dalles to Portland, the party making the rest of the way by boat. From here Dr Whittier. Mrs. Whlt ter and his daughter continued on to Seattle and Vancouver, B. C. They left here Thursday. automobiles would be seen in Detroit. tha home of tha mo'tor car. but you would be surprised to find tha scarcity of commercial machines In use there." he said. In noting tne difference between that elty and Portland from an automo. trolt does not seem to be near as live and wide-awake as this city." Local men who have been East re cently are unanimous In the belief that sentiment this year will be strongly In favor of completely equipped cars at a bile man's viewpoint. "OfT-hand I moderate price. In anticipation of this would say mac we nave two to Detroit s t demand many manufacturers have pro of course, there Is an abundance i vlded autoa to meet this trade, and the one. of pleasure cars In tha city. Nearly every one owns a machine. The freight charges are eliminated and this makes considerable difference. But De- prospectlve buyer need not have any fears about being given ample makes to pick from. Benjamin Briscoe, president of tha United States Motor Company, says the automobile business Is still In its in fancy and that manufacturers who produce a good car at a popular price will have all they can do to take care of their trade for a number of years. Some road commissioners seem to think that it is economy to dump stones on a road and let the traffic roll it down. The motorist, however. Is of a decidedly different opinion. Such sur face plays havoc with tires and makes automobiling anything but a pleasure. S 120-INCH WHEEL BASE V, I JgsS! $1 965, Portland, fully equipped. Built to stand the grind In addition to its power and beauty of design, the Schacht "40" is built in a way no other medium-priced ,car has ever been built. A large, powerful motor, with the largest and strongest crank shaft ever put into a four-cylinder car; gears and transmission as big as you find in the average "sixty." Every part built to stand the hardest kind of hammering and come back for more. Throughout it is built with the greatest margin of safety ever put into an. Automobile. SCHACHT MOTOR CAR CO. Phone Main 7093, A 7093 Fifth and Hoyt Streets We still have some good open territory for Live xgents in Pacific Coast States.
