The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 21, 1912, SECTION FOUR, Image 48

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Newspaper Page TextTIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 21, 191?. DEALERS PROSPER i AS SEASON FLIES Remarkable Increase Shown at Completion of First Half of 1912 Trade. MAKERS DISPLAY OPTIMISM Portland Automobile Men Get Share of Big Basinet Being Don by Agents In America and Canada Goaelp. PT FACT J. FEKl-T. Fantrment am ona- aatomobll manu facturers Is unanimous thst the year lust e!d wltneaaed ths areata tuo. raaa from a comparative bssls. thst tm motor-ear Industry has yet ssporl- enced. Ths end of December marked ths first half cf ths 111 a-egaon cr roodale always appearing- about six months la adranes). and anowed a great Imiirannrat ewer tns prwMlOf six montha This aoreeae hae ld to ths most optl- mlatlo feeling imon( automobile Inter. ate and predteMona ars freely mads that tA com In smmii will gee ths mtiit production on record: and. In vent of the present quWnln In busi ness continuing their anticipations may be Justified. The automobile dealers point to their activity aa evidence of ths stability of the Industry In ths face of adverae eondiilona. On authority eatimate the output for ths 11! aeason. termtnatlns next July, at 110,00 cars, against 1 0.oro for 111. when there waa some timidity as a result of ths experience of ths pre vious season. EMlmsted number of automobile manufactured for the pt few seasons with xxrtiutt vslue fol lows: Cars B'rilt. MOTOR NEEDS GARE Winter Weather Brings Grief . to Many Auto Owners. mora paeainar a-lanre and a sllvhtlns; re mark. A little later ths two-cylinder motor car canve Into while tha more venturesome experimented with three cylinders. with the start Just made, tha number of cylinders has steadily Inrreasod. un til now ths six-cylinder car la a com mon alarht and excltee'no more than paaalna comment, and that usually on Its body denlicn rather than mechanical construction. A recent canvass of IT automobile manufacturers In this coun try shows that 1st are maklns; four- cylinder mode-Is. Of this number 11 make four-cyllndar cars only, leaving il concerns who specialize on tns "sixes'' It will be seen, therefore thst ths "fours" and "sixes' ars now the pre dominant types of pleasure cars. Ths construction and, operation of tha four and slx-cyllndsr cars have ben simpli fied to such an extent that they offr no obstacles to the averaas rider over models of fewer cylinders. This fact. In connection with the added powsr. has effectually converted car owners to these types. As to the, choice between the "four" and "six models. It has been narrowed down larirely to a ques tion of the price the prospective, pur chasers want to pay. Automobile manufacturers have been Considerable damage to automobiles quick to Rrasp this chain In the attl- was done by-the recent cold wave. Not DANGE.T EASILY OVERCOME Dealer Suggests Antl-Freering Solu tion That Will Protect Engine and Radiator From Se vere Cold AVaves. tends to make the men more careful." said Mr. Covey. "When the mechanics know that they may be called at any time to explain to ji owner what they did on bis car and how much time they took In doing it. It keeps them from wsstins; time." The Cadillac agent Is a firm believer In keeping- his employes. After a me chanic has been with Mr. Covey for a 'number of years he generally Is given more money than he can obtain any where else. He believes that by keep Ins; men who know the Cadillac and Pierce cars tnorouKhly, he can get the best results and that they are worth more money than the average machine shop man. Old Organization Dies. Final action toward dissolving tha Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturer was taken at the annual meeting in New York last week, when the. members voted to close Its affairs and to arrange for the Automobile Board of Trade to succeed It In the Im portant work of trade co-operation In the motor car Industry. Charles Clif ton, president for the past seven years, made his flnsl report and a unanimous rote of thanks wss tendered the offi cers and members of the executive com mittee for their services In guiding the GOOD ROADS MEN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN OX FOR COMPLKTION' OF REX-TIGAKDYTLLE FUND." , NEW SPEEDWELL MACHINE CONTAINS MANY NEW MECHANICAL IMPROVEMENTS. ' ' ' - ---- i A 7 l. i-rz'J . . - , K miS- - "' :'! '? l. ,S :- ... . . , . . W -' ' ' "'' f v r- . ti 1S1J... 1lt... Il... . I "... laws... 1 4. 3O.10 VaitJ.. S3Ct.Wn.o lTS.O"j.'mo Sixoooo-M 91. 400.000 SJ 100.0.M) 40.JUU.ttuO j . s-e- C- A. .TIOX AT THE VIlElil. OF A KW. SPEEDWELL -Bo.- Forelcn demand has steadily In creased It amounted to I1S.144.77 or IS months ending with October, com pared with l.t:i.l for the ssms period In lvs and there la no reason to expect a falling off. so that this source probably will help to take up some of the possible slack resulting from future over-production. Little fear la felt among distributors .and manufacturers of failure to dis pose of their stock. For one thing, the country trade haa been developed In arcer measure than heretofore. Pre- .viously all tha real business was done from tha rlty agencies, little attention being turned to the country. Now. how ever, every distributor baa hie sub agents, taking only a small per cent from salsa mads by the email town dealer. Aa an Illustration of how tha sparsely populated districts are being combed. F. w. ogler recently severed all connections with the retail business. confining bis activities solely to ths wholesale mart. He has the entire Northwest territory for several cars and has scorea of agents throughout Oregon. Washington. Idaho and British . iolumbla. While many automobile dealers art prone to misrepresent facts when talk. :lng of tha number of sale made by them daring any given period and also In forecasting their business for a fu- ture season, a comprehensive idea of the approximate number of motor cars that wtll be sold In the Northwest by the Urns tha 111 season Is closed has been gained. This estimate, based on the percentage of Increase made In tha past X'w seasons and the number of tars dealers declare they will handle. allowing the usual discount for ro mancing oa the part o' the agents. rlares the total at "OS. Of course. It is Impossible to make aa authentic estimate, but those In close touch with the situation accept this as a correct estimate. e e e Three automobile firms wtll be housed in brand-new quarters In a short time. The building at Nineteenth and Wash ington streets, being put up for ths C. L Boss Company and the Northwest Auto Company, which handle tha Reo. M earn 5. premier and Apperson. will be completed before the month Is out. When finished It will be one of tha handsomest automobile salesrooms In the city, according to Mr. Boss. A two- story concrete building, with a com pletely equipped garage. Is being built at Fourteenth and Davis streets for the Becker Anto Company, which haa the Oregon acency for the Losler. The Portland Motor Car Company also will have a new home In which to house tha Wlnton "fix." A garage and a sales mora will be built for this company at Twenty-third and Washington streets. No better evidence of the stability of ine uregon automobile trade Is needed than the number of new buildings for tfie exclusive use of automobile deal ers thst have been erected In Port 'and during the past few months. The freed well. Portland-Detroit. Ftoddard- Iavton. Dulmage at Smith. Braley-Du-Rois and Landy Auto companies have moved into larger quarters since July. Car Landy. Oregon distributer for t?ie Garford pleasure cars and trucks. left last week for tha Kast. He will visit the Harford factory at Rlyrla. 0 and conclude arrangements for his al lotment for tha rest of the season. While at the factory Mr. Kandy will attend ta several special details that wlil be Included In the Garford ordered by Carl R. Gray, president of the Hill lines In Oregon. Before returning to i'ort:and Jar. Landy will visit the Chl- caao automobile enow - and probably will contract for the Oregon distribu tion ot a popular-priced machine. -naa roaa.-wnn now Is connected with the locsl Garford agency, put one over on tha Seattle dealers last week. Kos took a pleasure Jaunt to ths Washington metropolis, but while there did not overlook any opportunities for business, ile heerd thst a certain bust ne.s man was looking for a high- priced touring car. rad went after tne "prospect.' The fart that he was representing a Portland fim, made Mm work all the harder. Foss Induced the man to coma to Portland. Reault: Landy Auto Company makes another aie. tad of the baying public. While eight companies are still making the two- cylinder models, only two are making "threes. But one factory Is putting out a single cylinder csr. YELLOW TAGS SPURIOUS S IXTIETA U Y OLCOTT SAYS It 13 AUTO CARDS ARE GREEN. Mate Offerer Says Drivers of Cars (Sporting Counterfeit Label Should IV Reported. SALEM. Or.. Jan. SO. (Special.) The Howard Automobile Company, ef Portland, has written to Secretary of tUata Olcott relative to the use of yel low tags this ysar In violation of tha law. In response the Secretary writes: 'As to that portion of your commu nication respecting some automobiles being operated In your city with yel low pasteboard tags marked '111.' I respectfully have to advise that inas much aa the number plates for surn year are green with black letters tha tags displayed, aa stated In your let ter, do not comply with tha require ments of the motor rehlcls law. conse quently the operstors are-In Jolatlon of the provisions thereof. "The duties or the Secretary or state Ithln the provisions of this art ars merely ministerial In making the re quired registrations and Issuing tha number plates provided thereunder. "Ths enforcement of the provisions ef the law are vested In tha police of ficer of any city, any Marshal. Deputy Marshal or watchman of any Incorpor ated village, or any Sheriff of any county, or any Constable of any town- hip, have full -power - and author ity within the limits of their Jurisdic tion to arrest any person known to such officer to have violated any pro visions of the law, and to Immediately bring such offender before any magis trate having Jurisdiction as provided In section 17. All police Judges or re corders of any city or town, or Jus tice of the Peace ot tha county, shall have Jurisdiction of all violations ex cepting those mentioned In section 14. as provided In section 2(. "Inasmuch, therefore, as the office of ths Secretary of State Is not vested with police powers yon will readily understand that It Is without the prov ince of that official, or his official fam ily to perform other than such duties as msy be required of him under tha provisions of tha act. "All violations of the law should he promptly reported to the police offi cers of your city whose duty It Is to arrest the violators and bring them before a magistrate having Jurisdic tion under ths provisions of this act." "FOURS' AVD SIXES" IX LEAD Motor-Car Bujer Gradually Lean ing Toward Large Machines. The evolution of motor car engineer ing has moved towsrd the Increase In t.ie number of cylinders, as well as re finements and Improvements In me rnantcal construction, until todsy the bne-evliader car. more commonly known as ths "one-lunger," haa been relegated to the dark corner of the garage. A few years ago this same or. which manufacturers advertised as t ilr lAtc!t model as well as their pride. ji something to be given more lha a FAMOUS TOUR BEING DEPICTED Pictures of Ores n-to-Ocean Run to Be Flashed Before Thousand. . Moving pictures of the famous ocean- to-ocean tour of the IS Premier cars that held tha attention of ths motoring world last Summer will be shown In tba principal ritlea of the United States. These plcturee are being exhibited by the Premier Motor Manufacturing Com pany In the Interest of the good roads and "See America First" movements. .One of the tourists. C. F. Jenkins, of Washington, D. C the Franklins gold medalist and Inventor of the moving picture machine, equipped his ear with one of his "movies" and all tha pic tures were taken from his machine. One scene shows msny of the men In the party playing baseball in the heart of the Nevada desert. The precip itous and mountainous country of the West Is vividly portrayed by panorama scenes In the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Mountains. In marked contrast to the rugged country Is the scene at ths finish, when the cars were run Into the Pacific Ocean at Venice. Thousands wttnessed the completion of the run and hundreds were In bathing costumes. Aleo Catalogue Out. Containing seversl psges of statistics thst are valuable to prospective motor truck purchasers, filled with many In teresting facts concerning the. work done by power vehicles in all parts of the country and lllustrsted with photo graphs and drawings, the catalogue of 112 Alco motor-trucks Is being dis tributed by F. Sleddon. Oregon Ksent for the Alco. Tne catalogue Is arll-tlcallv destined and Is being re ceived with much interest - being used to such severe weather, many motorists failed to provide against It until It was too late, and aa a consequence there were a num ber of cracked cylinders and radiators to be repaired at Portland garages. In almost every instance where damage was done to the motor, the machine disabled was housed In a private ga rage. All public garage men had their employes mix an antl-freesa solution with the water poured Into the radi ator, thus preventing any - damage from the cold. When real Winter weather arrives. operators of automobiles must think more carefully concerning their motors. The difficulty In starling the motor when cold, together with tha liability of freeslng. la a troublesome feature. Tha modern self-starter may obviate the difficulty of cranking by hand. thereby savlcg much work on tha part of ths driver, but tha freeslng of ths motor cannot be prevented except by exerting great caution. Danger ef Freeslng Great. When tha mercury Is at the freeslng point the motor should not be left dead with the water In It. While there may be sufficient heat In the circulating system to prevent Immediate freeslng. It la only a question of a very short time, before this Is lost, due to ths great radiation area. Probably the radiator Is the most sensitive, pert of the csr. Hera the water Is purposely spread out Into tha sheets In order to obtain the proper cooling of the water under normal con ditions of temperature. However, In sero weather tha danger of freezing It much mora increased by having a large radiation area exposed. "In sero weather, which we are not likely to experience here. It Is Impera tive that an antl-freesing solution bs usea ir tne motor is to be exposed to ths eold when not running." declares Carl Landy, Oregon' distributor for tha barrord pleasure ears and trucks Stsaple Selwttom Beet. -ir tnis is not done, the water snouid ba drained from the lowest point In the system. After allowing ine waier to drain tne engine should be started and run for a minute or two. In order further to dry out the parts. This, of course. Is Impractical except when the automobile la to stand In the eold for a long time. ' t best method for practical, pur poses is to use an anti-freezing solu tion consisting of alcohol, glycerine and water. a mixture of approximately ""-uuaner aiconoi. one-eighth glycer Ine and the rest water, will tn freeslng test of 10 degrees below lero. A few precautions are necessary In. using this solution. Ona Is that tha rubber boae connections must ba watched, since the glycerine and alco hol have a deteriorating effect. This I by no means serious, as tha hose eas ily can oe replaced. Another caution la carefully to watch ths solution In the cooling system. Evaporation will take place, and by not changing the entire fluid occasionally, or adding to - v " i'" 1 1 . ins mixture win r organization In Its work and In ad vancing the Interests of motor car manufacturing with its resultant bene fits to the user. Prominent Leaders in Movement for Better Highway Ask Autoists to Finish Bis Project. Fearlna- that automobile owners and a-ond roads enthusiasts are growing lax in their efforts to expedite the com pletion of the. fund necessary to buna the Rex-Tlgaravme Douievara, juic dee smith J. C. AinswortU and a num ber of other prominent motorists have doubled their subscriptions to the fund. Sixteen thousand dollars Is needed to hulirf the road: 13:99 already has been donated. The leaders In the movement plan to carry on a steady campaign ror funds and believe that when the mani fold benefits to be derived irom me road are fully known, the necessary mnnev will be easily obtained. George E. waggoner, presiaeni ol m good roads association, which is han dling the Rex-Tigardville fund, has luiiei namnhlet which contains a bird's-eye view map of Portland and the Willamette Valley, showing the roads and towns of the valley. These folders will be mailed to every auto mobile owner snd business man of the city. They are expected to Dring radv eesnonse It is said that the opening of this road will be a great factor in the de velonment of the city as well as the set tlement of the Willamette Valley. It aW will be the means of opening up several hundred miles of good auto mobile touring roads throughout the Valley and to Tillamook and Taqulna Bay. Good roads are now being built from the aea coast resorts to the val lev. The Rex-Tlgardvllle road is to be built by day labor, under the supervi sion of a board of governors consist ing of five men. ComDarativelv few automobile own ers have subscribed to this fund so far and most of the subscriptions received have been small. They are asked to reconsider the importance, of this Im provement and be a little .more liberal In their donations. H. L. Keats has of fered a beautiful silver trophy to be presented to the person giving the larg est subscription to the fund. Subscriptions can be sent to George E. Waggoner. 805 Yeon building, and when requested in Installments next Spring and Summer to be paid In checks to J. C Alnsworth. president or tn United States National Bank. It has been found In Andalusia that on hard trips the only saddle norsea survivini vir,m hardship and lack of food are ttv Knanlih- the Imnorteri horSRS all aUCCUTTlb. A man In Iowa has patented a bedstead that holds a mattress on rollers and pivots. The object la to turn the mattress around or turn It over with slight rfTort. out of proportion and no longer retain us anii-ireesing qualities." REPAIR SHOP PLAN IS IDEAL Portland Dealer's Method One Most Perfect In Country. of Howard Cover, Oregon distributor for tha Cadillac and Plerce-Arrow. has a hobby In perfecting the organization of tha mechanical end of his business. Mr. Covey has ona of the most com plete and best-equipped garages In ths United Slates and always Is Increasing facilities for the care of automobiles which are sent to him for repairs. Three floors of his building are de voted to. this work and the storage ef parts. Mr. Covey has 'devised a p!n of handling this work, which, while It undoubtedly will he improved. Is ssld to be one of the most perfect In ex istence. Ills main object Is to do away with "klcka" from his patrons, who sometimes become Imbued with the Idea that their repair bills ars far In ex cess of what they should be. To avoid this, he follows out a plan by which all work done en a car la kept together and can be had on a few moments' notice. When a customer registered a pro test against the aiz of his bill every detail of the work done Is placed' before him. The names of the mechanics who worked on the csr are placed on the slip, with a detailed account of what each did. If necessary the garage men are called In to explain to the owner Just why they had to spend so much time on certain work snd why the re placement of psrts was necessary. All this can be done In a few minutes, so perfect is Mr. Covey's method. ' i "It does away with a great deal of unnecessary dia..ustat.Uuu. and also 1 NO 1 JHUJG Propelling the car with the Electric self-starter only as power, for sev eral blocks: the starter CSt NOe 1 fstN having the power to start tne motor. The Above Test, weather permitting, will take place Monday at 10 A. M., January 22, at Sixth and Stark Streets. COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. Washington Street At Twenty First White Motor Car Co. Motor Trucks and Touring Cars ALL SIZES Corner 19th and Washington Sts. PENNSYLVANIA VACUUM CUP TIRES for ef4 and r pery streets are 1 THE BEST NON-SKID tires IN THE WORLD. They will not skid in any direction f SOT and are guaranteed for 4000 miles actual service. A. J. WINTERS CO., Agents 67 6th Street, Bet. Oak and Pine Auto Suppliea Auto Tire and Tube Repairing LOOK UP ITS RECORD UNITED AUTO COMPANY 634 Alder St. Phones Main 4337, A 7171 Harwell Colombia Sampson Trucks MOTORCYCLES INDIAN AND EXCELSIOR BALLOU & WRIGHT, 80-82 Seventh Street, Cor. Oak , ii Have You the Makings Of a State Auto License? W Have Them Blank Archer & Wiggins Company Oak Street, Corner Sixth Dispensers of Auto and Sporting Goods 1J AUBURN Acbiirn Motor Car Co. R0BT. SIMPSON,. Mgr. 505- 7 Burnside Street A 7339, Main 2674. BALLODS WRIGHT Largest Stock Automobile Accessories M. & W G. & J. and Hartford Tires, Monogram Oils 80-62 Seventh St, Cor. Oak. Portland, Or. Atterbory Truck Columbia Carriage & Auto Works, Agts., 209-211 Front Street. Phone Main 2892. General Auto Repairing. Bodies and Wheels Built to Order. nmncrn gasoline and oil tanks fV 1 i W C STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBt.lt A.D LIU If L? Ll it. VATE GAKiGBS, w mmr m w. Sj D. Stoddard. At 305 Columbia Bids. Mat P Ki ll 14T Braly-Du Bois Auto Co. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Phones A 3881, Main 4883 . 31-33 N. 19dy Near Washington Crowe Auto Co. Sixteenth and Alder Streets r RAMBLER STUTZ MARION K-R-I-T MAIS TRUCK (Gear Driven) ' The Best American-Made Truck Distributers for Oregon and Southern Washington. dfZ $ 1 885. Unit Power Plants Patterson All Part Enclosed 51 250. TWITCH ELL MOTOR CAR CO., 1 5th and Washington Phonea Mala 6468. A 3268. f JOHN DEERE PLOW CO. i Northwest Distributors, EAST MORRISON AND SECOND STS. Phones: E. 3887, B 1625... FORD The car that comes fully equipped Best for the Money Ford Motor Car Agency A. J. Edwarda, Sec aad Mgr. E. gta aad Hairthorac ArniM. Phone Eaat 64. TIRES Vnlranlr.lnc A Retreading. B. E.BLODO ETT.iMl N. U(h. . Mala 70OK. T:, t tT. " ' ' " i h Bl J.W.IEAVITT&CO. B2B-631 Waahlnajtoa St. Dlatrtbntor for Oregon, Washington, California aad Nevada. THE AMERICAN "V 1813 TINDERS LUNGr. A Car far the Dlacrtmlnatlng; Fevr The Safeat Car oa Earth. GARAGE STORAGE REPAIRING. Nob Hill Garage & Auto Co., Inc. 690-90 Kearney St., Between TwentT-flrat and TwentT-aecend. APPERSON STEARNS REO NORTHWEST AUTO CO. DISTRIBUTORS F. W. VOGLER, President riteenth and Alder Sts. Phones Main 7179, A 4959. PREER CUTLERY & TOOL CO. Headquarters for Shop Supplies and Automobile Tools 74 SIXTH AND 311 OAK STREETS Schacht Motor Car Co. . COMMERCIAL AND PLEASURE CARS COR. FIFTH AND HOYT STS. Our Motto: "Quality and a Square DeaL" Western Hardware & Auto Supply Co. SEVENTH AND PINE STREETS Vulcanizing;, Hardware and Auto Supplies. Phones: Main 8828. Home A 2016.