The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, January 28, 1912, SECTION FOUR, Image 50

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Newspaper Page Textj THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 28, 1913. HUGE AUTO TRAIN TO COAST WAY Record Order of Automobiles ' Leaves Buick Factory for San Francisco. RACING CALLED DEAD ISSUE Game That Hli-d Many Car to Ct Early Start. Rapidly Declining. Xew Cole Cars Due in Portia nd Soon. No better proof of the Importance of tit Wt to motor ear manufacturers could be tven than the fact that a lecial train of 50 cara. carrying IIS machines, left the Buick factory at Flint, Jllch.. last week, conslaned to the Howard Automobile Company. Pa cific Coat distributors for the Buick. In the 0 double-deck automobile cara vere lodft-ed I1J7.50 worth of pleasure vehicles of several 1S11 models. It is by far the greatest shipment of auto mobiles to come to the West, or any other part of the country to one dealer. The more of the Howard Company, which was actuated, according to I'resldent Howard, with the desire to still the complaints of prospective Buick operators at not being able to get cars. Is the talk of the automobile dealers alone the entire Coast. The expense Incident to landli a- the ma chines in San Francisco, the central distributing- station, will total over tlt.voo. says Wei Johnson, manager of the Portland branch of the company. From this statement it can be easily seen that the California dealer could not go to that espense Just for the sake of being able to say that he or dered the largest tralnload of automo biles ever delivered. Manager Johnson takes the stand that the heavy espense is justified be cause It will make 200 additional satis fied Buick operators realise that their Interests are being carefully consid ered. The Howard Company will gain a vast number of new friends, reasons Johnson, and thus be In a position to sell more cars. Oregon's allotment has not been de cided yet. Johnson Is waiting for the derision any day. In the meantime he will not make any definite promises to his country agents, for fear of not being able to get enough cars. -I'm not worrying about not being able to Immediately dispose of my share of the 235 cars." says Johnson, -rm afraid there will not be enough to satisfy the demand. The Buick has achieved considerable popularity In the Northwest, and I never have bad any trouble In placing all the ma chines I could get hold of. e "Does Racing Pay?" was the text of an address delivered recently by the head of one of the large automobile factories. The manufacturer had a lot of data and figures to show that the day of racing has passed, insofar as it Is a paying proposition to the maker. He cited that one concern whose car won a large majority of the big events of the year, spent 1200.000 for racing In 111. The number of cars sold by the company was not so great In 1)11 as In the previous year, when the rac ing branch of the business cost less than f 2S.000. and but few times did that particular machine win an event of sufficient Importance on which to base an advertising campaign. There can be no question but that racing is responsible for the vogue of many ears and was a-great help In building up a big business. la fact, up to a couple of years ago there were no companies turning out any considerable number of cars that did not get their early start through the publicity and advertising emanating from participa tion In races or contests of some char acter. Of course, about per cent of motorists wlil mention right off the name of the car which many consider the foremost in America and whose makers Insist that their agents refrain from participating la any sort of con tests. But that same car got Ita early prestige as the direct result of a point ed noae racing car railed the "Gray Tiger" and the grueling test of driv ing one of their stock machines around a circular tra k for 14 hours. Participation la several Glldden tours and the showing therein gave another high -priced car Its first great popular ity, while another machine which stands as one of the three great automobiles of the country owes Its very existence today to racing In 104 and 105. But with so many makers In the raring field Bow. it Is doubtful to many if the game pays. Many leading authorities have voiced the prediction that from now on automobile racing, of necessity, will be a showman's proposition, pure and simple. Probably more "simple" than "pure." One of the most radical designs for 112 is an Italian car with brakes on the front huba. as well aa on the rear. The Idea la new to America, the Italian-made machine being the first to be shown here. In England, however, three makers used front brakes on some models during a part of 1911. The principal advantage of the front brakea la that they prevent skidding on oily or slippery streets. The wear and tear a differentials Is greatly decreased, and. best of ail. it is obvious that the life of the rear tires will be prolonged through the use of front brakes. It la said that at least three Ameri can manufacturers will adopt the Idea for their 111 models. m m i One protest frequently heard from niotorlsts Is that the designers have neglected to provide a real place for a permanent hamper for food and drink, so that Ice can be carried and to free the motorist from the vacuum bottle habit. There Is no reason why motor ists on tour should be forced to de pend on the uncertain and frequently poor food dispensed at hotels and Inns along the road. The designers should arrange a space for a compact refresh ment outfit, easy of access. "It Is too bad that the majority of motor-car owners cannot know all the things which are done by manufactur ers to make- the cars more efficient," said C. II. King, sales manager of the H. L. Keats Auto Company. "In the Cualmers 'S.' for instance), are incor porated many mechanical details which are little understood but which add greatly to the car's efficiency." The first csrload of Coles equipped with the Ward-Ueonard electric light system and self-starter to arrive In Portland will reach here) this week, ac cording to advices received by the Twttchel! Motor far Company. One of the late models of the Cole is a combi nation roadster and four-passenger car. NEW TRICK COMING IN HLY JLoxler Company live-Ton Machine Is Built for Heavy Work. .Announcement baa been mads that the Losler trucks will be ready for .Vestern delivery July 1. Catalogue pictures of the power wagons, which arrived at the Becker Auto Company Ust week, show that the Losler design ers have followed the plan that ob tains in their pleasure vehicles, that of making their product widely differ ent in appearance from anything on the market. A Losler car can be easily distinguished from any other machine, and the truck will likewise stand out as distinctive. For the present only one model will be manufactured. That will be of five tone" capacity. The photographa show a motor truik that looks as if It was built to stand the roughest kind of usage possible to put an auto to. Each part Is made of heavy material. It Is said that there are many original me chanical features embodied in the ve hicle. ACTO TESTED IX XOVEIj WAY Itoadxter Crosses take Erie Over Thin Ice Without Accident. Lake Erie was treated to a new sen sation a few days ago when, for the first time In the history of motoring, an automobile flew along under Its own power miles from sight of land. Owing to the extreme cold weather of the last fsw weeks, portions of LeJcs Erie have been coated with a thin sheet of Ice. hardly strong enough to bear the weight of the Immense snow drifts piled up by the winds. Despite these adverse conditions and the entreaties of his friends. W. B. Wellar and two companions announced his Intention of ri.i.inr hia Mitchell runabout across the lake to Canadian shores. The trip was made In the record tlma . . . .. Kale hnnr. Arrordlner to VI IWU BUU - " " Wellar, they encouniereu in , . ..... A n Anrl mi'lf I Vef IdlfV . wvB. " , . . ..AM - flvlnr start- In tolacea i;iri.v v - j w - - the Ice was so thin that only the un flagging speed or ine car mum all from an Impromptu bath. ITSOloffi PRIZE "SMILING JOE" TO JHIVE FIAT IX 500-MILE RACE. Richest Purse Ever Offered for Mo tor-Car Event Attracts Interest of Foreign Speed Pilots. IVT.HS1W1H9 Tn" Jan. 27. That . i . n ,, . i iAn.mll. Internation ally .riuuu .ii i. u. - al sweepstakes race, scheduled for the Indianapolis Motor cpeeawe. wl tlon day. May 30, 112. is destined to be even greater than the first of these long events Is guaranteed already by the Interest which both American and foreign motor racing stars have taken i- . u nnt.. nihonrh the event la 11 I li J -v .. . - " more than five months away, three en tries nave been maae. ine b -..--.f th. Puinc coast Motor Car Company, of Los Angeles, with Joe Matson nominated as ine onr.. The plant Italian car which Matson ji... m. nea.r the (00 cubic inch limit of the race, having 68 cubic Inches piston displacement. It Is the same car which Matson drove In the Vanderbllt cup race. The car Is owned by the Paclfio Coast Motor Car Company. . ,. . Matson Is a driver of International reputation, having driven a Chalmers. Corbln and other cars o successes In the past. In ISO! he won me neoua event In the Vanderbllt cup race on Long Island; he also won the In diana trophy event at trown ruiuh Ind.. In a Chalmers. Matson has driven many great race victories on mue racks aa well aa on tne roaa ana n i reputation for fearlessness and tne- hanlcal skill. Tk Vin. Me the rrarnl nrlze race by a Flat car. driven by David Bruce Brown, places these Italian machines in ih. nnk of the most feared contend ers In the motor racing game. Matson has started work on his BOO-mlle race car and will do nothing else before the big event but put his motor Into fit condition. The other two entries in tne Duu-nme ricv W C W Ul.uc . - Company, of Indianapolis, who entered two Sluts cars, nominating vn juu son aa the driver of one. leaving the other pilot unnamed. Because oi mm splendid showing made by the Stuts In the last sOO-mtie race, inese two en tries are considered Important. That the field will be by far the best rhlch ever has started in any event Is i as u red by the fact that 150.000 la to be divided among the 12 first cars to finish: the winner of the race to re- i a. Anna Thl. la Ih. rteheat nurae that ever' has been hung up for any con test of the Kino, oevera ox in uhi foreign drivers have become Interested i. ........ nf the rich rewsrd and are planning to come to America as con testants. This will tie tne nrsi great i ir.i-k rae In which the foreign race drivers have appeared In any numoer. From the standpoint of the motor en thusiast the race la certain to be doubly Interesting because of the speed re- I -m-ws f a Fvjkrv car must show a speed of 7S miles an hour for the dis tance of one lap of two ana one-nan ift.r this severe test. If there are more than 30 cars ready to start. only the 10 fastest in competitive inau will be sllowed to take the word In the long a-rlnd. STARTER SHOWS WORTH CADILLAC IS IIVX 13 BLOCKS BY CRANKING DEVICE. Auto Propelled Solely on Tower Generated by Battery That Oper ates Mechanical Cr anker. One of the most daring and unique plana for testing the strength of a self starting device ever undertaken was put into operation Monday morning by the Covey Motor Car Company with a 111 Cadillac car. The test consisted of running five-passenger machine, car rying four men. solely on the power generated by the storage battery that supplies the power that operated the self-starter attached to Cadillacs. It proved even more satisfactory than was antlcpated. for the motor car rolled along over 12 blocks before It came to a dead stop. The route followed by the Cadillac was on Sixth street from" Stark to Ankeny. .to Eighth, to Everett, west on Everett to Park, south to Davis and then East on Davis to Seventh. The car was driven by E. E. Brett and car ried Lou Wlnther and A. A, Crlsell. Judges of the contest, snd Charles B. Harris. All spark plugs were removed before the machine was started and placed In the hands of the Judges. When the machine stopped the plugs were put back In place- The engine was started again by the mechanical cranker. The time consumed In covering the 12 blocks was 44 minutes. The One Proven Successful Valveless Motor A carload of these cars just received and now on exhibition at our salesrooms. The demand exceeds the supply. Do not hesitate, but come at once and investigate. This is the car that the public has been clamoring for, with a great big, broad guarantee. -11 -i ,1 ' n,.; Five-passenger, lots of power, fine equipment and sells at $1500 F. 0. B. Portland. DULMAGE & SMITH 46 AND 48 TWENTIETH, NEAR WASHINGTON Phone Marshall 1699, A 1299, for Demonstration. AUTO TRIP 15 FOUND Wilson River Route to Tilla mook Entrancing. FEW MOTORISTS FIND WAY G. IL Dammler Says Ron Along Banks of Stream Through Woods Is Beautiful Hills Steep, but Xot Insurmountable. Aa automobile trip not yet properly appreciated by local motoring enthu siasts, says Q. H. Dammeler, a real es tate dealer, who commutes" dally be tween Portland and Gresham In an E. M. F., Is what Is known as the Wil son River route, from Forest Grove to Tillamook. "This is one of the most Interesting and most beautiful trips In all Ore gon." said Mr. Dammeler. "I have been over all the famous Oregon routes and I have never taken a more delightful trip than that I made, with my family, over the Wilson River route late last Summer. Aa we. progressed further Into the beautiful, unspoiled woods, we marveled that we had not heard more about thia route, and we learned that only ten other cars had ever made this charming Journey before, ours being the eleventh automobile to pasa the little Inn and farmhouse, where pas sengers on the stage line are accom modated. "The road la kept in fair condition for the regular run of the stage, and except for several steep grades there Is little difficulty for a good car with a competent driver at the wheel. We did not know, when we started, about these steep grades, and had to put back to Forest Grove for more gasoline after a few climbs. But when once fairly started on the trip, we found no trouble, and new delights with every turn of the road. The country all through there Is entirely unspoiled by the hand of man. The forests come right down to the fern-bordered road. "We had a compact and complete camping outfit with us and made the trip slowly, traveling only a few miles each day. The Wilson-River Is much like the beautiful McKenzle, and just as alluring to the angler. For. many miles the road runs close to this stream, and one may fish and hunt to the heart's content. Grouse and moun tain trout became & regular feature of our dally menu, and we brought home several handsome cougar and bobcat pelts, these animals having been at tracted by curiosity or the smell of cooking food close to camp. We also saw a fawn and Its mother standing by the road one morning. "I have been trying to Interest all my frlenda In this neglected route, and I am sure anyone who chooses It for a leisurely motoring Jaunt during .the coming Spring or Summer will be more than delighted with the experiment. I am having my car rebuilt, with a lot otnew wrinkles in the way of camping equipment added, among other motor ing plans, and am going over the Wil son River route again with cny family early in the Summer." COUNTRY. -VCTO TRADE BRIGHT Pcaler Has Optimistic View After Visit ,to Sub-Agents. Country trade prospects loom bright er each succeeding month, according to F. W. Vogle, Northwest distributer for the Apperson. Silent Knight S I earn 9. Premier and Reo, who re turned last week from a trip to Spo kane, Walla Walla and Pendleton. Vog ler is relying a great deal, he says, on the country dealers absorbing a vast number of the 500 Reos he has con tracted for. "Seth Hester, my Dayton agent, placed an order for the immediate de livery of three carloads of Reos." said Vogler yesterday. "The same amount will go to H. C Tuttle. my Walla Walla distributer, and the Pendleton Auto Company has prospects for busi ness of like volume. Fodick A Hod gins. Spokane agents, figure on plac ing 100 cara in their territory. "While on my trip I met many auto mobile dealers not connected with my business snd they voiced sentiments of Rebuilt Cars E-M-F 30s These cars were taken in exchange for 1912 models and are in first-class condition, having been completely overhauled and all worn parts replaced by new ones from complete stock of parts carried by this house. Grocers and. others looking for light delivery cars will find it to their advantage to look into this proposition. All cars carry a guarantee. ErM-F NORTHWEST CO. CHAPMAN AND ALDER STREETS Main 5969 L. H. ROSE, Mgr. A 2436 New Zealand delr rwentljr shipped sev eral eon.isnmanta of froxn durka to Lon 1oi. uh rood results, Thar sold for about 72 eots carh. and whan raady for the tabla are said to have everasad up to the KagUaa product. GUDDEN TOUR WINNER WE GIVE SERVICE Maxwell owners do our advertising. More than 03 satisfied owners now in Oregon Maxwell Messenger $ 67S Maxwell Mascot . . $1200 Maxwell Special . . $1550 I QUIPPEt UNITED AUTO COMPANY 634-6 Alder St. Phones Main 4337, A 7171. aiWWWW'WIWHW"iW Did Yom IP Another Public Test of the Cadillac Electric Self Starter Was Given on Monday, January 22d,' as Advertised. It proved beyond a doubt the WONDERFUL strength and DURABILITY of the starter. Think of it, a device intended to develop power enough only to crank the motor, actually driving a full-sized touring car carrying four passengers a distance of 12y2 blocks. After such a demonstration, can any one doubt tho ability of the Cadillac starter to successfully crank the motor! We believe not. This Is What the Judges Say: We hereby state that we acted as judges in Test No. 1 of the Cadillac Elec tric self-starter. The engine was made useless by removing the spark plugs, the self-starter was then geared to the fly-wheel and we started on "high gear" with 4 passengers in the car, going from Sixth and Stark, to Ankeny, west to Park, north to Everett, west to West Park, south to Davis, east to half-way between Seventh and Sixth streets, making total distance of 12 blocks. Time consumed, 44 minutes. Spark plugs were then put in and connected and starter proved able to, and did, start the engine. (Signed) A. A. CRISELL, 145 Front Street. Dated January 22, 1912. LOU WTNTHER, Imperial Hotel. No other dealer accepted our invitation to compete in this test. Isn't this enough to prove the superiority of this wonderful self -starting car? For any further details call on us. We will be glad to give you a demonstration from our cut open chassis, which is always on display in our salesrooms. SEEING IS BELIEVING KNOWLEDGE IS POWER COVEY MOTOR CAR CO. WASHINGTON STREET AT TWENTY-FIRST the most optimistic variety. They were aa a unit In declaring- that their pros pects are better than ever." W. R. Wlthee, of the Pendleton Auto Company returned to Portland with Vogler. Wlthee expressed satisfaction with conditions in his territory and de clares that his firm Is In line to double the business it transacted during- the 1911 season. Injured Woman Taken to Portland. HUSUM, Wash., Jan. 27. (Special.) Mrs. William McCready, who was se verely burned last Summer while at- tempting- to remove some articles from a blazing cabin on the Wlnchell place near here, will be taken to a Portland hospital for treatment. Although her husband has heroically given up a large amount of cuticle for grafting, the victim of the fire is still in a crit ical condition. 1912 elf-Starting Marions Three Models, 30 and 40 H. P., 2, 4 and 5-Passenger Cars. Prices From $1500 to $2i00. Fully Equipped, Mohair Tops, Wind Shields, Speedometers, Presto Gas Tanks AND SELF STARTERS. Prices Are for Cars Deliveredln Portland MARION CARS have been greatly improved for 1912. The $1500 Car for 1912 is a better car than the $2000 car was for 1911, and that is going some, for the 1911 cars are giving satisfactory service to their owners. "Ask the man who drives one." THE MARION is an ideal ear for the man or woman who drive their own car. Neither too heavy nor too light; too big nor too small. Sturdy and simple construction; built to stand road work; big tires; plenty of power and snap; comfortable riding, Beautifully finished and equipped, the Marion is a car that the owner need not be ashamed of in any com pany. We cannot go into details fully here. Come in and see the car, ride in it before you buy any other car; or, better still, after you have looked all the other cars over. You Cannot Make a Mistake if You Buy a Marion Crowe Auto Co, Sixteenth and Alder Streets Distributers for Oregon and Southern Washington of the Marion, Rambler, Stutz and Krit Cars and Mais (Gear Driven) Trucks.