CHAUFFEUR LAUDS
WORK BY BUILDER
SPECIAL SPEED CAR IS BUILT FOR PORTLAND MOTORIST.
Our Fourth Special Train o:
Concentration of Efforts on
One Model Meets With
Success.
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PROGRESS OF CAR IS TOLD
Hard Work and Bralm Mark uc
res of Tpical American
Automobile Manufacturer.
"Well. lr. said the Kat Chauffeur,
with th touble Chin, "you'd be aston
lshel to know how miny people Mow
u with tb low dull rrverbratlon.
throuch not boln' M' to focun. Thy
have brains foil of ll-a. but what they
mainly need l a patent separator on
tha mansard noor. 1 knrw a profound
ly learned guy once, who spent nine
years graftln' the Internal organs of
a Iuir IoK onto a I'ellcan and vice
vra.
"And what was the net result to
aelenre."
"The Pug: ro(T drowned dlvln for
Minnows In a creek and the Pelican
went out In the back yard one nlftht
and barked himself to death at the
moon.
"I heard of another jtuy that wasted
the best part of his life trylrT to Invent
plaid Jce for Scotch highballs, and then.
Just when It looked like he was groin'
to win ont. he switched hla dope to
breed an eae; with a green yolk for
Irish Society dinners.
Theaakte catered Oae Thlaa".
"Now you take the typical American
Automobile Manufacturer. When he
started in to do some thlnkin' he
didn't scatter all over the township.
"He didn't do his thlnkin" with m
wobblln' sisht. Say a he to himself.
"I'm only aroln" to do one thins; turn
out the best automobile that there Is
to ba had for the mlney": and then he
up and did It. Did It the first crack
out of the boa. too.
"Moreover, he didn't bui!d M ar
Juat to sell It. He has sold quite
a few of them, but what he really
undertook to do was to turn out a car
that would serve a car that would
wear well and bear well, and atay by
you.
Papular IT Ice 4 Tar Made.
"And in consequence of these laud
able Intentions. T. A. A. V. Just rolled
up his sleeves and spit on his ha mi a
and Jumped Into the fray and pretty
aoon he was revolutionist the auto
mobile Industry so fast that the op
position felt like they were rldin' on
a run-away roller coaster and had
dlasy spells In the head.
"T. A. A. M. was the first man to put
a four-cylinder roadster on the market
for a. medium price. That wasn't
more'n sis years back and six years
in the automobile same Is a longer
time than nine centurlra is to Chinese
dynasty.
"The buying public sat up and took
notice, and In the trade It created as
much sensation aa a fox terrier would
at a chipmunk's annual outing.
Larger tar, la Alas.
"Some people would have stopped
there, but not T. A. A. M.
"He saw that there wasn't quite
enough sise to Ms runabout.
"He hopped rlsrht In again and the
next year he turned out a four-cylinder
touring car. and this time two fox
terriers came to the chipmunks' plctilc.
-Now. then." says Mr. T. A. A. 11-.
"I have the car.
"There ahe stands complete as a new
net of mahogany furniture and pretty
aa a baby-grand.
"Il'a a question now of keeping; thla
same car and paring down the price.
"And year after year since he's been
doln' that same Improving the quality
and cuttlcr the price. Doln' it with a
calm, cool regularity that has made the
opposition utter low moana and pick
at the coverlid. Naturally he had a
few little things behind him to help
out such things for frlnstanre. as one
of the moat compact fartorlea In the
world, one of the best sellln' organisations-
on earth, and unlimited financial
strength.
"When you'va got all the assistance
you need from Metty Green'a favorite
son. Colonel Long tsrecn. It helps out.
He baa that, and the gray matter to
use it in the right direction.
Maker la Aanbltloaja.
"And yet In all these years there ha.t
been no change In the chassis and
mechanism except in auch small re
finements aa reducing the weight and
making the motor a little more ac
cessible. "There are a lot of manufacturers
who spend one year making a car. the
next year flndinn out how many mis
takes there are In It. and the year af
ter undoing them If they ran. or bring.
Ins out a new model to help sell the
old failure. In the meantime, the un
fortunate gink who buys either one.
finds he has acquired a perambulating
symposium of errors when he thought
be waa getting a real automobile.
"Tou know there are varloua kinds
of time Greenwich time, and central
time, and railroad time, and standard
time, and time for a drink, but there'a
only one sun and the sun he's uni
versal. Valversal Car, Makers Coal.
T. x. A. M. la not merely tryin to
make the Standard car.
"lie wants It to be the universal
one."
In thla particular Instance, the Fat
Chauffeur with the Double Chin picked
Henry Ford for his typical American
Automobile Manufacturer. He told in
' Ma peculiar way. the Important way
thla man baa played in the automobile
Industry. Next week the philosophical
pilot of the green demolisher will
choose the work of an equal Important
manufacturer aa his text.
WASHINGTON GETS BENEFIT
'Northern Pacific Doing Most Im
lrovenicnt Work In Tliat Mate.
SEATTLK. Wash- March S- Spe
dil.i Northern Pacific englneera are
at work on the Old cattle Inter
national line between Seattle and the
Canadian boundary to provide curve and
grade reductions wherever possible. In
anticipation of t.te complete rebuilding
of the line within the next two years.
Within tii next t ars. too. aald
ITesldent Howard Ki:i"tt. of the North
era Pacific, the double tracking be
tween Seattle and Portland will be com.
pieted-
The Northern Pacific Is doing more
Improvement work on Its lines in Wash
ington than In any other atate lunched
by the evstem. With Die completion of
the double tracking under way and the
rebuilding of nearly all iia llnee in
Washington, the railroad will Inrrrasa
Its cataelty fnr freight and passenger
Iram handling from 0 to 100 per cent.
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THB W HEEL OF HIS NEW POPE-HARTFORD RACER.
IN THE TOSSEsl'.
GEORGE MITCHELL IS
" . . . . . it.. . .nt in he aalned from an automobile.
Oregon Ifo elh.d the Vop.Hartf ird Company put a fecial motor in hi. new touring car. The machine
Oregon noiei. naa in r " . hotet proprietor Is confident that he can speed it up to 100.
wi,?S".U..U lh"hl-c" the ,ate8t on8 ,n Port-
land. If not in tha Northwest.
BURIN WILL RACE
Speed King Enters Interna
tional Sweepstakes.
GREAT PILOTS TO COMPETE
Cream of World' Greatest Auto
mobile Drivers Nominated for
.Memorial Day Events at
Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOUS. Ind.. March 0.
(Special.) Definite confirmation of
the rumor that "Wild Bob" Burman.
the world's speed king, will be seen at
the wheel of a Cutting car in the
second annual SOO-mlle International
Sweepstakes race, baa been received
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway In
the form of an entry of the car and
th nomination of Burman aa driver.
For some time It haa been under
stood that the speed monarch would
pilot a Cutting machine, but no defi
nite entry had been made until a day
or ao ago.
Burman la probably more in the
public eye than any other racing
driver, because of his succession to the
throne of speed king and his holding
of the world's straightaway records
made at Daytona. Fia. He haa been a
contender In most of the great motor
events In the past four or five years
and haa always figured mora or less
prominently.
Harrssa's Aid With Barsaaa.
The entry of the Cutting car. with
Burman named as driver, means that
be will devote the next two months of
his time to preparing the car and
testing It out over the motor speedway
course. He probably will do very lit
tle exhibition driving or mile track
racing In the meantime.
Harry Goets. who wss the mechani
cian for Ray Harroun. winner of the
last 600-mile race In a Marraon car
haa gone with Burman and Is helping
Mm In the building of his special rac
ing rar. Goets Is one of the most
skilled mechanicians in tba country
and Burman looka to him to aid ma
terially In the auccess of his next ap
pearance In a big race.
The car which Burman will drive Is
a 11! special model, weighing 2300
pounds, which Is 300 pounds above the
minimum weight allowed In the race.
The motor haa four cylinders with a
bore of live and seven-thirty-seconds
Inches, and a piston stroke of seven
inches, giving a piston displacement of
. cubic Inches. It is believed that
the motor will develop about 100 horse
power, and it probably will be about
the largest in the race. The motor Is
especially built to come Just within
the COO cubic Inch limit set upon the
contest by the speedway management.
Thirteen Cars Eatered.
The other entriee to the race are
two Ptuts cars, to be driven by Gil
Anderson and Len Zengle, with Billy
Kntpper as relief; two Nationals with
Don Herr. Howard Wilcox and Charley
Mers named aa drivers; two Case cars
with Harvey Herrlck and Louie Dia
brow nominated as regular drivers;
two Mercedes ears with Ralph le
Palma and Spencer Wlshart at the
wheels: one Flat to be driven by Teddy
TetalaftT; a Simplex with Bert Dlngley
to drive, and a Lexington to be piloted
by Harry Knight.
Ralph Mulford has purchased a six
cylinder Knox which he will drive in
the race, although his entry baa not
formally been made.
This early field of starters is con
sidered the cream of driving and rac
ing talent of the country, and means
that the former record of 74.1 miles
per hour established for the S00 miles
Is certain to fall in the next Memorial
day contest.
The early aeat and hotel reservations
which have been made indicate that
the crowd will be greater than that
which witnessed last yeara event. The
throng which witnessed the laat SOO
mlle race was tha largest that ever
paased Into any one enclosure to at
tend a sporting contest of any de
scription. MOTOR CARS SUPPLANT HORSES
Progressive Roscburg; Man to Ran
Stage Line With Autos.
Probably the most progressive man
carrying United Elates mall under con
tract In the Northwest la C. P. Barnard,
of Koseburg. Or. Mr. Barnard la the con
tractor on the Roseburg, Myrtle Point
and Marshfleld route.
Last year he made extensive experi
ments toward modernising his con
veyances, and after thorough Inves
tigation, concluded to bring hla busi
ness right up to date by the substitu
tion of automobiles for horse-drawn
vehicles. Toward that end he baa pur
chased two National chassis and four
Bulck touring cars. The bodies for the
chassis are bring built In Portland by
Be I more. MrDougat at Moo res. accord
ing to Mr. Barnard's own specifications.
It Is Mr. Barnard s Intention to use
tbe Nationals for Ms heavier work,
which will Include the carrying of mall
and passengers between Roseburg and
Myrtle puint. Tba cars are designed
to carry 1S00 pounds of mall and three
passengers each.
For tlie exclusive purpose of carrying
passenger traffic, Mr. Barnard pur
chased three 0-horae power flve-pas-aenger.
and one 40-horse power, five
passenger Bulcks. The 40-horse power
car and two of the 30-horse power
Bulcks were shipped to Roseburg Mon
day and the remaining two Bulck tour
ing care will be shipped htm aa soon
as the bodies can bo completed for the
Nationals.
There are now M head of horses reg
ularly employed on this route, and from
his experience of last year Mr. Bar
nard estimates that each one of the
Nationals will eliminate 16 horses, and
that the two will eliminate the use of
more than one-third of his livestock.
Results will be watched with consider
able Interest by the stage men through
oue the Northwest.
FOREIGN MAKERS FEAR
AMERICAN CARS PROVING BIG
fcCCCESS ABROAD.
DOCTORS HEAD LIST
Physicians Lead in Ownership
of Automobiles.
CAR WIDENS PRACTICE
French Builders Send Man Here to
Study Difference In Manufac
turing; Methods.
M. Clement, who Is a practical auto
mobile builder. Is on his way to this
country from Paris to see If he can
rind out for the large French motor
car interests which are sending him.
why American machines are making
such Inroads on foreign cars all over
Europe.
This Is the first time an emissary
from abroad haa ever visited America
for such a purpose. Though very little
Is aald about It, the atudy of the flgurea
on the Imports and exports of motor
cars to and from the United States,
compared for a period of six yeara.
shows rood grounds for the European
uneasiness. Having made good at
home, the American automobile has
become quite as much a success
abroad and It la significant that this
branch of our foreign trade haa grown
without any special effort of American
business men. who have bad thnir
hands pretty full meeting the home de
mand. It is in the medium price cars that
the American manufacturer Tules su
preme. Foreign motor car builders do
not seem to be able to perfect factory,
salea and advertising forces as the
American maker has. Nor have the
foreign men been able to operate on
the mammoth scale so predominant In
this country. Volume of the output haa
been the main factor in the auccess of
American builders. Pmall profit on a
single car with reasonable income from
the Investment on the aggregate haa
been their aim. and that they have
been successful no one will gainsay.
The automobile magaxlne predicts
that In the present year exports of
American cars will be of record-breaking
proportion as regards both quantity
and value. It points to South America,
as a rich field but little cultivated here
tofore. There are American bulldera
who have already started to work up
this Beld. Their success has been far
better than the most optimistic hoped
for.
In this direction the achievement of
the Stevens-Duryea Company Is par
ticularly conspicuous. Twelve of the
htgest rrade cars have been shipped
from the factory In Chlcopee Falls to
South America since January 1.
Mexico, which until lately had very
few American cars, haa also been taken
in hand by the aame company. There
are now 135 Stevens-Duryeas in that
country.
Power Vehicle Has Figured to Large
Extent in Success of
Many Country Prac- "
Utloners.
Whenever an attempt is made to
classify automobile users according to
their vocations, it will be found that
the medical profession not only ap
pears at the head of the list, but
leaves a comfortable margin between
Its own figures and those of Its near
est competitor. No other calling has
availed Itself of the advantages of the
automobile with greater alacrity.
"How strong a hold the automobile
has taken on the doctor's apprecia
tion may be seen from a statement of
a leading motor company that of 61,
000 of their cara in use at the present
time, 16.527 are In the handa of phy
sicians," said Ed Cohen, the Maxwell
and Columbia distributer for this terri
tory. In discussing this question. "This
gives the medical profession a lead
that la not likely to be overcome for
some time.
"In calling the motorcar Into hla
Important service, the doctor does not
pay tribute to fashion, but he adopts
this modern means of Individual trans
portation in the same spirit in which
he utilizes the valuable discoveries of
science and the "advantages of im
proved apparatus.
Motorcar Facilitates Work.
"It Is essential, especially to the
country practitioner, that he possess
facilities for independent transporta
tion hence the once familiar picture
of the doctor's horse and buggy. But
with the increased use of the automo
bile the hitching post has lost Its sig
nificance, and in its stead, there Is the
motorcar. It is a form of transporta
tion adapted to the professional man's
needs, since It does the work of many
horses besides doing It better, cheaper
and quicker than Its four-legged pre
decessor. "In recounting the many allurements
of the motorcar for use by the doctor,
the greater speed attained is naturally
a great consideration, though it is well
to bear In mind that the main factor
Is less the capability of the automobile
to travel a certain number of miles an
hour than that of maintaining a given
speed for an indefinite length of time.
"First of all, the automobile has
greater speed, and thus It saves time.
It possesses greater endurance, since
It is not subject to fatigue, and may
be driven 60 or 100 miles without detri
ment to its life or to Its readiness to
perform a like service time and again.
In other words. It requires no rest af
ter coming In from one call, a simple
turn of the starting handle being suf
ficient to send- tho car on another er
rand, i
It doubles the usefulness of the
J3 Aoiaiobiles
To be made up of 60 carloads of 270 Buick automobiles, will leave the
Buick factory, Flint, Mich, April 15, 1912.
The First Special Train
of 50 cars, containing 224 automobiles, was shipped January 25, 1912.
The Second Special Train
made up of 50 carloads of 225 Buick automobiles, was dispatched from
the factory February 27, 1912.
The Third Special Train
made up of 60 carloads with 265 Buick cars, left Flint, Mich., March 24,
1912.
"THERE'S A REASON'
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d Automobile Co.
Mel G. Johnson, Manager.
Phones, Main 4555, A 2550. Seventh and Couch Streets.
phvslclan because he can call upon his
patients In one-third the time it used
to take with a horse. It increases his
value to the community and last, but
not least, hlB Income not to forget the
Increased opportunity for study and
recreation, gains which in modern life
are of equal Importance.
Auto Requires lsa Attention.
"The automobile is less troublesome
than the horse, because it requires no
grooming, no shoeing, no veterinary
skill: in fact, it is rarely in need of
any attention that cannot be given to
it by the doctor himself. It adds dig
nity to the doctor's calling. It pro
claims him to the community as a pro
gressive member of the medical frater
nity the young practitioner riding
into a lucrative practice where his
less up-to-date colleague merely walk
in. The financial advancement is
usually proportionate to the facility
with which the physician is able to
spread his skill over his territory.
"Automobiles, are becoming an abso
lute necessity to the doctor. Besides
being a potent factor in the upbuild
ing of his practice, they also mean
convenience, pleasure and relaxation
when the stern routine of the P"'"1
cian's calling gives way to rest and the
enjoyment of life." '
HOLE IN ROADJS MENACE
Automobiles and Buggies Come to
Grief Near Albany.
ALBANY, Or., March SO. (Special.)
A bad chuck-hole in the Albany
Independence road in Benton County,
about four miles north of this city,
has caused several autolsts to come to
grief lately and resulted In a serious
accident to one man.
While driving his team to Albany, a
few days ago. A. Widmer. of North
Albany, drove into the hole and his
team became frightened and ran away,
throwing Widmer to the ground with
such force that hla left arm and two
ribs were broken.
Charles O. CUne. an Aioany cnam
feur. while returning from a trip to
Independence by automobile a few
! nights ago, also struck the hole and
: became mired in the deep mud, his ef
l forts to extricate the car being futile.
After a numner or attempts m irec mo
car. CUne curled up In the tonneau
and went to sleep.
Farmers came to his assistance the
next morning and by using two teams
of horses, pulled the car to solid
ground.
CERTAINTY IN MOTOR CARS
Tho Wlntoa Co. guarantees every statement made in Winton Six advertising' to be true without Qualification.
The 48 H. P., self-eranking Winton Six has been habitually successful. This is its fifth year of success.
S buhUa it will maae good for you Just as it has been
'Sf '" - rtiD UntU that m0dCl
m" U Urth knowing that the Winton Six is the only car that offers certainty based on the following points:
1- MldTby the company that ha. produced sixes exclusively more year, than any other maker m the .world.
2- Fifth year of the model-a model wholly free from experimental risks for the buyer to assume.
t wi7tat moOO mueSavd in the service of individual owners established the world's lowest
8WTLrrairrm:KTctdorv reduces overhead .nd wasteful expenses to the mini-
munTallowW us to sell at $3000 a car that ran be compared only with cars selling at foOOO and upward
The pro and appro" d Winton Six is the car for the man who wants top notch quality and freedom from
rick of disappointment. ,
PORTLAND MOTOR CAR CO.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
The ear is here. Call or phone for demonstration.
Main 25S3, A 4944.
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Fully Equipped at Portland.
No better value in the world than this car. 75 just
purchased by the Pillsbury Company, of Minneapolis
DULMAGE & SMITH
46-48 Twentieth Street Near Washington
Ipecial Announcement
We have in course of construction fifty Roadsters,
Runabouts and Light Delivery Autos, which we arc in
position to offer at from 25 to 50 per cent less than regu
lar prices. Bodies built to meet any requirement.
Special attention called to our Repair Department and
Paint Shop.
Our establishment is the largest and best-equipped, in
the city, and we are in position to give prompt service.
Our prices are reasonable and all our work is guaranteed.
The Auto Reconstruction Co.
Phone Marshall. 4018
22d and Thurman Sts.