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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 25, 1913)
hltlXAXD. MAY 23, 1913. Stractuires Rank W: Gerlinger Motor Car Go. Dlatrlbutors of Hlh-Grada 0 ji't ith .Best , ' I I ulisrs; fowl 4jtftMli 1 ' ' KKW HOMB '1'Hfcl STLUKBAKfclt. V, , i hi. v . 7- ; t"" 1 1 ''PIJCSC' TTrnr"" " ' 1 H AKCHBH WIGU1XS. AC TO 8UPPI.1K. . ' mi iu si TEMPOBAKV HO.MK PIEIICK-AKHOW. in. ' i i 1 1 i i 1 11 Motor Cars and Motor Trucks acmificent Nw Buiiaine t'naer Construction. - Sales Offices, 690 Washington Street. Serrice Dept 86th Tenth St. KW HO.MK OF TUB JACKSON. " I ; : : t. ' .'.' . .- -L--;"::;-'.v:. -i'v' ;:."?; ' ' . . ;; ,.; ' -.-,-', N -' ' ' ' - ' i: v'.- - - . r . . - ' , 1DILU.1C. HUGE INVESTMENT PLACED IN AUTOMOBILE BUILDINGS Enlargement of Service Side of the Automobile Industry Results in Need for Numerous Departments Financial Standing High in Most Cases. r v - t : KlOTOnCVCLB 81PPI.IKS. 4: I 1 v.-:.::" I of the departments, and what would ap pear from the plans to b. the finest show room In the city will be begun very shortly. Howard Aato'a Sew Quarter Fine. Going- along- Fourteenth street, one building- that atrlkes the are tnat r the Howard Automobile Company, pre sided over, as most peopls know, by Mel Johnson, one of the most popular men In the trade. Here again Is a spacious two story brick building, which recently was extensively Improved and thoroughly overhauled to meet the exacting require ment, of Mr. Johnson. The general color scheme is white, relieved by plain blacK. Cars run right through into th garage, the offices being on the other slda to the showroom. There 1. a floor space of .500 feet, and here again the repair depart ment is absolutely private. ,lt 1. Mr. John son's proud boast that he carries the most complete stock of part, for hi. Nat onal and Bulok lines. The extensive business they have bsen flolng lately 1. proof of the tact that thl. service Is appreciated by owners. Btdnr AutomoWle Ho.e Co-leou.. If there Is one building calculated to hit the tvi It Is that Of the Becker Auto Company, a .Tngletory brick . Fourteenth and Burnslde -' 0!2i scheme of red. yellow nd black. w ti name In big. mold lrtn-rV thst Rudy the world at large the bu.lners that Rudy Becker et ak does In the popular R. C. H. cars. The showroom, though on th n!"r side. Is of such proportions that the car, "an be seen to advantage from bot.tt streets, while an extensive garage at the back Is always filled wltn ears. Mr. Becker recently moved here on the increase In the business, and ,,JB0" than satisfied with the location.-which is all that could be desired. - MHehell Home Extensive. Ten thousand feet of floor spaee Is what the Mitchell. s'a"r.m.' oany has for Its gutomoblle department, where they .eU the Mitchell C.r. This building of course Is Just across the street from the other departments, situated as It 1, at East First and East Morrison tree". The showroom Is all In white enamel. Uh a profusion of palms. On the upper, floor Is the shop and the warehouse, the capa cious and welMUled stockroom, with a. complete line of parts, while the bmn Is also used as a warehouse. This has been their home slnee 10. the time that the company moved over from the West Side to the East on account of the enor mous increase In all Us departments. ,iUM an Have prlsjeely Homes. n k.wi.. hotter showrooms exist In the city than those set apart to show off the values of the Hudson and' Reo. For these blg-selllng cars C. U Boss Is the local agent, while the building Is also the home of the Northwest Auto Company, distributors for the Northwest. The build, lng which Is a single story, of reinforced concrete, was specially designed for these people Mr. Boss, himself, through his considerable building experience, know ing Just what he wanted. There Is a space of 8260 square feet, of which a very large part . Is devoted to the showroom, where 1 or more ears are always on show, and that without any crowding. Not g single post Interferes with ones view, while there are four large skylights, which make It exceptionally well lighted. The basement Is devoted to repair shop, farage and storeroom, and Is 62 by HQ eet. with side extension for the elevator. Moorea Motor Car In Good Location. In the heart of Automobile Row. at Six teenth and Alder streets. Steams-Knight car. for which the Moores bov. have had the agency since last Octo ber, and of which they are making such a showlrg. their slogan being to make this a Stearns-Knlght town." The building s - with . .- n ctn.l. .A anri a a wooaen umr. 1 , cement basement, extensive offices, double . j AAn.nln.A ntm.Vwnnm salesroom anu v. wmm " largre Investment of capital and Is but another Instance of extension due to In creased business. Bralr Quartern Kxteaalva. Though not possessed of a large street frontage, the home of the Franklin and street Just off Washington, extends west ward to a great depth, having one of the largest garages In the elty. J. C. Braly, tnA hean nf thl. TlrlrT"VlT3nf fnmnavtv Storage Company Home. to Have Big One of the most Imposing buildings, when finished, will be the new one now in course of erection at Kleventh and Alder streets, for the Gibson Storage Com nanv. It will contain a complete electrlo garage, storage battery equipment, is of yellow brick and designed and built en tirely for the purpose. It represent, a wnicn acts as local agent for these oars, has In them a couple of automobiles for and which keep the garage fufl. Graham Anto Company In Good Position. Right at the Junction of Burnslde and Washington streets at Fifteenth street Is the home Pt the Graham Auto Company, which has the agency for the renowned Btevens-Duryea car. The building s a large thrse-story wooden one. and the oompany Is kept especially busy with the number of ear. that It look, after. Hales, Mew Jarkaoa Agents. Move. After being located temporarily at Broadway and Couch street, the Jackson agents, A. K. and A. F. Hale, are now In firoceas of moving to their new quarters n the Speedwell building, at Fourteenth and Couch streets. This is an imposing building of reinforced concrete, with three stories and basement. It Iiab an excep tionally fine showroom, the windows be ing exceptionally large. 8torae Is In the basement, with the stores, repairs and machine shop upstairs, as well as the stockroom. Peteraon Sleret Handle Regal. Another building on the East Side Is that of the Peterson Sleret Company, i rjuai cignni nu riaw inorna nvenue, which formerly handled the Ford cars alone, but which now, owing to the in crease In business, has taken on the popu- IBI Jkc, win, iii u jifir ibi Mllli a.M4 overslung types. The company still han dles Its Ford cars on time, but has been doing a strong business in the Regal ever since taking (hem on. John D'ere Plow Company Has Vein: Car. With a business the else of that done by the John Deere Plow Company in all its branches. It Is not difficult to see that they do a. soun4 automobile business with the Velja cars. This is another company that is situated on the Kaat Side, which is becoming an extensive eenter for the automobile company. Knecla attention Is paid by the oompany to its service and repair department, and they are fixed up to handle everything In the best and most rapid manner possible. . B lodge t Una Extensive Quarters. Back on the West Side again, at 29-31 North fourteenth street. Is the fine home of R. E. Blodgett, who carries on an extensive vulcanising department In addi tion to having the agency for the well known Firestone tires and a complete gar age and service department. There are 5000 square feet of space on the ground floor, and cars can ie driven right ln slde to be attended to with the greatest dispatch. Bight cars are frequently han dled by him at one time. The storeroom Is on the second floor, while the third Is also occupied by him with stores and stockrooms. , - i , Fsed Dundee Ha. Il-nt Place. - As a repairing and storage house for ' automobiles, it would be difficult to find a better one in the city than that run by Fred Dundee at 675 Jefferson street. A complete plant for all kinds of repairing - is installed, and a specialty is made of regrlnding ball bearings. Ballon Wright Are Big Supply Men. Located on the corner of Broadway and Oak Btreet are the extensive showrooms and offices of Ballon A Wright, acces sory men on a very large scale, with an enormous business In bicycles, motor cycles, automobile supplies, both on a wholesale and retail basis. The building, a handsome and pretentious one. has on of the best situation, in town, has a largre floor space, with a great number of show windows on both streets, offices up above, and is a tribute to the business of the firm which has Increased by leaps and bounds. Archer dt Vlggln Do Big Buslness.- Another firm of supply men which does a big business In its automobile and cycle branch is that of Archer & Wiggins, lo cated on Sixth and Oak Btreets. Though having extensive departments for sporting and fishing lines, the company has one of the largest accessory and supply busi nesses fn the city, with spacious store rooms and exceptionally well arranged showrooms. - . A. J. Winters Extensive Supply House. ' Among the automobile supply houses, none is better known than that of A. J. Winters, at 67 Sixth street. Mr. V, Inters does a great deal of vulcanising, and has an extensive tire sale, while tfie volume of trade has more than doubled in a. short time, due in no small measure to the efficient service and accommodation which have always been part and, parcel of mana gerial policy. i j HKU.U. AD FORD tAHS. i j . - . , j , . $mi Mb . H. NEW QUARTERS H. 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