The Sunday Oregonian., May 25, 1913, SECTION FOUR, Page 8, Image 54

MAY 25, 1913.
FORESTS INVADED
BY
MOTOR
TRUCKS
Having Revolutionized Retai
Deliveries, Makers Would
Conquer New Worlds.
AUTOMATIC WORK FEATURE
Five-Ton White Vehicle Owned I
Ohio Does Work of Logging' Lo
comotive, Skldder and Donkey
Engine Economically.
Motor truck occasionally Invade the
forests and bring; out loads of timber
but rouirh lofrglnir is a. branch of the
lumber Industry In which little Is heard
of the motor truck. Having revolu
tionized retail deliveries by building
motor trucks to meet the special re
quirements of the lumber trade, motor
truck manufacturers are rlvmg great
er attention to other flelds-of work In
this Industry.
While the logging locomotive Is
practically Immune from any Inroads
upon Its usefulness by gasoline- trucks.
enough pronress has been made In gaa
oltne logtrlng to promise a wide fteld
of activity nnd warrant serious con
sideration of the power truck from, the
standpoint of what It has actually ac
complished. '
Furthermore, In the logging work
to which the motor truck has already
been assigned. It has not only proved
to be thoroughly practical and econom
ical, but It haa been the means of de
veloping on branch of the Industry
that has suffered from expensive meth
ods. This was broucht out plainly
In the work of a motor logging truck
which was built by the White Com
pany especially for Theodore KundU, of
Cleveland, who has had a five-ton log
tractor at work for nearly a year in
the woods near Brecksvllle. in " the
southern pnrt of Cuyahoga County. O.
Foaaiblllflea Are Ilevealed.
On a small scale, this truck has done
the work of the log-ring locomotive,
the skidder and the donkey engine. In
addition. It automatically loads the
truck by Its own power and then trans
fers Its loud from truck to flat car
by that same power.
While there can be no direct com
parison between the work of this single
truck and the enormous tonnage ca
pacity of loo; trains, a careful analysis
rf the work of this truck, bearing In
mind that It Is merely a single unit,
reveals Interesting possibilities.
In order to appreciate the conditions
under which the truck has been work
ing, a few characteristic features
should be mentioned. It is built with
a six-cylinder motor and In all other
respects, except the wheels. It is the
standard design of the White Com
pany's five-ton truck. The front and
rear wheels, however, are special. The
driving wheels are built of steel, with
a IJ-lnch tread, having the usual cor
rugated surface of tractor wheels, and
enabling the truck to run over rough
surfarea and soft ground such as will
be encountered on any timber tract.
Low Clear St reaanry.
Experience haa shown that the- truck
ran get over the ground with its full
load. In practically all seasons of th
year. Even In Winter It haa done Its
work on hard of frozen, snow-covered
ground. The driving effort la greatly
multiplied by the use of a gear ratio
much lower than used on trucks in
normal service. This limits the speed
from seven to ten miles an hour.
A power winch, driven off the trans
mission of the truck. Is built amidships
and controlled by a lever similar to the
brake and gear-shifter. Loads as high
as six tons have been carried without
difficulty, although the rated capacity
of the tiuck Is five tons. By proper
use of the power winch and a simple
scheme of rope and chain tackle, the
crews have loaded 1000 feet of lumber
on the truck in ;o minutes. Further
more, its remarkable capacity for lead
ing Is availed of In many ways, notably
In the salvage of fine specimens of
hardwood which frequently fall Into
ravines and cannot be recovered ex
cept at the prohibitive cost of Install
ing donkey engines and moving them
from place to place, or else diverting
the use of horses from more systematic
and profitable work.
Sal vase Work Feature.
Fine grades of hardwood particular
ly the best specimens of oak. walnut,
hickory and ash have an Important
part In the logging work of the owner
of this truck, and the driver is often
called upon to take his crew into the
most Inaccessible places to bring out
fine specimens which have been pur
chased for specific cabinet work.
The facility with which the truck
has drawn-heavy logs out of ravines
600 and 600 feet deep is appreciated no
less than Its capacity to lead and haul
rough logs on a heavy tonnage basis.
The customary haul Is approximately
five tons for an average distance of
about six miles. On arrival at the
railroad siding, the rapidity with which
the truck drops Its load and pulls the
logs upon freight cars by the use of
Its power drum and cable, produces a
great saving of time -and labor.
Even when there are no log cars on
the railroad siding, this loading effi
ciency Is maintained. The logs ordi
narily are dropped on the ground and
then rolled up on the cars. If no cars
are available, the crew simply drops
the load and returns to the woods,
'knowing thst the loading operation
.can be done quickly by the truck when
I the cars are ready. The truck there
fore has no Idle minutes.
:HOOD RIVER TO OIL HIGHWAYS
t County Commissioners Let Contract
lo Improve Macadam Roads.
HOOD RIVER. Or May J4. (Special.)
The County Commissioners have
signed a contract with a Portland road
oiling company for oiling the entire
length of the seven and a half miles
of macadam roads of the valley. The
' Improvement Is to cost $18( a mile.
The dust will thus be kept down on the
highways during the Summer months
'and the drives made pleasant for' the
Imany local autolsts and the visiting
owners of motor cars.
Road supervision In all parts of the
valley are busy making Improvements,
,new highways are being cut In the
developed district of the Upper Valley
. nd old roads are being bettered. The
Commissioners have let a contract for
a wooden bridge to span the ' Hood
'River to replace, the old condemned
-bridge that was already built there.
'When the new structure is completed,
automobilists will be enabled to travel
with their cars directly to the Devil't
Punch Bowl on the West Fork of Hood
'River. The main county road leading
to WInans Station and Dee has beau
Improved recently by new grades and
tills.
Adele Ritchie Buys Coupe.
Adele Ritchie Is now the proud pos
sessor and pilot of a new Stude
baker s&" coupe, bought during a re
eAt visit of her company to Baltimore.
WHITE MOTOR TRUCK INVADES LOGGING FIELDS.'
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DATA PROVE GAIN
Chalmers Company's Statis
tics' Show 40 Per Cent' Lift.
'PORTLAND BUSINESS GOOD'
Oreson." Washington, British Colnm.
bta and Idaho Show Greatest
Increase of Any In Class.
Foreign Trade Brisk.
Statistics compiled by the sales de
partment of the Chalmers Motor Com
pany, of Detroit, show a healthy in
crease In the automobile business
throughout the country. These figures
bear, out the prophecy of leading man
ufacturers, who predicted a gain of
40 per cent In sales over last year.
This data Is especially gratifying to
the Keats Auto Company, for It shows
a higher percentage of sales Increase
for Oregon, Washington, British Co
lumbia and Idaho than any territory in
Its class. Up to the present date, sales
sheets show an increase of approx
imately 50 per cent for the Portland
distributing house.
This accurate and detailed report
shows that business Is good all over
the country. It Is further evidence
that political upheavals, tornadoes and
floods, wars, revolutions and such have
little effect on the automobile business.
Manufacturers of standard cars gen
erally state that sales have opened up
bigger than ever before and that in
several instances the entire output of
1913 models will be exhausted within a
short time.
Dealers Are Optimistic.
Prominent automobile dealers of
Portland talk in the most optimistic
vein, declaring that the volume of
I V. t.lr IQia atnclr will ha mnn.
ken for long before the season closes.
In many Instances It is impossible to
get lmmeaiaie delivery on some moaeis.
"Careful analysis of reports. fromlUxtO feet
lendlnir manufacturers Indicate that
early prophecies of a large Increase In
sales were well founded," said H. L
Keats, the Chalmers distributor for the
Northwest, In discussing conditions.
"Gem-rally speaking, I think the rep
utable manufacturers are experienc
ing a substantial gain over a corre
sponding period for last season. I know
of several Instances where It is im
possible to secure immediate delivery
on some models.
"Although the Chalmers dealers In
New York, Philadelphia. Pittsburg,
Boston, Chicago. San Francisco, . St.
Louis and other large cities report a
marked increase in business, the best
indication of the growth of Bales is
shown by those In. the towns of av
erage size. For instance. In the Mid
dle West, Davenport. Ia., shows a gain
of 70 per cent; Sioux City, 4 2 per cent:
Waterloo, 63 per cent; Akron, Ohio. 6!1
per cent; Lima,-Ohio, 33 per cent; Co
lumbus,. 68 per cent: Bloomlngton, 111..
50 per cent; Milwaukee, 45 per cer.t;
Kau Claire,-WIs., 42 per cent and Green
Bay, 42 per cent.; ,
Xortbwest Gain Marked.
"In the South, Memphis Is 35 per cent
ahead; Macon, Ga.. 37; Charlotte, Jf. C
37; Roanoke, Va., C5; Ashvllle, N. C,
100 per cent. In the East, Uniontown,
Pa., shows 29 per. cent increase; Roch
ester, 95 per cent; New Haven, 65 per
cont; Buffalo, 36 per cent.
"In the Pacific Northwest. Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and British Co
lumbia show a 50 per cent gain and
Butte an Increase of 92 per cent. In
the Southwest. Tulsa, Okla., shows a
60 per cent advance. San Antonio, 69
per cent, and Phoenix 36 per cent.
"Foreign business Is reported to be
equally brisk.
"It is only necessary to refer to the
daily shipments of automobiles from
Detroit, the largest motor-car manu
facturing center in tne world, to appre
ciate the gigantic strides this business
has been making. Approximately 1000
automobiles are being sent out of the
Michigan metropolis every day.
"From the present outlook, I would
venture the assertion that Chalmers'
sales In the Northwest will show at
least a 60 per cent Increase over the
1812 season."
COXDOX GETS FOKD GARAGE
The Standard Oil for Motor Cars
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What lubricating cylinder oil is used on your car ?
It concerns every automobile owner to know that his car is
properly lubricated: . A good car can be ruined in a short time
by poor lubrication. '
If you are not already using ZEROLENE, communicate with
our" nearest agency. We believe that we
can demonstrate to you in person or by
personal letter why ZEROLENE is
the best motor lubricant you can use.
ZEROLENE is sold by dealers everywhere
and at all agencies of the ,
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PACKARD EXGIXE BEATS 132
HOUR NOX-STOP. TEST.
Runs Made for 300 Consecutive
Hours In Open Test by Officials
. of Anfomobtle CJInb.
Having broken the official world's
record for a'non-stop motor test by
running 200 continuous hours at tne
Automobile Club of America. New York,
a standard Packard "38" motor was
continued In operation for 1O0 ' hours
more. The former record was lii
hours, made four years ago m-
land. .
The 200-hour mark was passed
at Tnst Monday morning. At
that time the motor was running so
smoothly that coins could be balanced
on the test rack. The motor is main
taining a constant speed oi kuu. revo
lutions per minute. : Measured ln road
performance, it is puinng a. o.o
-i.k -,,u imii a.t a. sneed of 87.46 miles
per hour, over roads heavy enough to
call for a wide-open- throttle.
Making 899 miles a day, tne motor
rolled up nearly 7500 miles in 200 hours.
a .n.roc .smnn'a mileaore at twice
the average touring speed, with a load
that required at all times tne xun Fn
of the motor, has been ' compressed
within a period of less than nine days.
rr.i l...lnir InhOrntOrV Of the AutO-
moblle Club of America has been thrown
open to the public lor tnis est, which
has attracted wide attention in the au
tomobile trade.
No Jouncing for This I.oa4.:
After a- series of Interesting tests,
the DePont de Nemours Powder Com-
. i... . kmit-bt a Studebaker "20".
..: ... oirrr detonators on a
of Fords in this section tms season ' " nsylvanla anQ
and is expecting anotner car oaa w u, a mtZTiZ inlnr districts.
a week, having aireaay soia mosi oi "i ......
the cars.
insures - Its getting an easy, smooth
ride. ...
Dulutli to Have Boulevard.
Duluth is to have a new boulevard
along the- Lake Superior shore, on
which $1,000,000 will be expended. The
money has been subscribed and work
will be begun immediately. "This
means a great boom for the automo
bile business," says J. T. Peaoha, Jr.,
Duluth representative of the Kissel
Motor Car Company. "We have tripled
our usual orders on Kissol Kars and
we have no doubt that the boulevard
will bring an increase of business that
will more than Justify our confidence.
The vicinity of Duluth has hitherto
been sadly lacking In good country
roads and many persons perfectly able
to maintain cars, have not bought them
on this account."
Ran Domingo has an arerace rainfall of
108 Inches.
mlnlnir . districts. The
highly explosive nature of the load
Dr. Taylor Starts Construction on
Sew I'lreTiroor Building.
. CONDON, Or.. May 24. Construction
work started today on a large garage
In this city for Dr. L. f. Taylor, agent
.h. I'nrJ automobile for Gilliam
vein, uevittuiifi umi uv .viuiuts VI I " " , , , ,
k.iUa... t rit warrant- th. ...or. land Wheeler Counties. The building
is to be 40x84 feet and will be covered
with galvanized Iron to make It as
near fireproof as possible. The repair
shop will be In the rear and will be
Th.r will be a larsre underground
gasoline storage tank and also a com
pressed air tank for filling tires.
Dr. Taylor lias already sold a carload
CONSIDER First of All
the Brake Drum and
Driving Parts the Real
Basis of Every Good
Automobile. uj:z.
You can depend upon the unusual strength of the
Mighty Michigan "40," with its frame, brakes and
driving parts equal to that of a 60 H. P. car.
Its four-speed transmission, center control, coupled to its
powerful long-stroke motor, is an absolute guarantee of
continued automobile satisfaction. , .
Its 118-ineh wheel base, 412-inch tires, extra wide and flex
ible z,i elliptic springs, 14-inch cushions is comfort insur
ance when riding cm "ALL roads. Let us show you this
mighty "40" give your money a chance to make good
for you. . . ' ;'''
While the price is only $1850 f. o. b. Portland, you get
$2500 worth of automobile perfection. We can prove it.
1913 MODELS NOW BEING DELIVERED
Michigan Auto
& Buggy Co.
PORTLAND BRANCH, 369 HAWTHORNE AVENUE
W. A. Wildrick. Manager.
' " SEATTLE BRANCH, 1423-25 TENTH AVENUE .
John F. .Campbell, Manager.
TACOMA BRANCH, 742 COMMERCE STREET ;
W. A Snumaker, Manager.
No-Rim-Cut Tires
10 Oversize
Come See
The New Type Tires
You who ever have rim-curs
You whose tires lack capacity
We urge you to come and see tires that)
can't rim-cut the oversize tires.
The tires which far outsell all others,
after years and years of tests, f
- You'll See
You will sea at a glance that
No -Rim -Cut t'res make rim-cutting
forever Impossible.
You will see they are larger than
clincher tires over the rated size.
In air capacity, they exceed old
type tires by an average of 16.7
percent.
You know that these features
must mean big economies, if the
tires themselves are the best men
make. And the verdict is that
Goodyears are.
No Extra
No-Rim -Cut tires now cost
same as
n d a r d
clincher tires.
. As our output
Increased, the
saving in; cost
has been given
In full to users.
No-Rim-Cut
tires are selling today about II per'
cent lower than last year.
Now there is no extra price to
deduct from the savings these
new-type tires Insure yc
the
s t a
GoodTear
No-Rim-Cut Tires
With or Without
Non-Skid Treads
In 1912 the demand for Good
years was almost ten times larger
than in 1909. All because of this
new-type tire. '
And men today are quitting
clincher tires faster than ever
before.
Come see why. Then make a
comparison. Let your mileage
figures, let your tire upkeep win
you to these
modern tires.
Write for the
Goodyear Tiro
Book 14 th year
edition. It tell
all known ways
to economize on
tires.
tKHON. OHIO
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio
Tula Company has no connection whatever with any other
rubber couoern which uses the Goodyear nam.
PORTLAND BRANCH, 62 SEVENTH ST.
Phone, Pac. Main 2190, and Home A 4046.
Phones: ""i??!
Motor Cars
UNITED AUTO CO.
Distributors
ALDER ST. at SIXTEENTH