TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXTAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 25, 1914. DEALERS PLANNING FOR ROSE FESTIVAL PARADE Determination Expressed That Auto Parade Shall Play Noteworthy Part in Festival Wider Range of Classes With Many Prizes Desired. HUDSON Six-40 S1750 (f. o. b. Detroit) o BY FRANK C. RIGGS. Chairman Rose Show Committee on Auto mobile Parade. NE would have thought that the dealers would have been far too busy with the show to discuss the prospects for the next automo bile parade In the Rose Festival. Such, however. Is by no means the case, for if ever" I was surprised In my life, it was at the hearty way in which those automobile dealers, to whom I have spoken, expressed theii determination to make the next parade something worth while and not a f iasi'o. They look upon the show week as a suitable one in which they would all be present to discuss the different sug-! Kestions which have been put up to rai and our committee for improving this feature and making- it the best of all tuo numerous features of the festival. Among thev. suggestions I have re ceived are some which struck us all as being worthy and practically certain to be adopted. One of taese was to have more prizes of less value, each di vided up into classes so that at least each entrant would have an opportu nity to win in his own class. Classes should also be more numerous and more defined. For Instance, dealers themselves could have a separate class for gaso line pleasure cars, electrics and trucks. These could be divided into classes for roadsters, small cars and for large touring cars and for limousines. There could be classes where the expendi ture was limited to a certain amount. There could also be a class for the cities of the state with a population of m. fixed number of people; another for smaller cities and still another for towns. Farmers might have a class to themselves. There could be divisions too for business houses and firms, one for the large wholesale houses and de partment stores, another for smaller . firms. Then the present system of dealing With organizations wants altering. At firesent the smaller, though live organ zatlons know they have not a chance In a thousand and consequently little wonder they do not come in. The same has been true with the privately owned vehicles. Of course, we shall have the open classes just the same. It Is absolutely necessary that we have a large body of workers, each of whom will look after- a certain divi sion, and prizes could be given to the workers who got the best results. Then too we must rigorously exclude all ad vertising. Last year owing to slack methods some advertising matter got ALPHABETICAL LIST OF DEAL ERS AND TIIKI K FLEAS IKE CARS. C. L. Boss & Co., Hudson. Covey Motor Car Co., Cadillac. Dulmage Auto Co., Hupmobile. Gerllnger Motor Car Co., Oldsmoblle, Oakland. John Deere Plow Co.. Verlle. Jerfsry Auto Sales Vo., Jeftery. Keats Auto Co., Peerless, Chalmers, Rauch & Lang electric. Mitchell, Lewis & gtaver, Mitchell. Nob Hill Garage & Auto Co., Ameri can, StutE. Northwest Auto Co., Cole. Lozler, Reo. Northwest Chevrolet Co., Chevrolet. Oregon Mollne Plow Co., Cartercar. Oregon Motor Car Co., Studebaker. Pacific Motors Co., Stevens-Duryea, Chandler, False. MarwplL Frank C. Rlggs Co., Packard, De troit electric T. A. Rlggs, King. United Auto Co., Metz. White Motor Car Co., White. Winton Motor Car Co., Wlnton. Trucks. C. L. Boss & Co., Reo. Gsrllnger Motor Car Co., Federal, Standard and Menominee. Keats Auto Co., Peerless, Stewart. Frank C. Rlggs Co., Packard. White, White. Accessory Dealers. Archer tc Wiggins. Auto Painting Co. Ballou & Wright. Berger Cyclecar & Supply Co. Blodgett Vulcanizing Co. Chanslor Lyon. Fred Dundee. Gas, Power 4 Supply Co. (motor boats). Landy Auto Co. Motometer Co. -New York Anto Painting Co. Standard Oil Co. Into the parade and was ejected only with difficulty. 'One more suggestion will be suffi cient for the present- It has been pro posed Dy more man one person that a decided stand be taken in the matter of decoration. Last year It was given out at first that only roses were to be considered for the prizes and when this rule was abandoned many people were not made acquainted with the al teration. we must have a hard and fast rule on this whichever- way the matter is settled. First Glidden Tour Contest Run Ten Years Ago National Automobile Cross - Conti nent lOventu Anions; Most Impor tant Sporting; Prarrsmme. to jacKsonvme, jj'ia. There was no tour In 1912, but in 1913 a Bort of owners pleasure run was held from Minneapolis to Glazier National Park in Montana. The trophy, however, was awarded to a Metz car. AMONG the most Important sporting events in American automoblling history are the National automobile tours, or, as they are more familiarly known, the Glidden tours. The latter comes from the name of the donor of the trophy, which was annually com peted for, Charles J. Glidden, the fa mous automobile elobe-trotter. ' ' The first Glidden tour, which was a pleasure run 'rather than a contest, took place Ln 1904, and the route cov ered v.-as from New York to Boston. The following year the first contest for the Glidden trophy was held. The route was from New York to Bretton Woods and return, a distance of ap proximately 807 miles, and Percy Pierce, driving a Fierce car, was the winner. The route of the 1906 Glidden tour was from Buffalo to Saratoga, to Montreal, to Quebec, and ending at Bretton "Woods, the distance being about 1500 miles. Thirteen out of the 83 contestants finished with perfect scores, but the trophy was again awarded to Percy Pierce. In 1U07 the character of the tour was chunsed, and the competition lay be tween teams of five cars representing different automobile clubs. The team representing the Automobile Club of Buffalo, made up of two Pierce cars, two Thomas cars, and a Packard, finished first, the route followed being from Cleveland to Chicago, to Pitts burg, to Baltimore, to Philadelphia, and ending in New York. The 1908 Glidden tour resulted in a tie between the following three automobile clubs. Automobile Club of Buffalo, represent ed by three Pierce cars; Columbus tOhio) Automobile Club, represented by three Peerless cars, and the Chi cago Motor Club, whose team was made up of two Haynes cars and one Oldsmoblle. The route followed was from Pittsburg to Philadelphia, to Al bany, to Boston, and through the White Mountains, ending at Saratoga. The 1909 Glidden tour started in De . troit, and the route followed led to Chicago, to Minneapolis, to Council Blun3, to Denver, and back to Kansas City. The following year it started at Cincinnati, headed southwest to Dal las, Texas, and then turned north, ending at Cliicago. The trophy was first awarded to a Premier car, but this was protested, and as the protest was upheld the trophy went to the Chalmers car, which finished second, The 1911 Gliouen tour was a manu facturers" team contest, and the three Maxwell cars won a signal victory. The route followed was from New York Early Tourists in Difficulty. Toward the close of the 1S06 Glidden tour a number of the contestants had a difficult time in maintaining their complement of passengers. "Jimmy" Becker, who drove an Elmore, was one. At Quebec he hired a young man to ride with him, offering 10 per day and all expenses. While waiting for his starting time Becker noticed a man of legal bearing conversing with his hired passenger. A moment later the BL P. demanded that Becker also Insure his life for ?5000, or he would throw up his joo. as it was his starting- time Beck er called to his mechanician to hang on to the H. P. and. letting In his clutch, the car shot down the street. on the beginning of that memorable ride through the mountains of south era Quebec and northern Maine. -T-nuuun no longer tilling a prom- X lnent place among the localities fa vored by the great auto racing public, many drivers past and present still hold a tender corner in their hearts for $1000 CREDIT. WILL BE AWARD ED AT SHOW. Visitors to the automobile show to be held this week in the Armory, Tenth and Couch streets, have an opportunity to receive $1000 credit towards the purchase price of any automobile on the floor. Each person purchasing a ticket of admittance ln the usual way is offered a slip with a number on It. corresponding to the number on his ticket. This each may keep, if he so desires, as it will enable him to participate. No one who does not purchase an admit tance ticket is eligible, though no one who buys a tickot la bound to enter. In other words this is not a lottery. It does not cost anyone a cent to take his chance ln the obtaining of such a large sum towards the pur chase of a car, and It Is hardly neo cssary to remark that $1000 will go a lonr way towards buying an ex ceptionally good car; ln fact there will be Quite a number on exhibition at about thnt figure. The show com u.lttee decided merely to give away, ln fhe form of credit to be applied on the purchase of a car, a certain sum of money. Naturally they could not pick out any chosen Individual and say: "Here's the money to help buy you a car so they had to leave It to fate to decide who should be the lndlviduul. The closing night has been chosen to announce the winner . and It goes without saying that a large crowd will be on hand. Speeders Have Tenderness for Ormond Beach Famous Anto Race Course Scene of Notable Events Rerords Made. Broken and Remade Over Sand. T Come, See the Greatest Thing the Hudson Ever 2-Tcn Trucks $1825, Portland 1500-ib. Truck $725, Portland Great Reduction in Price D You men who watch eras in motor car history have now something. new to inspect. A high-grade Six-40, with seats f or, 4 to 7, which undersells any compar- t able Four. A 123-inch Six, which far under-, weighs the Fours of equal size. And a Six which shows less opera tive cost than any .equal-powered Four in existence. The man who did it is Howard E. Coffin, the great HUDSON engineer. The same Mr. Coffin who brought Fours down, when modest-price buy ers, could get only two-cylinders. The same Mr. Coffin who built the first great Six to sell under $3000. V Now he builds this Six-Forty high-grade, handsome, wonderfully equipped to sell for $1750 F. O. B. Detroit. He has made it weigh 500 pounds less than the HUDSON "37" a Four. And the fuel consumption . is one-fourth less than the HUDSON "37." . The Wanted Six Think what that means I Sixes have become almost universal with men who don't care for cost. But the price, the weight, the fuel cost kept tens of thousands from them. Now, all these points in this new Six-40 are in favor of the Six. . Now, legions of men who hereto fore bought Fours can. have the smoothness, the luxury, the flexibil ity found only in a Six. The Handsomest Car And all these things come in a car designed like the new HUDSON Six 54 the handsomest car of the sea son. The.same streamline body, same perfect equipment, same disappear ing tonneau seats. Up to six months ago, no car ever built offered so many attractions. Come, see it just because it marks an innovation. See also the Cabrio let a new roadster with "Winter and Summer body. Made by Hudson Motor Car Company Detroit, Mich. More Tons xggjj More Miles, M I fl Less Cost That's the whole story of the success of thin big Reo Model J a heavy duty motortruck of the type you have heretofore teen offered for tale at about . 21000 more than we ask. Only our immense production, backed by Reo experience and perfect organization make possible such an astonishingly low price. MOTOR TRUCKS We want to show you how this modern commercial ' machine will nt into your business. How it will earn for you, save., for you, and increase your present volume of business. Then when yon see the exclusive Reo Features, that put it ahead of all other power wagons, you will under stand why so many business men are using Reo Motor Trucks. Reo Sectional Radiator Reo Right Hand Center Control; Reo Left Side Drrre; Reo Hydraulic Governor; Reo Impregn able Armored Front Frame $ arid other evidences of Reo superiority of design and construction. We'll give definite facts and Egnres if yoa say the word. , C. L. BOSS & CO. "i-:-ttl- " v,-!"-ti Str-t. Portland, Or. Reo Motor Truck Co., Mfrs., Lansing, Mich a 5 J-It Si C G15-617 Washington Street, Portland, Or. Ormond Beach, where world's records were made, broken and made again. The races were run over that marvel ous 15-mlle stretch of hard, smooth sand that reached from Ormond to the lighthouse, 10 miles below Daytona. Here for seven or more successive years there met each Winter the best speed machines that America or Europe could produce. It was on this' beach that W. K. Van derbilt, Jr., scored in his 90-horsepower Mercedes the 39-second mile that opened the eyes of the world at large to the wonders of this wave-beaten course, and the real speed possibilities of the automobile. Sensational as was this performance at the time, the Van derbilt mile was later pushed far back by successive faster miles, culminating In Marnott's 28 1-5 mile in the Stan ley Bteamer, and Demogeat's two miles in 58 4-5 with the mighty Darracq. These were the top-notch time marks established at the original series of Ormond-Daytona meets. At the early Ormond meets the mil lionaire sportsmen were conspicuous, both as drivers and owners of racing cars. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Henry L. Bowden, S. D. "Stevens. Louis Bergdoli and Edward Russell Thomas, were at the wheels of their own speed jugger nauts, and Alfred G. Vanderbilt, How ard Gould and W. Gould Brokaw, hired crack drivers to pilot their racers. Magnalium, an alloy of aluminum and magnesium, considerably lightei than aluminum, which has been used successfully for cylinders of gas en- frines, is now being tried for the mak ng of pistons for automobiles. CONOMSCAL ELECTRIC The Detroit Electric gives you all the luxury a:id distinctiveness of a lim ousine at a far less expense.. . - Iere are facts : The cost of storage in public garages including current, . washing and polishing, delivery and call is $35.00 per mo. In private garages the average monthly cost for current is less than $5.00. The cost of gasoline is going up, while electric current is constantly . de creasing. . ' . V RANK C. RIGGS COMPANY Twenty-Third and Washington - A h I H - j - & J 1 8 s I'foE ? til Hh" Detroit Duplex Drive at the Auto Show ti&JF Five Bars and a Cross Tie I m 2.1f.. ' U1C OcHCLV jstix-sl OVII1UU& P tffecigf p-ye thick, tough Goodrich rubber fingers W) &$&c!3' Thev dier down through mud. slush and ooze: thev I t I I jrpii-r - 1 'J CJ r 7 w m clean and grip the road. They stop the skid before it starts. They give you lower-cost mileage because of the extra thickness of rubber at the point of contact. tooapicttfssss lire Best in the Long Ran Best in the Short Stop Don't experiment. Don't take chances. Look for the five bars and the cross-tie when yon choose a non-skid tire. Read the reduced prices below. Better still, tear out this price list and hand it to your dealer. Don't pay more than the prices named here for the accepted standard non-skid tires: cj-- , - Smooth Tread Safety Tread c: Smooth Tread Safety Trsad Prices Prices Sa Prices Prices 30x3 - - $11.70 $12.65 34 x 4Vz . $33.00 $35.00 30x3y2 - - 15.75 17.00 35 x 4Vz - - 34.00 36.05 32x32 - - 16.75 18.10 36 x 4V2 - - 35.00 37.10 33x4 - 23.55 25.25 37x5 - - 41.95 44.45 34x4 - - 2435 26.05 38 x 52 - - 54.00 57.30 There is nothing in Goodrich Advertising that isn't in Goodrich Goods Portland Branch. TIIE2 B. F GOODRICH RUBBER CO, Broadnrsy and Bnrnilde St. Factories: Akron. Ohio Branches In All Principal Cities l v. J m i LV5 Q 'I im i