THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 15, 1914.
-HAULA6E BIG ITEM
TWO VIEWS OF SAXON. FIRST MINIATURE MOTORCAR TO REACH PORTLAND.
Don't
Tell
These Figures
Which Tire?
Advent of Motor Truck Puts
Matter in New Class.
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COST LESS WITH MILEAGE
Rearrangement of Shipping Faclll
tics May Be Found Profitable in
Instances Where Auto Delivery
V" Is Found Impracticable.
BY WALTER M. CURTIS.
Before the advent of the motor ve
hicle for commercial use few business
concerns took the trouble to find just
what their trucking charges amounted
to. Inasmuch as the horse was the
only means available for the purpose
and had to be fed anyway whether
working or not, there was compara
tively little inducement to separate the
teaming: cost from other expenses.
Occasionally a concern might wish to
know whether it would be cheaper for
them to maintain their own teams or
put out their trucking on contract, but
this practically was the only incentive
lor watching the trucking charges
closely.
The advent of the motor vehicle,
however, and the necessity of Intelli
gently considering its adoption to their
own particular line, awoke business
men to the importance of knowing
what theid trucking was costing them.
It called for more than this, however,
for other considerations were Involved,
such as the advertising value of a mo
tor vehicle, effect on customers, advan
tage over competitors, stimulation of
.trade, etc.
Reliable Basis Problem.
Disregarding these latter features,
however, the great problem confronting
business concerns has been to secure a
reliable basis upon which to compare
the two systems from a cost standpoint.
-Although it may not be possible to
give actual figures on the saving a mo.
tor system can effect in any particular
Instance without a special study of the
peculiar conditions involved, I have
found it entirely practical to make an
analysis of the proper charges to be
taken into account In both horse and
motor vehicle trucking methods in va
rious lines of Industry. These charges
fall naturally Into two classes nxea
charges and operating charges. In the
former are placed Interest, insurance
of all kinds, drivers' wages and garage
charges. In the latter depreciation,
gasoline, oil and grease, tires and gen
eral maintenance.
' By a careful study of much of the
reliable data obtainable on these sub
jects and an analysis of the results In
accordance with the above general
classifications I have found the follow
ing to be clearly apparent:
. First, that there is a decided advan
tage In the use of motor vehicles of
large capacity whenever the nature of
the load Is such, as to make a large
tonnage possible. .
Cont Lowers With Mileage.
Second, that there is a corresponding
reduction In the cost a ton mile with
aii Increase in the daily mileage.
""Third, that It is of the greatest Im
portance to eliminate as much Idle
time as possible In the use of motor
vehicles.
Fourth, that rubber tire expense is
a large direct operating charge in the
case of the regulation motor truck.
Fifth, that a comparison of the
charges against the tractor type of
motor vehicle with those against the
large regulation motor truck shows a
distinct economic advantage for the
tractor for many purposes, due mainly
to the following reasons larger ca
pacity at a less investment cost, less
strain and consequently less damage
and maintenance to vital parts for the
same tonnage, also less tire expense,
due to use of steel tires under the
greater part of the paying load.
With these conclusions in mind, it
should not be difficult for a business
man to judge with some degree of ac
curacy whether or not a motor truck
or a tractor would be of value in solv
ing his own particular hauling prob
lem. He could then obtain outside ex
pert advice in arranging the details of
his case if he felt it necessary.
," Motor Advertising Asset.
In many cases a rearrangement of
the shipping facilities would make it
possible to use a motor vehicle to great
advantage when under present condi
tions it could not be worked to a
proper capacity. Even where no great
financial saving can be"effected, as in
eome cases of short-haul work, the
motor vehicle is a good asset from an
advertising standpoint it invariably
tends to increase trade and pleases
customers by more prompt and effi
cient service.
Some time ago I had occasion to ren
der a Teport upon trucking costs to a
client, a prominent Eastern manufac
turer. This report later appeared in
printed form and an idea of the wide
spread interest in this subject at the
present time can be gained irom tne
frequent requests receivea
according '
to a recent communication for copies of
this report, indicating that business
men are rabidly becoming educated to
the importance of giving careful at
tention to their trucking problems.
ASS0CIATI0NENR0LLS 200
Country Districts Promise Xormal
School Assistance.
. ASHLAND, Or., March 14. (Special.)
-A house-to-house canvass still ac
tively continues In behalf of the Nor
mal School Association, about 200 be
ing enrolled up t date. The country
districts, notably the Belleview School,
adjacent to Ashland, is responding in a
most gratifying manner by encourag
ing the movement along financial lines.
The city has been districted and spe
cial committees canvass their respect
ive territory systematically.
Permanent officers of the associa
tion have been elected as follows:
President, E. T. Staples; vice-president,
C. B. Lamkiti; secretary. Homer Bil
lings; treasurer, Frank Jordan; execu
tive committee, A. C. Joy, C. W. Banta,
K. J. Kaiser; auditing committee, V.
O. N. Smith, W. H. McNair, G. G. Eu
banks and J. W. McCoy.
CAVES EASIER- OF ACCESS
Josephine Countyl Highway to Be
" : Improved Over Old Route.
'GRANTS PASS. Or., March 14.
(Special.) Tourists traveling in South
ern Oregon Bight seeing will find that
a side trip to the Josephine County
caves may be made with greater ease
than last year. The redeeming feature
has been brought about in the chang
ing of the Holland Sucker Creek road.
The new road will eliminate what is
known as the Red Hill and will extend
the Sucker Creek road within 4 miles
of the caves. The Holland route is
further but a better road than up
"Williams Creek.
At present visitors to the caves are
required to walk and climb about nine
miles. Many people visited the caves
last year and it is expected that the
number wilj be twice as many this
year.
BARGAIN' TRUCK BAD pPlHSf
Sales Managers Discuss Evil in jfcp. J T i JO t'-&i:&l
Eastern Conference. 'fc; ujjtfel
FRANK C. RIGGS IS HOME
Portland Dealer Tells of Sentiment
Against Sacrificing of Efficiency
to Cheapness In Important
Industrial Adjunct.
Frank C. Riggs, president of the
Frank C. Riggs Company, has just
returned from a conference of truck
sales managers at the Packard fac
tory in Detroit, during which the gen
eral conditions in the motor truck trade
were discussed by some 40 truck sales
managers from all parts of the country.
The main discussion hinged on the
"bargain" trucks of today.
"By a 'bargain' truck," Mr. Riggs
says. "I mean one eold at a price so
reduced as to necessitate sacrificing
an essential factor such as quality and
ability of the truck, service to the cus
tomer, or profit to the dealer. And
no purchaser can possibly feel secure
when the price does not provide for all
of these requirements.
"Even granting that the 'bargain'
truck might possess ability, still serv
ice and a legitimate profit for the
manufacturer and dealer remain to be
accounted for. because even the best
truck must have service and anyone
remaining in business must have a
profit. It is not reasonable to suppose,
nor will anyone who studies the sub
ject thoroughly admit, that all three
characteristics can be obtained in the
'bargain' truck as well as In the maxi
mum service truck.
Piper to Be Paid Somewhere.
"In one respect at least, the truck
business is not any different from any
other business, that is you get just
what you pay for. When you enter
the cut-price field, you have to steel
yourself against the fictitious, abnor
mally high list price on the one hand
and the 'bargain' truck on the other.
In the first case the prices are listed
at high figures with the avowed inten
tion of being able to offer big dis
counts, and on the other hand, the
plan is to make the price so attractive
that you will buy, thinking you will get
that for which you are not even asked
to pay. If you take advantage of the
short price 'bargain' truck there Is
going to be an extra cost somewhere,
sometime. Either you .will pay this
extra cost with interest or the bill
will be footed by recourse to the time,
patience and possibly the profits of
your customers.
"A legitimate price is, of course, a
necessary factor in producing a truck
rugged enough to withstand the road
shocks of heavy-duty hauling.
"With a motor truck, like any other
piece of machinery, it Is not so much
what one pays as what one gets that
is of first importance. Three risks are
created Immediately upon the elimina
tion of the factor of safety:
"First The life of the truck upon
encountering the first unlooked-for
emergency.
"Second The driver's life under the
same conditions.
Third A crippled haulage system.
An unreliable truck is of less utility
than the old horse delivery, because
when a horse becomes disabled you
can usually install another in its place.
"The truck investment hinges on the
factor of quality in Its relation to price.
A fair and legitimate price permits an
ample factor of safety. A factor of
safety assures uninterrupted service,
provided the machine Is given the regu
lar inspection, provided for by con
servative builders of heavy-duty ve
hicles. "To emphasize the Importance of
service as part of truck investment,
consider the possibility of losing the
use of your truck for periods totaling
several days each month, merely be
cause you have been Induced to par
ticipate in a bargain price at the sacri
fice of responsibility on the part of the
builder. Figure the final costs."
ROAD BIDS OPEN APRIL 8
Lewis County Commissioners Want
"Work Hurried Now.
CENTRALJA, Wash., ' March 14.
(Special.) The Lewis County Commis
sioners will open bids on April 8 for
the improvement of the county road
from the south limits of Centralla to
the. Southwest Washington fairgrounds.
The work will be pushed to a speedy
competition so that the road will be
ready for travel in time for the South
west fair, which will be held in August.
Yesterday 'Mrs. H. C. Camp, wife of
a prominent Centralla attorney, was
appointed head of the baby show, which
will be held in connection with this
year's fair. The baby show will be
an innovation at the annual exhibit
this year.
Toledo Residents Injured.
TOLEDO, Wash., March 14. Two
aged and respected residents of Toledo
suffered misfortune the same day this
week. While at her morning house
work, Mrs. G. W. Martin suffered an
attack of heart trouble and fell un
conscious to the floor, bruising her
head badly. The same evening Mr.
Martin suffered a paralytic stroke
while sitting in his home. He la re
ported Improving.
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The main point to be remembered about the Saxon is that it is not a
cycle car in the accepted sense of the word. It is a small or miniature
motorcar. Its engine is a four-cylinder, and cylinder displacement is almost
as large as that of the European motors used for pulling heavy bodies.
What Is more, it has the regular sliding gear progressive type of trans
mission differential and semi-floating
The ear is exceptionally neat In appearance and contains a number of
features hitherto found only In cars selling around $2000. It weighs about
1000 pounds, and is fitted completely. It has wire wheels, has lots of leg
room and Is of the regular-sized tread.
H. L. Keats, of the Keats Auto Company, agent and distributor for the
car, had the particular model shipped all the way by express simply to meet
the demands for a demonstrator. Shipments will come forward rapidly, and
already the number of orders exceeds the number of cars that Mr. Keats can
hope to get by 100 per cent.
MOTORCYCLE HISTORY
NOTABLE DURING 1913
Marvelous Feats of Speed, Endurance Contests, Long-Distance Runs and
Hill-Climbing Tests Accomplished During Year.
EATURED by Lee Humlston's dash
of 100 miles in 1:08:01 4-5 at the
Playa del Rey board track near
Los Angeles, 1913 -will go down as a
notable year In motorcycling history.
Not only on the tracks, but in road
events, endurance contests through the
desert, hill-climbs and in fact. In
every conceivable sort of test the mo
torcycle proved Its mettle. And in no
department of sport were the tests
of the year more severe than in long
distance touring, which, in 1913 made
great advances, due to the present re
liability of the two-wheeler.
Humlston's big spurt at Los Angeles,
lowered the professional records from
one to 12 and from 26 to 100 miles. He
also set a new hour-record going 88
miles and 350 yards In 60 minutes.
Transcontinental touring, seemingly,
was the goal and ambition of all mo
torcyclists during 1913. One of the
first transcontinental tours of the year
was made by Harry E. Patterson, who
rode his eingle-tracker from Pittsburg
to Whittier, Cal., covering 5000 miles
in 35 riding day's. He made an average
of 125 miles a day, his highest day's
run being 220 miles.
Starting early in May, Leon W.
Whitehurst, of Plant City, Fla., made a
five months motorcycle trip to San
Francisco, by way of Portland, Me.
Mr. Whitehurst covered In all about
18,000 miles. He carried a camping out
fit with him, preparing his meals by the
roadside and sleeping under a tent at
night
H. A. Jacobs and H. C. Sprout, thld
Summer rode their motorcycles from
Astoria, Or, to Los Angeles. They
left home on June 23, stopping In Chi
cago for the Elgin road race. July 4.
They then proceeded to Denver, where
they attended the F. A. M. annual con
vention. From there they headed di
rectly for the Coast, passing through
Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City and
San Francisco.
Routes Kot All One Way.
But not all of these ocean-to-ocean
tours have been from East to West.
Allen, of San Francisco, made the trip
to New York City on his motorcycle.
He came by way of Yellowstone Na
tional Park, Minneapolis, Detroit and
Chicago. Returning he took the South
ern route, covering in all about 12,000
miles. Another Californian to take a
long motorcycle trip is Otto Bhend. of
San Diego. Mr. Bhend started this
Summer on a tour which he expects to
cover about 25,000 miles and extend
over a period of two years.
And it is not only men who have
undertaken to cross the country a
wheel. Many women have accompanied
their husbands, either riding tandem or
on motorcycles of their own, and have
greatly enjoyed the life In the open.
Numerous boys, whose feet would
scarcely reach the pedals of the ma
chine have traveled thousands of miles
on motorcycles. And even some glrLs
unaccompanied by male escorts, have
made long journeys on the two-wheeler.
Business and pleasure were com
bined in the cross-continental motor
cycle trip made by Mr. and Mrs. F. J.
Taylor, of Portland, Mev Mr. Taylor
had just been married when he re
ceived word of his assignment to duty
at a recruiting station at Bremerton,
Wash. He was allowed 30 days after
his appointment before reporting for
duty and this time Taylor had free to
spend on his honeymoon. He and Mrs.
Taylor decided to make their honey
moon trip a motorcycle trip to their
rear axle.
new home and immediately started
on the 5000-mile jaunt.
Seven thousand four hundred miies
Is the motorcycle record made by Mr.
and Mrs. LeRoy Snodgrase. who rode
a motorcycle from Los Angeles, Cal.,
to New York City. Mrs. Snodgrass rode
in a sidecar attached to her husband's
motorcycle. They carried their own
camping outfit, living independent of
hotels and restaurants, and arrived in
New York in the beat physical condi
tion. The famous Abernathy Kids, age nine
and 12, made a 2000-Tnile motor
cycle trip from Frederick, Okla., to New
York City. They covered the distance
in 19 days. The boys enjoyed the ride
so thoroughly that they are planning to
take their motorcycles with them on a
tour of Europe. Two youthful tourists
crossed the continent from San Fran
cisco to New York, Master Willie
Wright, age 10 yeare, and Frank Ward,
age 17. Though these boys started
from the same point, bound for the
same destination, one traveled by the
Northern route, the other by the South
ern, and only happened to meet at
Springfield, Mass., after their journey
was practically completed.
Woman Rldea SO00 Miles.
Traveling alone. Miss "Cy" Woodman
this Summer made a 5000-mile motor
cycle trip from New York to New Mex
ico. She was not trying to make any
time record, but made stops and side
trips wherever she desired along: the
route.
Two Brazil, Ind., young women. Miss
Myra Hill, daughter of former State
Treasurer Major R. S. Hill, and Miss
Mabel Pruner, rode a motorcycle to
California. They were perhaps the first
women to undertake such an extensive
trip riding tandem.
Next in popularity to the cross
country motorcycle jaunt has been the
world tour. Many persons Inexperi
enced in motorcycling, -who were con
templating a visit to Europe, decided
on the two-wheeler as the best means
of really sightseeing, and have re
turned to this country confirmed mo
torcyclists.'' Others have elected to use
the motorcycles on a tour of the world
because they have become so accus
tomed to riding the two-wheeler that
they would be lost without It.
One of the most extensive trips made
during the year on a. motorcycle was
that of Carl S. Clancy, of New York,
who spent nine months sightseeing on
the continent. He visited England. Ire
land, Scotland, Holland, Belgium,
France, Spain, Algiers and Tunis,
Africa, India and Japan. He re
turned to America by way of Portland,
Or., and then motorcycled across to
New York. Mr. Clancy declares that
for anyone who desires to diverge from
the beaten path and visit points that
may be of peculiar interest to him
personally, the motorcycle is undoubt
edly the only satisfactory means of
travel.
Honeymoon Trip loneest.
The longest of all motorcycle honey
moons was that taken by Harold A.
Stewart, of Indianapolis, who, with his
bride, made a tour of the world awheel.
The motorcycle was chosen by V. L.
Nicholson, a New Orleans theatrical
man, as the most satisfactory means of
taking a four months' trip through
France, Italy, a part of Northern Afri
ca, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and
England. He covered in all about 15,-
000 miles.
Carter H. Harrison. Jr., son of Mayor
Harrison., of Chicago, also chose the
motorcycle as the most enjoyable means
of spending his Summer vacation. With
Note How Men Have Flocked to Goodyears
Since Odometers Came In
In 1908 before the vogue of odometers
our sales for the fiscal year were
$2,189,749.49
And that was our ninth year of tire building.
In 1913 when nearly all cars came equipped
with odometers our fiscal year sales were
$32,998,827.25
Yet those multiplied sales nearly 16 times
larger fail to tell the whole story. For tire
prices dropped immensely. In the past year
alone No-Rim-Cut tire prices have been reduced
28 per cent.
These figures are more
startling still:
In our last fiscal year
we sold eleven times as
many automobile tires as
in the fiscal year of 1 909.
And this year's sales are
exceeding last year's by
35 per cent.
Mileage Did
It All
That's the simple result
of mileage tests on hun
dreds of thousands of cars.
Of tests applied to three
million Goodyear tires.
THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Akron, Ohio
This Company has no connection whatever with any other rubber concern which noes the Goodyear name.
Toronto, Canada London, England Mexico City, Mexico
Branches mad Acuities in 103 Principal Cities DEALERS EVERYWHERE Writ Us oa Any thine Yea Want in Rubber
Portland Branch.
two companions, young Mr. Harrison
spent the Summer motorcycling
through Europe.
In addition to these cross-country
and world tours by individuals, there
have been many club events during the
past year, which have proved the ver
satility ana duraDmty of the modern
motorcycle. Prominent among these
were: The run of the members of the
Ohio State Federation of American Mo
torcyclists to New York to attend the
birthday party of the F. A. M.;. the-1
numerous tours from all over the coun
try to Denver last Summer to attend
the annual convention of the F. A. M.;
and the dash across the desert from
San Diego, Cal., to Phoenix, Ariz., -when
most of the way the riders had to bat
tle with trackless sand.
ATTENDANCE RECORD HIGH
Of 2877 Polk County Pupils, 1855
Are Neither T,ardy Nor Absent.
MONMOUTH. Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) An attendance average of 96.07
per cent, 2877 pupils on record in Polk
County, 1855 pupils neither absent nor
late, are some of the items In a report
Issued by H. C. Seymour. County Su
perintendent, for the month of January.
There were 493 cases of tardiness. The
number of visits by parents is con
stantly growing, 156 being recorded
for the month.
Fifty-five schools were placed on the
county roll of honor for making 95
per cent in attendance, 16 were cred
ited with having had no tardies, and
six school rallies were held.
LIBRARY 1NNEW HOME
Carnegie Corporation Donates $17,-
50 0 for Building.
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) The County Library has moved
into its new two-story brick home,
which was erected recently among fa
grove of oak trees on & portion of
the old home place of E. L. Smith.
Motor
Trucks
, "The Name Insures the Quality" p.
John Deere Plow Co.
DISTRIBUTORS
East Second and Morrison Sts. . '
llOODYEAR
AKRON, OHIO
No-Rim-Cut Tires
With All-Weather Treads or Plain
52 Broadway
Phones
The building was built with an ap
propriation of $17,500 from the Carne
gie corporation.
Laborers are now engaged busily
in grading the lawns, which will be
set with shrubs by the Woman's Club
of the city, which was instrumental In
securing the county institution. Pro
fessor A. L. Peck, of the Oregon Agri
cultural College has prepared a plant
ing model, now in the hands of the
civic committee of the Woman's Club.
CLUB SEEKS NEW MEMBERS
Corvallis Commercial Body Plans to
Increase Total to 500.
CORVALLIS, Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) The Corvallis Commercial Club
has started a campaign to increase its
membership to 500 and to become more
effective In developing Corvallis and
Benton County commercially. The club
prr poses to procure quarters on the
ground floor, for accessibility and
identity with community life, rather
than exclusion and social life. It is
proposed also to maintain an exhibit
of general farm products and manu
factured articles of the county, with
statistical information covering the
county's possibilities.
The board of trustees has mailed a
letter, explanatory of the plans, to each
member of the club, and a frank ex
pression of his attitude is requested.
A number of replies have been received
and each indorsed the plans of the
trustees.
Portland Tollr at Bay Ocean.
BATOCEAN, Or., March 14. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. Johan Poulsen,
Miss Louise Poulsen and Mrs. Dr. Trom-
mald and Johnny Trommald, all of
Portland, are at this resort occupying
"Hesperia" and the "Kopenicker
Lodge."
Sunday Closing Proposed.
ALBANY, Or., March 14. (Special.)
People favoring the closing of motion
picture theaters on Sundays are talk
ing of proposing a local ordinance of
Built to give the owner the most for
his money at time of purchase, and to
maintain for. him the highest standard
of value at all times. The cost to the .
owner is a true representation of the
actual service value of the car.
Some other tires, in those years, dropped
tremendously in sales. And the reason for all
these ups and downs lies in odometer figures.
Four Ways in Which
We Earned Success
We ended rim-cutting in No-Rim-Cut tires
a damage which still wrecks 31.8 per cent of
all the old-type tires.
We lessened blow-outs by a process no one
else employs. It adds to our tire cost$l,500daily.
We reduced by 60 per cent the risk of tread
separation by another ex
clusive method.
And we produced the
All-Weather tread com
bining the utmost in an
anti-skid with the econo
mies of smooth treads.
Those are the four chief
reasons why No-Rim-Cut
tires hold top place in
Tiredom.
Go make the tests which
other men have made. Give
these tires a chance to win
you by upkeep figures only.
We ask no favors which the
tires don't earn. But we
claim their records deserve
a test.
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Home, A 4046
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that effect through the initiative. An
ordinance was introduced in the City
Council recently to close the theaters
on Sunday and it was defeated. It is
being proposed now to draft an initia
tive bill for such an ordinance and
file It for submission at the next city
election in December.
SOCIAL CENTERS PLANNED
Ashland Plans to Utilize nigh and
Grade School Buildings.
ASHLAND, Or., March 14. (Special.)
"A social and intellectual center" is
planned as the outgrowth of a move
nfent now under way by residents of
Evans Valley, in this county, for the
Institution of a central farm or coun
try life school. Several districts would
be consolidated in the merger in a ter
ritory of which Rogue River station is
the hub. Roads In that section are
of the best and other conditions are
favorable.
The project implies high and graded
schools, housed in a substantial build
ing of five or six rooms, one of which
should be an auditorium for public
gatherings. Farm, home and cul
tural topics would be added to the or
dinary courses of studies, the curricu
lum in general being in line with the
progressive movement which is being
urged by the people of that locality.
M'aldport Gets Xcw Hotel.
NEWPORT. Or., March 14. (Special.)
Captain and Mrs. W. F. Wakefield, of
Newport, formerly proprietors of the
Alsea House, Waldport, are building a
modern hotel of generous proportions
at Waldport, and expect to have their
hostelry open for the public by May.
Waldport is the center of commerce
for Alsea and Tachats regions, and Is
reached by stage from Newport.
In the possession of Vincensio Grando
nico. of Springfield, is a pipe with a mecr-
anliai.m w.H-1 hrnH-lATtn.d 8 II fi A WOOdetl
r.,-. which has been used continually for
approximately 103 yearB. Th jlpe was
flrBt owned by his grandfather, an Italian
doctor, and has cut on It the date 1S11.
Motor
Cars
Portland, Oregon