The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 22, 1914, SECTION FOUR, Image 54

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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGON! AN, PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 22, 1914. 9135 TRUCK DUE HEAVY PIECE OF ROCK WORK ON LOWER COLUMBIA HIGH WAY AND CONTRACTOR WHO IS IN CHARGE. Reo People Find Machine to Fill Long-Felt Want. FIRM SPENDS THOUSANDS Investigation of True Conditions at Truck Market, Trend of Bust. s ; ness and Xeeds of Merchant Today, Prove Costly. 8 Experience and investigation on -a large scale by the Reo motor truck manufacturers have led them to manu facture a new and smaller type of mo tor truck entirely different in its ca pacity and in many of its mechanical parts from the Reo two-ton truck now on the market. Some- advance information on this radical departure has been given to C L. Boss & Company, the local distribu tors, by the factory at Lansing Mich. In speaking of this truck, Mr. Boss said last week: "Everybody knows that the policy of the Reo company has been to make no change at all unless con vinced by the most careful and the most complete investigation that this departure is needed and will spell suc cess for the factory and for the pur chasers. Thousands of Dollars Spent. "They have spent thousands of dol lars Investigating the true conditions of the truck market, the trend of busi ness and the needs of the various classes of merchants and business men. "In some fields their needs are well supplied, notably in the two-ton class, in which the Reo has a magnificent truck and in which we are fortunate in being at the head of all sales of trucks throughout the state. "But they have found as a result of their investigations that something along the lines of a 1500-pound truck was needed by a large class of busi ness men at a price that was reasonable and consistent with the character of the business. "To this end they have begun manu facture, after exhaustive tests, of a 1500-pound truck costing: $1000, with many new features. Each new feature has been introduced solely because that feature best fitted in with or was called for by the various lines of business for which this truck is specially built and eminently suited. "The engine, of 25 horsepower, is a four-cylinder, with a long stroke and small-bore motor, the regular Reo cen ter control and radiator. It can be had with or without a self-starter. Main Feature Important. "The main feature on this car is that it has a low speed and two high speeds, one a low high, effected by silent chains in the transmission, which is an entirely new and totally Reo 'feature. Hitherto all two-speeds of this nature have been in the differential, as is well known. "The low high speed is higher than the average intermediate. It is shaft driven and the chassis has a long wheel base. "There is a factory guarantee of an overload of 500 pounds, though this guarantee, is not good on poor roads. In other words, on some of these bad roads in Winter time or after heavy rain the factory could not guarantee the overload. "As an example of the forethought with which the Reo company is build ing these trucks, I may say that the chassis, though of long wheel base, can be had even longer without extra cost and the truck can be fitted either with pneumatic or solid tires and with either double or single wheels. With a high class panel body and pneumatic tires, the price is only $1135 Portland. "The company has not yet marketed the truck, but they have promised us a special early delivery, on our con tract to take a large number of these trucks. I rave the guarantee readily to take them because the truck will fulfill a long-felt want, and because it is such good value in a class by Itself that it Is bound to be a great seller." WAR IS 110 BAR NOW PACKARD OFFICIALS SAY AM. PARTS MADE XX UNITED STATES. Protective Tariff Given Credit for Con. dittos) 'Which lias Enabled Com petition With Foreigner. The Packard Motor Car Company re ports that it is able to buy all its neces sary materials in America, and that the European war has not Interfered in the slightest degree with its access to sup plies. Alvan Macauley, vice-president and general manager, attributes this favor able condition to the effect of the pro testive tariff, which enabled American industries allied with motor car man ufacture to grow from infancy to healthy maturity in the face of Eu ropean competition. "Every material necessary for the manufacture of our cars and trucks can now be purchased in this country," asserts the Packard executive. "While we have been importing certain fabrics and leathers -for trimming bodies and tome types-of magnetos and ball bear ings we are now assured that every thing we need In every direction can be obtained from American sources. "The protective tariff was the means of encouraging American manufac turers to make those materials which are Indispensable to us in successful competition with foreign, makers. To day the fact that the Packard is in operation, instead of its doors closed and its men out of work is duo solely to having become independent of Euro pean manufacturers. The present war accordingly - furnishes an impressive argument why we should return to the protective tariff. "In some instances the tariff caused foreign manufacturers to bring capital to America and establish branch fac tories, here, which in many cases have grown to greater proportions that the parent European factory itself. "Had this war occurred ten years ago, or less, our factory would have had to close, because at that time we were entirely dependent on foreign manu facturers for the following articles: French cylinder castings, piston and piston ring castings, cone steel for ball bearing races, ball bearings, Fulmn storage batteries, spark coils, mag netos, spark plugs and spark porcelains. high tension ignition cables, timers and commutators, motor valve forgings, silico manganese gear steel, door locks, door handles, all cloths, laces and silks for trimmings, goat skins for enclosed body upholstering, horns and bulbs. "The conditions imposed by the great war bring the tariff question prom inently to the fore. If America is to make the most of its opportunity it must look beyond the Immediate present Hni protect its manufacturers against the European scramble for trade which must follow the cessation of hostilities. A return to protective tariff principles is certainly the safe and wise course for this country to follow." CUFF YIELDS ROAD fej HUH i Blasts on Lower Columbia Open Scenic Route. GRANDEUR OF WORK AWES Though Xatural Wonder Less Lav ish, Appeal of High-way Near Rainier to Motorists Is Noted. Waterfall Enhances Beauty. Although nature was not as lavish with her gifts on the Lower Columbia, the people of the counties between here and the coast now are building a road which no motorist will overlook if he is in search of scenic driving. Any motorist that take's the trip up the Upper Columbia never will be satis fied until'he has visited the lower por tion of the river for the drive through Multnomah, Columbia and Clatsop counties will do something that wil: offer unlimited pleasure. This road, too, will have Its drops, its road along the edge of the cliffs. Its passages through the faces of rock walls and such scenic attractions. Some of the heaviest work is now be ing done above Rainier, in the four miles between Rainier and Prescoti. This short stretch will be one of the most inviting of the whole road. Just east of Rainier the route traverses the hill with an easy grade. It approaches the rock wall of the Co lumbia, which . drops several feet straight to the water's edge. Here I B. Avery is rushing the con struction work that, before the first of the year, the grade may be established across the face of this cliff. Immense charges of powder daily are tearing a passage for probably the most scenic part of the route in this section. Along this stretch1 Is one ef the few water falls on the road. Instead ot building a culvert, a tunnel has been cut through the solid rock, liberating the water . on the lower side of the grade. At all these points the road will be the full width of 26 feet. Walls, of stone will be erected to protect the travelers. Columbia County's special appropria tion for the Columbia River Highway has been exhausted, but special funds raised on special levy by the County Court will complete the work so that autos will be able to go over it next year. In many parts the surfacing, material is on the ground and the road will be open by next Bummer. Clatsop, at the lower end, also Is working hard v and fast and there, too, the heavy work will be completed before next Summer. HIGHWAY 'BOOST' ORGED FRANK RIGGS SAYS BOULEVARD SHOULD BE ADVERTISED. Susrgeatlon Made That Automobile Club, Dealers' Association and Com merclal Club Co-Operato. That the Portland Automobile Club, the Portland Commercial Club and the Portland Automobile Dealers' Associa tion" should get together and make known to the world the beauties of the Columbia River Highway, is the opinion of Frank C. Riggs, the Packard distributor. " 'If California only had something like that' or 'What wouldn't California do if it had anything like our highway-' How often do we meet those expressions and now true?" said Mr. Riggs. "Now, when Portland itself is get ting used to the road, will be the best time to break the world in to. our scenery, our roads and the work which has been done. "While it is not up to any particular club to do the work exclusively, the three of them, with some other civic organizations, should certainly get to work at once and make known the road along with tourist .conditions in Oregon. , "We have everything that the South has and a lot more that it has no chance of showing the vteitor. But everywhere you hear 'California' just because - of the way those energetic boosters of the South have been pound ing that word since time immemorial. "We are a good many laps behind them in that respect, but with our rea scenery and opportunity we should not remain in the rear for long. Every body ougnt to be a publicity committee of one. In four months the number of motor cycles registered in Connecticut was Increased from 1873 to 3232. B. Avery and the Road Grade Along the Face of Wall of the Columbia. GOODYEAR WORKER SAFE REPORT OX MOVEMENT SHOWS , ONLY FOCR OF SOT MEJf HURT. Special Engineer Installs Goarda for Protection and Suggestion of Em ploye la Welcomed. A comprehensive report is being pre pared by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Akron, O., showing the re sult, at the close of the fiscal year, of the safety-first movement in the Goodyear factory. Goodyear has had for several years a "safety engineer," whose business it is to Install safeguards for machines and make safe places found dangerous. It Is' Interesting to note that when the safety movement was begun Goodyear factory employes were skeptical and some of them regarded the whele prop osition as a joke. But, so greatly have factory accidents been cut down in number that the skepticism . is cone and nearly all of the 7500 workmsn are aiding the movement heartily. They are helped in this by a series of sur gestion boxes, in which employes are The dainty foot of your daughter can easily oper ate the smooth working Overland clutch. Nowadays . every one in the family drives or should. That is everyone drives providing their car is designed, made and equipped with those conveniences which make driv ing simple and easy. A feature, often overlooked in the pur- chase of a car, but never forgotten after the " car is in the family, is the clutch. The action of the clutch makes or mars the pleasure of driving particularly for women. A girl can easily operate the Overland clutch. , It is so designed that it freely "gives" with slight pressure of your foot on t the clutch pedal, with no more effort than you exert in walking, and it instantly and gently responds. Also it does not suddenly "grab" hold, as some clutch es do, and jolt you off your seat or feet. It works smoothly and evenly at all times. There is no "jerk" to seriously strain the universal joint, drive shaft, transmis sion shafts, .gears, and rear axle parts. As there is no jerking action to slide the tires you obtain normal wear and get your money's worth. Model 80 S Passenger Touring Car Other Model 80 Prioes : 2 Passenger Roadster - " 4 Passenger Coupe .... Model 81 Prioes : 5 Passenger Touring car - $850 2 Passenger Roadster - $795 Delivery Wagon with elosed body $895 Delivery Wagon with open body $850 Model 82 1 Overland Six $1475 All prices f. m. i TmhJ; Ohi But it takes the strength of a. powerful man to handle the stiff clutch of the average car. Then, too, the Overland clutch pedal has a large foot surface. This pedal is hinged so that it automatically adjusts itself to the natural position of your foot. On many cars the pedal is merely a narrow ' strip of rigid metal which is non-adjustable and very awkward. The ball bearing 18-inch steering wheel makes the Overland steer very easily. Some cars steer with difficulty and are hard to manage. Another annoyance for your wife. Here's another. The brake lever on many cars, when released, is almost out of reach. To operate it one must bend for ward and often lean on the person sitting alongside. This is a nuisance. The Overland brake lever, even when released, is within natural reach and does not interfere with the other occupant. So when you buy your' car don't merely inquire about these features. Try them. Even if you do not drive sit in the driver's seat ; try the easy action of the Overland clutch; the large surface of the Over land clutch pedal ; see how freely the Overland steering wheel turns and how handy the Overland brake lever is. The Overland is design ed and built for the conven ience of every one in the family. 1075 $1050 $1600 J. W. Leavitt & Company, Distributors S29 Washington St., Portland, Or. - Phones Marshall 3535; A2444 The Willys-Overland Company. Toledo, Ohio requested to drop wrltteu recommenda tions, the valuable ideas being re warded accordingly. Owing to the general interest in fac tory safety movements, it may be in teresting to note how the Goodyear or ganization operates. First, there is a central committee, with the assistant to factory manager as chairman, and a membership of nine men from various parts of the plant, who have oppor tunities for getting about. They re- port regularly on dangerous conditions found, and each central committeeman is chairman of a division inspection committee, o the work is thorough. One result is that only four out of the r307 men on the committees have been victims of injury, serious or otherwise. A new development of Goodyear wel fare work is a school for foremen two lessons' a week for six months on organization and management. Other movements firmly established are J. C. BRALY'S FRANKLIN SIGHT-SEEING PARTY ON COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY. iWIIHWllH,U.lpllim.lL.Mii I, n ,WI) w r- - . s '-Jvv ,u r- SIX FBWhLINS I.l.VB UP t" THE DOWJf GRADE JI ST EAST OF THOH'S HEIGHTS. i t lunchroom, factory newspaper, library, labor department, hospital and police department. Kins- results from all these movements for improving working con ditions are reported on all sides. "NOBBY TREADS' BEAR STRAIN' Hard, Tougli Tires Stand Up Well on Transcontinental Tour. One of -the most remarkable tours ever made in an automobile recently was completed by K. A. Chamberlain, In a Mitchell "Four" entirely equipped with United States "Nobby Tread" tires, from Boston to San Francisco. The story of this run from the me tropolis of New England to the Pacific Coast is the story of the triumph of the modern automobile over adverse road conditions, driving along hard miles of bad road, through a territory that in, many places offers but littlu to Induce motor travel. The fact that Chamberlain came through into Cali fornia with no trouble with either his car or its equipment, reaching the state with the original Boston air In his "Nobby Tread" tires, tells the story better than anything else. In this trans-continental ride, which covered 3600 miles, and which carried the "Nobby Treaded" Mitchell over the three major mountain systems of the United States, across the great plains and sagebrush covered deserts of Utah and Nevada, the only tire trouble ex perienced was a couple, of punctures which were repaired quickly, enabling the machine to get under way again. "I found," said Chamberlain, "that the extra wear secured from the 'Nobby Treads' was a great aid to me in tak ing tire worries off my mind while en route. In many places I -was forced to drive for miles over rough, rutty roadways, where the sharp stone sur face would have played havoc in a short time with tires of less tough ness and wear-resisting qualities, and then again the tenacious gripping qualities that the knobs on these tires possess, made my traction uniform and dependable whether I was driving over wet. slippery roads or dry, dusty high ways." , Experts who have seen Mr. Chamber lain in his .car said that although th" tires showed wear, which is perfectly natural, they looked as if they were good for many more hundreds of miles of touring before their usefulness is ended. TRUCK DEMAND GROWS INCREASE IM PRICE OK HORSES TIRXS BUYER TO MOTORS. Grain Ct Soars With Orders Belligerents,' While Machines and Accessories Cheaper. ' Conditions are more favorable now than they ever have been for the adop tion of motor trucks and delivery wag ons by American business concerns, ac cording to the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The demand for horses and mules for export to Eu rope gives an unexpected chance for large users of horses to sell them at good prices and use the money to buy power equipment. Representatives of KngUh. French and Russian governments who are re ported to have received orders during the last week in October for the pur chase of 20,000 additional horses and mules, are said to be paying a uniform price of S270 a head in East St. Louis. At Fort Worth, Texas, prices have ad vanced $17 over last year as a result of the demand. The first shipment on an order for 3000 started for Montreal last -veek. Trainloads of horses and mules are going from the West and Southwest daily to Canada and Atlantic ports. Germany is said to be offering from $600 to $800 for good horses. Europe already has begun to drain the United States and Canada of their surplus grain crop, and prices of corn, opts and hay are certain to rise. Ex ports of oats from July 1 to October 24 were 22.000.000 bushels, double the ex ports for the corresponding period last year. So it is going to cost more than ever to maintain horses, the chamber says. Motor trucks and delivery wagons, bn the other hand, are better and cheaper than before, with list prices already lixed for the next 12 months. Gasoline is lower than at any time since the motor vehicle became a factor in trans portation. ' Rubber and rubber tires also are cheaper, and with plantation rubber comins into market in ever-increartng" quantities, continued reductions are anticipated.