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THT3 STTXDAT OREGONTAX POKTXAyP. JANUARY 24, 1915.
AUTO MAN SAYS JITNEY BUS IS HERE
TO STAY; GETS BODIES FOR TRUCKS
C L. Boss Says Six Big Passenger Cars Will Be Completed in Less Than Two Weeks and Many More Will Be
Supplied as Soon as Possible.
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SCENES IX PORTLAND FACTORY WHERE JITXET BVSSE9 ARE BEING BTTIL.T.
(rrHE flve-cent fare bus has come to
I atay.
"Regardless of what may come
of the scheme of running old livery cars
and out-of-date models, the auto bus Is
here .nd will become an Important
factor In our transportation system"
aays C L. Boss, who Is having- 14 pas
senger bodies built which will be
placed on Reo trucks and placed In the
passenger business.
"Those tracks are being- built In the
big- machine shop at the East end of
the Hawthorne Bridge. Six will be
completed In less than two weeks and
many more will be placed In operation
Just as fast as the bodies can be sup
plied." These new busses are the most mod
ern in every respect. The upholstery
on them Is as good as that In the best I
automohlle and the riding qualities
unexcelled even where the trucks have
to pound over country roads.
This will not be beyond their scope
as some of these trucks under con
struction are designed for duty in the
suburbs and outlying cities.
The new Reo chassis which Is being
placed under the bodies is a specially
equipped one. It has the electric start
er and lighting system which- enables
the cars to be fitted with every modern
device in the way of lighting and
gives ease of operation for the drivers.
The gearing arrangement has been
somewhat altered so that the trucks
will be able to make greater speed on
the level country stretches.
These cars will not be run Indiscrimi
nately or whenever the operator hap
pens to feel the need of enough cash
to get gasoline or tires but will run on
A clock work schedule.
The trucks are well qualified to give
such service and the owners are fore-
' stalling any chances of mixups or de
lays by putting on extra trucks on all
the lines. '
The Alberta street truck has been In
operation more than a month now and
the owners have found the business so
profitable that they have come in with
new orders for Reo trucks until the
men who are building the special
bodies for the C. 1 Boss & Company
are "swamped.
These bodies have been much Im
proved over the first put out. The
plant which is making them has been
equipped with special machinery for
their construction. The frames are
built along the lines adopted by the
big makers in the East and present
all the latest no-squeak features along
with greatest rigidity.
The car Is so arranged that about 30
passengers can be seated with comfort.
The Bide seats and backs are uphols
tered so that touring will be much like
that in the highest class automobile.
NEW GAR RICHLY FITTED
WILLYS-KNIGHT COMPANY HAS A
MODEL AT LOWER COST.
Graceful Body, Eaa la Hiding and
More Operating- Device Are
Penluren of Deeln-n.
A new and Improved Willys-Knight
for a reduced price is the most recent
announcement of John N. Willys, sec
ond largest manufacturer of motor
vehicles In the world. .
Although the famous sleeve valve
motor remains practically unchanged
from last year, lines of the body have
been Improved somewhat, giving the
streamline effect so popular in cars of
all prices. Several devices have been
added which greatly increase the ease
of operating the car. -
The sweeping lines of the slightly
tapered hood and gracefully curved
rowl, with the smooth straight line of
the body constitute a beautiful ex
ample of the true streamline type. A
rich dark blue finish with etripes of
ivory white lend effectiveness to the
body design.
The new body furnishes an abund
ance of leg room for the tonneau pas
sengers. With the full complement of
five passengers there is no suggestion
uf crowding. In both the front com'
pertinent and the tonneau the seats are
extra wide. High seat backs and un
usually deep ipholstery, so designed as
to give uniform support to the body,
add much to the riding comfort of the
car. Full Turkish roll cushions built
upon long, flexible springs of high
quality are filled with selected curled
hair and covered with long straight
grained hand-buffed leather. The front
seats are adjustable, permitting- the
position best suited to the convenience
of the driver for the manipulation of
controls.
An Instrument board extending
across the body under the upper edge
of the cowl is a new feature for the
Willys-Knight This brings all of the
indicating devices into a position just
a trifle below the driver's ordinary
line of vision. The electric light
switches are also conveniently placed
on the Instrument board and can be
reached without the slightest effort.
The eleotrio horn button is placed at
the top of the steering column,, being
therefore visible and accessible for the
driver.
The Willys-Knight sells for 12475.
fully equipped,
FEWER HORSES AID TRUCKS
Demand in Europe Increases Sales
of Motor Drtven Vehicles.
It has been pointed out already that
the war has increased the sale of com
mercial cars, but one feature has not
been prominently brought to notice.
That Is the scarcity of horses which
will ultimately result owing to the Eu
ropean demand for cavalry and draft
animals.
England alone' is in the market for
10,000 head of horses, at prices rang
ing from $400 to $600. It is said that
up to the present time nearly 60,000
horses have been ordered from the
United States. This naturally has re
sulted in a scarcity of suitable draft
animals and a coincident rise in their
value.
The price of horse feed has also
been going higher; oats has increased
11 per cent in five years, corn has in
creased 16 per cent in the same time,
while hay has Jumped 24 per cent.
All of these facts are to the advan
tage of the motor-driven vehicle, and
if the manufacturers and agente of the
country make proper use of such data,
increased sales of trucks at home
should result.
HUDSON SIX WEIGHT OUT
C. L.
BOSS SAYS BEAUTIFUL CAR
TIPS 2860 POUNDS,
"I Think Bndaon la .Lightest Anto of
Its SUe'Walcb Conforms to Beet
Engineering Ideas," He Saya.
"Just what Is meant by a light six'
probably would be best brought out by
putting a Hudson six on the scales."
said C L. Boss, the local Hudson dis
tributor. In reference to the comment
which the Hudson caused at the New
York show and others where the car
CYCLE TRUCK TURNED OUT BY HARLEY-DAVIDSON FOR
LIGHT DELIVERY.
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MOTOR CAR
Various body types and stripped chasses
of both cars on exhibition at the
Automobile Show
Demonstration by Appointment
Main 6244 A 2377
Covey Motor Car Co,
Washington at 21st Street, Portland
was placed on platform scales, showing
its weight to be exactly 2860 pounds.
"I think the Hudson is the llghest
car of its size which conforms to the
best engineering practices, assuring It
strength and rigidity," continued Boss.
"We wanted to show the car on the
scales here, but the exhibit was not
permitted. This would have been the
best way of showing Just what the car
really weighs. Weight Is a big factor.
To some it is of no consequence when
purchasing, but it will be brought out
in the upkeep bills.
"The weight of the Hudson means
that the motorist will get the greatest
mileage from the right size tire, will
get from 12 to 23 miles out of a gallon
of gasoline, depending upon the traffic
conditions and the road; the car will
be light on its feet, easy to handle and
easy riding.
"Those features are coincident with
light weight, when the light weight is
combined with the right mechanical
qualifications.
"The Hudson Is right scientifically.
Aluminum Is used where many build
ers have used Iron. This Is a more
costly metal, but It saves the user!
money. Hydraulic-pressed steel has
been used where heavier metals might
have been used at less expense to the
makers.
"This light car is far from an experi
ment. It has been tried over millions
of miles of roads and a company as big
as the Hudson would long ago have re
called it had it found that the car was
not technically and practically sound.
The fact that the heart of the car is
the same this year as last year Is, to
me, ample proof that the . engineers
were satisfied with their product.
Care to Be Used In Manifold.
Carelessness in replacing the man!
folds of the Ford car so that the small
gasket collars do not make airtight
Joints is a cause of trouble often over
looked. It is well to fasten these gas
kets in the holes in the manifold by
using small pieces of paper to wedge
them in. and then adjusting tne mam
fold to the holes in the cylinders. This
obviates dropping them or getting them
In out of true.
Ijodgepole pine, one of the principal
trees of the Rocky Mountains, makes
good strong wrapping paper and pulp
board. .
E. A. HANSEN, OF THE LOCAL BARLEY-DAVIDSON BRANCH.
WITH A LOAD OP NEARLY 100O POUNDS ON HIS CYCLE TRUCK.
The Motorcycle A Supply Company has Just received the Harley
Davidson cycle truck, which is so powerful and well-built that it will
carry more than Its own weight.
It has a motorcycle upkeep with a truck capacity and la designed
especially for small parcel delivery. The makers claim more speed per
delivery at less cost than a truck.
The motor is the usual Harley-Davldson, and will deliver 11 horse
power actual test. The wheels are so placed that enough of the load
comes on the driving wheel to give the oar traction at low tire cost.
The ease of operation Is demonstrated by E. A. Hansen, of the dealers,
who lost bis right hand In an accident but, nevertheless, is a motor
cycle salesman and demonstrator.
Until last week he was with the Howard Auto Company, but accept
ed the offer made by W. C Garbe, -manager of the Oregon Motor Car
Company, and has moved to the agency at Chapman and Alder streets.
SAVE 15 TO 35 PER CENT
on Gasoline with a Master Carburetor, guaranteed
to give more pover than any Carburetor made
BEX TJS AT THE SHOW UPSTAIRS,
ARCHER AND WIGGINS
OAK STREET, CORNER SIXTH.
WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS OF THINGS FOR ATJTOS.
DIAMOND TIRES. S3 STEWART RAND HORNS, ETC, ETC.
WEED CHAINS
For Trucks With Solid Tires
Good Insurance
BALLOU & WRIGHT
BROADWAY AT OAK "
BOWSER
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGE SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC AND PRI
VATE GARAGES. S. D. Stoddard. Dletrtct Sup.
Sales, 415 Corbelt Bids, atain 147C
DIAMOND TIRES
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MADE IN
AMERICA
Many American buyers of
foreign cars have been in'
fluenced largely by habit.
But invariably their first pur
chase of a Packard has shown
them the superior worth of
the American'inade car. In
large proportion, they have
been converted because they .
have realized in the Packard
an expression of their own
thought and taste, coupled
with the superlative quality
in performance on the road.
Ash the man who owns one
FRANK Q RIGGS CO.
Cornell Road, 23rd and Washington Streets
Portland, Oregon
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