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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1915)
11 THE SUNDAY OKTSaOXTAN. PORTLAND. MARCH 21, 1915. This WsmmpT Tire hvesiimeiiit NEW NATIONAL SHOWS DISTINCT DEPARTURE IN MOTOR-CAR DESIGN Parlor Car Model Which Arrived in Portland Last Week Has Chairs That May Be Adjusted by the Automobile Owner at Will. - V'-s si S??lfi"K!5WSrasfl ri II AKEW trick In automobile archi tecture was seen in Portland last week when two machines of the new National parlor car model were unloaded and demonstrated to many likely "prospects,-" who have been awaiting their arrival tor several weeks. Every scat in the new National "55" is built on rollers and may be switched from one end of the car to another or turned around at any angle accord ing1 to the momentary whim of the passengers. However, iocks have been installed on the "seat tracks' which extend the full length of the car to prevent the seats from shifting once the right location has been attained. The seats also revolve so that any passenger may sit facing any direc tion desired. For instance, if the drivers sweet heart wishes to face him while he is piloting the car over an entrancing bit of country road she may swing her parlor chair around much the same as she might on the observation ear of a modern railway train and look him squarelv in the face. Also on picnic occasions the chairs, which are wonderful examples of the art 01 up holstery, can be taken out of the cifr and used by toe chaperone or older people, while the younger folks romp through picnic games and pranks. Interior Like Biff Room. There are only two doors in the new National, but as the interior is like one big room without the ton neau division all the passengers may pass out or enter through either of the doors. In addition to the four chairs a small leather seat of the built-in variety is provided at the rear of the inside. "The National authorities did not bring out this model until the week following the Chicago show," said Mr. Manley. yesterday. "They withheld the announcement purposely because they felt that the other manufactur ers would copy their design. This new model is not only exceedingly com fortable but it certainly will travel. A few hours after I unloaded one of the cars and before it was warmed up at all I sent her up to a 62-mile an hour clip. "You cannot divorce the style ele ment from quality motor cars of to day. A large proportion of the plea sure derived from owning one of the best modern cars is due to the per sonal pride in its appearance, up-to-dateness -and general atmosphere of goodness. "In other words, the better car of today must be 'good form on four wheels.' Of course, the machinery be- xt-tT (1) Mis. Helen Reader, Talented Port land Singer and Interpreter, at "Wkeel of National "Parlor Cr. 2 Ned H. Stanley and SIIhs Reader Illustratiajr Versatility of Parlor Car Chairs. neath the beauty of the surface must in mind when we went toufh.trou" be as nearly 100 per cent, perfect as can beuroduced, but the modern auto mobile 'is more than self-propelled vehicle more than a means of trans portation it is a style carriage that reflects tlve taste of the owner. X . ".Quality- Initiated On. "We find that people of means in sist on quality, good comfort and pleas ing environment within the privacy of their homes. They expect the same excellenco in the homes of their friends. They pay the price necessary to insure them these things at theaters, hotels, etc., and they are entitled to the same degree of comfort, ease and dignity in transit from home to opera as they are at either end of such a journey. "The modern ear bridges the space or distance from home to opera with out demanding a change of mental at titude, or a sacrifice of bodily comfort en route. "Critics of the National's policy years Rgo now realise what we had in racing contests of all Kinas. we urn nravinsr to our exDert satisfac tion that the fundamental principles of the mechanical, parts or tne nation al cars were absolutely dependable. ra Koiiavo that theer i3 no test on Barth like a severe race. The reward rnr thin work has been ereater than the title of the world's stock car cham pion greater than fastest mile record for stock cars--greater than the honor of holding the record"- for ''made In America' cars in the International 600 mile races, greater than all the separ ate honors won. "This creater reward is a demon strated fact, that National owners can forget that their cars are fundament ally mechanical things while they are itt fro to revel in the delights of motoring. The new National parlor car, with four Individual arm chairs that can he moved forward or back or turned any direction, is one of our latest efforts to Improve tne acceaai bility and convenience of bodies." ROAD SOON READY Highway From Seattle to San Francisco Due June 1. DATA ON WHOLE TRIP GIVEN tance .40 miles. Dirt road. Probably five ""J ZY VVK-'5JTS.lm.. stance 27 mllet. Gravel and dirt road. Albany to Eugene Approximate distance in ?nrlv a.11 eravel. About three miles naved. distance 21.3 miles. Gravel. x Cottmse Orovo to Drain Approximate distance 18 miles, inn ana grav.L constructed road eliminating bad stretch of Drain to Toncalla Approximate distance in miles. Dirt and sravel construction. ro bad hills. .... , . i Tonoalla to oaKiano Approximate tance 13 miles. Avoid Rice Hill follow p&cifio Highway signs. Nearly ail dirt rOakland to Winchester Approximate dis tance VI miles. Dirt and macadam road. Few fharp grades. Winchester to Roseburg Approximate distance 6.1 miles. Macadam and gravel road. Frank Fretwell Backs Information ly Actual Experiences as Re corded by Percy Barnes and F. McBeth, of Racing Fame'. That the entire length of the Pacific Highway from Seattle to San Fran cisco will bo, in good condition for automobile travel late in May or not later than June 1, is the information given out by Frank M. Fretwell, secre tary of the Automobile Club, of Seattle. This announcement is backed by the actual experience of Percy Barnes, and F. McBeth, well-known racing drivers, who completed the trip in nine days' actual running time. They report that the Pacific Highway route is in extremely good shape, as compared with past seasons and that the highway ought to be in excellent condition by the time the expected flock of Eastern automobilists paas along the Coast en route to or from San Francisco. In making the trip of more than 1000 miles from Seattle to San Francisco Mr. Barnes and Mr. McBeth reported that they experienced no serious diffi culty. The "Log" prepared by Secretary Fretwell will be of interest to all Port lauders and Oregonians who contem plate taking a trip either to Seattle. Southern Oregon or California over the Pacific Highway. Here is the official information for the entire distance with data about the type of roads and their condition for travel: Seattle to Tacoma Approximate, distance 40.7 miles. I'aved road. Tacoma to Olympia Approximate ai- Olympia to Tumwater Distance approxi mated S miles. Paved road. Tumwaler to Centraiia Approximate flia tnoe 2l.s miles. Gravel road. About one miles concrete pavement. Centralla to Chehalla Approximate dla ' h .' h a 1 ' to Toledo Approximate distance 19 8 nules. One mile paved road three m. ee plaax road. Remainder rave Toledo to Kelao Approximate distance 26. tt miles. Xewly constructed ravel road nod about lo mues ot air Kelso to Kalaroa Approximately mile. Newly, constructed travel road. Roseburir to Myrtle Creek Approximate distance 18 miles. Macadam road. Easy grades, but sharp turns over mils. mate distance 1.T miles. Gravel and dirt roa.a- .. T... 4-nl canyonvuio iu vji ri .7.- mate distance 47 miles. From Canyonville 10 uiepuaie toumi.uij a f Daa niiis wica man . --- ing summit good roads prevail going ""Hi" From this point on roads much better. lt teen per cent grade crossing summit. From vrolfsville to Grants Pass excellent gravel rGrants Pass to Msdford Approximate .1 oi ti ii,c nmvl nnd oaved roads. Medford ' to Ashland. Approximate dis- mate distance 1 miles. Six rer cent grade Over liM.v"U - Oregon state line to Hornbrook, Cal. Approximate distance 9 miles. Gravel road. Hornbrook to Dunsmuir. via caselle- AnnroTlmate distance 62 miles. Excellent YETEEAN RACE DRIVER "COMES BACK" IN ST. PATRICK'S DAY GRAND PRIX. 11.5 nee. .-Newiy cumuuh, I.'"'-, Kalama to Woodland Approximate dis tance ,. miles- iLndor construction. K port o coodiUojia avatlaUie within two "voodIand to Vancouver, Wash, Approx imate distance 33.8 miles. Newly construct ed gravel and paved. Vancouver to Portland, Or. Cross Colum bia River oa ferry at Vancouver. Approxi mate distance S miles. Excellent road. Portland to Oregon City Approximate distance 13 J miles. Paved and macadam J? 1 '3rS ! a iv . ... - . f --t f V ' 1 Xi, ;5i X Baraer OldflMd, W1m Worn 300-Mile Race at Venice -vFednesdaT. Dir 7m11 Car Equipped Wltk Fireatom. Tlre BHIy CarUon, Aim ia a Maxwell, Va Secoad. 1 t; u.r. ;Wcfmits to all intelligent buyers. In making investments the first consideration is the dividend. "Nobby Tread" Tires are the premier tire investment of the world, because they pay the biggest dividends in mileage, being the lowest final-cost-per-rnile tires in the world, because" punctures 90 less" means greatest security for amount invested, because they are real anti-skid tires. because they can now be purchased for the price paid in rormer years iur amipijr uiummj tecause-ew today can afford the extravapnee of buying "cheap first-cost" tires, when "Nobby Treads have absolutely proven their ultimate economy on the basis of lowest final-cost-per-mile. riieiir reryone li ffi K) are adjusted upon the basis of 3 cNl-iKv Tread" Tires are today by far the largest selling high-grade tmti-skid tires in the world. Portland Branch: United States Tire Company, 24-26 Fifth Street North ' "Nobby Tread Tires are sold by Leading Reliable Dealers. Do not accept substitutes r. Mad It tha Largest RubberuCompAny in the World swm e A 1 II W (Umploying pa.y menj mtusm a B road. Natural soil conditions very favorable to road building. Average elevation trom 3500 to 4000 feot. Dunsmuir to Redding Approximate dis tance T0.it miles, state of California re building this road. Tourists should Inquire at Dunsmuir as to conditions and whether detour la necessary. This road through the 8acramento Canyon la difficult to build. Redding to Red Bluff Approximate dis tance 25 miles. Sacramento River Valley. Excellent roads. No grades. If San Francisco la to ba reached the tourist should cross the Sacramento Riyr at Tahoma, going via Chlco and Marysvllle to Sacramento, Stockton, IJvermore Paas to San Francisco. If tourists want to take the other trip stay on west aide of river through valley and continue on down main road to Vallejo. Take ferry for San Francisoo here. Thirty mile ferry trip. Pacific Highway signs mark the- road from Seattle to Redding Cal. From this point on local highway aims are used. TORSIOX MACHINE TESTS STEEL Dodge Brothers Use Device to Re- cord Strength of Parts. . "We have just installed a new tor sion machine in our laboratory, the only duplicate of which is owned by the Japanese Government," says E. McCleary, Chief Metallurgist for Dodff Brothers. "This machine is known as a torsion automatic autographic tester and so far as I know is the only one in existenc. with the exception of the one sold to Japan, and now being ex hibited at the Panama-Pacific Expo sition. j . 'The new machine is designed ex pressly for measuring the torsion or twisting strength of steel nsed in the manufacture of moving parts The distinctly novel part of the machine is the autograpnic anacnmeni. wmu records in ink on a graduated chart, . i. .. 1 . mtpv r,t thfl narticular part under test. Formerly this meas urement was caicuiatea more or icb 1 hv an attendant, but the new device not only does away with human attention out is susunuci rect in every particular. no uuuc.- ii a ,-,iBtj Bial rrn1iiihftB. COn- iiun i 1 1 necting rods and other parts, which form part of Dodge "Brothers' exhibit ,h. r-vito, hnw. are the work of this machine and testify as to the re markable uniformity or us operation. BUYERS' TRUST JX CAR GROWS Oldsmoblle Queries Show That Less - Demonstration Is Needed. tj of a series of questions gubmitetd to dealers, the manufacturers of the Oldsmoblle recently gaineu u interesting insight into the business methods employed by their agents. One fact was orougnt ui -- tha inwowri e ation that dealers look upon their demonstration car as one of tneir greaieai. promoting business and closing sales. Many dealers, while strongly indors ing demonstrations, expressed them selves a disfavoring lengthy rides for prospective buyers, for the reason that burera generally are better educated In tbe merits of cars than in former yeara and can pass judgment on the performance of a car almost instantly. It was declared by aome of the deat- - j.i... . tc. hWWa la all era mat um v,i " - - - - - -the demonstration necessary for the 1' ,i nml that HVtl itft" UUBUINICI luua;, " ' ..... some do not require any demonstration at alL Attention was called to the striKing change which has come over buyers in this respect since the earlier days of the business, when it always was nec essary to drive long distances and put a car through divers hard tests to prove that It would really climb steep grades, pull through deep clay mud and attain the maximum speed claimed for it. Today It is only the occasional prospector who demands these things; the average buyer takes them for granted. ' SPEEDY TRUCK SPREADS GERM Drivers See Results Increase and More Life In Work. "We have noticed that when the average wagon driver is placed In charge of a Federal Motor Truck be usually shows a noticeable increase in pep'." says E. E. Gerlinger, local agent for the Federal truck. "Since we have had our traffic engineer out making actual investiga tions as to how trucks compare with horse drawn equipment, our opinions along this line have been confirmed. "The psycologieal effect of the speedy motor truck spurs the driver to more speed in his end of the delivery work. The driver sees himself accom plishing many more times as mum work a b. did with the old .low team and wagon, and the speed germ gets into his system." 1000 MII.ES OX TRACK PLAV Indianapolis ripped way Would Stage Greatest Event on Record. INDIANAPOLIS. March XO. A thous and mile race for $100,000 is the latest project considered Dy the Indianapolis motor speedway management. A. C. Newby, builder of National cara and a director of the speedway, la father of the plan to slags a contest so far ahrud of anything that has ever been held that there will be no comparison. It promises to be the big gest thing in racing history. Newby plans to make the r". strictly Invitational, limiting entry ex clusively to mnkes of cars that have won previous 600-mlle contests. Four such makes are eligible. Marmon, Si. tional, Peugeot and Delage. with pos sibly a flflh after the next Boo-mll. race has been run. With five macntii-a each, this would make a field of 5 cara, the cream of the racing world, with the pick of drivers. A qualifying speed of 0 miles an hour for o laps of the speedway Is to be necessary, and the race is to start at A. M. Drivers are to tsk. tricks during the contest of ZaO miles each, two drivers to a car. In 1013 the death rata of Infants In Ens-, land f r a-li l'"'n o' lpulallon s 1 This riurs ha bean declinlu tor a aumeeS of J1- sod a. 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