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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1915)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAJf, PORTLAND, APRIL 11, 1915 fi - m i AUTO CLUB HAS 5 NEW, 4 HOLDOVER DIRECTORS Members of Portland Club Review Work of Past Year, Discuss Plans for Entertaining Eastern Visitors and Consider Means of Publicity. ' " ' --l-i'!.'i!r.Vil 111, , mm- ilillfl!!!; I illlilfi iiilili ili!ii 'Pit!.: itii , : !!!!i'!!i:ii!!i I;- Si BBKv i ; i',; m ! ! ! !ii .'.i:lMi;;' ! V wtff'''''''-''?? r -. rr J v M w J 1 am mm mw. Wi m k iiiiii3 .. 1 liiiCniiiiyiiidiii'. f i. e m a uitiii! . -!! k 9-m m i u.-:-,!... a w nun m ii 1 1 u a: : arc r u ; i ui ! ! ! I !! i I HI It! ' i-M I , ii-7'i, romMiiiir i mmm : m i mm : i 1 1 lauo; i. 1 I ! 1 ! II !l I I I U' 1! is! ! ii i 1 mwmm WW ili III ii -tin :a nil ;',7:, v . 1 ' -'I 11 1 1 i h in h jiiiu u 1 u i m tin m . :;im;ini i imam f , i -it 1 : Li.-- : i u. ui li t 1 tti' ii.x x i: n i, u twi.j m m wi x ia.a V "Jl ! (ill' ; in Hi ! L THE members of the Portland Auto mobile Club at the 10th annual meeting in the rooms of the Com mercial Club last Tuesday night elected C. C Overmlre, Ira P. Powers, John Kelly. Walter M. Cook and James D. Abbott directors to succeed George W. Stapleton, James E. Appleby, Walter M. Cook. Frank K. Watkins and H. L. Keats. Tha newly-elected directors will serve for two years and will rule the affairs of the club during the coming year in conjunction with the holdover directors, W. J. Clemens, who has served as president for several years; - C Wright. A. L. Fish and John B. Yeon. The holdovers have one year yet to serve. Visitor' Entertainmeat Planned. Plans for entertaining out-of-state visitors who will frequent the club grounds during the coming season en route to and from the Columbia High way were discussed extensively at Tuesday's meeting-. Some members felt, the privileges of the club should be extended informally to all visitors, but the prevailing view was that visitors should be admitted to the clubhouse on a card Issued by the assistant secretary or secretary and that these cards should specify the affiliated club In which the visitors hold membership. The annual reports of the officers showed that of the 833 memberships, 42 hold life cards. One of the most re spected life members. E. Henry Werome. died during the past year. Financial Reports Made. According to the report of the house committee the total revenue of the clubhouse grill for the year was 36193.10 and the total cost of operation 37939.83, leaving a net loss of $1736.72. It cost only 33550.18 to maintain the bar and a total of 33379.45 was re ceived, a net gain of 3839.27. reducing the loss on the grill and bar to 3907.45. The total receipts and disbursements for the year ending April 1 virtually balanced at 323.000, there being a slight amount on hand, according to the re port of Treasurer Walter M. Cook. Following Is the report of the retir ing secretary, Mr. Appleby: "During the past year there were !6 regular meetings of the board of di rectors, besides a number of committee meetings. Board's Actios Commended. "Owing to conditions of the past season it was deemed advisable by the board not to take any formal action in connection with most of those who re signed, nor. with the exception of a few, to- drop any members. A number of those members who failed to pay their 1914 dues are this year paying their 1914 and IS15 dues, showing that the board's idea in not dropping those members delinquent for last year's dues was a wise one. "The following Is a statement of our financial condition at the end of March. 1915: Assets. Real etate - Buildin "Waier system Pumplnr plsnt Ice pleat - - l.lnen rrnckery and a-lasaware -lnbhonaa -furniture 8,000.00 TooU and implements KO.WO Offl- furniture 100.00 Automobile Kl'chen equipment 1.000.00 Account received ............... 1.400.55 I'nptid due 2.MO.00 Cut Irora tundo sources 102. OO Total ' S42.4S7.SJ UabUlaies. Rill Vavable f T.4S2.W Accounts payable 1.766.15 .320. 10.: 000.00 500. ouo 8o.wi 8uo.oo 700.00 400.00 525.00 OO.OO Total K.1SS.13 Kct worth April 1. 113 3S,3OS.40 . Xante Called I nfortanate. "It is unfortunate that our organisa tion bears the name 'Portland Auto mobile Club.' because our sphere of work is far broader than the name implies and. besides, the name has served to inspire unfounded prejudice against us in certain quarters." said President- Clemens in bis annual re port. "Our club has accomplished a great deal daring the past year in financing and encouraging road and' bridge im provements. We were the first to take up the question of building the Colum bia Highway, which is now almost a reality, and we raised tSO.OOO to re pair the notoriously bad stretch of road between Rex and Tigarovme. The contract has been let for this Im provement and the work will go ahead as fast as conditions will permit. "The officers of the club have waited noon the City Council, the County Commissioners and tha legislature whenever unfriendly ox biased tests C. C O v2-rmrrz . latlon was under consideration. We were successful in part only. UBUghted Cars Allowed. "After taking the matter up with Mayor Albee and the police officials, I am able to Inform you that you will not be arrested for leaving your un lighted cars standing in front of bril liantly illuminated theaters, churches and other similar buildings. The city officials realize that there is no need for such a regulation which would re quire unlimited damage to batteries. "In driving about the city we should always make it a rule to yield the right of way to the other fellow. The only reason there are not more acci dents of serious nature is simply be cause machines do not happen to come from opposite directions at the same time. The ordinary drivers are alto gether too careless in passing through the congested district. Twenty miles an hour should be the limit at all times in the city. 300 New Members Wanted. - "What the club needs most is new members who will take an active inter est in the organization affairs. We should attract 300 new members during the coming year and make a good many of them life members. "On the road maps that are being circulated through the agency of the magazines Portland is being slighted and the route which passes through Portland is shown as a side trip. We even have to face the criticism scat tered abroad by our ex-State Highway Engineer Bowlby, whereas, as a matter of fact, the worst part of the Pacific Highway is in the northern part of California instead of In Oregon. Some thing should be done to correct this unfavorable Impression of our roads." Publicity Need Emphasised. Secretary Appleby reported that Los Angeles County is spending 3300.000 in publicity to bring tourists to the city and that Portland should wake up to the situation at once. He said that the residents of Seattle were advising Coast-bound tourists to ship their cars from Seattle to San Francisco instead of going over the roads through Oregon. James D. Abbott, chairman of the club booklet committee, reported that about 33500 had been raised to finance the proposed scenic book and that It would probably be ready for distribu tion the latter part of this month .or early-next month. H. P. Cosiin. chairman or tne public safety committee, reported that S00 cases had been prosecuted during the past year and that a large number of these cases were occasioned by the re cent Introduction of jitney travel, which he characterized as a curse to the city. He expressed the belief, however, that the Jitneys were passing out rapidly. A vein of optimism characterized all forecasts for the amount of club busi ness to be transacted during the com- Inar Tear. The fact that the Bandy Bridge was closed for about a year served as a distinct discouragement to travel by way of the clubhouse, but now the new structure is completed and an Increased amount of travel la expected because of the opening of the Columbia Highway and the prospect of visits from a great number or jsas ern and out-of-state tourists. CL C Overmlre. onv of the newly. elected directors, predicted that the Automobile Club would soon be one of the leading organizations of Portland and that the clubhouse would come to be one of the most popular stopping places in the West. He said that a great many of his Eastern friends had commented favorably on the club grounds and on the work carried on by the club. Brldsre Pavtaar Asked. J. C. Friendly suggested that It was only a question of time until the club would have to take up tne proposal 10 consolidate with the new Chamber of Commerce. By unanimous, vote too club voted to 4 W 4) aiiiit. VaIIII til H . .. . ri ir - vii w u Jost I wsumm ffiiHili'Vhl11 ill mm illiiiliilli! .! : i I 111 U1 II , 1,1). '!l';;!i7 1. I, !V Hil'llll,;!!'!!!; ,i " fi 1 i! !!. ' 13 HilFW 1 Jli; - 'I, Ii:. i,:it' mm ! :H ; ! I ilii i ;h; mi i.ift h, m m hi: i!! .ai!;i-,:;i li !ii:i:;''H;. LQ': 'l.::'ru jr tiif mm'. ii'i i'i . c - : r . ;.. .hunk-Less Jl Maini Total Administration, Sales and Advertising Expense on REO Cars m 1 DID YOU READ THAT statement is a recent Reo ad to the effect that "the total administration, sales and advertising expense of the Reo Motor Car Company is less than three per cent?" . DID YOU ANALYZE IT? Did you make from that analysis a deduction that was not only surprising but of vital import to you? IF YOU DIDN'T, just consider the matter now. Just think what that efficient management; that low "overhead means to yon as a buyer. ALL MAKERS TELL YOU in their ads of the great value, they give you in their cars. Those are statements worth face value unless you know the inside of their business and know it cannot be true. , , WE DO NOT SAY it isn't true we say that if you knev certain things you might know that it couldnt be true. WHEN WE TELL YOU the above fact about the Reo Company we have stated something from which you may make your own deduction and find that it is possible for the Reo company, under those conditions to give the buyer of a Reo car a greater percent age of actual car-value for his every dollar than he can hope to obtain not only in any other automobile, but in almost any other commodity. , AND THAT IS JUST. WHAT we do give. Reo cars occupy a place that is unique among automobiles. Not only are they made in a factory where lighting, sanitary and other conditions under which the men work are ideal, hut the Reo plants are o advanced in machinery equipment, they are called the "Model : MtTimV Fart"-" hy men who know. MACHINE TOOL MAKERS know that if they can show V ' accuracy, and more economy of production m any newmachme they can get it in the Reo plant for a try-out. AND IT'S AN ADAGE in that business if it makes good in th Reo plant you can't make enough of them" for every other auto- mobile concern will order duplicates. SO YOU SEE REO CARS are made' under ideal coodStkna. Xt stands to reason that the quality and the value is kx the ca. That you have always known. ADD TO THAT THE FACT above stated that the sales expense is so low as to be almost unbelievable to men in so called "staple Z lines of trade, and you have the other season for tha wonderful Reo value. . YOU KNOW OF COURSE that, never since the first Reo was made has it bom possible to make enough cars to supply all who wanted Reos. And that this year, while other cars and good ones too go a 'begging for orders, the demand for Reos has broken all records it is four times the capacity of the plants today. - , znckass-xfo. r AND YOU'VE WONDERED doubtless at that tn mand for mis car. WELL THE REASON IS THERE in those two facts. A car made by the most advanced methods in an ideal plant, by Amer ican workmen 90 per cent of whom own their own homes and an administration and sales expense so low it makes possible values that are impossible in any other car save a Reo. IF YOU HAVEN'T placed your order for your Reo do it at once. Only way to be sore of getting one at all is to order now and if your order comes at once we can take cats. sdjfamJtod fijvc jou a defa?te date for detivcry. " Northwest Auto Company Broadway at Couch St., Distributors for Northwest. F. W. Vogler, President. Main 8887, A 495 I ' VraiHSfiC WOOL' - j "-J r 1 1 Icommercia.1 vcmcio v v. K. A. c. r. petition the County Commissioners to . . .... nt ,h. Afnrrinon-street pave 1 11c win.' v - bridge, where, It la said, hundreds of j punctures nave oeen uimivh nails In the wood planks, and to in ih. lie-htinir facilities on the Hawthorne and Morrison bridges. A vote of tnanxa was kwihiw -mi riiiitnr, for their work during the past year and the Police Department and the Sheriff's Office lor their untiring enoru in tomoblle tnieves. Anriina- to reirular procedure, the election of officers should have been held last Thursday, out rrenmsuv ... . nnithin to muster a Llouiciw -- quorum of the directors. Ira F. Powers and Walter si. v.uun ro u v.ti.i.. , C P. Wright is ill. John B. Teon has been giving every minute of his time in campaigning for the road bond issue and James u. aotou " last Thursday. President Clemens will be out of the city for a week and it is impossible to predict when the election will De neio. Mr. Teon has handed In his resigna- . i JUanln. tt th. nllltl And It UQD i. n a- ua. b.w. " is suggested as possible that James E. AppleDy. one ol uib icmms may be induced to nil out the one year of Mr. Teon's unexpired term. In that event It la probable that Mr. Appleby will be re-elected secretary of the club. Thus far, C. C. Overmlre, one of the new director's. Is the only one who has been mentioned prominently for the club presidency. Douglas Sets Road Taxation Figure. ROSEBUBG. Or.. April 10(SpecUL) The County Court haa apportioned three-fourths of a mill, based on the assessed valuation of the property ln- ..1.1 a ti ro.rt district of the county. This was done in order that road improvement work may begin at once in different sections of the county. I The oldeat bridge tm Vatne will soon be nplaeed by a now one. It is la Jay, and was puijt m iei COLE SPEED IS RATES OF 75 MILES ATTAINTED ON IXDIAJTAFOMS TRACK. - Wager Decided and Loser Shows Ap preciation of Car by Saying "Drive ' to Chicago for Dinner." Txn-vr4iATrLIS. Anril 10 Just two weeks ago two motorists happened to meet and in the course of their conver sation the topic of "speed" was dis- cuesea wniie sDeuniufi torcars- It was shortly after the an nouncement of the new Cole eight-cylinder car. One of the men already had i .u.n in it - thn other was accu . . ... .. ... --, doubtful as to his friend's veracity. As is usual in sucn cases a wager w -" speed of the Cole eight with top and windshield in position resulted. Both men knew Charles S. Crawford, chief engineer of the Cole Company, and Mr. Crawford was prevailed upon to visit the speedway and "let her out." He consented anu me unco muv? hio- hHrV truck. With three Llll) 1V1 u . A " . i- h x... Mr Prawfnrci did the 1U L" D wm.. -. first lap at a speed of 60 miles am hour witn top ana iuuaiucm v"01 tion. The second lap was made at a nf K9.V. miles an hour and a third lap at 63 miles an hour, on tne stretches tne car niuuneu a ofu ex ceeding 70 miles an hour. rr-i OTinnAr wn a. smod winner, and the loser was a good loser, who paid and smiled ana men oiim .i T.i.nimr tn Crawford, he said. "I uuu. . never have ridden as fast as I want to because I was never lucky enough to be the- friend of a race driver. Suppose i. At .a. nnrn tnd IflWDT the WO pui in a iuti v. " " " windshield and make another lap for speed." ney oiu., jnrvfiy'r .3 t,A .Via .an wan Tnfl.de. The speedometer on the straightaway showed a speed of 75 miles an hour. The car was stock in every respect and fully equipped. The loser was sausiiea tuuiuoi.. "How fast can you o in second speed," he asked. "Forty-five miles an hour,' Mr. Crawford answered, and then proved it. "Let's drive to Chicago for dinner. saia the loser, "we cah make it in time. STUDEBAKER BUSINESS GOOD Check for $40,000 Paid Out at One Time for 1915 Cars. Whn an automobile dealer pays out $40,000 at one time for cars to insure him against a possible shortage he is .-1 H . thniie-hta of hard times. Good news of prosperity upon the Pa- cine Coast was tajcen to ueuim, m automobile center of America, by the managers of the two Studebaker Cal ifornia branches. B. R. Carpenter, of San Francisco, and K. u. maiweii, oi Los Angeles. The particular good news for the Studebaker factory was more than a mere report of trade conditions. however for Mr. Maxwell Drougnt wnn him a check for 40,418.40. given him by the Russell Motor Sales Company, a t i..,t.a an navment noon de- j ij a n ..p. ...... i i . livery of nearly 10 carloads of Stude baker cars. "Studebaker sells more cars annual . . n.nvtlmn Anv other man ly Wl Ul ' ' , , ufacturer selling machines that retail for more than 60u. saio jur. aujirai, i ,Aiiintf nf Yiin laree check. This lot of cars does not represent the sales of the Russell Motor Sales Company for 1915, but merely a sale to guard the company against the shortage of Studebaker cars which it wishes to an ticipate. . , "In California there are 200 Stude-i.l-., Hulpra and 400 Studebaker ser- wice stations. No matter where one tnrna ho is never more than a town owair from a Studebaker expert. In BUU1LIUU ' u . v. bu ... . . ' there are 40 8tudebaker service sta- away with the congestion that once hampered tne Drancn. lnspet-Liuiia adjustments are now made throughout the city, and an owner is never more than a short distance irom a garage where his car is sure of intelligent care." Invitations Out for Convention. T..it.iun. tn .ttoniT thA motortruck convention in Detroit on May 5 and have just been sent Dy wo . . v. . . v, m Vio r- nr Commerce to AUIUIUUUUV ' - - all the active established manufactur ers of motor vehicles. Among mo su pers to be read will be one on "Advan tages of Selling on Time Payments and How Such Sales Should Be Handled, by Windsor T. White, president of the White company and chairman of the Paint Your Auto YOURSELF! Save 25 e 75 by palatine year car at home a e r our guaranteed system. We tow yoa how and fnralah eoaaplete laformativa free. AUTO PAINT AND VARNISH COMPANY BOX 46S, PORTLAND. 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