THE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAX. AUGUST 20, 1916. DETROIT IMPRESSES LOCAL AUTO MAN conviction that is WE TAKE PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING Oregon Motor Car Manager Tells of Attending Sales manship Congress. hail to .you a c HENRY FORD LOCAL PRIDE 6 Portland Man Says Great Output of 3Iachines Is Increasing In stead of Slackening as Usual This Time of Year. Br f. m. LEESTON-sinm Sales Manager Oregon Motor Car Company. The First Annual Salesmanship Con gress in Detroit in July now is a mat ter of commercial, history. It was my privilege to bo present. To say that I enjoyed every, minute of It, from the opening' address by President Wilson, to the final singing: of the "Battle Hymn," by the tribe, would be to put It mildly.- ' There was so much Interest from 9 o'clock every morning to the wee small hours of the next day that I felt like a. small boy at a three-ring circus. My first close-up view of President "Wilson, was at the luncheon tendered him at the Detroit Athletic Club. I fortunately was included as a guest through the kindness of Mr. "Willman. eciicrai Bciics manager or me oiuae baker Corporation. Speaking' of the President, reminds me of a conversation I had with the driver of the car placed at my dis posal by the Studebaker Corporation of America. Just wait until Henry Ford is President." he said. "Then 'we will have a President what is a Presi dent." "You think Mr. Ford will be Pres ident some day?? I asked. "Surest thing you know," he shot back. "All he has got. to do is to say the word and the White House is his bungalow. Detroit is with him to a man." Civic Pride In Reply. I ventured that there was quite an extensive country lying in three di rections from Detroit, that might not t-j auit.. so unanimous in its choice. "Sure! The rest of the country would just about split on Henry and Teddy, and that is where Detroit would come in. She would swing the bal ance," was his startling rejoinder. And yet you hear It said that Detroit has no civic pride. At the Salesmanship Congress there were salesmen from all over the world, who represented every line. One sales man in particular I shall not soon for get. He was the Studebaker dealer from Brisbane, Australia. This man told me, among other things, that the hide of the kangaroo furnished the finest leather in the world. "That is, of course." he qualified, "with the exception of the leather used In the upholstery of our cars. This leather is in a class by itself, you know, old chap. And even our jolly kangaroo has to tip his 'bally topper" to Studebaker finish. Eh, what!" ForgM Visited on Hot Day. , Tou have heard a good deal of East ' era heat. I fortunately got away from Detroit before the worst of it began, but I experienced one day at 93 de grees, and, to make matters worse, it was the day I was scheduled for the drop forge department of the Stude baker Corporation. Can you imagine a thermometer, or degrees outside and the greatest drop forging plant In the world, with a sep arate blast furnace for each forge, all of these roaring at once, and the blinding glare from the white-hot metal on every hand as it is swung from the furnace to the forge? I say If you can imagine all this, then you truly have a conception of a place that would delight the heart of Old Nick mmseir. The men who handle the drop forges receive from S75 to inn n their helpers in proportion. They work shifts of 15 minutes and 15 minutes ofT, the period of rest being spent in the cooling-room. Their day consists of eignt nours. one flying trin through this department will convince the most skeptical that these men earn tneir money. Output Still Increases. x The amount of manufacturing done In and about Detroit is so great that it is hard for us out here to realize it even to the smallest degree. What I still more astonishing. Detroit's output is increasing every day. Generally about this time of the year tne automoDiie factories have been in the habit of slacking their pace. No such condition obtains this year, how ever. For instance, the Studebaker plants are working on a schedule that has made July the largest month, from the standpoint of production, in the Studebaker history. August, furthermore, will maintain the speed of July, whereas in past years the high point was reached in June wh the sumption of heavy production in September. July has witnessed the output of 8000 Stude bakers. and, owing to the recent addi tions in buildings and equipment, the factory will soon be able to whip its output up to 10.000 cars a month. Hawks Goes With Overlands. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., Aug. 19. (Special.) R. B. Hawks, of this city, has accepted an offer of the Overland Company to take supervision of its business In Australia and will leave for there on September 6 with his wife. 1917 .fGRNT STX $825 IT IS our sincere conviction that the Grant Six leads in Quality, Size and Power for its price. We believe it is the best thing on wheels for under a. thousand dollars. This car has marvelous flexibility. It throttles down to one and one-half miles an hour on high gear it speeds up to fifty. It has power to spare. Moreover, it is economical owners average twenty miles to the gallon of gasoline (some say twenty-eight miles) and , 900 miles to the gallon of oil. Of course, it is easy on - tires, because in spite of its generous size, its roomy body, its extra strength, it is light in weight. And its true cantilever spring suspension makes it re markably easy riding on any road. We emphasize this feature of the Grant Six because it deserves emphasis. Taking all these facts into consideration, it is'our con viction that the Grant Six offers you more for the money than any car sold for less than a thousand dollars. This is a. challenge to you to come and see! Fire-Passenger Touring Car, $825 Tgoa-Pauenf aa Roadster, $325 Throe-Pas enfer Cabriolet, $1050 f o. ! Factory SEE THIS CAR AT THE SHOW DULMAGE-MANLEY AUTO COMPANY 46-48 Twentieth SU near Washington, Portland, Oregon. A. B. MANLEY, President. E. C. HABEL, Salesmanager. A 1299, Marshall 1699. GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION, FIND-LAY, OHIO MANLEY FINISHES TRIP AUTO OFFICIAL SAYS BUSINESS ' OUTLOOK IS GOOD. Throughout Interior He Finds People Busy Harvesting; Crops of Won , derful Sise. A. B. Manley, president of the Dul-mage-SIanley Auto Company, has Just returned from an extensive trip along the Columbia River in both Oregon and Washington looking over his large ter ritory and getting into touch person ally with his representatives in those sections who handle the Kupmobile and Grant cars. He reports closing nu merous new contracts and feels cer tain that the coming season will be the biggest ever for the firm over which he presides. "We toured through Hood' River, Wasco, Klickitat. Sherman. Gilliam, Wheeler and Morrow counties In a 1917 Grant Six, and I sent our territory man, rtoy . Wilson, on to cover Grant. Harney, Laxe, iriamath. Crook and Jefferson counties," said Mr. Manley, after his return from the two weeks' trip, which embraced about 800 miles of driving on roads which he says were good for the most part. "The farmers up in those counties are mighty busy handling wonderful crops, and it was hard once in a while to locate those we wished to confer with, but we accomplished splendid results and the general spirit augurs wen lor luture business." In his younger days, back along about the year 1879. to be more exact Mr. Stanley helped survey much of the territory over which he traveled on his recent trip. He found familiar faces and places everywhere he went, al though he saw signs of many changes since the day when he felt lucky to be riding around on a glass-eyed pony. New Car Owners in County ACCORDING to the records of M. O. Wilkins. secretary of the Portland Automobile Dealers" Association, the following temporary police . permits were issued in Portland last week to the i purchasers of new automobiles pending the arrival of the official 11- mmi a H B B GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY J All sizes built to fit YOUR REQUIREMENTS Let us go over your hauling problem with you. Our advice is at your service and for your best interests. No Obligations on Your Part We Can Help You Columbia Carriage & Auto Works 209-11 Front Street cense tag3 from tie office of the Sec retary of State: T..L. Rice. 721 Rodney avenue. KlsselKar. Rose L. Logan. Waldo, Or., bul'ck. M. W. Koenig. 517 East Forty-second street North. Ford. G. G. Parman. Milwaukie. Route 2, Ford. C. S. Campbell, ttttu East Fourteenth street North, Ford. Mrs. G. Umdenstock. 306 Oak. Studebaker. K. J. Hazeltine, Gresham. Ford. J. C. Harralson, 52U Washington, Paige. . Dr. Charles R. McClura. Selling building. Overland. Max Shimshak, 1073 Water, Chevrolet, F. S. Goble, 853 Savler. Ford. Dave- Nepom, 352 College. Grant. G. M. Standlftr, Northwest Bank build ing. Bulck. Ray Bentley, 739 Hoyt street. Ford. Otto Lemke, Lents, Ford. P. G. Charles. !)." Skidmore. Ford. s. M. Blowers, 321 East Forty-seventh street. Ford. Phil Kasterday, 916 Board of Trade build ing. Ford. F. P. Maize. Bretnor Apartments, Twen tieth and Lovejoy streets. Overland. L. Keas. Hillsdale. Route 2. Ford. F. E. King, Pendleton. Overland. A. Dimbat. Oswego, Or.. Ford. Mike Yunker. Gaston, Ford. J. M. Bunckley, Fisher, Thoraen & Co., Ford. Peter Stoller. 1466 Macadam, Knight. A. N". Leisure, 552G Twenty-first street. Maxwell. J. S. Wertz. Gresham. Route 1. Ford. J. A. Rasmussen, Monkland, Oakland. Ward C. Smith. Beaverton, Ford. F. K. Balden, 813 Morgan building, Reo. C. D. McConahy. fire department, Ford. E. Rohlfingm, 447 Eleventh street, Stude baker. W. T. Flcklin, 1250 Commercial street Ford. Mrs. G. E. Harmon, 8830 Sixty-fourth street Southeast. Ford. G F. Bickley. 240 East Forty-ninth street. Ford. J. P. McKenna, 11S2 Belmont, Ford.. E. M. Jordon. McCoy. Case. Mrs. Pearl Hire. 314 Gerlinger, Chevrolet. E. Pearson. 501 East Thirty-seventh street 'North. Buick. Martha. Roberts, 4S2 Rodney avenue. Overland. G. W "Bradlev. Pendleton. Overland. E. R. Geisel. 312 Pine. Ford. L. Rosander, Portland, Ford. J. Nummelfarb. 6 North Sixth. Ford. Mrs. B. E. Jennings. 251 Dupont. Ford. James IT. Keelev. 5SO Gideon. Ford. A. W. Vincent. 207 West Lavitt. MaxwelL "Barney Lies. Beaverton. Maxwell. William Oadsby. lis First street, Ford. F. A. Blackmore, 503 Gerlinger building. Hupp. Jat Srhub. P. R. L. T. Ford. I. Shlnagawa. 232 Couch, Oakland. Turkey's celebration of victories is said to be done by order of the police, a heavy fine being the penalty for not putting up the flair when ore In told to do so. SALES GAIN EXPECTED OLDSMOBILE MANAGER PREPARES FOR INCREASE. BENJAMIN E. BOONE & CO. 514 Alder St, Cor. 16th St. Main 3966 as PORTLAND DISTRIBUTORS OF K. E. Cohen Convinces Officials That Portland Is Natural Distributing; Center for Territory. E. E. Cohen, manager of the Oldsmo bile Company of Oregon, has just re turned from the Oldsmoblle branch at ban Francisco. While in conference there the local situation Was thoroughly discussed and Mr. Cohen fully convinced the branch officials that Portland is the natural and logical distributing center for the whole of Oregon and the Columbia River counties in Washington, which territory will be handled entirely un der Mr. Cohen's Jurisdiction. In order to care for the anticipated increase -in business, and to assure its many pat rons of prompt and efficient service, the Oldsmobile Company of Oregon will move Into larger quarters. "Our allotment for this territory is only 150 cars," said Mr. Cohen, "which, in my judgment, is not pearly enough to supply the demand for a high-grade, light-weight, eight-cylinder car at pop ular price. "The way the public buys Oldsmobiles in San Francisco is certainly amazing. Last Saturday five sales were made on the floor, two of them without even a demonstration. , "I have not heard any hard-times talk since I left Portland. Even though California is to vote on the prohibition issue this Fall, the cafe proprietors are not pessimistic 'If It goes dry, we can sell ice cream and soda water,' they eay." Pneumatic Casings, Tubes, Accessories and Rims at Both Wholesale and Retail Inauguration of Free Tire Service Is a Feature Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. . "America's Largest Exclusive Tire and Rim Makers." 65-67-69 Park Street N.. Portland, Ore. Home Office and Factory: Akron, Ohio. Branches and Dealers Everywhere. Studebaker Wins Speed Record. A signal victory was won by a Stude baker Six which established a new speed record between Albany and Perth, Australia, according to advices just received. The 238-mile run was made in 5 hours and 41 minutes, an i Scripps-Booth Scripps-Booth pf! From the silver-plated Radiator to the spare ,wire wheel and tire at the rear, is presented a design of beauty, quality and comfort. "Visit Our Booth at the Midsummer Show BRALY AUTO CO. Main 4880 A 3881. 19th and Washington. average speed of 41.5 miles per hour being maintained over roads that were described as "bad and in some places almost Impassable." Time Rather Than Distance Counts. American motorists have become so accustomed to reckoning the life of tbelr tires In terms or mues mat many of them will undoubtedly bo surprised to learn that in Cuba, where Ameri can automobiles have rapidly been in creasing in numbers, actual mileage service is rarely taken into considera tion. It is seldyn that & Cuban motor ist can tell you the mileage of any of his tires, as the worth of an auto mobile tire is based almost entirely on the length of time it has been in service. As Viewed Somewhere. London Opinion. Francis Josef Tell me, Wilhelm. why do your people keep on saying "Ood punish England?" Wilhelm Wei!, we rsn't. MITCHELL SEX 5-Passenger $1050 at Racine 7-Passenger M at Racine GET THE PERSONAL TOUCH Drive a Mitchell and be convinced that it's the handiest, easiest and' most comfortable car to drive that there is. See these cars at the-Show Meier & Frank's Basement Week of Aug. 21 to 26. ilcliel!. Lewis & Staver Co. East First and East Morrison streets Ml