T1TE . SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 9, 1917.
11
HEW FORD TRACTOR
OF ORIGINAL DESIGN
1 OREGONIAN REPORT ON ROADS 1
Machine Is Light in Weight
and Has High Speed of
2.83 Miles Per Hour.
FACTORY OUTPUT 50 DAILY
No Price lor Tractor Is Vet An
nounced and First Ones Made
Will Be Turned Over for
Use of Great Britain.
The tractor built by Henry Ford and
bis eon, Edsel Ford, and which Is now
ready for production at the rate of 50
vehicles a day, according to official an
nouncements made last week in the
leading trade magazines, represents
many original features in farm tractor
engineering: and gives an indication
of what points of design the motor car
Industry may carry Into the tractor
field.
Many of the principles Ford has
championed In the motor car field are
eeen in the tractor, notably that of
light weight, the tractor scaling at 2500
pounds, whereas tractor weights with
few exceptions average double that
rirtich. Design. Is largely responsible
for this low weight in that many parts
used In other tractors have been elimi
nated; thus there is no frame because
the motor, gearbox and rear axle bolt
one to the other, forming a bridge con
struction which takes the place of the
frame. The radiator bolts to the en
dint, so that necessary connecting
pipes and tubing are eliminated; there
Is no water pump, there is no oil pump;
then alloy steels are used through many
parts, giving lighter constructions, and
lastly the design in which relatively
email driving wheels are used results
in large weight reductions.
Rear Wheels Are Small.
The rear wheels are but 42 inches In
diameter and the front wheels 28
inches. Many tractors have 60-inch
and larger wheels. When it is remem
bered that a 60-inch tractor wheel may
weigh 650 pounds and that the four
wheels of such a tractor may weigh
approximately 1700 pounds, you gain
some conception of what Ford gains
by smaller wheels, when you recall
that his entire machine weighs but 2500
pounds.
The present Ford machine is a devel
opment of the one demonstrated at the
Fremont, Neb., plowing demonstrations
a year ago, when it was llrst exhibited
and demonstrated to the public. Since
that time little has been heard of it,
but It is known that changes have been
made and unquestionably the expe
rience with the tractor in Europe has
hastened alterations. Several thousand
of the first produced will be absorbed
by the British government.
In a word the Ford Is a four-wheel
machine, driving through the two rear
wheels and steering through the front
ones.1 It uses a four-cylinder engine
a multiple-disk clutch, a three-speed
and reverse gearset, a worm-driven
rear axle and is particularly conspicu
ous in the tractor field in that every
thing is inclosed, which is much at
variance with much tractor design to
day. Nothing is more necessary than
having all parts well inclosed in a trac
tor in that the machine is very often
working in a constant cloud , of dust.
It starts on gasoline, and burns kero
sene. Price .la Unannounced.
At present no price is announced, but
from the construction it is seen that
the machine will not be an abnormally
low-priced job. That expense is not
spared is shown by the very general
use of the finest annular ball bearings
as well as alloy steels. The aim of Henry
Ford has been to build a good, service
able machine, a handy type as well, in
that it can turn in a circle with a ra
dius of 21 feet and works with a draw
bar pull of 1500 pounds. This makes
it a two-plow machine for working on
Intermediate speed of 2.7 miles per hour.
Jt is claimed to have a 25 per cent
reserve power when working at this
rtandard. The machine has a high
tpeed of 2.83 miles per hour.
Ten years ago Henry Ford conceived
the idea that a light farm tractor sell
' ing within reach of the average farmer
would prove to be one of the greatest
boons to the country. At the same time
lie had two other ideas, one that an
economical sawmill would also be a
great boon and the other that a low
priced motor car incorporating good
materials and the elements of reliabil
ity would make a great manufacturing
success.
Fate decreed that he should make the
motor car and the success which he has
achieved with it Is well known. But
during the years that Henry Ford had
been making cars and millions the idea
of the tractor has never left him. Three
years ago he started accurate experi
menting on ideas which he had taken
up from time to time during the pre
vious years, and the results of these
experiments In the engineering labo
ratory and on the farm are Just about
ready to enter the final stage of pro
duction..
AUTO PROVIDES LIGHT
MEAD LAMPS ILLU7UIXATK IXDIAN
WAR DANCE.
fan Maffet Hoi Vnnaiual Pleasure on
Umatilla Reservation! Wrestling
Mtch la Staged, Too.
The novelty of rurnlsnlng through
the headlights of his Liberty car the
only illumination for an Indian war
dance and thrilling wrestling bout held
recently on the Umatilla Indian reser
vation IS miles from Pendleton was en-
Joyed recently by Sam Maffet, terri
tory man for the firm of Mitehel
M'allingford, Oregon distributors for
the Liberty six and the Premier car.
While he was making the Umatilla
territory. .Mr. Marret learned of the big
nine uui was to De neid on the res
ervation and thought he might as well
epend the night out on the plains. It
was a lucky thing for the wrestling
match that Mr. Maffet did turn up. for
the contest would have been held in
the dark but for the lights of the Lib
erty slx.
'I have never in all my life seen
o.uite such a wrestling match as the
one between the negro and Indian
who were pitted against each other
that night," said Mr. Maffet last week.
"Both of them were game to the core,
but the negro seemed to be the stronger
and finally won out but not until after
he had broken ths red man's shoulder.
"After that rj avtsrro challenged ali
comers for tnoUwr match but no one
undertook to throw him. There was
considerable betting among the cow
loys prior to the match and a gooa
0el of money changed bands over the
fcesult of tha contest.'
Portland South via Pacific Highway to California Line
PLACES ' Miles.
Portland to Oregon City (via Oswego) 13.3
Portland to Oregon City (via Eellwood and
Milwaukie) 14.6
Condition.
Pair; rough near Oswego.
Only rough stretches through
spiiwnn.1 nn hill lust be
yond Milwaukie and
through Gladstone; rest
mostly all paved. '
" Note Route via Cast Klghty-second street. Grays Crossing and Clackamas is
said to be best, though longest, route to Oregon City; much of it paved.
Oreeron City to Aurora 14.6
Aurora to Salem 24.9
Salem to Albany (via Ankeny Hill road and
Jefferson) 26.8
Salem to Albany (via Turner and Marion)... 31.0
Albany to Corvallis 10.0
Corvallis to Monroe 17.3
Monroe to-Eugene (via Junction City) 23.8
Eugene to Cottage Grove. 21.0
Cottage Grove to Drain (via Pass Creek Can
yon 14.0
Drain to Roseburs S5.1
Roseburg to Glendale. 63.0
Glendale to Grants Pass 27.3
Grants Pass to Medford..... 33.2
Medford to Ashland . .............. . 12.6
Ashland to Hornbrook, Cal 30.6
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Top dressing worn off old
road, making surf ace
choppy.
Reported rough and bumpy.
Fair; one stretch very bad.
Mostly good.
Good; some construction.
Almost all good.
Mostly good.
Very rough In spots.
Fair; some rough.
Mostly good; five miles
" through Cow Creek Can
yon rough.
Most of It fine.
Most of it good; soma con
struction. Paved virtually all way.
Mostly fine; one mile paved;
fresh hard - surface being
laid on Oregon side of state
boundary.
Portland North via Pacific Highway to Seattle
Portland to Vancouver, Wash., (via Interstate
' Bridge). g.l
Vancouver to La Center 19.3
La Center to Woodland...................... 5.7
Woodland to Kalama. ...................... . 9.8
Kalama to Kelso 11.2
Kelso to Castle Rock 9.2
Castle Rock to Chehalis (detour via-Winlock
to avoid construction near Toledo)......... 36.1
Chehalis to Centralia 4.7
Centralis to Olympia 27.7
Paved.
Partly paved; rest spotted.
Fair.
Rough.
Borne rough, soma fair.
Good and fair.
Olympia to Tacoma. 81.9
Fair; some roucrh.
Paved.
Good except where con
struction makes detours
necessary.
Good and fine; soma con
struction.
Note Best route at present time between Centralia and Tacoma is via Tenlno,
Rainier, Yelm and Roy, on account of road work.
Tacoma to Seattle 41.7' Mostly paved.
Portland South via West Side Highway to (Connection With
Pacific Highway and to McMinnville
Portland to Newberg (via Kex-Tigard) 23.7
Newberg to Dayton 7.S
Dayton to Salem (via Wheatland ferry; ferry
operates both day and night, charge being
2a cents) 22.2
Dayton to Salem (via Amity) 35.0
Paved to edge of Multnomah
County, then fair, some
very rouerh; considerable
construction.
Good.
Fairly good.
Good; bridge across Willam
ette River from Polk Coun
ty to Salem is not in use;
free ferry In operation
until 8 P. M., service slow.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Good.
Fine; macadam.
Fine, except in few short
stretches.
West Salem to Independence... ... Good.
Independence to Corvallis.............. 22.0
Dayton to Dallas 35.0
Dallas to Salem 15.-0
Dayton to Monmouth 30.0
Monmouth to Independence 2.5
Dayton to McMinnville...................... 6.2
McMinnville to Dallas 26.8
Good most
rough.
of way, some
Beaches and Coast Districts From Trunk Highway Points
PORTLAND TO ASTORIA AND SEASIDES VIA LOWER COLUMBIA HIGHWAY.
Portland to St. Helens 29.7 Good, except elx miles of
construction.
First part rough; rest good.
Rough to Little Jack Falls;
rest good.
Some good: some rough.
Mostly either good or fair.
but much c r u s b e d rock
around Westport.
PORTLAND TO ASTORIA AND SEASIDE: VIA I A LAND ROUTE.
Portland to Forest Grove (via Canvon Road
and Hillsboro, avoiding Beaverton) ....... . 24.2
Sc. Helens to Goble.. 13.0
Goble to Rainier 7.0
Rainier to Clatskanie IS 4
Clatskanle to Astoria...... 40.2
Paved to end of Multnomah
County; rough this side of
Hillsboro.
Most of it fine; some con
struction. About one mile of corduroy;
rest good.
Mixed between good and
fair.
Eleven miles of solid smooth
plank; rest fair and good.
Slightly rough and rocky
most of way to Olney; rest
fine, except half mile of
construction.
Mostly paved: rest good, ex
cept iew rougn stretches.
M'MINNVILLE TO THE TIf.T.AVnnK 1 11 A ST
McMinnville to Grand Ronde (via Sheridan
ana winamini) 27.6
Forest Grove to Timber (via Gales Creek)... 21.4
Timber to Vernonia.. 16.0
Vernonla to Mist 16.5
Mist to Jewel 20.8
Jewel to Astoria (via Olney) 29.0
... - .- -
Astoria to Seaside . 18.5
Grand Ronde to Tillamook 44.9
Mostly good, except where
construction makes detours
necessary.
Rough through reservation
ana lor 10 miles this side
Note Fine new "Sour-Grass" road eliminates Dolph Tofl Gatef KOOd"
Tillamook to Bay City. 7.0 Good
Bay City to Nehalem 20.6 Good.
Note New road connecting Astoria and Tilla
mook (via Seaside and Bay City) 75.3 Passable; mostly good ex
cept in wet weather; 10.9
, ' miles of new road very
rough.
. . DALLAS TO NEWPORT.
Dallas to Blodgett. 32.5 Fair
Blodgett to Toledo... 33.8 Good
Toledo to Newport 9.2 Fine; smooth.
iNote The best route into Newport at present time is reported to be by wav
of Corvallis. Philomath, Wren. Blodgett, Kddyville, Chltwood, Toledo: new road
avoids Pioneer Hill. Total distance from Corvallis to Newport about 63 miles
Road from Dallas to Newport (via Falls City) reported good.
ROUTES TO COOS BAY POINTS.
Roseburg to Marshfield (via Camas Vallev,
Myrtle Point, Coquille and Falrview) .".103.0 Good, except 20 miles of
Drain to Marshfield (via Elkton. Scottsburg, rUSh rad lB mounta"-
Alleghany and Long Ferry) 70.3 Passable all way; most
scenic route.
COOS BAY TO CRESCENT CITV, CAL.
Marshfield to Crescent City (via Empire. Ban
don. Port Orford. Gold Beach and Brook
ings) 162
Crescent City to Grants Pass.,
Fair; 13 miles south of Ban-
oon rougn.
90.8 Fairly good condition; con-
,iuftuio travel.
Hood River to The Dalles 23.2
Hood River to Cloud Cap Inn (via Mount
Hood Lodge) 29.0
Other Cross-State Roads Runnin
Portland to Government Camp (southern base
of Mount Hood) 66.0
Government Camp to Waplnltla...
.... 19.0
Columbia River Highway
Portland to Hood River County Line (via
Broadway bridge and Sandy boulevard
through Troutdale) 44.S Paved.
Continuation of pavement 1.0 Paved.
County Line to Hood River (via Cascade
Locks) . 20.8 Most of It exceedingly
rough; narrow in places;
several grades, Ruthton
Hill being worst; to be
t-losed soon on account of
road construction; motor-
mis can snip Dy boat.
Mixed between good and
slightly rough; hilly.
Most of it good.
o- West to Fast
Paved to Gresham; Bandy
Cherryvillo road much
better than Marmot route
but said to be slightly
rough, especially around
Cherryville.
Road again open; 10 miles
beyond Frog Lake rough.
Good.
Good.
McKenzie road from Eugene
said to be greatly Im
proved; very rough over
pass.
Fairly good but very dusty
in spots.
Mixed between good, fair and
rough.
First part very rough; nar-
1 u w in piaces; last part
good.
Ashland to Klamath Falls (via Hornbrook
and Ager. Cal.) ... Reported fairly good most of
Ashland to Klamath Falls (via Green Spring y"
Mountain) 73.0 In poor shape, though short -
1 er than Ager - Hornbrook
route.
The Dalles and Points East and Northeast
The Dalles to Wasco (detour on account or
road work). . . 36.5
Wasco to lone 49.0
to
Waplnltla
Madras,
Wapinitia
Shanlko.
Eugene to Bend (via McKenzie Pass)..,
to
Central
Central
Oregon
Oregon
Highway
Highway
at
. . 83.0
at
.. 43.0
..121.2
Fort Klamath to Crater Lake 22.0
Crater Lake to Prospect sj.g
Prospect to Medford 47.7
miles good; bal-
lone to Pendleton (via Echo) B9.0
lone to Pendleton (via Heppner and Pilot
Rock) 74.7
Pendleton to La Grande 52.8
La Grande to Baker...................
Baker to Huntington
Pendleton to Walla Walla
Walla Walla to Dayton
Dayton to Colfax (via Central Ferry).
Colfax- to Spokane
Uayton to ronwroy.
E5.0
50.0
45.0
31.0
63.4
.67.0
26.0
Pomeroy to Lewiston. 33.0
The Dalles South
The Dalles to Tygh Valley 33.0
Tygh Valley to Shanlko 86.0
Shaniko to Madras 44.0
Madras to Bend (via Redmond)... 54.0
Bend to Crescent (via Lapine) 50.0
Bend to Burns. ...140.7
Crescent to Fort Klamath 64.0
Fort Klamath to Klamath Falls 41.0
Good.
First nine
ance bad.
Bad; dusty; sand holes.
Dusty, but fairly good.
Dry; fair; steep grades;
rough beyond Meacham.
Good; dusty.
Good; all roads dusty.
Dusty; under construction.
Splendid.
Good.
Good.
Fair.
Fair.
Rough to Dufur. rest fair
and good, though hilly.
Mostly good.
Fair; rough through Ante-
lope Creek Canyon.
Most of it fine.
First half rough and dusty
rest fine.
Good except In short
stretches.
Almost all fine.
Much of it rough and rocky,
especially along Klamath
CAMPAIGN TO SAVE
GASOLINE IS BEGUN
Garage Men and Auto Owners
and Dealers to Be Asked
to Conserve Fuel.
ARMY AND NAVY NEEDS BIG
Volunteer Stoppage of Wastage Is
Desired and Drastic Action by
Government Is Not Expected
to Become Necessary.
To guarantee ample fuel for Army
and Navy needs and for the legitimate
requirements of motor car users, the
National automobile organizations have
begun their "save gasoline" campaign
among; garages, dealers and owners.
Co-operating in the movement are
the National . Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, Society of Automobile Engi
neers, Motor and Accessory Manufac
turers and the American Automobile
Association, with its membership of
clubs and individual owners.
In his announcement Van II. Man
ning, director of the Bureau of Mines,
says it is estimated the United States
Army will need 350,000,000 -gallons of
gasoline for airplanes, trucks, tractors,
etc. He says: "Automobile owners
need not lay up cars, but should use
them either for trade or pleasure pur
poses thoughfully and judiciously. If
this advice is followed, there will be
no undue scarcity, for the United States
possesses an abundant supply for ordi
nary purposes."
Drastic Action Unlikely.
In the opinion of Chester Naramore,
chief, and John II. Wiggins, of the pe
troleum division of the Bureau of
Mines, and of many oil producers and
refiners, the gasoline situation, while
it must be viewed seriously, is not such
as to indicate probable need for drastic
action by the Government or the sus
pension of the customary useful opera
tion of passenger automobiles, yet it is
the patriotic and unselfish duty of
owners to use gasoline with utmost
economy. It is not a question of sav
ing money spent for gasoline or of
saving gasoline to prevent an Increase
in price, but of conserving the fuel it
self so there will be ample for war
needs.
The situation in this country Is not
like that of England, because England
is entirely dependent upon imports for
her gasoline supply, whereas the united
States is a large producing country and
exports great quantities of oil and
gasoline. During the fiscal year ended
June SO. 1917, the United States ex
ported 425,703,130 gallons of gasoline
and naptha, as compared with 294,779,
809 gallons in the previous fiscal year.
Her exports of crude, illuminating, lu
bricating and fuel oils, residuum and
other mineral oils increased from 2,148.
668,174 gallons in the 12 months ended
June 30, 1916, .to 2.323.735,304 gallons
during the last fiscal year.
Of the 2.500.000,000 gallons of gaso
line refined in this country last year,
about one-half was used in the 3,600,
000 motor Vehicles in use. Even if only
a 10 per cent saving is effected by auto
mobilists, this will amount to more
than 125,000,000 gallons in the next 12
months.
Savins Is Easy Matter.
Such a saving Is easy to accomplish,
according to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, without entail
ing hardship on anyone and with ac
tual benefit to car users aside from
the saving in fuel and the cost thereof.
By more careful adjustment of car
bureters, cleaning of cylinders, tight
ening of piston rings, etc., the cars will
run better, develop more power and
generally give more satisfaction.
The "NAOC" is calling upon all man
ufacturers in the country and upon
about 27.000 dealers, 24,000 garages and
13,000 repair shops to help in the move
ment to save gasoline. It Is preparing
a placard to be hung on the walls of
service stations, garages and supply
stations urging users to economize in
the consumption of gasoline in the fol
lowing ways:
1 Do not use gasoline for washing
or cleaning use kerosene to cut the
grease.
2 Do not spill gasoline or let drip
when filling it Is dangerous and waste
ful. 3 Do not expose gasoline to air it
evaporates rapidly and is dangerous.
4 Do not allow engine to run when
car is standing. Cars are fitted with
self-starters and It is good for th bat
tery to be used frequently.
Adjustment Is Advised.
5 Have carbureters adjusted to use
leanest mixture possible a lean mix
ture avoids carbon deposits.
6 See that piston rings fit tight and
cylinders hold compression well. Leak
age of compression causes loss.
- 7 Stop all gasoline leakage. Form
the habit of shutting off gasoline at
the tank or feedpipe.
8 See that all bearings run freely
and are well lubricated friction con
sumes power and wastes gas.
9 Protect the radiator In cold
weather a cold engine is hard to start
and is short In power.
10 Keep tires fully inflated sofl
tires consume power.
11 Do not drive at excessive speed.
Power consumption Increases at a fas
ter rate than speed. Every car has a
definite speed at which . It operates
with maximum fuel economy.
12 Change gears rather than climb
hills with wide open throttle It saves
car and gas.
13 Do not use cars needlessly or
aimlessly. By exercise of forethought
a number of errands can be combined
so that one trip to town ort elsewhere
will do as well as two.
14 Reduce the amount of riding for
mere pleasure by shortening such trips
or cutting down their frequency.
Congressional Action Wanted.
The Government is not contemplat
ing any drastic action to compel car
users to give up riding for pleasure or
recreation, and if there Is a general
and concerted effort to save gasoline
it is believed there will be ample to
meet all reasonable requirements.
Congress will be urged to modify
regulations surrounding the manufac
ture of industrial alcohol so that dis
tilleries which are prohibited by the
new food law from manufacturing
whisky can produce alcohol from thing
other than cereals to sell cheaply in
competition with gasoline for fuel pur
poses. Farmers can produce it from
waste products.
New oil fields, new refining processes
and a persistent campaign of economy
are expected to help the fuel situation
to the benefit of the Government and
all other users.
Packard Sales Increase.
An Increase of 15M4 per cent In motor
carriage sales for the first four weeks
of the new season over the same period
of the last fiscal year is announced by
George R. Bury, assistant general sales
manager of the Packard Motor Com
pany. The year of August 1, 1916 to
August 1, 1917, was the greatest la the
history of the company, . j
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DEALERS TO GO TO FAIR
MANY PORTLAND AUTO MEN TO
VISIT GRESHAM THURSDAY.
Parade In This City Will Precede Start
for Exhibition Portland Day to See
Special Programme.
The Dealers' Motor Car Association
will participate in the Portland day
programme of the Multnomah County
Fair at Gresham next Thursday.
The association has accepted an In
vitation of the board of directors and
Senator H. A. Lewis to give a monster
parade of automobiles Thursday noon
about the principal streets of Portland
and then drive to Gresham to attend
the fair for the afternoon.
Campbell's American band of 17
pieces will lead the parade in a motor
truck, and the dealers with their
friends and prospects will follow. It
Is expected that 50 cars will be in line
at the start. Cars will assemble at the
North Park blocks. Park and Couch
streets, Thursday at 11:30 A. M., and
the parade will move promptly at 12
o'clock.
A special racing programme for
Portland day has been provided, con
sisting of a 2:20 trot, 2:14 pace, one
half mile run, one mile run and a one
half mile run of Shetlands. The races
will start immediately upon the arrival
of the auto train at Gresham.
All automobile owners who expect to
attend the Gresham Fair are requested
to have their machines at the assembly
point at 11:30 Thursday, when places
will be assigned to them for the parade.
A committee probably will be ap
pointed at the Monday night meeting
of the Dealers' Association to take
charge of the transportation of the
band.
Auto owners may obtain further In
formation by telephoning Main 2166.
Inasmuch as Mayor Baker has pro
claimed Portland day a holiday, it is
expected that a record-breaking at
tendance will wend its way to Gresham
Thursday.
TIRES STAND rxiTSUAIi TEST
Car Leaps 51 Feet to Prove Dur
ability of Parts.
If you can ti.iagine a dead weight of
16.000 pounds say eight tons of lead
dropping a distance of eight feet to the
pavement, with Its fall checked and
withstood wholly by four automobile
tires, you fan grasp just half of the
blow that was given to the United
States chain-tread tires on a Maxwell
touring car when it recently made a
sensational leap of 61 feet in the down
town section of Newark, N. J.
The astonishing Jump was made with
P. W. Gibbs, road engineer for the Max
well Motor Company, at the wheel. Ills
performance was for the purpose of
proving Maxwell durability and qual
ity. In doing this he subjected his
United States chain treads to the most
convincing test of toughness that a
tire ever has been put to.
ENTRANCE rEE ELIMIXATED
Directors of Motor Association Act
to Increase Membership.
As the first step toward an active
membership campaign, the directors of
the Oregon State Motor Association
have decided to eliminate the entrance
fee entirely and to make a standard
charge of $15 for those Joining under
the new arrangement. This fee will
pay all dues up to January 1, 1919.
The directors feel that an increased
membership is necessary if the plans
of the association are carried out to
the best advantage.
BUYING EARLY SAVES MUCH
Hudson Company AYIU Have to In
crease Price When Stock Goes.
"Fifty-one motor cars have advanced
their prices within the past few
months," remarked C. L. Boss, local
Hudson dealer last week. "The ad
vances are big from $200 to $700. Vis
itors to my show rooms have asked
me. with some show of suspicion,
whether this general rise was not tha
result of an agreement to advance
prices on the part of manufacturers
and. if so, why had not the Hudson
Super-Six advanced with th others.
"Of course, the real situation is that
these other manufacturers were forced
to raise their prices because of the
advances of raw materials. And the
Hudson Super-Six escaped the neces
sity for advancing price because tha
Hudson Company bought its raw ma-
tr1:ilja At flic marlfnt r f rt Aa . vA
when prices were less than half what
they are now.
"When our present stock is ex
hausted, and it is vanishing rapidly,
the Super-Six. too, will have to ad
vance its prices."
There are 15 technical colleges In
Queensland, with S000 students in attendance.
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Salt Lake Pressed Brick Co. run 6
5-ton TROY TRAILERS in trains of two or three to the truck. They
realize that TIME is the big element in keeping transportation costs down.
The averse truck owner figures that when his truck
is carrying its RATED CAPACITY, it is working at
xoo efficiency, and that in order to carry double the
amount at the same tiro, be must us another truck of
the aam capacity.
The fact U, when yonr truck is full it is nearly
EMPTY, or it can easily haul as much acaia as it can
carry and at less cost.
QUIT PILING AND START PULLING
Wa KNOW that YOUR truck, on your particular Job.
will pull on. a Troy Trailer more than the rated capacity
el your truck, and carry its full rated capacity AT THE
SAME TIME.
This la because every truck nas, in addition to its
carrying capacity, another and far more Important power
DRAW-BAR PULL, or PULLING power.
Troy Trailers manufactured by The Troy Wagon
Work Co., Troy, Ohio, are made in capacities from x
to s tons, and with any typo ol body. They art built
for use as a single trailer or in trailer traina. They are
reversible, and therefore can be backed up to any load
ing platform, or backed into any allay, as caiily as if
they were being moved forward.
Tell us what your hauling problems are: what tracks
you now operate, and we will adviaa you aa to the beat
way to solve your delivery problems.
HODSON-FEENAUGHTY CO.
Northwestern Distributors
PORTLAND. OREGON