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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1917)
9 AIR CLEARED HimilltUIHIIinillllllllllimiHIHIIIIIIHIIIIIflUIUIIIIMllUllllllltllHIIHIM Special built heaV vy - duty typo, motor. Extra - strong crankshaft, con necting rodsand wrist pins. 80,000 .mile Axis Service. Special analysis Steel Frame. 50 More Brake Surface. Nickel - Steel Transmission Gears. Paige-Detroit Sales Manager Sees Good in Curtailment. Announcing : New Series "R. " UNCERTAINTY IS REMOVED Henry Krolin, Here In Course ot Trip Over Country, Says One Effect Will Be to Eliminate Small Manufacturer and Dealer. TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 19i7. I iiraiiiiiiHiiiimiiitmMm I Henry Krohn, salesmanager for the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company, be lieves the voumtary agreement by auto mobile manufacturers to .curtail the production or passenger cars 40 per cent, making that proportion of the capacity of each plant" immediately available to the Government for war Industries, wjll have the effect of clear ing the atmosphere wonderfully In the automobile world. (Mr. Krohn was In Portland. Friday. While here he visited the sales rooms of the Cook & Gill Company, Oregon distributors for the Paige car, and went out the. Columbia River Highway with H. W. L,yon, manager of that com pany, and with Charles B. Harris, dis trict manager in the Northwest for the Paige-Detroit company. The automobile industry was in a state of much uncertainty before this 40 per cent reduction agreement was made, explained Mr. Krohn. but now all is clear sailing. The Government will have greater manufacturing capacity at its disposal than it can use, at least for the present, and the motorcar in dustry has been put on a basis that can be reckoned on with certainty. Standard Cam Only. But one effect of the reduction in output, Mr. Kohn declare, will be a tendency toward the elimination of both the small manufacturer and the small dealer. Only standard cars will continue to be manufactured, he be lieves, and only dealers who can handle them in volume, and who can be thor oughly relied upon to make good in their territories, will get the cars. Such dealers, he declares, will not suffer a great reduction in the num ber of cars they receive for distribu tion. "Where the slack of the 40 per cent curtailment will be taken in will be from the distributors who have been d,oing too small a business to warrant their retention in the sales organiza tion under the conditions that must now be met. That all the manufacturers are anx ious to retain their sales organizations, he emphasized. But weak links in the organizations will have to be made strong. Cash Basis Predicted. (Another effect he sees In the situa tion will be the placing of the manu facturing end of the autom.obile indus try on a strictly cash basis during the period of reduced output. In the past, he says, many new companies have sprung up in the manufacturing field that have been able to make ends meet by virtue of almost unlimited credit. But now all concerns will be obliged to meet their material and other bills with cash. This in itself, he believes, will tend to reduce the number of man ufacturers. Now that the autompblle Industry has a definite programme ahead of it and the manufacturers know what to ex pect, there will be no more uncertainty and the situation will be greatly Im proved. Mr. Krohn was In Portland after hav ing previously visited every section of the United States except the Pacific Northwest. He declared that business conditions are fine, and that with so much money being put Into circulation through the purchase of war supplies for the "United States and the allies, and the fact that none of the war loans made to the allies will take money out of the country, business will con tinue so. Heavy Demand Expected. He sees an especially active future In the demand for automobiles, which he believes will greatly exceed the sup ply under the reduced output. There will be no difficulty in selling all the cars that can be manufactured, he rpints out. The real problem will be that of delivering them by rail. The country normally consumes 1, 600,000 passenger cars a year, he says, and it will be able easily to absorb that many cars now. He said that the Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company is well protected in the way of materials. It has contracts for steel enough to last it for many months. Accpmpanied by Mr. Harris, Mr. Krohn went to Seattle late Friday night. FUXJJ TRUCKS LOADS ADVISED Detroit Conference Takes Steps to Increase Efficiency. To exchange ideas on the efficient operation of motor trucks. National and local truck owners recently met in two days' conference at the Hotel Statler, In Detroit. Engineers, accountants and representatives from leading truck and tire manufacturers took part in the conference. How truck owners can assist in the prosecution ot the war was discussed. Proper routing so as to deliver the most goods with least truck mileage and endeavoring to haul full instead of part loads are, it was decided, important aids to highest truck efficiency and the owner who estab lishes his hauling on this basis not only helps the great cause of the country, but accomplishes a material increase in his own profits. Among the large owners represented at the conference were Armour & Co., Swift & Co.. Texas Company, Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Timken-Detroit Axle Company and United Fuel & Supply Company. It is planned to hold the next session in Washington, D. C. in January. National Auto Show Favored. William Fulton Melhuish, president of the Fulton Motor Truck Company, of Farmingdale, Long Island, has come out with an unqualified indorsement of the agitation looking to the creation of interest in a proposed National mo tor truck show to be held once yearly. The Fulton Company made its first ex hibits last year during the National au tomobile shows at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, In New York, and the Congress Hotel, in Chicago, and at many other shows, and scored very decided re sults. The company is preparing for like exhibits during the coming show season and feels that were National ehows held each year the same results would be obtained at much less ex pense and with a very considerable Increase in the business done and the general good established. Roy S. Marsh, in charge of the Elgin Six National all trails scout car, is en route through Michigan, and the car is being displayed at various points in Indiana and Michigan. Delegations are meeting the scouts and receptions are being arranged for them. After a brief stay at several Michigan points, including Grand Rapids, the car will return to Chicago to resume Its journey. rl K i "THE COMFORT CAR" APPEARANCE, PERFORMANCE, COMFORT, ECONOMY AND DURABILITY ARE COMBINED IN THIS NEW HUPMOBILE v Come in for a Demonstration NOTE THE HUPMOBILE QUALITY AND INSPECT THE NEW FEATURES EVERYTHING ABOUT IT TYPIFIES COMFORT anley Auto Co. ELEVENTH AND OAK STREETS AT BURNSIDE PHONE BROADWAY 217 x - i i 3 1H 5 s I K M flllllllHIMIIIHIIINIMHIIIIIHmHHIlllimilillW AUTO'S FUTURE GREAT K. E. COHEN SEES HUGE DEMAND AFTER. "WAR. I Portland Oldsmohlle Distributor Also Points Out That Car Is Invest ment at Thts Time. "It Is next to Impossible to predict what after-war conditions will do to business, but it is almost safe to con jecture the steady growth of the auto mobile Industry. ! "The world-wide Importance of the United States in the production of au tomobiles Is not realized by Americans," says E. E. Cohen, of the Oldsmobile Company of Oregon, local distributors of Oldsmobiles. "To carry on the war all govern ments have found the automobile of in estimable value. During the war"s con tinuation, automobile manufacturers will be called upon for machines for various uses. In the transportation of troops, ammunition, supplies and in the ambulance and hospital service the automobile stands without an equal. "On account of its war need, it la not likely that the Government will com mandeer the automobile factories for war materials except as a last resort. Our Government is so situated that it may not have to take the factories off automobile production at alL "Recent reports show that the United States has about six times more automobiles that all the other parts of the globe put togeher. In January, 1916. New York was the only state recorded with 200.000 cars. Now there are seven states so recorded. The first six months of 1917 saw an Increase of 700.000 automebiles in the United States alone. ( "These figures will give you an idea of the importance of the automobile in our own country. This Increase, too, at a time when our country faced war and when our people were serious in all their investments. "If the automobile serves well during the war, how much more will be its de mand with the rebuilding from the ef fects of the war. On the scenes of battle there will be fields to prepare again for habitation, towns, to be re built, railroads to be made; In fact, land that has been practically made waste land will have to be reclaimed. Tract ors, trucks and touring cars for trans portation of working men will be needed In quantities. The foreign au tomobile factories are practically all engaged in the manufacture of war materials. The need f automobiles will be so urgent th the United States, wit - automobile lactories ready and able . mam facture without any delay, will be expected to fill this need. "There will be other demands, too, for material of all kinds to be sent abroad. And, with a true American spirit, our own business is to be kept prosperous during the war and after more busi ness. "The Oldsmobile Company are rush ing to completion the two large addi tions to their factory. With a demand that now taxes their output, they anticipate a great impetus tb the auto mobile. world with the close of the war." drawing a steel tape measure from the felloe on one wheel to the inside of the felloe on the opposite wheel. After not ing the exact measurement, move the wheels one-thiPd or one-fourth turn and repeat the operation. The same method of measuring rear wheels will answer the purpose, except that the measurements can be more convenient ly taken directly" back of the axle. If three or four measurements do not show a variation of more than one-fourth inch, the wheels are in good alignment. A difference of three-eighths inch is al lowable by car manufacturers, but as a general thing the wheels are seldom this far out of line, unless damaged. Do not be confused, wnen taking measurements, if it is found that the front wheels are from one-fourth to one-half inch wider than the rear wheels. This has no real hearing on the alignment. Excessive wear to the tire may be caused by other faults than irregular alignment. A bent axle, a loose or worn hub disk, a defective steering rod or a connecting rod too long or too short will cause trouble. Loose bear ings or tight brakes are -other difficul ties. If the clamping brackets of the demountable rims are not tightened evenly the rims may wobble, though the wheel is straight. If you are in doubt as to the true running of your whels. get someone else to drive the car, first away from you and then towards you for some distance at a speed of about 15 miles an hour. Thomas Heads Motorcyclists. For years the Federation of Ameri can Motorcyclists has been the official organization of motrcycle riders. Its main activities have covered the super intendance of all sanctioned motorcycle races and the securing of legislation and traffic regulations favorable to the continuance of the industry and the protection of the riders. T. R. Thomas, of the Goodyear Tire A Rubber Com pany, who has had much experience in motorcycle affairs and Is well known in motorcycle circles, has lust been ap pointed secretary of the association. witn oinces at Akron, O. Carburetor Leaks. Carburetor leaks are fairly common today. In many cases the gasoline continues to drip after the motor is stopped. If such leaking is not con tinuous It may be assumed that It Is due to condensation. The heavy grade of gasoline in use today makes it al most Imperative to heat the carburetor in some way to prevent condensation after the engine has stopped. Owners who sutler from this trouble should get water-Jacketed carburetors or take some means of introducing heat to the Instrument. fnff$? 1 to 5 Tons I AMGXMEXT TEST SIMPLE ONE Wheels Out of Line Cause Tires to "Wear Out Quickly. Keep watch of your tires and if you notice excessive wear on the tread, de termine the cause immediately. The chances are that the cause is a wheel out of . alignment. Tires cannot last long on wobbly wheels, says Milestones. To test the alignment of wheels stand the car in line as nearly as possible by having the same distance between the hubs of the front and rear wheels, on both sides of car. Measure the front wheels directly in front of the axle by has become a remarkably frequent ut terance wherever the efficiency of opera tion of haulage equipment is the topic under discussion. The frequency with which this ex pression is made by FEDERAL users? may best be judged by the unusual per centage of repeat orders received over 62 of our business. FEDERALge your present haulage equipment and you add a means for more profits. Our Traf fic engineers will gladly show you how upon request. The Pacific KisselKar Branch Broadvray and Da via Street. Portland, Oregon. "W. I.,. Hughaon, President. Largest Motor Car Organisation on the Pacific. Seattle, San Francfneo, Low Angeles, San Diego, Oakland, Fresno. Distributors for FEDERAL Motor Truck Co., Detroit ii. n, , .MIIiJt "V .. - .I r - - -imfi-"- I acw FEDERALS tm wm I- Leam How Mucta TSiis Truck. Will Earn LET an Indiana Truck deliver your goods for you. Let it prove to you the greater . economy of hauling the Indiana way. We can show you how many horses and drivers, or other types of motor delivery it ' will displace. You can estimate what its daily earnings will be how quickly it will pay for itself. Investi-. gate the unusual records of owners of ' Single Indiana Trucks have replaced as many as fourteen teams, and the drivers for these; earned up to $100 daily; operated 5 years in daily service with very insignificant repair expense. Indiana records will prove hdw 112 Reserve Strength built into the vital parts saves the truck and saves the hauling expense. Then, save on first cost: 1-ton $1600; 2-ton 2350; 3J2-ton $3000,-5-ton $4O00 See the Great Indiana Today The practical, conclusive way to settle the question of economical delivery for years to come -is to get an Indiana. Also ask for a copy of the Indiana Trucks' Operating Costs Book giving owners records for several years. NORTHWEST AUTO CO., Factory Distributors Broadway a Conefc T. W. VOOLER, Pres. Portland. O reran ,C. M. MENZ1ES, Mrr V"" "Oiot raucas Immediate Deliveries $2325 at Portland VALVE-IN-HEAD j fe") f MOTOR CARS On every occasion, business or pleasure, in any weather, the whole family is supremely comfortable in the Buick Touring Sedan, Convertible It is as luxurious as the most costly limousine and as convenient as an electric an ideal car for formal service, theater, call or dinner party. For, with its windows closed it is snug and warm, proof against the coldest wind and hardest rain. When Summer comes Buick Sedan is just as prac tical for cross-country tours. Then the windows drop out of sight and the cool breezes have a clear sweep. A real everyday car, demonstrating anew the superiority of the famous Valve-in-Head Motor and numerous other features of Buick construction. HOWARD AUTOMOBILE CO. Fourteenth and Davis. Phone for Demonstration. LIBERTY BONDS ACCEPTED AT FACE VALUE. Bdy. 1130, A 6241
