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THE SUXDAY- OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 13, 1918.
MOTOR TRUCK BIG
HELP TO FARMERS
It Does More Work Than Six
Horses, Eats No Fodder
and Costs Much Less.
EFFICIENCY IS ALMOST 100
It Can Work it Hoar Per Day In
Emergency, Saves Time, Labor,
and Money antfVldd to Ef
ficiency of Its Owner.
Th day of the motor truck on the
farm Is her, says tieorse M. ScheiL ed
Itor of Motor West, of Los Angel,
one of ths forward-looking' and pro
grcsslvs automobile trade Journal, in
a recent editorial that la well worth re
printing for Its bearing; on the problem
f ths Oregon fanner.
The track la tyring adopted erery
where, explains Mr. Schell. becaoae It
Is shown over and orr that one track
will do more work than six horses and
roats less. The higher price of horse
feed la another factor tendtnc toward
the universal use of trucks on the farm.
The editorial continues
"The track la an all-around farm
and. It will haul produce to town.
supplies back, help to build roads, carry
manure Into the fields, pick Bp produce
tn the fields and carry it to storase.
erry livestock to market, do any one
of the thousand things that heretofore
required alow, borae-drawa vehicles
and much hand labor.
Heeao M Ier Cnt KalcieaC
Tbe day win com when every farm
and oonatry road wlU bo dotted with
smooth-running; motor trucks. In
atead of the horse, who la only rt per
cent efficient, based oa the heat energy
of meale eaten aa transmitted Into
draw-bar pall, the motor track trans
mits nearly all the heat energy of Its
gasoline meals Into eerrlce. Moreover,
the speed and load capacity of the
tracks make them veritable slants In
transportation.
"There Is no each thine as maximum
efficiency In a horse or team. A single
horse or team will pull a certain load
for a certain time and then It's through.
A motor track Is never through. It can
work 24 hours a day and needs only oil.
as and care to keep on steadily.
"The farmer uses his track to Im
prove his roads, to Improve tbo speed
of his track. The fruitgrower need
the track for quick dispatch of bis
perishable products.
Track Srm 1 lite.
"Tbe huge crops of potatoes raised
In some sections of the country could
never be moved by horses. Tbe track
picks them up In the Held, crated or In
sacks, moves over the rough ground
and oat to town and Is unloaded before
a team would be started on Us way.
Xay and night the track can run la an
emergency, taking care of unusual pro
duction, while teams of horses, no mat
ter how many, would be fagged out In a
short time.
The progressive farmer recogntxe
that the motor track is a vitally Impor
tant factor In his success. It Is one of
those time-saving, labor-saving de
vices that ho may postpone getting;
but the longer he puts off the purchase
tha heavier will be the total cost of
operating his farm." .
British Diplomat Boy Marroon.
Ralph H. Thomas, an attache of the
British embassy. Washington. D. C. re
cently purchased a Marmon (4 for nse
In quickly getting around Washington
on his diplomatic business. Mr. Thomas
la a member of one of the wealthiest
and most Influential families In tbe
British empire and Is much pleased and
enthusiastic ever his new Marmon.
WAR EMPHASIZES BIG FIELD FOR TRUCK AND TRAILER, TOO.
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Portland Northwest Distribut
ing Point for Chevrolet
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ASSEMBLING PLANT NEXT
Two and Oae-half-Tea Merelaad Trark and Two-Ton Ttlllty Trailer. Sold by MeCraken Motor Company, of Portland,
HaaUaa- Tiles to Vista Mease at Crown Polat. By Means of This 'frailer the One-Ton Truck Shown la the Picture
la Kaabled to Handle a Twe-Trark Lead.
The war has done more in the motor transportation field than merely to bring- out the great importance of the
motor truck as a means of chesp an d efficient transportation, for It has also orougrnt noma the usefulness oi tne
trailer. The efficiency of the motor truck can be doubled, and In some cases more than that, by use of one or more
trailers. The McCraken Motor Car ' C ompany. of Portland, which handles the Moreland track, la alao doing; a bis
business tn Utility trailers. J. R. McCraken. president of the company, sees a great and increasing; Held oi use
fulness for the trailer In this territory, particularly in aectlona where road a nave Deen or are peine; improves so
that a track can bo operated under conditions of Its greatest efficiency. -
1918 ROAD PLANS BIG
Highway Commission to Do
Much Hard Surface Work.
HEAVY TRAVEL EXPECTED
Wltole of Paclflo Highway In State,
4M. Miles Long-. Is to Be Made
Passable Before Next Winter
for Loaded Truck Traffic.
I n of Gaskets Important.
Oil joints should be fitted with gas
kets made of wrapping paper, while
water Joints should have asbestos gas
kets coated with graphite. Hot-gas
Joints, on tbo other hand, should have
copper-covered asbestos and dry-gas
otrss'e esl! for coated ahe,A.
SALEM. Or, Jan. IX. (Special.)
From December X, 11. to November
JO. 1117. the stats highway department
haa expended the sum of 1700.I01.S0.
Tbe major part of this expenditure was
for the last three months of the fiscal
year. .
Work now in progress, contracts isi
and work authorised contemplate the
expenditure of 11.017. 00 on tbe Pacific
Highway, which, when tie wort is
completed, will make available for
track traffic tbe entire distance of 481
miles of the Pact He Highway in Oregon,
from the Columbia River to the Cali
fornia state line, including the West
Side and East Bids sections.
On the Columbia River Highway an
expenditure of $1,600,000 In 1911 la to
make that road passable for truck traf
fic from the Pacific Ocean to Pendleton.
distance of S00 miles.
This Includes only part of the hard-
surfacing contemplated. Large sections
of both highways will be macadamised.
Tbo post road money to be spent east
of the Cascade Range la to make avail
able for travel something like to miles
of ths John Pay Highway from Condon
to Dayvllle.
There Is also Included In the pro
gramme of the Highway Commission
the opening np of sections of The
taJIes-Callfornla Highway, the Lake-vlew-Klamath
Falls road, the Oregon
Trail from Pendleton east, tbe Baker
Cornucopia road, the Yamhill-Neatucca
neetlnn of the Cos lit HlKhwar. Includ
ing a survey through the entire county
of Curry, where 50,ooo is to be
pended next year.
The department has now In the
neighborhood of ITS employes on Its
payroll getting data and preparing
plana and estlmatea for 1911 work. The
amount of money available for road un
provement which will pass through the
hands of the department during tbe
year 118 will bo very close to 15.000,-
000.
ACTO THIEVES GROW BOLDER
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Dealer' Motor Car Association Ap
points Committee to Act.
i Automobile thieves have become so
bold In Portland that cars are being
stolen In broad daylight from in front
of their owners' homes or places of
business, and tbo situation Is becoming
worse: To take some action to curtail
the operations of these criminals, the
Dealers' Motor Car Association of Port
land has appointed a special committee
of three members. ,
Lawrence E. Therkelson. of the Braly
Auto Company, Is chairman of this
committee, and tha other members are
A. H. Knaua, of the Twin States Auto
mobile Company, and Isaac Brunn. of
the Brunn Motor Car Company.
Tbe dealers do not blame tbe polloe
In the least for the great Increase in
automobile thefts. Tha police are do
ing their best and they recover most of
the cars stolen, but they are handi
capped In their efforts by the apparent
Indifference of the courts. V
Down In the cattle countr, and not
so very many years ago. either, .the
man who stole a horWe was strung up
on the nearest tree. But the man who
steals an automobile, which he prob
ably damages greatly even If It Is re
covered. Is let off by the courts with a
reprimand or a small fine.
REOS DRITEX FROM FACTORY
F. W. Vog-Ier Finds That Many
Autos Are Taken on Own Power.
F. W. Vogler, president of the North
west Anto Company, who Is at the Reo
factory In Lansing. Mich., In the In
terval between the New York and Chi
cago automobile shows, speaks of the
efforts being made to overcome the
difflcultjes tn the shipment of automo
biles to dealers. In a letter Just re
ceived from him. Cars are being driven
away and In two days he noticed trains
of Reos leaving lor the lollowlns; points
on their own power:
Milwaukee. Wis.: Toronto, Can.: Ft.
Catherines, Can.: Everett. Pa.: Roches
tor. N. T.; Grove City. Pa.: WlUlams-
port. Pa., and New Castle. Pa.
Driveways were bed rig prepared for
tbe next day's get-aways, consisting; of
17 ears for Fostorls, O., and three oars
each for Suffoldv 'a., and Grove City,
Pa,
The Rochester men wore at the fac
tory and said that as soon aa they
reached home they would start back
for 16 more cars and keep right at It
through January and February.
Philadelphia is arranging for the
driving of 12 trucks across. The men
from Oklahoma City are en route to
drive the first 47 of 100 cars allotted to
that territory, but their plan Is to drive
them far enough away from Chicago
that they may be able to get cars for
shipping.
ROAD PLAN" MAT BE CHANGED I
Alteration in Pendleton-Echo High-1
way Is Proposed.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. It. (Special.)
Plans for the Pendleton-Echo road I
may be changed to Include the town I
of Rieth, west of Pendleton. Accord
ing to the State Highway Engineer's!
survey, the road would go over the!
hill from the Eastern Oregon State I
Hospital. The County Court la oonsld- I
ering a route from here direct to Rieth, I
turning there north through a small I
canyon to Intersect the state survey.
Sucha route would not only Include I
Rieth on the main highway, but would I
eliminate the necessity of condemning!
several pieces of right-of-way which I
must be secured to build the road, ac
cording to the state survey. The roadl
would be lengthened about a mile and I
four-tenths, but would be of cheaper!
construction.
Investment Here at Present Totals
$100,000. but Progress of Chev
rolet in This Territory Makes
Enlargement Likely Soon.
By the establishment in Portland re
cently of a branch of tne Chevrolet
Motor Company of California, this city
becomes the main Northwestern dis
tributing point for the Chevrolet car.
The branch here was established on
November 20, following; a visit through
this- territory in November by W. C.
Sills, of New York, general sales man
ager of the Chevrolet Motor Company,
and R. C. Durant, of Oakland, Pacific
Coast sales manager and head of the
Chevrolet Motor Company of Califor
nia, which is tbe Pacific Coast distri
butor for the Chevrolet.
While the Portland branch Is not yet
an assembling brancn, Dut a storage
and distributing; branch only, it Is un
doubtedly preliminary to -the establish
ment here of an assembling plant, par
ticularly in view of the progress being
made in the Northwest by the Chevro
let car.
Since ths end of 1916 Chevrolet sales
in Oregon alone have Increased approx
imately 300 per cent. There has been
almost as large an increase in Wash
ington. On January 1. 1017, the Chev
rolet stood seventh In sales of elec
trically equipped automobiles in Ore
gon. At the beginning of 1918 it was
first in sales of electrically equipped
cars in this state.
The Chevrolet branch and warehouse
in Portland is situated at East Sixth
and Ash streets, where it occupies a
four-story, building. Between 150 and
200 cars are kept there all the time for
distribution to dealers through the
Northwest. A stock of parts to sup
ply all dealers In the Northwest is also
carried.
The investment represented at pres
ent by the branch is approximately
$100,000, which will increase as more
cars are carried here and the branch is
enlarged.
Clifford M. Steves has been in charge
of the Oregon territory for the Chevro
let Motor Company of California since
December 11, 1916, and the big growth
of Chevrolet sales has taken place in
that time. With the establishment here
of the distributing branch warehouse
he became its manager.
Regner & Fields. Inc.. are distributors
for the Chevrolet in Portland and Mult
nomah County. Their allotment of
Chevrolets from August 1, 1917 to July
31, 1918, is 600 cars, and they are well
ahead of schedule in their sales at
present.
CHALMERS SOUGHT BY MANY
Contracts Signed Up in "Week by
Distributor Total $250,000.
-Roy Hemphill, manager of the West
ern Motor Car Sales Company, dis
tributors in Oregon and Southwestern
Washington for the Chalmers'car, had
a pretty good week of it in the way of
signing contracts with dealers for
Chalmers agencies through the state.
The total of the contracts signed up
amounted to $250,000. The Chalmers
Is. In big demand among the dealers,
who appreciate the fact that the West
ern Motor Car Sales Company is carry
ing a big stock of Chalmers parts, so
as to be equipped for any service re
quirements. Coal for Tire Folk.
Employes of the Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Company, Akron, O., who are
unable to secure a sufficient supply of
coal to meet their household needs
from regular, sources, are being sup
plied with coal by the company. More
than 2600 tons have already been sup
plied in two-ton lots to Goodyear work
men. But for this arrangement many
families would have experienced great
lnoonvenlenoe during ' the recent ex
tremely cold weather.
TnCOMA PLANS RACES
some; speed record shattering
is desired.
New Speedway President Arranging
Hatch With Five Famous Drivers,
If Races Are Held.
If there Is to be any racing of auto
mobiles In the United States next sea
son, Tacoma is going to be in on It
and "in strong," according to Walter
C. Baldwin, newly-elected president of
the Tacoma Speedway Association.
Present plans, as fostered by Mr. Bald
win, indicate probably the fastest race
the Tacoma speedway ever will have
seen. It is proposed to race on July
Fourth. If at all.
Five of the country's most promi
nent available drivers will be brought
out and entered in a match race of
225 miles, run in three heats of 100
miles, 75 miles and 50 miles, respect
ively. There will be no amateurs permitted
on the track, if Mr. Baldwin's plans
carry, and each of the five stars will
be equipped with two racing machines
to insure a mount in case one should
suffer some mechanical mishap to in
capacitate it.
Chevrolet, DePalma, Mulford, Cooper
and Oldfield have been mentioned as
possible material for the race. Only
Class A drivers would be engaged.
The dividing of the race into three
heats, each of the five cars eligible In
each heat, and each heat shorter than
the previous one, would make, Mr.
Baldwin believes, an exceptionally fast
race with an average of between 95 and
100 miles per hour.
Baldwin has been identified with Ta
coma race meets as chairman of the
technical committee since the first or
ganization of racing at Tacoma.
Take Extra Cores.
Do not negleot to take a few spark
plug cores with you on your trip. The
metal parts of a spark plug will last
almost indefinitely, but the cores must
break in time, and that usually means
buying a new spark plug. As ths
cores can be bqught for a fraction of
the oost of a new plug It means econ
omy to carry a few with you. Alsq
carry a few extra gaskets.
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Announcement
Robinson - Smith Company
AUTHORIZED
DEALER
SALES AND SERVICE
A. S. Robinson, formerly Northwest manager, and A. B. Smith, formerly
territory man for the Pacific KisselKar branch, beg; to announce that they
have purchased the business of the authorized Ford agency and complete
plant located at Sixth and Madison, from V. II. Wallingf ord.
We will occupy the entire building, which is complete in every detail for
the care of Ford cars, including service, repairs, parts, accessories, tires,
painting, upholstering and storage.
To the Ford owners who have been patronizing this agency we solicit the
continuance of your business.
We invite all Ford owners and prospective purchasers of Ford cars to visit
and inspect our building, which has been specially equipped for Ford
service.
Our many years' experience in handling Ford business has especially fitted
us to take care of your needs.
ROBINSON-SMITH COMPANY
A. S. Robinson, President A. B. Smith, Secretary.
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Judge Calvin H. Han, Superior
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directly within law and dismissed test
case.
Committee appointed in Portland to
test under headlight law passed War-ner-Lenx
as absolutely . legal. (24
candle power bulb.)
State traffic officers in conference at
Oakland gave O. K. to Warner-Lenz
after thorough test.
Bdwmrd Ralxaey, Secretary to Mayor Jamea
Rolph, Jrof San Francisco, publicly declared aa
follow: "Upon careiul inquiry I have ascertained -Warner-Lens
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polloe authorities in so far as its compliance
with recently passed State law ro auto head
lights la concerned.''
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Warner-Lenz is legal throughout
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requires no thought or attention after
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Turning of the lens in the lamp
rim, bulb slightly out of focus and
roughness in the road are some of
the conditions that affect other de
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Unless carefully and constantly
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quirements of motorists and the laws
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These objections are done away
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