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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 3, 1918. NEW FIRM IS HERE Portland Tire & Truck Co. Handles Master Truck. SEE VAN For Expert Advice. 22 Years Experience in the Battery Business FIRST CARLOAD ARRIVES Jobbing Baslnr Also lo It Done In Orrcon and Wasliin-rtoii With Republic Tirr. Succrrdinj Ko pnbltc Kabber Co. Here. EXPERT REPAIRS ON ALL MAKES OF BATTERIES 1 VAN THE BATTERY MAN -Y i AA A.A AAA A A AAAAAAAAAA.AAAAAAA.A.AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAiSTX ijj Batteries jjC Always on J AM MakCS 1 The Portland Tire Truck Companr la a new concern in lb ttra and truck field In Portland. Thla companr will distribute Repub 11c tires and Muter truck throughout the states of Oregon and Washington, and for tba present will continue to do business In the ame location aa for merly occupied by the Republic Kabber Company. II Broadway. It la the purpose of thla concern to carry on a Jobbing business In Republic tires, solid and pneumatic, both of which are well known by the trade. The nrm will also take up the task of In trodaclnr the famous Master truck to thla part of the country. This baa tha same type of Internal fear drive which has been accepted by the Government for Its war trucks. The i'ortland Tire Truck Company la havlnc ls first trials as a new firm b belna; delayed In shipments, occa sioned br weather and traffic condi tions. However. Its first carload of tires and Master trucks waa anksaded thla week, and while tha company has three mora carloads of tires and three carloada of Master trucks In transit. It cannot trta guess when they will ar rive. This condition not only affects the Tortland Ttra Truck Company, but all west-bound shipments as well, and while tha company hopes to set Ita first shipments promptly. It la not over-confident aa to future prompt deliveries so lone as war conditions last. Del Wright By Himself. Msaaarr of the Pacific KUaelKar raarb Portlaad Telia Tree fttery mt Hew Me (ass ta Be Selllas KtuelKare, Uable Sleasa ere. rl Al Philadelphia Diamond Grid Starting Batteries have the same sturdy construction as the Philadelphia Diamond Grid Locomotive Batteries. Eighteen Months' Factory Guaranty Made Good by VanMatre Howard Battery Co. 32 NORTH BROADWAY, TORTLAND, OR. lORN" at an early and Indiscreet ae over tl years ago. I soon convinced my people that I was meant to be plumber. This devotion to an Ideal save me aa opportunity to get better ac quainted with the first steam automo biles built. It waa years ago that I lived the dreams of my life when I piloted the first Milwaukee steamer Into Detroit. It Is said that from the nuts and bolts which It dropped In Detroit, sprouted tha Industry which now makea Detroit the auto center of the world. 1 have always been convinced that from little acorns arow the mighty oak. 1 claim the distinction of havlna been fireman extraordinary to the unluckl est. peskiest, darnclest. contrarlest pile of rubber and "Canadian" steel and gasoline that ever tried to paddle on a boulevard. It was a Baldwin steamer. built by the ilaldwtn Locomotive Works. This automobile was so mean that Its own temper finally consumed It. Its first owner tried to steer It across a brllce :4 feet wide. lie was - thrown out and suffered a broken leg before be got to the other end. The next owner drove along a boulevard, scared a horse which ran away, and left a whole family of cripples along the road. I took this steamer out the next day to ahow how meek and tame It really waa and It caught fir and burned up a Michigan avenue. That was too much for me. After baring tackled and mastered most of the pioneers of the automobile bualnesa. I decided to come West where there was at least nothing worse than etx-ehoottn' Hill Harts and bad Indiana with little clothes on. The Bill Harts didn't bother me a bit. put being of a bashful disposition all sit life, the Indians did. Then 1 became affiliated with the II. O. Harris Com pany and finally came further North and now for a ear bare been the man gr of the pacific KIsselKar branch In Tortland. It seems that I am back with mv firt love, the steamer car. for the KlsselKar branch will very soon be showing the Itnttie steamer, a car which Incorporates all mv Ideals. I araa born In Iowa and raised In Kansas. It was there that I learned the first principles of getting business. Many a morning I woke up and found that my faiher had a Job of soliciting bay from all the neighbors. Toung rjr closes would move the whole stack three or four miles during the night and It would be a month s Job for me to get It bark home. when. like as not. the errant pile would show more signs of a rosing disposition and go eight r ta miles In another tlre-Mon O R D C TIRE REPAIRING AND RETREADING OUR SPECIALTY Something Different. ' We have the "know-how" to repair Cord i Tires. They are safe in our hands. Let us "rebuild" your Cord Tires and you will have the proof and satisfaction, too. VULCANIZING TIRE REPAIRING, RETREADING C. M. HARRISON & CO. 328 Pine Street at Broadway 1 Marshall 739 A 2016 E. E. Cohen By Himself. Dleerlbatar far Oldasaoblle ace Qalt Twe-Dellar-s-Uar Job ta Uin Sew Trade at SO Ceata a Day. Whlek Lew Later ta His Kb. tertag Aatoaaeblle Baalaeaa. I WAS born on e farm, lust outside of Portland, in Multnomah County. and early In life formed the habit or getting up with the chickens. My fath er died Just before tha hard times came along In 1IJ. When tha Income stopped It was up to me as the oldest member of tha family to leave school and do my share aa a breadwinner. At the age of 11 I became a print er's apprentice, but my ambition at Oregonian Leads in Automobile Advertising During 1917 The Oregonian carried 60.396 lines more Auto Advertising than any other Tortland paper. . that time was to be a machinist. So when I was 1" I quit a job at - per day as printer, and became a machinist apprentice at SO cents a day. In 1900 I went to work In the ma chine shops of the Southern Pacific and stayed with the railroad through 1904 working In the shops at Portland Dunsmuir. Fnkersfield and Reno, learn ing all I could about efficient work manship and the right way to handle men. In 1905 I started In the automobile repair business, working Into the sales end in 1907. Even at that early date my Ideal of a car was the Olda moblle. My mechanical experience has been of great help to me. as It has always been my policy to try to be connected with a line that is a little better than that of any competitor. The fact that the Oldsmoblle Company o'f Oregon has already taken more than 250 Oldsmo blles under the 1918 contract I believe justifies my judgment. AITO AIDS RETAIL BVSINKSS Agricultural and Suburban Folk Arc Brought Closer to Town. "The automobile has created more business In the retail life of every city and town than the average person re alises, says Del Wright, of the Klssel Kar. "Agricultural and suburban own ers' who formerly either did without supplies and necessities rather than to undertake a long and tedious Journey to town, think nothing now of making the trip In their automobile. "This adaptability has resulted in in creased business In cities and towns. which In itself Is beneficial tj every Inhabitant, beceatise the more business a community does the greater Is the prosperity of everybody concerned. Speed Shocks. High speeds shorten the life of a motor car. When you double the speed of your car you far more than double Ve s tern Truck Attachment TERNAL GEAR OR CHAIN DRIVEN ONi: and T 0 TON BUILT FOR ALL MAKES OF CARS 100 EFFICIENT The Solution for Your Used Car Equip with a One-Ton or Two-Ton Western Truck Attachment $373.00 and $400.00 F. 0. B. Portland. New Western Ford Trucks (Immediate Delivery), $775. Used Trucks for Sale OneApperson (Jack Rabbit) 2'-Ton 51200 One Mitchell 2 -Ton $ 800 One Overland 1 -Ton $ 750 One Ford 1 -Ton $ GOO A. J. LORMOR 533-33 Alder St Portland, Or. Phones: Main 733, Main 1503 We Have Been Telling You Facts About the Franklin Car Now Let Us Prove Them ARE in dose contact with public opinion regarding motor cars and know that seasoned judgment will influence many motorists this year in the selection of then next fine car. If you are a motorist yourself, you will know the reason for this discrimination. You know that the man who discards a heavy car is looking for the tight-weight car because he is tired of enormous gasoline and tire bills. You know he is looking for a comfortable car to drive and ride in be cause he is tired of constant exertion in con trolling a car; tired of suffering the jolts that heavy car gets over rough roads. You know he is looking for a safe car one that holds the road and stops and starts easily. He is looking for that which the ex perienced motorist is finding the Frank lin scientific-light-weight car. We invite you to visit our booth at the Automobile Show and inspect the Frank lin Car. We will not only repeat the facts we have been telling the motor public about the Franklin Car but we will prove them Personally to yon. . We will prove to you that the scientific light-weight construction of the Franklin gives you the greatest economy ever re corded by any fine car. We will prove to you beyond the shadow ' of a doubt the safety and reliability of the Franklin whether you, your wife or your young daughter is at the wheel. We will arrange a Franklin trip for you and your family, to prove comfort. We want you to drive the car yourself. What you find out may mean your get ting die Franklin a year or so sooner. BRALY AUTO CO. 601 Washington J. C. BRALY, Pres. Main 4880, A 3881 lwv wwv V V W V wvvvwwwvwwvvvvv VVVWV u vwvwvwaH 17 i i -q I U U U k I I I I I 1 III w 14 i r.i ri fca 1.1 r j i e k-i c mMMHHMfiminMfl the force of the shocks to which it is subjected. The force of the blow varies as the square of Its velocity. Conse quently the shock which the car re ceives traveling at forty miles an hour. instead of beingr twice as severe as when moving at the rate of twenty, are four times as great. The motorist who drives carefully and avoids excessive speeds is well repaid in increased serv ice from his automobile investment. Milestones. Where to Save. . It is difficult to be sure that any use of an automobile is entirely need less, because rest and relaxation are essentiaal to the human machine. We must conserve our man power and keep our business executives, particularly, moving at top efficiency. But there can be no question that motors run ning idle, leaky and poorly adjusted carbureators, the use of gasoline for washing, and other leakages, are pure loss to all concerned. This is certainly the first saving to be effected, and in it every motorist can and should have a part. Milestones. All vehicles should keep to the right. v . Irelarad Distillate Dependa ble Serviceable- 1 racK -Economical The Only Distillate-Burning Truck on the Market; 8 Years of Proven Success Average Saving for One Year of 300 Working Days by Using a Moreland Distillate Truck Over the Average Gasoline Truck of Equal Capacity Miles per day 1-Ton Moreland Dist. Truck. . 75 Any 1-Ton Gasoline Truck. . . 75 . lV-Ton Moreland Dist. Truck 65 Any li--Ton Gasoline Truck.. 65 2i-Ton Moreland Dist. Truck 60 Any 212-Ton Gasoline Truck. . 60 4-Ton Moreland Dist. Truck.. 50 Any 4-Ton Gasoline Truck. . . 50 5- Ton Moreland Dist. Truck. . 40 Any 5-Ton Gasoline Truck. . . 40 Miles Miles per Gals. Average Average Moreland Moreland gal. of used per cost per cost per saves in saves in per year fuel year gal. year 1 year 3 years 22,500 12 1875 $0.10 $187.50 $221.50 $664.50 22,500 11 2045 $0.20 $409.00 19,500 10 1950 $0.10 $195.00 $238.20 $714.60 19,500 9 2166 $0.20 $433.20 18,000 8 2250 $0.10 $225.00 $289.20 $867.60 18,000 7 2571 $0.20 $514.20 15,000 6 2500 $0.10 $250.00 $350.00 $1050.00 15,000 5 3000 $0.20 $600.00 12,000 4.5 2667 $0.10 $266.70 $298.10 $894.30 12,000 4.25 2824 $0.20 $564.80 WE REFER WITH PRDDE TO THE FOLLOWING LOCAL OWNERS: Northwestern Electric Company Welk-Fargo & Co.'s Express Fioneer Auto Truck Company M. L. Kline Edlefsen Fuel Company Stephen Carver State of Oregon, Bureau of Mines Sterling A. Rogers Twohy Bros. Company Pacific Car & Foundry Company Peerless Pacific Company Occidental Warehouse & Transfer Co. Oregon Transfer Company G. F. Edelman George L. Van Dyke H. J. Tydeman McCraken Motor Company 490 Rumside St Portland, Oregon Distributors for Oregon and Washington 1514 Broadway Seattle, Wash.