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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1918)
lb. NO PLEASURE CURS MOTOiC TRUCKS WILL BE FEATURED AT COMING AUTOMOBILE TRUCK AND TRACTOR SHOW. LXJO Auto No Longer Luxury, but National Necessity. WAR BUSINESS SPEEDED UP Motor Car Make Poible Suburban I ifr. Aid lirfa4rj. Brloff t"p Ileal locate Valor, and Cicn r rally I Ind.-Knb.e. THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAND, rEBRUAKY 3, 1913. "' sf-n.v-r.;. . ii-fiiV li Tli'-ri has Urn a crrat ill of Lit In tri nwvprrs In ricrd to rurtaillnc tfxm mADQ.'actur of nulomubtlrii, They r Kne rally brine termed pieur rr." whicb lrm ds not apply to k mnr than nn tn a hundrJ. a tta au tomobile today .. a neojMtv and not a lutury. Th- "plravurt car men or Jy rlder" today ar very few. Th cl of youna mm mho Indulge In thi tic!'-nint now kav Important mill trr daiv to mranf their mltida. Th hrr tJv la the luiurr and ahotitd not uM in the rttr. aa H i mn murS out o J plac In the r(t" today an t! a dc r r The pl.re for .he i the r joranr. here it haa many u. Th home in th rity nt only eM. the Uipi) r milltonw of dollars to k"-p the trwt clean, but It alao I ped'-ji traff tc The home im a neretty in the ennntrr or In the city parks, and It . a well-known fart "that the out of h-n t the best thinu fr the ..m1 of a nun." pved HwalaeM w Prr eat. Iut the antornobll ran arrompltah mora In one day In the haul In problem than a areat number cf horaca. Th motor car ran speed up tha city buntne9a at leant ! per cent, provid ing It 1 not d"lared by ilow-movn borae - drawn vehicles, ainre the speed of a ln a Unm of vehtrlr In only that of the ilotilmoTtnx one. Moat of tha horaca a ra overworked, overloaded and iiu.ierfrd- Tha motor car today la neceaalty In tha Hue of usefulness am aa tha trlephone, the trolley car and inanv other up-to-dte Inventions that wa did not have few nm aax The h ome -d r w n t r ur k h.im the aa m reUtlve value to the motor truck a the horse-drawn streetcar to the trvl- lev car. The motor rar his Increased the value of suburban .real ratal many time: more than all the money Invested and spent In the automobile industry. A few years iko there were many farms and millions of acres of undeveloped real estate hartna little or no market value. That condition, however, doea rtt extt today in any part of the L'cited Mates. Aala Help abarlaa Dwellera. The motor car h.. made It possible for an enormous number of people to live In the suburbs, who formerly lived In the city thus reltv.n.r ronestion. The motor car and truck play a nmt Important part In our life, t hooch few realise it. The up-to-date buainrsa men uroeern. butchers, department stores and manufacturers deliver their Rood by auto. Many manufacturers are now dolns their own haultna by motor tru ks. as the frslicht and express con dttiona are such that the far-lighted bulneaa man is providing himself with motor trucks In order to make deliver ies In a prompt and dependable manner and at less coat. On mistake which should d avoid edthat of hsvina too small a car or truck for one a need. It la a creat error to overload a truck or expect a small. ItjiMIy butlt converted car to stand up as well as a truck especially built for beavv haullna- Isaac Brunrv By Himself. Dewtrlbatar far I elee:tea M last Mm Ma Believes Tnarawaaty la ar sad ea Hrtshteal f r'atsrea fas Ilia f If y and state. I WAS born la the state of Bavaria, C.ercnany, tn 1 and lived there until f bad become It years oM. At that time our system of apprentice ship was such that 1 soon realised that th advantages offered a healthy and eneraetlc youna; man war not to be compared with th pre at opport unt iles of which I was told tn a low in c tales of the glorious I'nited States of .America. Never have 1 regretted my choice. 1 embarked on the Ion a Journey and arrived la Louisville. Kjr , tn February, !. I at ones set out to master the Fn lUh lanauaa. actendina school In l.ouiavitt unttt I had succesf uliy pacd the different aradea and re inireaienta. As sovn a 1 was abta to so so, I started traveling on the road aad wa at this vocation continuously until 10. when I located In I'oriland, and for ie year, or up until th time ( stat went "dry. 1 could b found at my plac of buine at rirt and AMer streets, hand Una iioicsal U- ejorv. I ohtained th aaepcy for the Mat ef Or on for th Kalnler products and continued to handl their noa-alco-teveraarrs until October. 1M7. Hnwettr. I saw great possibilities In t rn field for the d:trit ution ef a hian-srra.i. medt um-pri.ed auto nonff and apent cvnaltterabl time and money aoir; er th list of available acni-lea. 1 decided that tie Lexlncton car wa th nearest to my Ideal of what th automobile buying public would want. t tmmedta'ely aisned up for the Ore gon and Southwestern Washington territory and opened salesroom and offtc at 444-14 Stark street. ' I also w ish to say here that I conld ry reads !y hav moved to an adJoLnma stat and aaam hav encagrd In the woleaal ti'inor basinets, but Oregon was MY state, and I dctdd that If I could sell one kind of merchandise here 1 surely could sell another. And I want to say that In all my iS years ef travetma. I hav visited every stat and territory In the V'nlon. but can aay without healtatton that Oregon.1 and moat particularly Portland. Is th most desirable place to be In that I know of. I'ortUnd. In my estimation, has the greatest pcaeiMlities for futurs devel opment, dae to Its wonderful climate and to the fact that it Is without toiibt the beat located city on the Pa cific Coast for rail and water shipping. eHaaaaaejBaii' ' ... iua i 7 '',Jijn"i t ill TUfr'i - - Pe erce s4iro w S Tort Tha crr. f. ' .v. JZcpviblic ti 7qti 7racior &rt Thaien W- - . tx fc . JaTena 2 Ton TbucJc. iTJi. - . , '1 C M. Menziea By Himself. Mausrr mt rtk( lata Om Malt Aala Rulina I. liar taaalrr Had Htrk(4 til. 'afaraflaa I'alat. -a. Ha. Ita I TIKK-SAVI.NG JACK IXVU.XTED Mhlte Salmon Man S He Can C.tTe PnrnnMlic Tlr ljnrT Life. P. P. Moor, of WMfe Salmon. Wjh . hm tnv.ntd a uniqua ttra.ATtnc jack, to h naa4 br motor rar ownara for J-Iilnc tha rar qp ao tba tiraa wtll not rrjt on tha floor of tha raratia whan tb car in atorad for any laucihy prriod. Thrra art four Jartea to a aat. ona for a n , h'rl K4-h Jara ron..tts of thraa ftrra of wood. o mat, that a togla l-var slip unrfar tha hub. Tba lavar Is almost tnatantlr raiaad Into plara. tha pah la raiaad and tha ttra ka oT tha floor. It taaaa only a far aaronta to arp'r tha Jrk and It la Juat aa aimplr t.) ralaaaa It. Mr. Moora rama down to ahow in t autolata hra jcimp4' latraattua. MIGHT wU atart at the brpln mnr. Whan I wa 14 Tears old I Ift my noma In Trotrtdale, ramo to Tortland and went to work as offlra boy for the old Alblna Uht 'A Water Companr. Tha first promotion I aer had rama whan I waa advanced to lynamo fndr In tha enclne-room. PreaanUr the Wlllamatts Falls Elrc trtc Company bouitht tha Alblna Com. panjr and I was advanced from'tlt Co 7i a month. Oh. but I was Joyful! Four years later I left them to be come foreman of construction for tha Western Union Telegraph Company. I waa sent to California before lonr. with headquarters at Pan Kranclsco. whtre I remained until ls. Worklns; for thSouthrrn Taclfto and tha West ern Cr.lon 1 put In tha first electric block system between San Jose and San Francisco, and helped build a Mock svstem In tha snowsheds be tween Truckee ami Hlua Canyon. Kor the Kutte Creek Company, atj Chlco. Cal . I Installed tha first electric Harts In the town of Chlco. I also I stalled the first electric motors tn tha Feather Illver old dredaes. Sly next a,ork was to Install an electric plant In the Cornucopia mine, and to run It for a year. Then I came back to Portland, where I have been ever since That waa In From then until 1 I was super intendent of construction for the Tort land Hallway. i.icht Fower Company. I left that Job to fco Into tba automo bile buttnee. 1 really took tha pluna-e to aave an Investment. Well, tt was a pretty lucky Investment for me. My first year In the buMnrss I sold ii Franklin rare an-l made S12.0OU net. 1'niil then I bad never sold anything1 In my life. That la how I aot In. Now how do you suppose J arot out of the business? It sounds funny now, but In 111 I actually aold out my Interest tn the bualneaa and sot out ef It because I waa advlaed by the president of the Franklin romp-my that there were then :-0." automobiles In th LnHed Siatea aad taat tba country bad reached Its abaolnta saturation point Well, aa I say. I jrot scared, took Mr. Franklin's advice, and got out. Inci dentally, there are now 4.000,000 cars In this happy land and the saturation point Is Just as far away as it ever wa. It look mo a year or ao to fret over that scare and realise the true situ ation. Then I went to work for Harry I. Keats as salesman. Four years aro 1 became sales manager of the North west Auto Company for Mr. Vogler, and am now Its e-eneral manager. A. W. Regmer By Himself. Chevr'. Dlatribater for-ataltaosaah awaty last Caaaalalalaa Baa laeaa la Ktaet T IKE many another rood automobile 1 J man. I began as a mechanic for the Furd Motor Company. That was six years ao. I went to work in tha Port land branch of the Ford Motor Com pany and after four years In tha me chanical end, graduated to salesman I sold Fords at the branch for a time and then formed the firm of Rfpitr A Fields, Inc. We handled Fords then and were on of the first retail Ford dealers In Portland. Last February 17 we became dis trtbutors for the famous Chevrolet car In Multnomah County. We have done a remarkable business ever since, and the pleasant part about It is that It Is (crow In e; better every day. We will sell more Chevrolets this coming year than ever before, provided, of course. we are able to net the cars. A year aero the Chevrolet was In sev enth place In Oregon In the number of electrically equipped cars sold. Today it tops the list In first place. Our allot ment of Chevroleta from August 1. 1917, to July 31. 191$. is C00 cars and we are well ahead of our schedule now. I cer tainly cannot complain. Business Is fine. - Iaky Valve Plug. There are still a great many engines without detachable cylinder heads, and these use valve plugs. These pluts often leak. This leaking may be stopped try spreading ordinary paste stove blacking over the threads. Do not uae too much. This may be used at any hot Joint. In place of white or red lead, and Is murt better,' because It does not make removal of the part aa hour's Job. Announcing A NEW AND A FINER ' . IN this new Grant Six the makers present a larger,' finer, more beautiful car than any they have ever built before. In it they have retained and refined many splendid features of former Grant Sixes and have added many new features that make the new model without a peer among popularly-priced light sixes. The boy' design of this new car wins instant admiration. Every line has grace and sweep. The high and narrow radiator and high hood, the slop ing windshield, the high, wide fenders and the long running board are of the most recent style ana give the new Grant Six an unusually smart appearance. ' You notice immediately the leather hand-flaps on the doors, the new French pleated upholstery, the adjustable front seats, the smart. Neverleek top, the improved steering gear with throttle control and horn button on top of the wheel, the conveniently placed gear-shift lever and the long throw of the emergency brake. And you decide that the new Grant Six is up to the minute in every phase of its design. In riding comfort the new Grant Six is equally notable. Its long wheelbase, the careiul balance of the car, the double-decked cushions and the cantilever rear springs make a car that is easy riding at all speeds and over almost any road. The cantilever springs are 46 inches ' in length. They are remarkably long springs of this type and equivalent to the longest springs used on any car. The new Grant Six engine is powerful, flexible and remarkably quiet. Vibration is hardly percepti ble area at Ughesrt speeds. In piston displacement the Gbant Six engine it the largest OTerhead-Talve engine used in 007 car of approximate price. The superiority of the overhead-valve type of engine is firmly established and generally recog nized 'by experienced motorists. Grant Sixes have been built around this type of engine for several seasons. The overhead-valve engine of this new Grant Six, with its balanced crankshaft, large reinforced bearings, forced-feed oiling system and other advanced features, shows surprising power and economy. In the simplicity and accessibility of all work ing parts ibis new Grant Six will please every owner who attends to 'his own car. Every part that needs occasional inspection or attention is of easy access. The full-floating rear axle is another important feature of the Grant Six. It is the troubleless type of axle and is used in all expensive cars. In consumption of gasoline, oil and tires, "IhT: new Grant Six is probably the most economical Six in existence. Its owners enjoy an important dollars and cents saving and also have a satisfying sense of avoiding even the slightest waste. And most important of all it is the product of an experienced maker. Thousands of former Grant Sixes are evidence of this. The Grant Six facilities for the production of fine cars at bedrock price are .second to those f no other maker. Five-Passenger Touring Car,- or, Three-Passenger Roadster $1055 Five-rassenger Demountable Sedan, $1350 ; Five-Passenger Convertible Sedan, $1595 Three-Passenger Convertible Coupe, $1575 All Prices F.O.B. Cleveland Deliveries Immediately. See It Now - ON THE STAGE AT THE AUTO SHOW MANLEY AUTO CO. Eleventh and Oak at Burnside Phone Broadway 217 GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION-CLEVELAND l . One-Finger V Emergency Brake! EVERY woman will appreciate this remarkable improved fea ture of the hew Lexington Six. Imagine the convenience of an emergency brake that requires no tugging or straining. The new Lexington emergency brake can be operated with just the slightest pressure of the little finger. And operated as safely ard effec tively as the old style brake at re quired muscular exertion. It engages on the propeller shaft directly behind the transmission. There are many new and improved features of this five-passenger car with auxiliary seats that you should see $1585. The motor is forty horsepower; the wheel-base 122 inches. Arrange today for a demonstration. All prices quoted F. 6. B. factory. Brunn Motor Car Co. Distributers , 444-46 Stark St., Near Twelfth Phones: Broadway 2938, A 2938 See This Car at the Auto Show Some desirable territory available for live dealers. 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