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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIA PORTLAND, 3IARCII 3, 1918-
CONFERENCE HELD
HIGH OFFICIAL OF CHALMERS COMPANY VISITS PORTLAND.
DUPLEX TRUCK GOES THROUGH PASS CREEK CANYON
BY CHALMERS MEN
H. J. Aughe, of Detroit, Meets
Coast Supervisors During
Stay in Portland.
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DEMAND FOR AUTOS STRONG
Trraaarrr of Chlmer Motor Car
Compaair Says Pacific Northwest
I Floe Market Sow for Cara
and Will Uo Belter Tel.
A oBfrti- of some of tha bls-Bien
of tha pat-trie Coaat ora-anlxatlon of
the Cbalmera Motor Car Company waa
h.U la PortlanJ last week on tha oc
casion of ino visit br of 1L J. Auhe.
of Detroit, treasurer of the company.
Mr. Auxhe arrived Sunday, accom
panied by his secretary. 1L A. Brown.
They were joined bare by ocorao
P.areon. Jr, Chalmers Coast saper
vlaor. with headquarters at San Kraa
claco: T. E. Herllby. asalatant Coast
supervisor, who no to Portland only
tbrco weeks afro to make this town i
permanent headquarters, and M. J.
Hiker. Chalmere special service) repre
aruactve (or tAo Pacific Coast, of Sa
I'ranclaco.
II r- Aucho'a visit and tha conference
wera In connection with tho openlnr of
rtlnun una office bare, with Mr.
JUrliby In charge. Thla aona office
will work out all aalea and service
problems for dealers) and distributors
la tha .North wt.
Tha aamo policies) win ho followad
fhat hava proved ao sueceeaful for the
Maxwell orfululloa la tho past four
years.
Mr. A a tie wa arreatlr pleased, at
tho fine Increase in Chalmers business-
In this territory. and enthusiastic oer
prospects tor a alill rreater buslneae
this year. Ho complimented Koy
IlemphllL manager of tho Western Mo
toe Car Solas Company. Chalmera dis
tributors, on hU ahowinc. and told him
that the parlths Northwest waa one of
tha beat automobtlo tarrltorteo la me
ahull founlrr today.
The Chalmers car. Mr. Aua:ho said,
haa been In bl demand all over tha
country and Its production haa been
greatly Increased atnee It passed under
control of tho Maxwell organisation
few monthsaco.
After the business of the conference
ad been concluded Mr. A us; he and Mr.
Urown left Portland Wednesday for
tan Kranclaco.
t ' Hertihr. better known aa Ted.'
tho new Chalmers sona transfer and
anoervlsor at Portland, cornea hero dl
rect from the factory at Detroit. Ho
baa been with tho Maxwell orcanlsa-
tlon until recently, bavins; for three
years been assistant truck supervisor
at tho Maxwell factory, lie Introduced
tho first Maxwell one-ton truck at the
show a year ara.
Mr. Herllhy Is typical of tho lire,
energetic, capablo young men who have
been developed by Walter K. (landers,
president, and T. J. Toner, sales direc
tor of tho Maxwell Company, and who
have helped ta the remarkable develop
ment of that company, which In four
year carried It from a production or
only 12.0v to on of mora than. liu.0
cars a year.
-I have dlred for a lone; tlma to
oee the Pacific Northwest and am
Immensely pleased at bavins; been aa-ai.-nrd
to this territory.- said Mr. iler
liay. "I am ot exaggerating when I
tjr that the Kast is at laat awakening
to tho Importance of tha 1'actf kj North
west. This la tha coming section of
tie country.
. .-Ktarht now ft Is ono of tho very best
automobile markets In tho United
nate. and it will become even more
so. Ton have wheat, lumber, airplane
aproce. wool almost every essential to
tho winnln of the vr and It Is only
right that tho Northwest should begin
to experience the prosperity which the
i-at ha enjoyed so Ions'.
. -I am greatly Impressed by the op
portunities this territory offers to the
energetic automobile organization. The
only problem In connection with a car
like the Chalmers Is to get the cars
skipped out hero to eel I. We can at II
more than we are now able to get-
Since arriving hero Mr. Herlthy his
ben Instrumental In Introducing a sew
service policy on the part of Chalmers
distributors and dealers). This pour:
l based on a system of chassis inapec
tiona on definite dates fixed when tha
car Is sold. ,
Five of theae free. Inspections are
provided. IS days apart, during th
period when the car Is betn broken
In to travel, and when Inspections and
minor adjustments aro needed more
than at any other time.
Mr. Herllbv la making hia offlcea
There with the Maxwell Motor Sales
Corporation, at Kast Third and Oregon
streets.
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B. J. Aeghe (at Right), of DeeroH. Tieaantes off Ckalmera Motor Car Company.
Cemferrlag With Umy Hasaphlll (at Left), Manager of Weatera Motor Car
Bales Coeapaay. of Portland, Chalmers Dlotrlhatora.
TRUCK FUTURE BIG
Trading Radius Is Vastly In
" creased by Their Use.
TIME AND MONEY SAVED
Motor Truck Delivery Routes, Oper
ated on Regular Schedules, la
Development Sure to Come,
rrcdicta Del Wright.
Hudson's Whirr Warning to
Get Out of the Road.
Whew Dovara Saper-Sls Ran U
rally Ho Harried la to Have the
-T.e- Pat Mark e Folks Weald
Know W bo W aa t'oaaJas.
ii. car know that tho motor haa a pe
cullar whirring sound, that la. the 117
models have It, It la charactertstie of
the car and as a rule when a driver of
another machine hears ono coming be
hind him on a stretch of smooth road
lie Is incliafd to pull to one side of tha
road and let the Hudson pass, while he
mutters something like this: "Oh, gosh.
It's a Hudson, no uso trying to keep
ahead of that bird.
WclL a certain well-known physician
who drives a Hudson waa out for
spin a short time ago and approached
a machlna ahead of him. For some un
known reason tha Hudson had lost Its
voice and silently crept up behind the
other car. As soon as tha driver ahead
realised that he waa about to bo passed
he opened up tho throttla and refused
to acknowledge that he could be
paused.
-Why. darn him." said tha doctor
when ho brought tho machine to the
C. Iioea Automobile garage the next
dy to have Ita larnyx diiitnoeed. "be
didn't know tt was a Hudson behind
him and ho had the nerve to think
avuldn't pa.a him. He gave me a pretty
good run for my money for half a mtle
or ao. but believe me. when we came to
a hill bo found out his name was mud.
1 almost bad an accident, too. while
turning a corner too suddenly. It
frightened my wife badly. I want that
motor fixed so sha sings good.
The car was taken into the garage,
an adjustment made to the carburetor
and the red-blooded doctor went away
happy.
"I guess they'll know who's coming
bow. ho triumphed aa he drove to his
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More Cars Than Watches.
Tho assessment returns of Madison
County. Illinois, a wealthy auburban
county, show there are In that county
t:il sewing machines. lli watohea and
clocks aad Hit motor cars.
"Invaluable as tho motor truck lias
become In every line of business, wo
have not begun to utilise it in ita run
efficiency." said Del Wright, manager
of tha Portland branch of the Pacific
felisaelKar Company, tha other day.
'America la learning tha lesson Of
economy economy of tlma. economy
of labor. Increased production with less
waste and less expense. And In these
Improvements, the motor truck la des
tined to play an Important part.
Wo ara all familiar with tha extent
fo which tha motor truck enlarges
trading territory la 'many lines of
business. It enables tha retailer to
make prompt deliveries within a radius
many miles larger than that of tha old
horse and wagon days.
Ssasll Towns Helped.
Tt enables the wholesaler to giro his
city and auburban customers a service
that waa Impossible with teams, it
enables him to get away out In the
country and cover a wide area In a
tingle day. Thla improved service not
only' enables the wholesaler to serve
mora customer and to do mora busi
ness In less time, but It Is also of the
greatest benefit to tho retailer who
gets Quicker and more frequent deliv
eries of needed merchandise.
'A perfectly logical development will
be the eatsbliabment of regular motor
ruck delivery routes radiating from
all tha larger cities and towna out In
the country a regular network of
motor truck Isnos, with trucks runnlag
on regular schedules.
-This wlU be of great benefit In
many ways. It will relieve the rail
roads of the handling' of a large
amount of small and troublesome
relght. It will enlarge the trading
and delivery radius and the sales ter
ritory of manufacturers, wholesalers
and retailers. It will enable, the re
tailer in tho smaller town to get
prompt and more frequent deliveries
of merchandise, and thla in tura will
benefit tha consumer. .
Track Delivery la England.
"Such motor truck delivery routes
and schedules have been operated for
aome time In England and have proved
a great success. They have also been
introduced la thla country to some ex
tent. "I have no hesitation In predicting
that In tha near future, fleets of motor
trucks will traverao broad trunk lines
across tha country, running on regular
schedules and making connections at
Important points with branch lines
radiating out into Important commer
cial sections of the country. Such a
system of trunk lines would go far
toward solving tha problem of railroad
congestion.
-Kveryone knows that the trans
portation problem la one of the most
eriou and Important whtrh thta coun
try has to solve. The war Is hastening
Its solution and driving homo to ua tha
necessity ror better transportation ra
dii ties at less cost. It has shown the
world what tho motor truck can do. as
the world had never realised It before.
And the next few yeara will see the
motor truck playing an even more im
portant part in the fabric of business
and commercial life.
Clear Car' Exhaust.
After long uso the automobile ex
haust Is likely to become choked with
soot, says Milestones, tho Firestone
publication. While experts disagree
aa to whether or not thla materially
cuts down the power developed by the
motor It la better to be on the safe
side. The exhaust may be free from
the accumulations of dirt by simply
pounding it vigorously with a atout
stick or hammer handle.
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This Duplex Truck Went Through Pass Creek Canyon Under Its Own Power Where Even Horses Could Not
TRUXTON BROUGHT HERE
I.VTEKXAA GEAR DRIVE TRUCK
ATTACHMENT TAKE.V.
i rat era Motor Car Sales Company to
Dlstrtbate TTalTersal 'Attach,
sa eat la Oregon.
Tha Western Motor Car Sales Com
pany haa taken tha Truzton internal
gear drive truck attachment for dis
tributlon in' tha state of Oregon. In
making tha announcement that the
agency haa baen obtained for the
Truxton, Manager Roy Hemphill said
"Wo have been watching with keen
interest tha wonderful possibilities in
the commercial car end of the automo
bile business, and for some time have
been investigating truck attachments.
After careful study we have decided on
the Truxton attachment, manufactured
by the Commercial Car Unit Company.
oi r-nuaaeipnia, and represented on the
I'aciflo Coast by tha Hirsch Motor Car
Company, of San Francisco.
L. rider tha present demand on the
largo and amall merchants and " the
farmers for quick delivery of their
products, it has become essential that
the loss and delay be checked and ef
flclency be Increased to meet the de
mands. In the Kast the demand for
truck attachment is enormous, espe
daily for the Truxton, as it is a uni
versal attachment that can be attached
to any make of car. converting the
same into a serviceable and economical
truck.
"The internal gear drive Is a proved
success. The majority of manufac
turers of heavy duty trucka are adopt
ing the Internal gear drive as fast as
they can equip themselves to make the
change.
"The Truxton attachment is not a
makeshift in any sense, but Is manu
factured and. designed with tho- same
care aa a complete truck, using the
best of steel, wheels, axles, etc, that
can be purchased. Tha attachment Is
built In IVi and 2-ton capacities. In
California there are more than 1000 in
uso today. Tha Western Motor Car
Sales Company la in position to show
this attachment and to make imme
diate deliveries.
Water In Crankcase.
Few motorists realise that a com
paratively largo quantity of water
gradually accumulates in the crank
case, mixing with tho oil and forming
an emulsion, which haa Impaired lubri
cating qualities. This accumulation of
water Js more pronounced in Winter
than In.Summer and la found to a great
er extent aa the number of cylinders
Increases.
Duplex Truck Goes'
Through Pass Creek Can-
yon Horses Could Not
The ability, of the .Duplex Four
Wheel Drive to s amount the im
possible is the reason for six coon
ties purchasing this make of truck
within the past 6.0 days. The tele
gram tells the etory of the first
"Drive-A way" delivery attempted.
County officials said the roads
were impassable. Residents of the
district said nothing built could go
through Pass Creek Canyon. But
here is the proof of the correctness
of the Duplex design and construction:
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THROUGH PASS. CREEK CA.NY0U.AST TETAM THROUGH THREE MONTHS AGO HORSiS
MIRED HAS TO BET PULLEDj -OUT, DUPLEX-THRU PERFECT ..SCORE, IA ILINGl
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Broadway at Couch
THE LINE COMPLETE
C. M. Menzies, Mgr.
SAVAGE PLANT EXPANDS
DEMAJTD FOR TUBES Xf.CESSITATES
IXCREASEB PRODTJCTIOX.
:r.nklnlc. Coatlna- aa inaer xbdcs
proves ia Be Fopalar Feature
tA'ltk Coast Autolsts.
The, Savaxe Tlra Company has de
elded to Increase materially the size of
the tube department In Ita plant at San
DieKO. The work of thla department
will be expanded at once, ana n pres
ent plana ara realized capacity will be
increased to 3000 tubea per day before
the end of tha year.
Accord In a- to a msn oiiiciai ui m
s..ira romnanv. It will do an j
it..n.r to find a market for all of th
n..rinit. tubea that can be manufac
..H N'otwithatandlne me iaci mi
heretofore very little sales effort has
been put forth in marketing- tubes, the
demand has steadily increased. i.
graphite coating on the Savage tube Is
a unique feature noi iiweotaocu j
other inner tube manuiaciureu.
r f nAii nf coatlns: the tube with graph
Ite Is covered by basic patents owned
h- tho Kavaare .Tire company. oomo
'..tiirim of the crocess are secret, and
the tube department at the Savage
niant la rloaed to the public.
The irranhlla coatine makes it 1m
possible for the Savaire tuoea to stica
to the Inside or me. casing in
la uaed. No soapstone or tire powder
need be used with the Savage tube.
The Savage company la also putting
Into effect many improvements in us
.nine- and service organizations. It
la the aim of the Savage people to earn
the patronage of all Coast motorists.
They believe they can do this by giving
100 per cent service with, as well aa in,
all Savage tires and tubes that are sold.
Shut Off the Ignition.
When goins: down a long hill shut off
Oldsmobile Prices
Advance March 15
PRESENT PRICES
Eight-Cylinckr Models, $1660
Six-Cylinder Models, $1350 at Portland
THE OLDSMOBILE CO.
of Oregon
BROADWAY AT COUCH Phone Broadway 2270
ignition. This also saves gasoline.
Even if you use the engine as a brake,
with throttle closed, you draw very lit
tle gasoline. If throttle la opened,
however, you draw out a great deal, ao
keep throttle, closed.
COLE EIGHT EASV RIDING CAR
Hartford Shock Absorbers Add to
Roadlbllity of New Modes.
The Cole Eipht, which was one of tha
first cars to employ the direot drive
type of spring suspension, which vir
tually acts as a built-in shock absorb
er in eliminating road shocks before
they reach the body of the car, now
adds another feature which is destined
to improve still more the riding quali
ties of the cars.
Hartford shock absorbers are used
on each of the four springs of the new
Cole Eight aerotype models and the
readability of the Cole Eight is brought
to the highest state possible.
The many refinements employed in
the latest additions to the Cole Eight
line are of the highest order and are
destined to create for these cars a pop
ularity among the buyers of highest
priced motor vehicles.
Care In Making Repairs.
If you make your tire repairs on the
road, or change a tube -there, take care
not to let it drop into the dirt. If par
ticles of grit adhere to the tube when
it is placed in the casing they will
eventually punch tiny pinholes through
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If the makers of the average good
car had any one of Premier's dozen dis
tinctive features they would spend hun
dreds of thousands of dollars telling the
public about it.
Premier is so wonderfully equipped
with distinctive features that they can
not be all enumerated in one advertise
ment, so why wouldn't it.be a good idea
for you to come down here and see the
car yourself?
W. H. WALLINGFORD
Distributer
ALDER AT SIXTEENTH
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Premier men-passenger totfring car, $2285, f.o. b. factory plus war tax