THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, TORTLAXD, APRIL 21, 1918.
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MINUTMAN S1X
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Longest Days Are Here
Make Them Bigger, Too
THE Velic Six expands the day for bigger things more accom
plished through quicker and better personal transportation.
Better recreation for the family in motoring the Velic way when
the work-time is over. Economical, too. The Velie saves that
margin that separates good investment from wasteful expense.'
You want power, style, comfort, performance and endurance at
an investment cost. Let us demonstrate your choice of the nine
superb body styles.
D. C. WARREN MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
Oregon and Southern Washington Distributors. 58-60 N. 23d St.
VEXJS MOTORS CORPORATION. MOUWE. ILLINOIS
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C. L. BOSS E
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Portland Auto Dealer Opens
Vancouver, Wash., Branch.
SNYDER TO HAVE CHARGE
Iirable Quarters Jn Vancouver
Business Section Obtained as
New Rranrh Sales Office for
Maxwell and Hudson Cars.
The C L Boss Automobile Company
lima leased quarters In Vancouver.
Wash., at 110 Sixth street, for the pur
pose of establishing" a branch sales of
fice for Hudson and Maxwell motor
ears. L. B. Snyder, on of the most
successful salesmen of the Boss oricant
nation, will be In charge. Associated
with him In the sales end of the busi
ness will be Georite O. Gorham. former-
1 It with the Pactrte KIsselHar Branch.
The location chosen by air. Boss Is
one of the most desirable in the city of
Vancouver. It is In the heart of the
baslnesa district. Alterations are being
made in the building and a glass front
Is being Installed, so that when the
work is completed the show rooms will
be the most attractive of any In the
eltr.
Mr. Boss believes that with the ship
building Industry la Vancouver in
creasing as It Is. the population of the
city will double in a short time and
that the field will be most desirable for
motor car sales.
R. J. McRell. partner In the C L. Boss
Automobile Company, returned last
week from Detroit, where he spent sev
eral days studying the automobile
situation and conferring with the of
ficers of the Hudson and Maxwell car
companies. Ba came back Imbued with
the enthusiasm and high tension that
prevails In almost every factory there.
as the majority of plants are handling
Government contracts and every one In
the Industary is working his hardest
to speed up the output of motor-propelled
vehicles for Government use in
the war.
Lake Steamer Chartered.
Means of securing transportation of
automobiles to the Coast was one of the
problems Mr. McRell had to deal with.
Ha solved this to the extent of getting
, around the freight embargo In effect
ran or toicafut uy tnummi
steamer and transporting a cargo of
Hudsons to Duluth. where they were
loaded on freight cars to be ahlpped to
Portland.
The chief object of Mr. McRell's visit
le Detroit was la connection with the
small Hudson automobile, the Essex.
which will soon be ready for delivery.
The Hudson factory representations of
this small oar are so out of the ordinary
that both dealers and the public In
general are looking forward with keep
est Interest to Its arrival early In July,
says Mr. McRell. Hudson officials
make the claim that this small auto
mobile will out-demonstrate any stock
car In hill climbing, and will run far
ther on a gallon of gasoline than any
other automobile manufactured.
What Impressed Mr. McRell moot la
the Hudson factory was tha extreme
rare with which Hudson super-six cars
are manufactured. Each part Is carefully
and minutely measured and weigh
ed. When absolute accuracy la neces
sary, each part goes through the hands
of seven different Inspectors and Is dis
carded If the slightest deviation In
measurement Is found. If too large,
the article ia milled down to the re
quired else and If too small Is relegated
to the scrap heap.
Orgaaiaatlea Highly Efficient.
The same care is exercised In manu
facturing every part of the Hudson,
says Mr. McRell. and a mora enthusias
tio organisation or a more loyal one
could hardly be found. The heada of
each department are superior men. big
in every way, and yet most democratic,
he says, and each employe la made to
feel that he or she is a necessary part
of the organisation and Is given a cer
tain amount of responsibility. All feel
the keenest pride In the product they
are manufacturing.
The highly efficient Maxwell factory
organisation Is able to turn out a Max
well motor car every three and one
halt minutes. Many trucks and trac
tors are being manufactured by the
Maxwell factory for the Government
and the company Is equipped to produce
unlimited amounta of other material
should It be called upon.
The Ford factory, being under Gov
ernment control. Is closed down as far
as the public la concerned, and It Is
Impossible to come within shouting
distance of the plant, owing to the sen
tries stationed about. Mr. McRell says.
The East Is having a wonderful
Spring. Road conditions being good
In nearly every part of the country,
many of the manufacturers have been
making deliveries by driving the ma
chines away under their own power,
many Hudsons having been delivered
In this mannes to dealers hundreds of
miles away.
Use of Gaskets.
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 the other hand, should have
copper-covered asbestoa. and dry-gas
Joints call for coated asbestos.
AUTO TRAVEL CHEAPER
weight rr.n passexger siren
HIGHER ON RAILROADS.
TRrCK EQUIPPED WITH REMARK'
ABLE KAGIM2.
J. T. Keena. ef Portland Motor Car
Company, Tells Soma Facta About
Nash Power Plant.
The high-speed motor of tha Nash
one-ton truck Is powerful. It Is the
first high-speed engine used In motor
trucks In this country, and has proved
Its worth In years of satisfactory serv
ice In trucks of even greater capacity,
. "Its giant crankshaft is believed to
be tha largest In use In any truck
motor of tha same capacity, says J. T.
Keens, manager of the Portland Motor
Car Company, Nash distributors. "This
crankshaft with Its exceptionally large
bearings Insures a long and satlsfac
tory life to the motor. The bearings are
three and one -quarter-inch by two-
Inch, three and one-quarter by two
Inch and four and one-half-inch by
two-Inch.
"Its pistons and connecting rods are
unusually light. Though light, the con
necting rods are exceptionally strong.
being drop-forged of high-grade carbon
steel.
"The piston pins are fixed to the
upper end of the connecting rods and
are provided with heavy phosphor
bronse bushings seated in the pistons.
As Is necessary to the good perform.
snce of a high-speed motor, its valves
are extra large, having a one and three-
quarter-lnch clear diameter.
"The camshaft of this good motor.
with its cams csst Integral with the
shaft, la so designed that the cams
open tha valves quickly, keep them
open for the longest possible time, and
close them quickly, enabling the motor
to develop the utmost power from each
explosion of Its cylinders.
'It is unusually well protected
against overheating by having water
Jackets of most generous sixe.
"There are many other features of
this powerful motor which also con
tribute to Its satisfactory performance
in the hardest kind of truck service
which space does not permit us to de
scribe in detail.
"When you realise, however, that this
powerful motor will haul a full ton
load at a speed of 5 miles per hour
and keep It up mile after mile without
complaint, you will appreciate that It
has more than adequate power for the
work for which It la designed.
'It Is not only strong and powerful-
built to stay In service but it has be
hind it. Insuring Its high quality, the
reputation of the great Nash organization."
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W. S. FIEMHG, Dlatrlfeatar
Oregon. Washington. Montana. Idaho
113 r earth St, PortUad. Or.
Write for Territory.
Consequently, t'se of Ante for Pas-
eager Transportation Saves
Meek Precious Fael.
As a means of transporting Indi
viduals, the steam railroad train, with
tta big passenger capacity, its level
route and tracks of steel, has, tho can
ual observer will tell you. all the ad
vantages in its favor as a utility
among modern power-driven convey
ances. It remained for the automo
bile, however, to upset this old stand
ard and at the same time to show the
fallacy of any connection between au
tomoblle travel and extravagance.
"The thing that throws light on com
parisons of true efficiency is the ques
tion of weight." declares Del Wright, of
the Pacific KisselKar branch. "Take, for
Instance, the average five-passenger au
tomoblle; it weighs about 2500 pounds,
without passengers, or, when loaded,
not over 3500 pounds. On this basis the
automobile ia required to move 700
pounds per passenger load, that the au
tomobile engine must push up and down
hill and over the country. How mod
erate this weight Is beside that of other
forms of conveyances.
"On the other hand, our high-class
Pullman trains carry a weight per pas
senger of 10,000 pounds. On local
trains, with day coaches, the burden is,
of course, smaller between one and
two tons per passenger seating capac
ity. These figures necessarily Include
the weight of the locomotive, tender,
baggage car, or In other words, the
weight of the entire train, just the same
as the automobile figures Include the
weight of the entire car.
"It Is evident that in both cases the
weight per passenger requires power
In proportion to move It and power
means fuel. In these days of conserva
tion, when the saving of fuel is such
an Important Item, weight reduction, as
worked out in the automobile. Is appar
ently a key to the solution that our
railroads will sometime have to eon,
slder.
ROADS TO SEATTLE ARE GOOD
Carl D. Shoemaker Slakes Trip In
His Overland Car.
Carl D. Shoemaker, State Game War
den, and Harvey Moreland, deputy
warden, made a business trip to Seattle
last week In Mr. Shoemaker's Overland
car. They found the roads excellent.
though somewhat cut up and a little
muddy between Kalama and Castle
Rock. Wash. The worst stretch of the
whole route, Mr. Shoemaker says. Is
that between Kelso and Castle Rock,
and even it cannot be called bad now.
They went by way of Toledo and
from there to Chehalls over the main
highway. This route, which was re
cently opened, gives several miles Of
pavement this side or Chebalis and is a
great improvement over the Napavine
route.
Mr. Shoemaker la enthusiastic about
Overland service. He had occasion to
call on Manager Theilsen, of the Over
land branch in Seattle in connection
with a minor adjustment and was not
only treated well, but royally.
. Leaks In Radiators.
A frequent cause of leaks In radia
tors is that the vents in the filling
Cannot Supply Demand
Even with Ten Factories
working overtime to pro
duce automobile parts, that
are affiliated with and con
tribute to Lexington.
Our exceptional manufac
turing facilities and reduced
production costs enable us to
market this better car for
less money.
There is going to be an in
creasingly acute shortage of
cars.
Before this fact became
public property, and was being
whispered about, fjeople every
where began buying up Lex
ington cars. Some bought
more than one.
Others got rid of their used
cars in a rush they were
wise for no one knows when
a car of Lexington's quality
can again be marketed at its
present moderate cost.
Our exclusive Moore Mul
tiple Exhaust System pre
vents dead gas from choking
the engine- -adds power and
saves fuel!
More than 100 separate
parts made integral with the
frame prevent rattles and
squeaks.
The motor develops 40
horse-power. The wheelbase
is 121 inches.
The price has not been
raised, but
. Do not waitl .
BRUNN MOTOR CAR CO.
444-446 Stark St, at 12th.
Lexington Motor Company, Mfrs., Corners ville, Ind.; U. S. A.
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caps and overflow becomes choked, I
with the result that steam accumulates I
n the radiator and the pressure, seek- I
lng an outlet, forces an opening at the
weakest point. A little attention to
the vent will remove the cause of I
trouble.
Regains Climb Record.
Several weeks ago a 12-cyllnder'au
tomoblle went out and climbed Mount
Wilson, in California, In 27 minutes and
17 seconds, lowering the former record
held by a Maxwell car. A few days ago
Walter Lord, of Los Angeles, drove
Maxwell touring car up the mountain
side In the wonderful time of 26 min
utes and 56 seconds.
NOTHING
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is more delicate
nothing quite so much
demands a specialist's
attention, as
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DEALERS WANTED
FOR MEDIUM-PRICED, LIGHT SIX
AUTOMOBILE
A big advertising campaign is producing hundreds of in
quiries which must be referred to local dealers near tha
inquirer.
IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES FROM
PORTLAND
This- is an unusual opportunity at a time when the de
mand for this type of car can hardly be supplied.
PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER OPEN
FOR LIVE WIRE SALESMEN OR DEALERS
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GKOT SIX p
Smooth-Ruhning As An Airplane
THERE is something of the buoy
ant quality of the airplane in the
way the Grant Six rides. For this
the long 40-inch cantilever rear springs
are mainly to be credited, but car
balance and light weight help to a
marked degree. And the double decked
cushion springs add their important
share to the riding comfort for which
the Grant Six has become so well
known. .
Another point - which people have
remarked about is the almost com
plete (absence of vibration in the power .
plant.
The Grant Six overhead-valve en
gine runs smoothly at all speeds. It is
powerful and flexible and quiet.
In this latest model, forced feed oil
ing and a balanced crankshaft have
added materially to the efficiency of
the Grant Six engine and we believe
this power plant to be the finest
mechanically and every other way,
that has ever been used in a car of
comparable price.
In keeping with its splendid mechan
ical features, the new Grant Six is a
car of beautiful lines and -finish. Its
length is accentuated by skillful body
design.
Yet it is the most economical six in
existence, we believe. Owners average
20 miles to a gallon of gasoline and 900
miles to a gallon of oil.
To make sure of your GRANT SIX we advise the placing
of your order now. $1095 f . o. b. Cleveland.
Manley Auto Co.
ELEVENTH AND OAK STS AT BURNSDDE
Portland, Oregon
GRANT MOTOR CAR CORPORATION CLEVELAND
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