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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1918)
w 11 COAST DOING WELL ? B f7 asj e e JiaUeLIwwieiaJe 1 Chalmers Dealers Sell Many . Cars in This Territory. HOT SPOT STIRS INTEREST TIIE SUNDAY OKEGONIAX, TORTLAXD, 3IAY 12, 1918. 1 fr taa Francisco Distributor Does liaaines Ajrreratlnj $1,009,000 ! 13 Months 111 w Tesl- ers &l(n Sine January 1. rETT.OIT. Mleh.. Mar 11. Wnlla wayea and rnrat bualnaaa condition 1 throughout tha Emit raealvca a sudden I boost with tha ftrat wm or war orders. ths tlda of proaparitr in tha Weatsrn I Mates has keen gradual but poatttva.1 until now, Datroll la tha rola of clearlns-housa, raealvea continual re port of tha arrowing; prosperity of tha I Faelfie. Ths California edition of tha Chal mers Monogram. Just Issasd. la full ofl convincing figures of Coaat conditions I as ther exUt today, with tha United I fetates IS montha at war. In 8a a Franclaco tha I H. Rose- Chalmera Company, a distributing or-1 a-anlsatlon that started Into market I Chalmers cars In 11S with pnly one I country dealer, baa today cIom to and In a territory that measures three! times ths also of Belgium, every dealer I Is contracting for mora cara than In I any previous season. In tha year preceding" tha appearance ef ths Koso-Cbaimera organisation t tiers had been but t Chalmers sold In the entire stata ef California, whereas roRD Ar.rrr inorrs htmit routra H-.t.ntY pla. Henry Ford's profit-sharing plan ef paying his employee was pot Into effect voluntarily last weak by the Iloblneon-Smlth Comunr. authorised ford agents In fortland. when they Increased the wasea of all mechanic's In their shop to IS per day. fifteen men are affected. Tha wages of apprentices, ef course, are not put at this figure, but they, too. benefit through a sliding seals under which their pay Increased quarterly until they reach tha 1 scale. A. H. ftobtnson. president ef the Fmtth-Roblnson Company, says the profit-sharing plan la one he has desired for a long time te adopt, and la sure It will prove eminently successful. In tha IS montha lust closing, with all the problems of actual wartime, this area company baa marketeed more than ll.eoo.oos worth of Chalmers cars la Northern California alons. Lea Aaaelee Dees Well. "outh ef ths Trhschspl Mountains. In the territory embracing loa Angeles and all of Southern California, the Cree r-Robblna Company has estab lished a record equally remarkable. Their success with the beauties of the moving picture world has been espe daily evident, with the result that the Chalmers, alwaya "dolled up In spe cial tops and rainbow tints, has be come the mascot of movie filmland. A unique situation has developed In the Pacific Coast son." remarked Oeorge Pearaon. Jr.. I'acillo Coast rep resentative, recently a factory visitor, 1n that we have the rather amusing spectacle of motortsts and automobile dealers In a general scramble for Chal mers cars. "The sitonlihtng work of ths hot spot and ramshorn manifold In ths Kastern States, during ths severs Win ter, has done much to revive a spirited Chalmers following; throughout the West. Ill New Dealers Slga Fp. "Chalmers sales have sot only been In the ascendency for ths past six , months, but we have added 111 new ilealers alnce January 1st, and this Is ths finest criterion of motor-car pres tige. The private owner merely buys an automobile, whereaa a dealer obli gate himself by contract and Invest ment to "see It through." and the fact that new organization and old estab lished houses to the extent of 111 deal ers have been willing to back Chalmers 1 cars with their last dollar la ths most convincing proof of Chalmers standing in tno sons or tha Icirlo. Coast. "Although removed by several thou sand miles from the munition atmos- phere of tha Kast. up to May 1st there were but four cities In ths country with a larger liberty loan subscription than San r'rancieeo. And thla la only an Index of conditions north and sooth of the CJoIden Uate. The city ef Port land. Or., heavily oversubscribed Its quota tn one day. Regardleas of the three liberty loan, bank clearings are larger than any previous year and de posits are heavier. Seattle alone haa more than SC.000 highly paid shipbuild ing mechanics, while there are H.OOO In Portland." The Secret of its Operating Economy TPS not from any one feature, but due to the whole chassis that Kissel owners report unusually low maintenance and repair expense. Kissel economy of operation is BUILT-IN from the start, by first making a perfectly balanced chassis giving long life, slow depreciation, and the utmost in tire service. . Its simplicity and strength reduces replacement and repairs to thel minimum. Extra large high-grade bushings at every frictional point minimize wear. And so it goves every part designed, constructed and lubricated mostly by oil instead of gTease, to do their work easily and without friction. . Its Hundred Quality Features are worth your investigation before buying. Why not today?- PACIFIC KISSEL KAR BRANCH WILLIAM L. HUGHSOX. President, PORTLAND BRANCH. Largest Motor Car Dealers on the Coast, With Branches at OAKLAND FRESNO AN DIEGO SEATTLE SAX FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES BIG PLANT ADDED United States Tire Company Buys Alco Factory. OUTPUT WILL BE ENLARGED Floor Area of 245, S8 Sqoare Feet, Modern la Krerj Ya, Added to Already Larae Facilities for " Mannfsoturlaff Truck Tires. STEW TTPE OF ACTO THIEF Jack the Hipper" Slashes Cars In Los Angeles. "Jack tha Jtlppar." a naw trpa of au tomoblla bandit, has mada his appear anra In Loa Anaalaa and la puasllna tha .outh.rn automobile dealers aa well aa the police authorities. Several valuable cars hare been atolen recently and recovered tha next day with tirea. aeata and topa cut and aiaaaea almoet beyond recognition. No reaaon la aaaicned lor this action unless it Is dua to tha daalro on the part of bandit aranse to wreck vena-e- anre on the motortata and the, author Itlea for the heavy penaltlea which have been given convicted automobile thieves recently. Automobile dealers both in Los An geles and here are warning owners ofl rars of the posalbllltlea of almllar dap redatlona and urging them to uaa every rare in in protecting or tnMr cars. rraaslng need ror much greater space in which to manufacture United States solid truck tires, which have bad such Tnuge sales that the output has mora than doubled In quantity In tha paat two years, la the reason given by tha United States Rubber Company for lta recent purchase of tha large manufacturing plant of the American Locomotive Company at Providence, R. I. Tha property immediately adjoins tha Revere plant of tha United States Rubber Company, where tba company haa concentrated ita solid tiro activi ties. Tha new plant will bo part or tha Revere unit, which thus becomes a dominant factor in ths country (or ths manufacture of aolid truck tires. The enlarged organisation of tha unit will remain under tha direction of H. w Watte, the factory manager of the Re vere plant, whose successful adminis tration in his present position Is thus recognised. In addition to manurac taring bo lid truck tires the factory will give considerable apace to tha de velopment of its business In pneumatic cord tires for commercial vehicles. Haero Baalawos la Sight. . "The enforced use of auto trucks In order to meet the transportation prob lems brought on us by ths war," ac cording to a recent attement by J. N. Ounn. president of the United States Tiro Company, "will give business men such a taste of tha satisfactory results to be obtained by the one of these trucks that I see nothing but a tremen dous business In prospect for our truck Ure manufacturing' departments." In centering its truck tire production In Providence the United States Tire Company bellevea It haa adopted a wise bit of business strategem, for aa yet the heaviest truck sales are on the At lantio seaboard. Providence is admir ably situated as a distributing point for this territory and offers excellent transportation facilities, especially by water routes. For its output of tires for passenger cars the company centers its efforts at Detroit, the greatest car producing city in tha Nation, and at Indianapolis, with a large Eastern fac tory at Hartford. Tha American Locomotive plant, with a floor area of 245.148 square feet, la on a tract of 10 acres with a river frontsge and with a aiding connection with the main Una of the New Haven road. ' Plant Taoraaghly Modern. " It ia equipped - with a large power plant and a modern sprinkler system, has an up-to-data humidifying plant and la generally considered one of the finest manufacturing units In New Kngland. It Is In the heart of the city's industrial district and has such well-known neighbors as ths Nichol son File Company and Browne & Sharp. Tha buildings are in excellent condi tion and ready for immediate use. Colonel Samuel P. oolt. president of the United States Rubber Company, lives in Rhode Island and is receiving congratulations from his fellow cltl sens for having landed for Rhode Island a business enterprise which, when in full operation, will add at least J000 employee to the payrolls of the Revere plant. j Although the United States Rubber Company has authorised no statement as to when it expects to begin opera tions In the new buildings, it is under stood that it desires at the earliest pos sible moment to make use of tha in creased facilities In order as soon as I possible to render greater aid to the Government on pressing war work. HARROTJX FREE FROM CARBON I Deposits Obviated by Smooth Com bustion Chambers, Says Dealer. "Since the application of the oxygen flame to the removal of carbon from automobile cylinders that once dreaded deposit has lost much of its terror to the motorist. Tet oxygen gas and labor spent In this application cost money, points out J. 8. Moltsner. Har- roun distributor here, "and the opera- I tlon takes considerable time, during which the car must he out of service. "But even tha present difficulty is lessened by the latest feature of motor manufacture, adds Mr. Moltmer. "It is a well-known fact that oarbon forms most rapidly on a rough surface. Plainly the most available remedy was to create a combustion chamber which would be smooth and would discourage carbon deposits. "That ia Just what Ray Harroun has done In the design of the Harroun car. "To do ao it was necessary to design a cylinder head which could be reached by the tool used for machining Its in terior. With this feature accomplished the rest haa been easy, and the result Is a degree of freedom from carbon I deposit, which in tha former days was not even to be hoped for. Don't allow dirt and grease to eaks I around your engine, starter", trans mission or in your dust pan. Qi bar Battery gets Thirsty just the same as 70a do. D I CLEVELAND If rCRD SWITCH LOCK f TtXT SCNOfXC N 1 MAG. G BAT U I a a alkie te slrk. break er areaad wire. 1 attached la a salaaie. Price SXSO. PACIFIC CO.IW ALTO SUPPLY CO. Distributors Oregon and California TS Slats Street. FREE DRINKS served here any time by a w e 1 1 -known specialist in spsrk trouble,' bat tery tronble and re pairing: or rewinding your old friend "DOCTOR SPARK" GIBSON ELECTRIC GARAGE & STOR AGE BATTERY CO. 12th and Alder. Phone Marshall 1752" D Adjustable Accelerator FOOT REST Patent Pending A reliable safety device to prevent UNINTEN TIONAL rapid acceleration when driving over uneven crossings or rough roads. Relieves the foot and leg muscles from constant tension. Permits delicate advancement or retarding of accelerator. - Important Note The graduated indentations make our foot rest easily adjustable to various heights and positions. This feature makes it fit your usual driving position, BE SURE to try the various adjustments and tighten the nuts at the position best fitted to your particular need, ' Once property adjusted you will find it a real comfort in driving. Adaptable to all makes of Motor Cars.' Price $lv50 at your dealer STANW00D EQUIPMENT CO. Chicago, I1L DISTRIBUTORS' CHANSLOR & LYON CO. BALL0U & WRIGHT. MARSHALL-WELLS HARDWARE CO. 1 r aTteiS "in' i n minTi mi 1 Viri 11 Last year a big firm whose success depends largely upon regular and economical deliveries determined to prove to their own satis faction just what form of hauling equipment was best and cheapest for them to use. Records kept during Septemberan average month gave them the following startling figures, which were very carefully verified : "Cost of doing the same annual amount of . work- With horses $3484.08 With International Motor Truck 1707.84 Yearly saving made by International $177624 Which goes to prove that the business man who uses horses for hauling and delivery work does noknow what his horse equipment is costing him. OT (2 Fully 90 per cent of average business conditions are met by International Motor Trucks. There are 1 models to choose from at prices ranging from $1,450 to $3,550 for the chassis (cash f. o. b. factory). Suitable bodies for every business. See the International at the showroom of our local dealer, HENNEMAN MOTOR TRUCK COMPANY, 9th and Conch, Portland, Or. Telephone or write to the nearest Company brtnch listed below for full Information about International Motor Trucks and service. Do not put it off. This Information, which costs von nothing, may save you a lot of money in your hauling and delivery work. HP III International Harvester Company of America (Incorporated) 309-315 East Taylor St. Portland, Or. Cast 3552, B-2755 BRANCH HOUSES ALSO AT Spokaaa, Wain. Salt I.aka City, Utah. Helei Saa Frasclfco, Cat. It Aele, Cal. 0 ff iMriH4 itttl' -iiiii riiM iiite ii --Ti tMiir"'i JiiMi-fcit?rirTi 1 gtt lali I i iWii'mtla nuii.,. ir'niaiii ;1t inT iin J fW&&i BEST IN THE LONG RUN mm&4 is. 4,4 vmmmai . QYEZ1 OYEZ! OYEZ1 Hear the Verdict of the Test Car Jury. "Secure sure tire service in Tested Tires. They give sure service because it is proven service. Their endurance and durability have been proved in the one way to assure mileage to the motorists, under the car on the road, every type of road, throughout 4,178,744 tire miles." That is the verdict of the jury of Goodrich's forty Test Cars, which, for a year have hammered Goodrich Tires from region to region, putting the road test to them. Every kind of road, every kind of climate, every kind of weather shared in that verdict. "These tires defeated us" the roads testified. On such testimony the verdict of the Test Car proclaims, "Matchless in strength and dependa bility are Goodrich Tested Tires." Here is certainty ot service for the tire user, because it is proven service. SILVERTOWN CORDS and BLACK SAFETY TREADS have proved themselves in actual road tests under light and heavy cars, conquerors of the road. Hearken to this verdict from the roads, and make sure of your tirs service in the tires that won the title "Canada's Tested Tires." V; WWV. T.a im Tki. Sir. I Si: it ail . . . m i: it- mm Inlm (Mrick Dden al li 6? THE B. F. 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