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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1918)
THE - SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. JUNE 9, 1918. CARS TO BE SCARCE Hand Crop Movement Will Affect Rail Delivery to West. e Tires CHEVROLET CHIEF TALKS Mad . Allen & icbard Value Received T. T. Collins, Supervisor of Retail Sales tor Big Company, Says Coast Is Mighty Lucky to i Have Chevrolet Factory. Automobile purchasers and dealers in the West ought to congratulate them eelves they are not facing conditions that prevail in the East, according to J. T. Collins, supervisor of retail sales and service branches of the Chevrolet Motor Company. Mr. Collins has just made a awingr over the Coast circuit with R. C. Durant, vice-president of the Chevorlet Motor Company of Cali fornia, and everywhere noted prosper--Ity and cheerful business conditions. While Chevrolet purchasers are nat urally receiving' their cars in perfect Bhape, because of the fact that the fac tory is at Oakland and no serious rail road congestion exists in the West, Mr. Collins reports that owners of all makes of cars on the other side of the Rockies are getting their machines mainly through "driveaway" methods. Dealers by the score visit the factory every week with a flock of -their em ployes and go home with each mem ber of the party at .the wheel of a car. Naturally, when these are delivered the owners find them a bit travel-worn and there is more or less "kicking" as a result. "The location of a factory in Oakland has made things particularly pleasant for Chevrolet owners and dealers out here," reports Mr. Collins in a letter to LeRoy Fields, of Regner & Fields, local Chevrolet distributors. "For one thing. Western railroad conditions have been far less stringent than in the East, and deliveries of both cars and parts have been fairly prompt. Drive- eways have "been unnecessary, and so far no order for a curtailment of pro- auction has been formally made. "Sooner or later the West will be affected in a greater measure than it is at present. Delivery of most makes of cars will be harder to get, for it will tax the railroatjs the utmost to move the new crops. The West did not participate in last Winter's shortage of freight cars to any marked extent, and there was plenty of rolling stock left on the Coast. This Summer this sec tlon of the country will have all sorts of produce to ship Fast, and then the Middle West will grab all the rolling stock in sight and keep it there." During his present trip Mr. Collins busied himself particularly with the two new retail and service stores es tablished by the Chevrolet Motor Com pany of California in Los Angeles and Oakland. The same system employed so successfully by the California com pany's Eastern affiliations has been in stalled in each branch and the organi zations at both places are highly pleased with the conditions governing their business. Mr. Collins will visit the Northwest before returning Fast. During his visit he has found Chevrolet popularity in creasing everywhere, with both dealers and owners well pleased with the made-ln-the-West product of the big concern. CORD TIRES IX MUCH DEMAXD t Factories' Not Filling Large Orders Now for Dealers. George M. Cassidy, of the American Tire & Rubber Company, distributor here for General cord and fabric tires, ays the demand for cord tires is in creasing at a remarkable rate. He is unable to fill all the orders he has re- You can easily think of the reasons why a hand-made tire ought to be bet ter than one made bv a ma chine; but just being hand made isn't the only reason why Marathon Tires are better tires. The right material is, put into them; the most careful work manship; everything that goes to make quality in a tire is built into a Marathon Tire. i That's why they cost a little more; " and that's why they're worth more than they cost. We sell them for that reason The P. J. Cronin Co. 129 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OR. Distributors for Oregon and Washington Tubes, Spotlights, Oils and Full Line of Automobile Accessories WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ceived lately for General cords, some of the sizes being hard to get from the factory. The tire factories now are not tak ing orders from dealers for larger than half-carload lots, says Mr. Cassidy. He has tried to obtain another carload shipment of General tires, but though he has a half-carload en route, the factory would not accept the carload order, and other Akron tire factories are taking the same stand. For Emergency Start. business and the crank handle is not available. It is possible to start the en gine by Jacking up the rear wheels, blocking the front wheels and then shifting Into . high, after, which the cylinders are primed, the spark and throttle are set, and the engine is cranked by turning a rear wheel. In doing this the - operator should take hold of the tire, rather than the spokes and must be careful not to get caught when the wheels start to revolve. Don't drive with ' your feet' on the In cases where the starter is out of clutch or break pedals. ilBEST IN THE LONG RUN fftHP jiiBiiSs lif.iv. m m -J.-:-.: rv'.v- m ii p .'.:: .:: mm:-; w I--:-. m I-: r-. m m 'M . m im m UrCV-v! S-.v-' m:T.i: 3.V. '. '):'.: ;:: The Firs! Infanity Guns Weighed 75 Pounds FOOT soldiers began to carry firearms about 1350, huge, clumsy guns weighing from 25 to 75 pounds. Mere hand cannon, iron or copper tubes, they "were leveled by a forked support, and fired at a touch hole. With the invention of the wheel-lock arquebus, in 1517, the first self-firing gun, the musket, was aquick step. Like the first guns, automobile tires, when Goodrich began to develop them, were crude, clumsy affairs, and it's a long, long road of improvement to the symmetrical ' . IT The history of the last twenty-two, years of The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company is pretty much the history of pneumatic automobile tire. But whether Goodrich was bringing forth America's trst clincher tire, or America's first cord tire Goodrich built tires to but one end SERVICE VALUE to the user the worth of the tire to the motorist on his car and on the road in comfort, economy, dependability and durability, and mileage. That is vhy the tire user to-day gets the utmost ser vice value in Goodrich S1LVERTOWN CORDS, and BLACK SAFETY TREADS. Demand SERVICE VALUE TIRES. r For sale at aU! fp! f.;ii and Depots I ?&';; - The announcement in the bracket above means much more to the auto mobile owner than mere words can'express. No, our stock is not yet complete because we aim to give you NOT ONLY THE BEST, but the MOST COMPLETE retail accessory stock in Portland. You will MAKE MONEY at 64-66 Broadway, because it will always be YOUR QUALITY accessory store. You will save time by getting EXPERT ADVICE with your VALUE RECEIVED. Do not throw your old tires or tubes away until our expert has examined them and quoted our low repair prices; all work guaranteed. Mr. Ford Owner, you will find a very complete stock of HIGH-GRADE parts, every article guaranteed free from flaws or defects in manufacture. Order by number given in Ford book. No PRICES HIGHER and every arti cle may be returned at our expense by mail order customers if you fail to get value received. GET MORE THAN JUST A SPOTLIGHT for the same money. We are sole distributors in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana of the famous AUTOREELITE Spotlight, trouble light, pleasure light on a reel, with rear view mirror. Prices $8 to $9.50. Liberal ex change allowance on your old spotlight for a short time only." Hurley Adjustable Wrench, This Week, 75c Stands more abuse, serves more purposes, quicker and easier to adjust with one hand, fits any ordi nary size spark plug. Best for tight places, under car, on road, pipe or nuts. FISCHER AUTO BED Adjustable to any car, carried in small roll, set up in three minutes; makes your vacation or camping trip a pleasure. Must be seen to be appreciated. $18, and well worth it. Always give name of car when ordering. A GOOD TUBE is just as essential as the tire. Every tube sold by us is fully guaranteed. You save money because we buy right and know quality. The following prices are on popular sizes; other sizes in proportion: $2.80 32x4 $4.40 34x4' 30x3 .S5.70 30x3 'A ..$3.20 33x4 $4.55 35x4 '2 $5.80 32x3 y2 $3.40 34x4 ....$4.70 36x4 ' $6.00 34x3 '2 $3.50 35x4 $4.90 35x5 $7.10 31x4 ...$4.20 36x4 $5.00 37x5 $7.35 The strength of an automobile tire depends upon the build of the carcass, or foundation. Scientific study of practically all tires carried in the Northwest and many unknown here, coupled with experience of thousands of tires used over all Icinds of country and paved roads in the West, puts us in position to give you greater value received. You will get service from any of the few bargains listed, all . of them being of popular standard manufacture. 32x3 yu Plain $16.20 32x3 '2, Non-Skid $17.15 30x3, Non-Skid, 7500-Mile $16.90 30x3 y2, Non-Skid. 7500-Mile $24.60 34x4'2, Plain $30.35 and $29.55 Our reliner experience will be of value to you and prices as low as any dealer, quality considered. ROBERT E. ALLEN, President LOCKWOOD HEBARD, Sec-Treas. ATT Allen .Betarcl Got m :'. THE B. F. GOODRICH RUBBER COMPANY 64 Broadway Portland Branca: Broadway and Bornside St., Portland, Ore. CK-. Telephone Broadway 3223 Portland, Oregon THE CITY OF GOODRICH AKRON, OHIO