The Sunday Oregonian., August 18, 1918, SECTION FOUR, Page 5, Image 49

TIIE SUNDAY OltEGOXIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 18, 1918.
TRUCK FUTURE BIG
Motor Vehicle Is Developing
West, Says V. G. Cronkright.
INDUSTRY HELD ESSENTIAL
Sales Manager of Gary Motor Track
Company, Here In Interest of
His Company, Finds Much
Cause for Optimism.
"Power and transportation are two of
the most Important factors to the pro
duction and conservation of food, min
erals and manufactured products and
to their concentration In profitable
markets: and the modern truck and
tractor have solved these problems,"
aid W. O. Cronkright. general sales
manager of the Gary Motor Truck
Company of Gary. Ind- who is In Port
land In the interest or the uary xac-
tory.
The Gary plants, said Mr. Cronk
right, are bo doubt contributing more
manufactured products and war essen
tials to the cause of liberty than any
section of the United States of equal
population, but thus far the company
has not been called upon by the Gov
ernment for any Gary motor trucks,
o has improved the opportunity to In
crease greatly its factory facilities
and production, and is now extending
the distribution of Gary trucks and
Gary service to every section of the
country.
Speaking of the truck situation In
the West. Mr. Cronkright said:
"A few decades ago the West was
Invaded by a phalanx of machinery,
reapers, binders and threshing ma
chine equipment which made possible
the development and cultivation of
millions of acres of fertile land, creat
ing homes for thousands, where, had it
not have been lor tnis invasion, agri
cultural resources would have remained
undeveloped and valueless. History Is
repeating Itself today by sending an
other vast army of motive equipment
Into the West fully as Important lor
the continuation of prosperity and the
further development and progress 01
the country aa were the reapers ana
binders of old.
"Motor -trucks and tractors are the
present day requirements to complete
the chain in the successful operation
of ranch, factory and mercantile en
terprises and maintain them at the
degree of efficiency and limit of pro
duction that the conditions Justify and
loyalty and patriotism to the Govern
ment demand.
"The remarkable Improvement In
truck construction by leading manu
facturers now Insures permanency of
performance and many years of serv
ice under ordinary usage. The cer
tainty of service in upkeep now pro
vided and guaranteed by all pro
gressive manufacturers assures the
purchasers a aafe and profitable Invest
ment free from the grief, disappoint
ment and disaster experienced by the
pioneer buyers or tne eariy aays ana
by the purchasers of trucks 01 un
proved value and makeshift construc
tion that Invariably seek a market In
new and undeveloped fields where
truck values are not established.
"The recent decision of the War In
dustries Board establishing the motor
truck aa an essential industry and
urging state and county authorities to
Improve roads and encourage their
use wherever possible to relieve the
railroads of short hauls, has wonder
fully increased the demand for trucks.
It has proved a powerful Influence In
establishing the motor truck as a per
manent line with progressive and en
terprising dealers throughout the en
tire country."
McDonald, who lives on a road - that
leaves the main East Side highway.
just south of The Dalles road, has been
aroused almost nightly since the Co
lumbia River Highway was opened by
motorists seeking directions. Other
travelers not familiar with the roads
of the valley have traveled up the Neal
Creek canyon, many miles out of their
way.
It has been suggested that the
County Court erect a very large sign
at the road Intersection.
One of the most comprehensive set
of road signs recently placed in the
valley point the way from the city to
Mount Hood Lodge in the upper valley.
Placed at frequent intervals, the sign
boards give motorists right directions
and acquaint them or distances trav
eled.
HEMPHILL HOST TO PARENTS
Chalmers Distributor Receives Visit
From Father and Mother.
Roy Hemphill, manager of the West
ern Auto Company. Chalmers dis
tributors, has been entertaining his
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THIS OWNER ENTHUSIAST
TtTMAJC MAX BACKS BIS CHAXDLEH
AGAINST A XT CAR.
Caa Caasuasptloa Trip te Pertlaad
Averagea 17H Miles to a
t Gallea of FaeL
X wT Fuquayv. of Tuma. Arts., is so
enthusiastic an owner of a Chandler
car that ha refused an offer to trade it
for a new car much higher In price,
with the other man offering to throw
In $1000 cash to boot. Mr. Fuquay,
with hla family of five and nearly a ton
of baggage, more or less, arrived in
Portland last week on tour from Yuma
In his new seven-passenger Chandler.
Relating the story of the trip to A.
H. Knaus. Of the Twin States Motor
Car Company, Chandler and Saxon dis
tributors, he told how the offer had
been made him by a Yuma cltisen who
wanted to make the trade.
"But I turned It down." aald Mr. Fu
quay. 1 11 back my Chanpler against
any car made."
The baggage carried on the car when
It arrived here wasn't officially
weighed, abut Mr. Fuquay declared it
would tip the scales at between 1750
and 2000 pounds, and It looked it. It
almost hid the Chandler from sight.
The trip from Yuma was made by
way of Los Angeles. San Francisco and
the Pacific Highway. On the way the
party took aeveral side tours. Including
one to General Grant Park, in Califor
nia, and from Dunsmulr they drove to
Crater Lake National Park and inci
dentally found some very bad roads.
Despite the heavy load carried, the
car averaged, according to Mr. Fu
quay's figures, 17 miles to the gallon
of gasoline for the whole trip, and the
oil consumption, ha said,. was only five
quarts.
Just before leaving Yuma, Mr. Fuquay
tried out the Chandler in a novel test.
He bet another man that he could take
his car where even a Ford couldn't fol
low, and the course was laid out over a
stretch of deep sand. The Chandler
pulled through the sand, and Mr. Fu
quay won hia money when the little
car couldn't quite make It through the
deep pulling.
Mr. Fuquay Is a former railroad en
gineer, and takes care of his car with
all the solicitude of a parent for a
child. Consequently, It la alwaya tuned
up in tip top condition. He is willing
to wager that it can pull where any
other gasoline car can go.
While here, he drove out the Colum
bia River Highway, which he nro-
Bounced the most beautiful 45-mile
drive in America.
BETTER ROAD SIGXS NEEDED
Motorists Bound for The Dalles Lose
Way Near Hood River.
HOOD RIVER. Or.. Aug. 16. (Spe
cial.) Orchardists of the East Side
who reside south ,of the point where
The Dallea road leaves the main county
trunk line highway complain that in
quiries of motorists who have missed
their way have become so numerous
that adequate algna should be pro
vided. The sign at the road Intersection Is
Insignificant, and the old highway over
the range of mountains has the ap
pearance of country lane. Mrs. s. R, ,
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Hemphill, for the past couple of weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill live near Chilli-
wack, B. C. They are enjoying greatly I
their visit to Portland, where they have
five sons. Roy, Oliver, Stanley. Rich
ard and Ralph, all but the latter of I
whom are in the automobile business.
DEL WRIGHT HOME FROM TRIP
Manager of Huglison Branch Here
Tours In KissclKar.
Del Wright, manager of the William
L. Hughson Portland branch. Is home
from a motoring trip to the Tllfamook
beaches, during which he and his party
tried both camping and staying at the
wayside hotels.
"Driving in daytime along the Coast I
or the numerous back roads in the I
Tillamook country and further north I
is enjoyable becau.e there is no heat
and no dust." said Mr. Wright. "It is
the kind of country where you can
just amble along all afternoon and be I that he headed the car back over the
sure of finding a wonderful camping I aama roads rather than go over to
place whenever dusk overtakes you. I suida and comDlete the loop.
Both going and returning we met I one of the discoveries of the trip
hundreds of Portland people on the was the facility of the Kissel 100 Point
heel, and It seems to me that more six as an outdoor car. Its roominess
and more are taking to packing bundles and wide tonneau made It an easy mat
on their running boards and spending I ter to pack all the dunnage that tne
the night under the open. At the family needed and camping appune
beaches we also saw a great many
campers.
Mr. Wright and the Kissel party
drove In by way of .McMlnnville and
Wlllamina. He found the roads in ex
cellent shape, except in short stretches
where gangs are making way for bet
ter roads. The drive was so attractive
More Than 100 Parts
Eliminated in Frame!
One of the big improvements in the
new Lexington Minute Man Six, $1685
F. O. B. factory, is its frame. More than
one hundred separate parts hare been
eliminated.
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All these parts, instead of being bolted
on, are welded to and made integral with
the frame.
You can see what a tight, snug, non
rattle, non-squeak job this beautiful new
Lexington is.
Another exclusive feature is the Moore
Multiple Exhaust System. This prevents
dead gas from choking the engine and
from robbing it of power.
In fact, you get 22.8 more power
' plus a very substantial saving in f ueL
The motor is forty horsepower.
The wheelbase is 122 inches.
In what other car at or near the
Lexington price will you get a spotlight;
power tire pump; Moto-Meter; double
tire rack without paying extra for
them?
- In the Lexington you do.
Come in at once and see the new
models.
Brunn Motor Car Co.
446 Stark.
Laxbifton Motor Company. Mfrs.i Connersville. pA. U. 9. Ae
A WORD TO THE WISE IS SUFFICIENT
BUY NOW
nances were carried on the sides with
out attachments of any sort.
Treat It Kindly.
This Is the time of year when owners
of new cars need to be reminded that
more harm may result to the vehicle in
and the conditions generally so good the first 600 miles of riming than In all
the rest oi ita mo. aci ms una
been run a couple of hundred miles the
driver should go over It and take up
slack in the bolts and bearings. Pistons
should have excessive lubrication dur
ing the early running of the car. A
stitch at this time saves not nine but
nineteen.
'To Test Mixture.
Car owners, particularly new ones.
are often puzzled to know whether the
Ixture they are using is correct. To
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ascertain the correct proportions to be
used, shut off the fuel at the tank and
open the throttle. If the mixture that
Is going to the cylinders is too rich
the engine speed will increase as the
level of the gasoline in fhe float cham
ber is lowered, since the operation
weakens the mixture considerably. If
the mixture' is suspected of being too
weak the float chamber may be flood
ed while the engine is running, and if
the engine speeds up it may be accept
ed as a sign that the mixture has not
been rich enough.
'TIs Well, Sherlock.
Conan Doyle Is the latest recipient
of courtesies from the Chevrolet Motor
Company, of California, this time in
the shape of a handsome gold watch.
No, gentle reader, this Conan Doyle is
not the one who put Sherlock Holmes
and Doctor Watson on the literary
map, but a salesman at the Los An
geles retail branch of the Chevrolet
Company. Manager Hough put up a
watch in a 60-day sales competition
and Doyle led the march when it came
to checking up the number of
Chevrolets disposed of.
J. R. Kewell.
J. R. Newell, of Denver, Colo.,
Northwestern representative of
the Gates Rubber Company, man
ufacturers of the famous Gates
Half-Sole tires, was In Portland
last week. He brought news to
J. S. Hutchinson, of Hutch's Tire
Shop, 70 Sixth street, that the
company is now engaged in man
ufacturing a new pneumatic tire
made on special specifications
prepared by It and that this new
tire will be on the market In
about SO days.
The company was led to un
dertake the manufacture of a
pneumatic tire by the great suc
cess that has attended the Gates
Half-Sole tire. Mr. Newell says
the factory at Denver Is now
6000 Half-Sole tires behind in or
ders. Everywhere motorists are
taking advantage of the half
sole principle to add mileage to
casings that otherwise would be
discarded.
"The Gates Half-Sole tire car
ries a guarantee of 3500 miles."
said Mr. Newell, "and we receive
reports at the factory every day
from motorists who have obtained
a great deal better mileage than
that. The half-sole principle has
proved a big success and is an
nually saving motorists thou
sands of dollars."
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by Male Experts
and
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and Car Interiors
Cleaned by Our
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Process:
We have installed the first machine in the
West. Prices moderate.
1 THE AUTOREST 1
Portland's "Up-to-the-Minute" Garage is
10th at Salmon.
1 What the Factory Says-
Style and Quality and Economy
In this Maxwell Motor Car you find these, three most desirable
features combined.
Up to the minute in body design and finish
Mechanically, the product of a great organization of specialists
engineers, metallurgists and production experts
Its economy and its reliability, matters not of mere conjecture, nor
of promise, but of officially demonstrated fact
These are the reasons why today more automobiles of this model
are in hands of owners than of any other comparable car.
For five years this chassis has been standard.
250,000 discriminating owners proudly drive and enthusiastically
indorse your good taste, and your good judgment when you select
a Maxwell for yours. i,
As long as the present price ($825 f. o. b. factory) obtains, this
beautiful, roomy, five-passenger car is wonderful value. Business
car or roadster, same price.
Maxwell Motor Company, Inc.
Detroit, Michigan
What the Government Says
AUTO FACTORIES TO
DOWAR WORK ONLY
Plants to Be Converted to
100 Basis.
Shortage of Steel Prompts Order;
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Manufacturing of Passenger Cars
to Stop January 1.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. Manufac
turers v of passenger autcfmoblles were
advised by the War Industrie's Board
today to convert their plants to 100
per cent war work as rapidly as pos
sible and to place them on that basis
not later than January 1, 1919, In a
letter addressed to the National Au
tomobile Chamber of Commerce. In no
other way, the letter stated, could they
be assured of the continuance of their
industry or the preservation of their
organizations.
The letter was In response to a pro
posal made yesterday by Hugh Chal
mers on the part, of the manufacturers
voluntarily to curtail the passenger car
industry 60 per cent The War Indus
tries Board declared that the present
situation regarding steel and other ma
terials needed for war work gave little
assurance of material required for the
manufacture of passenger automobiles,
even after providing Xor war require
ments. Pending receipt by the board of
sworn Inventories of materials on hand
requested last July 16, no materials
will be permitted passenger car manufacturers.
1 What We Have to Say
By buying now you can save the new war tax
of 10 per cent on new automobiles. You can
save a factory advance. You can get delivery
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