10 T1FE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND. NOVEMBER 9.
1919.
eGOOK & GILL MOVE
pTO iW QUARTERS
Firm Only Eight Years Old in
Large 4-Story Building.
: GENERAL REPAIRING DONE
Firm Also Distributor in Oregou
" " for Paige Motor Cars and for
' the New Paige Truck.
- Eight years ago, when automobiles
w-ere so much scarcer in this vicinity
r than now that a man ran about as
: much danger of being kicked by a
- horse as run over by a car, two ener-
- fcetic young men, sensing the fact that
there would be a lot more cars by and
by, opened an automobile repair shop
; in a space 50x100 feet at Union ave
nue and East Glisan street.
That was in 1911. The young men
were F. A. Cook and W. A. Gill, and
; tttey called their firm Cook & Gill.
; I-iast week this one-time small firm of
; Cook & Gill removed into one of the
'. laxgest buildings in the Pacific north
L West devoted exclusively to automo
; bjjes and automobile work.
; -This building, especially erected for
Hi em on the southwest corner of Elev
. enth and Burnside streets, is four
etories high, of brick and reinforced
; concrete, covers a site 112x80 feet and
; contains 40.000 square feet of floor
I Enace. In eight years the firm has
f JETDwn so much that when the new
;bilding was ready, different depart-
trrnts of the company moved into it
torn about as many sections of the
'. City as there were departments.
- Building Very Modern.
- JThe sales department for Paige
" automobiles and' trucks, for example,
came from Broadway and Everett
. street to occupy space on the first
' floor. The shop came from Tenth
Davis streets, where it was great
'. Iy cramped in 50x100 feet, to take
, yna.ce on three different floors of the
; Imew building. And the warehouse
; wrrd parts department was removed
Jrom Twenty-eighth and Savier
. etreets.
;tTThe new building of Cook & Gill
Trost $80,000 and is one of the most
.Modern and completely equipped on
; The Pacific coast. The shop and re-;ya-ir
departments are fitted out not
-only for Paige cars and trucks, but
! Tor general work on any cars or
, trucks manufactured. In fact, this
; ?rneral automobile repair work is a
frrge part of the business of Cook &
G i-n.
; The first floor of the new building
lis occupied by the sales and ehow
I rrom, which has a space 65x30 feet,
; b the offices, parts depot, machine
hp and welding room, and a small
' gnrage for demonstrator cars used by
; salesmen.
; 5"he second floor is devoted exclu
'. Elvely to passenger car repair work,
; where cars of any or all makes are
; handled. There are 12 men in this de
'. paxtment. Cars are brought from the
. etTeet to this and other floors by
; mrans of a large automobile elevator.
. All floors also are served by an auto
'. biutic passenger elevator service.
Truck Department Jitw,
The third floor is devoted to com
'. merr la 1 car repair work, which in
; eludes trucks of any makes or sizes.
This is a new departme ; of Cook &
I GUI, put in operation for the first time
;with the opening of the new build-
ng. There are men in this depart-
ment who are specialists at repairing
'. all trucks.
; - The whole fourth floor Is given
; over to warehousing of new cars, and
-the guaranteed service department for
' I'aige cars. The warehouse depart
; ment has capacity for about 100 cars,
-theugh it's violating no secret to say
r that in these days of motor car short
; ag"e it is a very empty place,
t .Coincident with removal of the firm
to its new building, two important
t announcements have been made. One
; js .that the territory of the company
-as- distributor for Paige cars and
trucks has been increased by the
i Paige-Detroit factory from five coun
t ties in the vicinity of Portland to the
J Whole state of Oregon and the Co
rwmbia river counties of Washington.
- - JThe other announcement is that
diaries B. Harris, for several years
; district manager in the Pacific north--west
for the Paige-Detroit company,
Iia acquired an interest in Cook &
. Gill, and is now in charge of the
wholesale department for Paige cars
.. and trucks.
- This company has handled the
-Paige line in this territory since 1917.
Z During all that time Harry Lyon has
;been sales manager in charge of the
-automobile department. Roy O. Bur--jiett
and J. B. Troeh, Paige salesmen.
1 also have been with the firm during
. this whole period.
CLOSED GARS PIONEERED
lITRAXKLrX COMPAXY IED IX
BISTRY IX BCILDIXG 'EM.
From 189 Closed Cars in 914, Pro
duction Grows This year to
TT Grand Total or 6000.
Frorn a production of only 189 en
Tclosed cars in 1914 in addition to open
'types to nearly 6000 enclosed cars in
r.'.l?19 is the exceptional manufactur
i.."hTS and sales record of the Frank
i lf Automobile company of Syracuse,
?'.Sr.-'T., which started five years ago to
fill the anticipated demand for this
J .Type of motor car.
;;;yThe schedule of the Franklin com
''iMiy called for the manufacture of
56(56 enclosed cars for the year ending
this month and the possibility of in
creasing the schedule to satisfy the
increasing demand makes it probable
that the figure will be nearer the
6000 mark.
The history of the American en
closed car is largely a history of the
Franklin, which is said to have pio
neered the enclosed car for utility
purposes in this country.
The first Franklin enclosed car
made its appearance in 1907 and was
a limousin designed to fill a certain
large-city demand. It was not until
1914, however, that the enclosed car
business gained in volume. At that
time the Franklin company produced
its first sedan, or inside-drive en
closed car, with the certainty that as
long as the enclosed type was limited
to- chauffeur operation is would not
cut much figure in the business.
The advantages of the enclosed type
for general use quickly became self
evident and the Franklin company
took advantage of the demand in de
veloping this type.
The Franklin factory lust began to
swing into production in 1914. when
1S9 cars were built. Many obstacles
were overcome and the car was not
put on the market until it tested true
to the perfection already established
-at that time in the other Franklin
models.
' .. The enclosed car output in 1915 was
: ..itiVi .in 1916 it was 444. and in 1917
and 1918 it took a sharp jump to
246i. The war prevented manufac
ture for a time, but for the calendar
year beginning at about the date of
the signing of the armistice the en
closed car mark will reach 5666.
Of the number produced the sched
ule calls for 4166 sedans, striking
testimony to the popularity of that
model. The remainder of the closed
car business will be of the brougham,
a four-passenger enclosed type.
The thing on which the popularity
of the Franklin sedan was built is its
ability on open-road driving. Its
weight, only 2745 pounds, gives the
Franklin a tremendous advantage
over other enclosed models and
Franklin sedans are bought largely
for year-round use. On tour the
Franklin sedan makes better records
than many touring cars of other types
are able to accomplish, and the fa
miliar principles of economy in gas
and tire mileage are borne out to
the fullest.
SXOQUALMIE PASS IS OPEX
Snowfall of Four Inches Doesn't
Block Auto Traffic.
SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 8.- Roads
over Snoqualmie pass are still in good
condition, according to daily tele
graphic reports being received from
Hyak.'Wash., by the" Automobile Club
of Western Washington.
To keep its members posted as to
FERRY BOAT WANTED
ON LOWER COLUMBIA
North Beach Resorts Now
Too Hard to Reach.
QUICK ACTION IS SOUGHT
Chinook Observer Declares Ferry
for Autos In One Season Only
Wouid Switch Traffic.
Since our last issue, and mention
of a ferry across the Columbia river,
says the Chinook (Wash.) Observer,
the Ilwaco Tribune arrived on Mon
day with the announcement that L
A. Shibler has in contemplation the
tation to cross over and bacU with as
little waste of time as possible.
The main points to consider in this
ferry proposition are not the particu
lar localities or towns it will serve on
either side of the river. Our first ob
ject is to locate the shortest and most
convenient route; one that can be
made available , at all stages of the
tide, with suitable landing places near
the main traveled roads, on both sides
of the Columbia
It is possible to secure these ad
vantages without much trouble or ex
pense. A man who is familiar with
this section of the country and the
conditions of weather and water
where the ferry would be" operated
states that he could make a round
trip across the Columbia with a ferry
boat in two hours.
This cannot be done by adopting
the Ilwaco route, as it is 15 miles
from Astoria to Ilwaco. The route
must be shorter and the trips over
and back made in less time. The cost
of transporting an auto by rail and
boat is 50c per 100 pounds, and if a
number of cars were to be brought
to Megler on one trip there would be
a blockade, delay and confusion.
Car Ferry Urged.
Under these circumstances auto
transportation is negligible. Put on
a ferryboat that will carry about 15
cars at a fair price, and the business
would pay from the start.
A Columbia river ferry would bring
to North Beach in the summer ten to
NEW NATIONAL LAW
DEATH ON THIEVES
Measure Passed by Congress
Is Now In Effect.
THE VERY LATEST IN THE WAY OF FRANKLIN TOURING CARS.
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I1EFORE YOU IS THE. 1020 FRAXKLIX SERIES O-H CAK, WHICH HAS SEVERAL REFINEMENTS OVER. ITS
1019 PREDECESSOR. '
As all Franklin owners know, the Franklin company years ago ceased the practice of putting out an annual
model. As new refinements are developed, they are added to the .car, but.n6thing short of a very marked change
wrings out a new moaet. ane very latest rranKiin touring car, Just received by the Braly Auto company, in all
principal respects is the same as other Series Nine Franklins, but has several refinements. They include a lower
ing of the body one inch, lowering of the top, windshield and seats three inches, steering post on more of a slant
considerably more leg room in the front compartment and all dashboard fixtures matching each other in color
scheme. This Franklin uses 32x4 Firestone or Goodyear cord tires.
conditions on Snoqualmie pass, a part
of the Sunset highway, the automo
bile club has arranged to receive
daily reports from its Hyak represen
tative, J. K. Percy. In this manner
all motorists who plan to cross the
pass may be advised of road condi
tions before they leave the city.
Mr. Percy dispatched the following
advice to the automobile club last
Tuesday:
"Four inches of snow fell last night.
NEW WAY TO GET GREASE
Ol'T OK CLOTHES.
Grease or oil spots on cloth
ing may be cleaned, if they
have not been allowed to stay
too long, by sprinkling the spot
with talcum powder, which
should be well rubbed in. After
the first layer is rubbed into
the cloth sprinkle more powder
over the spot and let the gar
ment sUty for two or three
hours. This gives the talcum a
chance to soak up the grease.
Then brush the spot briskly
with ci stiff brush and usually
the offending stain will depart.
It is important to apply this
treatment while the spot is
fresh.
but it is all melted now. Roads good."
It is not expected that Snoqualmie
pass will be definitely closed to motor
traffic for the next few months.
When this mountain stretch is blocked
by snow, automobiles will have to be
shipped by rail from North Bend to
Easton.
Blewett pass will probably not be
opened this season, according to re
ports received by the Automobile Club
of Vestern Washington from George
K. Seaman, wenatchee representative.
building of a ferryboat for operation
between Ilwaco and Astoria, and that
Messrs. Shibler and Samuels have
leased from the state land board tract
seven of the Ilwaco tidelands, em
bracing two blocks of the Ilwaco
water front, and lying just below th
old dock now dilapidated and rot
ting away. These gentlemen are re
ported to be considering an early
erection of a warehouse and dock,
and extensive improvements on the
leased property.
The ferry across the Columbia is
the most important part of the above
information, and will meet with the
enthusiastic approval of tourists,
business men, property owners and
residents on both side of the lower
river. The service by-boat and rail
now given to this side of the Colum
bia and ocean beach, winter and sum
mer, is far from satisfactory, and
even in the summer time, at the
height of the beach season, it is both
inadequate and restricted.
North Beach Neglected.
The result is that North Beach is
neglected and only scantily patron
ized. With the present service it will
continue to lag behind the Oregon
beach and gradually lose favor and
reputation, notwithstanding that it
is admittedly the finest beach on the
coast, and openly declared by many
globe trotters to be the best in the
world.
Put a ferry on the Columbia from
any point between Astoria and Ham
mond, sufficient to accommodate the
automobile traffic that comes down
the Columbia highway from the Wil
lamette valley. Portland, eastern Ore
gon and Washington, and in one sea
son the change of travel to North
Beach, and from each side of the
river, would increase in volume as if
struck by a magician's wand. All the
tourists want is means of transpor-
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HEADQUARTERS FOR NEW RIM SPREADER AND XIRE REMOVER
INVENTED BY PORTLAND MAN. ' '
R. B. Misner. former steel foreman at the Supple-Ballin shipyard and
the Standifer shipyard, who has invented a little device called the Eureka
tire remover, which makes play of the old task of removing a tire from the
rim and later of getting the rim properly locked in the tire again, has
opened quarters at 395 Belmont street. He is receiving scores of inquiries
about the tool, which certainly takes a lot of grief out of motoring. With
it repairing a puncture on the road is nothing very much, whereas without
it getting the tire on and off the rim, as every motorist knows, is some
little Job. Joseph Supple is associated with Mr. Miasner in the Eureka Tire
Remover company.
one machines to that running across
Willapa Harbor to Nahcotta. Tha
earliest and latest resident of North
Beach knows that it was settled and
maintained by persons within the
Columbia river basin, and if it is ever
patronized and made popular it must
be done by people living in this basin.
The lower Columbia river is now
coming into its own. Astoria is de
veloping . and moving forward with
Itrodigious strides in population, trade
and wealth. It is bound to increase
rapidly in the future.
The lower Columbia river can now
be distinctively called Astoria terri
tory. It. is the natural trade center
of this district, and the nearest to all
settlements and communities on the
north bank, and if it will hook up with
the land and business assets by trans
portation lines across the river, we
can all pull togetherfor a larger As
toria. .We are yet doing business on
a primitive basis in this section. Let
us all get together and pull ' for a
Columbia Tiver ferrv.
Emergency Tire.
In cases of emergency where the
last spare' tire has blown and the car
owner is confronted by the necessity
of running home on the rim, he can
save himself this unpleasant opera
tion by wrapping rope around the
rim between the spokes. If the rope
is draw.n tightly the rim will be com
pletely protected and the passengers
will not be subjected to severe Jarring.
FIVE YEARS THE PENALTY
As Tip to Automobile Thieves, Let
Them' Beware of Taking Car
Into Another State, v
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. Automobile
thieves, take warning! The long arm
of the United States will get you now
if you cross a state line or run a
stolen car into a foreign country or
territory. And the penalty is enough
to make even Hardened criminals hes
itate J5000 fine or five years' im
prisonment, or both.
This bill, which passed both houses
of congress quickly, went to President
Wilson on October 16. On account of
his illness, he let it become a law
without his signature on October 28.
It is estimated this will tremendously
increase the recovery of cars, locally,
as it will put a stop to all interstate
traffic in stolen, motor vehicles.
The law is considered by automo
bile men and the police as one of such
great tmprotance that it is here given
in full. Department of justice offi
cials suggest it be posted up in ga
rages and distributed generally by
automobile dealers and clubs wher
ever possible, to the end that stolen
cars will not be moved outside of the
state, thus making tteir recovery the
more prompt and easy.
This Is the law:
"Be it enacted by the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress as
sembled, that this act may be cited
as the national motor-vehicle theft
act.
"Section 2. That when used in this
act:
"(a) The term 'motor vehicle' shall
Include an automobile, automobile
truck, automobile wagon, motorcycle
or any other self-propelled vehicle not
designed for running on rails.
"(b) The term 'interstate or for
eign commerco' as used in this act
shall include transportation from one
state, territory or the District of Co
lumbia to another state, territory or
the District of Columbia, or to a for
eign country, or from a foreign coun
try to any state, territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia.
"Section 3. That whoever shall
transport or cause to be transported
in interstate or foreign commerce a.
motor vehicle, knowing the ,same to
have been stolen, shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $5000 or by
imprisonment of not more than five
years, or both.
"Section 4. That whoever shall,
with the intent to deprive the owner
of the possession thereof, receive, con
ceal, store, barter, sell or dispose of
any motor vehicle, moving as, or
which Is a part of, or which consti
tutes interstate or foreign commerce,
knowing the same to have been
stolen, shall be punished by a fine of
not more than J5000 or by imprison
ment of not more than five years, or
both.
"Section 5. That any person violat
ing this act may be punished in any
district in or through which such
motor vehicle has been transported or
removed by such offender."
BABY IX AX AUTO HAMMOCK
Mother Kides In Comfort When De
vice Is Used.
The county agent in Walsh county,
N. D., has found a solution for a
problem that has perplexed many a
mother what to do with the baby
when the family is taking an automo
bile ride. He describes his apparatus
as follows:
"Take, two pieces of 3-8-lnch rope,
each long enough to reach from one
top bow around back of the seat to
the other. Into these splice two short
pieces to make a rectangle about a
foot wide and nearly as long as the
car body is wide. Leave ends of rope
at the four corners to tie to the four
bows on the top. Over this rectangle
fit a denim basket about two feet
long. This will make a satisfactory
hammock and one that can be used
at any time of the year. The baby
carried in It will be happier than in
the mother's lap and the mother will
have a pleasant trip."
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An Auto Signal That Can Be
Seen and Understood
In the TOvinfr confusion of motor traffic on public thoroughfares every stop
is beset with the deadly peril of accident due to signals not given or not seen,
or not understood.
Almost without exception every smash-up in which the rear car crashes into
the one ahead may be laid to the lack of a proper protective signal device.
Every automobile driver has long recognized the necessity for a practical
rear signal for motor vehicles which will operate accurately and positively and
take the place of all arm signals.
The KOBZY SIGNAL is constructed to meet these requirements. It is 100
per cent perfect and should be considered as a part of every car. It is placed
on the rear left fender, and when in use is in clear view of the driver behind,
as well as the driver coming toward jou. IT IS SIMPLY THE ADAPTATION
TO THE USE OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE RAILROAD SEMAPHORE.
You Can Prevent Accidents by In
stalling a Kobzy Semaphore Signal
Arm Sigrnals at Best Are Misunderstood Take No Chances Notify
Other Drivers What You Intend to Do
You will want this signal as soon as you see it operating. IT FULFILLS
ITS PURPOSE POSITIVELY and will attract the attention of the driver
behind on account of the action that takes place.
It is simple and magnetically operated. Throw a little lever that is fas
tened to your steering post in the actual direction you will turn the car and
your signal throws out a bright red semaphore showing "LEFT" or "RIGHT."
You can use both hands on your steering wheel to make your turn. When you
want to stop the lever is pressed downward and the semaphore "STOP" pops up.
A red light burns at the control lever as long as the signal is up. Simple and
easy to install. Lighted at night, it shows clearly and distinctly.
ACTS INSTANTLY CLEARLY SEEN COMMANDS ATTENTION
Absolutely guaranteed to operate in all kinds of weather.
The Auto Semaphore Signal Company
NORTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS
88 North Broadway
Phone Broadway 3S0 t
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are developing an efficiency which entirely
changes the common view of what consti
tutes good motor truck performance.
Back in Gary, Indiana the home of Steel,
the Gary is built. Every modern facility is
at the factory's command every opportu
nity is granted for building a truck that
will meet every demand.
There is a Gary truck for every conceivable
purpose for every kind of business. They
will fill your every requirement perfectly,
enable you to carry a greater pay load than
trucks of similar type, and in all respects
give you better satisfaction.
We have the facts and figures to prove it.
Yours for the asking.
GARY COAST AGENCY
71 Broadway, Near Oak Phone Broadway 2162