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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1919)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAIfD, NOVEMBER 16. 1919. AUTO TRUCK HAULS HUGE 9-TON BOILER THIS IS A REAL LOAD FOR A TRUCK, BUT A FEDERAL TRUCK HAULED IT 60 MILES, OVERI STEEP GRADES, WITHOUT MISHAP. 6 5SEES&SH3SBSFsyi ? oca a o an n a o p apao. none : I. m Federal Takes Bulky Load Into the Mountains. WORK OF 28 MULES DONE Journey of .60 Miles From Rail road Over Steep and Winding Road Accomplished Safely. flWS3fSl p f V) ; - ' n , t " . 4 Pi ' u 1 --'-4 -lilt 1 ' If l ,zXr -in Another instance of how motor trucks are solely responsible for the operation of a large industry ia found in the case of the Madera eugar pine mills, one of the largest lumber camps on the Pacific coast, 5000 feet up in the 8ierras and about 60 miles from Madera. Cal., the nearest railroad point. J fleet of four Federal trucks, one of which has been operating four sea sons, running 20,000 miles each sea son, are used continuously to keep this large camp with its 1000 inhabi tants in supplies. The trucks not only furnish the populace with food and necessities of life, but likewise trans port everything from food to heavy machinery, including mail and pas sengers. over this mountain road to the camp. Harvey Schuman, operator of this unique motor truck system, recently hauled a 9-ton boiler for use in one of the yarders or donkey engines at the camp, over the treacherous and steep mountain road which attains a grade of over 20 er cent in places, and is full of dangerous and winding turns, on one of his 6-ton Federals. It was widely prophesied by ex perienced truck men, who saw the boiler loaded from a flat car to the truck, that the feat could not be ac complished. Its arrival at the mills without a mishap is a tribute to the motor truck of today. Several years ago 28 mules were used to haul a similar boiler over the same road to the mills. The fact that a 5-ton Federal accomplished the same work in one-third of the time gives an excellent comparison between the older and newer methods of modern transportation. Many of these donkey engines, as well as locomotives, are used for hauling timber from the forests to the mills. All this machinery has to be hauled over this mountain road by motor truck and assembled at 'the mills as there Is no other method of transportation. To save the brakes of the truck while loaded with this heavy boiler, it was necessary to chop down a large tree and drag it behind the truck on one of the steepest grades. An interesting feature of this lum ber camp is that a flume from the Sugar Pine mills to Madera, 65 miles. has been built to float the lumber which has been cut up at the camp to the finishing mills at Madera. The lumber leaves the camp in the after noon, arriving at Madera the follow ing morning. In one place where this flume crosses the road, it had to be cut to permit tne truck with Its load to pass under. CLOSED CAR EASILY MADE tISTUS LIMOUSETTE MADE ES PECIALLY FOR FORDS. Light-Weight AU-IVeatlier Top So Simply Made It Can Be Used AVith Regular Top. R. J. Hedderly, at 1 Grand avenue, local representative of the Feldman Juffee Sales company of Seattle, "Wash., distributors for the Ustus limousette for Fords, is finding: that the coming of cold and more unsettled weather is affecting- his business in much the same way that the weather influences the purchases of closed cars. The Ustus limousette is a light, in expensive all-weather top for Fords, which can be quickly fitted to any model. Its most distinctive feature is that it is built along: the lines of the Ford itself, simple and durable enough to outlast several pairs of side curtains, and yet complete and compact enough to meet the exigen cies of all weathers and seasons. One important feature of the Ustus limousette is the method of handling the windows which is always a hard one in ready-made open car tops, be cause of the difficulty in keeping them from rattling. Another feature is the fact that it can be used in con nection with the body and top of a Ford car without alterations. The Ustus limousette utilizes the prln ciple of the window shade to its best advantage. Every window is made of a high grade rubber fabric and dur able DuPont pyralin. Its construction is such that constant vibrations can not loosen any joints, and even with the hardest usage it will not rattle or come loose. Another advantageous feature of the Ustus limousette is its light weight. The entire weight of the top is only 40 pounds, so that it does not entail a further drag on the con sump tion or the gasoline of the car, as i the case with the heavier closed bodies. The Ustus limousette is becomin very popular with farmers and bus! ness and professional men, who use their cars constantly in their bust ness In all weathers and under all conditions. It is quickly attached and removed, and its adoption means th advantages of both the closed car an the open car when desired. PRIXCE RIDES IX LEXIXGTOX Minute Man Six Chosen for Jaunt at Nanaimo, B. C. Residents of Nanaimo, British Co lumbia, eaw the prince of Wales with a happy smile on his face, travelin the streets of Nanaimo in a Lexing ton Minute Alan faix the other day. The sight of the prince of Wales in a car named in memory of the min ute men of 1776 was symbolic of the change that has come in the rela ttons between the United States an Great Britain in the 150 years sine the Revolutionary war. DIKE SXEAKS OCT PAIXTIXGS Oldenburg Sends His Priceless Masterpieces to Holland. BERLIN, Nov. 15. The grand Duke of Oldenburg has succeeded in hav ing the choicest paintings in th grand ducal gallery shipped to Hoi land. lie terminated abruptly h negotiations for the state to take the collection, which included five Rem brandts and other works by Italian masters,. --LOOT'S ,SaLM;kSR THERE'S KOTHIXG A GOOD TRUCK CAJi'T DO NOWADAYS. A five-ton Federal truck, working for the Madera Sucara Sugar Pine Mills, in the Sierras, 60 miles from Madera, Cal., recently brought this nine-ton boiler from the railroad station at Madera to the mill, and at an elevation of 6000 feet. The steep and treacherous mountain attains a grade of 20 per cent in places and Is full of dangerous curves. Ten years ago Z8 mutes towed a similar boilertnto place. SAXON IS REORGANIZED NEW PLAN APPROVED BY STOCKHOLDERS. THE Under It Company Will Have Avail able Working Capital of Nearly $3,000,000. Stockholders of the Saxon Motor Car corporation unanimously indorsed the new reorganization plans of the company, as outlined by C. A. Pfeffer, secretary-treasurer of the corpora tion, at the Bpecial stockholders' meetine recently held in New York. This plan provides the company with a working capital of between .iuu. 000 and $3,000,000. The Saxon Motor Car corporation is now reorganized under the lawB of New York state (that being the state under whose laws the company ex ists) creating a new stock issue or 200.000 shares' of no par value stock, 60,000 shares of which is exchanged share for share with present stock holders; 120,000 shares will be mar keted through an underwriting syn dicate. The remaining 20,000 shares ill be reserved for general corpo rate uses. The fact that stockholders have ratified this new plan is further proof of reward for the efforts of C. A. Pfeffer, secretary of the board of di rectors, who for the past few. months has been working zealously to place the company on a sound business basis. The new plan, he declares, will do this, and will give the company a solid financial footing upon which it can completely carry out the broad plans for expansion he has laid down. "Cash resources on hand today are J300.000." said Mr. Pfeffer, "which of course is subject to fluctuation in due course of business. This amount will immediately be applied ' in reduction of an equal amount of deferred in debtedness of the company. By the stockholders' consent we will imme diately issue $1,500,000 of 8 per cent accumulative preferred stock which will be subject to the customary safe guarding pro'sioDS. Of this preferred stock $ 1,250,000 par value will be used to discharge and liquidate an equiva lent amount of the deferred indebt edness of the company. The company will then be free from all debts other than current ones. we nave oeen worKins nara on this situation for the past few months and financial houses and bankers throughout the country have com mented favorably on our reorganiza tion plans. 1 look forward to Saxon business immediately taking on a very broad and expansive scale. "At the special stockholders' meet ing our reorganization plan was over whelmingly approved. This definite ly assures ample working capital and elimination of all indebtedness so the Saxon company will be able to op erate in a, big way during the coming year. "Saxon business during the past year has been excellent. Demands from dealers have been greater than we could possibly take care of, and with the new capital the reorganiza tion plan now gives us, we will be able almost immediately to increase our buying facilities, which in turn means greater and increased produc- tention of the Goodyear Tire & Rub ber company of Akron, O., is con tained in a letter from S. F. Webster, a motorist of Fort Collins, Colo. Mr. Webster writes: "As you no doubt like to hear from time to time o'f the good service ren dered by your tires, 1 believe you w'll be interested in learning of my ex perience with four of your cord tires. "These tires, size ?4x4, rib tread front, and all-weather tread rear, were original equipment on a Frank lin roadster which 1 purchased in 1915. I have used the car four years, and at the time of removing the two rear tires, I received 50,000 miles from all four tires. The front tires are still on the car and have run 52,000 miles. "1 am glad that I can pass along a good Word for Goodyear cord tires." FEHHY GETS ATTENTION VANTAGE HAVE FERRYBOAT WILL OWN MECHANIC. Washington Counties Unite in En deavor to Prevent Break downs Like This Year's. JiL.jjb;siUKCi, rso v. 15. A com plete overhauling of the ferry oper ated at Vantage by the joint com mission of Grant and Kittitas coun ties and the steady employment of a skilled mechanic to care for the en gine, so that a breakdown, such as the one that held up auto traffic for almost a week last summer, may be averted, were proposals adopted at a meeting of the joint commission at Vantage Wednesday. Ferry service will be closed down on December 1 until further notice so that the ferry may be overhauled. With good phone service available between Vantage and Ellensburg by way of Quincy, and with the ferry in the best of condition at the be ginning of the season, the commis sioners are confident that fine serv ice can be given tourists next year wiinouc me petty Breakdowns and delays that caused inconvenience and criticism last summer. Analyzing Operation. In keeping truck records it is im portant to include with the number of days operated all whole or frac tions oi aays wnen tne truck was actually being used. Unless this is done it is impossible to distribute the overhead charges accurately. PROFESSOR LIKES TIRES XOX-SKID PATENT OF K EAT OX WIXS HIGH PRAISE. University of California Man Says Since Using Them He Hasn't Had Chains. Edward H. Mauk, professor of pros thetic dentistry at the University of California, likes to travel in th mountains with, his automobile, and as he goes over some pretty bad roads, he has been on the lookout for an effective non-skid device for som time. His idea of chains is that they are a great deal like the efficiency o a policeman asleep on his beat no working when most needed. While depending on chains in many instances, he found them safel tucked away in a bag under his seat when a dangerous strip of road re quired that they should be giving non-skid service. He writes to F. T, Faircloth, advertising manager of th Keaton, Tire & Rubber company, among other things saying: "My chains have remained unused in the tool box for the last two win ters, since equipping with Keaton non-skid tires, although my car is out in all weathers t j and from residence on a round-cobble-pave block exceeding 20 per cent grade, During the summer trips in the high Sierras, the tires nave also proved equal in demand for traction through mud, snow, sand, gravel ana loose rock, without the use of chains. This non-skid quality is not lost in th first few hundred miles of use, but continues through a very large part of the life of the tire. "I know of no device which, will afford greater protection, and, fur thermore, the protection is always on the wheel, ready for use and not stocked away in a bag with spare parts." SERVICE FACTORY ENLARGED Work Begins in Another Plant Unit at Wabash, Ind. Increased demand for service trucks has necessitated still further additions to the large factories of the Service Motor Truck company, Wa bash, Ind. Work recently was started on what will be known as the E unit, 75x775 feet. The other units of the factories are the same size and this building, to- You The Already Know Essex Sedan Is the Dainty Enclosed Model of the Car Men Everywhere Praise so Highly A legion of friends waited the coming; of the Essex Sedan. It came, already known, in a sense. The touring model foretold its quality and per formance. It hinted the dainty beauty to be ex pected. So men bougrht the first Essex Sedans, unseen, solely on what they knew of the touring model. Now It Speaks For Itself More than 1500 Essex Sedans are now in serv ice. Every day more than 100 new Essex owners are added. Of these, a large proportion get Se dans. It is becoming the popular all-seasons car. Just hear what owners say of the way it excels its promise. Their chief joy is in its nimbleness. Abundant surplus power handles the extra weight of the Sedan with ease. That is why many buy it who formerly found enclosed cars too sluggish to be desirable. Big-Car Performance Small-Car Economy These days everyone is talking about the Essex Sedan. You will hear much that may lead you to regard it as a large, high-priced car, because own ers in describing it invariably compare it with big, costly cars. Their speech reflects the spaciousness of its in terior; its luxury finish; its solidness and quiet riding ease. All qualities usually regarded as ex clusive to big, expensive cars. Yet the Essex is not a large car. It has the wanted big-car qualities. But it also enjoys such advantages as upkeep economy, handling ease and liveliness, that are exclusive to lightweight cars. Any motorist knows that such quality, material and workmanship would be impossible in a big car at the Essex price. Essex Size No Bar to Supreme Performance One owner writes : "The Essex proves that size is no more essential to fine performance in a motor car than in a watch. It is just the best-car qualities in a small case." The Essex was designed as just such a car. How it met our aim is best answered by what thousands who own and know the Essex say of it. Come and ride in the Sedan. See if you, too, find the appeal that won so many-admirers. Women like its daintiness. The finish and pleasing appointments gratify discriminating taste. It is the sort of car you instinctively ex pect to see in any gathering of fine motors. But it is Essex performance and endurance that must always appeal strongest to men. Power for the hills, speed and endurance to which no distance is a banier, alertness and prompt pick-up in crowded traffic these are qualities which will always win the affection of thorough-going motorists. Another member of the Essex family that will especially interest those to whom smartness, com bined with supreme performance, appeals is the Essex Roadster. From the first Essex popularity has been the motor sensation of the year. Because in the Essex men found qualities they never hoped to obtain except in high-priced cars. With two buyers waiting for every Essex we can produce, it is obvious that you must act promptly to secure an early delivery. C. L. Boss Automobile Co. 615-617 Washington Street, Portland gether with the new administration buildins. which has just been com pleted, the factory's garage and cafe teria will give the Service Truck com pany a total floor space of about eight acres. The growth of this company from the original building, which housed the entire factory and offices, has been phenomenal and speaks well for the quality of the product and the or ganization responsible for it. Don't forget, above all else, that an automobile is a fine piece of ma chinery and that you will be repaid In excellence of service many times for the care and attention given it. tion." TIKES SERVE FOR FOUR YEARS Franklin Owner Drives Goodyears for 5.0,000 Miles. There is probably no form of auto mobile extravagance greater than that practiced in buying tires, and much of this extravagance lies n the purchase of "cheap tires" that the dealer is sure are "just as good" as the well-made standard tires made by great" factories with big organizations behind them. But car owners who study tire mat' ters for themselves are rapidly com ing 'to realize that the purchase of these cheap tires is a waste of money that in the end the well-made stan dard tire, whose initial cost is a little more, shows the lowest cost per mile and provides the most satisfactory riding. These motorists are fast com ing to see the difference between mileage as adjusted over the counter, and mileage delivered on the road. i A-case in voint.brousht.to. Uie.at-. piiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiniiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiimiimiimitf illiiiiliiillUliliiiliilllililililillllillhlililllliiilllliliiiilillilllllllllllliiiililliliiliiliililiiiliiliilililiUliiililililiiiililllilA Notice to Strangers Portland streets are crowded with Republic Trucks. Be sure to look both ways before crossing. B Courtesy Roberts Motor Car Co., Inc. 305 Main Street, Vancouver, Wash. 9 Park and Everett Streets, Portland, Oregon alllllllllllllllllllllllflllll8lllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllflflllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllK liiililiilliwiiiiiiuliliHllitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiuniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiuiiiitiiniiiiik eIII- MORE EVIDENCE BRUTE STRENGTH That prime necessity in a motor truck is bmlt rishi Css David Glanz, 805 E. 12th N, Portland Also 'Buys a Blaster' . rfsD TRUCK iy2. 2, 3y2 and S Tons T. T-s ! INTERNAL GEAR x iu Lirivra TDIKEN WORM Oregon Motor Car Co. Distributors BROADWAY AT BURNSIDE MORE EVIDENCE m E a m m M P K H It n tn n M m B H
