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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1919)
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 16, 1919. a AUTO MAKERS HAVE T Steel Strike Not Felt as Yet in the Industry. EXPORT BUSINESS LOOMS Most of the Principal Manufactur ers Either Have Good Share or Are Going After It. "With an output of 7445 cars during October 34 automobile factories have established a record for 1919. April, with a production of . 7089, occupies second place. Despite the steel strike and other handicaps, which it was are eood. There is great need in De troit for good common and skilled labor, but until some comprehensive plan for housing new families is soon evolved there is little hope for con ditions being relieved. The Packard Motor Car company is short between 200 and 300 common laborers and be tween 75 and 100 skilled men. The housing- situation still is serious and hundreds of employes sent here from the east have none back after work- in? 60 days and working out their transportation. The W. A. Paterson company at Flint, now producing 10 cars a day, will double its output beginning No vember 1, and even greater expansion is contemplated with the new year. The company is so far behind with domestic orders it will make no at tempt for the present to get Into the export field. Labor conditions at the plant are good. The Jordan Motor Car company which shipped 150 cars to Chile during the present year, contemplates 1 creasing that output to 400 during 1920, although no concerted action will be made to cut into the foreign trade. The company has a number of dealers abroad and is shipping e v- I ery car that can possibly be spared. although the domestic demand is very great. To Stop Oil Vapor. Vaporized oil that comes through the breather is blown out in a mist. JORDAN SIX CHOICE OF FAIR DRIVER. Hiss Margaret Blddle and her new Jordan, purchased recently by her mother. Mrs. M. B. BiddJe of Ardenvraltl, from the Mitchell, Lewis &. I Staver company. feared might retard production, the J industry shows healthy activity and plans for expansion have been formu lated at every factory to meet the constantly increasing- demand, says Motor Age. The export problem, which began to loom large immediately after the armistice, has not been solved, and as one manufacturer put it, Latin America, England, France, Italy, Bel gium and Sweden are "hungry for cars." In a majority of instances the manufacturers have been giving some little attention heretofore to export trade, but they realize that the grow ing demand makes extensions and ex pansion imperative. It is conceded even by the foreign manufacturers that they cannot reach Quantity production to satisfy the de mand. Then, too, American models have made such inroads In popular favor abroad that prospective buy ers will not be denied and are show ing an inclination to do without ma chines until their desires for Ameri can cars can be cared for. Scrlppa Way Behind. Paige-Detroit Motor Car company, with four representatives in the for eign field, has enlarged Its export de partment and will devote much of the output to the foreign trade during 1920. Scrlons-Booth is receiving five or ders for every on that can be taken care of and. whiio every effort will be made to favor the American trade, proposed expansions will care for the export demand more satisfactorily. The Maibohm Motor Car company has shipped 20 chasses to England and has greatly increased its facili ties for the manufacture of cars for export. Work has been started on the new factory for the Maibohm com pany and when finished it will be one of the most complete automobile plants in the world. Dodge brothers, who have been in the export market for Gome years, will make no special effort to In crease their foreign business. They contend that it simply is a matter of production and that at present it is a physical impossibility for them to expand their export business save at the expense of their patrons in America. covering the hood and engine and making an abominable mess. This trouble may be cured by fitting an elbow of soft rubber hose over the breather pipe. A tin pipe is fitted over the other end of this elbow long enough to reach down into the dust I pan, to which it is fastened. In this I way the vaporized oil will be carried away from the engine and hood. PACKAGE SYSTEM SIMPLE HOW BIG DEPARTMENT STORE MAKES DELIVERIES. 22,00 0 Packages Sent to Buyers Each Day by Means of Motor Trucks. How to deliver economically . package every lYt seconds for eight hours a day, 300 days in the year. was a problem that faced the de livery service department of a large' New York department store. This store delivers annually 6.750,000 pack ages, ranging in size from an 8-inch cubed box to a household refrigera tor. To accomplish this work, 150 gaso line and electric trucks and 600 men are employed. The trucks are of two sizes, three-quarter ton capacity for retail delivery and two-ton capacity for freight hauling. A package, after leaving the wrap ping room, is placed on an endless canvas conveyor belt at which men, known as sorters, aro stationed to classify the packages according to address. Wooden bins, numbered to correspond to certain sections of the city, each section making a route. line the side of the conveyor opposite which the sorters are stationed. As tho packages travel on the con veyor belt they are taken "up by the sorters and placed in the bin for the territory in which the package is t be delivered as shown by the address. These packages are then receipted for by the driver who assorts them. placing those to be delivered last The Hupp Motor Car corporation I njs truck first and those last that will make a Did tor a large portion i are to be delivered first. of the foreign business and will give I This method of mrkinr saves time as large a percentage of its business I during delivery for at each stop the to export trade as any other manu- I package to be "delivered is removed f acturer. King Gets Big Share. The King Motor Car company, al ways enjoying a large share of busi ness in South America, Belgium and without looking through the entire wagon and this also avoids the neces- ' slty of handling the same package many times. It Is sufficient evidence of the ex- England, plans greatly to expand its I cellence of the system when a store nnrt trad, and to that end is for- which has 50 or more departments mulating plans for assigning a good percentage of its output to the over seas market. The clamor from foreign distribu tors easily would consume the en tire Cadillac output, according to of ficials of that company. So insistent are demande that the officials declare the foreign trade will take every car, with or without wheels. Foreign demand for trucks is equal ly great. The Olds Motor works at Lansing shipped 500 trucks to Eng land last week and additions are be ing completed to the plant which will rermlt the company to devote a. much greater portion of its output to the markets outside of America. The Olds company will add 3000 employes to Its payroll within the next eix months, with the addition of a new finishing and assembly plant, a new sheet metal and enameling plant and an addition to the main assembly plant. The foundry also will require 1000 addi tional men. Manufacturers in a majority of In stances plan to increase their produc tion November 1, and by January 1 nearly all the factories will have in creased their. output from 30 to 100 per cent. The Maibohm company with a daily production of eight cars will start on a schedule of 25 cars a day November 1. and expects to turn out 7500 cars during the coming year. Liberty After Export Business. The Liberty Motor Car company, with additions and extensions contem plated, will greatly increase its output during 1920, and then will make a bid for export business. The company viftually is swamped with domestic orders now and until additions are completed will make no effort to take on any foreisrn accounts. The reorganization meeting of stock holders of the Saxon Motor Car com pany in New York November 5 is expected to result in a financing pro- and delivers 22,000 packages a day. can promise that a customer making purchase in the morning will re ceive it in the afternoon of the same day. Mistakes are rare. The sim ple yet efficient system employed checks each package three times by three different persons. System and the motor truck make it possible to handle rapidly, economically and without confusion almost seven mil lion packages a year. DISTRICT MANAGER FOR THE DIA MOND T TRUCK. h 1 Ik :r k 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 rK,. A--fV i ' 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 :j i '. rtTT . -m ! . -: 1 1 1 i K S t S ftjfc-S K it 1 -A csft: a !:fggsffcCgi I r I L I J I m I si mmm in is 1 1 11 S3 w Driver! P. E. Frost. Franklin Dealer, Fanlansf Obasrrsrst W. R. Cotter. Vice-President J. JL. Libbey Co., Department Store, Fertlaad 4 J1. A. Currier. Cumberland Rubber Co., Parti aa' At Coll. newipipcr rtprrwnuiiTsr" HtfcST0p tor gear nun xu m FRANKLIN CAR Reliability and Air Cooling Superiority Again Demonstrated by a 98.2 Mile Non-Stop Low Gear Run Ending at Top of Famous Mt. Washington ON August 17th, a Franklin stock model touring car ran all the way from Portland, Maine, to the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire on low gear without a stop This remarkable feat is the latest public proof of the superi ority of Franklin Direct Air Cooling Cno water to boil or freeze). DETROIT BILK CROWDED NEW ARRIVALS IX TOWX AV ERAGE 2000 PER WEE, Rxartlv one vear &en on November gramme which will permit of ad- T the Diamond T truck first appeared ditional facilities that will greatly 1 ln tnts territory. Now. handled by the increase production at the plant. The Diamond T truck sales aeencv of Ore- company already is doing considerable f0n, it Is one of the biggest sellers in export DUBiness ana is using tne tor- i this field. One of the men largely eign newspapers and other advertis- I responsible for Diamond T popularity ing mediums extensively, one-tnira I out here Is T. C. Huxley Jr., who is of the present output of the plant (district sales manager and represents now Is betng sent to the foreign mar- I ttve of the factory. His territory In ket and with the proposed extensions, I eludes ell the Pacific northwest and in the event the reorganization plan I western Canada, and he is one busy is successful, 50 per cent of the fac- I man. But wherever he goes he tory production probably will find its I preaches Diamond T truck, and makes way to the overseas trade. (converts to his doctrine so much so Labor conditions in tne netrolt dts-I that the allotment for this territory tnct, particularly tfuteide of tne city, l has fieea greatly increasea. This car, just such a one as thous ands of Franklin owners are driving all over the country, carried three official observers besides its driver and averaged 11.1 miles per hour on law gear. The Franklin had already run ninety miles on low gear without a stop before reaching the base ot Mt. Wash ington in itself a test never duplicated by other cars. Then, without halt, came the real test the Franklin had set out to perform a climb to the top of Mt. Washington, an elevation of 6290 feet. Direct Air Cooling, eliminating Radiator, Water, and 176 other Delicate Parts, means less Weight, less Trouble, greater Simplicity, and better Results, as this test shows. Rain soaked, slippery roads; no chains; no stops per mitted these were the added difficulties to a perform ance generally considered impossible even under the best conditions. But the Franklin reached the summit overcame the final obstacle of a 2796 grade in perfect running shape and returned to Portland the same day. By official observation, the Franklin did not show the slightest trace of wear and tear or overheating, its engine performing with absolute regularity on all grades as well as on level going. Ability for eighteen . years to demonstrate con sistendy this kind of performance is what has made the Franklin known as the most practical fine car. 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline 12,500 miles to the set of tires 50 shiver yearly depreciation BRALY AUTO CO, 601 WASHINGTON ST. PORTLAND, OREGON Mt. Wash- ington 6290 feet above sea level. R a i u .irtrSr..g M ," - - . One of the highest peaks east of. Rockies ' i -4 Congestion Is So Bad That Ixulge - Halls and Public Buildings Are Used for Quarters. DETROIT, Nov. 15. With two Jobs for every new employe, and arrivals averaging 2000 a week, Detroit is so crowded that, public halls and build ings and lodge rooms have been turned into living quarters. The housing situation In Detroit has reached such a critical stage a public marameetinsr has been called by May or James Couzens to discuss ways and means for caring for newcomers this winter. Buildings of all kinds are being rushed to completion as rapidly as possible, but as soon as ready they are filled. The massmeeting, which was called at the suggestion of real estate men and bankers and financiers, who have racked their brains to figure a way out of the dilemma, is expected to de velop some organized system whereby homes ln Detroit will be thrown open to strangers for the winter. Some sacrifices on the part of citizens are declared necessary if the situation is to be met. TV 1th every hotel and rooming house crowded to the limit &L.d turnins &waz applicants every. day. Industrial leaders say it is im perative that private homes be opened to the new citizens. Since April there has been an influx averaging more than 2000 newcomers each week, and last week the total reached approximately -2500. Indus tries of every kind are still short of employes and appealing constantly for men. y Klgurlng each employe on tne Dasis Dy wnicn airector puuimucia estimate population, the weekly ar rivals of 2000 men mean approximate, ly 6000 persons moving Into theclty each week seeking homes. Figures compiled from, statistics furnished by 115 leading industries show the labor element Is increasing at a rate which outdistances all ef forts to provide homes. So rapid has been the increase in population that ln many sections of the city the health and sanitary restrictions are oeing temporarily disregarded. Binding permits for the j-ear thus far total 16,314. an estimated con struction cost of S58.860.356. More than $6,000,000 of this was expended for additions and alterations. Bulld-iig- statistics show 10,105 families were provided with new homes during the first nine -months of 1919 and the total for theyear is expected to reach 15.000. Permits were Issued for 5845 single residences, 1237 double resi dences, 157 apartment buildings, 150 factories, nine warehouses, 6111 pri vate garages, 28 storage sheds. 60 stores and more than 100 unclassified buildings Don't forget to" give warning of approach to pedestrians and riders or drivers of animals or vehicles he lps oyeriaiea - ROADS ARE MUCH BETTER MOSROE-TO-EUGEXE STRETCH IX GOOD COXDITIOX. II up mobile Dealer at Corvallls De- clares Good Highways Im prove Auto Sales. That road Improvements in various parts of Oregon are rapidly develop ing an all-year market for motor cars. even in outlying districts formerly isolated a greater part of the year, is declared by A. Q. Held, of A- G. Held & Co., Hupmobile agent at Cor vallis. He called on, A. B. Manley. president of the Manley Auto com pany, last week to take delivery of another 1920 model Hupmobile. "At present, thanks to many lnv provements within the past year, we can travel almost anywhere in Ben ton and Linn counties by automobile," said Mr. Held. "The newly Improved road to Monroe is now open to travel, minus former detours, and the entire stretch of 41 miles from Corvallls to Eugene is in far better than ordi nary condition. The 11-mlle rim from Corvallls to Albany is also in good shape, as usual. "Much pavement has been laid on the state project extending toward Monmouth frora Corvallls, making that drive more pleasant than It has people in my territory are quick to recognize the benefits of better high ways and realize that the additional road Improvements contemplated for the near future will make the auto mobile available at all seasons of the year. The result is that our Selling season is no longer confined to the dry, warm months." Mr. Held, who has the Lilnn county as well as the Benton county terri tory for the Hupmobile, had a cus tomer for the car which he received last week long before he came to Portland. The new car was, ln fact, turned over to its new owner, B. G. Leedy of Corvallls, in Portland and driven to its home garage overland. Tractor Branch at Medford.. ROSEBURG, Nov. 15. (Special.) John C. Signor, local tractor agent. Is to open a branch sales office at Med ford. Thomas I. Temple, who Is to be manager of the Medford office, has left this city to estnblish the buslnesa. Mr. Signor Is agent for the Fageol. Waterloo Boy, Helder and Cleveland tractors. PS? gBf rg)BB?-'!3 II 1 1 t i it H I. :1 WE SELL QUALITY TRUCKS There Ia a Slse Action for Every Business. Northwest Auto Co. . Alder, at Eighteenth Aeasoa Motor Track Company, Detroit, Michigan r n r--' .- - Jr - -f -- - i .... J Don'tWasK Your Car, but Have It Simonized Portland's only authorized Simonizing Station. 23BSZEIZS; Oregon Distributors for Simons Products A. G. PEARD M. A. WURZWEILER Owners Managers THE SDIONIZING STATION 175 21st Street Next to Covey Motor Co. Marshall 3982 A 7901 I f
