The Sunday Oregonian., November 16, 1919, SECTION SIX, Page 6, Image 84

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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, POETLAND, NOVEMBER 1G, 1919.
BRITISH, TOO, WAKE
I TO HIGHWAY NEEDS
War Teaches Immense Value
of the Motor Truck.
GREAT COMMERCIAL BOON
f expressed our belief that it would not
J be possible to build in 1919 all the
j Cadillac cars the world would want.
"The prediction was well-founded,
' as many people can testifj-. During
the last few months our distributors
have been compelled to decline many
J orders for motor cars, simply because
Ithe forehanded buyers had already
placed orders sufficient to absorb the
year's production.
"It appears now to be reasonably
certain that the same conditions will
obtain next year. Undoubtedly the
Cadillac's war refford has measurably
heightened the public's appreciation
of the car, which means that the
Cadillac market is much wider than
heretofore and even before the war
it never was fully supplied. We can
do no more than present the facts
as we see them."
Important Pointers for America in
Koad Programme Advocated by
Noted English Authority.
2 03,850 IX THE BAY STATE
Registration of Motor
Shows Big Gain Over
Vehicles
1918.
LOXDO.V, Nov. 15. William Joyn-Bon-Hicks,
chairman of the newly
appointed motor legislation committee
of parliament, sees perhaps more
keenly than any other public man the
threat importance and demand for the
development of motor transport and
automobile roads. He has been fight
ing for this for years.
He believes the lessons of the mo
tor truck in the war have proved that
it can be utilized tremendously for the
upbuilding of commerce and country.
As chairman of the automobile as
sociation he has long recognized the
necessity for good roads; as chairman
of the Belgian field ambulance serv
ice, raising two battalions, he saw the
great value of the motor as a time
saver and direct method of freight
transportion.
Mr. Joynson-Hicks advocates these
Important things for England many
of which, it is pointed out, could be of
unlimited value in America, if adopted
there:
First Centralization of power and
authority over the highways in the
road board, .which was organized
years ago, but just now is in a state
Of suspended animation.
Second Construction of good roads
Into the undeveloped sections of the
country away from the railroads, for
the better development of suburban
sections.
Commercial Roads eceity.
' Third Construction and reconstruc
tion of roads for purely commercial
reasons, leaving the pleasure automo
bile as a secondary consideration.
Kourth Proper supervision to pro
vide for continuous maintenance of
trunk highways between important
industrial centers.
Fifth Building completely around
Xondon a great circular boulevard and
highway, which would induce thou
sands and thousands of persons to
establish homes in the suburbs. This
also would provide speedy motor tran
sit around the city, instead of through i
it, thus saving much time and reduc
ing accidents.
Sixth Removing restrictions, such
as the speed limit on open roads, mak
ing the rate 40 miles an hour instead
Of 20, which no one observes. j
Seventh Providing homes for the j
te.iing thousands in crowded London
by taking them, to the suburbs by j
motor passenger Jines.
"We have been endeavoring to build
up our road system and motor-freight
routes for some time," said Mr. Joynson-Hicks.
"The entire housing ques
tion and all road communication in
agricultural districts depend upon
motor transport j and this can be pro-
-tcied"baly by mechanical vehicles run
on properly prepared roads.
"There used to be a feeling against
the development of roads before the
war, so many of the people believed
that automobiles were only for pleas
ure purposes. I tried to have more
attention paid to the subject, but was
hooted at.
MouBlng Problem There, Too.
"But now, with the war, there has
come a change of sentiment. We have
all seen the great use to which the
motor lorry was put in the war: what
a tremendous part it played. To il
lustrate: At the start we laid down
small railroads in France for trans
portation up to the front. The lines
became congested and their service
was limited. Motor lorries had to be
sent out to take the material off the
rallwavs. and then deliver it to the
front. Then came the long trains of
motor lorries and fine roads were
constructed through Belgium. These
roads were not trench roads, but real
highways, all British built. There
were 70.000 men working constantly,
Massachusetts registered more than
200.000 motor vehicles for the first
eight months ot this year. This is
the first time that figure was reached.
The exact number was 203,850.
Of this total 165,518 were cars and
38.333 were commercial vehicles. 'The
gain over the entire year of 1918 was
2 8,177 machines. This divided be
tween cars and trucks showed a gain
TRACTOR TESTS BY
GOVERNMENT ASKED
Manufacturers Want Federal
Authorities to Act.
STATE LAWS ARE REASON
Nebraska Law Requiring; State
Tests of Tractors Leads to Plea
That Government Act.
CHICAGO. Kov. 15. Tractor manu
facturers have put official drawbar
and brake tests of tractors up to the
United States department of agricul
ture. A resolution embodying this re
quest is one of the results of the farm
arguments and shall deny permit for
sale if these specifications or claims
shall be found to be false in any way.
About $30,000 has already been ex
pended by the university in prepara
tion for the tests, which win Degin
within the next 60 days. In the mean
time, temporary permits have been
issued the tractor companies under
which thev now are selling, provided
thev conform to the second section of
the law, which demands that an ade
quate stock of repairs and parts be
carried by the company at some point
in the state.
Congressional Action Sought.
Tractor manufacturers fear similar
legislation in many states and in
order to escape the heavy expense
that would be involved and to avoid
the possibility of numerous state of
ficial ratings, which necessarily would
conflict because no two of them would
be made under the same conditions,
they are anxious to have the govern
ment establish an official testing sta
tion and establish official ratings
which will be recognized everywhere.
It is understood the department
would have to be authorized to under
take this work by Bpecial act of con
gress and a special appropriation also
would have, to be obtained to cover
the expense. The resolution suggests
that proper representations be made
to congress to bring this about. -
The conference was attended . by
renresent&tives of the department of
agriculture, including ' officials from
STATE FISH AND GAME
DEPARTMENT GETS
L1VERED
FIRST OF NEW
IN OREGON.
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HERE'S THE CAR AND CARL 11. SHOEMAKER. STATE GAME WARDEN, SNAPPED. AT SALEM LAST WEEK
Game Warden Shoemaker broke in this Overland with a little 350-mile drive from Portland south to Medford
.nd the Siskiyous over the Pacific highway, which is rath er bad in spots just now. The car climbed Roberts muun
tain on intermediate and distinguished itself in other ways on the trip south. Not an accident or adjustment on the
trip, despite the newness of the car and the hard going.
for cars of 22,904 and for trucks 6273.
The hiehway commission has taken
in $2,460,024.44 from motorists this
year, not including: fines $275,616.07
more than for the 12 months of 1918.
THEBM01P TIRES TESTEP
MACHINES AT. FACTORY ISED
FOR THAT PURPOSK.
YetiMrins and rebuilding with remark
able speed even roads torn up by shell
fire only a few days before.
"Development of the motor lorry
service throughout England would
mean a tremendous boon to commerce
and to the suburban sections. We are
badly off for housing In England.
The development of motor passenger
lines into the open country would, of
course, mean the opening of the sub
urban sections. The motor truck route
would supply those sections.
Railroads Not Enough.
"The railroads today do not meet
the demands. There is a greatly in
creasing bulk of freight. In most sec
tions of the country the tunnels are
no low that many of the things de
manded for new and more modern fac
tories cannot be carried through.
"-Enormous boilers and such devices
must be moved on trucks. They can
not go through the tunnels.
"In many cases the mortor routes
should parallel the railroad, but gen
erally speaking they should be laid
down for the undeveloped sections.
There would be snpat saving in time
and the labor lost in the numerous
times ordinary freight is handled from
the time it leaves the factory until it
arrives at its destination.
"The control of the highways and
development of motor freight routes
must be independent of the control of
the railways. we tear mat 11 m
government gave control of the roads
to. the railroads they would kill the
truck proposition, just as they killed
the canals. There 'would not be a
real development, for quite obvious
reasons.
"One of the things badly in need of
of amendment in England is the old
20-mile speed limit, which came into
operation in 1903. as a temporary
measure. No one ever thinks of ad
hering to it. It tnere is to oe a upeu
Jimit at all it should be, say 40 miles
an hour on the open roads. Twenty
is childish."
CADILLACS WILL. BE SCARCE
Motorists Warned by President of
the Cadillac Company.
"One of the reasons why so many
people are disappointed in getting the
things they want and need, is that
they do not prepare," said P.. H. Col
lins, president of the Cadillac motor
car company, in discussing the motor
car outlook for 1920. "The fact that
I knew I would want a rifle in No
vember, caufed me to order it last
eprins. As a result I was not dis
appointed. 1 got the rifle when I
wanted it.
"Neither the Cadillac company nor
its distributors wants to be placed in
the position of disappointing so many
people as were unable to provide
themselves wjji our cars this year.
"It may e remembered that a year
ago. Immediately following the armi
stice, tjna company announced that it
Severest Road Conditions Are Sim
ulated by Cos Arrangement
on Hie Wheels.
The Thermoid crolide compound
tire, which is an exclusively hand
made tire, has proven to many mo
torists throughout the United States
that it will stand the severest of tests.
But the factory did not leave the
experimenting up to the motorist, for
in its factory are machines which
are used to snow ine real sirensui
of the tire and its make-up. declared
Robert Allen of the Allen & Hebard
Co., Thermoid tire distributors.
"One of the machines is used to
reproduce the severest road condi
tions which could ever come to a
tire. The tires are set upon axles
directly above the two large cogs
which are driven by motor at a very
high rate of speed. The cogs are set
UDon an axle that does not run
smoothly, but jolts up and down and
also sideways. . The Thermoid in this
test proved its solidity and tough
ness to the experimentors.
"Other tests which were made by
the engineers were those to prove the
resistance of the tire to oil and water.
Oil has proved a serious enemy to
long tire mileage and the invention
of crolide has overcome this diffi
culty. Water, when a great deal Is
encountered in travel, makes many
machine-made tires subject to rot and
they will not stand any rough travel.
The Thermoid is absolutely non-
porous and will withstand the mud
diest of roads. The Thermoid has
proven that it is one of remarkable
durability and toughness.
"Factory output has now been In
creased and we are able to supply
the Thermoid in all sizes.
power conference held here at the
call of Secretary Houston.
The conference was called for the
"confidential information' of the de
partment and virtually nothing has
been made public regarding the two
days' sessions. A set of resolutions
recommending certain lines of investi
gation to be undertaken by the de
partment was adopted and this has
gone to Secretary Houston for his
consideration.
Among the resolutions was one call
ing on the department to undertake
tractor tests and to authorize official
ratings which should be recognized
as such throughout the country.
Mannfaetoren Wait Tests.
The request to the department was
preferred by the tractor manufactur
ers attending the conference as a
measure to forestall threatened legis
lation by a number of states similar
to tne tractor test law which was
assed last spring in Nebraska.
ine Nebraska law provides that no
tractor shall be sold in the state un
1 a sample machine has been tested
by three competent engineers of the
tate university at Lincoln, who shall
report to the state railway commie-
Ion. The commission will compare
his report with the specifications and
claims of the manufacturer or agent
set forth in advertisements or sales
COVE HAS ETRY IN MAXWELL
BEAl'N COXTEST.
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COVE, Or., Nov- 15. (Special.)
Cove has an entry in the national
beauty contest being conducted by
the Maxwell Motor company of De
troit. She is Miss Cassie Kelley Or
ton. whose pulchrltudinous charms are
such that this city ana, in iact, an
Union county, are ready to bet real
money that she:will win. She is
native daughter of Oregon. Her pic
ture has been forwarded
ihy of
the C.
to Ted Her
Boss Automobil
would rcsumn n-rmni orouuction or
anotor cars t rapidly as conditions I company of Portland to be forwarded
nald l)i.tllli At lh same time, we in lietroit for the contest.
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Northwest should know:
"Remember LAHER Vhen
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It brings to mind the fact that Laher Springs are sold
with a written guarantee for one year against breakage
and settling.
It impresses the automobile owner with the well-known
truth that Laher Springs are manufactured from the
highest quality steel, bushed and reamed to an exact size.
It gives the idea of almost instant seryice, as 15,000
Laher Springs are carried in stock to meet any require
ment of the motorist.
It drives home the fact that the Laher Spring is a North
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the offices of animal husbandry, rural
engineering, good roads bureau and
others; tractor manufacturers, agrl
cultural college professors, agricul
tural research engineers, representa
tives of national associations such as
the saddlery, hay and feed dealers,
horse breeding associations and plai
farmers.
The avowed object of the conference
was to consider ways and means.
I'tXTOX GETS REPEAT ORDERS
Growing Demand Among Csors of
Trucks for More of Tlieni.
Pronounced developments in the
world .of the motor-truck have to
do with the creation of new fleets of
trucks in the rural motor express
field, and enlargement of truck fleets
which have been in successful opera
tion with the increase in the field for
the truck, which is aiding materially
in reduction of high cost of livinp.
The Fulton Motor-Truck company
has noted a" growing demand among
users of Fulton trucks for more and
more vehicles with which to meet de
mands of the times. A long time ago
Fulton adopted the slogan: "The
Repeat Order Truck." and every de
velopment of the day is serving to
strengthen In the public mind that
very idea. It is bringing results,
backed, of course, by reliability of
the Fulton product, which alone
privileged the' company to adopt the
slogan.
Business men conducting fleets of
trucks, whether in connection with
great business interests or in rural
express, are finding it expeaient ana
profitable to increase their truck I
equipment. Fulton trucks have been 1
adopted either in full or in part and
have made good in every way. In the
offices of the Fulton company it is
doubtless true that more is thought
of a repeat order from a big con
cern or big user of trucKB man an
order from an entirely new source,
for the repeat order shows conclu
sively that the Fulton has proved al
together advisable as a buying propo
sition through reliability, economy of
operation and day-in and day-out
work without troubles of a serious
nature.
It must also be taken into account
that th service policy adopted for
the Fulton has borne weight in every
quarter, assisting materially in keep
ing the trucks running steadily and
consistently, females of large fleets of
trucks have been a feature with
branch managers, distributors and
dealers who have in some cases
placed 10 to 20 trucks with one
customer for immediate shipments.
These trucks have in many instances
entered the rural express service.- in
which a vehicle must show the best
qualities possible in a motor-truck,
due to much of its work being in
fields so remote from repair shops
and from service stations. ' These
buyers of big fleets decided upon
their equipment only after thorough
snd painstnkincr in vest i pat ion and
selection of the Fulton was most
gratifying. Reports from many
quarters show that this judgment of
the fleet owners was not misplaced,
for every report has been most favor
able. These reports have also shown
clearly that there has been a notable
development in the uses to which
fleet owners are placing the trucks.
Gathering of produce at the farms
and at community centers for direct
delivery to great cities to reduce the
high cost of living is one of the
most Important of these developments.
Air Leaks
r lpaks
and Misfiring.
nrp a common, rausf
misfiring, though they are often over
looked. A worn valve guide allows
enough air to be sucked into the cyl
inders to cause misfiring and it also
permits oil to leak out. If oil is dis
covered leaking out. it is fair to as
sume that excess ;iir is being inject
ed into the fuel charges.
Kryway Kt)iuir.
When a key way becomes worn the
first thought of the owner is to file
the channel larger and fit a larger
key. To do this often weakens the
metal seriously and it may be found
that a preferable way is to weld ne
metal into the old slot and then cut
a new kpyway to fit th old key.
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Simply a Matter of
Real and Imitations
No matter what you may read or be told, the fact re
mains that the Reo Speed Wagon was the first of its
kind to be produced and is today the largest seller of
any similar type of truck. ,
And REO supremacy has been maintained despite
the fact that many imitations have since been offered
the public. Mounted on pneumatic tires and equipped
with electric lights and starter, it has established low
delivery cost records that have never been equaled.
These statements, which we are prepared to support
with indisputable evidence, should be sufficient to
convince the most logical reasoner to choose the Reo
Speed Wagon in preference to any other vehicle of
like capacity.
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