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D. E. Agnew Drives Up From
San Francisco in Three Days.
SISKIYOU STRETCH GOOD
DniiMmiir-Reddlng StreU-lj Xow
Excellent Grave!, but Xoncalla
Drain Section Fierce.
What Is believed to be an early
Beasnn record for motor travel be
tween San Kranrisco and Portland
was established a few days aso. when
D. K. .kiu w of 567 Kast Peventeeth
street steered his 1919 Hupmobile
of the commercial club appoint an
Important committee to put some
thing across, "Q. F. Bennett, chair
man." appears on the secretary's
record. That means that the Job Is
as good as done.
His long suit is writing his dally
ads for the local paper. It is said
that many busy citizens turn first to
the Bennett ads to get the really im
portant news. He keeps the city
posted on anything from how to cure
the "flu" to ways and means of pre
venting forest fires. He is strong
for newspaper advertising and is a
liberal space buyer. What is more
important, he Is a master of the psy
chology of advertising. He knows
the public won't read ordinary cord
tire, gasoline and oil ads, so he gives
them live sluff--aomething about and
for themselves.
Here is a sample from a two-col
umn-ten, headed "What's What In
l.ewiaton": First he gives the Moose
lodge a boost, then announces tn
coming of "America's greatest tenor,
who will sing in the high school
auditorium; next in order is notice of
the next American Legion smoker
following this he calls attention to
the commercial club meeting, cer
tain dolnps of the Elks and Dokle
an appeal for the Roosevelt memorial,
a boost for the stork show, and last
of all, "Bennett's Garage-rWe Never
Close."
Other subjects treated in his inim
liable style, and filling several pages
FAST TRUCKS KEEP PORTLAND SUPPLIED WITH MILK.
Wigs. tv,fr'
Ilrrr'x a Xorrlnnd titt-toi truck that Is part f the "milk fleet" nklch
Huppllrs thU city's StHMHH) folks with milk and cream for dally use.
tourinsr car over the 795 miles of
good, bad and indifferent road within
a three-day period.
Even In the best of weather, with
the roads at their best, four or five
days is considered good running time
from Portland to San Francisco.
Therefore, Air. Agnew's feat may be
interpreted not only aa a tribute to
the driver, his Hup and Pacific coast
Itarch weather, but also as proof that
the highway commissions of Oregon
and California have made extensive
improvements on the Pacific highway
since lust season.
Incidentally, Mr. Aifnew made a
fast trip to San Franlcsco early in
February through muddy roads of
that time. The down trip was made
in four days, despite discouraging
road handicaps and mud, tlie final
312 miles from Dunsmuir to Oakland
beirifr covered iu IS hours, elapsed
time." This wan Mr. Agnew'a first
time over the Portland-San Francisco
road, and he says he was somewhat
timid in turning the Hup loose to its
limit.
Ile'fl Real Speed Hound.
Last summer Mr. Agnew hung P a
road record for the run from Van
couver, B. C, to Portland, only 14
hours' time elapsing between his de
parture from Vancouver and his ar
rival in Portland. With the same car
lie used on all three of these speed
trips Jlr. ARnew says he expects to
Ilia Re the Portland-San Francisco run
about one month from now in two
da s.
By leaving Portland at midnight he
can time his drive through the rough
and muddy roads 0 as to have day
light for the worst spots. He is sure
he can make Grants Pass by the end
of the first day out of Portland and
sail all the way from the Josephine
county metropolis to San Francisco
in another full da)'.
"On the upward trip we left Oak
land Saturday noon and were home
In Portland Monday evening," said
Mr. Agnew at the llanley Auto com
pany last week. "From Oakland to
Kcdding the roads were fine, being
paved all the way to lied Bluff, with
a fairly good dirt road for tho re.
inainlnir 36 miles.
"The 67-mlle stretch over the moun
tains from lieddinn to Dunsmuir has
a good gravel road, but we found
Home bad places between the latter
point and Yreka, though nothing was
bad enough to stick the Hups rear
wheels.
An ful .rnr Yonenlla.
"There was no snow whatsoever
crossing the SiFkiyous Into Oregon.
From Ashland to Grants Tass the
road was all in fairly good condition.
Then came Cow creek canyon, with its
proverbial discouragements. The road
through the canyon was badly cut
up. but chains were not necessary.
"The stretch encountered about
eight mile south of Glendale was
downright bad, with rain falling all
around us. The road going into
Roseburg wasn't anything to brag
about. Roseburg to Oakland was all
right."
Air. Agnew reports that the worst
"mess" of the entire round trip is
between Voncalla and Drain, where
the Hupmobile was obliged to plow
through deep, sticky mud. For a mile
and a half, he says, the car was down
to the axle in mud. This leg of the
trip was made in the dark and. to
make bad matters worse, rain was
falling much the same as it does in
Los- Angeles when perfectly good Ore
gonians are turned loose there with
out their umbrellas. From Drain to
Portland there were no particular in
cidents except some stretches of
rather rough road south of Eugene.
Mr. Agnew was accompanied on his
trip to San Francisco and return by
Mrs. Agnew and their youngster.
While in California they toured
around Monterey bay and enjoyed
other side trips out of San Francisco
to the extent of about 2000 miles.
of advertising space, are the follow
ing: Mothers' day. Salvation Army,
children's book exhibit at state nor
mal school, fuel anortuge, traffic reg
ulations, open forum meeting, life in
surance, Boy fecouls, census enume
ration, Ited Cross, war drives, chil
aren a home, fall fair, Y. W. C. A..
good roads and church socials.
December 28, 1919, Charlie Bennett
gave his readers a little food for
thought in connection with the new
year. He told them about a Chicago
traveling man who came from Spo
kane, "Just to see what Idaho was
like." and who remarked as follows:
"It seems that Idaho has a reputa
tion back east for raising fine pota
toes, and many times 1 have heard
people phone for spuds with this con
dition added to the order, 'and be sure
to send us Idaho potatoes.'" Then
came Charlie's ringing peroration
"With potatoes, grain, fruit, lettuce,
livestock, railroads, waJerpower, good
roads, our famous LewTstou hill high
way, up-to-date wholesale and retai
establishments, strong banks and ex
cellent schools, we have everything
to push us to the front. Don't let the
grass start sprouting in our streets.
Nineteen twenty calls for "DO IT
with a big WILL before It. Get ready
for that serious jump from 1919 to
1920. Land on the new fallow with
both feet and brand it with prosper
ity from the first sound of the whistle
at 12 M. on the 31st. Next year we
will want our tourist camp site, more
good roads, better rural mail routes,
more and better rail and water trans
portation and many other things so
essential to the steady growth of a
city like Lewiston and the cities trib
utary to it. Once again, union makes
strength; don't scatter your efforts.
During the war Charlie would drop
into the garage in the morning to see
if "DoC had things running smoothly,
then away to. headquarters to help
put the city over the top In some war
drive. His greatest achievement in
this line was raising Lewiston's quota
in the last war .savings drive when
everybody said It cant be done.'
Charlie's live-wire teammate. Astor
Seaborg, shared credit for the big
success of that drive.
The wonder has been where Bennett
got all 'the time for his unselfish
work for the community. The secret
lies In the splendid organization of
his garage business and in his em
ployes. The loyalty and efficiency
of his men have enabled him to de
vote much of his time to civic activ
ities in an unassuming way. His two
hobbies are a bigger and better Lew
iston and Bennett's garage. And he
has reason to be proud of his garage
j" SERIES 20 "
MS II fr
ALTHOUGH the Series 20 BIG-SIX has a wheelbase
r of 126-inches and seats seven passengers in per
fect comfort, it is not a heavy car. It weighs but
3X25 pounds and is so accurately aligned and so flex
ible that the touch of two fingers on the wheel keeps
it in the road. Its silent, longjstroke demountable head
motor of 60-horse power, delivers the power to take you
uphill, and over any highway as' easily as on the.chy
boulevard.
' Standard equipment includes cord tires,
shock absorbers, Gypsy top with one large
beveled plate glass window in rear, im
proved straight-side windshield with storm
proof ventilator base with integral side
lamps; extension tonneau lamp. Trimmed
in hand-buffed genuine leather upholstery.
$2250
f.o.b- Detroit
W. C. Garbe, Inc.
Formerly Oregon Motor Car Co. ,
Broadway at Burnside
Broadway 616
NEW SALES CHIEF FOR TWIN
STATICS MOTOR CAR fOMPANV.
Lewiston Proud of Charlie
Bennett, and His Garage.
The l.attrr la One or llmt in .North
vrf, While It Proprietor l an
Indifcprnnable I'utilie Institution.
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LEWISTON". Idaho, March 20.
(Special.) Down around Lewis
ton Charlie Bennett is a public insti
tution. Incidentally, Bennett's garage
is one of the best in the northwest.
He admits it, and no one else denies
it. But this is not to tell about the
garage; It is about Charlie, the orig
inal live-wire of central Idaho.
Kor one thing, Charlie Bennett does
not let the irariiKe interfere with his
business, wiiich is ifr.st'nc for his
home town. 'When'. .1 the pr'-s' lent
i There Isn't a better known or more
j popular automobile salesman in town
than Bill Byrne, who recently joined
R. E. Murphy of the Twin States
Motor Car' company. Chandler and
I Cleveland distributors, as sales man
ager for both lines. He was christened
William, but it is as Bill that he is
Known and as Bill let him remain.
Bill Byrne began selling automobiles
nine years ago in Portland, his first
efforts being devoted to the old
Cartercar. He went with C. L. Boss in
1914 and remained there fWe years.
From Mr. Boss, he went with H. M.
Covey selling Cadillacs, and from
there to his present position as sales
It Is housed in a beautiful new brick
uilding. fireproof in construction.
and over 100 feet square. The spa-
ious cement floor offers storage
space for 100 cars, and in the me
chanical department may be found
every modern device and machine for
the repair of cars. An exceptional
feature of the building is an attract
ively furnished and completely
equipped ladies' rest room. For 24
hours of every day of the three years
the garage has been in existence a
force of skilled mechanics has been
on the Job. "We never close" is the
motto of the garage. . .
Lewiston and central Idaho are
proud not only of Bennett's garage,
but also of its presiding genius who
calls himself just a plain "garage
man," but who is, nevertheless, an
Indispensable public institution.
Montreal Boasts of Oldest Kink.
Victoria rink, Montreal, has the
distinction of being the oldest build
ing In America devoted to skating,
this being the 58th consecutive year
it has been used for this purpose.
, Card Urtt indaiU 9EfirS
Beautiful and Serviceable
.Someone has said: "Long
lines blended with curves that
recall Greek sculpture quiet
colors restrained richness of
upholstery with here and there
a touch of bright metal-work like
high-lightsonanartist'scanvas."
Besides, the new Lexington
Touring Car is a great road-car.
The reputation of its long
line of eminently successful pred
ecessors was built upon being
the better cars of their times.
Likewise this new Lexington
maintains its margin of leader
ship. Aside from its new style
note, it is finer running, smooth
er riding, easier driving.
Let us show you this touring
model it has many exclusive
mechanical features that you
should know about before select-
ing your car.
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Distributors
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Soli by the foDowrnj; dealers:
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Calumbia Urgbway Aatn &. SUmxt Co, Williams .Motor Car Co, Pendleton, Or.
Hood Ejtw. Ox. J.C Wcjtmt. Forest Grove. Or.
3y & JKflkrx; ODrralEa, Or.
Lexington Motor Company, Connerarfll, Indiana, V. S. A.
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102 BROADWAY NORTH
PHONE BDWY. 4043
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102 BROADWAY NORTH
PHONE BDWY. 4043
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Exclusive Distributers
328 Tine 5lreet, Portland, Oregon
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