THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND.. MAT 16, 1920
11.
carrier to- -carrier, as is the case in
other methods of transportation.
"Moreover, the driver of a truck
exercises care on the road. He can
see the rough spots and avoid them or
negotiate them with caution. P"or
this reason goods need not even ke
carefully packed or crated to make a
trip in safety'
FRENCH VVAXT ROAD BUREAU
Even Horse Vehicles Mar Be Taxed
to Maintain Highways.
PARIS, May 15. Recognizing that
the road problem cannot be properly
HUP FACTORY CHIEF
LOOKING FAR AHEAD
r
IN REPAIRING CARS
Materials Generally About
Half of Sum for Work.
LIGHT AUTO ECONOMICAL
lightweight Parts Will Reduce Me
chanics' Difficulty and Achieve
Smaller Bills.
BY H. A. TARANTOUS.
Labor Is the tnost expensive thing
for which the owner must pay in con
nection with maintenance of the aver
age motor car. In most repair jobs
the cost of materials is about half
the labor charge. This is largely due
to difficulty in reaching parts and in
removing the various associated parts
of a mechanism in order to get at the
part 'desired.
Much has been said about the econ
omy of lighter cars in tire wear, gaso
line consumption, consumption of
lubricants, etc., but there are other
advantages of lightness and simplicity
which are equally important from an
economy standpoint.
To the uninitiated the amount of
time spent by the mechanic in merely
getting a part to pieces so that he
can work on it and putting it back
together is appalling. Lightweight
parts will reduce the difficulty be
cause they can be lifted more easily,
and because the springs, bolts, studs
and other fastenings are easier to
loosen and remove a nd similarly easier
to replace and tighten.
Parts Easier to Handle.
Large, heavy parts require large
bolts with lorn? threads. These are
hard to turn, botLi because the larger
threaded surface causes more friction
and because they are of necessity
brought up tighter. Much of the dis
maying assortment of tools required
for motor car service could be re
duced in the case of the light car be
cause smaller screws, bolts, etc., are
easier to handle with ordinary tools.
A considerable amount of the extra
labor in repairing heavy chassis is
due to the necessity of helpers for the
mechanics to lift out the heavy parts.
Lifting an engine out of a chassis,
or the .cylinder block off the crank
house, removing the clutch from the
flywheel,' taking out teh transmis
sion, etc., are operations that could
easily be accomplished by one man on
a light car, but require two or more
men on most cars of today.
Not only to the shop repairs does
this advantage of light weight ex
tend, but to ordinary road repairs as
w ell. On many of the heavier cars of
today, with demountable wire or steel
disc wheels, changing tires becomes
an arduous task which is beyond the
powers of most women operators, who
axe becoming an increasing factor.
Similarly, jacking, up an axle on a
hea,vy car is often difficult.
Easier to Get Out of Mud.
When mired in mud or snow, a
heavy car is helpless indeed, since its
resistance to towing is so great that
great .difficulty is often experienced, I
while a light car may easily be towed
or even pushed out of a bog where
traction has momentarily been lost.
The light car, furtl ermore, is less lia
ble to become stalled In soft ground
os snow, because its weight does not
cause it to sink so deeply.
One may make machinery heavier,
using larger part1) to stand the addi
tional strain, but unfortunately steel
docs not correspondingly toughen or
harden to tak-s the additional strain,
and it is for this reason that bolts or
nuts are more apt to loosen upon
heavy cars than on light ones. It Is
Impossible -to make a large machine
as simple as a small one, and so in
heavy cars there are usually more
parts to receive attention than on
light ones.
The coming of lighter cars than m-e
are accustomed to today will bring
with it easier anij cheaper main
tenance than heretofore. If these
lightweight cars are built as well and
as carefully as those of greater
weight, which they undoubtedly will
be tor the most part, they will re
quire less mechanical attention and
repair.
I bandied . by the present government
departments, the French ministry of
public works is endeavoring to reach
an agreement with the treasury .de
partment for the formation of a spe
cial national roads office. .This body,
while being attached to the ministry
of public works, would have complete
autonomy on all matters dealing with
roads. -Its admisinstratlon counoll
would consist pf engineers from the
government roads department. - and
delegates from the Touring club, the
Automobile club and the various
automobile manufacturers' associa
tions.
One" of the greatest Innovations is
that taxes levied on road users would
be specially ear-marked for road
maintenance. This has never previ
ously been admitted by the French
government. Further, all road ve
hicles, whether mechanical or horse
C. Hutchinson Figures In
dustry Sure to Grow. . .
AUTOS LIKE TELEPHONES
General Sales Manager Thinks Re
placement Alone Will Sell-.
1,750,000 Cars Yearly.
Not counting on foreign business,
which is growing rapidly, and cars
purchased by-newly initiated motor
ists, the motor car factories of the
United States will be called on to
produce approximately 1.750,000 auto
mobiles each year.
This opinion was expressed in Port-
AUTOMOBILES LIKE THIS ARE QUITE THE RAGE IN JAPAN,
BUT NOT HERE, EVEN WITH GAS AT 27 CENTS.
-3 $r ?
flu SSc Vfc --fT'
Over In ToVlo, Nagasaki, et aln where they hanl jn about In Jinrlfcinbas or
push cars, this vehicle might s;et by In the beat circle. Here the gmt
shovlntr it and Its load of paving; stones looks vastly bored. Xied rather
rte a flivver. i .
drawn, would be taxed. The amount
raised, in this way will be $34,000,000.
Before the war the upkeep of French
roads cbst $8,000,000 per annum. It
is expected that the cost now will he
$20,000,000, thus leaving: $14,000,000
for special work and the maintenance
of new roads.
PAGiFIC COUNTY PAVING
SIX
SEVEN CURS ARE MISSING
TOL1CK ASK CO-fIER.TIOX IX
i IiOCATIXG THEM.
Any Person Identifying Any Car
in the Lis-t Asked to Notify,.
Aulo Theft Bureau.
Seven automobiles, three -of them
stolen in April and the other four this
month, are on the lists of the new po
lice automobile theft bureau as not
yet recovered. .
Lieutenant Harvey A. Thatcher, iq
charge of the bureau, has compiled a
list of the license numbers and motor
numbers of the stolen cars and re
quests that any person identifying
one of them immediately notify his
oureau.
Publication of a similar list in The
Oregonian two weeks ago brought im
mediate results. Lieutenant Thatcher
asks the public again to co-oDerate
in recovering the cars. Following are
the names of the cars, the license
number and motor number of each:
Mnke. I.w-ense. Motor No.
Chevrolet
Overland
Ford
Chandler
Maxwell t .
Dolre . . .
SI GTS
. 4TTC.S
. 1M73T
. S2149
No ltrense
. . S'jaMS
C--J31S
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Mr.TO
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CONTRACTS LET FOR
PROVING HIGHWAY.
IM-
Total Amount of. Work. Authorized
This Month. Will I teach, an
Aggregate of $195,138.07.
RAYMOND, Wash., May 15. (Spe
cial.) The county commissioners of
Pacific county during the May ses
sion let six contracts for paving the
highways of the county between Che
halis and Raymond and between
South Bend and the Nasel river dis
trict. The total amount of contracts
let is $195,138.07. The work of paving
Willapa avenue In South Bend was
awarded to the Willapa Construction
company of Raymond at their bid of
$10,491.85. The engineers estimate
upon this work was $9573.80. '.
From Lebam toward Raymond one
mile of 18-foot paving and one and
one-half miles of nine-foot paving
was let to Albers & Son of Chehalis,
whose bid upon this work was $67,
046.27. The county engineer's esti
mate upon this work was $63,325.35.
Willapa Construction company bid
4.774.80 upon this contract.
The paving ' of Cherry street in
Raymond easterly to Giesy'a crossing.
distance of four miles, was let to
Albers & Son, who bid $88,437.56. The
engineer's estimate upon this work
was $89,073.35. C. E. Philbrick of
Raymond bid $97,657.66 upon this
work.
From Green creek to Stauffer
bridge, which Includes the comple
tion of proposition, four of last year's
road work in Pacific county, the only
bid received was that of Albers &
Son of Chehalis for $8819.33. The
engineer's estimate upon this work
was $9915.35. .-
From Menlo to Lilly Bridge, a dis
tance of 2700 feet,' the bid of Albers
& Son was $18,703.65. The engi
neer's estimate upon this work was
$18,784.55.
For completion of -work on per
manent highway No. 6 C. E. Phil
brick was the only bidder. He sub
mitted a lump sum bid of $16,369.44.
This work calls for a mile and. one
half of paving on the east Ray
mond road.
OI.I)HEI;D TO PACE RACERS
land last week by Om C. Hutchinson,
general sales manager of the Hupp
Motor Car corporation of Detroit. Mr.
Hutchinson, who formerly lived on
the Pacific coast, is one of the "old
timers" of the business. With" the
exception of President Hastings, he is
the oldest official on the executive
staff at the Hupp factory. - He was
here accompanied by H. R. Roberts,
western representative of the Hupp
company. They visited A. B. Manley,
of tne Manley Auto company, Hup
mobile distributor here.
"There are at present about 8,000,
000 registered automobiles in the
United States." said Mr. Hutchinson.
We estimate that the average motor
car lasts about five years, which
means that at least 20 per cent of
tne 8,000,000, or 1.750,000 cars, will
be required each year for replacement
purposes. This rough estimate does
not allow for cars purchased each
year by new owners or for cars ex
ported to foreign countries.
No Financial Panic.
"Perhaps all of us will have to
work a good deal harder -to sell cars
In future, but we have not yet neared
the so-called saturation point in the
automobile business. I am not look
ing for any: financial panic.
"The automobile business today is
the second largest industry in the
country. People wilt continue to buy
cars .for utility purposes, for the mo
tor car is just as much a factor in
commercial life as the telegraph and
telephone. We are certain that the
automobile business is permanent and
that cars will 'continue to be pur
chased in large numbers for years
to come.
"The banks, to be sure, are tigh
ening up to some extent, but the sub
stantial automobile dealer who has
a well-established line need have no
fear, of the future."
Mr. Hutchinson said the Hupmo-
Series 20 Special-Six
You wall better understand the enthusiasm
of Studebaker owners after you have taken
a demonstration ride in the SPECIAL-SIX
anywhere and under any condition you 4.
chose. . , Do this, and you will know the
reason for its popularity.
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BO-rU. detarhshle head motor; intrmili.t.ti..,B;fliwl. f O-
wi wbjh, rnn musniun comrort tor rive
AH Stiidebftkr Cat mrm niiinTwi with
Cord Tirea another Stodebakar precdat
"This is a Studebaker Year"
W. C. Garbe, Inc.
FORMERLY OREGON MOTOR CAR CO.
Broadway at Burnside Street
Phone Broadway 616 " '.
of . your car with safety to lives and
property is. not confined to the throttle
and steering wheeL Your brakes are
most often the final resort.
To be properly efficient, brakes must
be correctly lined. Insist that the brakes
on which you rely for safety and service
are lined with genuine
Identify it by The Silver Edge
The Raybestos Company
Bridgeport, Conn.
bile faptory is getting back into pro
duction very well, completing about
100 cars a day. which is approximate
ly the schedule of production. -
"The freight car situation has not
been relieved very materially," he
said, "but when water navigation on
the dreat Liakes is opened about the
middle of this month, conditions will
be improved considerably. We ex
pect to ship Hupmobiles by boat to
Duluth for rail shipment to the Pa--cific
northwest and will also ship
by boat toward the east, there being
good roads for driveaways from Buf
falo. "At present I would say that at
least 50 per cent of the cars leaving
our factory are driven overland to
their retail - destination: All points
within several hundred miles are han
dled by driveaways through -the year,
and quite often cars 'are driven over
land to more remote points." - 1
En route to the Pacific coast Mr.
Hutchinson visited St. Louis, Kansas
City. Omaha and Denver.' At Salt
Lake he was greeted by H. R. Rob
erts, who accompanied him to Seattle
and Portland. . Before returning to
the factory, Mr.'Hutchinson will visit
San Francisco, Los Angeles and Dal
las, Tex. He considers conditions in
the western cities good.
High Speed Rattlers.
A great many cars vibrate and rat
tle at high speed, due to loose front
fenders.. These can often 5a rein
forced and made rigid by placing a
rod between the two just below the
lamps. Make two angle washers and
draw tight into place. Pull the fend
ers back first by hand' to get the
length of the rod and tne angle at
which to make the angle washers.
Make of one-quarter-inch iron.
The Quaker City Ladies' Motor club
of Philadelphia. Pa., was organized in
1907.
Former
Two license tags also are missing.
They are dealer's tag 260-B and deal
er's tag 247-A.
TECCK W1XS LOAD PRESTIGE
Shipper Can Feel Sure Goods Will
Jiot Be Damaged or Lost.
A sense of security that goods will
be delivered without loss or damage
is winning the truck more converts
in the short haul freight carrying
field than the casual observer might
suppose, according to K. A. Price,
manager of the Firestone ship by
truck bureau at 65 North Park street.
"The speed and economy of motor
transport are bringing it a rapidly
widening circle of friends." Mr. Price
said; "but no more so perhaps than
is the element of safety motor trucks
afford their shipments.
"The truck driver is on the job
from the time the freight is loaded
on o the truck until it is delivered
to the consignee. He is guard as well
as driver. Because of this fact thiev
ing is difficult.
"Protection for the goods shipped
is also afforded by the fact that the
load is handled but twice between
, consignor and consignee. It need not
be transferred several times from
Speed King "Will Start
Them on Way at' Indianapolis.
At the request of many of the drlv
ers entered in the international motor
sweepstakes, Barney Oldfleld, onoe
best driver of them all, but now
prosperous tire manufacturer, has
consented to come out of retirement
for just one more speed flight His
return will be as an official, not a
competitor.
He will act as pacemaker of the
Btart, leading the big field around the
famous brick oval and bringing the
fliers to the wire for their actual
start at the fastest pace possible
without breaking the assigned order,
Oldfleld s return to speed will be
made at the wheel of a Marmon car
which he had selected several weeks
ago. The event will also celebrate his
first public speed flight on tires
which, developed from his many years
of experience and used in all his rac
ing and touring, now bear his own
name as their distinguishing brand.
Rubber Mallets.
The car owner who does much work
aroifnd his vehicle should certainly
have one of the rubber mallets that
are designed to permit hammering of
polished surfaces without ruining the
finish. For smoothing out dents in
the fender or similar disfigurements
these mallets are invaluable. In an
emergency the head of an ordinary
hammer may be covered with several
thicknesses of old rubber to serve
this purpose. -
"" M1tMM f t 1
83
of all SERVICE Trucks sold during the past five years
were bought by former owners of SERVICE Trucks.
These purchasers &nen from experience " that SERVICE
Trucks were superior truck.
You can have the benefit of that experience.
Don't experiment with a truck. Buy for permanence.
Buy SERVICE.
SERVICE " Trucks have won their dominant position '
through sheer merit Do you want that kind of a truck?
Ask for demonstration. COMPARE!
Service Sales Agency
227 Salmon Street Main 8154
Immediate delivery on all sizes one to five-ton.
double Cable 'Base THros
fanlBUIira.
Scs-CralTa
TjlEDERAL Tires save to you the
many miles of service which rim
wear robs you of in ordinary tires.
Federal Double-Cable-Base con
struction effects this saving at no
additional cost per tire.
If you have not yet discovered
this, prove it to your own satisfac
tion try FEDERAL. w
' - ' " .
The Federal. Rubber Company
el miaoia . ',
Factories, Cudahy, Wisconsin
DEALERS WrlK for exclnmive sroptttB If we are
not represeated 1 your tcrfc-a.
WEAVER TIRE COMPANY
" Oregon 'Vulcanizing Co.
XKt-'3S BCRVSIDE AX BROADWAY.
11enione Broadway 370.
AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PARTS
m m rmT hTnT
n- Min i JO. J m a m m m m
SPEEDOMETERS
and "BIG TEN NECESSITIES"
They're More Than Accessories
, . Official Service Genuine Parts
0eWWU Product Service Station, 333 Ankeny Street
Wiggins Company, Inc.
Formerly .
Archer & Wiggins Co. :
Distributors
Automotive Equipment
Sixth Street at Oak
David Hodes Co.
Ill N. Broadway
AUTOMOBILE EQUIPMENT
PARTS, GEARS, AXLES AOTX
SPRINGS
IHE8 A'JTO Ca,
10,000 Springs Carried in Stock.
Let Us Repair Yonr Springs-
Where You Get Service.
15TH AND COUCH STREETS
Northwest Auto Co,
Distributors
Miller Tires, Miller Ad-On-A Tire?
Kepair Materials and Tubes
Alder at Eighteenth St. Portland
Recommended by a Million , I
Ford Owners
3SSH
v West Coast Distributors Corn.
StlQ Cl& All S 0 rll Cr 33 Stark St. Phone Broadway 4564
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1 Paraaawra-sreg I Ill I III I
AUTO DIRECTORS
New Light Six, - i J-
Mitchell, Seven-Passenger Jordan" "-
MITCHELL. LEWIS & STAYER CO
Broadway at Oak
RAINIER
Worm Drive TRUCKS
SALES AND. SERVICE
' SERVICE GARAGE 1
351 First St. Phone Main 2417
S c? oayers-r'aciric
aV erS blXMotorCarCb:
SAYERS
Auto Funeral
Equipment
Twenty-first and
Washington - -' '
State Distributor
JACK
C?rOTT Sayers-Pacific
DJIV Motor Car Co.
SIX
TOURING
FOUR WHEEL
DRIVE TRUCK
Twenty-first and
Washington
State Distributors .
BETHLEHEM TRUCKS Electric Lights and Starter
Northwest Auto Co, Distributors, Alder at 18th :
Franklin
offers more of "what you actually need and want
in an automobile. . .
BRALY AUTO CO. ; .
Main 4880, A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts.