The Sunday Oregonian., July 18, 1920, SECTION SIX, Page 10, Image 76

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POIiTLiAJTD, JTTLT 18, 1920
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THE NEW WOLF CREEK GRADE ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN OREGON IS A REG-
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OF GREAT GAS
Overland That Traveled 106.4
Miles to Gallon Stock Car.
CONSIDERED BY MANY MOTORISTS THE BEST FABRIC T1BjON THELAMEBICAN MARKET
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Slayor of Fresno Measured Out Gas
and Many Observers Super
vised the Entire Test.
LOS ANGELES. July 17. You've
got to hand it to any automobile that
will travel 106.4 miles on a gallon of
gasoline. A little Overland touring
car, one of the 1920 series, did this
very thing two weeks ago on a level
stretch of state highway between Los
Angeles and Fresno.
E. B. Wilson, manager of the Los
Angeles branch of the Willys-Overland
Pacific company, has been itch
ing for the last several months with
a' desire to know how far the new
Overland would step on four quarts
of gas. Finally he couldn't stand it
any . longer and decided to see for
himself. He called in a few of his
hired help and told 'em to get a car
out of the salesroom and prime it up
for the test.
The car was selected and was oiled
and greased up within an inch of its
life. . All kinds of fancy lubricants
were poured into the machine, and
when it hit the road it was running
like a German airplane with a flock
of Eddie - Rickenbackers on its tail.
Tou could tie a string onto this boat
and yank it all over the salesroom
floor.
Mayor Measures the Cian.
Finally everything was ready, and
Wilson led a flock of valiant observ
ers up to Selma. a little town jusl
outside of Fresno, for the start. A
special one-gallon gasoline tank was,
fastened to the side of the Overland,
and Mayor Toomey of Fresno meas
ured out four quarts of gas and
sealed the tank. Captain Henry Amon
took the wheel of the machine and
the engine was cranked up for the
beginning of the jaunt.
When the car reached the starting
line it was inspected by a group of
experts and declared stock in every
particular. There were no changes
in gears, tires or anything that might
Increase the mileage.
With several loads of interested ob
servers following, the machine started
along the road toward Bakersfleld.
For 7 hours and 20 minutes Captain
Amon kept the car on the move on
the perfectly level stretch of high
way to Bakersfleld and on beyond for
several miles. Finally with a few
chokes and gasps the one gallon of
gasoline gave up the ghost and the
show was over, and it was found that
the Overland had traveled 106.4 miles
on a single gallon. This smashes all
records of a similar nature ever set
up anywhere and is about as much
work as any motor ever got out of
four quarts of juice.
Jreat Care lard.
The average driver will now prob
ably rise up on his hind legs and in
quire why he doesn't get similar mile
age. There are several reasons. Cap
tain Amon drove the 'machine with
the single intention of making it go
as far as possible on a certain amount
of fuel. He took advantage of every
thing that would help him toward this
end. The average motorist wants to
get somewhere in a hurry and doesn't
care much about the gallons of gas it
takes. The machine was in perfect
condition for the trip and here it had
an edge on 99 out of every 100 cars
on the road.
The results of the test are remark
able. Such great mileage by a stock
car on level road is a wonderful thing
In itself. Any motor that will pull
load 106.4 miles on one gallon of gas
is an economical power plant beyond
a particle of a doubt. But perhaps
the greatest thing about the test is
the lesson that could be taken to heart
by the average driver. An economi
cal motor will work wonders, but
driver who tries to run economically
and a. car in perfect condition will
jump any drivers average a great
many per cent.
A number of Losr'Angeles newspaper
men accompanied Wilson north for
the record test.
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Vale, old Wolf Creek hill! The ne-rr hlffhway, with Its easy gradient and pavement, ta -raatlr different from the
old hill road which wan narrow and danserona with a grade in places between 24 and 30 per cent. Thla
was a costly piece of highway work bat ft waa worth every cent It cost.
RILEY SEES BRIGHT SIDE
JORDAN SALES MAXAGEK, SAYS
EAST IS DOING WELL.
No Gasoline Shortage There, Bank
ers Liberal, Motor Car Indus
try in Good Condition.
Watch Grease Caps.
Many car owners habitually neg-
lectthe grease cups that are ordi
nairly fitted to the spring shackles
for the lubrication of the shackle
bolts. - Unless these cups are regu
larly turned down the grease in th
passages Decomes caKed ano hard
er.ed, preventing the passage of fresh
grease io the surfaces needing it. If
at any time difficulty is noticed in
turning down these caps they should
be removed and the obstructing mat
ter should be carefully cleaned out,
nd then they should be filled with
fresh grease.
Senator Boiee Penrose of Fennsyl
rania owns a large, specially con
structed vehicle, painted and uphol
etered in bright red.
W. B. Riley, sales manager of the
Jordan Motor Car company of Cleve
land, one of the best-Known automo
bile men in the Industry, was a recent
visitor in Portland. He was here in
the- course of a flying trip through
the west, during which he looked over
conditions and visited Jordan dealers.
While in Portland he made his head
quarters with the Mitchell, Lewis &
Staxer company, Jordan distributors.
Conditions throughout the east are
gcod, according to Mr. Riley, and
there is no gasoline shortage except
on the Pacific coast. He says there
is a decided shortage of automobiles
in other sections, with no immediate
prospect of catching up with the de
mand. The demoralized condition of
he railroads, he said, is holding up
prcduction.
To get freight cars factory men
have to go down in the yards, get the
cat s. help the men switch them and
have them placed on our siding for
louring," said Mr. Riley. "During the
switchmen's strike hundreds of men
quit the railroads and sought other
job-:. They found they could make
more money at other work, so are not
going back to the railroads. Thus
there is a decided shortage of experi
enced men.
"We find Jhat the bankers are not
drawing in their horns to the extent
thai has been rumored and that any
distributor who has made a silent
partner of his banker and who is sell
ing cars on a businesslike basis can
get all the money he needs.
'There is no general tightening up
by the banks of the country so much
as there is a. trend toward conserva
tism, intended to eliminate speculation.
"Not for a long time will there be
prico reductions in the automobile in
dustry. This can be said authorita
tively, with constantly mounting
costs of labor and material such a
thing- is impossible. As a matter of
fact, automobile prices have risen
less than other prices. An average
advance of 12 per cent in motor cars
can be compared favorably with ad
vances of more than 100 per cent in
clothing and food."
tor for July. During the year 1919
we exported nearly $50,000,000 worth
of tires alone and almost $40,000,000
worth of automobile parts. In 1919
alone this country exported close to
70.000 passenger cars and 16,000
trucks, the combined value being
about $110,000,000. The motor vehicle
industry in this country has merely
begun to supply foreign markets,
manufacturers have just awakened to
the fact that foreign countries ought
to be considered as so many addi
tional states.
Seriate Buys a Hudson.
The United States senate has just
purchased a Hudson super-six, mak
ing it the first official car of the sen
ate. It will stand outside of the sen
ate chamber when that body is in
session and will be used by senators
going about the city on official business.
FRANKLIN MAN ON COAST
J. T..STCART MANAGER OF XEW
PACIFIC COAST ZONE.
ORGANIZATION ESSENTIAL
OPERATION OF GROUP
TRUCKS DISCUSSED.
OF
Intelligent and Economic Direction
of Machines Is Depend
ent Factor.
10,000,000 CARS IN WORLD
America Iade Eight-Tenths of the
Whole Huge Total.
There are o'ver 10,000,000 motor
vehicles in the world and America
manufactured more than eight-tenths
of them. This country during the
past six years has exported over a
half million passenger cars and trucks
valued at over a half billion dollars
and at this writing is supplying prac
tically the demands of the world
with automobile apparatus, says Mo
CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE N1SQUALLY CANYON, BETWEEN
TACOMA AND MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK.
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Organization is just as esential to
the efficient operation of a group of
trucks as it is to any other phase of
business activity. Only by means of
an organization can a fleet owner or
manager direct the operation of his
trucks intelligently and economically.
The personnel of a fleet organiza
tion is divided into two groups, one
of which is the maintenance division
and the other the operating division.
In some of the larger fleet organza
tions an Inspection division has sep
arate identity, but in the smaller ones
this inspection service is directed by
the maintenance division or is per
formed by the truck manufacturer
himself.
The maintenance division should be
headed by a superintendent who is
practical mechanic. He may have as
many assistant mechanics as is nec
essary to maintain the fleet in good
mechanical condition. Washers and
greasers are included in his depart
ment and work according to a well
planned schedule. '
The operating division should be
headed by a man who is a practical
dispatcher. He usually has direct
charge of the drivers, who report to
him daily as to mileage traveled
work accomplished, etc. The head of
this division should furnish the fleet
owner or manager with weekly or
monthly record reports, showing- the
performances of each truck in com
plete detail.
The larger fleets usually require a
stockroom for spare parts, unless the
manufacturer's service station is close
to the base of operation. Fleets of
less than 10 trucks seldom need
stock of parts, except for minor ones,
such as spark plugs, fan belts, grease
cups and such. The larger fleets re
quire in addition extra springs, bear
ings, valves, magneto parts, etc. Some
of the largest fleets use the unit sys
tem, Keeping on hand a spare motor
transmission, rear axle and other units
in addition to sets of springs and
other essential Tiarts.
Hereafter Franklin Company Will
Keep in Closer Touch ' With -Far
West Conditions.
Under a new policy just adopted by
the Franklin automobile company
manufacturers of Franklin cars, the
United States is divided into seven
zones with a zone manager for, each,
The first manager of the Pacific
coast zone, J. T. Stuart, was in Port-
and last week on his first visit to
the Pacific northwest.
Mr. Stuart can select any Pacific
coast city for his headquarters, and
t is not unlikely that his choice will
be Portland. He told J. C. Braly of
the Braly Auto company,' Franklin
distributors here, after Mr. Bralx had
driven him about the city last week
and out the Columbia river highway
that Portland is the most beautifu
city he has ever seen and that he
would like to locate here
Mr. Stuart brought word that the
Franklin company is planning to de
vote especial attention to the Pa
cific coast territory. The company
has awakened to the fact, he said
that most of the big automobile man
ufacturers do not give sufficient at
tention to the peculiar conditions and
needs of this territory, tls action in
naming a Pacific coast manager to de
vote all his time to the coast terrl
tory and problems has been taken to
remedy this state of affairs.
The new coast manager will give
particular attention to service prob
lems. Heretofore it has been the pol
icy of the -company to send a factory
service man ov;r the territory once
a year or so. but under the new ar
rangement the coast manager will
be in direct touch with distributor
and dealers, and through them- with
private owners, all the time.
The Franklin factory, Mr. btuart
said, is planning a great increase in
production. Some time ago it had
reached a daily; output of 66 cars,
but the car shortage and financial
conditions resulted in a veiled re
quest from the government to reduce
production figures for a time. This
caused a falling off in all factories.
but the Franklin output is again on
the increase, he said, and is . now
about 55 cars daily.
,The company, according to Mr. Stu
art, already manuf r otures virtually
all units going into the "ranklln
car, but is preparing to enlarge its
operations along this line. One of
its new factory additions now under
construction Is a huge heat treatment
plant, where all its own axles will
be heat-treated.
Some time in the near future, Mr.
Stuart intimates, a most interesting
announcement will be forthcoming on
the new Franklin truck, on which the
factory has been working for some
time past. Not much has been made
public yet as to this truck, except
that it will have an aircooled motor
and will be designed for pneumatic
tires only.
Two defects often similar in their
effect on the operation of a motor
are poor compression and a weak, or
lean carburetor adjustment. The ef
fect of each is loss of power and dif
ficult starting.
OVERSIZE AND EXTRA-PLY
My heart is full of luondcr at tc number of automobiles that
are tire "under-size". Even a the patient pack-horse fails bc
, neath too great a load, so will a sturdy tire falter when taxed
beyond its strength.
The Great Chiefs of my people have declared "WE BUILD
TO EXCEL" so our "D" Type tire is-an extra large over-size
with an extra ply of fabric in every size over that used in standard
and ordinary tires.
The trader can pile his goods higher, more friends can be
taken on the ride of joy, if your car is shod with our "D" Type
tires than is possible with ordinary tires, for the over-size con
struction, with a greater volume of air allowed by it, makes it
capable of meeting all your demands.
9 . And much fatter will be your purse, for the over-sizing and
extra-ply features add many moons to the life of the tire; and
most surely is the wear and tear on the machine made less.
Many among you, O Motorists, concede our "D" Type to be
the best fabric tire on the American market. . It is our proud
boast that this big, handsome, flexible, hand-built casing is a dis
tinct achievement in tire building, well worthy of my people,
t SALUTE YOU, O MOTORISTS! LITTLE HEAP HAS SPOKEN.
"Little Heap" as a character U symbolic of The
SprccRcls "Savage" Tire Company. By birth he is a
"Savage"; by adoption, a member of The House of
Spreckels. q Wise for his years, educated in modern
mays and imbued urith the spirit of the organization
he represents, the little "chief" is an authority on the
construction of "Savage" tires and tubes. S It is fit
ting that the sterling .qualities and the sturdiness of
his race arc characteristic, too, of the products luith
which he is associated.
THE FOLLOWING MESSACES
APPEAR IN THIS SERIES
A New Departure in Tire Cod.
trweboo.
Finest Selected Raw Materials.
Bonus and Premium Pay to
Workmen.
Hand Built.
Wrapped Tread, Single Cure.
Over-siM and Extra Ply.
Special Breaker.
Extra Breaker Cover.
Tough Tread.
Inspection.
Built to Excel.
A Product of the Houi
of Spreckels.
OUR BEST ASSET IS THE SATISFIED CUSTOMER
THE SPRECKELS "SAVAGE TIRE CO.
SAN DIEGO,
CALIP
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
stmsE
TIRES AND TUBES
PACIFIC TIRE CO., Cor. 6th and Burnside, Portland, Ore., Broadway 2275
BEWARE OF MAIL AUTOS
YOU CAN'T GET DAMAGES IF
YOU'RE RUX OVER.
ploye of he department was entirely
responsible for the collision there is
no fund from which you may be rc
imbursed for the damage. It may be
further stated, however, should you
desire to pursue the matter further,
it would probably be necesFary fr
you to seek recourse by having an ap
propriation made by a special act ot
congrress."
Everybody who is familiar with
congressional procedure knows that
to undertake to gret congress to ad
just "these rlamaire capes by special
acts would be a long and laborious
and, in the main, a futile task.
How times "have changed! The first
transcontinental run was not made
until 1903 and took over two months,
from May 23 to July 26.
Postofflce Department Won't Pay
and Thoughtfully Has Xo Funds
From Which to Collect.
WASHINGTON. D, C July 17.
Under a ruling of the postofflce de
partment a person who is struck by(a
motor truck in the postal service is
very much out of luck.
He cannot collect a cent of damages
from the department, however seri
ous his injuries may be.
Kven though the accident is shown
to be entirely the fault of the government-owned
and operated machine
the victim has no redresti.
The department's lack of responsi
bility is asserted in a letter which
James I. Blakeslee, fourth assistant
postmaster-general, has just sent to
H. B. Leary Jr., an automobile dealer
of this city, who waa unfortunate
enough to have one of his cars dam
aged by a rural mail truck. In that
letter Mr. Blakeslee says:
"Should It be assumed that the em-
Motorists who have driven up the wild and pictureaque canyon of the Nla
qualJy river, en route to Mount Rainier national park from Tacotna, .will
remember the many sharp, narrow turns In the road. A car would round
a turn and almost hump a ear eomtns; In the opposite direction, t tee turns
helnK so sharp and the road so narrow that It took mlsrhty cautious
drl-rtns; to avert accidents. All this Is changed now. Durlns; the past
winter and sprlns; a his; crew has been changing: the trade and widening
the curves. This section of about four miles Is still In process of con
struction and consequently quite rough, but as the picture shows, the
road ha been, made wide enough (or the heavy traffic that oaea It
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The fact that Republics sell in greater
volume is the best reason why you
should consult us about your own
transportation needs.
oberts Motor Car Co
Vancouver, Wash. Portland, Or. Boise, Idaho
Largest Exclusive Truck Dealer in the Northwest
The Right Sedan
For Right Now
Its Savffig on Tires, Oil and Upkeep Add to
the Riding Advantages of Triplex Springs
THE OVERLAND SEDAN is an exceptionally good
car for all year use. Its ventilator in the cowl, and
adjustable windows, with its thick heat resistance top,
with the great riding comfort of Triplex Springs, make
it fine for touring. Its great economy, which begins
with the low price, is exampled in many recent extra
ordinary gasoline records. The most notable was the
355-mile Los Angeles-Yosemite Economy Run in which
the Overland Sedan won in its class with an average of
27.6 miles per gallon.
Touring, $985: Roadster, $985 ; Coupe, $1525; Sedan. $1575
Prices f. o. b. Toledo, subject to chsnss without antics
Willys-Overland Pacific Co.
Broadway at Davis St. Phone Broadway 3535