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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, AUGUST 22, 1920
GASOLINE
PRODUCED
IS
12,292,880 Gallons Average
Daily Output.
CONSUMPTION KEEPS PACE
82,000,000 Gallons More TTsed
Than in April; Lubricants Also
Reach Highest Point.
The latest bulletin Issued by the
National Automobile Dealers' associa
tion contains what is probably the
latest and most. complete resume of
the gasoline situation in this country
now possible to obtain. In tabulated
form the gasoline and petroleum sit
uation is shown, the figures taken
from the latest .authentic reports of
the grovernment.
Portions of the report, in which
irovernment experts make a summary
of the situation, are quoted as fol
lows: Statistics of refinery operations for
the latest month in which complete
data have been secured by the gov
ernment. May. 1920. compiled by H. F.
Mason, petroleum economist for the
United States bureau of mines:
IscrUM Is 430,032 Gallons.
Gasoline production from the re
fineries in the United States during
May shows a daily average of 12.292.
S80 gallons, an increase of 439.632
gallons over the daily rate of produc
tion during the preceding month of
April. The gasoline production in
May Is the highest on record.
Domestic consumption, however, has
Increased approximately 82.000.000 gal
lons, or 28 per cent more than the
consumption in April. Stocks, there
fore, were reduced by 65.880.849 gal
lons during the month, showing that
the seasonal demand for gasoline has
overtaken supply and the reduction
In stocks for the year has begun. In
1919 gasoline stocks did not start to
decrease until in June, or two months
later in the season.
The exports of gasoline during the
month of May were 25.125.000 gallons
larger than in the preceding month.
Shipments to our Insular possessions
were reduced approximately 727,000
gallons, or over 100 per cent compared
with April shipments.
Lubricant Production T"p.
The production of lubricating oils
In May reached the highest point on
record, with a daily average of 2,879,
110 gallons. Lubricating stocks on
May 31 were 136,000,000 gallons, or
a decrease of 39,000,000 gallons since
June. 1919.
The total export movement of lubrl
caflng oils for the first five months
of 1920 showed a gain of 58,000.000
gallons, or 47 per cent increase over
the same period in 1919. Domestic con
sumption for the first five months of
1920 was 39.000.000 gallons, or 21 per
cent larger than the consumption in
1919.
The Increased domestic consumption
and foreign demand may be taken as
an indication of increased industrial
activity, both home and abroad.
Petroleum Figures Given.
Statistics on petroleum production
In general, also compiled by Mr. Ma
son, are given as follows:
Accompanying the regular monthly
report on petroleum refinery prod
ucts, the U. S. bureau of mines issues
the following review of the gasoline
situation for the first four months of
1920, with comparisons of the same
periods of the three previous years:
During the months January. Febru
ary, March and April, 1920, the pro
duction of gasoline increased 1,352,890
gallon daily, or 13 per cent, where
as the domestic consumption of gaso
line has increased 2.148.920 gallons
daily, or. 33 per cent, indicating a far
greater increase in consumption than
in production. Consumption has in
creased 796.030 gallons per day more
than has production.
Stocks Increase 8.5 Per Cent.
Stocks of gasoline at the end of
April, 1920, were 49,936,474 gallons
more than for the corresponding pe
riod of 1919. or approximately 8V4 per
cent greater. Stocks for the end of
April, 1918, represented 60 days' pro
duction: in 1919 the stocks represent
ed 59 days' production, whereas in
1920 the stocks represented 54 days'
production.
Exports during the first four
months of 1920 have Increased by
246. 80 gallons daily, which, however,
is still less by 142.852 gallons daily
than for the same period in 1918.
The imports of gasoline for the first
four months of 1920 the largest on
record were approximately 100 per
cent increase over 1918 during the
same period, but still constituted less
than 1 pep cent of the total gasoline
production.
Shipments to our insular posses
sions Alaska, Hawaii. Porto Rico and
the Philippines during the first four
months of 1920 were approximately
S7.000 gallons per day. During the
same period for 1919 they were 43,000
gallons per day.
Four-Year Figures Tabulated.
The following tabulation summa
rizes the gasoline situation for the
first months of 1917-18-19-20:
rmily Average.
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8.SP4.S8-J 8.411. 4521509.107. 134
10.068.053 8.442.91)2 503.61 8. 170!
1 1.4:21. H4SiH.sni,B 12 IS4S.SS3. 644
Daily Average.
Imports and Exports.)
J017 .
22.7451 003.034 ST. 579
mis
jnis
63.8S6I1.407.BB7.37.960
40.Btnil.tn8.013 4S.0SO
98. 58il.-ja4. 815137, BS9
COLE MANIFOLD DESCRIBED
Gasoline Said to Be Heated to
Proper Treatment.
A description of the 'new hot blast
manifold of the Cole aero-eight has
been received here. It is declared
that to obtain correct vaporization
of the present day grade of gasoline,
with minimum consumption of fuel,
the raw gasoline must be heated
to the proper treatment before pass
ing into the cylinders. This is ac
complished in the new Cole mani
fold. It is stated, which is described
as follows:
An opening at either end of the
this Jacket connects with a like open
ine in each of the exhaust mani
folds- "With the first explosion of
the motor, hot exhaust eases are
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forced through the Jacket. The thin
walls of the aluminum which sur
round the intake from the car
buretor, allow the heat units collect
ed to be applied to the gasoline, which
on leaving the carburetor, "enters the
superheated vaporizing- chamber, and
is drawn into the cylinders in the
form of highly volatile gas.
The whole assembly is manufac
tured from aluminum and is lined
with bakelite to prevent any . leak
age that might cause pre-ignition.
STUDY YOUR SELF-STARTEK
Electrical System Should Bo In
spected Frequently.
Self-starters at present are very re
liable; nevertheless this does not mean
that this device does not need careful
attention. The electrical appliances
a.tSAGER OF THB UNIVERSAL CAR
EXCHANGE, -
All used Fords taken in trade by
any of the authorized Ford dealers
in Portland are appraised and sold
through the exchange, the manager
of which, Mr. Billingsley, is one of the
pioneers in the automobile field here.
used have a number of important
bearings and points of adjustment
which need careful attention. One
should make it a point to familiarize
himself with all the details regarding -
the electrical system and inspect them
carefully at frequent Intervals. By so
doing a lot of trouble and expense
will be obviated.
TIS
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SLEEVE VALVE MOTOR NEVER
BOTHERED BY DEPOSITS.
Engine of Jfew Wlllys-Knlght Same
as Used in British War Tanks
Because of Dependability.
Millions of miles of service In peace
work and war work, in America and
across the seas, have determined the
merits of the s'.eeve-valve motor, the
highest development of which is rep
resented under the hood of the new
Willys-Knight models.
As distinctive and graceful as the
new body lines of the Willys-Knight
are, it is under the hood of this car
that prospective buyers and show vis
itors will find what engineers now
concede is the highest type of long
life locomotion, a perpetually youth
ful motor that actually improves with
use.
Several years ago the peraformance
of the Knight sleeve-valve motors at
tracted the attention of John N. Wil
lys. He was quickly convinced of its
future because of its surging power,
its quietness of operation, its depend
ability. Mr. Willys' judgment was
confirmed later when English engi
neers adopted the sleeve-valve motor
for use in tanks because of their de
pendability under adverse conditions,
and before and since in a wide va
riety of services the sleeve-valve en
gine has become the international
motor.
In design the Willys-Knight dif
fers from other motors. One of its
striking features is its simplicity.
Noisy poppet valves are replaced by
noiseless sliding valves. Two cylin
drically shaped sleeves, fitting one
within the other, glide quietly up and
down in a film of U.
In these sleeves are openings or
ports. As the sleeves slide by each
other these openintra are brought to
gether at the proper moment, form
ing large passages for intake and ex
haust action. Continued use polishes
the sliding surfaces of these sleeves,
making them more smooth In opera
tion, more powerful and more effi
cient- Because of the uniform com
pression in all cylinders and at all
speeds, the Willys-Knight motor is
extremely flexible, reducing gear
shifting to the minimum.
The valve action does not depend
on the uncertain operation of springs.
The valve action is positive. It re
quires no adjustment. There are no
valves to be ground. There are no
springs to weaken and require new
timing. There are no valve stems to
break and no clashing parts to cause
rapid wear.
Complete combustion and thoroueh
exhaust for burnt gases minimize the
carbon evil which bothers most cars.
What littlo carbon forms actually
builds up the efficiency of the Willys
Knight motor. Because it uses all
the energy of each power charge, the
Willys-Knight motor requires less
gasoline for a given amount of power.
The (tow of oil is automatically regu
lated, giving greater mileage on a
less amount of oil.
These are the most important of
the qualities that entered into selec
tion of the sleeve-valve motor bv
English engineers for the tank serv
ice. AMERICANS BUSY IN CANADA
Manufacturers Spend Millions In
Starting New Branches.
LONDON. Aug. 21. American man
ufacturers are spending millions of
dollars In the establishment of
branches of their business In Canada,
according to representatives of the
overseas department of the board of
trade. This enables them. It is stated,
to export products under trade t ar
rangements guaranteeing special ben
efits to "British-made" goods; to han
dle the export orders received by the
parent companies In the United States
for shipments to the united kingdom
and other parts of the empire, and
to handle the Canadian market at
close range.
American manufacturers of chemi
cals, automobiles, weMing compounds,
toilet preparations, proprietary medi
cines, metal and woodworking tools,
gas engines and wire goods, it Is said,
have taken a leading part in this
"Americanization" of Canadian indus
try. Turn corners carefully.
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AUTO CHEAPER THAN RAIL
BIG INCREASE IX PASSENGER
RATES EXPECTED.
Essex Dealer Shows How Business
Houses Save Money by Putting
Salesmen in Autos.
"The question whether it is cheaper
to travel by railway or automobile
has been brought up again by the
report that railway passenger trans
portation will in all probability be
advanced to 6 cents a mile, which is
something like a 20 per cent in
crease," says C. L. Boss, Hudson and
Essex distributor.
"The answer is to be seen in the
constantly increasing use of the
light, economical car for commercial
purposes. Big firms everywhere are
finding that their salesmen can cover
more territory and cover It cheaper
by automobile than by train. In the
cities, too, it has been found that the
use of a car in competition with
street railway transportation results
In a decided cut In sales expense be
cause it increases the efficiency of
the salesmen.
"One firm which has adopted Essex
roadsters has found, for instance, that
each salesman's sales increased from
40 per cent to 80 per cent as soon as
he began to operate the car. This is
because he makes from six to eight
towns a day where he formerly made
from one to four. Also he can carry
his full line of samples and demon
REPUBLIC
P"TT
Built by the Largest Manufacturer of
Motor Trucks in the World.
Sold by the Largest Exclusive Truck
Dealer in the Northwest.
-
No wonder you see so many!
Roberts Motor Car Go. Inc.
- Boise, Ida. Vancouver, Wash. Portland, Or.
Half Million EunaeRs dp Good
Dodge Brothers business has just,
reached and passed another mile-'
stone in its history.
In a little over five years more than
one-half million Dodge Brothers
Motor Cars have been placed in
the hands of owners.
If this sales record represented the
"appeal of a price, the total would
not be particularly impressive.
The important thing is that 'the
car is not thought of in terms of
price, but in terms of value.
How often you hear the car spoken
of and how seldom the price!
It is the quality of thought
that surrounds it which makes
this success noteworthy.
Because people think well of these
cars, it is still impossible for Dodge
Brothers to build enough of them.
Seldom has there been a finer ex
ample of the force of friendly .
thoughts.
It is an inspiration and an encour
agement to build well because
the reward, in America, is so great
and so sure.
With nothing but good will toward
them in American homes how
could Dodge Brothers do less than
they have done?
Covey Motor Car Co.
WASHINGTON AT TWENTY-FIRST
strating accessories, which he could
not very well do if he were working
by train.
"Again the automobile relieves the
salesman of the necessity of carrying
a heavy grip constantly and assists
him In maintaining his 'pep' right to
the end of the days work."
230,000 CHEVROLETS IX 1920
That's Production Estimate lor
Current Tear.
There will be 230,000 Chevrolet auto
mobiles built during the present fiscal
year, which ends August 1, 1920. This
is announced by R, C. Durant, vice
president and sales manager of the
Chevrolet organization on the Pacific
coast.
Of the 230,000 Chevrolet cars being
built. 26.600 are to be turned out by
the Chevrolet Pacific coast plant. This
number will not be sufficient, how
ever, to supply the demand of the six
western states and the islands of the
Pacific, so Durant has made arrange
ments to draw on one of the eastern
Chevrolet factories for approximate
ly 1000 cars per month during the
year.
Garage Light.
A very satisfactory light for use in
the garage may be made by cutting
the side out of an empty metal can of
the sort that metal polish comes in.
which has a screw top. A case of
this kind obviates glare and also af
fords protection to the glass bulb. By
running a layer of solder in the bot
tom of the can to give it weight it
makes a stand for the light, which
can be conveniently used on the work
bench.
Nothing has checked or hindered
for so much as a single week, the
continued bestowal of this recog
nition and reward.
The eagerness to own the car is
greater today than it ever has
been.
The reason is not far to seek.
Take first the mere . numerical
ownership.
Remember that the satisfaction of
.one-half million owners is not cas
ual, but deep and profound.
Multiply them by the average
family of even three.
Remember that all of these are
warm friends.
Then think of that' leaven of
thought leavening the whole mass.
You will begin to understand, then;
why ' Dodge Brothers have been
building new buildings ever since
the business began.
You will understand why the
works in which the car is built
are still steadily spreading and ex
panding. You wilt get an idea of how much
men -can do when the homes- of
America are solidly behind them.
CAHADA SECOND IN AUTOS
DOMINION MADE 91,000 CARS
LAST YEAR.
Latest Figures Give Total Auto
mobile Registration in the
North as 350,000.
TORONTO, Ont., Aug. 21. Canada
is now the second nation in the world
in the manufacture of automobiles,
the number of cars owned and the
number owned per capita. The United
States Is first and Great Britain third.
Figures taken from a government
report show that the automotive in
dustry in Canada employs 1S.000 work
ers and represents an Investment of
J50. 000,000. The total sales Of cars
last year amounted to $100,000,000 and
the payroll exceeded $15,000,000. Dur
ing 1919, 94,000 automobiles were
manufactured in Canada and it is be
lieved this total will be Increased 35
per cent in 1920. Latest registration
records show that about 350,000 motor
vehicles are in operation throughout
the dominion.
One In every 23 persons In Canada
THE UNIVtlTSAt CAR
The Ford Coupe, with electric self tarting
and lighting system, has a big, broad seat deeply
upholstered. Sliding plate glass windows so that
the breeze can sweep right through the open
car. Or in case of a storm, the Coupe becomes a
closed car, snug, rain-proof and dust-proof. Has
all the Ford economies in operation and main
tenance. A car that lasts and serves satisfac
torily as long as it lasts. Demountable rims
with 3-inch tires all around. For the doctor
and travelling salesman it is the ideal car.
FRANCIS MOTOR CAR CO
Grand Ave. and Hawthorne.
WM. L. HUGHSON CO, RUSHLIGHT A PENNEY,
Broadway and Davis lat Tlilrd and Broadw.7.
PALACE GARAGE CO, TALBOT A CASEY, .
Twelfth and Stark. t:t Ankeny and Grand.
ROBINSON-SMITH CO,
Sixth and Madison.
Will
owns a motorcar. There are 6,000,000
automobiles in the United States or
one to every 20 inhabitants. In Eng
land there are only 180,000 cars or one
to every 268 persons. There is one
automobile to every .402 people in
France, to 684 people in Germany, to
1000 people in Italy, to 2700 people in
Austria, to 6300 -in Russia.
UNEVEN FIRING AND TROUBLE
It Is Frequently the Cause of
Rough Riding of the Car. -
Many people wonder why their cars
do not always run as smoothly as
they think they should, but a great
deal of this trouble is due to uneven
firing. Using different makes . and
styles of plugs in the different cyl
inders, or even if they are all of the
same make and one or two of them
happen to bs partly fouled or short
ened it is liable to make a motor run
poorly owing to weakness and lack
of steadiness in Its firing power.
Hose . Protector.
Oil is the deadly enemy of rubber.
It is a good plan to protect the inlet
hose from the radiator to the pump
from the effects cf oil by giving It
a coat of shellac. The shellac pre
vents the oil soaking through and
getting at the rubber.
Have Proven Their
Efficiency
Eight Years of
Used in U. S. Mail
Service
Electric lights, windshields,
bumpers, impulse starter,
spotlight, power tire pump.
Completeness
1, l'-ton chassis, solid tires.
1, l-ton chassis, cord tires.
V2, 2-ton chassis, cord tires.
McCraken Motor Co.
Distributor
475 Morrison Street Broadway 93
"We carry the parts."
AUTO ACCESSORIES AND PARTS'
They're More
Official
Product Service
fSSa
David Hcdes Co.
Ill N. Broadway
KE2 AUTO SPEHS C0.
(!isits!s
caii- 2Wv Service Station
batteries darged
or repaired"
Phone Broadway 346
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AUTO DIRECTORY
Bayers
SAYERS Aut? Funeal
Equipment
JACKSON fccarCo!
SIX
TOURING
FOUR
DRIVE
Franklin
offers more
Main 4880,
GARDNER $1393
Light Four F. O. B. Portland
Manley Auto Co. 11th and Oak at Burnsidc
Phone Broadway 217
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SPEEDOMETERS
and "BIG TEN NECESSITIES"
Than Accessories
Service Genuine Parts
Station, Broadway at Flanders
AUTOMOBILE EQUIPMENT
PARTS. GEARS, AXLES AND
SPRINGS '
10,000 Springs Carried fn Stock.
Let Us Repair Your Spring
Where You Get Service.
15TH AND COUCH STREETS
StorageBattert
On Park Street
belvoeen Gouchi&vlj
H.M.NISBET.Mj-
Recommended by a Million
Ford Owners
West. Coast. TlistririutrVr Corn
35 Stark St. Phone Broadway 436
New Light Six;
Mitchell. Seven-Passenger Jordan
MITCHELL. LEWIS & STAVEB CO.
Broadway at Everett
Sayers-Pacific
Motor Car Co.
Twenty-first and .
Washington
State Distributors
Twenty-first and
WHEEL
TRUCK
Washington
State Distributors
of "what you actually need and want
. in an automobile.
BRALY AUTO CO.
A 3881. 19th and Washington Sts.
A