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Purposes of. Oregon State
Body Outlined.
CLUB HOUSE TO BE SOLD
The-Victory-' of Good Value
THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, POKTLAXD, NOVEMBER 14, 1920
MOTOR ASSOCIATION
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UNDERGOES
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More Attention Will Be Given to
Information for Tourists,
Maps and Road Signs.
In order to carry" out more thor
oughly the objects and purposes of
the organization a -adical change in
the activities of the Oregon State Mo
tor association has been decided upon.
and beginning at once more attention
will be paid to the dissemination of
road information for the benefit of
. members i, .ther organizations affil
iated with .ie American Automobile
association, the preparation of maps
and the establishment of information
bureaus.
In this connection it was decided,
at a meeting held October 28, to sell
the automobile clubhouse and grounds
on the Sandy, and this will be dis
posed of as quickly as possible.
A statement issued by the associa
tion sets forth the general plans of
the organization for the future as
follows:
Purposes Outlined.
'"The objects and purpeftses of the
Oregon State Motor association, as
outlined in its articles of incorpora
tion, are as follows:
"1. To promote the construction
and maintenance of good roads.
"2. To further all good roads
projects.
"3. To urge just and rational high
way legislation.
"i. To collect and disseminate ac
curate touring information for the
' benefit of members of this and af
filiated organizations.
"5. To protect the legitimate in
terests of members.
"6. To accomplish the proper
marking of highways.
"7. To become affiliated and as
sociated with similar associations.
"The first three have so far received
all the association's attention and
there can be no doubt that Oregon
will soon rank ahead of most states
in road construction.
"It has, however, been repeatedly
" brought to the attention of the di
rectors during the past season that
. this association must now concentrate
on the fourth, fifth and sixth objects
and these .three can all be clussed
under the one heading service.
Road Data .Important.
"It-' has been definitely proven that
road data can only be satisfactorily
secured by keeping in personal touch
with the rads, and therefore, it is
planned for the operation of a road
ear-throughout the state, at least dur
ing the touring season, and in this
way to collect first-hand information
for the guidance of motorists. In
exchange with other clubs correct in
formation is secured on road condi
tions in other states. This informa
tion will be kept on file at the head
quarters and at all the association's
branches that will be established
throughout the state.
"There are now available strip
maps covering over 600 miles of Ore
gon highways. Before the end of the
year 1J21 strip maps will be avilable
for nearly all of Oregon's main arter
ies of travel. Through exchange with
other clubs strip maps may now be
had covering the roads of Washing
ton, the Pacific highway in Oregon
and the California highways to the
Mexican border. Serviceable state
maps are also available. These maps
are tree to members.
Branch Offices Planned.
"The directors are planning for the
establishment of branch offices in a
number of cities situated at the most
important points along the" lines of
tourist travel. From these offices will
be distributed maps, road information
and the scenic literature of the vicin
ity in which the offices are located.
"The maps and road information
service will be extended to members
of affiliated A. A. A. clubs. This is in
line with the custom now followed
whereby all the motor club members
are given cards of introduction and
maps by one club to the next club lo
cated along his route. This feature
alone is one of the biggest features
in connection with a membership in
an automobile club.
"The A. A. A. stands for the Amer
ican Automobile association, the great
national body of affiliated automobile
clubs. The Oregon State Motor asso
ciation pays its members' dues In the
A. A. A. and therefore upon'presenta
tlon of a local member's membership
card at any automobile club or branch
in the world, maps anJ road informa
tion are furnished. Besides this all
maps published by the American Au
tomobile association are furnished to
members of affiliated clubs at half
price.
Road Signs Needed.
'Largely through the efforts of this
association whereby the 1919 session
of the. legislature authorized the state
highway commission to select a stan
dard sign and to erect same along the
main traveled highways, our main ar
teries of travel will soon be sign
boarded throughout. The signs have
. been ordered and some have already
been set up. The cost of this work
cpmes out df the fund derived from
the 1-cent tax on gasoline, which was
also authorized by the 1919 session of
the legislature. The work of tempo
rarily slgnboarding the roads of mi
nor importance will undoubtedly have
to be done by this association in con
Junction with the different county
courts.
"The directors of the Oregon State
Motor association are of one mind as
to whether the automobile tourist
who is not a member of his local club
should receive free touring informa
tion. Most 'clubs positively refuse
this information to non-members of
other clubs, but this association feels
that Oregon needs the settler and, as
. every tourist is a prospective settler,
he should be given all the assistance
t possible in finding a location.
"Motor association should be, and
only those- associations that are a
benefit to the community are, strictly
service organizations. With this fact
in mind and in sympathy with the
demands of autoists residing in and
those driving through the state of
Oregon, the board of directors, at the
meeting held Thursday, October 28,
1920, voted to sell the club house and
grounds.
Social Features Given Up.
"Therefore, there will be no social
features in connection with the asso
ciation, and all funds will be devoted
toward securing and disseminating
touring information, securing for
members the very best road maps ob
tainable, making it easier to drive
over Oregon highways, for protection
of members and for legislative pur
poses." ,
The directors and officers of the as
sociation are: W. F. McKenney, pres
ident; John H. Hall; vice-president; F.
Here's our dear departed II. II. Bert ) KUngr, as he was welcomed to the
Pug-et sonnd metropolis by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer last week
Kilns;, tv ho wns manager of the Portland branch of Willys-Overland
Pacific, Inc., left a short time asro for Seattle and, with two associates.
Is now handling the Oldsmobile througktout the state of Washington.
C. Stettler, treasurer; Harry Fischer,
secretary; George M. Chambers, as
sistant secretary; directors, H. B.
Clark. John E. Kelly, I. Therkelsen,
C. F. Wright, Charles B. Frazier, Ed
ward L Kropp, F. E. Watkins, S. C.
Jagger, Phil Metschan Jr., .Thomas H.
West, A. M. Wright.
YVIIiIil'S HAS 3 AUTO I'LAXTS
Sew Chrysler ' Car Will Be Beady
fop Delivery by Spring.
Owing to John N. Willys' interest
in both companies, some confusion
seems to exist in the trade concern
ing the operations of Willys-Overland
and the Willys corporation. These
are two separate and distinct com
panies. The Willys-Overland com
pany, as heretofore, manufactures the
Overland and Willys-Knight cars at
the company plants at Toledo, O. The
new plant, now rapfflly nearing com
pletion at Elizabeth, N. J., is the prop
erty of the Willys corporation and
will be known as the Chrysler Motor
Division . of Willys corporation. This
will be devoted exclusively to the
manufacture of the new Chrysler six
and production of these cars is sched
uled in the spring of 1921.
Buila4ng operations at the' Eliza
beth plant are progressing steadily
and have reached huge proportions.
The main assembly building. ..a four
story structure 1440 feet in length,
is practially completed and ready
for the Installation of machinery.
Structural iron work is up for other
factory units and concrete work on
the great shipping and receiving sheds
was completed during the past week.
It is claimed that the new plant will
set aside all previous ideas in mod'
ern automotive manufacture and es
tablish new standards in the han
dling of material and finished prod
uct. More than 2,000,000 square feet
of factory floor space will be devoted
to manufacture. Chrysler factory
plans, throug"h Walter P. Chrysler's
well-earned reputation as a pro
duction genius, and the location of
the huge plant in eastern territory,
have caused unusual interest in the
trade, both as to product and plans.
IiAXE ROAD REPORT GIVEN
County Has 1490 Miles of Roads
With 1 6 Miles Pavement.
EUGENE. Or.. Nov. 13. (Special.)
Lane county has a total of 1490.75
miles of roads, according to a report
just submitted by Percy M. Morse,
county engineer, to the state high
way commission at its request.
The report shows that the number
of miles of broken stone or crushed
gravel surface roads built during the
present year is 23.5 as compared with
11 miles last year. The number of
miles of earth roadbed graded was 14
as compared with 11 last year. The
number of miles of paved road in the
county is 16.5, all of bituminous ma
terial, and the number of miles of
plank road is 7.5. There are in the
county, according to the report, S75.25
miles of roads surfaced with rock or
gravel, 12 miles of improved earth
roads- and 879.5 miles of unimproved
earth roads. The total cost of road
construction 'during the past five years
is $1,310,042.10, the report says.
C EARLESS DIFFERENTIAL
A new differential, without gears,
and plugs and which is claimed to el
vented by a Portland man, A. F. For
week. An automobile equipped with
jacked up on one side, with one wh
other touching pavement. The car w
ner. although with the ordinary differ
spun, leaving no power to be, trans
The Invention, it is claimed, gives e
provide for curves and short turns
drive to be by two wheels at all times
as the Oregon Gearless Differential
Linn president, B. F. Linn vlce-presl
treasurer, and tire device will be man
Work,
flUTOMOTIVE MEET SET
OOXVEXTIOX TO BE 1IEID 12$
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Replies to Invitations Sent Out by
Trades Association, Are
Being Received.
COLUMBIA, S. C., Nov. 13. Offi
cials of the South Carolina Automo
tive Trades Association are receiving
replies to invitations sent to presi
dents and sales managers of the auto-I
mile factories of the United States
to attend the annual meeting of the
association which is to be held in this
city December 9 to 10. This meeting
will take the form of a national au
tomotive conference at which every
phase of the automotive industry will
be discussed.
R. H. Collins, president of the Cad
illac Motor Car Company of Detroit,
writes: "I am very pleased to ac
knowledge receipt of your invitation.
. .. . I will make every effort to
accept this invitation. Inasmuch as
the date is so far in the future, I
cannot give you a definite promise
at this time. . . ."
J. M. Clarke, sales manager of the
National Motor Car and Vehicle Cor
poration, writes: "We will be very
glad to have a representative in at
tendance and congratulate you in
holding this meeting at a time when
every effort should be made to bring
the attention of the public to the
status of our great industry."
H. B. Harper, Philadelphia, presi
dent of the National Automobile As
sociation, has written officials of the
South Carolina Association that be
will be present and make an address,
Efforts are being made to secure
the attendance of Governor W. P. G.
Harding of the federal reserve board.
and Governor Seay of the same board.
Invitations have also been extended
tho editors of the leading motor pub
lications of the country.
Henry Ford haa written that he
never made a speech in his life and
hence is unable to accept the invita
tion to address the meeting-. .
ACCIDENTS TO BE PREVENTED
Hood River County Officials Wag
ing "Safety First" Campaign.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Nov. 13. (Spe
cial.) Hood River county is waging a
"safety first" campaign to prevent
automobile accidents. Traffic and
police officers and deputy sheriffs are
ascertaining from drivers if they have
filled the requirements of the law
providing for the possesion of a driv
er's license. . .
Numerous warnings have been is
sued to drivers the past several days,
and L. Theeling has been arrested and
fined $5 before Justice of the Peace
Onthank for driving a truck without
a driver's permit.
Henry Fornier, a Frenchman,
brought, the first bicycle motor to
this country in 1899.
IS OREGON INVENTION.
which operates by a. series of cams
iminate wheel spinning, has been in
d. and was demonstrated here last
one of the new differentials was
eel running free in the air and the
as successfully driven in this man
entlal the free wheel would have
ferred to the wheel on the ground,
nough differential to the wheels to
, and at the same time enables the
, instead of by one. A company known
company has been formed, with J. W.
dent and J. L. Hadley secretary
ufactured by the Specialty Machine
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AUTO SHOW BIS SUCCESS
PITTSBURG DEALERS EXHIBIT
MANX MAKES OF CARS.
Seventy-Two Concerns Wsplay
Their Products and 52 Fall to
Get Space in. Auditorium.
The 25th automobile show at Pitts
burg:, Pa., the last week in October,
was unusually successful, according: to
word received here. The number of
makes of cars displayed at the sho'w
eclipsed anything; of the kind ever
held In this country. Products from
the shops of 84 manufacturers in the
United States were on view.
So -great was the demand for ex
hibition space that 1000 square feet
were added to the main auditorium by
removing; two largre rooms in the rear
and still the management found that
it could not provide for the display of
seven well-known cars.-Fifteen thou
sand square feet of floor space were
added to" the sub-floor for the ex
hibition of accessories. Seventy-two
different concerns had their products
on display and it was necessary to
reject application of 50 others. Last
year there were only 4S exhibits. The
accessories were all of Pittsburg- con
cerns. The Automotive association attrib
utes the Kreat demand for floor space
partially to the central location , of
Pittsburg;, the city between JNew xorlc
and Chicago. It is pointed out that
while the New York show grets most
of the cars made in the eastern part
of the country and a few of the west
ern cars and Chicago displays prac
tically all of the automobiles manu
factured in the west and a few of
those from the east, Pittsburg; is so
situated that it draws from the prod
ucts of both the east and the west,
thus affording; Pittsburg motor enthu
siasts a wider range of machines to
view.
A distinct feature of the enow was
the es.hjitln oc 'the first time
Dodge Brothers' great works are
operating at full capacity every
day. ,
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It is goof jto be able to say to you
that Dodgd Brothers' implicit
faith irttie good wUl that grows
out of good value is being vindi
cated by everything that is going
on in their plants today.
You knowwell that Dodge
Brothers dedicated themselves,1
from the verj& first, to" the pro
duction of a car which should
rise superior to all external con
ditions, and be, in effect, andin
fact, a law unto itself.
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They were supremely satisfied,
to begin with, that good motor
cars supplied a great and a per
manent human need.
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They were sure that" no matter
what happened, there would al
ways be an inexhaustible market
for the particular kind of a car
they hoped and planned to build.
They were convinced that they
Could produce a car so sound in
value, so saving, and 'so satis
factory to the individual owner,
that no outside influence .could
shake its hold upon the public."
The simple .facts, as they exist
at this moment, are so inspiring
four new cars. The companies manu
facturing; them recently started op
erations. One of the automobiles is
being: made in Pittsburg: and is of a
gearless typa. Cars of all prices and
deBign were on display. The closed
body models played a prominent part,
there being SO . distinct types on
display.
Motorcycle Tonring Popular.
That motorcycling; as a pleasure
has . been unaffected by repeated in
creases in the cost- of gasoline and
tires Is reflected in the fact that
motorcycle touring: has been more
popular during: the past season than
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Special Size Sale
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If yon can use any of the following sizes, your tire bills
can be cut down Vz to . Every one brand new and
fresh from America's leading makers:
WHERE DOLLAR VALUE MULTIPLIES
30x3 Tire - $8.60 I 30x3 Tube - $1.60
3 0x3 '2 Tire - .10.55 3 0x3 Tube - 1.90
32x4 Tire - 16.85 32x4 Tube - 2.65
33x4 Tire - 17.70 33x4 Tube - 2.75
34x4 Tire - 18.05 34x4 Tube - 2.85
Out-of-town orders must be
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COVEY MOTOR CAR CO.
; Washington at Twenfy-first
ever before.. Scores of riders have
made the trip from coast to coast in
either direction in spite of the fact
that road conditions have Improved
but little. The average motorcycle
tourist making the trip takes about
a month to complete it though num
bers have gone aiross in much less
time. Tours of upwarda of 100 miles
have been everyday occur ranees. In
fact no motorcyclist of today consid
ers the season complete without his
having made at least one such trip
during the good weather. As a stim
ulant to touring the Motorcycle and
Allied Trades association awards
medals to riders completing tours of
required distances.
accompanied by a cash deposit
TIRE CO.
that we 'are prompted toshare
them with everyone who shares
with Dodge Brothers their faith
in sound business principles.
Dodge Brothers areinore strong
ly and soundly en trenched 4n the
. good will of the public at this mo
ment than ever in their history.
Every good Result which John
'and Horace Dodge counted upofl
when they committed, them
selves to the principles of build
ing good will oy building good
value, has come to pass.
Their "certainty that people will
always discover a meritorious
product, set it apart, prefer it and
reward it, is continuing to come
true with each and every suc
ceeding business day.
Dodge Brothers Motor Car is in
demand because Dodge Brothers
Motor Car fnets a definite eco
nomic need and satisfies a
a
human craving for honest and
substantial value.
Its market will continue to grow
and the production continue to
increase to meet that markfet, as
long as merit continues to be the
determining factor in motor cars
and in all other manufactured
products.
SEVER I
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The Car of Sterling Quality
The Car of Lasting Endurance
The Economical Car to Operate
We shall be glad lo show and
demonstrate the SEVERIN
SIX at your convenience.
Phone Broadway 293.
DEALERS
Write for Territory
JOSEPH MOTOR CAR CO., Inc.
108 North Broadway
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