THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, 'PORTLAND, DECEMBER 19. 1920
PETROLEUM SUPPLY
IS HELD PLENTIFUL
Oil Operators Say Output
I : Not Decreasing.
Is
PRODUCTION ON INCREASE
motorist fair same. The first traffic
cop who spied a license plate from
another state marked the driver of
the car bearing It as his own and
promptly handed him a summons, no
matter how exemplary his conduct
might chance to be. It is pleasant
to note that this old idea is passing.
One city, at any rate, has pushed the
t pendulum over to- the other side so
j far as to arrange a positive welcome
tor strangers in motor cars withta
its grates. This is Minneapolis which
has established a welcome commit
tee. Wherever a Minneapolis police
man sees a strange license plate, he
stops the owner and hands him a
suYnrhons, but from the welcome
committee, where he will receive a
courteous welcome and any Informa
tion tjiat will help make pleasant his
stay in the city. December Motor
Magazine.
Deposits Are Widely Distributed
and New Discoveries Promise
- " to Keep Industry Even.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 18. Pessimistic
predictions about an Impending petro
leum famine at some time in the
more or less vague future are not
taken seriously by practical oil pro
ducers. This was evidenced In ad
dresses at the recent annual meeting
of the American Petroleum Institute
held at Washington. Their views
were at direct variance with those of
Georee Otis Smith, director or tne
United States geological survey, and
the experts of the bureau of mines.
who have prepared Impressive statis
tics showing that at the present rate
of consumption the oil stocks of the
world are likely to reach the vanish
ing point while the present generation
till is looking for gasoline to run
motorcars.
The men who have been in the oil
Milustry for years simply refuse to get
excited about the possibility or ex
)' bausted supplies. They have heard the
same cry before. Their contention Is
' that if prices are high enough, as they
are now, they win spur production
and that there always will be plenty
of oil. even disregarding the enormous
potential stocks in the huge shale de
posits. Harry L. Doherty, one of the largest
of the Independents and who has been
through many a hard-fought battle in
the oil business, is far from being a
crepe hanger. This, in substance, is
what he told the automotive industry:
"There will be plenty of gasoline
for those of the present generation
who are driving motorcars, for their
children and their children's chil
dren." - Thomas A. O'DonneU, president of
the petroleum Institute and chairman
of the board of the California Petro
leum corporation, had this to say on
the subject of future supplies:
- Petroleum Widely Distributed.
."Wht public haa been frequently
alarmed bv statements by well-mean
lng and learned scientists predicting
an early exhaustion of our petroleum
resources. In some instances giving,
more or less definite figures as to the
supply still obtainable and setting a
timt for exhaustion within the life
time of men now engaged In tha busi
ness. Petroleum Is widely distriouted
throughout the world and I believe
in sufficient quantities to meet the
rMiilrtmeno. nresent and future. It
th economic law of supply and de
xoand Is given free opportunity to as
sert Itself and artificial political and
governmental restrictions are re
moved, allowing everybody from
everywhere to participate In the pros-
iw.tinr and production - necessary,
there will be plenty of oil to meet the
requirements in all parts of the world
for many generations to come."
These views were shared by R. D.
Benson, oresldent of the Tidewater
Oil company, and others who ad
dressed the convention.
Director Smith took a more pessi
mistic view of the situation. He de-oiai-eri
that economy In use and pro
duction was absolutely essential and
that oil supplies should be conservea
for the more essential purposes. He
said that motor trucks and tractors
should be given first place in line
at the filling stations, to the exclu
sion of "pleasure" . automobiles, if
necessary. He declared the situation
might become so serious that gov
ernment action would be necessary to
save crude petroleum for the produc
tion of lubricants instead of gasoline.
Open Door la v Wanted.
It was evident from the addresses
f most of the speakers that the in
coming administration at Washington
wonld be asked to insist upon an open
door policy in all parts of the world
In ' the exploration of oil fields s.
that American citizens would have
equal rights with those of other na
tions in their development. Parceling
out of oil fields among Great Britain,
France and Italy was condemned in
unmeasured terms and it was con
tended that If this policy was per
sisted in the United States should re
taliate by conserving all its oil re
sources for the use of its own citi
zens. It was noticeable that this sug
gestion evoked prolonged applause.
Comparative analysis of production
and consumption of gasoline for the
first nine months of 1918, 1919 and
190 as compiled by the bureau of
mines shows evidence of Improvement
In the gasoline situation. Despite the
heavy increases in domestic consump
tion and the export trade, the stocks
on hand September 30, 1920, were con
siderable larger than in the corre
sponding period in 1919, but less than
last year. The refiners produced a
dally average of 15,129,370 gallons of
gasoline during September this year
M -against 11,319.419 gallons during
the same period in 1919.
Domestic Consumption Increases.
T The Teflneries reported 288.195,394
sraUons of gasoline on hand Septem
ber 30 as against 269,772.723 in 1918
and 371,125,419 in September, 1919.
During the first nine months ended
September 20, 1920, domestic consump
tion of gasoline amounted to 3,211,
275.983 gallons, a noteworthy increase
over the corresponding period last
year when domestic consumption ag
gregated 2,574,541.261. These figures
reflect, of course, the Increased use of
internal combustion' engines. Exports
showed a high percentage of Increase
as 465,439.992 gallons were shipped
abroad since January as compared
with 268.166.964 gallons for the nine
months In 1919. The foreign trade for
this year exceeded 1918, regarded as
the banner year because of the use
of automotive equipment incident to
warfare. Shipments to insular posses
sions for the first nine months this
year amounted to 16.312.386 gallons
and 12.889.050 gallons of gasoline In
the same period last year.
-Consumption of lubricating oils
Since January amounted to 477,340,
535 gallons as against 389.636,571 gal
lons last year. The tatal stocks of lu
bricating oil on hand September 30
was 130.449.829 gallons. This figure
represents a sharp reduction In re
serves for in September, 1919, there
were 158,967.070 gallons of lubricat
tag oil-in stocks. The fact that there
has been bat little Increase In the
dally average production for three
years easily accounts for this slump.
Joining Clialn Ends.
The easiest way to join the ends of
a driving chain is to jack up the rear
wheel and then engage the links of
one end of the chain with the teeth
of the countershaft sprocket. If the
rear wheel is then turned .until It is
possible to engage the first link of
the other end -of the chain with that
tooth of the sprocket which brings
the links to be joined together and
If the wheel is then turned back far
enough so that both ends of the chain
are held on the sprockets, It will be
SECOi DUMA -GAB
IN FEDERAL MUSEUM
Gasoline Automobile Built
About 28 Years Ago. '.
RELIC INTERESTING ONE
Iachine Simply Converted Horse
Drawn Carriage, With Mechan
- ism Comparatively Simple.
WASHINGTON. Dec- 18. The na
tional museum has just received and
placed on exhibition in the arts and
industries building the second gaso
i'ne automobile designed and con
structed by Charles E. Duryea, be-
crank shaft by engaging a pair of
bevel gears on the upper face of the
flywheel.
. Kan-klde Gears Used. -.
Attached to the center of the under
face of the flywheel is a bevel gear
which engages two gears on a hori
zontal shaft. Through small fric
tion clutches this horizontal motion
is transferred through rawhide gears
to a jack shaft, at the ends of which
are small sprocket wheels, which are
connected by bicycle chains to large
sprocket wheels secured to the inside
of the spokes of the rear wheels of
the carriage.
In addition, on this jack shaft
there is a small differential enclosed
in a housing, being almost a min
iature of the modern differential.
There are two clutches attached to
the main driving' shaft, one for for
ward motion, and one for reverse.
Th,ey are controlled by an up and
down motion of the steering tiller.
through wires over pulleys control
ling a sliding cam, which engages
and disengages the clutches.
One Feature Preserved.
The steering mechanism is of the
tiller type, the left and right motion
being transferred through a radius
rod to "C"-type steering knuckles.
The pivot line of these knuckles in
tercepts the plane of the wheels at
the ground, a feature which is stll
found in the designs of modern auto
mobiles. The whole power plant is
supported on a chassis, the rear end
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
NEW QUALITY FOUR WHICH WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT AUTO SHOW.
I
Christmas
Morning
The sound of an automobile horn at the curb in front of
your home Christmas morning! The whole family rushes
to the window! There stands a shining new Ford Sedan
with all the beautv of an electric and all the power, depend-
A Ford Sedan alt)ilit;y anc economy of tne wonderful Ford chassis and
. engine.
No other gifts in any quantity can bring such happiness to the whole family on
. Christmas day and every 'day through the coming years as this one gift for all, and
for yourself a Ford Sedan. :
You will drive it all winter everywhere. It broadens your horizon, takes you out
of the city, brings all the beauties of Oregon scenery close to your home, eliminates
distance from friends, brings the glow of health to pale cheeks and of happiness
and relaxation to tired eyes.
Everyone can afford to own a Ford Sedan. The price is fixed by the factory
the same everywhere, except for freight: And that price is now lower than ever be
fore. It has been cut below actual cost of production. Your usual Christmas gift
money may make the first payment. The balance can be paid in monthly installments.
DCPOXT CAR, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE RECEIVED BY WELLER MOTOR COMPANY, LOCAL DISTRIBU
TORS, WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
an easy matter, especially if a small
center punch is used, to line up the
hole and Insert the connecting pin or
bolt.
DU PONT HERE FOR SHOW
SEW QUAXITY FOUR TO REACH
HERE IX TIME.
tTTX:: EXTEXDS WELCOME
Minneapolis Committee Working to
1,', Auto Visitors.
" Kot ' many years ago and, let ns
whisper it. even today in some be
nighted local'ties. It was the pleaa
custom to consider any visiting
Weller Motor Company. Portland
. Dealers, Get Assurance
From Factory.
The DuPont four, a quality car put
out by the DuPont Interests at a fac
tory at Wilmington, Del., will make
its Initial bow in Portland at the time
of the 12th annual auto show at the
auditorium, beginning January 10,
according to the announcement made
last week by the Weller Motor com
pany, which has the agency for this
car throughout the Portland territory.
Although the Weller company has
for some time been designated dis
tributor, it has been unable to secure
any of the new cars heretofore and
only received assurance last week
that one would be sent here in time
for display at the auto show. Ar
rangements for securing a car in time
were made by H. H. Bromberg, sales
manager of the company, in a flying
trip to Seattle last week. Bromberg
heard that officials of the company
were to be in Seattle to confer with
the distributor there and intercepted
them at the Puget Sound port, pre
sented the arguments in behalf of
having a car here in time for the big
show and secured the assurances of
the oSicers that at least one of the
new automobiles would be here in
time.
The new DuPont will be, so far as
Is known at the present time, the only
make of car to be shown at the auto
show in January, which has never
heretofore been displayed in this city.
Of course many of the other dealers
will have the newest ..models of their
cars from the factory for the event,
but the DuPont will be brand new in
every respect and it is believed that
not even a stray car of the kind has
ever appeared in Portland thus far.
Particular interest attaches to too
new car at this time because of the
recent purchase of General Motors
stock by the DuPont and Morgan in
terests. The DuPonts have been for
some years manufacturers of auto ac
cessories of various kinds, including
fabric for auto tops, but only recently
entered the automobile field itself,
with the erection of the factory at
Wilmington and the production of the
DuPont car. With the purchase of
controlling interest in General Motors
the DuPonts, together witn tne Mor
gan interests, become, of course, the
biggest factor in the automobile in
dustry In the united states.
The new DuPont lines up as a high-
quality four-cylinder car and the price
is In the'neignoornooa oi 3ouu rac
tory. The' car In general body lines
is said to lean towards European de
sign, being low slung and "lean" in
design. The motor is L-bead type.
with cylinders cast enbloc and 13 de
signed to meet the demand which is
so noticeable throughout the country
at the present time for speed,
strength and flexibility, with economy
of operation.
tween September, 1892, and Septem
ber, 1893.
The acquisition of this most Inter
esting object was made possible
thorough the generosity of Inglis M
Uppercu, president of the Detroit
Cadillac Motor Car company of New
York city. Although the machine on
exhibition is not the first car made
by Duryea (the first being designed
and built between August, 1891, and
September, 1892, and successfully op
erated), it is a duplicate except in
having a more powerful motor and
correspondingly heavier and stronger
parts.
Just as In the very beginning of
railroad transportation, the passenger
coaches used were simply stage
coaches mounted on wheeled trucks,
so Duryea s first end second' auto
mobiles were simply converted horse-
drawn-carriages, the particular style
chosen being the lady's low phaeton.
Every part of the carriage was used,
simply adding to It the engine, pro
pelling and control mechanism. '
Mechanism Is Simple.
The motive power of the vehicle
is a single cylinder, four cycle, water
cooled gasoline engine, designed by
Duryea. The engine, whose piston
rod and crank shaft are both exposed,
lies horizontal with its head toward
the rear of the carriage. The crank
shaft and flywheel are located at the
center of the vehicle below the seat.
The engine isfired by a make-and-break
spark, a pin attached to the
center of the piston head striking a
pivoted arm. which In turn is in con
tact with an insulated connection
through the cylinder head to the
source of the electric current (dry
batteries). The carburetor is the
spray type without a float. Fuel was
fed Into the float chamber at a rate
which would give maximum power at
the desired speed, the motor being
operated at a constant speed, as it was
thought at that time that a gasolina
engine could not be throttled.
There Is an overflow line in the
so-called carburetgr, so that if the
speed of the engine slowed down, the
excess gasoline would flow out into
the tank below from which it could
be returned to the supply tank by
means of a handi pump. The starting
crank projected at the rear parallel
to the engine cylinder and turned the
of which' is held by two rods attached
to the extremities of the rear axle,
forming a sort of pivot and resulting
really in a three-point suspension.
This machine' was used about
Springfield during the winter of 1893
and sjxrlngr of 1894, and. In the mean
time, another machine was being
built this one to be a real automo
bile. This third machine was running
late in 1891 and won the first Ameri
can automobile race. Thanksgiving
day, 1895, at Chicago.
AUTO CAMPING GROTJXDS ARE
MADE LARGER.
City Purchases Property to ' Be
Added to Public Recreation
Spot and Beach.
EUGEXE, Or., Dec. 18. (Special.)
The Eugene city park commission
has purchased additional property
adjoining the butte park in the north
ern part of the city,, one tract lying
on the south slope of the butte, at
the main entrance for pedestrians,
and the other at the northwest corner
of the park, on the river bank, for
the purpose of enlarging the auto
mobile tourist camping grounds. The
tract at the entrance of the park has
been owned for many years by Rob
ert McMurphey and has been used by
the public ever since people began to
ascend the butte, but now that the
city owns the strip of land the park
commission will construct a perma
nent walkand steps from the South
ern Pacific grounds to the road, half
way up the hill.
The other tract purchased by the
commission adjoins the property of
the Eugene Lumber company. This
will be cleared and improved and the
camping facilities that mark the re
mainder of that portion of, the park
that adjoins the river will be ex
tended to it. Included In the cony
Chassis .$360.00
Runabout (Regular) $395.00
Runabout (With Starter) . . $465.00
Touring (Regular) $440.00
Touring (With Starter) . . . .$510.00
Coupe (With Starter) $745.00
Sedan (With Starter) $795.00
Truck (Pneumatic Tires) .. $545.00
The Prices Listed Above Are F. 0. B. Detroit.
For -Sale by the Following Authorized Ford Dealers
Francis Motor Car Co.
Grand Avenue at Hawthorne
Palace Garage Co.
12th Street at Stark
Wm. L. Hughson Co.
Broadway at Davis
Rushlight & Penney
East Third at Broadway
Talbot & Casey, Inc.
East Ankeny at Grand
Robinson-Smith Co.
Sixth at Madison
"Have Your Ford Sedan Delivered Christmas Morning"
mission's plans for the improvement I dieted, will make
of -the camping grounds next spring man ever.
is the building of a roadway extena
ing, through the tract parallel with
the river and about 50 feet from its
banks, providing camping sites on
eitner side.
The rest cottage or bungalow on
the camping grounds has been com
pleted and will be opened to the pub
lic in the spring. Not only Is the
building intended for use of tourists
and provided with modern conven
iences for them, but there are dress
ing rooms for bathers. The river at
this point has been a popular bath
ing place for the people of Eugene
for the past several years and the
ejection of the bungalow, it is pre-
lt more popular
OHIO TO HAVE ROAD PHOXES
Universal Plan Evolved to Aid
Auto Drivers When in Trouble.
Nearly all the great Inventions
barring the mysterious ones of Edi
son simplify the problems, of life by
means so simple that everyone won
ders why he did not hit upon the
device. For. example, a great fortune
was made by the invention of a ma
chine which makes wood screws with
points upon tbem. Nowadays anyone
who sees an old-fashioned wood
screw, as large at one end as at the
other, for which a hole had to be
bored with a bit, wonders why the
first man who thought of a wood
screw did not think of threading it
to a point.
According to an Ohio automobile
publication, telephones are to be In
stalled upon the public roads in Ohio
for the convenience of travelers. The
plan is to put up small booths at each
milestone. The motorist who I
stranded always will find himself
within half a mile of a telephone.
The plan provides so simply for the
solution of one of the vexing problems
of road travel that It seems It should
have been prepared a doren years ago.
The road telephone would be an In
stitution 10 obviously necwMry tliai
It would rat with the screw point
as something; which should have been
Instituted before It was.
The custom of the last dread of
the nineteenth century to hunt up th
nearest farmer who would, for tlm
and a half or more, provide a pair of
mules to tow a stranded automobile,
Is obsolete In th twentieth century.
There Is always towing service a
well as tire servlc within halt If
only a telephone ran b had.
Th Massachunetts hlKhwsy com
mission, with an International repute,
tion as a leader In matters perlnlnln
to the construction of roads and their
maintenance, was formed In 1!2.
Vesta Policies
Vesta
American left-hand drive cars are
considered unsafe in Great Britain in
a decision made by the English min
istry of transport.
Start Your Christmas
List With a Bicycle for
Your Boy and Girl
Yon could never find a present
that will delight ' your young
sters more. A bicycle is the
happy realization of childhood's
desire.
0
Large stock to choose from, all
sizes and styles. Come in and
pick out the one yon want.
BALLOU & WRIGHT
Broadway at Oak Street
PORTLAND'S GREATEST j
TIRE SALE
We must turn all our tires into
money, regardless of make or size
STOCK WILL NOT LAST LONG
AT THESE LOW PRICES .
7
30x3
LIST $19.10,
SALE PRICE.. ,
QflvQl LIST $23.20,
JUXO2 SALE PRICE..
OLKO2 SALE PRICE..
$
31x4
32x4
33x4
34x4
LIST $32.50, $
SALE PRICE..
LIST $36.80, - $
SALE PRICE..
LIST $38.60, $
SALE PRICE. .
LIST $39.60,. $
SALE PRICE..
1 LIST $55.45,
Out-of-town orders during this
big sale must come with deposit
$044
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Battery Service
Behind every Vesta Service Station is
the policy of the Vesta Accumulator
Company; complete equipment, expert
service and guaranteed repairs.
Our ability to install complete equip
ment, our skill in battery repair work
and our willingness to use both our
equipment and experience for the best
interests of motorists place at your dis
posal the highest type of battery service.
We do everything in our power to help
you get maximum service from your
present battery no matter what make
it is. All Vesta repairs are guaranteed
for six months. .
We are able to do this because in repair
ing any battery, we use the patented
features which have made Vesta batteries
famous. We do not charge for testing
your battery. Drive in and let us look
it over. You will like Vesta Service and
the plan behind it.
Gibson Electric Garage and Storage Battery Co.
Alder at Twelfth
No tthrr batttrj
ktthtm
Eagle Tire
122 NORTH BROADWAY
Phone Broadway 1612
any
PORTLAND, OREGON
Opposite New Post Office
fcJistntctibU
InUam ntk tki
COSTS LESS PER MONTH OP SERVICE