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TITE' SUXDAT ORiiGOXIAX PORTLAND, OCTOBER 23, 1921
SOUTHBOUND ROUTE
LOGGED FDR AUTOS
Pacific Highway Conditions
-Generally Satisfactory.
SCENIC TRIP IS DETAILED
Lewis A. McArthnr Telia What Is
Encountered on Tour to
San Francisco.
At the request of The Oreponlan,
Lewis A. McArthur of the Pacific
Power & LlKht company and an
authority on road conditions, has
prepared a detailed me or the faciric
highway for the benefit of south
bound traffic motoring from Portland
to San Francisco. Mr. McArthur
recently made this trip and the re
sults of his observations will be of
value to the traveling public.
"The days are too short thla time
of the year." said Mr. McArthur
yesterday, "to break records driving
to San Francisco, and the trip cannot
be made in comfort in less than three
or three and a half days, unless, of
course, the tourist desires to do a
lot of night driving;. In which case
much fine acenery is missed. The
highway between Portland and San
Francisco should be open all winter
except for snow.
"From Portland to Albany the
highway is paved the entire distance,
except for the stretch between Canby
and Barlow, a short section at the
north limits of Salem, a mile in the
city of Jefferson and the Murder
creek crossing Just north of Albany.
The Canby-iiarlow section will be
open In a few weeks, and at the end
of this month the highway commis
sion will call for bids to complete
a new bridge and undercrosslng at
Murder creek. The town of Jefferson
Is short of funds and cannot pave
the very rough stretch of highway
within Its limits.
Detour Now la Use.
"From Albany to Corvallis there Is
a section of county road that Is
always in very good condition, and
from Corvallis the highway is now
paved and open through Monroe,
Junction City, Eugene and Goshen,
the last-named place being 135 miles
from Portland. At Goshen there Is a
12-mlle detour that will be used until
October 30. This detour Is not at all
bad except at the small culverts and
bridges, which are excessively rough.
From the end of this detour just'
south of Creswell, the highway Is
paved to Drain, 169 miles from Port
land, with the exception of a few
blocks In Cottage Grove, and these
few blocks are now being advertised
for.
"From Drain south nine miles to
the north foot of Rice hill the high
way Is flrst-claes graveled macadam,
then paving solid to a point about a
mile south of Wilbur, this paved
section being about 20 miles in length.
Care should be exercised on account
oi workmen shouldering and fencing
south of Sutherlln.
"There Is an unpaved stretch of
about six miles between Wilbur and
Roseburg, which la being advertised
for paving. This section Is fairly
heavy going on account of loose
gravel. From Roseburg there Is
pavement to Myrtle creek, more than
to miles, through one of the most
beautiful sections of Oregon, and on
this stretch the highway crosses the
Couth Umpqua river several times.
A fine new concrete bridge and rail
road crossing is being bullt'at Myrtle
creek, and from this point the new
highway grade has been graveled and
Is open to Canyonvllle, this eliminat
ing the old road through Riddle,
nagged Gorge Is Entered.
"At Canyonvllle the traveler enters
the rugged gorge of Canyon creek
and crosses the divide north of Gales
Tll'.e. Near Galesvllle pavement be
gins again and Is open for several
miles. There is a gap In the pave
ment, where two crews are working,
and then hard surface begins again
at Stage Road pass and extends about
nine miles through Wolf creek to
Grave creek. It is Impossible to give
detailed Information as to the best
method of passing these paving
operations, as the detours change
from day to day and local directions
have to be followed.
"It Is 17.5 miles from Grave"' creek
to Grants Tass, over the famous or
Infamous Sexton mountain, which
gave so much trouble last year. This
section of the'Paclflc highway is now
a boulevard and to make things
better paving la already under way
north of Grants Pass and several
miles will be completed this fall.
"The highway Is paved solid from
Grants Pass to the state line, a dis
tance of 67.5 miles, and this is In
truth a wonderful drive. Thanks are
due to the Oregon highway commis
sion for the extensive improvements
now being completed on this section.
Grades are being widened, ditches
dug back and fences moved out, all
of which adds materially to security
of the traveler. Care should be ex
ercised to keep from hitting workers
engaged in this needed Improvement,
llrddlna; Section Not Paved. .
"From the state line to Redding Is
118.5 miles, none of which Is paved.
The first section of about 25 miles
to Treka Is very good road, a little
narrow, but of excellent surface and
grade. This road winds along the
Klamath and Shasta rivers and Is
quite picturesque. From Yreka to
Weed, 30 miles, the road is very poor.
Some Improvements are under way
and the California commission is re
ported as having enough funds to
complete the grading and paving of
this section. .Even with the grading
and graveling now under way, travel
ing conditions will be much Improved,
but for several months yet this sec
tion will continue to be rough.
"Weed to Slsson is 10 miles, and
opinions differ as to the best road,
but I favor the new highway prade
which Is shorter and a little smoother.
The road from Slsson down the hill
to Dunsmuir. nine miles. Is about the
worst on the highway, and the only
good feature about it is the fact that
the new state highway between these
two points Is being concreted. The
new Mghway will not be available
until next summer. The old county
road taxes the Ingenuity of the best
drivers.
Dunntuulr T'ntt Graded.
"From Dunsmuir to Redding the
new state highway Is graded and
graveled the entire distance of 65
miles. This highway was made two
years ago and it stands as a mute
evidence of the difficulty of planning
highways far In advance. It has
already shown Itself to be too crookej
and narrow for the travel that passes
"over It. The first 10 miles south of
Dunsmuir la a little choppy. Then
for a distance of about 20 miles the
California commission has made some
Substantial improvements In widening
curvatures, raking and rolling the
highway. From a point near the
Sacramento river crossing Into Red
ding the road again assumes a
choppy condition, but not particularly
bad.
"Contract hare been let to bard
surface from Redding to Red Bluff,
32 miles. Grading has been finished
as far south as Anderson, but the
new grade is not open to traffic and
mar not be this winter. It is neces
sary to take a long but fairly satis
factory detour from Redding througs
Anderson to Cottonwood. Some parti
of this detour are rough. From
Cottonwood to Red Bluff the pave
ment is open most of the way, and
where It Is not open traffic can
follow along the pavement an the
east side.
Red Bluff DlvUlon Paved.
"From Red Bluff to San Francisco
by way of Davis Junction, the dis
tance Is approximately 200 miles, all
of which Is paved. From Ime to
time there are short detours on
account of reconstructing the con
crete surfacing, but these are not
Important.
"Travelers leaving Portland at noon
can make Eugene the flrBt night.
Medford the second night. Redding
the third night, and with long driving
can make San Francisco the fourth
night. Or Portland can b'e left In
the morning and Roseburg made that
night without difficulty. The next
night might be spent either at Treka.
Grenada. Dunlsmuir or Castella. Sac
ramento can be made the third night
and San Francisco by noon the next
day. t
"Travelers desiring to go down the
east side of the Sacramento valley
through Sacramento will find thl3
.BIG MACK TRUCK WINS
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"BULLDOG" WHICH MAINTAINS REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN PORTLAND AND HUBBARD.
An Indication of the Important place being taken by the motor truck In the short-haul freight business is found
In the transportation system now being
between Portland and Hubbard, operating on a regular schedule of three round trips each week, under ordinary
conditions. When the demand is heavy, however, he can make two trips in a single day. The round trip is
70 miles. Mr. Wolfer uses the big Mack truck shown abov e in his work. The truck has been driven over 20.000
miles In less than two years, but, according to the owner, the expense for maintenance has been less than 550,
despite this Heavy service. I.ot over
according to Wolfer.
trip very pleasant with pavement
almost the entire distance.
"The traveling schedules given
above are for those Interested In
seeing the scenery rather than break
ing the speed records."
MILLIONS MAY BE SAVED
;
LOXGEU LIFE FOR STORAGE
BATTERY IMPORTANT.
Present Average of 15 Months of
. Service May Be Augmented to
23 Months; Facts Needed.
What do you know about your stor
age battery?
At first glance this may seem an
Impertinent question, but there is no
gainsaying the fact that there Is a
widespread and general lack of In
formation upon the part of motorists
concerning the construction, functions
and care of this most important unit
of the automobile.
The average life of a storage bat
tery in actual service is said to be
15 months. It has been demonstrated
time and again, however, that this
battery life can be Increased to 20
or 24 months. If this average could
be Increased by 30 per cent, which
would mean the bringing of the aver
age length of service to 20 months
Instead of 15. it would mean a sav
lng of millions of dollars to motorists
of this country.
"livery owner of an automobile
should,-for the sake of economy as
well as of satisfaction, familiarize
himself thoroughly with every Im
portant feature of his storage bat
tery," says M. D. Baker, of the M. D.
Baker company, local representatives
of the Prest-o-Lite company.
"If automobile owners would learn
more about their storage battery they
would appreciate more than they now
do the Importance of taking frequent
advantage of the services offered by
the modern storage battery service
station.
"The automobile storage battery is
an electric chemical unit and In no
sense does It store electricity, as
many people believe. The most im
portant part of the storage battery
Is the plate. These plates are made
of a lead composition and submerged
In a solution of sulphuric acid, com
monly known as electrolyte. Each
battery has two distinct kinds of
plates, known as positive and nega
tive. The current leaves the battery
by way of the positive and returnes
through the negative.
"The actual work of the storage
battery consists In the chemical ac
tion, which takes place bettween the
acid solution and the material In the
plates. This chemical action is con
tinually going on in the battery even
when it is not giving out current,
but when it Is called upon to deliver
power, the violence of the chemical
action is enormously increased, which
results In the generation of the elec
tric current.
"This, In a few words explains the
general action which takes place in a
storage battery.
"The modern storage battery should
have frequent attention, as the max
imum life can be secured only through
giving It proper care. Practically all
the difficulties which beset a storage
battery may be prevented by Inspec
tion service, which sbould be made at
least every ten days. There Is no
doubt that the cap. owners who con
sistently take advantage of battery
service are enjoying a storage bat
tery life far in excess of the average
15 months.
North Bank Survey Completed.
WHITE SALMON, Wash., Oct. 22.
(Special.) State engineers have com
pleted a survey of the North Bank
highway, from Underwood to Bingen.
Their report Is In the hands of the
state highway commissioners at Olym
pia. It is hoped that work on the road
will begin this winter.
If the engine begins to pound going
UP hill changa to lower gear.
ECONOMY IS GUIDE
OF FRENCH MAKERS
Four American Motorcars
Seen at Paris Show.
BUYING GENERALLY SLOW
Four-Cylinder Engines and Front
Wheel Brakes Are Leading
Features of Displays.
Economical operation Is now the
guide of French automobile designers,
according to W F. Bradley, staff cor
respondent of the Class Journal com
pany at Paris, in giving an account of
the recent automobile show at the
PERMANENT PXACE IN SHORT-HAUL
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operated by H. A. Wolfer of Hubbard, Or. Mr. Wolfer carries freight
five minutes at any one time has been
French capital. Mr. Bradley's account
of the French national automobile
show, under date of October 8, pub
lished in the current Issue of Motor
Age, Is as follows: .
"The Paris automobile show, the
second held since the armistice, was
officially opened to the public by the
minister of public works, with a rec
ord number of exhibitors representa
tive of the entire French automobile
and accessories industries. The names
of 830 exhibitors are given In the
last, and of these about 80 per cent
are French. Owing to the great de
mand for space, it was necessary to
erect a special building for trucks and
tractors. Only two English cars are
shown. The American industry is rep
resented by four makes of cars, name
ly: the Pierce-Arrow, Cadillac, Stand
ard and Buick. Practically all of the
Italian makers are showing their
products.
Depression Is Handicap.
'Trench manufacturers are hopeful
that the show will make the end of
the Industrial depression, but the last.
18 months have been so disastrous
that it is more a case of hopelessness
than of assurance. The Impression
prevails, however, that after the first
few days of the show a real buying
campaign will set In. Manufacturers
Insist that if the government would
remove the present high taxes on gas
oline a great impetus would be given
to trade. In a technacal way much
effort has been made by the French
Industry to attract buyers.
"In view of the fact that the public
desires greater economy of operation,
practically all makers are producing
smaller and lighter designs. The dom
inating type at the show is a light,
four-passenger, four-cylinder car of
120 cubic Inches piston displacement
or less, with a nominal rating of ten
horsepower. Some of the firms which
have always been catering to the
high-class trade and never previously
have built cars of this type have en
tered this class. Panhard, for instance,
offers a four-cylinder Knight-engined
car of 60x105 mm. cylinder dimen
sions (2.36x4.13 Inch).
Voisin also shows a four-cylinder
Knight-engined car of 60x110 mm.
cylinder dimensions (2.36x4.33 inch).
Darracq. Delage. Delaunay-Belleville,
Delahaye and Chenard-Walcker are
other firms building smaller cars than
they have ever turned out before.
Citroen, while continuing his present
model, has placed on the market a
five-horsepower two-seater with a
four-cylinder 56x90 mm. (2.16x3.54
Inch) engine, which sells complete for
8500 francs (1653 on the basis of the
current rate of exchange). For the
manufacture of this car Voisin has se
cured control of the Clement-Bayard
factory.
"Very few reductions In price have
been announced, the makers declaring
that rock bottom figures have been
reached, and it Is believed that com
petition Is causing some of the small
er makers to sell below manufactur
ing cost. The price of the Citroen
four-seater is now 13,900 france
(J1000). ;
Talbot-Darracq has put out a 12-horse-power
five-passenger car at
22,000 francs (J1586). this being or
of the cheapest six-cylinder models
shown. The Lorraine-Dietrich six
passenger sells at 28,750 francs
($2075). Fiat has reduced the price on
the ten-horsepower four-passenger
model to 21.500 francs ($1550).
"Four-cylinder models are in. a
greater majority than at any time In
recent years and are followed by the
six-cylinders. Only two 12-cyllnder
models are being exhibited, a luxury
type Voisin "13" with an all-aluminum
engine of the Knight sleeve
valve type and a Flat "12" with over
head valves and the camshaft in the
crank chamber. Lancia, another Ital
ian maker. Is showing an eight-cylinder
chassis which has the peculiar
ity that the two cylinder blocks of the
V -engine make an angle of only 14
deerees with each other. Bugatti, who
WINTHER TRUCKS
A Better Track Has Not Been
Built to Date.
P. H. BUGHHOLZ
8th aa Davis
Pnsne Brralwij 42SS
claims to have been the first to tur
out an eight-cylinder in-line eng'nel
of 3 litres (183 cubic mcnes) piston
displacement, is showing a sport mode)
of this type. Panhard is showing a
new eight-cyl'nder In-line. Knight
engined car. and Fonck also shows
an eight-cylinder in-line model. No
other multi-cylinder engines have
made their appearance. Ballot is mar
keting duplicates of his two-litre (122
cubic-inch) racing jobs with sport
bodies. a
"The most outstanding feature of
the show Is the use of front-wheel
brakes by 35 different- firms. 23 of
which are working under Perrot
license. Bugattl. Rolland-Pilain and
Voisin are using hydraulleally-operat-ed
brakes, while on the Slim car com
pressed air is used for applying the
front brakes. Among the important
firms which have recently adopted
front-wheel brakes may be mentioned
Panhard, Fiat, Hotchkiss. Rochet
Schneider and Farman. There are
several Instances In which front
brakes are fitted to chassis with a
rating of 15-horsepower or less, and
buyers in a great many cases now
Insist on these brakes. Servo brakes
by which Is meant brakes which are
operated by other than muscular en
ergy, are used on several cars, includ
ing the Ballot, Panhard, Bignan and
Chenard-Walcker. The Ballot servo
brake, with which it Is impossible to
lock the wheels, is used by Chenard
Walcker and Bignan.
'There is a slight Increase In the
FREIGHT BUSINESS.
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lost from delays due to the truck.
proportion of overhead valve engines
the overhead valve design being used
particularly in conjunction with de
tachable cylinder heads. Most of the
overhead valves are operated by push
rods. The. great majority of the en
tirely new models are fitted with
Delco electric equipment, but none of
the modified or remodeled cars take
this equipment.
Three-speed transmissions are com
ing into more extensive use on the
more powerful cars, while the major
ity of the cheaper and smaller models
retain the four-speed gearbox. A great
deal of development work seems to
have been done on springs. Only three
firms Berliet, Lorraine-Dietrich and
Bellanger are adhering to the Amer
ican type of car with large engine
and of cheap production, whereas all
of the other makers are turning out
the European type of cheap car with
the smallest possible engine."
Watci your oiling system.
HERE IS GREAT NEWS
FOR THE AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS OF PORTLAND
The Northwest Auto Company is prepared
to quote a
CONTRACT LABOR
PRICE ON REPAIR WORK
Do you realize what this means to you?
It means that you will know
just what your repair job
is going to cost before we '
( start work on it. You are
assured that when the job
is finished there will be no
extra labor charges at
tached, and that the work
will be right. Quite a relief,
' isn't it, to know that you
will be - protected in this
way.
Bring your car to us and get
THE SERVICE OF EXPERT MECHANICS
Service Talk No. 8
Northwest Auto Company
The Line Complete
18th and Alder Phone Bdwy. 1460
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FOR STORMS HERE;
Side Curtains and Heaters
Add to Comfort.
ADVICE GIVEN 'AUT0ISTS
Some Sort of W inter Top for Open
Car Should Be Bought so That
Curtains Will Open With Door. .
BY H. A. TARAN'TOUS,
Member Society of Automotive En
q gineers.
The greater number of car owners
will need to operate their vehicles
this winter more than ever before,
and unless adequate, preparation Is
made driving will be Just one North
Pole experience after another. While
there are a number of things which
need attention, no other is so im
portant Immediately as the installa
tion of devices for -keeping the driver
and passengers warm even In an
open car fitted with side curtains.
No Is the time to get ready because
as the cold weather comes on it will
be more difficult to get help in in
stalling the heating device, and
further it is anticipated the prices of
the devices will be higher. Don't
wait until zerj weather arrives, but
install the heater now, since It need
not be put into use until it gets cold.
Those who can afford it should by
all means fit some sort of a winter
top to the open car, but if not that
the Inexpensive side curtain holders,
so that the curtains will open with
the door. Enclose the car as best
you can with the money you have to
spend. The ideal is a permanent top
with removable side windows; try t
approach that ideal.
Many T p un Market.
There are ever so many types of
heaters on the market to keep driver
and passengers comfortable. There
are electric heaters, heaters which
use the exhaust gas, and in another
class all those using special fuels
which burn like wood or coal. Th';
electric heaters are out of the ques
tion when economy Is considered be
cause the average type uses entirely
too much current. Also the Initial
cost of these heaters is greater than
that of the others. The heaters using
briquettes are simply the same ones j
wnicn youi ;tjiiiuiaiuci uacu ii ma I
carriage. They are certainly effi
cient enough, but when the first
cost and ease of operation and con
trol of exhaust type Is considered it
is hard to see why any one would
want any other type. The exhaust
heater, of which they are dozens of
designs on the market, is usually
cheap in first cost, costs nothing to
operate and may be controlled so that
any heat Is maintained.
It may seem like a simple mattei
to install one of these heaters, but
very often the driver finds that after
the installation has been made the
I passengers are likely to be asphyxi
ated because of the presence of ex
haust gas in the compartment. In
some cases the heaters are of cheap
construction - and allow some gas to
escape; in other cases the heater is
all right but the installation is poor.
The car owner will find many types
on the market which may be placed
in two general classes the type in
which the heater forms the footrest
and the one in which the heater is
mounted on the floor either flush or
' above It. The question of which de
sign to take is not so important. Get
the reliable make so you will not be
bothered with gas leakage.
While on the subject of heaters it
might be well to give some advice
about garage heaters,- for no doubt
the car and garage will be taken care
of at the same time. Whether the
car lies idle. Is used part or all tht
says
time a garage heater is essential. For
those who do not wish to spend much
money the market now affords kero
sene heaters properly designed so
there will be no trouble, from fires
or explosions. Then there Is the coal
heater which feeds automatically, so
the owner does not have to attend
to it as he does the furnace in his
home. Gas heaters also may be had
in a variety of forms. Before a
heater is purchased the owner should
find out about the local restrictions
on the use of certain types, especial
ly the kerosene burners. He also
should arrange to place the heater
away from inflammable liquids or
places in the garage from which
vapors may arise.
There are some types of heaters on
the market which perform a double
function that of keeping the water
In the radiator warm by heating and
circulating It and also heating the
garage. I do not believe the results
to be had from these types can com
pare with a well designed coal ot
kerosene burner with but the single
function heating the garage to a
sufficient temperature to keep the
water from freezing. There are othet
means of keeping the water from
freezing and an antl-freeze solution
Is the best, or If you wish you can
drain the water, or use one of the
handy little electric devices which
may be connected with an ordinary
electric lamp socket. Bear in mind
that a heater is essential for many
reasons aside from keeping the watel
from freezing. If the garage is kept
at a uniform temperature there is
little chance of the paint cracking
because of sudden changes. If It Is
kept at even, warm temperature. II
retains a certain amount of elasticity.
AUTOMOBILE- LIVERY BEGUN
Plan in Tennessee Proves Aid to
Commercial Travelers.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn.. Oct. 22. The
automobile livery plan has been put
Into effect at Knoxvllle, Tenn., known
as the "U-Drlv-It" system. The plan
is . designed particularly for com
mercial travelers.
Two business references and a de
posit of $10 are required before a
car will be permitted to leave the
garage. This Is done to lessen pos
sibility of theft and reckless driving.
A questionnaire is also filled out to
further identify the applicant for a
car.
Sixteen cents a mile Is the basic
charge, with a graduated scale of
charges to cover gasoline, oil. insur
ance and depreciation. This charge
averages about 44 cents a mile.
According to statistics, the average
consumption of gasoline per passen
ger car in this country Is 39U.3 gal
lons. Motor trucks consume approx
Irontelv lOflfl irnlons ann'mlly.
Additional Improvements
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4-
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i at the Factory
With Improve-
snentn orth
300.
MASON TIRES DECREASE
PRICE REDUCTION ANNOUNCED
BY CLEVELAND FACTORY.
Greater Plant Efficiency and Low
Price of Crude Rubber Given
as Prime Factors.
A drop In tire prices by the Mason
Tire & Rubber company was a feature
of the local tire Industry last week,
the decline coming unexpectedly in
the form of a telegraphic announce
ment to the local factory branch.
The drop was 15 per cent In the
price of heavy-duty cords and black
tubes. Other tires remained the same.
A telegram from D. M. Mason, head
of the big Mason factory at Cleveland,
O.. to Catlln Wolford. local manager,
explains the drop as fallows:
"This unexpected cut Is in keeping
with the demand of the times that
profits be shorn to the minimum In
order to quote lowest possible prices
while still maintaining high quality
standards. Our costs have dropped
during the past few months, owing tc
abnormally low selling prices of crudt
rubber, greater plant efficiency. 100
per cent capacity production and
greatest sales in both dollars and
units in our history."
C. W. Dennlson. Pacific coast man
ager of the Mason Tire & Rubber
company, was a Portland visitor last
week, spending several days here go
ing over the local situation with Mr.
Wolford. Portland branch manager
Tire demand continues strong
throughout the Pacific coaBt. and Ma
Von sales have been unusually heavy
for this time of year, Mr. Dennison
stated.
MOON SALES ARE HEAVIER
St. Louis Factory Reports General
Business Improvement.
SKT. LOUIS, Oct. 22. With Septem
ber sales 33 per cent greater than
sales for September of last year, F. H.
Kengers. general sales manager of the
Moon Motor Car company of St. Louis,
announces more Moon cars were sold
during September this year than In
any previous corresponding month in
the history of the company.
After a close analysis of sales, Mr.
Rengers states that the most gratify
ing part of this remarkable increase
is that business has not been spotty to
any great degree. In other words, a
nice volume has been coming in from
all sections of the country. The cot
ton situation has opened up business
In the south In great shnpe. and this.
now announced for
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490 Touring
Besides the numerous changes and added features of effi
ciency recently announced in the Chevrolet "490," which in
clude: Entire reconstruction of rear axle; hand lever emer
gency brake; Timken bearings: Willard battery; straight
taper steering arms; Zenith carburetor; improved clutch, and
no-glare prism glass headlights, we now take pleasure in an
nouncing added improvements as follows :
-MOTOR IMPROVEMENTS; new valve adjustment on rocker
arms, also new valve guides eliminating all noise.
-FRONT AND BACK CUSHIONS LOWERED and backs of
seats raised, making more comfortable seating position.
-ONE-MAN TOP fitted with trim-looking gypsy curtains jidds
much to the exterior appearance.
-SHORTENED STEERING COLUMN makes possible new
driving comfort, and places the wheel in better position.
INCREASED CAPACITY GASOLINE TANK, rectangular in
shape, fits snugly under the front seat. Now holds 12 gallons.
Rapidly Increasing Popularity
of the "490" is readily shown by the fol
lowing table of deliveries we have made:
Aug. 1. 1917, to Oct. 13. 1917 El.
Auff. 1, 1918, to Oct. 13, 1918103
Aug. 1, 1919, to Oct. 13, 1919139
Aug. 1, 1920, to Oct. 13, 1920106
Aug. 1, 1921, to Oct 13, 1921152
ACT NOW!
TsThe lowest price ever sold for
FIELDS MOTOR
FOURTEENTH AND ALDER. PUONE BROADWAY 240
BRANCHES: St. Johns and Gresham
Sub-Dealer:
L. V. BILLINGSLEY MOTOR CO.,
453 Hawthorne Ave.'
no doubt, has played an Important
part in stimulating business, because
everyone knows that previously
southern business was practically
nothing.
"Our experience proves." ;ys Mr.
Rengers. "that the AmerLmi people
are willing to buy If they are con
vinced that the article they purchase
represents dollar-for-dollar value for
their money. There Is no question but
that the automobile Industry has
turned the corner, and business Is on
the upward swing. Everyone is look
ing forward to big business this
winter."
OLD LOCOMOBILE MAN BACK
Claude S. Bristow Tnkes Chance of
Bolton Service Station.
Claude S. Bristow. who will be re
membered as one of the old-timers on
the automobile row In Portland, has
returned to this city and has taken
charge of the Bolton service station,
Tenth and Couch streets. Mr. Bristow
first came to Portland In 1909. being
connected with the Locomobile com
pany and coining here from the fac
tory. Since leaving here several years ago
Mr. Bristow has been In many cornels
of the globe, spending short periods
in Alaska, the Philippines, China.
Cores, Japan, Russia, Mexico and
Cuba. He Is a member ot the Ameri
can Association of Engineers and the
Society of Automotive Engineers and
was carried to the different sections
as a result of his work.
In the early days of the automobile
game In Portland Mr. Bristow was
well known as an amateur race driver
and captured several nice trophies.
Including the Carl R. Gray cup, which
he won at Uearhart by driving a Lo
comobile roadster owned by W. F.
McGregor of Astoria at the rate of 78
miles per hour. This speed broke the
Pacific coast record at that time and
can still be considered as good speed
for a stock car.
' Lubricating Trouble In Winter.
When a light gray smoke Issues
I from the exhaust In winter It may be
taken as an Indication that the oil
level is niKn ft n u nits iuhhuiiiliii tmi
sequently excessive. This may be due
to the fact that water or gasoline has
leaked Into the case and become
mixed with tho oil. If pump lubrica.
tlon Is employed water getting In
here and settling to the bottom may
freeze and cause the oil pump gears
to shear off, or some part of the
pump driving system may be twisted
off when the engine Is turned over.
Again water collecting In an oil pips
may freeze and stop the flow of oil
to the bearings. At best the oil Is
thick In cold weather and flows to
the parts needing It rather sluggishly
until the engine is thoroughly
warmed nr. '
the
CAR CO.