THE UXBAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JULY 9, 1923
FARMING Cll
OAKLAND YOUTH WINS CUP FOR DRIVING FIRST CAR TO RIM OF CRATER LAKE.
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Every Section of Oregon
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FORD BRANCH IN CHARGE
Tractors, Trncks and Farm Ma
chinery to Be Demonstrated at
Series of Programmes.
Oregon's first industrial and power
farming caravan left Portland on
Friday at noon for what will prob
ably be the greatest tour ever held
In the west to demonstrate the use
of trucks, tractors and power ma
chinery generally upon the farm.
The caravan, which is being direct
ed by the Oregon branch of the Ford
Motor company, and is being par
ticipated in by a dozentother large
concerns, will cover over 4000 miles
in the state of Oregon, visiting all
sections, and will be out over three
months, according to present plans.
Utilizing its own power and. using
the higtways exclusively, about 40
trucks, trailers and tractors are re
quired to handle the entire equip
ment. Following a tour of all points
between Portland and ' California
line, brief stops being made en
route, a series of actual demonstra
tions will be made upon the return
trip to Portland, where a huge show
of two or three days' duration will
be made prior to the departure of
the caravan for points along the
Columbia and in central and eastern
Oregon. ' ,
Associated in the enterprise are
the Ford Motor company, featuring
Ford trucks and the Fordson trac
tor; the Oliver chilled plow works
and allied manufacturers of a com
plete line of farm implements dis
tributed by the Oliver concern in
the northwest; the Ersted Machin
ery Manufacturing company, show
ing the Ersted tractor hoist; the Lee
line of contractors' dump bodies dis
'tributed by the Parsons-Gordan
company; Hercules commercial truck
bodies, distributed by the Francis
Motor Car company; Talbot &
Casey's trailmobile and a number
of tractor specialties; the Delco
ight and other products of the Mod
ern Appliance company, and vari
ous additional features designed to
show the completeness of every con
ceivable equipment for use with
truck or tractor.
Leaving here on Friday the cara
Tan reached Newberg that evening
and spent Saturday giving a demon
stration there. Today the caravan
moves southward. The run will be
made rapidly south to Ashland, the
caravan stopping only at the main
points to give lectures and motion
pictures in the evenings. Under this
arrangement the caravan will spend
Sunday evening at Albany, Monday
evening at Cottage Grove, Tuesday
evening at Roseburg, Wednesday
evening at Grants Pass and will ar
rive at Ashland Thursday afternoon.
Friday and Saturday will be spent
In holding complete demonstrations
at Ashland and Medford.
The caravan will then make the
return trip to Portland but will go
lowly, stopping at practically all
main points for complete demon
strations. The run down the valley
and back will occupy about six
weeks, it is expected.
After the return to Portland and
" the demonstration here the caravan
will make the run to Tillamook and
thence up the coast, visiting the
coast and the lower Columbia river
points. From there it will Jump to
the Columbia river section of Wash
ington, demonstrating at Kelso,
Vancouver and other points,, and
then it will run into central and
eastern Oregon, where aeveral weeks
will be spent.
The caravan Is under the direction
of -W. H. Goodwin, manager of the
Oregon branch of the Ford Motor
company. Mr. Goodwin, who was as
sociated with the Washington branch
of the Ford organization last year,
conducted a similar caravan in
Washington during last summer
which was pronounced a great suc
cess. The Oregon caravan is being
carried out under similar plans.
CHARGE FOB tTSE' OFaJPAKKS
, KEEPS KICKERS AWMT,
"Walla Walla Camp Officials Find
Better Class of Travel
, This -.Tear.
PACKARD OUTPUT GAINS .ff "il
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CREDIT GIVEN ONE MAN
5000 . A MONTH PRODUCTION
ORDERED BY COMPANY.
Increased Demand for Machines
'Is Given as Reason for Speed
ing Up of Number of Cars. '
DETROIT, July 8. A production
schedule of 2000 Packard single-six
cars a month, besides the twin-six
and truck output, was determined
upon Monday by the Packard Motor
Car company, according to AlVan
Maoauley, president and general
manager. '
This arrangement brings the pro
duction "of the company's latest prod
uct up to exactly twice the volume
that had been decided upon when
the new sitglesix was announced
April 20 of this year.
Immediately with the announce
ment, however, the demand so far
exceeded expectations that it was
apparent, according to officials of
the company, that if it continued in
such sweeping volume the output
would faH far short of sales re
quirements. Consequently, in May,
production was increased to the
1600 figure. , - .
With no indication of a slacken
ing in orders during the first two
weeks of June It was then impera
tive, it fe. said, that a higher pro
duetion figure be attained in order
that purchasers may be taken care
of with the least possible delay.
Records show that never before In
the history or Packard bas so large
a production been orde ' on any
individual model. The .pany is
now adding new employes to its pay
roll at the rate of 150 a dayvwitti
approximately 7000 workmen on the
regular list.
FORD DRIVERS HAVE SCHOOL
Course Conducted by W. Jj.
Hughson Co. Largely Attended. '
Over SO Ford drivers are already
enrolled In the "Torbet System"
Ford school being conducted by the
William L. Hughson, company, ac
cording, to Manager Stoner of the
local company. According to pres
ent arrangements one class is held
each week, on Tuesday evenings,
and already two classes have been
held.
Enrollments are still being re
ceived, however, and under the ar
rangement of the . lessons a driver
may enroll at any tim and still be
"""in n ii n nn muni inn
Handsome trophy pnt up by Klamath county chamber of commerce as
prize to first driver reaching the lake rim, and glimpse of some 'of
difficult going encountered by victor.
Frank Hudson, Oakland, Cal., student, was the winner this year in the
contest to drive the first car jto the rim of Crater lake, and received the
handsome silver loving cup put up as a prize by the Klamath county
chamber of commerce to the first tourist from any state outside of Oregon
to reach the lake rim ove the Klamath Falls road. Hudson not only was
first in the above classification, but was the first driver of any character
to pilot a car to the rim of the lake this year. He chose the Sand Creek
road and reached the rim of the lake at Kerr notch, eight miles north of
Crater Lake lodge. The feat Was only accomplished after three days of
hard battling, and on thelast day Hudson 'made but 40 feet over the snow
a'nd up the grade, and this only by planking ahead on the snow. This
distance, however, was sufficient to carry his car to the rim. Hudson
beat by two dayB Allen H.; Rhodes, also of Oakland, who was the first to
reach the riiu of the lake at Crater Lake lodge. The top photo shows
Miss Teddy Doirbin- (left) and Miss Esther Calkins of Klamath Falls
holding the silver loving cup won by Hudson. The view was taken on
tfie new paved highway near Klamath Falls on the road to Crater lake
From this point the late E. H Harriman declared the beholder gets a
view of the grandest panorama of mountain scenery in this country. Below
is shown a section of the "heavy snow field near the lake rim over which
Hudson was forced to battle to reach his goal.
assured of the entire course. The
following subjects are taken up at
the different lectures: General con
struction, ignition, fuel system,
starting and lighting system, motor,
transmission, -oiling system, front
and steering gear, rear axle assem
bly, tire care, road laws and gen
eral review.
ESSEX ' SCORE PERFECT
CONTEST IS ON 'FOR THIRD
CONSECUTIVE TIME.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 8.
(Special.) The hobo tourist is not
Ibothering as much this year as last
as a result of the charge being made
for use of the auto park. Xast year
these tourists were quite numerous.
They would drive into town with a
rickety old "bus" just about ready to
fall to pieces and camp for a long
time, picking up odd jobs and some
of the neighbors' chickens. They
kicked at everything 'and demanded
more free service than the usual run
of ourists who want a little wood
and water and a place to pitch their
tents. But this year this variety of
traveler is not so noticeable. The
charge scares him away.
The charge also sends others
away. Some declare that Walla
Walla has the only tourist park
where, they have not had to pay. By
agreement auto camps all .over the
northwest were to make a uniform
charge this year. V
Tourists report that roads are
good to fair all over the northwest.
The conditions out of Walla Walla
are briefly as follows:
Walla Walla to Spokane via Central
ferry Good macadam with exception ot
the Dixie-Waitsburg detour, which is
dusty.
Walla Walla to Spokane via Lyons
ferry Good to Prescott; fair to ferry;
rough to Washtucna; good to Spokane.
Walla Walla to Lewiston Good with
the exception of the Dixie-Waitsburg de
tour. Walla Walla to Seattle Good ma
cadam to Yakima; fair to Eilensburg;
mostly good to Seattle.
Walla Walla to Portland via North
Bank Good via Mabton to Goldendale;
then necessary to xferry to Oregon aide;
food to Portland. .
Walla Walla to Portland via Columbia
highway Easy ten to 12-hour trip, 11
macaaam ana pavement.
Walla Walla to points east via Pendle
ton Good to top of Blue mountains, fair
to La Grande, good rest of way..
Lighted Roads !knsidered.
SPOKANE, July 10. Main high
ways of Spokane county and other
eastern Washington sections may be
illuminated at night if experiments
being carried out by the Washing
ton Water Power company are suc
cessful - and county commissioners
can be induced to install necessary
equipment, . -
: ux ; THAT GOOIVOLD CAR OF MINE.
Tltere ain't much style about her, and ner nickel plate and paint
show not so much of what they are as places where they ain't.
Her top Is loose and shabby and It's leaky when it ains; her body
squeaks and groans as though she had internal pains. Her steering
gear Is kinder loose, which makes ber drive uncertain; the
celluloid is all scratched up and busted In each curtain. I reckon
she is what you'd call an obsolete design but, gee, how she burns
up the road that good ofd car of mine.
Her starter starts no longer, and she's stubborn on the crank,,
and sometimes when you get a spark she only shoots a blank. Her
brakes are kinder wobbly, and their lining's thin and weak, and
when you hold her down a grade the countjMiears her shriek. Her '
old transmission howls like sin in second speed or low; she should
have had new rings put in a year or two ago. She looks and sounds
as though she'd gone into a slow decline-but watch her pass you
on the hills, that good old car of mine. .
I bought her second-handed from a fellow down the street, and
tinkered with her motor till I had her running sweet. He's worn
out two new cars since then and paldi a stack of bills because he
does not love his car and nurse It through Its ills. And when he
hears our hoarse old horn andi has to eat our dust he swells with
rage until you'd think next minutee will bust. He laughs because
she's all patched up with bailing wire and twine but always I get
there and back with this old car of mine. , '
She's made her last long country trip, I reckon, for I'm scared to
take her far from blacksmith shops where she could be repaired. ,
She won't stand much more tinkering, and I'm afraid some day
she'll fall to pieces all at once, just liKe the one-horse shay. I
guess I'll have to let her rest, but blamed if I will trade her, for I
am more her daddy than the factory which made her. The junk
man shall cA strip my pet. I think jf II build "a shrine behind the
barn wherg l ean keep that good old far of mine.
WE ADD OUR REGRETS.-
" Uncle Lige Tilbury "politely but firmly declined to give one cent
to the Salvation Army fund in the recent drive.
"No, sir," said he. "Three years ago I subscribed a. dollar to the
new hospital and I ain't had a chance to use it yet.''
Upon the Fourth we'll drive no more)
No argument can swerve us.
It get,s our goat and gets us aore
And makes us very nervous. ...
Well stick within our own abode, .
For every time we go out .
We hear some fireworks explode
And think we've got a blow-out.
Sir Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and investigator
,into the spirit world, paid a visit to an American - automobile
factory recently, and they showed him a stunt by assembling a car
before his eyes, and in record time. The story got into the papers
and not long afterwards a strange voice called the manufacturer:
"Is it true," it asked, "that you assembled a car for Conan Doyle
in seven minutes?" ;
"It is," said the manufacturer, proudly. "Why?"
"I just wanted to say," continued the voice, "that I think that's
the car I bought." -
UNCLE EB, HE SAYS '
the world will never be made safe for motorcracy till farmer boys .
are required to prove by official test that they can drive a flivver
left-handed while the right arm protects a fair passenger from
falling out. ,
Australian Competition Arranged
Over Some Bad Roads and to
Meet Average Conditions.
. William Stuart,. driving an Essex
car, for the third consecutive time
won the one-day reliability contest
promoted by the Royal Automobile
club of Australia against 13 other
American and European cars. ac.
cording to news received last week
by C. L. Boss, Hudson and Essex
distributor, from the factory. His
car made a perfect mark in every
part of the contest, scoring 4 400
points out or a possible 400. Mr.
Stuart has driven this same car In
contests for two years and has never
Been beaten, It is declared.
The contest included' three sec
tions general reliability, petrol
consumption and hill climbing. The
general reliability section comprised
a seated bonnet non-stop engine run,
points being deducted for effecting
any repairs, adjustments or replace
ments to the car. Including tire re
pairs which occupied more than a
limited time. The cars had to be
fully loaded and in complete touring
.viiit.itii so inai actual touring con
ditions were duplicated to the great
est extent possioie.
The test for petrol consumption
was from Sydney - to Kurrajong
neigms ana return, more than 102
miles. A combination of rather
poor roaas, ram and the mountain
ous country made it a very thor
ough test of the merits of each car
entered," .according to the Sydney
Herald.
"Petrol consumption was "decided
on tne ciuo formula, says this na..
per, "in which the distance (miiles
per gallon) is multiplied by the re
sult of dividing the weight In pounds
by 2240. The hill climb- was also
decided by formula, the time in sec-
onas ana norse power being -multiplied
together, and the result divid
ed into the weight of the car in
pounds."
The Essex made the 102 miles on
2.88 gallons of. petrol, averaging
38.70 m'les a gallon. It was given
100 points for this remarkable feat
a similar number for placing first
in the hill climb and a perfect 200 in
reliability.
"In each of the three contests
promoted by the club this year Mr.
Stuart's Essex has now secured an
uuiriBui victory,- tne Herald con
tinues, "giving him a big lead in the
competition for the Dunlop aggre
gate trophy." .
Exporting Better.
Export conditions seem, to be
clearing up a little.. Within the last
few 'weeks a number of companies
report orders of very satisfactory
size. South America seems to be
the most active field, Argentina be
ing particularly insistent on early
delivery of its orders. i
Bead the state road report. . -
Walter x Chrysler Said to Have
Made New Car That Now Is
One of World's Leaders.
The sensation of the motor world
has been Maxwell. No motor com
pany aver came .back with such a
rebouria as has Maxwell under the
direoUon'of Walter P. CryslBr," says
an article in the Wall Street Jour
nal.- The article continues:
The ambition of Maxwell to be
a Ford rival was set forth in these
columns a few years ago. But the
uetroit management did not fulfill
its-.early promsies. Defects in the
early models were not remedied. The
directors disagreed; Eugene Meyer
Jr. pajed with his shares and re
signed; put tne sraay Drotners
stood by. The Chase bank gave
financial assistance and when the
reorganization was accomplished the
most .important part of it was the
injection into the management Vof
Walter P. Chrysler. '
He took hold at Detroit In Au
gust, 1920, closed the factory the
first day he entered upon his duties
and started to make a new car and
a new producing nd selling organi
zation. How well he succeeded has
come to the attention of the public
In a broad way in the motor Exhi
bitions of this year.
Maxwell now has a maximum ca
pacity' of 7500 a month, but is plan
ning next year to pass the 100,000
"per annum mark. .
Actual Experience Gained. '
Walter P. Chrysler began "his ap
prenticeship in a machine shop on
a western railroad at a wage of 5
cents an nour. Later at 25 cents
an hour he had reached the maxi
mum of ralirpad machine shop
wages at that time. -
"Entering the automobile field.
Chrysler steadily climbed to the
front, making one success after an
other until the reorganizers of Max
well sought the best man to put that
company on its feet. He had made
a record as president of Buick.and
was credited with much of the suc
cess, of General Motors, from which
it is said he resigned as vice-president
because of disagreement Tvith
President Durant.
When Chrysler reached Detroit
he did not wait beyond the stroke of
12 for the shutdown of the works.
At the same time he shut off the
factory supplies coming in at the
rate of $1,500,000 a month, while
26,000 cars remained unsold and
16,100 cars were paying demurrage
on sidetracks because agents refused
them. .-
The first problem was to put
these cars, into selling condition.
with new axles and new transmis
sions and better parts where needed.
The men and the materials were
sent out. The cars were remade
without being returned to the fac
tory and were disposed of. Mean
while plans for a new popular model
to rival all other makers and to be
sold at a price that might return
a profit of only $5 to $15 a car were
put under way.
Day after .day and hour after
hour engineering lines, mechanical
balances and harmonies in construc
tion were studied with more artistic
consideration' than had ever before1
been put into a design for a new
low-priced motor model.
After many months designing,
modeling, assembling, changes, im
provements and . tryouts, a new
model was out, and there was no
comeback for financial assistance.
Where there had been an inventory
of $16,500,000 a larger output is now
accomplished with an inventory of
only $8,500,000.
"Speed and harmony in production,
sjles and delivery assisted in this
financial accomDlishment.
Car Now Among Leaders.
''Maxwell is now among the half
dozen leading producers of the
world. Its current output of 400
cars dally compares with 4300 for
Ford, 600 for Dodge Bros., 600 for
Willys-Overland, 440 for Studebaker
and 2000 for the five-passenger car
division of General Motors.
"Maxwell definitely turned the
corner in March, when its produc.
tion exceeded 175 cars daily, which
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Greater Value at Lower Cost
" ' v The Essex has always been an outstand
ing value by every standard of price and
quality comparison.
;:T V Especially interesting now is a price to
price measurement of the Essex against
. cars you have regarded as comparable to
..'"' it in quality. '
Will you find today any car that even
approaches Essex in quality and ability,
within hundreds of dollars of its cost?
And doesn't its low cost with such quality
' appeal to judicious buyers, whether they
are considering a car slightly less in cost,
or have been seeking Essex quality in
, some much costlier car?
L. BOSS AUTOMOBILE CO.
615-617 Washington St., Portland
Essex Touring $1095
Cabriolet .......... fI795
Coach $1295
Freight and tax extra.
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break even. It now has about $18,
000,000 working capital, half of it
in cash or Its equivalent. With earn
ings in May exceeding $700,000, the
field would seem to be clear for the
attainment of the original Maxwell
ambitions and more.-'
"Just before Chrysler sailed for a
few weeks' rest In Europe he was
asked for the secret of the Maxwell
comeback. He said:
"'The motor business developed so
rapidly in the United States that
the words "economy; aim
ciency," .together with some old-
fashioned principles in iauiuij in
duction and finance were in many
Instances lost. to view. -
" 'There is no use in attempting a
competitive maximum production
without the closest attention to de
tails and eeconomles. You can get
so many men into an organization
as to reduce steadily its efficiency.
In the same way. too, much, over
equipment tends to inefficiency. Men
will be careless with machines if
duplicates are too close at hand.
" 'The most efficient organization
. mDhi.if is where every man
feels the responsibility and neces
sity for his best worn, in iuo lw.
SALEM FOLKS ON LONG TOUR
16,000-Mile Drive Takesin All
Four Corners of TJ. S.
After covering 16,000 miles during
a seven-months -jaunt through thirty
states in a Cadillac victoria, Mrs.
F. F. Suldecor and her nephew,
Glenn Purvine, both of Salem, re
turned home last Sunday. The trip
was made, without a single serious
mishap.' '
The two left Salem December 10
for Los Angeles and southern Cali
fornia. A record was made from
Los Angeles to Birmingham, Ala,
when the distance was covered in
12 days.
From Birmingham they drove to
Florida and then doubled back along
the Atlantic coast until they reached
New York. From New York they
started west through Chicago, De
troit. Cleveland and along the
northern states to Spokane and Se
attle. Wash.
The best scenery, Purvine stated,
of the whole trip was found in
Washington, Oregon, and California.
LEXINGTON' AFTER DEALERS
Company Carries on Campaign to
Extend its ' Representation.
In conjunction with recent brlng-
was about the number needed to ing out of its new 5-passenger tour-
Yfiff,
I Hupmobile J
N2w
The loyalty of Hup
mobile owners to the
car is deeply rooted
in the saving, continu
ous service which
makes its use both a
pleasiireand a profit.
Manley Auto Co.
Eleventh and Oak at Burnside
Broadway 217 -
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distributors for
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the Artisans'
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and One Door
North
ing car, the Lexington Motor com
pany of Connersville, Ind., is con
ducting a vigorous campaign for
new dealers. A published offer to
"help finance real business men who
desire to handle the sale of Lexing
ton Motor Cars" has resulted in a
flood of inquiries, according to fac
tory officials. "
C. C. Hanch.executive vice-president
of the Lexington Motor com
pany and one of the dominant fig
ures in the automotive industry, is
authority for the following state
ment: "A wide-spread dealer 'organiza
tion has a very important signifi
cance to the purchaser of any motor
car, either present or prospective.
For it insured the owner of nation
wide service.
"Lexington Motor Cars are na
tionally distributed already, but with
a view to offering better service to
present owners, as well as attract
ing prospective purchasers, an aug
mented dealer organization was
deemed advisable and steps have
been taken accordingly."
In England research work for
comparing alcohol with petrol as a
fuel for automobiles was recently,
undertaken in Manchester univer
sity. The expenses had been born
In equal shares by the Royal Au
tomobile club and the Commercial
Motor Users association.
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