THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 21. 1807.
William Barker in 111 Sixty-Horsepower" 8teTens-Duryea Touring Car.
JEWS AND SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT THE AUTO WORLD
Local Gossip and General Information About the Men Who Follow
the Honk-Honk Cars Brief Notes and Hints to : .
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- Chauffeurs..."' -.y , .
1 The American output of automobiles
for 1107 la estimated at 161.000.000.
If there b poetrr In motion, why
v mar not on exceed the speed limit by
poetlo licenser - V'
A national convention of chauffeur
la being planned for New Tork City
'during ahow weak next winter.
Ground shortly will be broken at
( Pittsburg for the constr notion of a
lx-atory . fireproof garage , to , east
1300,000. r
Ninety-two entries have been received
for, the kaiser's cup race, which will
cover a 77-mlle oourse four tlmea.
Several Philadelphia dealera will keep
their ahowroome open until 11 p. m.
very evening antll ine last 01 May.
Salt extracted from eea water la rec
ommended for laying duet an road a by
Dr. Carl, an eminent chemlat for Bor
deaux. .:
Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana are
the lateat to organise etate dlvlalona
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Red aiid W'6r& Cars
Salesroom Removed to 493-85 Alder Street, Corner 15th.
Reo 20 H. P. Touring Car with detachable tonneau, pressed ,
steel frame, 94-inch wheel base, multiple disk clutch, full
elliptic springs, three powerful brakes, five lamps; $1,400.
Reo 8-10 H. P. Runabout, the most economical automobile
built, $700; with folding rear seat, $723. :
FORD CARS
Ford 15 H. P. Four-Cylinder Runabout, shaft drive, 84-inch :
wheel base, full elliptic springs, multiple disk clutch, three ,
point driving construction, all working parts absolutely dust
and mud proof, all axles, gears, steering knuckles and shafts '
made from best chrome steel; price $700. s .
The Ford Six-Forty, six cylinders, forty H. P.,1, 120-inch c
wheel base,, double ignition, three point driving suspension,
all working parts absolutely mud and dust proof, no vibra- .
: tion. A demonstration in this car is a revelation in flexibil-.
! ity and control, $3,000. ., :,;. ;' '" , '' t 'V? ; ,
All Prices F. O. B. Portland or Spokane. All Models in Stock
Salesrooms 4935 Alder Street ,
FRED A.: BENNETT
PORTLAND, OREGON. 7 v; SPOKANE, WASH.
of the American Automobile association.
Aa a reault of the lncreaaed eaae with
which long dlstanoes can be covered In
autemobl lee, land values are booming
In Texas. , t
A comprehensive exhibit of the man
ufacture of denatured alcohol wUl be
made by Germany at the Jamestown
exposition.
Although' Rio de Janlero has better
streets than most South American citlea
It poaaeaaes only between to and . 0
automobiles.
The aggregate mileage' of " publlo
roads la the United S la tee la approxi
mately 1,100,000, not Including Alaaka
and Inaular possessions.
Ssiss, the winner of last year's Grand
Prix, will accompany a party of Ameri
cans on 'a tour through Europe this
month and next. !
. More than ,000 ears designed espe
cially for the . transportation of auto
mobiles have been built by the railroads
of the country within the past three
years. ;
At the annual floral parade at Hono
lulu on Washington's birthday first
prise was won by a motorist who had
his car decorated aa a miniature - vol
cano, i . -
In Paris the automobile Is now uaed
by the municipality for collecting garb
age, watering and sweeping streets, by
the police and fire brigades snd as a
hearse. ' f
The Motor union of Great ' Britain
and Ireland now Includes I clubs, with
a membership of 14.72, an Incresse of
24 clubs and. 1,527 members 1n the past
year. '
The' proposal to hold a race for Im
ported machines only over the Vender
bllt course portion of the Long Island
Motor parkway next fall Is . arousing
much Intsrest. - . ,r,
The government Is considering the
advisability of holding motor car tests
for the war department and the post
office department at the Jamestown ex
position.', v.- .1 ,.
The average pay of a first-class city
chauffeur-is from 1 21 to ISO a week,
and the best chauffeurs are declared to
be young men who began - Ufa aa me.
ehanlcs apprentices. ' "' :
There la a rapidly Increasing demand
for motor cars la Hawaii. The roads
are all fins and smaller machlnea are
very serviceable for plantation Inspec
tion purposes.
' On of the interesting features of the
Canadian trade just now is the demand
for automobiles by the miners at Co
balt.' who recently came Into wealth
by the silver strike in that vicinity.
The .extent or tne motor crass in
London was recently shown at an auc
tion of commercial and pleasure motor
vehloles,- over 110,000 being realised
within the first 16 minutes' bidding.
Sixteen thousand, eight hundred and
thirty-five miles In rental service and
still doing business Is the record of a
car owned by a Los Angeles automobile
livery company. - s
Aooording to a decision ny tne court
of appeals of Lyons, France, the driver
of an automobile cannot be held respon
sible for an accident caused by the
bursting of a tire. "
Buenoa Ay res, Argentina,- has - the
most automobiles of any South Ameri
can city, the cars numbering over too,
mostly of - French and English make,
with a sprinkling of American. . '
The commissioners of Falrrnount park.
Philadelphia's 1,800-scre pleasure ground
are considering raising the speed limit
for Its driveways from seven to U
miles an hour.
Carrying a four-oared shell on his
automobile 50 miles, - from New Tork
to Princeton, C S. Titus, a student,
christened the pretty lake given the
university by Andrsw Carnegie.
Giving legislators rree rides in auto
mobiles has resulted la the killing of
a bill In the Wisconsin legislature reg
ulating the speed In cities to six miles
art hour and In the country to eight.
An up-to-date - automobile express
company has been established at Phila
delphia, placing ears at the service of
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The Truscott leads in the race for leadership because of its superiority in making, looks and
speed: There are many launches made by "get rich quick" companies that are a very fair im
itation of the Truscott in looks, but when it comes to the actual trial you j will know you are
not in a boat that resembles the Truscott.' There is a certain grace that distinguishes this
launch from any other a grace that cannot be imitated. Be convinced. -r
'As well as a large supply of launches we handle a complete stock of canoes and row boats.
We also handle a separate line of canoes and paddles. If you contemplate making a launch
Inquire about our line of gasoline engines. If your old engine needs repairing our workmen
are equal to the most difficult repair. An assorted line of launch trimmings always on hand.
e Reierson Machinery, Co.
182-4-4
Morrison SL
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IN PLEASURE CRAFTS.
the public at a aavtng of from 21 to I'
per cent over horse-drawn vehicles.
One of the new measures for which
the federation of American Motor
cyclists la to be congratulated is the
projected organisation of a system of
official repair shops throughout the
country. .
The automobile business In the Paclflc
coast states Is suffering greatly by the
railroad blockade. There are said to be
several freight trains loaded exclusively
with motor cars tied tip la Nevada.
Er. John Fltsierald. superintendent ef
the Kings county hospital.. Brooklyn,
declares that the substitution of the
motor ambulance for Ute horse-drawn
Vehicles Is a great saving of time,
money and life. 4 " V r
The next New York show of the XJ
rrnssd Asoclatlon of Automobile Manu
facturers will be held at Madison Square
Garden October SO to November 7. The
Chicago ahow will be held November 10
to December T.
The Paris Salon d'Automoblla this
coming fall will last 10 'Instead of 15
days, as heretofore, and will be Illum
inated In a manner that has not been
equaled since the visit of the Russian
emperor to Paris. . . '.
The Quaker City Motor club expects
to have the use of S00 cars on "Orphans
day," June 11, when all the. .children
from Philadelphia's numerous Institu
tions will be taken to a suburban park
for a day's outing. . . ; i .
Motor cycling has been honored with
a. place' In" the next fllymple games,
which will be held In Ixodoq in l0(.
R. O.. Betts of the Federation of Motor
cyclists has been appointed a member
of the general committee.
Though ' the demand - for 'domestic
automobiles is far tn.xoeasf the sup
ply, tba situation for manufacturers Is
becoming more complicated because of
the tremendoui demand for American
cars In both Canada and Mexico. '
.Although many German municipalities
have been receiving a large annual in
come from heavily taxing automobiles,
the outcry agalnat the practice has be
come so strong thst a number of the
Cities wltl abolish the tax May 1.
A Chicago man is out with a novel
method for obtaining the erection of
signboards on country road a. ' He pro
poses that motorists make It a point to.
knock at the door of houses at cross
roads and merely Inquire: "Which road
do I take, pi esse?" t v
Henry Schuraana-Heiakv son of .the
famous prima donna, has donned overalls
to learn the mechanical engineering In a
Boston auto factory for a few dollars
a week pay. . He began Studying en
gineering as a coal passer at Cramps'
shipyards, Philadelphia.
A new feature ef the French Grand
Prix wlH be the placing of Venetian
maats at regular intervals along the
course of view of the grand stand to
allow the public to calculate the speed
of the competitors as they rush by on
the faateat stretch.
Making the engine ' act as a brake
on steep hills Is becoming common prac.
time, but when the foot of the Incline
Is near the car should be allowed to
pick up speed before the throttle is
opened, especially if the high gear la
thrown into action. , '
For the second time within Ave Tears 1
the Automobile club of Great Britain
and Ireland, of London, now the Royal
Automobile club, has 'been forced to
move by reason of cramped quarters. It
now will occupy the former war office
building, recently vacated by the gov
ernment, j
The fourth annual tour of the Ameri
can Automobile' association. Including
the third Olldden contest, will start on
July 10 from Cleveland, running to Chi
cago, then returning through Indiana,
Ohio; Pennsylvania .and New Jersey to
New Tork City, which will be reached
about July 21. .
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Cadillac Model M v
Light Touring Car, .
-Price $1,050.
Cadillac Model K
Runabout, Price
$900. .
AMONG SMALL CARS
Doesn't the fact that last year the sale of Cad- r
illacs of the ten horse power-type exceeded the! com
bined sales of any three models of other makes carry ,
a pretty strong conviction of superiority,? T .
This, record is the result, of the wonderful effi
ciency of the Cadillac' single-cylinder engine a -bit
of mechanism so perfect in. construction that it has
successfully withstood the test of five years of severe
service in thousands of cars. Thus while others
were experimenting and changing we stuck to time
tried principles we knew were correct," until today .
there is absolutely no question as to the supremacy
of, the single-cylinder Cadillac among small cars.
Demonstration in stock. The. new 20 horse-power k
4-cylinder, Cadillac is such a wonderful, car for $2,000 .
..j - that it will break all
records for sales just
is the single cylinder
car has done. Deliv
ery will be slow for a
while on this car, but
it will be worth your
while waiting.
CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO, MFGS.
: . y DETROIT, niCH.
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HOWARD M. COV1LY
: :v : ,v-: .' AGENT, ; ; ; ;. ; ,;. . 7 -'.
'16TH AND ALDER STS. PHONE .MAIN 6470.'
lie Store
Vhr your needs tn many line
may bs taken cars of.
Oallou & Vrp
' Ar constantly adding to their
immense stock, which is by far
the largest in their lint west of
Chicago. . ' ,
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National, Pierce and
Emblem Bicycles
v . THE FAMOUS
Indian and M-M
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Motorcvcl
A long ride at little expense.
W can convince you of this
by a five-minuta demonrt radon.
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