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Newspaper Page Text..', .". ''".V,' :- . ;'..:.: ;' , .". ., .V., .. , . .. ' ; ' . ., . ...... - ... ' , !A.' . Y'.A - . ' '-, ' '. ' !-. .' THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, POI . .ND, SUNDAY MORNINO.v APRIL 19. 1003. .- II . ... - 1 ". I OR til . 'i'h-'; .', v - '-'', 'f'1 " ' ' l '' '' iif ( I! wfjiaiinrjipiion Thomas ri ..-.k.-n'- v , . " - ' . ' - - . i : t'f , ..ri ry; " :i . 1 - H- "X' - -r,.' o . r - J- i- ' ' ' ., . .rv ' - s ja." ! . A -r-Si. vl It Takes ; f, " ' , ivl ";'Win i . -f-, 1 I'll 1-J , , w ? . L,?' - rS"" ' v,',' ; (."'V'?," .."!'..': .iVf .Mt''v '. V 1908 THOMAS "FLYER," SIX-CYLINDER, SEVEN-PASSENGER "TOURING-CAR I..., : ' . is-"-'' ' ' . . " .. ' V :':. , A . 66 Have you stopped to reason why theThomas Plyer ha Vj ted all its foreign competitors in the great New York t ' , J Paris race ? They all started , on even terms, Th I Thomas has been able to do this, forithrccjreasons: First": V.. .0 . BECAUSE it has the power; isfcHtiilUto' run. an . . ... ... - can do the work; BECAUSE- the mechanism has stcbditte- sfel: better, than the rest; ; r , -c y . iniru; i n TT7r A TTCC it. l .&.f ... '.-I'll. M terial and workmanship throughout tEhe 'samf care and attention to detail that is fouinvt Thomas cars. : i . No other automobile so quickly, favorably 'and widely impressed itself upon the public and toe auto- J I mMI WaA in rnra1 AA Yim PnrtA TTartfnrrl In lflOfl and 1flfl7 Tt wna tVii lrnt t11rir1-of rar. tH most conspicuous, the most admired and consequently the most popular. It was at once found to be , relfable-ra car not requiring the services of an expert to drive it, a car which has made a record for ' I P" , ' , , itself all Over the world as a hill climber and the speediest of its clasp. The 1807 Pope Hartford was, "'RIGIfXV It made HILLXLIMBINd, TOURINO.TRACK and reliabUity history." The 1907 Pope Hartford was admittedly and linauestlonably the speediest, most power-free, most popular rid highly indorsed car in its class of the ; .. , .. .' nna i .i ..' '.j kM tn. Muni nrfvaK1i mini, hfll r.UmWnc. sneei-'and reliabilitv test. '.. . . ' . J .me year. ,jine' iianigra nas Dern on vne roau uj, ifcv w v.v, .r- c -r artford. d1 Gar to Lead the j V And the fact that a Thomas Flyer stock car has-daft this is proof that it's THE CARTTO BUY. If yaws open to conviction call on us, we wiu oe pieasea to-snor! you what the Thomas will do. You will notimpos upon us, nor will you "place yoyrself under any obliga tions to us whatever. We know what the Thomas;! and we want you7 to know also. 1 ; " i f 1 f 1 , f .. 1 j . " Ask us to do any stunt you wantask lis to;go where any car will go, irrespective of make, pric6, horse power or number of ; cylinders. If you try and make the others, in and out of our class, do the same things , under the same conditions, you'll buy a Pope Hartford. Read below a few of the victories ' ' ' rf.'- ' "- '", - " '' ' i ' - , .-. ; ; , s, ,; ."1rI5,, f ... - r " v i ... ' ( '.'. V'' '- i ' . . ' ' ' '" 'J ' , " . ,. I i i ' . f i V. - ... - . - ' ' ,'.. J 1908 R0ADSTER-$2,750 ' CLEVELAND, OHIO Pope Hartforti won ;dard, Dayton, Clement, Bayard and Corbin. It was certainly a good Pope Hartford day three distinct and decided "killings.'' -J. the Stucky Hill cylinder piston displacement hill - fl climb, defeating a Stearns' 60 H. P. Darracy Van derbilt cup racer, Fordsix, Stoddard, Dayton. 1 -Thomas Detroit Forty Practically Noiseless TOURING CAR $2,750 RUNABOUT $2,750 Five Suggestions : 1 See the Forty before you buy. 2 Take a long ride. , . 1 3-Pick out a steep hill. r , 4 -Notice performance in congested traffic. 5 Compare each point with other cars. THEN. DECIDE FIVE STYLES 1 TOURING CAR 2 RUNABOUT 3 TOURABOUT 4-LEMOUSINE 5-LANDAULET ALL 40 H. P. Superior m. Five Points 1 -Hill climbing ability and speed. 2 Clean cut construction. . 3 Superb finish and luxurious comfort A -Ease of control. , ' ; ' , 5 Remarkable low cost of upkeep. DEL MONTE, CAL. Pope Hartford runabout ! defeated a Pierce 45 in a lQ-miie race. The Hart ford war never passed. ... DAVENPORT, ' IOWA Pope Hartford won over Oldsmobile; Stoddard, Dayton, Cadillac, in a standing start race over a heavy track. " HARTFORD, CONN. Pope Hartford won WHEELING, W. VA. Pope Hartford, out of Hartford hill climb, the open event for all gasoline HTHE POPE HARTFORD has every future that you could wish to find in an automobile Reason It Out With Yourself four entries, cleaned the entire state, and not con- '. tent with this, anpther. Pope Hartford "rubbed it in" by taking second place in -every event. Price,; horsepower, number of-cylinders--aU look alike to . 1 the Hartford. cars, in the remarkable time of 56 2-5 seconds, de feating Corbin, Stevens, Duryea Six, Ford Six and Knox. On the same day a model F, 1&06, Pope Hart ford touring car, fully equipped, made the best time of the day, and it is remarkable and significant that THIS -1 WON NEW YORK Pope 'Hartford won in cylinder displacement class in New York City, Fort George .' this car was the original F model built and had IS ' ONE OF THE MANY TROPHIES . hill i climb, making better time than 60 H. P. De covered already a distance of over 50,000 miles, N BY. THE POIE'1 HARTFORD IN Deitrich, 70 Bianchi, 50 Simplex, 50 CrawfoM, 35 having toured all over the United States in the fall PORTLAND LAST SEASON Isotta .Franchini, 35 Pennsylvania, Franklin, Stod- of 1905. The people say it was wonderful. v mm 1908 HARTFORD TOURING CAR $2,750 "Run It on the Scales" Don't buy your automobile without having it weighed. Light weight means net abljitv and low expense. A heavy automobile wears oat tires fast still more expense. The 16 h. p. Franklin Touring Car at ?1,850 weighs- 1,600 lb.; the -28 h. p. at $2,850 weighs 2,200;. the six-cylinder 42 h. p. at $4,000 weighs 2,500 lbs.' Water-cooled motor cars of similar power weigh from 2,000 to 4,000 ibs. Don't take catalogue weights See your automobile weighed with your own , eyes before you . buy it Run It on the scales." c ,1908 Franklin ftfodels 16 h. p. Runabout, $1,750 28 h. p. Touring Car or Runabout, $2,850 16 h. p. Touring Car, $1,850 . 42 h. p. Touring Car or Runabout, $4,000' Landaulets and Limousines. - Prices f. o. b. Syracuse. Demonstrations by appointment An hour's ride la a Franklin " mu wu vh iuvk uiut vviuu ucsviim iu a iiuiiurca pages, Unnecessary weight means extra work for y6ur' engine less speed, slower going on hills. What's the use of buying high horsepower and. throwing it Away on excess weight? A heavy water-cooled engine has more to get "out of order than an air-cooled engine that means more repair bills. ' B K The Buick Automobile is more 'car and better value for the money than any machine offered to the public. More Buicks are in use today than any automobile in the world. WHY? Because it is the most consistent performer at the! smallest cost of up-keep. We can show affidavits where two Buicks purchased in 1905 have been over 95,000 and 100,000 miles each; and still running. - - Buicks Range in Price From $1050 to $2500 1908 PACKARD ' TOURING CAR $4,200 Tfiere1 are motre-PadcartflCars in use today, almost two to one, than any high grade car on the market. The question, is often asked, "What becomes of all automobiles that have been used for several seasons? The tabulated statiwics , beW '. give a very striking answer regarding Packard cars: "per cent of' '04 Packardi-owners are still driving their original 8(L"pelcent ofOS'Packirdi owners are still driving their original cars. , ' v ' 1 -'-..",,. . . ' i 82'per cent of'06Packaii1 owners are. still driving their original Pl per cent 'of '07 Packard owners are still driving their, original f:.cars. "" ' , ; '. J00 per cent of ''08 Packard rwncrs'are driving their original cars. ( flSt think for a Vlioute wha tnis means. .uniy racKaras, mat give consisicni uu cwuumiwi Bc,tvs, - oast of such a phenomenal re-cord, as this. 'There, must be a reason for it. ASK 7'ilE MAIN WtIO OWNS OINt? UISTErX! 95 per cent of all PACKARD owners, covering a period of five years, are still driving their origi nal cars. MODEL D TOURING CAR $1,750 r MODEL D TOURING CAR $1,750 4 cylinders, . 24 horsepower, Semi-elliptic springs, very long, Jump spark ignition, Storage, battery, Sliding gear transmission, 3 speeds forward, 1 reverse, 102yi inches wheel base, Shaft, drive. - MODEL NO. 10 RUNABOUT $1,050 r 4 cylinders, IS horsepower, Jump spark ignition, Full elliptic rear, Semi elliptic front, ' ' Storage battery,' Planetary transmission, ? - Shaft drive. MODEL F TOURING CAR-$1,250 5 ' . , A MODEL F TOURING CAR, 5 PASSENGERS-$1,250 2 cylinders, - ' . 22 horsepower, ' Jump spark, t , . ' Storage battery, dry cells in reserve,. Planetary transmission, - -Internal expanding brake. ' ' ; - :' f - . "''):" ;c MODEL 5 TOURING CAR, VERY ROOMY-93,500 4 cylinders, , ' 40 horsepower,' Semi-elliptic springs, : , , -' ' ' 108 inches wheel base, V . Jump spark, " . ' MAGNETO and: dry 'cells in, reserve, . Selective type transmission,' ' ' ' , Shaft' drive, ' . f ".-, Spark and throttle control on "steering wheel. r1 ft 4!