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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, -SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 30, ,1910. 10 SIM LYON TO LOCATE HER E Big Supply House Will Make Portland Headquarters for .Northwest. - Chanslor & Lyon, one of tha largest automobile -supply firm on the: Pacific coast, have found Portland a desirable place for an agency, and will within the Host' few months Open what will un doubtedly prove the largest automobile supply house In the city of Portland. Phil Lyon, one of the leadings members of the firm, is coming to Portland with his family, and ;. will take the -active management of the branch. . This firm has two large supply houses In California, . San Francisco and Los Angeles, and another big place in 8at: tie. They were but one of many firms who conceived the Idea that Portland and the Oregon territory, as well as southern and eastern Washington, could be better handled out of Seattle. Seattle has been their northwest headquarters, but It is understood here that they,ar ready to desert Seattle as a northwest hA.n.Q.M' mnrrmmv and that, with the establishment of the new store Here, Portland will become we , nonnwesi headquarters of the firm. First arrangements for the house here were made by H. . McCoy, manager of the Sah Francisco house,- and also in lomitiii finannlallv In' the comsanv. ' A part of the property opposite the old Exposition Duuairxg wnere a Kreennoutw rnm,rl otnnri has henn purchased, and a two story building, with a full base ment, 1 t be erected. The structure is to be of reinforced concrete, with a fnmuioHnii uhlnh wtll nnahlci the build ing of several extra stories when occa sion demands. . 1 In the coming to .this city of Mrs. Phil Lyon, wife of the manager of the new establishment, Portland will gain one of the best woman drivers on the coast. Mrs. Lyon drives a Pope-Hartford car, and In .her travels has covered all of California and much of Arizona. She is an Ardent tourist and Is never , so happy aa when she Is out on the road. .. a i i n im ' if iiii.'iiii'.i.imi- ii i -.. , 'One hundred and twelve mlei a day is being made by "White Gas three ton truck owned by the Railway Equipment company, and which is being - used ;-, In the construction of ; th Mount Hood, railroad. It is 23 miles from Jihe ware house' in Portland to the place .where construction is uttw going on, and the truck Is making two round trips a day. US ill TO Pacific. Highways Association Wiir Seek Aid of Organiza tions for Coast sRoad. Cooperation of every commercial club that is affiliated with the, Oregon De velopment league has been sought by the Pacific . Highway association. Sec retary Frank M. Fretwell has Just sent out a Httcr j asking ,these . commercial organizations to urge the county courts' in , the various counties that the inter national road .will pass to locate and Improve-their .part of the highway at the earliest possible moment With the location of the Washington end already in the hands of the state highway com missioner, and an J1S,000,000. bond Is sue which will undoubtedly be approved by the voters of California next month, the comparatively short . stretch across 7N ; t ' 'J 1 . ' ' ' y ; 1 ' :''vv,--- - , - ;':: . r Six Oaklands with which the Blake McFall company salesmen will work state and city.- j'.f.iiv!ft:.:;:s::.pi::s:i;s . tvJ Chalmers Consistency Shown by the Speedometer Total Miles Endurance Chalmers Cars are "Cars for the Road" r all,sorts of roads, j Many'perfect scores have been credited to Chalmers Cirs in 'Endurance Contests.1. Trip Miles Reliability Chalmers Cars, always bring you back. They answer to every call through sand, " mud, clay, over hills or rough roads.. A!7es per Hour Speed In the past two seasons Chalmers Cars, in contests of all kinds, have won 89 firsts, 32 seconds and 21 thirdsthe Champion Cars of the year. These record of Endurance, Reliability and Speed prove the consistency of the Iisinnieips Caaps (E "30" at $1500 and "Forty" at $2750 Careful comparison with other cars of. twice their price will show them to be wonaenut value. Our mechanical experts will be glad to go over theui withjou point by point, explaining every detail. All types and models on the floor of our salesrooms. Chalmtn"30" $1500 roaring Car Pony Tonneau 1 1600 Eoadstep Limousine Wit Inside Drive Car $0 MWtsxe .4 . .. . H. L. Keats Auto Co. Burnside and Seventh Sts. TheReliableI-T Surrey- FULLY EQUIPPED AND DE LIVERED AS ILLUSTRATED 1075:22 The ideal business and professional v- man s car. , j - See it, ride in it (J and you will buy it, I for it is MAatftniri. I l J' C? ingly powerful and VS ( powerfully astonish-,ing.M IPCE?Stl MoibK'Saic's Co. v J. L. S. SNEADfc Manager, 'PHONES E. 322 AND C-2638.. UNION AVENUE AT WASCO STREET. . i . ' . : . , ' Portland. N JL Oregon Is all that remains to be located. The latter part of this week a good roads rally will b held under the joint direction of the TacomaT Chamber of Commerce and 'the Tacoma Commercial club . for the purpose of stirring up in terest in the Pacific highway project with the good roads boosters in the "city of destiny." This meeting will be held at the Commercial club head quarters. Good r roads speakers from Portland, Seattle", Vancouver and Vic toria will be presents v . Scores of letters are coming In . to the highway association's headquarters dal! from tourists who have made the trip from -southern California to the Canadian boundary, expressing the hope that the movement for the construction of this International road will be suc cessful. .' ' ' ; AUTO GOSSIP TV. F. Slidden, the Hood River agent for the Maxwell cars,- was in Portland this week, in anticipation of taking the Columbia agency as well aa the Max well. : ' ' ';'.' X Two big Pierce Arrow cars of the 1911 models reached Portland early this week, and r on exhibition at the Covey Mo tor. Car company, . One cat is" finished in what Is called auto cream, with Mar shall Flejd green' upholstering. , It is a it horsepower ' six cylinder car. ' The other car Is finished" in a pretty shade of gray with red trimmings. It Is a fore door touring car of 48 horsepower. -.. 'V .. ,.. ' " ' ' F. W. Volgert head of the Northwest Auto company, returned yesterday from a trip through tlje northwest placing agencies for the Reo and Apperson cars, which his firm handles in this territory. He reports a pleasant as well as a pro fitable trip. ,:- -: '- ;' ': An undertakers wagon and" an ambu lance are being built for the Edward Holman Undertaking xcmpany. The un dertaker's wagon is of especially hand some design, and will be put on a Stearns 15-30 chassis. The ambulance is to go on a White t'teamer chassis, making two ambulcnc9s of this. charac ter owned by th Jiolman company." , Mr, King is an enthusiastic hunter, and carried a shot gun with him on tils trip. He managed to secure -, jveral Chinese pheasants without going off the road. The birds vere especially tame, and did tiot scare at the automobile as much as they would have at a man on foot. . Mr. King whs able to get very close several times before the birds rose. . ; ',. ' , Dr. M. A. Mlllsr of Nevada, an old friend of F. W. Volger of the Northwest Auto company, has taken the Reo and Apperson agencies in Everett. . The Ffet TTTl Mm t Ever 'Macle omie vs 7B U'a per : passenger m3 'and Bgyr pakenge ma 18 - - , e io ccms 2t cents Maxwell Model Q-ll 4-cyL22 RP.-$90O 1 A PUBLIG test of the Maxwell Cararia norse'and 4- buggy on the streets'of NewYork and its suburbs, under actual conditions oif traffic, has just been completed; ''-. It Provies Beyond Dispute Automobile, l'io1 Expenses stop when. not la man. ; T VuU a iojldila : . . i U t . ' - Gasolia - . .122 11 ... M :,. Grease - e .001 . . Tins and Car Depreciation .23 -'.' ''- ; ' J69 Cost par tana-rtwo parsons !, 138 ' Cost per mile per parson - ' .018 To operate an automobile the cost is based on gasoline at 20c a f allon; oil, 50c a gallon; grease, 2c a rxmnd; depreciation and tires, .023 a mile; average cost of gaaoline figured 16 mUes to the gallon better results secured in recentteat. Storage not Included. What New York Papers Said Horse and Buggy, 2 J?' Expeu Matiaa wkta st h . baled a 10-Mile Trip J2 lOIbs, hay ' - ::. 12 quarts oats gm 100 lbs. straw oaf saoatk. dally pro rata J M : v. RorsesboelngaDypro rats . .083 v Grease, daily pro rata , UXI02 . Depreciatioa - , ,062 J18J , Cost per tofle two persons .OS . Coat par mileper parson X2J Above figprefl based on bar $21 SO a ton; oata 60c a bushel; straw JL50 cwt.; horseshoeing, $2J0 per month: grease, 12c a month; depreciation harness and buggTi 0u5 a mile; stabling not included. BEATS (!0RSE IJaxwelf-Brle CoropanyNow! ED&aBed. in Demonstrating; the-SupfiTOrity oLFormer. The wJTX?K arm of the "tlf yV Com Pay. did o Arv .CVUhings W 1 t ; That the automobile is undoubtedly aa economy. ' - That its low cost of operation surprises even its advocates. That the extravagance of the motor car is voluntary and t unnecessary. - .That its pleasures are within the reach of men of moderate means. - - That it is an indispensable factor in transportation and. -a utility. ' - t That it is an .implement, which if rptocxj employed, f will increase the earning power of man, conserve his' v - time, extend his field and support his hands. " rn. That the automobile mdustry, "practically unknown ten years aga, xand now the fourth greatest Jndustry in the United States, is fully vindicated and proven economi-" , cally sound. " " j That the Maxwell Car is the standard of that industry; the efficient, economical, reliable, utility automobile, as near perfection as human intelligence and human handiwork can make it ' under modernondrtiona." .' Z , . ; ; . Test GfficiaDySanctioried tAe American Automobile Association : We Invited the Contest Board of the Ameri " fentafled. The needs of each vehicle were up ; can Automobile Association to conduct this plied at roadside stores at current market prices. ' tcst in order that it might be in absolutely P ; Each day a different route was laid out,' in . disinterested control. The Board appointed order ,to cover all conditions of city and sub judges to attest its results. ' ; ' - ' urban traffic and assorts of roads. One day ... ' ' " . - 1 they covered the densely congested districts of The two vehicTes ran each day . over a pre- . thc another day ey ran in infrequently determined route. Each ran continuously for traveled suburban roads.' Everything was six hours, regarded as a normal day'i work,, , done. to make the test normal, actual, wi Account was kepj of every item of. expense gently fair and conVJusive. The Results" Attested by' Its Judgis sir ' -r .Him r k v '4 east i:' r 1 FS 5 ' The horse needed 12 quarts of oata and 20 pounds of hay per day. " The other expenses tire cost, up-keep and - depreciatioa or- similar charges, brought the total cost of the car up to 1 vib cent per pas- - sengermile, as shown in detail in the table above . ". ' , The other incident expenses of maintaining a horse and buggy brought its total cost up to 2 1z cents per passenger mile, as shown in the table above. i-'V rv v.: GUARANTEE FOR LIFE v flTHB Maxwcll-Brisooe Motor Co. guarantees this ear to ot ' made in a good and workmanlike manner and fret front defect! In material, and will replace free of charge during The"Iife of the car any material (except b'i "aod added ac cenories) adjudged defectire when returned to Its factories for Inspection, transportation prepaid. The automobile cost fmof a cent per pas- ' sengermile ta operate. , W The horse and busgy cost lfm of a cen. : . per passenger mile, - The car covered 2 Vt rimes the dSstance traveled by the horse. . . -Thecaraveraged 76 3u miles at acost of $1.03. . The horse averaged 32 9w n69 d7 at a cost of 95nts. , v The car required 5 Vt gallons of gasoline and a pint of lubricant daily. , . 1 This is our answer to thc charge made that the automobile is an extrava gance. This proves that it is anjeconomic factor that would save millions ; if the Maxwell were everywhere substituted for the horse and buggy. We. have always been unable to fill orders promptly in the spring and summer. In order to stimulate early season business all these cars sold during the next 30 days will be ' - GUARANTEED FOR LIFE Maxwell -Briscoe Motor Co. " Tariytown, New York - ' Date. h Z?6&to President UNITLD AUTO GO. Main 4337 334-6 Alder St, Portland, Oregon V DISTRIBUTORS FOR OREGON1 " - Phones A-7171
