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THE OREGON SUNDAY , JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY I.IQNING, OCTOBER 13, 1312. ' 7 OREGOiJ AIR LEFT . i;i ms op m TO NEW YORK not now see" will crop up. T ' v Doughty Car Traverses Sands, Mountain Passes, Muddy Roads in Long Trip looks as though thla tlk of In it i t position to American cars w about r bet advertisement the Autrir;tn i could 'have abroad." Journey Is Commenced From Portland August 0, In Tour Cylinder, Blx Passenger Tierce-Arrow, Weight ot Outfit Being 4870 pounds) Party V Sleeps In Desert on Vyj "Seo America First," Is Slogan of Traveler!, After Returning From Trip, IEC0LIISI0 RUN ON FULL Tiu, EUI BUILDERS HOT: AFTER TRADE ON PRICE BASIS Two Local Men, W; C. Bristol ; and E. D Jorgensen, Com . plete..1 Remarkable' ;Tour; . Rough Places Overcome.. .'' Buffalo, N; ,V got 4 breath Of tool - old Portland, Or., ,alr when W, C Brls tol and B, D,,; Jorgensen, ; Jpcal automo bile enthusiasts, arrived there two weeks , o, after one of the hardest kinds of transcontinental auto journey. A' 7 "There was Oregon ! air in the twa j front Urea of our : machine when he landed at Buffalo," said ,Mr. Jorgensen. 'and like Oregon scenery,, climate and everything else, they haven't anything . 'In New York or anywhere else that can 'touch it." -7 :.: -:-:'-j-::" Bt Messrs," Bristol and Jorgensen left Portland August 20. They traveled in -a four passenger, six' cylinder Plerce Arrow car.. They went acroas-the coun try to the Atlantic .coast, shipped their , Machine west from Buffalo, and came 'noma themselves en train, arriving last Monday.-', . t -. ' -After' making an overland visit to 17 etates of the Union, Mr.- Jorgensen's ad ," vice to automobile tourists is, "see America if you will, but see- Oregon ' first." ' But to spread this gpspel. con scientiously, Mr. Jorgensen says, Ore ' gon must first have good roads to offer, and then, he declares, with an extensive system "of advertising, this, state can toe made the mecca of tourists the coun try over. . '. Betarded toy Bad fcoeds. I ynalny weather, bad roads, five days von tlio desert in Idaho, where it took Itnree hours to send the machine 60 feet, "nd other Incidental experlencea, made the Brlstol-Jorgensen trip one to b re membered, but withal they had an in teresting and Instructive journey. Mr. Jorgensen figures that he and his com panion lost about 17 days traveling time on account of bad weather. Eastern tourists, he says, do not real- appreciate what bad roads are. "If n eastern man tells you that the roads re pretty bad' said Mr. Jorgensen, "you can depend upon It that they are fairly good. If he tells you it is fairly good going, you may know that the roads are fine. 'Good roads' to the east ern automobile travelers really, mean boulevards, on which they can bowl along at 25 or 30 miles an hour without' trouble." In relating soine of the features of their trip Mr. Jorgensen said: "Our 'first. trouble came about 58 miles this side of Pocatello. The connecting rod dld not break through the crank case, M was reported, but we struck a rock ori high center and broke the oil well in the crank case. It took us three hours to make temporary repairs. Then, toy using six gallons of oil, we finally arrived "at Pocatello. Desert lands Hlndxanoe. ""oc five days on the Idaho desert we could only go On by laying atrlps of canvas on the sand to keep the wheels fsom sinking. We carried four 0 foot Lengths of canvas. It was necessary for .us to Jack the car up to get the canvas under tho wheels, and this was a hard task Itself, because the Jack would link the sand and prevent rapid work. "One day with this kind of work we made but -60 feet in three hours, and went . only. 28 miles Jn the day. We worked from daylight until dark. We Blept on the Band at night. As an ex- . ample of some of the things we were Up against, It may be Interesting to know that during the day the thermom?- ter would go as high as 110 degrees, while at i o'clock In the morning It would show 26 degrees. "At Bear Lake. 23 miles out of Po- . catello, one of our prtngs broke. We "made, temporary repairs with a wagon 7 spring at a wayside blacksmith shop, and wired ahead to Denver to have a new spring held for us. We traveled .700 jniles on the patched spring. " "In Colorado we struck some splen did convict built roads. We learned that these roads, together with Colora do's scenery and mountain hotels, are attracting many -tourists to that state. Two hundred miles out of Denver It started to rain. It rained hard all the way through Iowa and Nebraska, but Tcteared tip somewhat at hlego-whre -we had a pleasant visit. From enicago to South Bend,- Ind., we traveled good roads. "In New York state we found high class roads, many of the state highways 7 being of concrete and asphattum con instruction. We crossed New York state east through Jamestown, Elfnlra and Blnghamtorv and then went down to Bcranton, Pa. Then we Journeyed east through New Jersey to New York state again, and on' through Connecticut to Springfield, Mass. We started went from Springfield, through New York state, striking Albany, Syracuse, Utlca and then Buffalo. "W found the best roads in Colorado. 'i New York, Connecticut and Massachu eeits. in iew jersey the roaas were Pad on account of the heavy rains, worse than they had been in 20 years we were told. We saw crops there, ready to harvest, covered with six Inches of wster. In Montana some unharvested t crops were covered with six Inches of snow. Our road book was kept right up to the minute. We made records not only of the distances between cities, but of the conditions of the roads, the grades. r elevations, temperatures and names of 'the principal hotels and garages. We ' Will be glad to furnish this information to persons contemplating transcontinen tal journeys. Bast Looking to Oregon. - "West of Derver the best roads we traveled were in Oregon, but our state roads are alltogether short of what they should be. It is up to the voters to pass the good roads bills, and work now end always for better highways. '"People In the east are looking to Or egon and to Portland as a goal for tour Ing parties, and if we have the roads to offer them, they will come and spend their money here. Oregon has just as fine, scenerj as can be found in the United States. We have everything: here but a Niagara Falls, and we have a Crater Lake that no other state can ; boast. If some of the eastern states had our scenery It would be advertising rsll .over the world. There would be roads built -all about it, there would ' be mountain hotels and thousands of tourists would be attracted annually. ,"tfniess we make arrangements to route eastern automobile parties up the Pacific northwest from Denver, Salt Lake City or Oirden. we are aoina to J Jttfht the tourist traffic. This Is going aTto amount to a very great deal in the next lew years, particularly Because or -""thr Pn8Tna-Partfia-erposttlon urean ..Francisco trl 1915,' ..7 '. The car and outfit which made the ' trip, with the1 two passengers aboard, , weighed 4870 pounds. It carried no top, the equipment was all housed down and Messrs. Bristol and Jorgensen braved the elements cladJn rubber clothing. The travelers carried a complement -of "" tlx new FlsK' tire".-- . The first tire gave out, Mr. Jorgen- " . : r "-.f , ta;:;;M4ii;:-$-::sK: mm !;7 i:imkk:'yx " ' 7 .(-':" 1 ;7:; Ilp wz&iZ tSTCsl I k a-Yi't--'1WsMii n'- -'ift'i1f1,fii,irVi- Y 'i'--'-r'i'-iY '"mm-'Yu Scenes along route taken fcy W. C Bristol and E. D. Jorgensen of Portland, in trip by auto from Portland to Buffalo, N. T. Top, left to right Malting slow progress across Idaho desert. Clearing rocks rjm road In Idaho. Bottom Directing lost cowboy In Wyoming desert Official transcontinental route through Wyoming creek bottom. ' . . sen says, about 12 miles this side of Cleveland, Ohio. It did not puncture or blow up, but -became too soft for use. The second tire blew out near Scranton, Pa. The two front tires were lhtaot at the completion of the Journey. Mr - .inrconwn hb Id that lnoulrles re garding Portland and "the foses" were made frequently or them an tnrougn the east, ahd that Interest In Oregon Is vln.. nn everv hand IMIOIIK the DUbllc generally, as well as among automobile tourists - - MOTOR TRUCK SOLVES. LONG DELIVERY RUN Among the many ways In which mo tor delivery has handsomely justified Itself Is in making the location of a retail business of less importance than formerly. Even business men In ' the suburbs find that they can, with the aid of the telephone nd-motor delivery, extend their sone of trade five to 10 miles without additional fixed expense. Formerly the Impossibility of long de livery runs confined the smaller mer chants to neighborhood operations but today, with motor wagons supplanting two to four teams, according to demand, he can extend his territory ahd glve quicker and better delivery than . his competitor with horse and wagon equip ment, who Is miles nearer the custorn-er." Ohio -Electric There is always one by which others are measured. In the electric car field that one is the beautiful Ohio Electric. .From the beginning the Ohio has been the leader among electrics. Being the pioneer shaft drive car, it hs set the pace that others have followed. The Ohio Electric has been built with the speciaj purpose of meeting the requirements of people of refin mnt and taste. In this aim it lias created a new standard of individuality, luxury and service hitherto unknown in electric can. ' One of the original features of the Ohio that has made it the envy of every other electric car manufacturer is the patented motor suspension, which does away with power-consuming uni versal joints and insures absolute alignment between motor and shaft. This unit construction of motor and rear axle not only simplifies the chassis, but also permits the entire 'driving mech anism to be enclosed and protected from grit. Friction is in this way reduced to. a minimum, and at least 20 per cent greater mileage per charge is insured. Another distinctive feature of the Ohio which has made it a leader among electrics is the Magnetic Control (patented). In stead of the awkward side lever found in nearly all other electric cars, the speeds in the Ohio are regulated by merely turning a small disc located on the steering post. This controller is at once simpler, more economical and more reliable than any other controller ever devised. It also has a safety feature for auto matically turning off the power on leaving the car, thereby abso lutely protecting the car against carelessness. Braly-DuBois Auto Co. NINETEENTH AND WASHINGTON. " Main 4880, Home A-3881. , Portland, Oregon THE MIGHTY -MfflM MICHIGAN AUTb East 1421t B-1345 1 'sBtsiiVY -ff-'YV-fNTrtiinifit'iiiiii i - . i1.l.swfc vtmii'ir ORDERS SHOULD BE PLACED AT ONCE Agent Warns Buyers Against Delay in Getting Spring Deliveries; "Sometimes I wonder Unit the world makes the rapid progress it does, "when one recalls the almost universal human falling of putting off today anything we think can go until tomorrow," eays H. L. Keats, local representative of the Chalmers Motor company. "No matter how urgent the need, It Is human nature to put off. "I have been thinking particularly of the many people who have made up their minds to buy cars who have even decided what car they will buy, but who keep putting off the actual signing of the order. "With the first warm days of spring these people will come hurrying in, wanting cars the same day. When they are- told that they will )i aye to .waltr- & BUGGY COMPANY 369-37L Hawthorne Arenue if i .w w?) 4 , 'M: . 3 J ' "ill tu " "t i ' 1 - -'' ' ill QSIaJSlBHSJBJBJBJBJSSSJSBHBJSJBJSBSasSaSSBMMSJBJBJBBgfl even that they cannot get cars In some instances they will be very much dis appointed. "And It's their own fault, usually. Why do they not place their orders now? "I s h oil Id be remembered that a motor car cannot be built in a day. Careful manufacturing takes a long time. Then tops must be made and fitted and in the Chalmers factory each top is inadu for the car that is to carry it. Many little finishing touches take time. "Then there is a matter of freight; that always takes time. Cars cannot bo shipped one at a time; and often the late orders wait several days while the balance of a carload is being made up. "People who want cars for sorlna Should get their orders in now? I can oniy aavise mem not . to wait for a bright day and then demand a car at once. If you have made up your mind as to what car you want, give the maker and the dealer a fair chance by setting your delivery date now. "I really believe that many who want "Thirty-sixes" for spring are going to be disappointed. The output is already two thirds sold, and the biggest selling season is yet to come. The only sure fj We desire to notify you that we have opened a more convenient office for our mutual benefit, and now that we are centrally lo cated we expect to see you often. 1 We realize that your success means our success. A great many owners do not call as often as we would like to have them Just because your car or truck is running O. K. is no sign you should not visit us more freely. 1$ Our Supply and Parts Room is located with our office. J Every possible effort will be put forth to give WHITE OWNERS the best obtainable service. For White Pleasure Gars and Trucks LT7.T7aW Ml w ft m "f: way to get your car when you want It is to place your order at onoe." NEW CANADIAN SYSTEM OF PERMITS IS HANDY The custom service In Canada has In augurated a new system of permits which alds greatly to the pleasure In taking Canadian tours in a motor car.. With the present arrangement It is pos sible to get a seven-day permit to drive a car, licensed In the United Btaten, through Canada. This permit Is secured from the custom official at the point of entry. Although the permit is Issued for sev en days, if one deslrea to tour In Can ada for a 'longer period of time, it is only necessary to have the permit re newed by the nearest custom official. Of the 101,000 primary schools In the Russian empire, nearly 60,000 are under the direct control of the central govern ment, and more than 34,000 are church institutions. Journal Want Ads bring results. 31 p e cial A ft 4 Mi m White $ Investigate through users the work they are doing in Portland and elsewhere. The cost of upkeep, gasoline consumption, oil con . sumption, depreciation, and ascertain whether or not these pleas-, ure cars and trucks deliver the goods. "QUALITY COUNTS" ASK OUR CUSTOMERS Your Humble Servant 69 Seventh Street London Motor Car Salesman Says American Makers Now Have Monopoly on Trade In , Colonies.' "American manufacturers of moderate priced automobiles have no cause for worry over the reports of the formation of a new British combine for the ex press purpose of .bringing out an Eng llsh car that will successfully meet American competition." This la the opinion of Thames Byron of the firm of Byrom ft Co., Limited, one of Lon- don't largest motor car selling concerns. "I do not say this through any lack of patriotism. I make the statement because I know the conditions as they exist In dreat Britain and how well they have been met by American cars," continued Mr. Byrom. "The main rea son Is that iii Great Britain the quan ttty necessary to permit the marketing at a price to meet that of he A men can cars canno be produced. British manufacturers have never been noted for Quantity production and there is no reason to believe that they can start with automobiles end without quantity production, a price- near that of Ameri can cars cannot hope to bo reached and quality maintained. Cost Is Necessarily Hiyh. "As a matter of fact, many parts of English automobiles are still gotten from France and Germany which rather tends to combat the statement that cheaper workmanship would have much to do with lowering the price of the English made car. England's , only chance would be a protective tariff so very high that the price of American cars would have to be greatly Increased. This could not be done with American cars alone, ur government would not stand for such a regulation and when It comes to imports from other coun tries, naturally the tariff would, affect parts which England is now' getting from abroad. "Furthermore, when it comes to quan tity production there is not the demand In England to warrant it. The manu facturers would be forced to look to the British colonies to take up a great part of their "product and here, again, they would find that the Americans have the advantage because English cars would be built to suit En glish road conditions, while American cars, built to suit American road condi tions, would be much preferable In col onies where highways are very similar to those In the States. Cost Would Be Bar. "As a matter of fact, American manu facturers have done .much in the way of designing to appeal to the English custom. England has always been noted for high class body work, but the man who Is putting this up for an argument would find that the body work on a low priced English car could not be ob tained much more cheaply than in Amer ica and it would not be possible to bet ter the American product along this lint In care selling at the same price. For Instance, the car which I handle has body lines : closely resembling that of some of our highest priced English car: the result Is that it appeals strongly to the English buyer ss Is attested by the large amount of business which we have done. "No, I do not think there is much cause for worry for the American manu facturer. Indeed, I tnink the talk of the British combine 1 a good deal of a myth; even should It be started, I think many obstacles that the promoters can- ... i-,.7:,7,;7;(7,-7;,..v7777,. wvftVti AU of the United States Tire com pany's factories will be operated during the coming winter on full summer schedule. This means that they will be run night and day, ' three shifts of ' workmen being employed, r. The decision to continue this plan, begun last year, was reached at a con ference in New York this week between , General Manager J. M. Gilbert and the company's factory, managers, W, Mc Mahon, of the Detroit plant; J,,M. Pat terson, of the Providence plant; Harlow W. Walte, of the Indianapolis plant and' C. B. Whlttelse.y, of the Hartford plant,' The conference of these factory man-, agers was under the direction of C J. Butler, vice president of the United States Tire company, ahd Supervisor of production. i . ' i' Last winter was the first time In the , history of the tire industry that It wsr considered necessary to maintain a full summer working schedule throughout the so-called off season. The plan worked so satisfactorily that Its continuation was decided upon. The four fsctorles produced more than 1,250,000 tires dur ing the year and their 1913 output will be far In excess of this number, the equipment of all. the factories having been increased, and a new plant, the. largest of Its kind In ths world, being In contemplation. Any style body. All aam chasses. The Lippard-Stewart ' Commercial Wagons. The first REAL delivery car scientific ally designed to deliver the goods at the lowest possible cost, owing to economy of oper ation, simplicity of construction and ECONOMY OF MAIN TENANCE. Mr. Merchant, in vestigate. - MICHIGAN MOTORS CO. , Office 1205-1206 Yeon Bldg. Salesroom 64 N. 23d St ' , Phone Marshall 421 . 7
