The Oregon daily journal., January 09, 1916, Page 21, Image 21

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amo's who in motordom New Packard Draws
and "1-SS Packard chassis.
Good Season for
Mr. Keats. "Judging frort the sale
of Chalmers- cars during the past
four weeks. Oregon motor.'its are in
good financial condition and that con
dition is getting better. We have
sold 1( cars la the last month, which
Is very good considering th character
of weather we are having and "lave
had for some time. Moreov er, Decem
ber Is always a dull moi th in the,
auto business.
"Sales are about evenly divided be
tween the new Chalmers Slx-SO with
the 1400 R. P. it. motor, and the
Chalmers slx-40 touring ar. . Both
are wonderfully bopuiar.
"The continued buying dei the part
of the public marks a newiand better
era for both the automobile maker
and the man who sells the car at
retail. No longer does the prospect
deny himself the comforts of a motor
car Just because there Is snow upon
the ground. Practically every new
car purchased Is put into Immediate
service and the owner wonders why
he has waited in the past, for the
spring months, before making his In
vestment. mobile Dealers' association, appiwxi...
niateiy 6000 more auto licenses bavf
been taken out to date than At the '
same time last year. Thus far more
than 13,000 of the 23,500 machines
within the state are equipped with Jhe
red 1116 tags.
One reason for the remarks bJ show
Ing is seen in the fact that sheriffs",
of a number of counties published no
tices that machines without lllf tags
would not be allowed to run. and ar
rests of owners without tags would be,
made. This resulted in a hurry tip
schedule for motorists, who usually'
take their tim in procuring new 11
censes. 1
BIG ATTENDANCE OF
DEALERS OF STATE IS
In place of a slngl set of six cylla
3,ers, arranged vertically on the crank
case, there are two blocks of six eylln
dera each, arranged at an included
angle of CO degree, and each operating
on a single crank shaft of six cylinder
design. Thus. the perfect balance of
the six-cylinder" motor is retained.
The piston displacement is approxi
mately the same a in previous six
cylinder models, but by dividing this
displacement Into two blocks of cylin
ders the total energy Is transmitted
to the crank shaft with double the
number of Individual Impulses and
each of much lesser force. This ar
rangement Improves the character of
the torque 100 per cent.
Attention at Show
Autos in Prospect
X. X Xeats San Present Business
BnoonxaglBg- Oregon Motorists la
Qood Tlaaadal Condition.
Prospects for a good selling sea
son for automobiles are promising
based on present irnner business Is
Increasing In Oregon, according to
It I. Keats of the Keats Auto com
pany. "The sale of motor cars ought t
be a pretty fair gauge of how the
business currents are trending," said
Twin Six lle Xs Object of Admlra
tlom rrom Crowds of An to Patrons
in Yew Tork.
At an important contribution to tho
progress of the motor art. the new
Packard 'twin six engine U a center
Of Interest at the New Tork show.
This engine, which Ik mounted on a
polished swivel Jack, la an exact dupli
cate of the power plant In the "1-25"
EXPECTED AT
More Auto Licenses
Issued Than in 1915
Lure Is Fact Exhibition Will
Give First Peep at Several
New Models,
According to report received by M.
O. Wilklns, secretary of the local Auto-
DECORATING IS STARTED
armory yrca Be Hade Mora Attractive
Than oa ocntlOB of Any Similar
Frerioue Event.
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Portland will be stormed by the
automobile dealrs of Oregon at the
opening of the Automobile enow at
the Armory on. the night of January
Zi. While the state dealers have al
ways attended the yearly display of
motor finery here In force, early Indi
cations are that the 1916 show will
see more of them In Portland than
has been the rule heretofore. Special
rates for out-of-town dealers have
been arranged for by the ehow com
mittee, the reduced price permitting
them to stay for the entire week of
the- show.
This Intense interest on the part of
the men of the trade Is easily ex
plained. The Jure for them lies in the
fact that the show will give them
their first peep at several new models
among the most popular cars in
Oregon. The show date selected Jan
uary 24-29 Is particularly opportune
for presenting the newest thoughts In
automobile construction, for It gives
ample time to get the "late arrivals"
here In time to be shown.
Decorating the Armory.
Work on the decorations for the
Armory were started last week by
Manager Joseph M. Rleg. A vacant
building on the northeast corner of
Second and Oak streets la being used
for the force of carpenters and decor
ators. Manager Rleg has an announce
ment to make in this connection
.which should be equally pleasant to
both exhibitors and the public. Be
yond any question, be says, the decor
ations will be more elaborate than at
any automobile show held in the
Northwest. The fact that here will
be a greater number of exhibitors.
both In the car. trurk and accessory
departments, has made it possible to
do this.
Ample space for the display of com
mercial vehicles has been provided.
The truck men drew for apace last
week and each exhibitor was fortu
nate In drawing a booth suitable for
his exhibit. It will be interesting to
be- able to compare the advancement
made in commercial car design with
that of the passenger cars. The truck
men announce that several features
of more than ordinary Interest will
be presented. While the popular
fancy has been turned to the pleasure
car division of the industry, because
of Its more intimate association with
the masses, the truck engineers have
made wonderful progress In the aat
year, which has largely escaped gen
eral notice.
Will Chow Some Mads Track.
Thie show will give Oregonians
their first glimpse of a "homo made'
truck, which, according to many au
thorities, is destined t take Its place
In the fore rarrk of commercial cars
used in the Northwest. While this
truck Is not new in the sense that It
has never been tested in actual work.
It has not been formally introduced
to the publlr. It Is the first truck to
be made In the Pacific Northwest and
was the first commercial car on the
American market to carry a six-cylinder
motor. It is made by the Gerlin-
ger Motor Car .company of this city
whlrh lias long been one of the largo
distributing concerns In this territory
C. M. Menxies, salesmanager of the
Northwest Auto con.pany, and chair
man of the show committee, is now In
the east visiting the two national
automobile shows in New Tork and
Chicago and undoubtedly will bring
home many idea which can be worked
Into the Portland exhibit. Until he
returns the burden of the preliminary
work Is tailing on II. ( Skinner
manager of the Pacific Kissel Kar
branch, and C. L. Howe, secretary of
Mitchell, Lewis fc Staver. the other
two members of the committee. Mr.
Skinner said yesterday that there is
every Indication of the 1916 show
being the most successful ever staged
In the Rose City.
Hew Firm to Show.
Among the new: firms that will be
seen at the present show that--have
not heretofore shown at the Portland
ahow are the Kissel Kar branch, show
ing the Kissel Kar' and the Briscoe:
The Oakland Moters company, show
ing their complete, Una of sixes and
eights; The Doana Motor Car com
pany, showing the Saxson Six and the
Paige line; The ' McCracken Motor
company, with the Denby truck; and
E. K. Cohen, who as recently taken
over the Oldsmoblle line, showing the
four and eight.
It is also rumored that one or two
firms outside the i city of Portlanld
have applied for space and will bring
a new line of cars to exhibit at the
coming display. ;
Fred Dundee, who has always had
a unique and interesting booth, says
he Is preparing a novelty for the
coming show that will far surpass
anything he has ever shown the
public
A. L. Smith.
To look at him. one would not think
that his hobby Is Inventive work. But
that's what Al L. Smith, manager of
the L'sed Car department of Mitcbeii.
Lewis & Staver has on his mind when
he gives his friends an abstracted
stare and hands them a pencil instead
of an anticipated cigar.
But during the three years he has
been In Portland Smith has not had
much time to invent anything not
even talking points. lie insists ur"
every car being "right" before he e!ln
It and this attitude has made hi;n
friends aplenty and keeps his cars
moving.
Smith has been In the autmoblle
business for eight years, but ror tnj
life of him he cannot explain why
or how he happened to get into it.
Prior to coming to Oregon he resiasu
In California.
OVER 10 MILLION
AUTOS AT PRESENT
REGISTERED 1N0J.
Oregon, 32d in Population,
Ranks 23d in Ownership of
Motor Cars.
A statement of automobiles regis
tered In the United States for the year
ending December 2. 1915. shows a
grand total of 2.190,597. Reports are
missing from five of the 48 states.
Oregon's total Is 23.582. A compar
ison of population and automobile
statistics shows that, while this state
ranks thirty-second In population in
the United State, it ranks twenty
third in the number of automobiles
registered within Its borders.
The table of automobile registra
tions follows:
Alabama 11.925
Arkansas 8.011
Arizona 7.320
Colorado 28,500
Connecticut v.. 40.842
Delaware " 46.541
California 162.621
Florida 1.434
Georgia No report
liiaho 7. 1ST
Ir-dlana . 96.903
Illinois 1 80.47 7
Inwa 144,820
Kansas 73,448
Kentucky 18.600
Louisiana 10.850
Massachusetts 10?,633
Minnesota 93,000
Missouri 26.252
Maine No report
Maryland 32.400
Michigan 11 ,.500
Mississippi 10.500
Montana 14.450
Nebraska 60.000
New Jersey 77.739
New Tork 231.484
North Dakota 24,910
Nevada 2.237
New Hampshire 13.446
New Mexico 4.997
North Carolina 20,700
Oklahoma 24 900
Ohio 181.250
regon 23.582
Pennsylvania 163.481
Rhode Island 17.000
South Carolina No report
South Dakota 28.687
Ja No report
Tennessee No report
Utah 7.950
Vermont 11,492
Virginia 2l'357
Washington 45 '0
Wyoming 3 7S
West Virginia 131 r.
Wisconsin 79 794
Garbe May Eeturn
Today From the East
Secretary Treasurer of Oregon Uotor
Cer Company neds word prsaslng
the Hew Toork Show.
W. C. Garbe. secretary treasurer of
the Oregon Motor Car company. Is ex
pected to return home from New York
today.
He has been in the east visiting the
Studebaker factory and the New Tork
auto show. In a letter to H. S. An
derson, cashier of the company here,
Mr. Garbe characterlxea the New York
show as splendid. He left Portland
for the esvet several weeks ago.
Automobile Experts
Pay Portland a Visit
W. j. Pedlar, Sales Manager; James
Hongh, wmiam xraoa and James
Forester, Arrive la City.
New facefin the personnel of the
northwest ergMisatlon of the Over
land forces were disclosed by the ar
1 Tlval In Portland Friday afternoon of
"tV. J. Pedlar. salesmanager for J. W.
Xeavltt & Co., James Hough. William
Krause and James Forester.
"Bill" Krause has for some tima
Total : 2.190.597
New Chevrolet Car
Makes a Fine Trip
Machine la Srtrsn Thrtrugh mm In
dependence to Oorrauis oa Its Own
Power, Sara Philip Harth.
Fred W. Weot. local maruvger for
the Chevrolet, was somewhat pleased
the other afternoon to get the follow
ing letter from Philip . Itarth, the
Roreburg agent, whom , he hod dis
patched Tuesday evening with one of
the "Four-Ninety." ',
Here is the note:
"Thought you would be interested
to know that I have the distinction of
feeing th. only one of '16 care going
through from Independence to Oor
vallls on my own power. Going some,
don't you think? 1 .
"Wish yo,i were here to have a talk
with the fellow who make his living
pulling the machines out of the holes.
He gets $2 a throw, only this time he
didnt.
"It was snowing when w left and
several times we had to stop to chop
the Ice off the windshield. The latter
rrt of the trip rt was much warmer,
and the road became slushy. In other
place there was so much water it was
Impossible to see the road. It cer
tainly was some experience, but I am
glad that I made it."
the firm, and is on his way to Seattle,
where ha will hava control of the
Overland destinies. "Jimmy" Hough
also is enjoying the first week of his
promotion. He is now northwest dis
trict manager for the Overland fac- .
tory. Formerly his territory was Mon-
tana. Idaho and eastern Washington.
His work is a new position in the field.
Forester Is the trouble man for the '
factory, and is going over the field !
with the district manager. "Bert" J
Ehllng of the local branch of Leavlttl
Youa Cam Now Get the Big ComlFoirtalble
35 Horsepower Overland for
En bloc 35 horsepower motor
Electric starting and lighting system
Electric control buttons on steering column
Four inch tires
Roadster $675
f. o. b. Toledo
Demountable rims; with one extra
106-inch wheelbase
Deep divan upholstery
One-man top; top cover
With unerring judgment of value
With a rush that swallowed up a
record production in jig time
The public took more than 50,000 of
the $750 Overlands in six months.
In six months we've absorbed all the
overhead; absorbed aU the develop
ment expense; realized on all the ex
perimental cost that is usually spread
over a year.
We covered our material require
ments at before-the-war prices saved
three and a half million dollars on
aluminum and another million on
steel.
We have increased our production
capacity of 300 cars per day last June
to 1000 cars per day.
Model 83 B
So again we have broken all records.
Again we have planned and bought
material for a bigger production
program.
And again we are setting a new and
supreme standard of value
You can now buy the big, roo ny,
comfortable, thirty-five horsepower
Overland for $695.
Here is the value which has clearly
dominated the automobile market for
the last six months now m2de tven
more clearly dominant.
Here is the car with a performance
record never even approached by any
car of its size ever built fifty thousand
in every day service
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And though the price is reduced the
car is improved.
It has an up-to-the-minute power
plant, en bloc type, developing fuU
thirty-five horsepower. It has abun
dant power and speed and an exception
ally quick get-away.
The value Js pre-eminent un
approached. We guarantee that the price for this
model will never be lower.
But this price reduction is made in
the face of a rising material market
we cannot guarantee that it will not be
higher.
See the Overland dealer now an
( ticipate your requirement if need be
but make sure of your delivery now.
J. W. LEAVITT & CO., Distributors, Broadway at Davis. Phone Broadway 3535
The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio
"Mad. in U.S. A."
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