The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 27, 1916, Image 21

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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON: SUNDAY: JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY - 27, 191& OREGON ftiOTOR CAR CO. ' :INlHB7;QUARTERS-AT ITS. park ANn nminH 5 11111 VUUU I l ; Locah Distributors of Stiide iDaker 'Remove Office and .Salesroom to New- District, W. C. GARBE IN CHARGE Display . Stoem sad r Work -" Zlppd t LMt Begree to 01 ?, luiMU ' expeditiously, Shop factors which will T depended upon to s h ow greater results. -; ; Tihe entire econd floor'" Is -devoted to the repair anop, where are to be found all the latest pieces of ma chinery prescribed for the standard re pair shop. An overhead system ' en ables the parts-to be handled with a minimum of effort. Theee tracks all : lead to pne corner where t to be found a big lye tank, steam -heated, in-which parts can be dipped to remove rrease and dirt. Ail benches and paraphernalia in this' re pair room is of metal, ' assuring the best of order and durability. Plant Zs Wen Xdchtea. :. A great factor throughout the plant is the light which streams in from every angle, ; allowing the workers to do their labor In the light of day in' stead of by artificial illumination. The interior of the work rooms- is ; all whitewashed and skylights aid In the birth' who- stands in the line of men. to. be seen any day seeking:: employ ment" at- the Packard plant, has his f;rst paoers tightly clutched In his hand. - This fact show . that even those who have tot yet "mastered the language have thoroughly- learned, the meaning of the new Packard policy. The company off era 'practical help in training foreign born employes to become citizens. One class in English for foreigners is' be tnir "conducted sev eral nights a wek at the factory, and two more, classes . are in Preparation. Two ' welfare department ; men - are studying-the teste methods of . teach :ng English, so; as to be able to qual ify as -instructors. . Alvan Macauley. vice president and general manager of the Packard com pany, has- received an avalanche ,of letters indorsing Ills stand for "Amer icans first." , Many : manufacturers have informed him that they have adopted the same policy.; :-r . INNEW'CAR With the' opening of business to- morrow morning the Oregon Motor Car Co., the local distributor of Stude - baker automobiles, will be found in Its new home, I at Park and Couch streets, where ft has one of the best appointed automobile plants on the Pacific coast. Until .yesterday, the Oregon Motor Car Co. has been 4n the Studebaker building, corner Chapman . and 'Alder -streets, where the Stude , baker Northwest branch is, and will remain. In the new home of the Studebaker retailers will be found many little conveniences and . details of design , which mean much' to the composition of an ideal "auto firm -home. The building- occupies the full 100x100 on the southeast corner and is an espe- daily high two story structure, half of the first floor being covered by a mezsanlne balcony whiotn however, does not protrude Into the sales pdr- . lor. - The sales , parlor faces on Park street looking out upon the plaza, and is the full width of the building. The . high windows on the entire 100 foot .. front and the 60 foot end give an ideal : display space for the coiwplete Stude. - baker line, through the several chassis ' models and body combinations. The floor. in this room has. been the! causa of. some delay as it is of polished marble ground ' and finished after be ; iirg put down with cement. . On this same floor and leading from , the Males space are . the offices. The .several will accommodate the cashier and members of the clerical force. W. 0. Oarbe Manager. - W. C. Oarbe, manager of the com pany, will have a private, office on - the side facing; Couch street.- To the rear of these will be the office of the service roan and the supply de partment. The remainder of the space will be devoted to a service garage for the plant cars. The mezzanine floor will be devoted to the second hand car department and the parts and Supplies department. The parts room Is exceptionally well laid .out with packing benches and racks .ll. .designed with aL view of getting - the greatest efficiency. An Intercommunicating system ex ..v pedltes the handling of work and or ders from one department to another. . Cleanliness and order are two other sJ ISfcv - -:,. i V ' V I 1 ; y ' WHO'S WHO IN MOTOR DOM UW'l ( ' S' v ' Willi am H. HUdebrandt. - t Who'a "Who presents today one of the . men . responsible for quite a few . of those Buick sixes which are get- - ting so numerous on Portland streets. "iyiUlam H. llildebrandt is one of the salesmen of tlje Howard Auto Co.'s Portland branch at Fourteenth and Couch streets. v His experience with automobiles has been varied and he began - by selling - Insurance on cars. In; the fraternity -he has, the name. of being one of the Teal "live wires." ' . . plan of maklnsr the room light and airy. ' ' The exterior of the building Is one of the most pretentious on the row. A sort of dull green finish, with the interior showing through the big win dows as a light green, makes its ap pearance quite imposing. Just another feature which shows liow complete is the planning of the Studebaker 'home, . is the handsomely appointed rest room for women, where wicker furniture and soft draperies add a touch of distinctive comfort. The home wlH be pen to the In spection of . friends tomorrow. Local Officials Are Ones to Enforce Law . ., .. ' Secretary Oloott Xaa ZTo Fower to Pre eat reopl Tsiag 1916 Ucenss Tags; Registration More prompt. Salem, Or., Feb. 26. Secretary Ol cott today received a postal card signed "On Among. Others Who Can not Do This in Portland." stating that "In La "Grande a taxi and a private car are wearing 18 IB yellow license tags. In Condon one or more cars- are deco rated in yellow. What local political pull grants or condones this - privi lege?" r Mr. Olcott stated again today, as . he has many times publicly heretofore, that the enforcement Of the provisions of the motor vehicle law Is vested in the local peaoe ofificersw - Any viola tions of the law should therefore be directed to their attention. The duties of the secretary of state's office under the law are qsjly to register motor ve blcles and '.chauffeurs and furnish proper license plates and badges. He is not vested with police powers. Registration! ' appear ' to be made more promptlyjthis year than during previous years. - At least the , number of applications for 1916 licenses re ceived to date would so Indicate. Advancement1 Given To Americans Only Biff 'Automobile factory Take pen ult Stand In Matter of Employing" Alien. Workmen. The Packard Motor' .: Car company has announced 'that It' will pay the fees required of any- of its alien- em ployes - who , may desire -to take out fi rst papers toward American citizen ship. This follows the announcement made January . 31 to the- effect" that only Amefican citizens or those of foreign birth- who. have relinquished their foreign citizenship and Who have filed ' them- applications- for i citizen ship, will be given promotions to posi tions of importance, and that loyalty to the United-States is a pre-requisit to employment. Practically every man of foreign SUPERVISOR ' SYSTe.1 : i SHARPLY CRITICfZEO BY HILLSBORO PAPER Independent Believes, Wash ington County Not Getting All 'It Should for Money. MUST REPLACE THE ROADS Assertion Mad Sigaways Sistntagrat - lag and Improvement . roads - Most B TTsed for Bepaira. Discussing the road problem th. Hlllsboro Independent says that Wash ington county has BS road supervisors and' as a result the county . is split Just 63 ways when It comes to the ' ques tion of "Intelligently handling , road matters and this fact causes wonder as to whether the plan is the one best calculated " to give return for th money it- costs. The number of road districts, n the 'county has doubled within ;the past few years. New dis tricts' created have usually been upon the petition of the people affected and the majority of the -changes nave been popular. ( . ; : ; -i ; The legislature has changed the ap portionment of the road funds so tnat 79 instead of SO per cent of the ' tax paid in a district must be expended In the district. This change has also been popular -and in fact the whole system of road building by division into many units is popular in Washington county. ' ."But is it the best plan and the plan best suited to getting all that is pos sible for the money T" aske the Inde pendent, r .-j -.-. j i ' . -Wheriw face th Question fairly," continues the Independent, "we find that tke roads we have built ar be ginning to disintegrate and Instead of extending the improved roads money must be expended to replace those we believed we had built. - "The time is coming, if It is not al ready, here, when a radical change in policy must be-made. .v Wortes Botk Ways. ;. "And i in making m change we are confronted by the. fact that, we have 53 road i districts and the law which requires that- T per cent of - the tax must be expended wnere raised. While the latter provision Is a popular one, a little consideration will show that It will work two ways as far as remote districts are concerned while it makes impossible the inauguration of ' work on a. big scale wtucn will- result In economical building of permanent road where most needed."1 : - - "Objection Is raised by remote dis tricts to expending road tax raised within vthelr limits In building' roads et a distance, but th records show that in most instances these remots districts havs received more'frofn the county fund in the -way of -assistance than they have paid. Cutting the county . road fund from' SO to - SO per cent of. the entire tax means that this assistance -can ne longer be given, snd-while it -increases the funds f the larger-and more poaulon districts the funds are separate- and canaot.be used as.. wholeU-i-i jXv'.g'" ::. Tault WitH Syrian. 7 .' -': 1 ' From "all of which . tb Independent conclude that the county is not get ting alt., it should for -road taxes but that the fault is with the system and not wlti individuals. .In searching for a plan that will solve the' problem the Hlllsboro editor suggests that the total available fundsyeariy roust be kept In mind as weU as the total mileage of roads and everything that tends to di vert actual expenditure of road funds from road building must be eliminated. Roadv ibat carry a heavy travel must be of a character o withstand, the wear o such "travel. In other words the road should be built to fit the traffic. . r -" 4 . Jitney Driver Says f Business Profitable "W. I Close, one of San rrancisco's pioneer passenger carrying automobile men. is out with a firm protest against the statement that there ia no money in the "Jitney business. On the con trary, he finds it a' most profitable field of endeavor. , Fourteen months" ago Close entered the lists. . There were but. three cars in the field ahead of him. and he chose what he . considered the best route, Halght street. The Height street hill has usually Toeen shunned by the ex perienced motor car owner, but Close decided : the Maxwell touring car he had purchased was equal to the task. : Since he started Close has never uompany is liiven ?Jque Complimc Judg Morrow of rorCand "Writes '. gardlng Collision lis Salem in vr 4 Aato Bumped Street Car Off T: The XTole Motor company-Is sen out letter which "lt received Judge Robert O. Morrow of the nomah county circuit eourtla w th Portland man compliments Henderson,, president of tb - Coif relation to a little -smashup w happened at Salem some time asr A big Cole, driven by Isadora Ui baum, Salem merchant, struc Fouthern- Paclflo electric car. it from th tracks and sent it to curb, where It remained in an up: position. - The Col was smashe front and th frame bent. In writing. Judge Morrow 1 "Many ' complimentary things been said about Cole : car,: but -hap the most striking one that come to my attention is th accour th Col hurling a car off a traci been off his beat for a single At the end of the fourteenth moist decided to overhaul his Maxwell, laid It up for a few hours to com; the task. ' His parts bill amount exactly, ill. He had run the 60.000 . miles."1 so the upkeep cost mile was so slight as to be almost small to even mention. What pte the Maxwell owner even more i fact -that "he has been getting b than 21 miles average for each 'gt of gasoline.' which is some avrag the Jitney league. - Mrs. Harold Young Is the enthusiastic owner of a new Avire wheeled . WylMs-Kntght. Registration Law Upheld in Michigan Detroit, Feb. automobile law, registration for 20. The Michigan providing a graded motor vehicles ' and for turning over the revenue to the state, to be spent, for road improve ments, was upheld as constitutional here by Circuit Judges Mandell, Per kins and Withey, sitting Jointly. Suit was brought by the city of Detroit, which may be deprived of taxes on automobiles jiow .assessed at 16.dOO.POO. i. . . SOMEONE HAS SAID; ; . The Safest Way to; Get Business is to i - ' . - " r ' f . Make, a good product, All three of these are em Get the price right, bodied in Diamond Tires, Advertise it" - Competitors concede this. Archer and Wiggins ; Distributor ""of Hifh-Grad MotorCar Accessories ' ' V SIXTH STREET AT OAK "ST; j? 4 : A SPARK PLUG OF lVlNY merits ; A Look Pleases A Trial : Convinces . 1 :'- Ballpu"; S: '. Wright " ' BROADWAY AT-bAK . It weighs but 2925 pouncls, anil that 2925 pounds is composed of the biggest automobile value on the market. Don't Lose Sight of the Primary Purp of An Automobile Don't be blindedrby; gliitterlng generalities and confusing-mechanical discourses to the fact that first of all an automobile is made to ride in. The Six of '16 " wins every time when judged by this principle. It is a large, light-weight car, not cramped in, any particular, plenty of leg room, seat room, wi,th deep leather upholstery. Compare the roominess of the Mitchell with that of any car selling within $500 of its. price. ' ; i ; -.; , r - : . : , -; .'- . ;. It Is the Easiest Riding Car in America r" - .. .i 1 " Test this out for yourself.. - " 1 The powerful Mitchell Motor is full of life, responsive to your slight est desire; it makes the long' trip seem short and permits the driver to enjoy the trip as much as anyone.' . v, ..-, -i , " . " CALL US UP and let us show you the SIX OF 16. Find put by driv." ',.- . ing.it yourself,, if iour statements-are true. "' J x . - - -- ( -' - - 4 Mitchell, Levis & Staver CbV 1 i . Pac. East 7272 Home B-1216 . : ' : " EAST MORRISON AND FIRST . ' ' U , -AUTOMOBILE AND SHOP" SUPPLIES SparkPIugs. , : ; : .TOOLS ".V: Jf Brake-Lining , lv - ; MOTORCYCLES AND ACCESSORIES ; - Preer Tool and ; Supply Co. , 74 Slxtir wd 311 Oak Sts.. ;- ; . - ryhoes Msln 1683.' A-168S triczmdaz id Retread v. ; R. E. ELCcS. VLx1Siiw?5S0tte irl mm 1 tX ' "SSiiK .4 iSlill itkiiillll' i On the ; a. THE REO FOLK BELIEVE have always believed and from the first have based the Reo Policy on the belief that ultimate supremacy in the auto mobQe industry will redound to that concern that has the most scrupulously fulfilled its obligations to its customers.' IT MATTERS NOT whether those obli gations are assumed in writing or mere ly implied in . transactions as between man and man the Reo Folk hold them as sacred. IF THERE IS ANY REASON aside from the inherent quality and value of Reo cars for the splendid Reo success, it is to be found in the reputation Reo has for making good its guarantee. OF COURSE YOU KNOW all the world knows-that the Reb Motor Car Company is financially one of the strong est automobile companies in the world. AND YOU KNOW that it isalsooneofthe pioneers in the industry so that finan cial strength is not due to lucky chance nor to a brief period of prosperity. REO STANDINGS financially and in the hearts of buyers is the result of a policy firmly founded in the beginning and consistently carried out through a long period of years. BUT ALL " THAT WOULD NOT MATTER if the heart of Reo were not sound. IT WOULD NOT MATTER how much money there was back of the Reo guai antee if there were not also Reo Integ rity and Reo Good Intent. THAT IS WHY, knowing the Reo Folk and their ideals, you'll feel safer in selecting a Reo than any. other car of similar size or price class. SPEAKING OF SIZE do you realize .what a big, as well as beautiful car is that New Reo Six? " . .IT'S A FUEL 7-PASSENGER CAR 126-inch wheelbase and on cantilever - springs,; giving the: fullest passenger space and the utmost in luxurious .--' qualities.- ' DEMAND IS TREMENDOUS and fc output of this 7-passenger Six is limited. So if you'd have the most luxurious equipage and the sweetest running car the Reo Folk have ever. , turned out, your order should be in our hands at once. Today won't be a minute too soon. REO MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LANSING, MICHIGAN "hi NORTHWEST AUTO CO. f F;IOCLER- Dislribut6rs--BROADWAY;AT COUCH ... .