I: THE OREGON SUNPA JOURNAL, PORTLAND; SUNDAY. -MORNING. - FEBRUARY '1917. AUTOMOBILE SHOW IS nnnnnuT m am am HEAD OF AUTOMOBILE MOSIER DISTRICT IS-A E STAGED4 SHOW. FOR." MOTOR CAR ASS'N COOS FRIENDS WOULD SURPRISE' TERRACE GOODRICH MEN PROMOTED THREATENING THIS YEAR THAN YEAR AGO STAND FOR UIXUUUIII IU LnU TO VISIT II i1 .'.vir v-V'j CAR SHORTAGE Ml COMMERCE CHAMBER UNIT IN GOOD I t " - ROADS SYSTEM ? '- )Vr xvJ'f-T4 1 ( ' - iVYV f l i 4 J 1 - s nv 1 i ' t- 1 I I it & I i V- Voted Great Success. From Eery Viewpoint; Estab v lished City's Position,: ONE PLACE FOR SHOWS Question : of Amount of Dam Trip WestWillBe-Ivlade Tri J. K, McGregor Says His Peor age Is-: One Which Is Cause Time So as to Open Show at San Francisco. pie Want Early. Completion of Columbia River Highway of Much Speciilatjon. Pealer and Motorists Xrom Xvory Town of importunes in wortn olflc States Wr Attendants. 6 ! 'W ' The success of Portlands eighth Annual Automobile Show, which closed At th 'Armory Saturday night in the leal carnival spirit mora than ever establishes rortland s position as the logical point for a show in honor of any Industry or phase of business ac tivity in the northwest. Its claim a the leading place for the northwest suto show goes down an hard as its title tS the Land Prod ucts the Livestock Show and the Itoee Festival. Hundreds of dealers and motorists, from every town of Importance In every part ofthe North Pacific states, attended tho' great ex hibition. irorthwsat Kenresentea. Tn vrv-noint the exhibit was ereater than any of tbe previous .- and Is the first time In Us history v.. 4th tarn Tcor)t Ions, every mm wire . - - . - dealer Of importance In tho northwest nr.untrd Between 120 and 130 Vr wr housed under the three main , exhibits at the Armory and about ia trucks held the space in tho great an nex. - In point of business H far exceeds anyininv in wnrcn mo participated. The volume of wholesale ana retail wunincon iays of the show Just past more than equaled the entire business of the . week .the year previous. , Xsst Two Dy Biggest. 'The last two days were the blgfcest in every way. Afternoon mu 1hron.se crowded the many exhibits of. .. . . -1 ... 1.. th.t W i nrlr an 1 n AIII1UI.V r-' ' - - " "hour to get through the entire show, Cr-lnr nlrrht T3C "Sori-tv" niKhtnd drew a record crowd. The cars were all decked In their best and flowers. 11 I niiv V I w J. - I the women visitors. run Was Provided. Some had a lot of fun. among them the Northwest Auto company, where Mutt and Jeff of Journal fame held T Xf ITvIta nf th lull and cadaverous bwild took the role of Mutt ' anA Horrv T.vtl. whOSS DrODOrtlOliS run In the other direction, took the : pari Ot Jerr. XO accompany men -: thfty naa a line or cnaiier mat neipea . . . a . T VI r HIGH! a lui, At nn iiuu w that there were so many "Marroons" who had "Dort" to buy a "Cole " as Oenerally Portland was better Si BenSOfl SayS GOOd ReSUltS ; The cars were In every instance the ; very latest that the factories' had built and In many Instances werewon derfully equipped and finished, giving an entirely new Idea of motor car val ues and standards. The management 1 was & trttfute to J. .M. Rleg, who staged the show for the Dealers' Mo- tor Car association of Oregon. m :w r , .iftmiiiftiti in iiiS 7iiilhorr--T- EARLY ORDERS ADVISED r igTus Snow Tnat Hot Kore Than Salt Uacklnes Ordered m Fast Month Save Been Sell Tared. Joe M. Rieg. MAINTAINING ROADS ONC CONSTRUCTED E IS GIVEN ATTENTION Are Being Achieved Upon California Highways. The car shortage is worse than be fore, and is one of the big problems that the motor makers have to con tend with. How much, damage it will do in the next season Is questionable. but in the northwest territory the failure of the railroads to provide equipment w(ili cost the automobile men sums ranging into hundreds of thousands. Several factors serve to make the car question this coming seaswi more acute than last, in wmah the car shortage hindered business at all times and caused heavy losses for al most every dealer doing business- in Portland. The big outstanding fact is that every house in town Is right today, before the selling season has really started, waiting for shipments, which should have been here weeks ago. Early Buying Advised. It will be the prudent buyer who will have a new car this spring. The figures just issued by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce show that not SO per cent of the re quired number of cars have been de livered to the Itroit factories in the last month; . The manufacturers go even stronger than that and say that the cars they have received are not 15 per cent of what they could use. Northwest dealers have always been prudent to t'he extent that they stocked up In winter wtien the east was not buying cars, realizing- full well that when the demand started they wwild be able to get nothing be cause the factories would dump them nearest tneir door. Ho Winter letup. So, when fall rolled around and the east locked up its cars, Oregon deal ers sent in their orders paddeMy the extent that they expected their busi ness to expand. But there was no win ter letup and every one of them is Just living from hand to mouth, so to speax, as regards his cars and their shipment. Formerly, a line that was producing neavy, was aoie to send out enough cars by spring so that the dealer had a warenouse run and was able to peddle them ont without regard to freight shipments and looked to the latter to fill up the etock only. wjtn tne present shortage, acute even before the season starts, and the railroads becoming less able to copa -with the situation each day, some are expending every effort to force early sale and in that way get better at tention in tne east. B. Cadwell, who becomes manager of the Portland branch; K. u Mcljeod, who will direct Butte branch. family of Changes In the official the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company were announced last week, in which two Portland men step into higher positions. O, B. Cadwell, who , has been the territory man for the Ore gon field in tho past few year, is now manager of the Portland branch, and R. !.. McLeod. who lias been in the service as sales manager of the local branch, becomes the man ager of the Butte branch, which will be opened in a few weeks. The coast ranks have also been somewhat . altered. C. E. Cook, for merly Pacific coast manager, with headquarters in . San Francisco, goes to the factory to assume another po sition, and W. D. Albright, formerly manager of the Portland branch, is now tho northwest manager for all the line;of the B. F. Goodrich Rub ber company In the northwest. This Includes tires, rubber clothing and .mechanical rubber goods made by this firm. Mr. Albright's field is now Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Alberta; British Columbia and Alaska. BANUQET IS -PLANNED Alfred Xtfm, Oeneral tCaaager of the AntomobUe ChamDer of Conunerco, ' Will Bee Colnmbta Sigh way. , NEW OWEN MAGNETIC ATTRACTS ATTENTION AND CAUSE! TALK Movement of Car Is Entirely Controlled by Shifting1Baok and Forth Small Lever, the big ships, which adds to the weight and mechanism. The reversing is ac complished directly through the mo tors. This is of special value to tho big fighters in time of battle when they must maneuver through all posi tions and speeds when Jockeying for places in a battle front. "With this electric transmission it Is possible for the. man at the wheel to control the vessel -without waiting for the engine room fojybe to act." Auto Dealers to Visit San Francisco Coast Autd Dealers To Hold Convention Oakland. Cal., Feb. 8. There is to I be a' great automobile dealers' con vention held on the Pacific coast this year. R. .C. Durant, sales manager of the Pacific coast . Chevrolet factory, has announced that the first annual Pa cific "coast Chevrolet dealers' -convention ia to be held in Oakland this week.- The Chevrolet dealers' con vention . is to open on the same day as the Pacific coast automobile 'Show in San Frandisco. On the open ing night of the show the Chevrolet dealers are to attend the salon in a body. It is tho intention of Sales Manager Durant to- have practically aU the 200 or more Chevrolet dealers from all over the territory tributary to the factory at Oakland, attend the convention. The day after tnelr arrival at Oak land tho dealers are first to visit tho factory and see the cars in tho process of manufacture. They are then to attend a luncheon, according to the plans . of President Norman De Vaux, and spend the afternoon in tho convention hall. In tho evening the entire battalion of convention delegates will attend tho auto show and get 'the enthusiasm of the open ing blast. On the second day of the convention, the morning is to be de voted to business. In the afternoon there is to be an auto ride through Oakland and Berkeley, ending up again that evening at the San Fran cisco show. The third "day of ; the convention is to be entirely devoted to business up to mldatternoon, at Which time the 'convention Js to come to an official close. That -evening tho dealers are to attend a Chevrolet dealers' banquet wnlch' will be the last acfof the first convention -of its kind-rover held on- the Pacific coast. The problem of maintaining roads after construction is receiving seri ous attention in California, according to the observation of S. Benson who says good results are being achieved. Old macadam roads are now being successfully treated. Hew Koads Mors Expensive. "Their new construction is no bet ter than ours but more expensive," adds Mr. Benson. "They still have a great deal of waste. For example. near Los Angeles I found them tear' lng up a fine macadem road prepara tory to putting down a concrete pavement. I said to the engineer. 'don't ycu know that It is a crime to throw away' this fine base instead of keeping it and surfacing it with an asphaltic pavement?' " 'Of course I know it,' replied the engineer, 'but the cement manufac turers . must be given consideration.' ' One great difference in good roads sentiment between California and Or egon, according to Mr. Benson's view is that the people of California have a much larger vision owing to the fact that the economic value of Im proved highways has' been more con-. cretely realized. Pignf Tar Ahead. "For example," cites Mr. Benson, "it is 200 miles from Redding to the Oregon boundary. The country Is non-productive one and very sparsely settled. There is no local . demand J for a good road. ' Yet It has been decided to build a good one at a cost of approximately S2.000.000. It is figured that there are about 90,000 automobiles in Oregon and Washing- ion ana mat many or these would come to California every season if there was a good road. This would bring Into the state a revenue of ap: proximately $1,000,000 every year. It is very apparent that It is good business to. "make an . expenditure which will be returned In two or more years. Oregon Koads Bar. ;- "If California will spend two mil lion dollars to get the business of 90,000 automobiles, what a strong ar gument for Oregon to spend a mil lion dollars in Douglas county and get the business from 200,000 California automobiles. I found lots of tour ists in California who said they would like to see Oregon but would not go on account of the roads Even the residents of California would ex tend their summer vacations into Or egon if the roads were favorable." Work Started 'on Highway System. Modesto, CaU Feb. 8. (P. N. S.) Work has actually started on the new $1,600,000 highway system In Stanis laus county, from Modesto to the Sahta Fo at EJm.pl r a. It is hoped to have B0 miles under construction by next summer. The people authorized the work on tho system at an election last fall. The new Owen Magnetic which is now being shown In Portland by A. E. Foss, of the Gibson Garage, was - a most absorbing subject of discussion in the circles which saw it at the Ho tel Portland where it was displayed during show week. From its very entrance into the building, it attracted attention. Two long planks were put up over the stairway on the Yamhill street side and without anyone being at the wheel Mr. Foss piloted it in the doorway, standing at its side. Car Movement Controlled. The movement of the car was con trolled entirely by shifting back and forth the small lever mounted on the wheel, and which controls the mag netic clutch in the car. Once inside the lobby, it was maneuvered back and forth in the same manner, depend ing entirely on Its electric power. It was most uncanny to watoh this big gasoline car,- controlled entirely from the outside, back and start and maneuver around the small space with no one at the wheel. aiso earttx sane s 'A. The United States government has just purchased three of the cars for use in the facmc coast navy yams. The interest of the navy department in these cars might be traced to the fact that the big collier Jupiter has the electric transmission as also have the new super-dreadnaughts New Mex ico and California. In explaining these Mr. Foss said: Principle Involved. "The principle involved In the elec tric transmission in the. power plants of Uncle Sam's greatest sbJrja, is the same as that employed In tho Owen Magnetic "It is used In the navy because of the fact that with these electric transmissions it is not necessary to install a separate backing turbine in Portland automobile row will have a deserted appearance by the end of the week as practically every other dealer is leaving for San Francisco to take in the big all-coasjr show which will be staged in the exposition audi torium February 10 to 16. San Francisco's show will be well attended by delegates from the north west as some of the Seattle dealers have made arrangements to Join tho Portland delegation and invade the town together. If enough Portland men make tho trip a special rate will be granted them by the Great North ern Pacific Steamship company. Tho party is In charge of C M. Mensies, who ha taken upon himself, the labor of getting up a Portland dele gation. According to present plans. the majority will leave the first of j the week So as to be there for the biggest days. Which will be the middle of the week. Some of those who will go are: H. It Ellng, Overland-Pacific; A. S. Rbb inson, Paclflo-KisselKar; W. J. La CasBo, Maxwell Corporation; F. W. Vogler, head of the Northwest Auto Co.; W. C. Gar be, president of the Oregon Motor Car Co., and others yet to bo announced. The Portland automobile dealers. through , their organization, the Motor Car--Dealers' Association of Oregon, wilt give a banquet Wednesday night in honor 'of Alfred Reeves, general manager of tho Automobile - Cham ber .. of Commerce, who will stay In ' Portland two days before going to San Francisco where ho will attend the Western Motor-show. W. C. Bristol will bo toastmaster. Others on tho program and thelrsub Jecta. are: F. N. Clark, Salesmanship; R. W. Schmeer or some -other prom inent banker will speak on automobile paper; W. D. B. ,Dobson, "Portland Business Conditions Past, .Present and Future"; Alfred Reeves, "The American Automobile"; R. E. Moeco vics, K. I j. Thompson, J. C. Ainsworth and several others. Mr. Reeves will be hero one or two days and then leave for San Francisco, where he will open the great Western Automobile show in the Exposition auditorium. While hero he will bo shown the Co lumbia river highway, and crammed with as much Oregon information as he can stand for in Ills official posi tion he can'send thousands of tourists this, way He is coming west on the invitation of G. A, Wallgren, staging the San Francisco show. Ha had tentatively accepted but at a recent meeting of the board of directors this acceptance was made official, and Mr. Reeves was del egated to carry the best wishes of this great organization to the Pacific coast motor car-dealers. Sals Conventions Expected. It is more than likely that several sales convention! -lmllar to those held in New York for the show, will be conducted during the San Francisco exhibition, as practcally all Pacific coast dealers will be present and it will afford an ideal opportunity for factory representatives meeting their western organization. Convention rooms will be provided in the auditorium for those who with to meet there. Requests- for dealers' passes have been heavy from out-of-town cities. ana mere is .very indication that more than 1000 automobile men of California, Oregon and .Washington (I J, Frank Terrace of Orillia, Wash., eo- . ttiusiastio-worker for good roads. ' Among the best known "good roads" advocates in the northwest is Frank Terrace, ;ot Orillia, King county. Wash., who first saw the light of day on tho Island of Jersey. Of him. Sam uel Hill has often said "he has flon more for better roads than any other Individual in proportion to his means." Whenever a good roads campaign is begun in Oregon or Washington the kflrst thought is "send for Terrace.-' Though unpolished, tho sincerity of his speech has won many votes and been largely instrumental' in carry ing the. issue. When tlie road bond campaigns were on in Clatsop, Columbia and Hood Klver and Wheeler counties Terrace wa sent for. It was the same down In Coos county, where he told how the horses in his part of the world used to hang bacK when they came to a bad place in the road and how they used to swing their tails In de light when they came to a piece of pavement. "Lrfrd bless them; they knew more than their drivers.'' Mr. Terrace will accept no hoc3r arium for Ma services beyond his actual expenses. Therefore appreci ation has taken the form of such to kens as watches, engrossed resolu tions, eta. Ho proudly wears a gold watch presented to him a few years ago by ex-Governor West on behalf of a few Oregon friends. Perhaps the unklndest cut ot all is the one administered by his Coos J. K. McGregor of Mosler is willing. to go down tha line on th proposl- tion that nowhere in Oregon can bo found such, a large number of good roads avocates within a Hko ' area . - of territory; - . "Tho authorization of tho 20,000 ; bond Issue in Wasco county," said, "was made possible by tho vote , given in the Mosler district. Tne district voted three to one in favor of the bonds and if it had not been- for a slight difference of opinion s - to the route of the highway, the vol a would have been unanimous. ' - Want Highway Computed. . , "What w want now," he continued, - "is the early completion of the U , lumbta river highway from tho Mult- : : nomah county line to The DaMos. -.-.. "We are keenly interested, m get-. ting legislation that will make this -possible. It seems to mo that "tho -rurgaard bill now pending Is a sim ple measure and points a way out of our difficulties. The so-called good roads association bill which makes . the state engineer a member, of the highway commission Is wrong in prin- ciple. Under it it would 'be impossi ble to get the men we need to serye . on the commission for the reason ; that they would not want to' bo th , tall of the kite. Th governor ought to be unrestricted In appointing mem- -bers of the commission. Divided au-s thorlty has been the chief cause 'Of friction in state highway matters tho past two years. - "Outside the reorganisation of .the highway commission many hold tho oplnion that but little change is needed in our road .laws. j "Multnomah county lias built a flnt , highway without fuss and feathers In 1 a short time under the existing road laws which In no way, hampered tho t . work. ' . ''"'', "The Laurgaard bill ought to ro- , move all possible friction in' tho f . ture providing as It does for capa ble state highway commission ofthreo - , members appointed by the governor. The commission Is to employ sngl- v noerlng talent. The responsibility for results is placed upon tbo eommis v slon. This 1 where it should bo. th high regard in which you are held . In tho minds of your many frlndg In. this county." " ' After explalnln that th workman , J had been taken ill. Mr. Hall failed to mention what the memento was to ds.. instead he out Mr. Terra in a will be present. Badges and dealers' ! countv friends It is the excuse for state of suspense by saying: passes wll be furnished those who are .entitled to them, on application to the San Francisco offices of the show, Jio AiunaonocK -DUliaing, By using a new Jack with a rocker like base an automobile can be literally to lift Itself. this story. A few days ago Charles "It Is also my tnougnt to excite Hall, president of" the Coos County J you a little curiosity as to Just what Good Roads association, wrote to Mr. 1 1 hav in mind and to keep you in that Terrace as follows: , i state for a few days more.' "W are having constructed, pre- Mr. Hall had tho right tnougnt. -sir,; ockerj pared and ready to place in service Torraca Is curious to know what fprm'.-v made ' a kittle memento expressive of tho tho appreciation of his Coos county feeling of good will and Indicative of friends is to assume. Republic Track TEN MINUTES FROM BROADWAY Automobile j Insurance insure your of Juet us Automobile. We write all kinds Automobile insurance. t AllXjfesses J pfoniptly ad justed in: our own office, doing away with unneces feary 'redJ tape" delays. " Pairish, Watkins & CO. ? -Frjujfe E. Watkins; Mgr. h 106 Seconl5't.y. .A . Phone Main, 1 644 ; ' , . I 50;Jear? Mri rtlarid; ve0MBBBBHMMItBsMBsHsaBMBSaBasl Miniature Engine Is Shown by Dundee A miniature motorcycle engine was on view all week in the exhibit of Fred Dundee, .'the repair man, whose showing has always ' been one of the Interesting exhibits of the Automobile show. Tbo little engine has a bore of one Inch and a stroke of the same size. Tho Intake manifold 1 one Quarter inch, Inside measurement. The power which It develops is surprising, for In different tests it has shown almost a full horsepower. Fred Dundee rates It a seven-eighths. It9 duty at the show is to turn over a reground motor crank shaft. The flywheel on the motor weighs seven ounoes and the whole engine weighs four pounds? Figured on the best principles of modern motor con struction, the ratio of four pounds to the horsepower speaks wall for the motor. The motor was built in Dun dee's shops. ' - ' 111 Leads ! 'ArlrfrMa " Sir ill The Mitchell "Junior on Montgomery Drive, Portland Heights. 3 Day after day, Portland .motor own ers ' drive Jy , the sights which thrill the visitor, with : scarcely , a' thought, for , the - pictures -h "Which - hava gives Portland t he nam of- being tho' most beautiful city In the country. It w;il be the - object of this series to 1 show some of tho beauty spots within the cltr limits. ! - . - r Today's' picture shows" Montgomery Drive as It winds along - the upper edge of "the Canyon - between Portland Heights arfd Arlington Heights, From this road may be seen the Junction cf the rivers to the north, and tbo.cJty spreading' its web of streets and roads over the intervening peninsula. - POINTS ON BATTERY CARE H The hardest work the battery does is starting the motor, it is a load which is forced on quickly and uses a heavy current mo mentarily. f How the battery will stand this, dozens of times in a day, will de pend, almost wholly on the care given it and the care and condi tion of the starting system. ( II To help you get the most out of the battery at the lowest-cost is our business. We will see that the current consumed in starting the car is no more than it should be, that there are no shorts or un energized systems which lower the efficiency of the whole. H Remember, inspections by our experts cost you nothing and are gladly 'given, day aid night. Gibson Electric Garage and Storage Battery Co. TWELFTH AT ALDER . STREET Service and Sales Station for - the following; v Gray & Davis, North east, Electric Co. and Electric Auto-Lite, Starting and Lighting Systems; Edison and General Lad Storage Batteriest The Roberts Motor Car Co. has sold 30 Republic Trucks since January 1st; 18 were sold during the Show. Name .Joe Baron, Albina Express. .Portland, Or. 1-Ton Hansen & Carlson, Express . . Houlton, Or. 1-Ton Rich & Wurner, Produce Exchange; .Pleasant Home, Or.. . . 1-Ton Star Transfer Co. ; .Portland, Or. 2-Ton G. F. Wardin, Fulton Park Dairy Portland, Or. 1-Ton Hughes Grocery , Astoria, Or 54-Ton Geo. H. Friday, Transfer Portland, Or. 2-Ton Mutual Creamery , Portland, Or l-Ton C. R. Fiebiger, Transfer Portland, Or. tJ. . . .lJ-Ton M. Sakai, Hograiser... Kenton, Or. 1-Ton Royal Bakery Portland, Or 1-Ton R. E. Harness . '. . .Roseburg, Or f-Ton Basche Sage Hardware Co Baker, Or -Ton Basche Sage Hardware Co.. . Baker, Or . 54-Ton Basche Sage Hardware Co Baker, Or. .lJ4-Ton Basche Sage Hardware Co Baker, Or. 2-Ton B. C. Hamilton La Grande, Or -Ton B. C. Hamilton La Grande, Or 54-Ton B. C. Hamilton La Grande, Or . 3A-Ton B. C. Hamilton La Grande, Or, B. C. Hamilton. La Grande, Or.. Lovell Auto Co ' Astoria, Or. . . . Lvell Auto Co Astoria, Or. Lovell Auto Co Astoria, Or. Lovell Auto Co Lovell Auto Co . Astoria, Or. Lovell Auto Co.. . .Astoria, Or. A. J. Rosseau ... .Albany D. A. Larmer .Salem .. Bell & Co. . . Portland .. 54-Ton 1-Ton 24-Ton 54-Ton 54-Ton Astoria, Or fi-Ton ' -Ton 54-Ton ....... -Ton ....... 2-Ton l4-Ton L A few opsnings for ttva dsalers in Oregon and the southern tier of counties in Washington; Apply in person or by wire or letter. 1 . . . Roberts Motor Car Co. Park and Flanders S ts., Portland, Ore.